But if there is enough specific interest, enough specific people, and enough specific money- it would be great.
right now you're not in the marketplace, the public square, and certainly not in the temple.
Here's a mischievous thought: what would it cost to stand on the sidewalk and give out CDs and leaflets to conventioneers as they pass between buildings?
Sister Kathleen Hughes, a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, seemed to assume that most of the pastoral musicians at the convention shared her lack of enthusiasm for the coming changes.
Sister Hughes, a former member of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, the body that developed the current English translation of the Mass, nevertheless counseled attendees to "make a choice now not to be cranky about the new translations and focus on this word or this phrase."
Besides not doing any good, she said, such crankiness could lead to depression.
Instead, she recommended the musicians and liturgists "develop generous hearts about the tastes, practices and beliefs of those with whom we disagree."
Rather than becoming fixated on the details of ritual prayer, Sister Hughes said it was more important to focus on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Trinitarian life of God.
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