[NYer]

Good news ping!

[battlecry]

Now if they only would stop the singing...

[wideawake]

Provisions include restricting to 10 minutes homilies and sermons and ensuring that they be exclusively based on the Gospel readings, said Ranjith who is Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship.

Good.

I think we all know priests who think that the homily is their opportunity to talk about their week, to air their pet peeves, to tell jokes and to ramble on about their personal opinions on any topic.

My current pastor usually gives a 5 minute homily - it is tightly focused on that day's Gospel, Epistle and Psalm, explaining how they each relate to one another and what moral and doctrinal message can be derived from that day's Scriptures.

He clearly does his homework on each sermon - consulting the scriptural commentaries, the catechism, and the Fathers to come up with a unified exegesis.

It's a pleasant change from a former pastor of mine at another parish who would share recipes and all kinds of extraneous trivia from the pulpit.

[Bear_Slayer]

I saw video recently of a woman taking the eucharist. The priest dropped it down her blouse and started fishing for it. She wanted to get it for him, but couldn't because it's holy and she's not.

Well her hands aren't qualified to touch it, but her mouth and breasts are.

Jesus must really be embarrassed -- not from touching her breasts, but from such a silly doctrine!

[marshmallow]

“Reform of the reform” bump!!

[Gerish]

Very good news indeed!

[Romulus]

Communion - the bread host which Catholics believe represents the body of Christ

No longer "bread", and not "represents".

[Frank Sheed]

Fr. Z. of What Does the Prayer Really Say tears this story to shreds. Sorry...

F

[FatherofFive]

The Vatican wants the host "placed directly into the mouths of the faithful so they don't touch it (with their hands)... because many don't even realize they are receiving Christ and do this with scant concentration and respect," Ranjith said.

Then lets train folks in respect.

As much as I liked the kneeling at the communion rail, I do believe that receiving in the hand is closer to the command of Christ – “Take this and eat” and what happened at the last supper.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Should they work on bringing back no meat on friday first?

[Fast Ed97]

I am in support of returning to communion on the tongue. I go to a variety of parishes regularly and sometimes I do receive in the hand. I feel very awkward receiving on the tongue when I am standing (for fear of the host dropping) than I do when I am kneeling for communion. I hope that if they do implement this policy it would bring back more use of the altar rails.

I also wonder what this would do to the distribution of communion by the laity. Although there are times I believe it is essential it has become widely abused in most parishes. In a parish with more than one priest there is no reason why on Sunday masses they all (along with the deacons) cannot assist instead of lounging in the rectories or socializing.

[beebuster2000]

while in some cases the hosts have been taken away to be used in blasphemous Satanic rituals," he said.

Stop, please

[magisterium]

Memo to Benedikt XVI: “Ausgezeichnet und fabelhaft!”

[baa39]

There are so many errors in this article, I’m not sure where to begin....

[Bigg Red]

...measures to bring back “dignity and decorum” to mass celebrations...

&&&
Yes, yes, please, Dear Lord, I pray....

[JoeFromSidney]

Provisions include restricting to 10 minutes homilies and sermons

A long time ago a priest friend told me, no souls are saved after the first twenty minutes.