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“The Sacred Made Real”
By
jmcgee
Just in time for Lent, an unusual and dramatic exhibit of religious art has just opened at Washington’s National Gallery, and the Washington Post offers an assessment that, among other things, describes the lengths to which some artists will go for their work: Before he started work on a religious piece, the Spanish sculptor Gregorio…
Pro-life billboard jolts Georgia
By
jmcgee
Will it have an impact? Well, it’s already getting people talking: Georgia Right to Life recently sponsored a provocative billboard campaign that says black children are an “endangered species.” The campaign, unique to Georgia, combines the contentious race and abortion issues and has people all over the country discussing both. Steve Osunsami of ABC News…
A Prayer Before I Preach
By
jmcgee
I have a rare weekend off from preaching; they’re showing a video for the Bishop’s Annual Catholic Appeal at all the masses, so that will eat up the homily time. So I don’t have a homily to post today. But I thought I’d share another great prayer from Deacon James Keating’s new book “A Deacon’s…
On the new missal: “No translation will be perfect”
By
jmcgee
“Even the best of all possible translations of the new Missal will not suit every individual’s preference. No translation will be perfect. Proponents of the new text sometimes argue, perhaps unfairly, that the texts currently in use in our liturgy (in the present Sacramentary), the product of great efforts by translators from 1969 to 1973,…
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