The Journeyman

Category: Church

  • mass draft of 2004: introduction

    The International Commission on the English Language (ICEL) is working on a new translation of the Roman Missal, also known in the English-speaking world as the Sacramentary. This is the book used at the altar by the priest and contains all the prayers for the Mass. By the wonders of the internet, a “green book”…

  • Hours

    I don’t usually plug products on this site but I found a CD that really caught my attention. It is called Hours. It was produced by seminarians from the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in the Archdiocese of Denver. The first track, O Sanctissima, begins with a peaceful, reflective piece. It feels like one of…

  • Dinner with The Bishop

    I have a few minutes so I’m going to run through a recap of the dinner with the His Excellency Gregory Aymond, Bishop of Austin. As Lambda Omega Alpha’s chaplain, I arranged the affair. It started back in September with a few voicemails shared between the Diocese of Austin and myself. Finally, I’m riding home…

  • cardinal law and pastoral provision

    On that note, whatever happened to Cardinal Law? I am not all that sure- officially, he is retired with the title of Archbishop Emeritus of Boston. The Pastoral Provision website, last updated September 2001, still names Cardinal Law as Ecclesiastical Delegate- a position he has held since the position was created in 1981. The so-called…

  • New Archbishop of Boston

    Archbishop Sean Patrick O’Malley, OFM Cap. was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Boston on July 30 marking the start of a new era in the torn archdiocese. I think it’s fitting that a Franciscan brother now sits on the cathedra in the Cathedral- if we recall, St. Francis started the Franciscan movement after hearing…

  • the pope and the rosary

    Once again, it is my time to update this once again. My apologies for The View from 232 being offline so long. The camera got knocked off the window sill and I just never got around to at least pointing it outside until just now. Also, I do realize that most of the links to…