Praying the Mass

I'll be interviewed on Relevant Radio on Thursday, May 27th, on the Drew Mariani show around 4:30 PM (Eastern).  It'll be on the topic of the new English translation of the Mass.  You can listen live here.

Louie Verrecchio, author of the Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican II series, is a regular columnist for Catholic News Agency (CNA).  He recently wrote an article about the new English translation of Et cum spiritu tuo as "And with your spirit."  You can read his article here.

Louie and I traded books — I sent him a copy of The Prayers of the People (which he graciously mentions at the end of his article), and he sent me a copy of the Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican II book on the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.  It was refreshing to meet a kindred spirit:  many of his insights are similar to my own, and he quotes the same documents (often the same quotes!) as I do in the introduction to The Prayers of the People.

Here is the audio clip (transcript to follow) of my radio interview with Jim Manfredonia and his wife Cheryl on WFJS 1260-AM, my local Catholic radio station.  This interview happened during the Catholic radio-thon, on Thursday, April 15th. (The station's initials are for Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.)

Here's the MP3 (42:13, 38.6 MB):

I'll be interviewed on Relevant Radio on Tuesday, May 4th, on the Drew Mariani show around 4:15 PM (Eastern).  It'll be on the topic of the new English translation of the Mass, of course, and my book.  You can listen live here.

From Fr. Tim Finigan:

Edward Pentin, who reports for the National Catholic Register and for the Catholic Herald, reports this morning  that the Congregation for Divine Worship will approve the new ICEL translation of the Missal later today.

It has often been said, that in order to appreciate something or someone, one has to "know" that something or someone. When it comes to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, many Catholics find themselves simply going through the motions and not really knowing why. In his book, Jeffrey Pinyan seeks to help us grow in our understanding of the Mass which in turn will deepen one's prayer during the Mass. Not only does his book deepen one's prayer experience, but it can be regarded as a wonderful resource to have for general knowledge and research. As a graduate theologian, I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who desires to learn more about the Mass, deepen their spiritual awareness, or to use for research purposes. (from Amazon.com)

I will be on my local Catholic radio station — WFJS 1260-AM — today at 1 PM (Eastern), talking about my book and about Catholic radio (during the Wednesday-through-Friday Catholic radio-thon).  Listen here.

Here is the audio clip (transcript to follow) of my radio interview with Brian Patrick on the Son Rise Morning Show from Monday, April 12th.

I am most grateful to Brian Patrick, Matt Swaim, Rich Leonardi, the Son Rise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, and EWTN Radio for giving me this opportunity to reach a national audience about my book, but more importantly for helping to spread the word about the new translation and move hearts towards more full, conscious, and actual participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Here's the MP3 (6:42, 12.2 MB):