Mass is never used in the New Testament as a name for the Christian service with bread and wine. The word appears to derive from the Latin missa. Let’s first dismiss some theories about the origin and meaning of “Mass” that have little to no scholarly support. These include a Hebrew origin (missah Deuteronomy 16:10
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The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (previously known as the Inquisition) has appointed Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain to oversee the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). LCWR is to reform its statutes, programs and affiliations to conform more closely to “the teachings and discipline of the Church.” LCWR represents more than 80
BREAKING NEWS In a move that has taken many by surprise Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams today signed an agreement on sacraments in cyberspace. The document, In recognitionem sacramenta in virtualis mundi (IRSIVM), has been years in the preparation. Theologians were caught out by the rapid growth of cyberspace and the
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This is not a photo of a bishop. This is a photo of a Roman Catholic priest in a Roman Catholic church. Although not a bishop, he is dressed like a bishop. Roman Catholics call that the “Anglican Ordinariate”. This man, Keith Newton, has been playing dress-up. He has been dressing up like a bishop
Online you can rate your teacher, restaurant, or any list of other things. Now, on a German website, http://hirtenbarometer.de, you can rate your pastor. Here is the English translation of the site. There are five areas you rank the pastor on: worship – how good is the service you lead; and is there room for
In May, with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei published Universae Ecclesiae (“To the Universal Church”), “on the application of the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum.” Summorum Pontificum, by Pope Benedict XVI, restored the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass. Clearly, the “extraordinary form” and the “ordinary form” are to live more like
Pope gives special permission for ex-Lutheran priest to remain married to Carmelite nun? New Zealand’s national Catholic newspaper (#362 March 27 2011) reports that an ex-Lutheran has been ordained as a Catholic priest “and is being allowed to remain married to his wife, who is already a Carmelite nun“! The mind boggles! It is irritating
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Anglicans in Peru are setting up an Ordinariate for Roman Catholic priests who are keen to join the Anglican Church. Anglicans accept the validity of those priest’s orders. Exploration is also under way to incorporate independent catholic bishops. Many of these clergy may bring their congregations with them. In little over a decade the diocese
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