Daily links, Mon., Dec 12: A death in the family, a requiem for a lost liturgy, and Jesus' favorite QB
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ShareThe Tebow debate continues: Is God on his side (the Broncos are now 7-1), or is the quarterback who wears his faith on his bended knee actually a witch [1]?
More on the new translations: Gabe Huck (my former boss at Liturgy Training Publications) laments the loss of liturgical prayers [2] written in the vernacular (as I have as well [3]). Scottish Bishop Maurice Taylor, the last president of the "old ICEL" documents the last days of the old translation in a new book, reviewed in the UK Tablet [4].
In the world of Catholic journalism, Pennsylvania native, former Catholic newspaper editor, and once head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Cardinal John Foley passed away yesterday [5], preceded on Friday by U.S. Catholic blogger Lisa Calderone-Stewart [6]. In the Philippines, the well-regarded Luis Antonio Tagle takes over [7] as archbishop of Manila.