Society of Saint Gregory

Joining instructions have now been posted under the Notices forum... I'm glad about that. I applied to join this morning, but couldn't for the life of me remember how I did it so I that could help Gwyn! As for qualifications for membership, I should think an interest in composition of church music ...

If off the top of your head, you had to summarise the purpose of any homily in one short sentence, what would you write? For me, the purpose of the homily is to help the faithful apply the words of scripture to their lives today. I think! That's what I am looking for, anyway. (I'm glad there are no...

Now how might a priest who may not be so good at preaching be helped by the faithful? Priests - like anyone else - can be crushed by criticism which can just lead to despondency. I don't know the answer to this. I agree that criticism, however constructive, can be crushing. That's why I feel the wo...

Arigatou, Presbyter! Personally, I prefer the alternative meanings: Tsume - claw Tsuyu - dew Old Japanese proverb say: Nou aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu. The hawk with talent hides its talons (The person who knows most often says least). and another: Nurenu saki koso tsuyu omo itoe. People want to avo...

Vocabulary I don't understand is a turn off during a sermon. I love words and I'm always eager to learn the meaning of new words but, in the midst of a sermon, it's hardly appropriate to pull out a dictionary. I've been known to repeat unfamiliar words over and over again until the end of Mass to be...

I don't like committees! In my view, committees equal arguments, people siding with one person or another, dominant characters imposing their will etc., etc... However, I dislike dictators even more. What concerns me is that, in parishes whether there is no liturgy planning group, what the priest sa...