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Archive: July 8, 2007 - July 14, 2007
Pray So You Understand
You pray with intention- you do what you are doing deliberately. If you do not understand, you cannot do that properly.
By Julia Neuberger | July 13, 2007; 10:36 AM ET | Comments (275)
Lovely Language, Ugly Words
In my opinion, it's fine to do the Catholic Mass in Latin, if the priest and the audience want to. Ancient languages are wonderful to give a sense of connection to tradition - though Jesus himself spoke Aramaic, and much...
By Robert Thurman | July 13, 2007; 9:14 AM ET | Comments (46)
Tradition Must Stay Close to Truth
Worship must be rooted in the Scripture, the Creeds, and the Apostolic teaching that all Christians hold in common.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | July 13, 2007; 8:53 AM ET | Comments (30)
Verbum Sapienti Satis
Latin, while old, is not religion. It is neither sacred nor better than the current vernacular language.
By Chester Gillis | July 13, 2007; 7:18 AM ET | Comments (30)
Once A Sacred Cow, Always A Sacred Cow
What is wrong with a religion that claims to have an infallible leader is the idea that what was once held sacred must remain sacred today.
By Susan Jacoby | July 12, 2007; 10:16 AM ET | Comments (373)
Super-Titles for the Kingdom of Heaven
Super-titles have been an enormous boon in the opera, which is, after all, very much like the church.
By Wendy Doniger | July 12, 2007; 8:26 AM ET | Comments (875)
The Power of Poetry
For most of us the sound of spoken Latin may be so alien that the poetry in it is difficult to hear.
By Christopher Dickey | July 12, 2007; 7:21 AM ET | Comments (33)
The Sacred Cow of Liturgy
Suggesting we change a line in the liturgy would be considered heretical -- and not just mildly heretical but wildly so -- in the eyes of many Muslims
By Pamela K. Taylor | July 11, 2007; 8:37 AM ET | Comments (219)
Heritage Is Sound, Silence is Amnesia
False is the argument that people need to hear everything in their own language in order to understand.
By Willis E. Elliott | July 11, 2007; 7:30 AM ET | Comments (56)
Back to the Future: Every Generation Must Make the Faith Their Own
To revive the Latin Mass now is to give the Catholic faith over to the dead hand of traditionalism.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | July 11, 2007; 6:38 AM ET | Comments (46)
Pagan Chaplains and Public Servants
Supporting a Pagan’s right to freedom of worship is one of the best things Christians can do to safeguard their own freedom.
By Starhawk | July 10, 2007; 9:31 AM ET | Comments (125)
America: Memory, Loyalty, Liberty
II would vote for a Pagan, although Paganism is un-American.
By Willis E. Elliott | July 10, 2007; 8:50 AM ET | Comments (588)
Issues not Identity; Numbers not Validity
Religion, really, has nothing to do with it.
By Pamela K. Taylor | July 10, 2007; 7:35 AM ET | Comments (89)
Define 'Pagan'
Some who read this blog will bring images of godless hedonists who worship nothing or, worse, come close to worshipping satan.
By Bob Edgar | July 9, 2007; 9:57 AM ET | Comments (112)
A Chaplain for Every Soul
Sure I’d vote for a Pagan (I think I probably already have, quite often), but I don’t think there should be a Pagan chaplain. There are two different issues here, complicated by the fact that there are two very different...
By Wendy Doniger | July 9, 2007; 8:10 AM ET | Comments (55)
Give Me Those Old-Time Religions!
Here is another argument in favor of atheism, as opposed to either polytheistic or monotheistic religion. Atheism costs the taxpayers nothing.
By Susan Jacoby | July 9, 2007; 7:57 AM ET | Comments (446)
Theory vs. Reality
I wonder about a person's judgment if he, or she, has embraced paganism.
By Cal Thomas | July 9, 2007; 6:33 AM ET | Comments (117)
Pagans
To the second question: would I vote for a pagan? [I doubt if one will rise to candidacy for president, but as for other offices:' Would I vote for a pagan? I probably already have. They come in many informal...
By Martin Marty | July 8, 2007; 3:34 PM ET | Comments (0)
