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Bishops still grappling with new translations of Order of the Mass
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -— The U.S. bishops will have to poll members missing from their spring meeting in San Antonio before it’s known whether they have approved liturgical prayers, special Masses and key sections of an English translation of the Order of the Mass.
Former hospital director dies in Nazareth, Ky.
Sister Bernard Ann Ruebusch, SCN, 92, formerly of Pine Bluff and Little Rock, died at Nazareth Home in Louisville, Ky., June 13. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 73 years. (Obituaries)
Sister promotes workshops combining art, prayer, spirituality
It was not just the artistry, but the holiness that surrounds sacred art that led Sister Deborah Coffey, an Olivetan Benedictine sister at Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, to attend a workshop at St. Michael Institute of Sacred Art at St. Edmund’s Retreat on Enders Island in Mystic, Conn., in 2001.
‘Do not be afraid’: Angels are always there to guard and guide us
Skeptics might say that angels are too outdated for a scientific and technological age such as ours. If our image of angels is cute little cherubs they might be right. (Seeds of Faith, Understanding Our Church)
Karl Rahner, SJ: A Catholic translator for the 20th century
In a true sense, we can say that the really great theologians function much like translators. By this we do not mean that they necessarily translate theological realities from one language to another; but rather from one world view to another. (Seeds of Faith, Our Sacred Treasure)
Bishops, college presidents seek dialogue after controversy
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— In the wake of the University of Notre Dame controversy involving President Barack Obama delivering its 2009 commencement address, some U.S. bishops and Catholic university presidents are preparing for dialogue aimed at reaching a consensus about speakers on their campuses.
How to stay on track despite our ambitions
I do not understand Kate Gosselin. I cannot comprehend how marital strains and rumored infidelity convinced the reality star and mother of eight it’s a good time to launch a media campaign, one that results in the yellow, capitalized headline “We might split up.” (Columns)
Padre Pio a model for all priests
At the beginning of the Year for Priests, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass at a church in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. He visited the tomb of St. Pio, most well known as Padre Pio. The Capuchin priest was famous for many things, including his stigmata that he bore for 50 years, and being a visionary. (Editorial)
