[RobbyS]

SILENCE 45. [...] Even before the celebration itself, it is praiseworthy for silence to be observed in church, in the sacristy and adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves for the sacred rites which are to be enacted in a devout and fitting manner. I was suprised when I returned to the US and found parishes with a "worship space." What message does that convey?

[heyheyhey]

I was suprised when I returned to the US and found parishes with a "worship space."

The New Oxford Review in one of their famously entertaining ads gave a sample list of the "old" terminology translated into the newspeak:

• the House of God => worship space
• St. Mary's Catholic Church => St. Mary's Catholic Community
• hymn => song
• Holy Sacrifice of the Mass => liturgical festivities
• sacred Host => bread
• precious Blood => wine
• Transubstantiation => [huh?]
• priest => presider
• Bishop Smith => Bishop Bob
• The Holy Father => the bishop in Rome
• Kingdom of God => Realm of God
• Our Father in Heaven => Our Parent in Heaven
• "...God and His love" => "...God and God's love"
• Son of God => Child of God
• Our Lord Jesus Christ => the Christ figure
• A.D. (Anno Domini) => C.E. (Common Era)
• Our Lady of Guadalupe => Our Woman of Guadalupe
• husband and wife => partners
• shack-ups => partners
• orthodoxy => fundamentalism
• dissent, heresy => creative fildelity
• sin => alternative lifestyles
• Hell => [shhh!]
• May God Bless you. => Have a nice day.