{"id":13200,"date":"2012-10-15T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=13200"},"modified":"2012-10-16T19:20:32","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T23:20:32","slug":"catholic-buzzwords-and-phrases-i-would-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2012\/10\/catholic-buzzwords-and-phrases-i-would-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic buzzwords and phrases I would ban."},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith wrote up a list of ten Church buzzwords<\/a> he would like to eliminate. \u00a0An interesting list \u00a0and one I mostly agree with. \u00a0Some of the buzzwords listed were not ones I had thought much about, but can see that they are indeed buzzwords.<\/p>\n

So this got me thinking about my own list of buzzwords and phrases I could do without. \u00a0Now I would admit that some of the ones I am going to list might just be perfectly acceptable and even be used correctly in faithful circles. \u00a0I am going by mostly my own reactions to them and the negative connotations they have for me. \u00a0So that should be enough of a disclaimer.<\/p>\n

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  1. Presider<\/strong>. \u00a0The announcement at the start of so many Masses that Fr. so-and-so will be the presider. This has the Mass as meeting connotation where instead of a priest as In persona Christi \u00a0we have \u00a0heading this meeting is. Now the term “presides” and “presider” does show up in English translations of Vatican documents. \u00a0I just think the use of this just before Mass starts is not helpful. \u00a0Though really the Mass needs no introduction such as this. Heck if they are going to go ahead and do this I would almost prefer a Soap Opera substitution phrasing such as “The part of Jesus is now being played by Fr. so-and so” — well not really. \u00a0Celebrant doesn’t annoy me as much, but let’s just skip the introductions.<\/li>\n
  2. Worship Space<\/strong>. I like how the term shows a proper orientation towards \u00a0God. \u00a0But what is wrong with the world “church”? Why substitute “worship space” which seems much more abstract? \u00a0“Honey it is time to wake up the kids so we can go to worship space.”<\/li>\n
  3. Faith Community<\/strong>. Again a fairly accurate term, but I pretty much only find the word used in more liberal environs. \u00a0Welcome to our faith community is another part of the introduction I hear from time to time. \u00a0Just use “parish” instead of going with more wordy phrases.<\/li>\n
  4. Sending forth hymn<\/strong>. \u00a0This one grates on me whenever I hear it which just shows how irrational pet-peeves can be. \u00a0Maybe though it is because when at the end of Mass the Cantor announces a “Sending forth hymn” it is usually a hymn that really sends me forth to escape the sounds attacking my ear drums. It is rather amazing how many times a\u00a0“Sending forth hymn” is accompanied with castanets. Now Peter was called to cast a net, but not the choir. \u00a0Besides “Recessional hymn” is good enough for me. \u00a0Though the whole 4-hymn or 5-hymn sandwich for Mass I could also easily rant on.<\/li>\n
  5. Prophetic\u00a0<\/strong>voice.\u00a0<\/strong>It is pretty much a certainty when somebody says they are speaking with a prophetic voice they are doing anything but that. \u00a0Just the problem with the pride of calling yourself a prophet or the group you associate with is enough to set off warning signals. \u00a0Those who proclaim a prophetic voice seem to know nothing about the prophets. \u00a0The prophets were persecuted and martyred because they called Israel back to the faith and proclaimed against their errors. The self-proclaimed prophets are more pathetic than prophetic. \u00a0They call people away from the faith and then proclaim errors as truth. \u00a0They say the Church will change her teachings — just add time.<\/li>\n
  6. Healing Mass<\/strong>. Technically there is no specific category of a Healing Mass, generally though all Masses involve healing. \u00a0What is usually meant by this term is Mass followed by some kind of healing prayer service. \u00a0Sometimes you even see the Sacrament of Anointing given out like a blessing where people just stand in line and receive the sacrament. \u00a0When I have encountered this there was no discernment regarding danger of death or any other caveats about when it is appropriate to receive this sacrament of healing. \u00a0When prayers for healing in a liturgical or non-liturgical occur in context of the norms of the Church<\/a> I of course have no objection. \u00a0I just prefer accurate terms.<\/li>\n
  7. Progressive<\/strong>. \u00a0Chesterton said enough about this in Heretics that I will not attempt to improve on him.<\/li>\n
  8. Seamless Garment<\/strong>. I am not critiquing Cardinal Bernadin’s original use of this \u00a0which certainly reflects a truth. \u00a0Rather I critique what it has morphed into. \u00a0In the modern use I call it the “Shameless Garment” since it is used rather shamelessly to be an excuse to vote for pro-abortion politicians or be involved with pro-abortion groups just as long as they also do some objective good. \u00a0The hierarchy of truths which the Seamless Garment should reflect has been flattened down to make all issues equal.<\/li>\n
  9. Catholic Identity<\/strong>. Used mostly by those who should be sued for Catholic Identity Fraud. \u00a0Usually is a term used as a veneer to apply a Catholic patina to an institution that has mostly lost it’s Catholic faith.<\/li>\n
  10. Eucharistic Minister<\/strong>. Part of the flattening out of the clergy and the laity. It is not just for ease of use that the actual title “Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion” is replaced. \u00a0I don’t have to rant about how ordinary the extraordinary is at Masses since that has been well-covered in the Catholic blogosphere. \u00a0Really though this one was just easy pickings to round off my list to ten.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are your least favorite Catholic buzzwords\/phrases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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