Monthly Archives: June 2021

New French Missal

Posted on 28/06/2021 by Scott Anderson

At long last the Catholic Church in France (and the other francophone countries) is to have its new translation of the Missal, which comes into use on Advent Sunday 2021. At last I shall not be the only priest in … Continue reading →

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Communion on the tongue – why the controversy?

Posted on 23/06/2021 by Scott Anderson

Last Sunday I was confronted at the moment of Holy Communion by a young woman insisting on receiving the consecrated host on the tongue. Currently this is not permitted in France, as part of the COVID precautions. In the liturgical … Continue reading →

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Gender – nature or nurture?

Posted on 23/06/2021 by Scott Anderson

Over the weekend 19/20 June there were reports that the CEO of Stonewall, Nancy Kelley, had made a startling comparison. She asserted that those who held the view that gender is biologically fixed and cannot be altered, were akin to … Continue reading →

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English music & English Churches – trying to define the patrimony

Posted on 09/06/2021 by Scott Anderson

Between the end of the 19th century until the 1970’s English music enjoyed a period of greatness perhaps not seen since the time of Purcell, maybe even since the flowering of English music under the Tudors. Composers such as Elgar, … Continue reading →

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