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Synopsis: "Conviction" is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pours through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother – and her quest for the truth – pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
Cast: Hilary Swank, Minnie Driver, Sam Rockwell, Loren Dean, Melissa Leo; Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
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Synopsis: Clint Eastwood steps behind the camera for this DreamWorks supernatural thriller penned by Frost/Nixon's Peter Morgan. Kathleen Kennedy produces, with Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Haute Tension's Cécile De France starring.
Cast: Matt Damon, Cécile de France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard, Marthe Keller, Thierry Neuvic, Derek Jacobi ; Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Time passes...and we know what happens to that which is passing away. So, either God must pass away in time.. or time must pass away in GOD... and it is the latter.. either God is eternal or time is eternal Can God outlast time? He has, He is He shall
This is going on forever
Let's see...my first foray into this timeless, unending, my-how-time-flies-when-you're-having-fun discussion - why it's one for the ages! God never ends.His love never ends.His mercy never ends.Our temporal life ends.Then we will take on immortality.Our existence with Him will never end.When He becomes All in All, will time really matter?
I don't think we'll give a darn, except to rejoice each day that it will never end.
"continual frozen state of 'now.'"Thank you, Seth, if you please, could that be explained?
does that refute "I AM?"
A thing dependent on another?
"higher dimensions of time"What are these?
Time is measurable, therefore it has a limit. If time is endless, that is no longer time, that is eternity. Now you could say that eternity is infinite time, but infinite time has no meaning really because it has no limit, therefore, it is no longer, strictly speaking, time.Standing inside of time, it looks like a straight line.Standing outside of time, it looks like a circle--see the symbol for infinity. That is how he is able to know the end from the beginning and so forth. Eternity is more like standing outside time and seeing it folding back on itself.The heavens will be rolled up like a scroll--Isa 34
Time doesn't really ever matter. Does time matter when God is all in all?
In only matters if we devote consideration to it. So in that sense, no. Time impartial. It is just the continuum wherein sequential moments are known to occur
If that matters, it is only in the eye of the beholder. I believe, and have found agreement, that progression will occur in the heavenlies, that action and process will occur, not a continual frozen state of "now."
IMO "sequential moments KNOWN to occur" is stated from OUR "time-bound" position, not His... for He IS, no matter what or "when" we percieve Him.
And concerning SEQUENCE, He named the END from the BEGINNING, yet WE move from beginning to end... whatupwidat? He designed the entire SEQUENCE and began at the END in designing it, then made its "progression" START from where HE ENDED... Isaiah 46:10His FOREKNOWLEDGE and SOVEREIGNTY are not bound by FINITE parameters...
the HEAVENLY "progression" (if indeed it does have one) of NOW cannot be determined by OUR FINITE observations or imposed parameters from that position...
We might observe Heaven with "finite" and "unaided eyes" and find it FROZEN -- Who is to say?
But if GOD should open those "eyes" an entirely NEW observation of NOW could be availed... Just as other worlds in the Universe, are likely inhabited by beings, and animals completely DIFFERENT from our experience here, ...as well as other entities and things, which we might not even be ABLE to behold with our Earthly TIME-BOUND, FINITE EYES (seeing God make no 2 snowflakes alike -- ) ...NOTHING is impossible with GOD...


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MESA, Ariz. (April 23) – The New Mexico State women's golf team shot a 28-over-par 316 on Tuesday at the par 72, 6,163-yard Longbow Golf Club. The Aggies will head into the final round of the Club Glove WAC Women's Golf Championship with a two-day score of 52-over-par 628 (312-316) and in seventh place.
Round two saw all five NM State golfers shoot rounds within two strokes of each other.
Sophomore Laura Barron had the best round of the day for the Aggies, carding a 6-over 78. Freshman Viviana Macias and junior Amelie Buhl both finished the day one shot back of Barron at 7-over 79. Freshman Kacey Dalpes and sophomore Paige Darwin, meanwhile, were right behind, finishing the round at 8-over 80.
Dalpes is the overall leader for NM State with a two-round score of 11-over-par 155 (75-80). She will start the final round in a tie for 23rd. Dalpes sat at 12-over before a birdie during her final hole of the round, her second birdie on the day.
Macias is one shot behind Dalpes in 25th place with a total score of 12-over-par 156 (77-79). Barron, who like Dalpes also had two birdies on the day, is at 14-over-par 158 (80-78) and in a tie for 26th place. One shot behind her sits Buhl in a tie for 28th at 15-over 159 (80-79). Finally, Darwin moved to 33rd place with a two-day total of 20-over-par 164 (84-80).
Overall, Denver increased its first-round lead to a commanding nine strokes. The Pioneers had the best round of the tournament, a 3-over-par, on Tuesday and will start the final day with a total score of 10-over-par 586 (295-291). San Jose State sits in second at 19-over-par 595 (297-298) while Texas-San Antonio is in third at 31-over-par 607 (297-310).
Like her team, Denver's Tonje Daffinrud also increased her first-round lead. Daffinrud shot an even-par round on Tuesday to remain at 4-under for the tournament. She is being closely followed by two Spartans, Jennifer Brumbaugh who is three shots back at 1-under and Regan De Guzman who will start the final round four shots back at even par.
The conference tournament concludes on Wednesday with the final 18 holes of the tournament. Teams are set to start teeing off 8:30 a.m. (MT).
For a complete recap of the final round and the entire tournament for the Aggies keep logging on to NMStateSports.com or follow the action live starting Wednesday morning with live scoring at www.golfstat.com.


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More than 30 have been arrested inside a number of College Park hotels as the result of a recent prostitution sting by Prince George's County police.
County police District 1 and District 4 special assignment teams worked with the Narcotic Enforcement Division and the FBI Human Trafficking Unit to conduct the operation, where female officers posed as prostitutes to engage those attempting to pay for sex acts. The officers communicated with the suspects over the phone after placing fake ads on websites that are devoted to solicitation.
On Wednesday, authorities arrested 13 men for solicitation of prostitution and six women for prostitution in five College Park-area hotels. On Thursday, 11 more men and six more women were arrested for prostitution and related charges.
"Prostitution is a gateway crime. It can lead to drugs, robberies and shootings," said Capt. Leigh Mints of the county police. "We want to let everyone know this kind of activity is not something we want in this county and we're doing all we can to prevent it."
According to county police, the department is encouraging area hotels and hotel management to cooperate with police in these operations and to notify authorities if they observe or suspect any activity involving prostitution.
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- Background: Taxonomy or biological systematics is the basic scientific discipline of biology, postulating hypotheses of identity and relationships, on which all other natural sciences dealing with organisms relies. However, the scientific contributions of taxonomists have been largely neglected when using species names in scientific publications by not citing the authority on which they are based. Discussion: Consequences of this neglect is reduced recognition of the importance of taxonomy, which in turn results in diminished funding, lower interest from journals in publishing taxonomic research, and a reduced number of young scientists entering the field. This has lead to the so-called taxonomic impediment at a time when biodiversity studies are of critical importance. Here we emphasize a practical and obvious solution to this dilemma. We propose that whenever a species name is used, the author(s) of the species hypothesis be included and the original literature source cited, including taxonomic revisions and identification literature - nothing more than what is done for every other hypothesis or assumption included in a scientific publication. In addition, we postulate that journals primarily publishing taxonomic studies should be indexed in ISISM. Summary: The proposal outlined above would make visible the true contribution of taxonomists within the scientific community, and would provide a more accurate assessment for funding agencies impact and importance of taxonomy, and help in the recruitment of young scientists into the field, thus helping to alleviate the taxonomic impediment. In addition, it would also make much of the biological literature more robust by reducing or alleviating taxonomic uncertainty. Keywords: Taxonomy crisis; taxonomic impediment; impact factor; original species description; citation index; systematics


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We know that all celeb kids are cute. Obviously. We have eyes with which to see. It's just that some celeb kids have a preternaturally developed sense of style, while the rest of us are wearing old soccer t-shirts with grape juice stains. As adults. So while we are more than happy to squee over the most shabbily dressed bundle of joy, we'd like to give props to the Best of 2012 celeb kids and babies, from Moroccan Scott Cannon to Suri Cruise, who will be dictating what America will be wearing in five to ten years. Or right now. We already feel compelled to wear short pants, bow ties and pull-ups. Don't tell us we can't because we already stopped listening!
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — NJCAA Sports Properties has announced that NJCAA TV, powered by iHigh.com (www.njcaatv.ihigh.com), will provide live video coverage of seven NJCAA championship tournaments taking place throughout the month of May. Since its creation in 2009, NJCAA TV has been the exclusive home for live broadcasts of NJCAA championship events.
Live coverage of select spring championships on NJCAA TV begins May 11-12 with the national semifinals and finals of the men's lacrosse championship and women's lacrosse championship. The men's tournament will take place in Garden City, N.Y., on the campus of Nassau Community College while the women's tournament will be held on the campus of Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.


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We have seen the continued roll-out of "suspect detection" systems that can only be labeled as pre-crime technology in our post-9/11, guilty-until-proven-innocent world. There has been massive investment in discovering what people intend to do vs. what they have actually done.
Suspect Detention Systems, Ltd. has gone as far as to claim that its mobile system of threat assessment is a "proven terror and crime prevention technology," according to Government Security News. Furthermore, they reveal a new partnership which indicates implementation of their system across a wide range of citizen travel:
The Cogito system utilizes two sophisticated layers to detect a potential terror or criminal suspect at a point of entry, such as an airport, transportation terminal or border crossing. First, potential suspects are rapidly identified among a crowd using a remote 'intention scanning' technology. Suspects flagged by remote identification are then questioned by an automated interrogation system that can accurately identify whether the suspect intends to commit an act of crime or terror, or has ties to a criminal organization. (Source)The Cogito system is a mobile unit that has applications far beyond the War on Terror and might herald the physical implementation of what Eric Schmidt suggested to the Internet world: "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
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After 9/11, the epicenter of the false flag attack, New York City, has gone all-out to implement what it calls the "Ring of Steel." This is a full-spectrum virtual and military presence that utilizes CCTV cameras, biometrics, a real-time Domain Awareness System, and reporting to authorities over any behavior that comes under suspicion as indicated by computers and algorithms.
Built upon the false premise of international terrorism, an entire industry has sprung up as the solution to the problem and reaction foisted upon the public at large. From the Suspect Detection System company homepage we learn:
The 9/11 Commission Recommendations: "Counterterrorism Analysis and Collection Require Imagination and Creativity"
Suspect Detection Systems LTD (SDS) specializes in developing and marketing innovative technologies for the Homeland Security market based on lessons learned from the 9/11 terror attack.
SDS presents its product line, the 'COGITO'. Relying on unique and proprietary technology and designed to identify malicious intent at border control and other checkpoints, the 'Cogito1002' is an indispensable tool that helps Law Enforcement agencies in their war against international terrorism.
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Disturbingly, this system aims to go beyond supposed terrorist threat detection, and claims to be able to aid in establishing connections to crimes after they are committed - not only on the wider international stage, but also within the halls of private business:
The system can also be utilized by law enforcement after a crime has taken place to determine a suspect's association to a particular criminal action or organization. Private sector security companies similarly utilize Cogito to detect intent to harm an employer's interests, among employees, management or job applicants (emphasis added).Additional bold claims made by the system have all the earmarks of a sales pitch, but we have seen with technologies such as FAST (originally called 'Project Hostile Intent') that companies are actively working on perfecting biometric pre-screening, pre-crime technologies that aim to filter out common nervousness or benign shiftiness that might trip up traditional lie detectors:
All of the COGITO products are an all in one unit which includes BIOMETRIC and Documentation Verification features in addition to the interrogation capabilities. The COGITO technology enables conducting hundred of interrogations without help of professional interrogator interviewers. In 5 minutes test the system can identify terrorists, employees who has (sic) hostile intents, criminals, smugglers or collaborators and direct further interrogation. The operation of the system is simple and requires only 2 hours training of any soldier with basic computer knowledge.The SDS team strikes quite a roster. Here are some of those involved:
Mr. Shabtai Shoval: Founder and CEO. Mr. Shoval has more then fifteen years of senior management experience in the High-Tech and telecom industries. Shoval's professional background includes the position of CEO of Comverse TVGate Division (NASDAQ: CMVT), Vice President of Telrad Holding - the investment arm of KOOR INDUSTRIES, president of the Israeli Cable TV Association, founder of ISDNet, serving on the boards of numerous companies including Exalink, Algorithmic Research Ltd, MED 1, CATV companies and others. Shoval has unique background in counter terrorism strategies and held a position of special advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.Should it give every American a secure feeling knowing that a company with a foundation comprised of Israeli intelligence assets is offering a product to profile the U.S. traveling public?
Mr. Ishayau (Sigi) Horowitz: Founder and methodology counselor. Mr. Horowitz has over thirty years of academic and field experience in polygraph theory and practice. Mr. Horowitz is the former head of the polygraph division of the Israeli Police, a member of the American Polygraph Association and a senior investigator for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Mr. Horowitz holds a bachelor's degree in criminology from Bar-Ilan University (Israel) and a master's degree in clinical psychology from the Tel-Aviv University (Israel).
Mr. Amiram Levin: figurehead supporting the SDS methodology and concept. Mr. Levine (sic) brings with him extensive support from his many years of experience in interrogation and counter-terrorism. Mr. Levin served as the Deputy Head of the Mossad and commander of the renowned "Sayeret Matkal", Israel's elite intelligence and counter-terrorism commando unit. (emphasis added)
Here is the page describing the technology and mission of COGITO ... threat assessment and interrogation: http://www.suspectdetection.com/tech.html. To summarize:
The SDS concept is supported and enhanced by knowledge acquired and assimilated from the analysis of thousands of case studies related to suicide bombers in Israel and worldwide, gathered by Israeli authorities and the academic community.Here is further justification for these Israeli-developed mobile units: SDS advisor Kevin Schatzle comments toward the end of this first video:
Here is CNN reporting some of the background of SDS technology in Israel, featuring former Mossad specialist, Amiram Levin:
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well we all know the econome is going in the crapper. hay I think it is their allready... I hear a lot of talk about hyper inflation on the way, now I even see a thread about. I agree with spending some cash before it is worthless. maby help things and cover my but at the same time.
first off let me say NO I am not going to buy gold!! the government has taken away our rite to own gold in the past and could do it again.. and I think if you do not have your ammo yet , you missed the boat.
SO what else is a good idea to stock up on. I allready bought some bar, dish, and laundry soap, and some T.P. Now I am looking for some more ideas of things to get that will not spoil. I am intrested in any suggestions that could make life easyer if dollars are gone or worthless.
Is anyone else stocking anything with the same idea in mind?


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DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Usually these dogs were a blur of brown racing through the brush. They were quiet until they found something to bark about.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Delbert Ross releases a largemouth bass into the Neches River near Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Fancy scans the treetops for movement. The mountain cur is known for its speed and stamina, both of which are necessary in squirrel hunting.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Katie checks on the Dutch oven bread while preparing an evening meal at Martin Dies Jr. State Park. Camp cooking is Katie's therapy.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES These turtles along one of the trails at Martin Dies Jr. State Park were not shy. On the lake, however, they were more likely to plunge into the water as we approached.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Delbert Ross prepares to release our biggest bass of the day, which he caught on ultralight tackle using a tiny Road Runner. It weighed nearly 4 1/2 pounds.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Katie used every method available for cooking, including coals from our campfire, a traditional Coleman stove and our new Coleman RoadTrip Tabletop Grill.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Whitetail deer are a common and welcomed sight at Texas state parks and part of the charm of campsite living wherever we go.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Katie parents and niece came for dinner our first night at Martin Dies Jr. State Park. Here, her mom takes a peek at Katies nilgai stew.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This gives you an idea of majestic nature of wooded areas where squirrel hunting is done in East Texas.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Spanish moss dripping from cypress trees reminds me of my youth fishing with Dad. I had plenty of reminders during our camping trip to Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Katie and the dogs take a break along one of the new trail benches built since Hurricane Rita ripped through Martin Dies Jr. State Park in 2005. The park is fully restored.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Here, Max demonstrates his tightrope walking skills during a squirrel chase. You should see him climb trees.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES White crappie and black crappie are abundant in and lake and rivers that border Martin Dies Jr. State Park. Delbert Ross and I caught as many as we wanted.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES We visited Heritage Village in nearby Woodville during our camping trip to Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Focus and intensity are two valuable traits in a good squirrel dog. Max excels at both.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES We used nine-foot crappie rods with six-pound test line. This largemouth bass put quite a bend in that limber pole.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Delbert Ross cruises through some of the backwaters and creeks off Steinhagen Reservoir. We spent most of our time fishing the Neches River.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Campsites at Martin Dies Jr. State Park are spacious, with many along the banks of Steinhagen Reservoir. For a quieter experience, ask for a site closer to the wooded area. Highway 190 dissects the lake and nighttime truck traffic may be a distraction.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES We stopped tossing fish in the box when we reached 28 crappie. Katie and I enjoyed fried crappie for dinner, an East Texas delicacy.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Unlike South Texas reservoirs, Steinhagen Lake rarely dips below three feet of capacity. This kind of stability benefits recreational use of all kinds, including fishing.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Ferns line some of the six miles of trails within Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Usually we could tell by the tone of their bark whether they could see a squirrel, or whether the critter was on the run.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The piers at Martin Dies Jr. State Park are wheelchair accessible. This one is near the canoe rental area.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES As best I can tell this is a yellow-bellied water snake, a harmless reptile Katie spotted along one of the trails at Martin Dies Jr. State Park.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This armadillo took morning and evening strolls through campsites in the Walnut Ridge Unit of Martin Dies Jr. State Park. The park's leash law seemed to put it as ease.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Delbert Ross caught this largemouth bass using ultralight tackle and a tiny Road Runner lure. It weighed nearly 4 1/2 pounds.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Here is one of several fishing piers at Martin Dies Jr. State Park. Remember, fishing licenses are not required within Texas state parks.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES This spot along the Neches River paid off handsomely for Delbert and me with a fast-paced bite and some of our bigger crappie.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Something high in the canopy gets Max's attention during our East Texas squirrel hunt. Max is a mis between a Tennessee mountain feist and a yellow mouth cur. A hunting machine.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Delbert Ross and Casey Powell, led by Fancy, walk the woods of East Texas during a lull in the more frantic chasing part of squirrel hunting these pine and hardwood bottoms.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES At first I thought this was some exotic lizard. But upon closer inspection I now believe it's just a deformed anole lizard.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Martin Dies Jr. State Park maintains six miles of shaded hike and bike trails through dense stands of hardwoods, cypress, pine, magnolia and birch.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES The landscape and lake reflections at Martin Dies Jr. State Park is tranquil and scenic. The park provides the kind of remote getaway where stars are brighter and life is slower.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Texas state parks have a strict policy that all dogs must remain on a leash at all times. A good idea for curious domestic pups in a big wilderness. That little Dachshund will follow his nose wherever it takes him.
DAVID SIKES/CALLER-TIMES Martin Dies Jr. State Park offers affordable canoe rentals and paddling tours the third Saturday of each month. Several on-your-own trails also are marked for more adventurous paddlers.


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ROUND ROCK (December 14, 2012) -- Mart will play for the class 1A, division one state title after beating Shiner 42-7 in the state semifinals Friday in Round Rock.
The Panthers will face Stamford Thursday at 4 pm. The Bulldogs beat Italy 41-8.
Neither team produced a touchdown in the first quarter, but Trevion Flowers scored on a 2-yard quarterback keeper early in the second to put the Comanches up 7-0.
Mart answered right back with a 51-yard touchdown run from Quentin Bryant to tie it at 7-7.
On the ensuing Shiner drive, Flowers lofted a pass deep downfield, but De'Nerian Thomas ripped it away for the first of his two interceptions on the night.
A couple of plays later, Thomas scrambled 36 yards and dove into the endzone for the go-ahead touchdown and Mart ran away from there.
Thomas finished with 234 yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, he added two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown.
This is Mart's second trip to state in three years. The Panthers beat Goldthwaite 28-7 in 2010. Stamford is making its second straight appearance after losing to Mason, 62-40, last year.


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A Striking Contrast
Peter Steinfels November 22, 2011 - 4:16pm
Three additional thoughts in what is already a rich, although very depressing, discussion about the new English translation of the Roman missal.First, I have read, very carefully, the many examples quoted in MWO'Reilly's post below, of prayers from the new translation. I have declaimed them in my mind, extending the pauses as necessary and emphasizing words to make the meaning clear and even give some power and beauty to overall Latinate construction.I think it can be done. I think Bob Imbelli will be able to do it. So will any other presider with a very good voice, unusual reading and speaking talent, and perhaps a Shakespearean sense of rhythm. And how many of these are there in most of our parishes for most of our Masses? I am old enough to remember the way most priests handled the Latin of yore. It was atrocious.Second, I have read the Anthony Esolen's article about the new translation at the First Things website, which someone who likes the translation recommended in an earlier thread on this topic. Esolen's article is based on a simple premise: If the first post-Vatican II translation was bad, the new one must be good. But decades ago there was a very broad consensus that the first translation was seriously wanting. The bishops and ICEL were hard at work on a new translation that captured much of what the first one had lost and was motivated by at least many of the concerns Esolen reflects. The effort was suddenly ripped out of their hands. Any fair comparison has to compare examples of their effort to those of the new translation.Finally, what is very striking about Esolens article is the contrast between his own genuinely English prose and the Latinized English of the prayers. His prose: short sentences, varied rhythms, colorful and vernacular vocabulary. His explanations of the prayers are forcefull and accessible. The prayers themselves are at best ok; they certainly need those explanations. I am not proposing Esolens prose as a model for the Mass. But the contrast is telling.
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Okay, Mr. Steinfels - let's insert a little levity in terms of your first point - "Mapping a Liturgical Sentence":http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/mapping-liturgical-sentenceOver the last 40+ years, survey after survey and even the work you supported with Mannion's project, preaching is considered to be mediocre at best; presiders/deacons ability to "proclaim" is mediocre at best. Doubt that this "new translation" will work miracles in this area - it will only make mediocre slide to unintelligible.Your last two points, in my experience, hit the nail on the head. This translation, in reality, is dealing with a symptom; not the disease. Ars celebrandi has been a growing and increasing issue since the 1980's. It's not that the VII liturgical reform failed; it is that is was never really tried - via appropriate, targeted, and valued seminary training; refocus on ars celebrandi, etc. Bishops increasingly paid lip service to the church's liturgy.Found Esolen's opinion to be on the extreme fringe - not many translation experts would agree with any of his points of view and doubt that he had any involvement with the original ICEL and wonder how he can comment on such a worldwide group that toiled for decades to produce a liturgy that inspired folks to full and active participation. (Again, reality - their best efforts still depended upon how presiders and bishops implemented their work)
Bill -- do you know anything about Latin? I studied it in high school and college, and while I'm not an expert by any means, Esolen makes an unimpeachable case for the prayers that he discusses that the previous translation was so sloppy as to border on dishonesty.
SBWho would you say "doesn't" have a personal connection? Me, being Byzantine? I find the new translation to be quite poor in relation to English and understanding of English, and it is based upon a very non-English sentiment imposed upon an English audience. It doesn't translate well into English what they are trying to do. So much is lost in this translation, including beauty, it's not funny.
As the date for full implementation of these liturgical changes draws close, the response in at least my parish community is trending against them. I don't expect that any critical mass has been achieved as yet, but I have been surprised at the emotional reaction especially among women.My questions about these liturgical changes:1. Who among the faithful, in the pews, did the hierarchy ever conduct any MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION prior to ordering these liturgical changes?2. Who, or what, are making money off of this change? How much for all the training of the priests and liturgists? How much for all the new printings of the very expensive ceremonial books?For me, until I hear some plausible, credible answers to these questions, I think Catholics at the parish level should just IGNORE the changes and insist on continuing with the liturgy as has been our custom for years.Just like the response to the teaching of Humane Vitae years ago where Catholics essentially have ignored the ban on birth control, Catholics should exercise the "sensus fidelium" and reject this bad brainstorm of the hierarchs.
"The effort was suddenly ripped out of their hands. Any fair comparison has to compare examples of their effort to those of the new translation."Is there such a comparison out there, preferably written by someone who doesn't have a personal grievance at issue?
While the discussion of the Propers is critical and intersting, it is the Ordinary prayers that are most upsetting from the "... with your spirit" to the much discussed "...shed for the many." I know the explanations but still find it all wanting and stultifying
"Esolens article is based on a simple premise: If the first post-Vatican II translation was bad, the new one must be good."With all due respect, Esolen's article does not begin with that as a premise at all. It's what he demonstrates by argument and example. Specifically, he explains through several examples, which he says are not cherrypicked: 1) what the original Latin prayer says and means; 2) why the original "translation" was so terribly inadequate; and 3) why the new translation far better captures the theological meaning and beauty. Henry: if you could be specific, that would help. And if you write a comment using non-awkward English sentences yourself, you might even be convincing.
Studebacker - actually, I studied latin for 7+ years and used in for years in worldwide community discussions - the order's statues and constitutions had to be in latin (altho next to no one understood this - a few had to translate back and forth so that all discussions could be in national vernaculars).Esolen chooses to re-write history....except his revisionist history picks and chooses and starts - not with facts but his opinion and biases; if not out and out ideology. VII overwhelmingly passed SC and its dynamic equivalence translation methodology. His comments about this are inaccurate; if not downright dishonest. His latin bias is poor liturgical history and omits centuries of liturgical practice and development. A balanced, research based analysis would place "latin" in its proper perspective (it also was a vernacular from greek and aramaic and most experts would state that it wasn't even high class latin but the language of peasants - to quote from Reginald Foster, pre-eminent latin scholar today - it was the language of prostitutes). Both early church liturgies and scripture were translated using dynamic equivalence. Almost all expert translators posit dynamic equivalence. Yes, we do need to make sure that the "original" latin is correct but the liturgical tradition then is to translate in the most poetic, meaningful, and proclaimable manner possible. (LA is a deficient guideline; poorly written and articulated; and this new translation breaks the rules of LA hundreds of times when that seems to have been the point of LA in 2000?).And these are comments restricted to Esolen and translation - it doesn't even begin to talk about the process used over the last 12 years which, some canon law experts state, is not even valid.We worship the Trinity as a community of faith - we don't worship latin. LA and its ilk smacks of the gospel stories about Jesus and the Pharisees and the Temple High Priests who were rigid about rituals as if the rituals were gods. Esolen and the USCCB appear to have "coined" a new term - "sacral vernacular"...whatever that is?
Jim and David -- what's so upsetting about having a better and more accurate translation? I understand the impulse to be conservative and never change anything, but it's a little odd when people fly into a rage because a response ("and with your spirit") that was never mistranslated as to any other language (French, Spanish, etc.) is at long last correctly translated into English.
So, Bill, can you refute anything that Esolen actually says about specific prayers? So far, I'm seeing lots of people who are mad and full of insults, but no one who can refute Esolen on specific details. (Again, I'm asking if you can refute what he says about the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent, the postcommunion prayer from the same mass, and the preface for the Feast of the Transfiguration -- namely, he claims that the original prayers meant such-and-such, the first "translation" was egregiously wrong, and the new translation is better.)
Studebaker - from the PrayTell Blog from Xavier Riendfleisch:http://www.praytellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Xavier-Rindfleish... examples that you are specifically asking for:II. Prayer over Offerings, Fourth Sunday of Advent: The significance of the prayer is lessened by translating qui as just as. The sense of the Latin implies a confidence that the action of the Spirit, who filled the BVM with his power, will now sanctify these gifts. The point is that it is because the Spirit filled Mary with his power that we have confidence that he will sanctify the gifts, not merely that the way the Spirit filled Mary with power will be the same way he fills the gifts with power."Altari tuo, Domine, superposita munera Spiritus ille sanctificet qui beatae Mariae viscera sua virtute replevit"2008 Gray Book - approved.....O Lord, may that Spirit who filled the womb of blessed Mary with his power sanctify the gifts laid upon your altar.2010 Final Version - not approved but printed and will be used.....May the Holy Spirit, OLord, sanctify these gifts laid upon your altar just as he filled with his power the womb ofthe blessed Virgin Mary. One more example (you can read the link)8. Introduction of a Theological ProblemAlternative Collect, Baptism of the Lord. The Received Text mistranslates the Latin. The parallel structure of foris agnovimus (adverb-verb) and intus reformari (adverb-verb) suggests that foris modifies agnovimus, not similem. More importantly, is the Received Text translation indicating that if in saying Christ is outwardly like us, we are implying that inwardly he is not like us? If so, it suggests Apollinarianism a fourth century Christological heresy that denied the human soul in Christ. In addition the Received Text fails to translate mereamur.Of course, the most hilarious is the communion collect for Christ the King - it contains this great latin translation - ".....the immensity of his majesty". BTW - members of ICEL informed Vox Clara of these and numerous mistakes - no response except that when these surfaced in public, a number of ICEL members were fired.For your perusal: http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/10/31/the-report-leaked/
Here is one last post that compares the efforts and explanations of ICEL, 1967 with the 2008 Gray Book: http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/10/31/the-report-leaked/Example comparison w/explanation:1967 ICEL Commentary 1967 Experimental Translation 2010 TranslationLines 1-4: Te igitur.Because of the importance of unifying this prayer with the sanctus and especially with the preface, a prayer of praise and thanksgiving, the expression in this spirit of thanksgiving is used to convey the weight of igitur and to sum up the theme of the preface (cf. Botte-Mohrmann, LOrdinaire de la Messe, Paris-Louvain, 1953, p. 75).Supplices rogamus ac petimus. In many instances Latin words such as supplices and pairs of words such as rogamus ac petimus are employed for reasons of Latin rhythm and style or rhetoric; they do not represent thought content which need be or should be explicitlytranslated in another language. Other examples are placatus (line 37), digneris (lines 7, 44, 79 etc.), cognita-nota (lines 16-17), donis ac datis (line 74). In this case, the force of the Latin rhetoric is carried by the expression we come to you ... we ask you since theword come is here intended to embrace the sense of suppliance and petition and to set the mood for what follows.Clementissime. The English spoken style does not have anything corresponding to the Latin multiplication of adjectives; in fact the effect in English is to weaken rather than to strengthen the sense. In this particular instance to translate clementissime directly wouldviolate English usage, which rarely attaches an adjective to a vocative; the meaning of clementissime is carried into the English by the tone of the first two lines. Other adjectives which have been similarly treated in this translation are temo ... vivo et vero (line20), hostiam puram, hostiam sanctam, hostiam immaculatam (line 76), etc.We come to you, Father, in this spirit of thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ your Son.Through him we ask you to accept and blessTo you, therefore, most merciful Father, we make humble prayer and petition through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord: that you accept and bless
Going off of "the immensity of his majesty," I fear that I'll have a very hard time not snickering whenever we pray the new Gloria full of its Latinate phrases. I'll always think of this Monty Python clip (at :40)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fINh4SsOyBw
From left field: I find these arguments exceedingly tedious. How does one canonize some Latin prayers? Obviously, other rites have what are generally taken to be satisfactory liturgical texts, in a variety of languages.Second, I know of no serious biblical scholar who is looking for a translation of the bible that is "most accurate." Accurate to what in what context? Raymond Brown, for example, said that different translations are appropriate for different uses of the biblical texts. That fits well with the prevailing notions of what counts as acceptable translations of any number of other texts, e. g. the Aeneid. Third, so far as I can see, what we are confronted with is a matter of obedience. OK/ There's nothing in principle wrong with obedience. But don't make bad arguments for what you command. And I shouldn't make bad arguments for disobedience.In the air, whether one likes it or not, there is the sense that this argument is not at bottom about the translation from Latin into English, but is rather about relationships among various members, of the worshiping community. Specifically, what is the status of the laity, on one hand, and the clergy, on the other hand, in the communal celebration of the Eucharist? There is no doubt that there is no Eucharist without the priest. But when the community gathers for the Eucharist, are the laity doing something or just receiving ministrations from the clergy? So far as I can tell, the laity are full fledged members of the community that offers the worship. Neither they nor the clergy ought to be coerced into the position of having to "talk funny" to celebrate the Eucharist, even if that means that one does not adhere to some slavish conception of what good translation is. So, o.k., we have to obey if we don't want to mess up the Eucharistic celebration. Just don't give any more silly arguments!
Bill -- you say, "Some examples that you are specifically asking for:"No, those are most certainly not what I specifically asked for, although they are interesting. I specifically asked if you, since you seem to disagree with Esolen, could address any of the prayers that he specifically analyzes in great detail. I take it you cannot do so?
Stuart,This is by far your worst reasoning ever. In other discussions you worked in logical sequences and even if I disagreed with you I respected your reasoning. It is clear you are out of your competence. Bill D exhaustively destroyed your assertions. In detail. Now you are floundering and you have devolved into continual non sequitors. Bill D is on point, not just interesting while you are off the wall. Maybe you should read the satire that Bill referred to at the beginning of this thread. http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/mapping-liturgical-sentenceThis piece says it all.
Bernard -- The question of accuracy does seem important, doesn't it? Assuming that you agree with the notion that the Catholic mass is actually important, and that what we're doing here in American English is supposed to be saying a translation of the Roman Missal (given that we're not strictly held to the Latin any more), shouldn't the translation be, well, an actual translation? To take some of Esolen's examples, what is the excuse for translating "sancte Pater" as merely "Father" or "beatae Mariae" as merely "Mary"? These are not just nitpicky complaints that could be raised about any translation whatsoever, nor are they examples of idioms that make no sense to try to translate literally. They are Latin words with well-known English equivalents that were simply left out before (whether from stupidity or sloppiness doesn't matter).
I'd also note that besides Latin, Esolen knows Italian, German, French, Anglo-Saxon, and Greek. He has translated Dantes Divine Comedy (3 volumes, Random House), Tassos Jerusalem Delivered (Johns Hopkins University Press), and Lucretius On the Nature of Things (Johns Hopkins University Press). The latter was praised by Kenneth J. Reckford, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the following terms: "Esolen has the rare gift of being both a fine poet and a lover of languages. His diction is poetic and natural; he has a fine ear for sound, and the translation benefits greatly from being read aloudas Latin poetry was meant to be. This translation is clear and forceful. It can, and will, be read." His translations of Dante have received even higher praise. Not only that, Esolen is himself one of the most elegant essayists I've ever come across. I'll take his opinion about what constitutes a good translation over the opinion of several individuals here who, however well-meaning, have little (if any) expertise, and who can't even write a single comment themselves without awkward phrasings, misspellings, errors of punctuation, and/or grammatical errors.
All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing goodthat Christ may find an eager welcome at his comingand call us to his side in the kingdom of heaven.Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christwith righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at his right hand, they may be worthy to possess the heavenly kingdom.The first paragraph above is the present version while the second is the translation to be prayed next Sunday. Esolen then proceeds to call the new translation "muscular" and the image of "running" to meet Jesus. I mean this is an English professor's poetic license gone theatrical. His tying this all in with the ten virgins escapes logic. Do read Esolen's article. It is a great propaganda piece revealing how he has been part of the new translations while full of speculation. How the second prayer is more scriptural than the other is baffling.
Some may view Esolen as a mere propagandist (see the embarrassing comment above) but Giuseppe Mazzotta, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale, offers a highly favorable view of Esolen's skill as a translator:"Above all, Esolen rightly understands translation as a total enterprise, which means that translating the Divine Comedy is not simply a matter of finding often impossible equivalences between Italian and English. On the contrary, it entails translating the whole cultural context of the poem..."Esolen has produced an incomparably good work, which is likely to become the standard poetic translation of the Divine Comedy for years to come."http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1247/article_detail.asp
Thanks, Bill. Here is another example from a series of articles by Gabe Huck on translation:".....consider the collect for the First Sunday of Advent in the new book:Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,the resolve to run forth to meet your Christwith righteous deeds at his coming,so that, gathered at his right hand,they may be worthy to possess the heavenly kingdom.Come again? Contrast that with the banished version of the 1998 book as approved by all the English-speaking bishops:Almighty God,strengthen the resolve of your faithful peopleto prepare for the coming of your Christby works of justice and mercy,so that when we go forth to meet himhe may call us to sit at his right handand possess the kingdom of heaven.Not great, but because it was apparently judged a failure by the norms of LA, it was replaced with Grant your faithful . . . Judge for yourself.My observation - Volumes have already been written on the dangling latin phrase, "righteous deeds at his coming" which seems to be picked up by the later sentence...."they may be worthy to posses the heavenly kingdom". ONLY - "they" does not refer to "righteous deeds" but to the "faithful". But, as Mr Steinfels stated, am sure that all of our well-trained presiders will make this clear by their pauses, intonation, etc.???A later Advent Sunday collect has another dangling phrase - "these passing things", which also seem to refer to a later "they" only the "they" are the faithful; not "passing things". Oh yeah, well the experts at the USCCB website must have missed this - to save the situation they produced a long winded theological explanation of "passing things" when that is not even the primary subject of the collect. Oh well!Studebaker - to your two phrases.....I posted the ICEL 1973 commentary and the Comme Le Prevoit rules of dynamic equivalence so you would understand that the original ICEL faithfully applied and implemented the directives given them. Phrases such as holy Mary or blessed Mary (yes, literal translations) were shortened following dynamic equivalence and to better get across short, brief english words, phrases that contained the meaning for most folks who prayed the 1973 translation. ICEL's explanation provides reasons for these choices - they are consistent and faithful to their directives. You can be sarcastic; you can reject and dismiss their efforts but you are comparing apples to oranges and your ideology comes through. Did you read any of the analyses or links therein?
I'm not sure I understand what Esolen's qualifications as a translator have to do with this. I'm willing to concede that (usually) the new translation is an accurate translation of the Latin (as long as it didn't offend the ideological presuppositions of the Vatican, such as removing the word "stand" from Eucharistic Prayer II despite its clear presence in the Roman Missal). But is it proclaimable? Is it prayable? These are the far more important questions, and as far as I know, Esolen isn't an expert on these matters.The most important point is the one raised about the comparisons between texts. To compare simply this new one to the original translation from the 70s is insufficient. The (much better) translation approved by the English-speaking bishops in the 1990s and summarily rejected by Rome (before they went ahead and changed the translation rules) must be taken into account.
They must have put a lot of work into the new translation because I have a St Joseph Missal from the 60s and the people's part is almost word for word.
For those interested, a link to the 1998 translation (British version) is available here: http://www.liturgy.co.nz/blog/failed-1998-english-missal-translation/5093
" Phrases such as holy Mary or blessed Mary (yes, literal translations) were shortened following dynamic equivalence and to better get across short, brief english words"So what you're saying is that English-speaking people are too impatient to bother with longer phrases such as "blessed Mary," and just saying "Mary" is close enough? We're not coming up with a translation aimed at illiterate preschoolers here, although even they might be able to handle the "blessed Mary" term.
Andy -- given that the 1998 translation kept such glaring inaccuracies in the congregation's responses (leaving out "spiritu" or the word "holy" in the Suscipiat), I could easily understand why the Vatican might want to toss the whole thing and start again with competent translators who weren't trying to cater to the belief that people are too dumb to handle a few word changes here and there.
Andrew, If you can give us a sampling I would appreciate it. Esolen has done us all a favor by showing us the comparison between the two translations. His commentary certainly gives us room for thought. Unfortunately he uses his well deserved reputation and sullies it , in my opinion, with this foray into politics. Yet it is a conversation which has more meat on it and helps us see the picture more clearly.
Stu--The same Vatican that required a change from "seen and unseen" to "visible and invisible" in case we were too dumb to figure out that angels and not just sub-atomic particles were included? I suspect the reasoning behind the 1998's decision had nothing to with your explanation and was rather a pastorally sensible one not to change the people's prayers without very good reason.Bill--I honestly haven't looked at it much, just found the link. All I can say is that I've been able to read the prayers through and get their meaning on the first time around, without having to return two to three times just to understand what is trying to be said.
OK, I've slogged through this to-ing and fro-ing and have decided that it is much ado about what?For the next month of 2, the faithful sheep will dutifully pull out their little laminated cards and follow along with their parts. When it comes to what the presider is saying, however, that will be a different story altogether.I suspect that some parishes will fall into line and the rest of us, after dutifully giving the new tranlation a chance, will fall back into our old ways. Priests - now that will be even more interesting.
"I think it can be done. I think Bob Imbelli will be able to do it. So will any other presider with a very good voice, unusual reading and speaking talent, and perhaps a Shakespearean sense of rhythm. And how many of these are there in most of our parishes for most of our Masses? I am old enough to remember the way most priests handled the Latin of yore. It was atrocious."Hi, Peter, I agree that many presiders will be challenged to untangle all of these complex sentences and subordinate clauses into proclamation, particularly if they try to do it on the fly. If they want to take the care to do it right, they will need to prepare, in a way that, for the most part, they haven't needed to do until this Sunday for the text of the liturgy. They may need to mark up their texts, showing pauses, emphases, and so on.One thing that will be helpful is that liturgy is by its nature repetitive, so in the case of the Eucharistic prayers and shorter texts that are ordinary, they can be expected to get progressively better at it each time they proclaim it. If they do actually take the trouble to mark up their books, those marks will be there the following year when that week of the year rolls around again.FWIW - I rarely attend to the collects and postcommunions. It may be that, those not being my parts, I don't have as much interest in it. And it may be that, even in the form we've been using the last 40 years or so, they've been poorly proclaimed. It is possible that, now that they seem to be "meatier" in content, *if* they are well proclaimed, I may be more drawn into them than I have in the past. We won't know for quite a long time, of course.
Grant it, dear friends, that howsoever much Mr. Esolen may have garnered splendid and appropriate praise for his notable and worthy translations, his argument, were it to run forth thus in clauses miraculously accumulated and, with appositional phrases and nominative ablatives, repeatedly interrupted, no one, we deem, would have persevered willingly and freely much beyond the initial sentence, and grant it, we plead, that while his complaints, offered in his plain-spoken English, regarding the first translation, have, we humbly admit, some merit, directing our eyes and souls, as they do, toward certain lost connotations and allusions, his conclusions that the current translation, exemplified in passages not, he testifies, harvested like the fruit of the cherry tree, successfully resolves those unhappy faults and is, therefore, satisfactory and effective do not, our minds yearning for clarity and our hearts for understanding, emerge at the last convincing.
I agree with many of the observations here and following the earlier posts by J. Peter Nixon and Mollie Wilson O'Reilly. The words of the translation are only part of the problem, but replacing one flawed translation with another flawed translation is not going to help. Jim Pauwels, it would be nice to think that repeating the same texts over and over will make the presider more careful in his phrasing so that he prays them more meaningfully. Unfortunately, repetition can also have the opposite effect. Bill deHaas, I agree with much that you say in this thread and in the others, but your opening comment seems to miss my doubts about the skills of the average presider. You also say something about the work I supposedly supported "with Mannion's project." I'm afraid that I don't know what you are talking about.
SBSeveral things. First, much of what you provide here, in your ramblings, are outright fallacies. For example, you use argument from authority -- "he is a translator with people saying he does good translations" as an argument that he is right in the needs for a particular translation. This does not work. You are acting like we do not deal with foreign languages (even when many have showed otherwise) and so we must listen to him. No-go. This fallacious argument also goes with your debate about how people write. I am not doing a translation, trying to write beautiful sentences, or the like. I am just doing quick comments. Second, you seem to not understand the nature of translation itself. That is what happens quite a bit. The arguments here remind me of many KJV-only promoters. They even take selections of texts and compare them, saying, "See why KJV is the only way to go?" Same argument, same method, same ignorance of language and how translation works. Same confusion in thinking there is a good, perfect translation. There is not. And you say the Vatican said no to a different translation because the people doing the translation didn't know how to translate properly. What a load of rubbish. They knew how to translate; if the Vatican only had arguments with a word here or there, it could have been changed and the rest kept. Indeed, in any translation activity, this is what happens (I bet there were a lot of editorial changes to the Divine Comedy when Anthony Esolen translated it! Does this mean he didn't know how to translate?)The reality is, this is a poor translation for liturgical use. It makes me wonder if _that_ is what some want, so that people will just use the Latin.
I'm remembering Greek class in college, when our tutor used to point out the literary merit of the more complex sentences. Socrates spoke with greater complexity than Meno, for example. Meno spoke bluntly. Socrates spoke more gracefully, nesting meaning within meaning. His sentences were like "Chinese boxes," somewhat palindromic in structure, with the heart of the sentence in the middle.
Just a few more thoughts.I think so many confuse translation as if one is just working with code and it is a kind of code-breaking, so that, once you know the code, you can just replace one word in one language with the same word in another. This, of course, is not true. Even before addressing the meaning of grammar, the meanings of words between the two languages will never be exactly the same. Another thing, certain parts people are upset about, I like. "And with your spirit" is, imo, appropriate. I don't see the problem with it. It is, other aspects, often with the longer prayers, we see real problemsBut as a whole, I still wonder, if it was rendered into bad English for a purpose, so that the Latin will be suggested as the solution. "Well, if it can't be done well in vernacular, we need to move away from it." That we get quite a bit of defense of this poor translation from those who seem to prefer celebrating in Latin seems to say quite a bit. They are trying to promote something they will not use. Why? [side note, though I am Byzantine, I do go to Roman liturgies too, so for me, it is not as if I am talking about something which I have no association with].
KathyHaving more complex sentences like that is fine for philosophy, but liturgy is something else....
Henry,I don't understand why even the language of liturgy shouldn't "lift up [our] hearts." We are there to be lifted up. "Grace elevates and perfects nature."
It should lift our heads, but there are many ways that can be done. Prudence is needed.
C.S. Lewis, an Anglican, warned that a vernacular liturgy means a changing liturgy. Language changes and philosophies of translation change. But it is a bit much to hear people who had no sympathy for those who were upset by the abolition of the millennium-old Latin liturgy to foam at the mouth at a few changes in wording.I presume that they have now adopted the maxim: When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.
I guess Jesus was thinking of Socrates and Meno negatively when he said: "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants."
Mr. Steinfels, thank-you for this post (and for your witty and illustrative comment in the thread). Thanks as well to all the commenters.There may be very good arguments for why the translations in the new missal are better than the ones we've used for the past 40 years. There may be good arguments for why the translations in the new missal are an improvement over the work the ICEL and the bishops were doing 20 years ago.Arguments that explicitly or implicitly rely, even in part, on the majesty and superiority of Latin compared with English (or Spanish or Igbo) are not those good arguments. They are, in fact, bad arguments that serve only to muddy the waters of our discourse.Occasionally I'll see a bumper sticker that reads "God Made the Irish #1" or "God Made the Scots a Wee Bit Better". While I appreciate the sentiments and where they come from (it can't have been easy being close neighbors to the English these past few centuries), the result is a deformed and dangerous theology.The first half is exactly and profoundly right---God made them. It's the second half that starts down the path of racial or ethnic superiority that's problematic. I'm pretty sure (as sure as I can be) that path leads to hell---both in this life and the next. J. S. Bach wrote great religious music. So did Thomas A. Dorsey. To spend time arguing that one wrote "greater" or "more exalted" or "better" music is to miss the point, and miss it rather badly.
The poorest people used to find their education in churches. Rhetoric, symmetry, architecture, art, music--one could find a liberal education at Mass.Mass could be for all of us what this community is for these young French men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWjFbn0pUjE&feature=player_embedded
Most got no education when they found no true place within the liturgy, as was the case with Western "tridentine" liturgies. The disconnect was more than language. The turn to vernacular and promotion of lay participation allows for liturgy to be used for catechesis, but even then, we must understand liturgical language is not the same as a philosophy textbook.
The Dialogues of Plato are not a "textbook." They're a masterpiece. The Mass ought to be a masterpiece.
The Dialogues of Plato are a different genre than liturgical celebrations. And the Dialogues are often used as a textbook, but that is beside the point. The point still is that different genres will have different expectations and needs. Mass is not a philosophical treatise, it is worship.
It ought to be a masterpiece.
And what we got in this new translation is not.
"And you say the Vatican said no to a different translation because the people doing the translation didnt know how to translate properly. What a load of rubbish. They knew how to translate; if the Vatican only had arguments with a word here or there, it could have been changed and the rest kept."Well, the point is that if Vatican saw that the most obvious errors had been left unchanged, it knew it was dealing with "translators" who had based their work on faulty assumptions. Making just a few word changes wouldn't suffice to deal with that problem.
"The reality is, this is a poor translation for liturgical use."Here's the thing, Henry. On the one hand, I see an expert translator who is celebrated for his translations of Latin and Italian poets. I know him to be a wonderful stylist in English essays. And I can read a lengthy article in which he explains, with close analysis of several prayers, why the old translation was so bad and the new translation is so much better. On the other hand, I see someone who is neither an expert translator nor an elegant stylist in English (indeed, your writing is more consistently awkward than any other native English speaker that I've come across). Moreover, you do not even try to refute any of Esolen's actual arguments as to why those specific prayers are now better translated.
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Super easy, delicious, nice presentation, and healthful--what more could you ask! I used Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes, and I followed the advice of other reviewers, decreasing balsamic vinegar to 1 1/2 Tbsp. and increasing chicken broth to 3/4 cup. I also used 1/2 tsp. of dried thyme because I didn't have fresh. I baked for one hour, stirring 2 or 3 times during baking to ensure that none of the pieces on top dried out. It turned out great. Even my five-year-old, who generally dislikes sweet potatoes, loved them in this dish. I can't wait to make it again.
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i love the flavor this recipe gives the potatoes, but it took A LOT longer to bake than the recipe said and i ended up adding a lot more chicken broth so the potatoes didn't dry out. also, the russet didn't really absorb the flavor, but the red and sweet were great! i will do this again, but with only red and sweet potatoes, and i will cube the potatoes smaller. i love potatoes, so i'll definitely make it again.
Excellent dish. Served this with the New York Strip Chicago Style recipe from this site and it was a perfect match of flavors. I added slightly more chicken broth and cooked a bit longer. Only had Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes this time so I decided to slice thinly instead of dicing the potatoes. I layered the potato slices creating a stacked look for a sleek presentation and decorated with the fresh thyme.
This is the replacement for mashed potatoes in our family. It's a great side dish for entertaining. My family requests it for every celebration. The fresh thyme and fresh garlic are really essential. So flexible - they can sit in the oven until the steaks or burgers (or appetizers!) are done. This is will be a family heirloom recipe for us.
Very tasty. I used all red potatoes and water instead of broth as I didn't have broth. The vinegar was not overpowering. I'll make again!
Easy way to make tasty potatoes. I don't use the sweet potato since I don't like them and I increased the cook time to an hour, turning the potatoes after 30 minutes. Everyone who has tried these potatoes loved them and wanted the recipe. For the chicken broth, I use Wyler's sodium free bouillon, which is also fat free. I've made this recipe with just russets and it was delicious. Great side dish for breaded baked chicken breasts or breaded pork chops. Thanks Robyn!
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