George Weigel has a great piece on how the New Roman Missal affords us the perfect time to "break bad liturgical habits."
In it, he explains that the correct wording of the benediction is not, "May Almighty God bless us..."
I've heard that one plenty of times.
Here's what Weigel has to say: "Catholics who embrace the truth of Catholic faith do not enjoy clericalism. But they do not find comfort, much less evangelical leadership, from priests who imagine they can avoid clericalism by unwittingly denying the truth of their own sacramental vocation and its distinctiveness."
And, while we're on the topic of priestly identity, the Portiuncula blog shared this quote from the woman who said it all, Mother Teresa: "You have not become a priest to be a social worker."
Weigel's piece here is well worth the read--and it's short.
mk
