Am strangely calm, cool and collect about my coming first Mandarin Mass this Saturday evening (3 July, 8 p.m.).
Have already done up the clear folder pages where the Hanyu Pinyin characters of the entire mass which includes the homily which I shall give that evening are neatly arranged. All is set. It remains to be seen how well or horrible I will sound to the congregation when I open my mouth and begin to speak... (remember the "pig's thigh" instead of "bishop"?)
The Church Bends But Doesn’t Break
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[image: The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica rising against a blue sky, seen
from the Vatican Gardens.]In almost 35 years as a Catholic, I’ve seen the
Church b...
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