So simple (and so beautiful), anyone can sing it!

Divine Praises

From a CD called "Hours" by the Seminarians at John Vianney Seminary in Denver.

Y'know when you see something and can't quite believe it? Well that's the case with this video - linked from New Advent. Only 3mins and worth seeing to the end.

http://blog.newadvent.org/2013/03/watch-this-outspoken-atheist-penn.html

This video with Michael Ramsden (RZIM) is phenomenal...


What do you think?

Greetings all.

Has anyone seen this? - it was over at the linked site below. I thought it was quite good!



http://catholicyouthminister.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/catholic-wheres-the-evidence/

Premier Radio carries this fantastic report from the UK Coptic Orthodox Church and their Nativity liturgies and celebrations. There's an interview with what sounds like a young person from the parish and the reporter ends the piece with this rather startling and encouraging statement:

"I'm sure you'd agree, the Coptic Orthodox Church is very much alive, vibrant and relevant to the Christian community".

Wow! There's three words you don't often hear associated with church nowadays! Click below...

http://media.premier.org.uk/misc/8f938360-d473-4569-a30d-127136c2f81d.mp3

Bake some delicious Christmas Cookies for your young people, and swat up on the new ICEL translation at the same time...

Christmas Cookies - Revised Translation

Great finish too!

Spotted at Chant Cafe: http://www.chantcafe.com/

Click on the link below if you're interested in hearing a discussion on the Christian Music business:

http://me.lt/5ANBm

Is it music? Is it ministry? Phil Loose and Peter Martin (Elevation Records) come in to chat with Nick Battle about the Christian music scene.

It does get quite interesting later on. What do people think? Does this touch on the Catholic music scene?

Another interesting 4thought...

...this time with Sr Hyacinthe. Enjoy!

http://www.4thought.tv/themes/is-your-god-a-woman/sister-hyacinthe?autoplay=true

I'm resurrecting this topic because it's just become a live issue for me at work.

I am going away with a school on an activities holiday (not a Catholic school), and on the medical form it says:

Any special dietary requirements? eg religious or medical...etc

Well, I guess I'll have to put "Fish on Friday, please" or maybe "No meat, thank you." It feels strange!
Has anyone else had to put this on a form yet? Or indeed, how are your schools dealing with it? My cousin, who is a chaplain, said that the school canteen is considering stopping bacon butties on Fridays.

Are there other experiences of this?

In October 2011, William Lane Craig, arguably the world's leading Christian academic apologist, will once again visit the UK for a series of lectures and debates. Following his highly successful Reasonable Faith Tour in 2007, Bill will again present the case for the truth of the Christian faith, responding both to Stephen Hawking's recent book The Grand Design as well as to Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, which will then have just seen its 5 year publication anniversary.

Richard Dawkins has thus far declined a debate, but the door is open to him defending his book The God Delusion on 25th October 2011 at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.

Source: http://www.premier.org.uk/craig

This is pretty mouthwatering!

So far Polly Toynbee has pulled out of a debate after agreeing to take part in it, and A C Grayling has declined to debate Dr Craig. Richard Dawkins has turned down numerous requests for a debate - which has earned him some criticism from his fellow atheists - so Dr Craig will leave an "open chair" at his Oxford debate (see link above) for Dawkins to fill if he wants it. Otherwise, Dr Craig will simply deliver a lecture on the deficiencies of Dawkins' book The God Delusion.

Here's a video in anticpation of this event (or not!): 

William Lane Craig Leaves a Chair Open for Richard Dawkins (Mirror: Birdieupon)

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
The details of the tour are still being arranged, and the schedule below will be updated as events are finalised.

17th October 2011 from 7:30pm - 10pm
Westminster Central Hall, Storeys Gate, London, SW1H 9NH
Premier Christian Radio Debate on the existence of God against atheist philosopher Stephen Law, who is alsoeditor of the magazine of the Royal Institute of Philosophy THINK.

19th October 2011 at 7:30pm
St. Andrew the Great, St. Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX
Public lecture on Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design
(Followed by panel response)

21st October 2011 from 7:30pm - 10pm
The Great Hall, Birmingham University, Edgebaston, B15 2TT
Debate "Does God Exist?" with Prof. Peter Millican

22nd October 2011 from 9:30am - 5:30pm
Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS
Bethinking National Apologetics Day Conference
Opening and closing lectures from William Lane Craig. Further lectures from Gary Habermas, John Lennox and Peter J. Williams

24th October 2011 at 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Southampton Guildhall, West Marlands Road, Southampton, SO14 7LP
"The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection" - Lecture & Question Time with William Lane Craig

25th October 2011 at 7:30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ
Lecture "Is God a Delusion?" A Critique of Dawkin's The God Delusion

26th October 2011 at 7:30pm
University Place Lecture Theatre, ManchesterUniversity, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 9PL
Debate "Does God Exist?" with Dr Peter Atkins

Saw this on New Liturgical Movement about some of our Eastern brethren:

Maronite Monks of Adoration

Thought this might be helpful for those considering a vocation to the religious life, or perhaps as a demonstration about the variety of Christian worship. They pray in Aramaic too - Christ's language - amazing!

From New Liturgical Movement. Click below to take a look:
CTS People's Missal Early Proof Preview

The following is an early page proof for the edition being worked on by CTS which will include dual Latin-English for some of the text.

Please note: This is an early proof, not a final proof.

NLM is told "the Missal will have short introductions to the Masses of the ‘tempi forti’ taken from Pope Benedict’s Magisterium and will also have devotional material for preparation and thanksgiving before and after Mass."

It will be interesting to see the final product both in form and in content. You can expect an NLM review at that time. But for now, a quick preview of the early concept.

Source: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2011/07/preview-of-early-proof-of-cts-peoples.html

News you have probably heard recently...

The Blessed John Henry Newman Institute for Liturgical Music is a new venture by the Fathers of the Birmingham Oratory in association with the Maryvale Institute under the joint patronage of Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham and James MacMillan, the celebrated Catholic Composer.
 
The purpose of the Institute is to provide a general formation in liturgical music, so that the Sunday liturgy in parishes may benefit from a doctrinal, liturgical and musical formation. The Institute is to be launched on Saturday, September 17th at the Oratory, Birmingham, to mark the first anniversary of the beatification of Blessed John Henry Newman, and to inaugurate a term of study mornings and evenings particularly designed to promote the music associated with the new translation of the Mass which will come into effect at Advent.

Source: http://www.oratorymusic.org.uk/

I am posting this because I intend to go to some of the evenings in the Autumn, after which I will update the thread with news on how it went and on any developments for the future. I'm particularly excited about the launch day which looks like this:

9:30 am - Enrolment
10:00 am - Welcome by His Grace the Archbishop Followed by Inaugural Address (Fr Guy Nicholls, Director)
10:40 to 10:55 am - Introduction for music for the Mass
11:00 am - Sung Mass for pilgrims to the shrine of Blessed John Henry Newman Celebrant, His Grace the Archbishop
12:00 pm - Buffet lunch and refreshments (tea and coffee) will be provided
1:00 pm - Practical Liturgy. A talk illustrated by the architecture and furnishings of the Oratory Church
2:30 pm - Break
3:00 pm - Practice for singing 1st Vespers of Sunday and Benediction
4:00 pm - Vespers and Benediction