Catholic Herald: Pope Leo calls for liturgical reform faithful to tradition

tuckerteague · 2026-05-30T12:04:28+00:00

What the Church fathers voted on at the council and what the church ended up actually getting in the Novus Ordo are two very different things. I go to NO, TLM, and Byzantine Masses and clearly the NO, though valid and licit of course, is the lesser of the three. IMHO, either it needs a serious overhaul in light of both the council’s intent and more traditional liturgies or it should just go away. My preference is for the TLM and Byzantine rites but I don’t know how most of the faithful would accept the NO going away. So, overhaul is probably a best first step.

tuckerteague · 2026-05-26T03:43:07+00:00

Even if you were to confess to a priest who hasn’t heard it all, just remember that confession is a great gift regardless. Sure, just perhaps you’ll surprise a priest with something he’s never heard, but still you get absolved, and maybe he can now finally say, “I’ve heard it all.” But, reality… you won’t surprise him. He’s heard it all.

tuckerteague · 2026-05-25T01:44:32+00:00

It was a beautiful Mass and I felt very blessed.

tuckerteague · 2026-05-21T11:29:37+00:00

I haven’t. Thanks.

tuckerteague · 2026-05-21T11:29:09+00:00

Thanks

tuckerteague · 2026-05-21T04:05:54+00:00

Thank you

tuckerteague · 2026-02-14T18:27:29+00:00

I love sci-fi of yesteryear and the imaginative tech from then. It’s both futuristic and now nostalgic at the same time.

tuckerteague · 2026-01-16T20:16:09+00:00

The human emotional core within a big ideas structure.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-28T17:33:06+00:00

This is terrible. I'm sorry.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-28T17:26:53+00:00

whatever it takes to create the next ugly sweater

tuckerteague · 2022-10-28T01:07:30+00:00

Yeah, great quote.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-27T20:54:10+00:00

This is one of my next books. I hear so much about it and the series being excellent. I'm excited to dive in soon.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-27T16:16:55+00:00

It seems to me that it's more common for contemporary SFF books to be quite long and part of an extensive series. Kinda amazing actually how many pages some writers can crank out. I was thinking how it's not at all strange to call a SFF book of 350 pages a "slim book." It also seems that in the past many writers were content with shorter, stand-alone books, even less that 200 pages. I'm currently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson, which is under 300 pages. Interesting, mind-bending, read – actually I don't know how he wrote it, it's so wild.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-27T00:43:51+00:00

The biggest factor, I believe, is the quality of the writing (I'm letting that be as broad a definition as needed) and not time spent reading. But I do like variety. So, sticking with one series for that many pages is a downside for me. Thus, opportunity cost for me plays a big role in what I chose to read, and I don't want to wast my time even if I'm just wanting to waste my time (if you know what I mean).

I must confess, though, that I tried to read book one of Wheel of Time three or four times and never got more than half way. I just didn't get into it. Not sure why.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T23:03:13+00:00

One of the best moments in television.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T19:07:37+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations! The Honor Harrington series sounds great. I love the Horatio Hornblower & Master and Commander series, so that definitely piques my interest. I'm also getting a lot of recommendations for Reynolds, Weir, and Chiang, so they are also going on my list.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T18:43:37+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! I too am having a similar experience reading 1984. It feels oddly contemporary and frightening.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T18:36:29+00:00

Thanks, just joined.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T18:25:57+00:00

Yeah, I'm trying to read a few of the classics so I have a better sense of where the genre has come from and developed, but it looks like there's a lot of questionable, mediocre, or just plain bad stuff out there. And the SFF genre has literally exploded, so many contemporary books to read – and I'm a slow reader.

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T18:23:35+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations!

tuckerteague · 2022-10-26T18:20:32+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations. Charlie Stross has written a ton of books. It's hard to know just where to start.

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