Aging/Dying Prayer – Teilhard de Chardin, SJ

Aging/Dying Prayer When the signs of age begin to mark my body (and still more when they touch my mind); when the ill that is to diminish me or carry me off strikes from without or is born within me; When the painful moment comes in which I suddenly awaken to the fact...

Back to the New Translation of the Missal

A pastoral deficit Donald Trautman The new English translation of the Missal being prepared by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy has caused grave concern. Here a leading liturgist argues that the translation falls short in one of its primary...

From a 14th Century priest, with my translation following!

TAKE COURAGE! DO NOT BE AFRAID! Especially cherish firm trust in God’s love: if that weakens your longing for God sinks away, and the hidden love is soon quenched within you. Be sure that if you do lack this sign, namely confidence in love’s final rescue of your...