A few months ago, we installed two large video screens in our church. The lyrics of every sung word are now projected on the screens. As a result, people participate better - it's really noticeable.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Song for the Visitation
Since the Divine Office online that I follow reminded me that today is the feast of the Visitation, it brought to mind a song that I knew from days gone by about the Visitation, called "The Visit". Actually it is the only song or hymn that I know about it. And it turns out that it is a fairly obscure one; it doesn't appear in the missalette or music editions. There aren't many YouTube videos of it, but there is this one:
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Francis Appoints New Cardinals UPDATED!
SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS BY TOM REESE
Pope Francis is remaking the College of Cardinals—and setting the stage for the eventual election of his successor
Italy has been on a rollercoaster under the last three popes. John Paul reduced Italians to 16.5% of the college. Benedict brought them back up to 24%, and now Francis has put them back down to 17.4%, still higher than at the end of John Paul’s papacy.
Similarly, the Roman Curia has gone from 24% of the college at the end of John Paul’s papacy to 35% under Benedict and back to 24% under Francis.
Europe now makes up 42% of the college, down from 52% in the 2013 conclave. Despite these losses, Italy and the rest of Europe will still hold a major bloc of votes at the next conclave.
Pope Francis announces 21 new cardinals, including key allies
CRUX – Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals Aug. 27, including Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, long seen as one of his key allies in the United States.
Three of the new cardinals come from the Roman curia, meaning the Catholic Church’s central government: Arthur Roche, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments; Lazzaro You Heung sik, Prefect for the Congregation for Clergy; and Fernando Vergez Alzaga, who runs the Vatican city state.
The other prelates under the age of 80 are:
Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline, of Marseille (France).
Archbishop Peter Okpaleke, of Ekwulobia (Nigeria).
Archbishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, of Manaus (Brazil).
Archbishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião of Rosário Ferrão, of Goa e Damão (India).
Bishop Robert Walter McElroy, of San Diego (U.S.A.).
Archbishop Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, of Dili (East Timor).
Bishop Oscar Cantoni, of Como (Italy).
Archbishop Anthony Poola, of Hyderabad (India).
Archbishop Paulo Cezar Costa,, of Brasília (Brazil).
Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr M. Afr, of Wa (Ghana).
Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, of Singapore (Singapore).
Archbishop Adalberto Martínez Flores, of Asunción (Paraguay).
Archbishop Giorgio Marengo, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).
Pope Francis names 16 new cardinal electors, including San Diego's Bishop McElroy
Friday, May 27, 2022
COVID: Delta Versions of Omicron
The twists and turns of the variants never seem to end
Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic past
The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease.
Why? Because it combines properties of both omicron and delta, the nation's dominant variant in the middle of last year.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Cardinal Cupich on the Uvalde shooting
My ordinary, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, issued the following brief statement yesterday in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. I think it hits the right notes.
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