“We Laughed It Off” • Archbishop of Portland on the Elimination of Latin from the Sacred Liturgy
“It seemed so far beyond the realm of the possible as to be ridiculous. So we laughed it off.” — Most Rev. Robert J. Dwyer (d. 1976)
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“It seemed so far beyond the realm of the possible as to be ridiculous. So we laughed it off.” — Most Rev. Robert J. Dwyer (d. 1976)

“We had 14 singers in the loft—nearly all of them teenagers.”

“All ate a meal fit for heroes.” — Catholics in the pews deserve better than this!

This is quite puzzling to me. Can anyone assist?

We often underestimate the spiritual hunger of our youth. But children and teenagers are drawn to beauty, truth, and transcendence.

Pope Benedict XVI often spoke of teaching us better how to pray not by edict or decree but through loving example.

Special ‘favors’ or ‘permissions’ or ‘exceptions’ are given to various corporations while others are denied.

The responsorial psalms used in American Masses are—broadly speaking—pirated from the hard work of others.

What do you think of the dissonance on the chord I colored with pink?

Do you see how they shamelessly modified the original?

I first learned a now-favorite Catholic text surrounded by Lutherans.

Earlier this year, my mother found out we desperately needed funds and were planning to run a fundraiser…

During a 2012 job interview with a priest, I was asked…

“Dressing with care and reverence for Mass is a sign—not just to God, but to others—of our awareness of the sacred.”

“I don’t claim to be an authority on any of the ideas set forth in the following narrative.” —Dr. Lucas Tappan
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