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New Wording of Roman Mass

I recommend you take a look at this piece from NPR regarding the changes to soon take effect in the Roman Mass.  According to the commentator, the reason for some of the changes was to make the language loftier, more reverent.  Some will object to the changes arguing that the former conversational way of speaking [...]

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The Anne Rice Chronicles

Her books have sold over a hundred million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in the modern era.  Until recently, Anne Rice’s name was synonymous with “popular vampire fiction.”  Her gorey gothic romances have been adapted into Hollywood films and television productions.
More recently, however, to the chagrin of many of her [...]

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Vatican Blasts “Golden Compass” as Godless and Hopeless

That is the headline from Reuters earlier this week. Calling for a boycott of the recent film based on the controversial trilogy, His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, the Vatican statement elaborates: “when man tries to eliminate God from his horizon, everything is reduced, made sad, cold and inhumane”. Also according to Reuters, the [...]

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