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July New Book Releases I'm Dying to Read!
Monday, June 29, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Tags: 2015, bookshelf, july, new releases, июль, книжная полка, новые книги, релизы
The Postman Knock #127
Sunday, June 28, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Oh God, it's +40C in the shade right now. We are in a heat wave until Tuesday, and the heat is really kicking in. We've been hiding from the sun and still managed to do enough to feel knackered in the end of the day to crawl to bed gratefully.
How was your week?
DARK HORSE was fantastic, and I already pointed it out in my review. I also enjoyed another sci-fi read, TIME SALVAGER. FALLEN CREST PUBLIC was so full of drama llama, I felt like I was permanently stuck in a strangely addictive soap opera. REMEMBER WHEN got really amusing because Peabody started experimenting with her clothes after receiving a badge. I wasn't happy with CHAMPION OF THE SCARLET WOLF, but it was a decent read in the end. I DNFed MISTER BLACK because it started with an atrocious cliche. I finally finished listening to BLOOD SONG, and it only took me that long because I didn't like the narrator. At last, LOVE IS DARKNESS was definitely interesting, and I now want to read more!
Thank you, publishers! I want to catch up with the whole series, as I only read book #1 and this is a book #4, but I also know this will be an excellent read!
This was a daily deal on Audible, and I'm looking forward to listening to it!
And that's all for me, happy Sunday!
Friday Mini Reviews #42: Ginn Hale, Jim Butcher & Lucy Robinson
Friday, June 26, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Champion of The Scarlet Wolf by Ginn Hale (Champion of The Scarlet Wolf #1)
Synopsis from Goodreads
Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Academy (Lord of the White Hell universe), Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar's true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara.
There, creatures of myth and witchcraft—long since driven from Cadeleon—lurk in dark woods and prowl the winding streets. Soldiers and priests alike fear the return of witch-queens and even demons. Elezar soon learns that magic takes many forms, some too alluring to resist, others too terrible to endure. But just as he begins to find his place in this strange new country, the past he left behind along with his school days returns to challenge him once again.
There, creatures of myth and witchcraft—long since driven from Cadeleon—lurk in dark woods and prowl the winding streets. Soldiers and priests alike fear the return of witch-queens and even demons. Elezar soon learns that magic takes many forms, some too alluring to resist, others too terrible to endure. But just as he begins to find his place in this strange new country, the past he left behind along with his school days returns to challenge him once again.
Comparing to the first two books, Elezar's tale is a weak one. If you remember, he is Javier's best friend, who along with Atreau is forced to flee from an enraged widow after Atreau messes uo with her husband in a truly spectacular manner. While Atreau pretends to be Fedeles, Elezar is his varlet, and as such is free to conduct discreet sensitive missions for his Prince. Along the way he meets a ragtag street witch, Skellan, and the pair of them do well saving each others lives and saving the city from an awakened demon. The problem is that it's all. so. slow.... Plus Elezar as a Cadeleonian doesn't really go through the same struggles to accept his own love for other men the way Javier had to with Kiram. I don't know... It was muddled until the very end, where it redeemed itself slightly.
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По сравнению с парой первых книг Джин Хэйл о Жавьер и Кираме, повествование о похождениях Элезара, лучшего друга Жавьер, планку не держит. Ну очень вышла медленная книга, запутанная и перегруженная обыденными деталями. Мне понадобилось несколько недель, чтобы её добить. Да и сам Элезар в принципе просто плывёт по течению и приобретает кое-какой характер под конец книги. Скеллан более менее ярок, но ему нужно было уделить больше времени на экшн, чем разговоры. В общем, не очень, но скорее всего продолжение буду читать.
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher (Harry Dresden #7)
Synopsis from Goodreads
There's an entire world that exists alongside the everyday life of mankind. There are powers, nations, monsters, wars, feuds, alliances - everything. Wizards are part of it. So are a lot of other things you've heard about in stories, and even more you've never heard of...Vampires. Werewolves. Faeries. Demons. Monsters. It's all real.
Harry Dresden knows full well that such creatures exist. Paranormal investigations are his stock-in-trade, and Chicago is his beat as he tries to bring law and order to a world that exists on the edges of imagination. Luckily Harry's not alone in this struggle. And though most inhabitants of the Windy City don't believe in magic, there's a department that's been set up within the Chicago PD to deal with "strange" cases: the Special Investigations department.
Karrin Murphy is the head of SI and a good friend of Harry's. So when a deadly vampire threatens to destroy Murphy's reputation unless Harry helps her, he has no choice. The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler and all the power that comes with it - but first Harry has to determine what the Word of Kemmler is. Now Harry is in a race against time - and six necromancers - to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead.
This is one of the most creative, fun books in the series, peeps! First of all Bob The Skull gets all scary, secondly, Harry gets his ass kicked magically by some weird creatures, thirdly, "Polka will never die!" is a slogan you will not forget, plus his demon makes the first appearance, and as a coup d'etat he gets to ride a zombie t-rex! How cool is THAT?!
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Одна из наиболее занимательных, весёлых книг серии! Череп Боб показывает свою страшную социопатичную сторону, Гарри надирают задницу странные магические существа, "Полька никогда не умрёт!" это слоган, который вы не сможете забыть в скором времени, его демон делает первые шаги по манипуляции, и, наконец, Гарри умудряется покататься на зомби тиранозавре в Хэллоуин, и это вообще нечто... В общем, не пропускайте!
A Passionate Love Affair With A Total Stranger by Lucy Robinson
Synopsis from Goodreads
A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger by Lucy Robinson, author of The Greatest Love Story of All Time, is a hilariously funny and gorgeously romantic story about falling in love when you least expect it. Charley Lambert has put considerable effort into achieving a perfect life. She has The Job. The Wardrobe. And The Flat. Her womanising, junk food-loving housemate Sam lowers the tone a bit but that aside, things are peachy. Then she breaks her leg in three places, watches her unrequited love propose to someone else and - worst of all - is forced to hand over her job to her nasty deputy while she recovers. Workaholic Charley fears that she will soon go mad. Desperate for something to do, she discovers her talent for helping the lovelorn online. And then William arrives in her inbox. Within hours of his first email, her world starts to change. Helpless, she watches herself fall in love with this man and begins to realise that she's not who she thought she was. But will she be brave enough to turn her back on her old life - all for a total stranger?
Laugh out loud and fall in love with Lucy Robinson's A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger Praise for Lucy Robinson: 'Romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious' Cosmopolitan 'Prepare for public-transport belly laughs' Glamour Lucy Robinson is the author of The Greatest Love Story of All Time. Prior to writing Lucy earned her crust in West End theatre production and then factual television, working on documentaries for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel Five. Her writing career began when she started a dating blog for marieclaire.co.uk where she entertained readers with frank tales from her laughably unsuccessful foray into the world of internet dating. Lucy was brought up in Gloucestershire and now lives with her boyfriend in South London. She is writing her next novel while working on various television projects and plotting a return to academia.
Laugh out loud and fall in love with Lucy Robinson's A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger Praise for Lucy Robinson: 'Romantic and laugh-out-loud hilarious' Cosmopolitan 'Prepare for public-transport belly laughs' Glamour Lucy Robinson is the author of The Greatest Love Story of All Time. Prior to writing Lucy earned her crust in West End theatre production and then factual television, working on documentaries for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel Five. Her writing career began when she started a dating blog for marieclaire.co.uk where she entertained readers with frank tales from her laughably unsuccessful foray into the world of internet dating. Lucy was brought up in Gloucestershire and now lives with her boyfriend in South London. She is writing her next novel while working on various television projects and plotting a return to academia.
I love books like that! It's about transformation and finding what's important in life, it's sweet and funny, and it's inspirational. Charley Lambert is a scary workaholic, so when she breaks her leg and is forced to slow down, she starts falling apart and slowly realises that the life she worked so hard to achieve is a list of chores and doesn't really make her happy. She starts helping hopeless daters online, and accidentally falls in love herself through a series of letters. Thoroughly recommended, this is a true feel good summer read :)
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Я очень люблю истории наподобии этой! Они о людях, которые крутятся как белки в колесе, и только когда вынуждены сделать перерыв, понимают, что счастья им их бешеный ритм жизни совершенно не приносит. Трансформация, которая происходит с ними после этого может вдохновить кого угодно. Рекомендую от всей души, весело и идеально подходит для летнего чтения!
Tags: friday mini reviews, ginn hale, jim butcher, lucy robinson, джим бутчер, джин хэйл, люси робинсон, мини ревью
From Blogger to Blogger: Take a Walk On The Wild Side Sign Up Making Us Try a New Genre
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Michelle Diener came up with an interesting concept to make people try and read outside their usual genres.
Here is what she's saying:
* * *How It Works
This challenge starts on July 2nd, and ends on July 30th, so you have a month to get reading.
We're all different and what we like to read is no exception. However, sometimes it's fun to change things up a bit and try something new. We're going to help with that, by giving the first 200 lucky readers to ask us an ebook for free. All we ask is that the book they request is in a genre they don't read, or read a long time ago and drifted out of.
Each participating author will offer ten books for free (we'll give you a list of what's available). But if you don't manage to get in fast enough and there aren't any books left, don't worry, you're still eligible for the Take a Walk on the Wild Side contest. Find a book in a new-to-you genre, whether at the library, from a friend, or if you want to support the wonderful authors involved in this contest by buying one of their books, so much the better!
Read the book—the contest runs for four weeks, so you've got time—then write a paragraph on the contest's Facebook group about what surprised and delighted you about the genre you just read. You can also include a short paragraph on the genre you usually read and why you love it. Help convince other readers to give a new genre a try!
We're going to encourage people to like the paragraphs that inspired them to read a new genre, and the five entries with the most likes will go to a well-known book blogger (with names redacted) to choose the winner of the $200 gift card.
This is one place where being a chatterbox will get you sent to the top of the class, not to detention. We want people talking about the books they're reading, swopping recommendations, and generally connecting over new genres, so we've got a $50 gift card prize to the person who interacts the most on the Facebook group.
Good luck, everyone, this is going to be a lot of fun!
And here are the amazing authors involved in sponsoring this contest:
Marilyn Brant
Robin Bielman
Kelsey Browning
Zoe Dawson
Michelle Diener
Cynthia Eden
Jennifer Estep
Misty Evans
Maggie Mae Gallagher
Lori Handeland
Mary Hughes
Shona Husk
Rachel Johns
Dale Mayer
Nancy Naigle
Christina Phillips
Edie Ramer
Elle J Rossi
Barbara Samuel
Therese Walsh
We'll be posting a profile on each author and the books they have made eligible for the giveaway on the Read a New Genre Facebook group on July 2nd. As stated above, the first 200 people to request the books on offer will get them for free, thereafter, participants will have to source their own books, either from the library, a friend, or if they'd like to support one of the authors sponsoring this contest, so much the better! Only one free book request per person, so as many readers as possible can benefit.
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My question is would you like to sign up as bloggers to spread the word?
Thank you!
Tags: blogger, challenge, giveaways, Michelle Diener, sign up, блоггер, вызов, контест, мишель дьенэ, подписаться
Science Fiction Review: Dark Horse by Michelle Diener
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Dark Horse by Michelle Diener
Egalley thanks to the author
Synopsis from Goodreads
Some secrets carry the weight of the world.
Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she's made a powerful ally--a fellow prisoner with whom she's formed a strong bond. Sazo's an artificial intelligence. He's saved her from captivity and torture, but he's also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided.
Captain Dav Jallan doesn't know why he and his crew have stumbled across an almost legendary Class 5 battleship, but he's not going to complain. The only problem is, all its crew are dead, all except for one strange, new alien being.
She calls herself Rose. She seems small and harmless, but less and less about her story is adding up, and Dav has a bad feeling his crew, and maybe even the four planets, are in jeopardy. The Class 5's owners, the Tecran, look set to start a war to get it back and Dav suspects Rose isn't the only alien being who survived what happened on the Class 5. And whatever else is out there is playing its own games.
In this race for the truth, he's going to have to go against his leaders and trust the dark horse.
Amazon kindle US/UK
* * *Dark Horse was delightful! Like a mild, less insane version of Touchstone trilogy by Andrea K. Höst or Last Hour of Gann by R.Lee Smith. The main kick of it all was that Rose McKenzie absolutely kicked ass as a heroine.
Tags: 8.5/10, Michelle Diener, romance, sci-fi, мишель дьенэ, научная фантастика, роман
The Postman Knock #126
Sunday, June 21, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
We've got 10 most amazing, cutest chicks ever that popped from the incubator 2 weeks ago. Just look at them! *grinning*
Apart from that, I read some fabulous books in the last three weeks, and DNFed a couple as well. All in all, we are super busy still, and I can not find the time to visit you all yet, but I sure as hell will try. This weekend I'm partying at Be-In Festival as it's literally at our door steps, so I'll be even more absent but promise some pics the week after.
Tags: bookshelf, new books, photos, the postman knock, книжная полка, новые книги, фото
Historical Mystery Review: The Anatomy of Death by Felicity Young
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
The Anatomy of Death by Felicity Young (Dr. Dody McCleland #1)
Synopsis from Goodreads
At the turn of the twentieth century, London's political climate is in turmoil, as women fight for the right to vote. Dody McCleland has her own battles to fight. As England's first female autopsy surgeon, not only must she prove herself, she must prove that murder treats everyone equally...
After a heated women's rights rally turns violent, an innocent suffragette is found murdered. When she examines the body, Dody McCleland is shocked to realize that the victim was a friend of her sister--fueling her determination to uncover the cause of the protestor's suspicious death.
For Dody, gathering clues from a body is often easier than handling the living--especially Chief Detective Inspector Pike. Pike is looking to get to the bottom of this case but has a hard time trusting anyone--including Dody. Determined to earn Pike's trust and to find the killer, Dody will have to sort through real and imagined secrets. But if she's not careful, she may end up on her own examination table...
Amazon US/UK | Amazon kindle US/UK | The Book Depository
* * *I can't tell you how long I've been waiting to read this book! At least a couple of years. It's one of those that publisher priced ridiculously high in e-format, and it took them that long to put it on offer which reduced it from £9 to under £4.
Tags: 8/10, felicity young, historical fiction, murder mystery, suffragette, детектив, исторический роман, суффражетки, фелисити янг
Historical YA Fiction Audiobook Review: The Notorious Pagan Jones by Nina Berry
Friday, June 12, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
The Notorious Pagan Jones by Nina Berry (Pagan Jones #1)
Audiocopy courtesy of Audible US
Synopsis from Goodreads
Pagan Jones went from America's sweetheart to fallen angel in one fateful night in 1960: the night a car accident killed her whole family. Pagan was behind the wheel and driving drunk. Nine months later, she's stuck in the Lighthouse Reformatory for Wayward Girls and tortured by her guilt—not to mention the sadistic Miss Edwards, who takes special delight in humiliating the once-great Pagan Jones.
But all of that is about to change. Pagan's old agent shows up with a mysterious studio executive, Devin Black, and an offer. Pagan will be released from juvenile detention if she accepts a juicy role in a comedy directed by award-winning director Bennie Wexler. The shoot starts in West Berlin in just three days. If Pagan's going to do it, she has to decide fast—and she has to agree to a court-appointed "guardian," the handsome yet infuriating Devin, who's too young, too smooth, too sophisticated to be some studio flack.
The offer's too good to be true, Berlin's in turmoil and Devin Black knows way too much about her—there's definitely something fishy going on. But if anyone can take on a divided city, a scheming guardian and the criticism of a world that once adored her, it's the notorious Pagan Jones. What could go wrong?
Amazon US/UK | Amazon kindle US/UK | The Book Depository | Audible US/UK
* * *The Notorious Pagan Jones was absolutely delightful! I don't know what I liked the most: Miss Jones' sarcastic drawl, the slang, the various accents brought to life by a skillful narrator, or the cloak and dagger circumstances which led to the building of Berlin wall
Tags: 8.5/10, historical fiction, nina berry, spies, YA, исторический YA, нина берри, шпионы
YA Fantasy Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
hardcopy courtesy of Pan/Macmillan
Synopsis from Goodreads
Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
Her people rely on the cold, ambitious wizard, known only as the Dragon, to keep the wood's powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman must be handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as being lost to the wood.
The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia - all the things Agnieszka isn't - and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.
But no one can predict how or why the Dragon chooses a girl. And when he comes, it is not Kasia he will take with him.
From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales. It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan.
Amazon US/UK | Amazon kindle US/UK | The Book Depository
* * *You know how sometimes you recognize a great book from the first few pages? Well, I opened this book and within the first few sentences I just knew Uprooted would be fabulous. And it was! Delicious, glorious, kick ass, sharp-tongued and really, really refreshing. I wanted to give this book a big hug and didn't want it to end.
Tags: 9.5/10, fantasy, naomi novik, YA, наоми новик, подростковый фикшн, фэнтези
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Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the Prince Edward Island Women's Institute on the success of the 2002 Legacy Bike Tour.
This week-long event attracted 135 cyclists from across Canada and beyond who cycled 60 kilometres a day, beginning at East Point and concluding at North Cape on September 13. That is tip to tip on Prince Edward Island.
This event raised $51,000 to help cover the cost of a videoscope machine for Prince County Hospital to assist in the early detection of colon cancer.
The Women's Institute has a long and proud history of working for island communities through fundraising efforts and promoting fitness and healthy living.
I offer congratulations to all the bikers, but especially so to the Tingley family, Rita Berrigan, Bertha Campbell and at age 84, Donald Deacon. Congratulations to the Women's Institute and the 135 cyclists for their efforts and a job well done.

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It's dress rehearsal time as parishes prepare for the new Mass.
It was last Advent season when Andy Hentz first heard his pastor talk about the new Latin-to-English translations coming to the Mass. But it wasn't until Hentz, a mail carrier who reads Catholic magazines and listens to Catholic radio, read excerpts of the new texts on the Internet earlier this year that he realized how dramatic the changes will be.
The 33-year-old married father of three says his parish, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, has not yet done much to prepare parishioners for what is coming. When the new texts are implemented across the nation this fall, Hentz thinks some Catholics could be caught off guard.
"I haven't heard much about this, considering it's going to change the central thing that we do as Catholics," says Hentz of Granite City, Illinois, a St. Louis suburb. "That's kind of surprising."
Diocesan and parish officials across the country say they have worked hard to make sure that won't be the case when the new translations are introduced at Mass on November 27, the first Sunday of Advent. Last year the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops presented the new texts at 22 regional workshops for diocesan and parish leaders. More than 4,200 people participated from all but six dioceses, says Father Richard Hilgartner, associate director of the USCCB's Secretariat for Divine Worship. Many dioceses that weren't home sites sent teams of priests, who would return home and lead training sessions in their parishes.
The church has more than ignorance to overcome. Critics charge that the new texts clash too awkwardly with English, and they resent the "top-down" way in which they are coming to American parishes from Rome.
"Many people will at first be concerned about making changes to prayers and responses we know by heart, but the hope is that the new texts will be helpful in leading to a deeper understanding of what we celebrate in the liturgy," Hilgartner says. "Parishes are being encouraged to plan for catechesis about not only the changes in the texts but the bigger picture—the nature and meaning of the Mass—as well."
Ready or not
Father Paul Turner, pastor of St. Munchin Parish in Cameron, Missouri, has been giving presentations to a few dozen dioceses in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. He will go to England and Scotland later this year.
"I've been trying to respond to requests from dioceses intermittently over the past couple of years, and there is more intense interest now," Turner says. "I think it's going well, but I'm finding what you would expect. Some priests are very hesitant about the changes coming, and some are very excited about it."
Turner says some dioceses have done "quite a lot" to prepare; others have done "quite little by comparison."
The Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa hopes a gradual approach will have its faithful ready by late November. Starting in February it began publishing one-paragraph installments in the Sunday bulletin, describing the reason for the changes and including short excerpts, says Peggy Lovrien, director of Dubuque's Office of Worship.
The first 15-part series covered the introduction to the Mass and the liturgy of the word. This fall a second 15-part series will focus on the liturgy of the Eucharist and the dismissal.
In February the archdiocese also gathered more than 200 musicians to practice singing the new translations and some new music proposed by Catholic publishers. Early this fall Dubuque plans to reconvene the group.
Lovrien says she has enjoyed working with the musicians. "Through all of this I'm real impressed with the deep love of the church that people have," she says.
She is not worried that many Catholics will be caught off guard come Advent. "Nothing is perfect in terms of communications," she notes. "The church, from Rome to the Sunday liturgy in parishes, has been communicating over and over that these changes are coming. If there are those who are surprised by it, I think the numbers will be small."
Turner says it's hard to say whether he's comfortable with the level of preparation thus far. "It's like asking me as a pastor if I'm comfortable with the level of preparation an engaged couple has received so far before marrying," he says. "You can never have too much."
Great divide
Turner has no doubt that the new texts will be implemented on schedule, but some critics say the change will be so unpopular, it should not be forced on Catholics all at once. Father Michael G. Ryan, pastor at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, last year proposed a pilot project "What If We Just Said Wait?" in which the new texts would be introduced in some carefully selected parishes throughout the English-speaking world to be evaluated after a year. Ryan has since discontinued the campaign.
"There is no chance that will happen," Turner says. "It's impractical. What would you do [at such a pilot parish] for weddings and funerals when you have a large number of people who have not had the catechesis? And what would you do at the end of that year, go back to the original texts?"
While he disagrees with the critics, Turner likes their passion for the issue. "It's a sign of how deeply people care about the Eucharist. Behind that is a desire that the people's voice be heard in some way. It's a good desire. These changes are going to affect every Catholic in the pews."
Alexandra Besore, a 25-year-old singer and actress in Los Angeles who attends Mass daily, is among those who are excited about the changes. She says she has grown increasingly frustrated with how area churches have become too "modernized and Protestantized," citing more tolerance for homosexuality and contraception.
Besore doesn't necessarily want to revert to an all-Latin Mass but says she is "thrilled" that the "fabulous" new translations will bring a more literal translation of the Mass from the original Latin and a step toward the traditional.
"The closer you get to the original, the closer you get to when Christ was on the Earth, so any move in that direction is a positive thing," Besore says.
Father Anthony Ruff, a Benedictine priest and nationally known liturgist, says he typically shares Besore's conservative approach, but he could not disagree more with her support for the new translations. Ruff teaches liturgy and Gregorian chant at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He calls the new texts a "train wreck."
"They are going to alienate people and be divisive," Ruff says. "Priests weren't asking for this, they weren't consulted, and their viewpoints have been ignored. The vast majority of liturgical and musical directors are against this change and are dreading it. They are doing it against their will, but they're trying to make the best of it."
Ruff says he has sympathy for the goal of creating texts that are more faithful to the Latin. But he says the new translation guidelines issued in the 2001 document Liturgiam authenticam, will never produce "good English."
Hentz, the mail carrier, agrees. Hentz' favorite part of the Mass always has been at the end of the eucharistic prayer when the priest says, "through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit . . ." In the new translation, that part will be changed to, "through him, and with him, and in him . . ." It might sound like a minute change, but Hentz says it's the one he'll have the most difficulty with.
"The Trinity to me is very present there," he says. "Christ is in the Eucharist, brought there through the Holy Spirit, offered in sacrifice to the Father. [The 'ands'] kind of break up that connection in my head."
Another change that struck him as odd is saying "and with your spirit" instead of "and also with you," in response to the priest's, "The Lord be with you."
"My wife was saying, ['and also with you'] is just kind of a part of our culture. 'And with your spirit' seems strange. It's not the way we talk in our everyday language. But I also see that there's a different meaning there, and I guess they're trying to illuminate that."
The new texts are "overreacting to our current texts, which are too loose and unfaithful," Ruff says, "but [they] twist the Engish language to fit Latin grammar and word order, and that will not give you good, poetic English, which we need in the liturgy."
Ruff is urging opponents of the new translations to "make our voices be heard from now until Advent."
"It's a long shot . . . but it still will send the right kind of signal for the future, and it will make it clear to the Roman authorities that we need better guidelines and a better process."
Ruff has felt ramifications from speaking out against the texts, he says. In November he was terminated from the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), for which he had chaired a committee that set all of the music for the new texts in the new Roman Missal.
"I know Rome has read my blog. That's why I was terminated. ICEL told me Rome did not want anyone critical of Rome involved in the work," Ruff says. "It's sad that this is the way our church operates. I don't feel that bad for myself. I'm glad I was a part of this important work. I'm not hurting at all. I've moved beyond that to [see] how can I help the church reform itself."
Change will do you good
Ken Canedo, composer in residence at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon, and a widely published liturgical music composer, has traveled the country giving presentations on the new texts.
"People have been very receptive. There always are some pockets of resistance. People don't like change, of course. It's human nature, especially with something as intimate as the Mass."
There is a lot of misunderstanding about the new translation, Canedo says, especially if people are getting their information only from news sound bites, rumors, and blogs.
"Catholics need to receive information about their sacred liturgy from authoritative church sources," Canedo says. "We also need to appreciate that the Mass has a resonance that goes beyond only what we remember of it from our own lifetime."
Canedo says he has been able to diffuse some of the controversy by putting the changes in historical context. "What I try to do in my workshops is to quote church sources: Liturgiam authenticam and the United States Catholic bishops," Canedo says. "I also give people a brief history of the Mass from the Council of Trent in 1545, onward through the Second Vatican Council, and up to our day. There were a lot of changes in the liturgy during that long period of time, and knowledge of that helps people to view the upcoming changes in a better light."
Even those opposed to the changes have told him how an understanding of the history of the Mass has helped them to be more open.
Views from the pews
One person who has enjoyed learning from Canedo is Betty Drilling, a Holy Trinity parishioner. Drilling sings in the choir that Canedo leads.
Drilling says she first read about the changes in the parish bulletin and was struck by how familiar they were. "When I read them, I said to my husband, 'I don't know what the big deal is. I remember this,' " Drilling recalls.
Drilling, 71, still clearly remembers when the Mass was said in Latin, before the Second Vatican Council, which was implemented in 1970.
In January her parish discussed the new texts at a conference attended by about 200 people, including representatives of the parish's eucharistic, homebound, greeters, and choir ministries.
"Ken spoke for an hour and 15 minutes, he explained things, and we had question-and-answer time," she says. The participants then broke into discussion groups and shared their thoughts and feelings about the new texts.
Drilling says she was concerned that the more traditional language would be accompanied by a return to the pre-Vatican II emphasis on kneeling in the pew, something her knees can't handle. She also wanted to know whether people will still shake hands while sharing the sign of peace and hold hands while praying the Our Father. "Those are things that bring fellowship, even among those people who are new to our parish. My concerns were allayed because none of these things will change."
"It's the priest who has to learn so many different things. I don't understand why people are so upset. It's going back to what our Bible says and going back to our history. It's not an awful lot of change."
Larry Merkel couldn't disagree more. "I don't see the point in doing it," says Merkel, a 43-year-old married father of three, whose family attends Mass each Sunday at St. John Neumann Church in Austin, Texas. "The new translations seem kind of stilted. The ones we have been using have a nice flow to them. They kind of go along in a melodious way, but these don't seem to do that."
Merkel, a patent agent, compares the new texts to patent applications that have been translated word-for-word from Japanese or Chinese to English. They are difficult to understand, he says. It is much easier to read applications that have been translated by consultants who account for the nuances of both languages.
"When they've been reflowed a bit, they don't change the meaning; they've just been massaged a little bit, and they read much more smoothly."
Merkel says he probably will quietly say the current responses even after the new texts are implemented but will encourage his children—ages 13, 11, and 8—to make their own decision. He has yet to hear his pastor say anything to prepare people for the changes.
Hentz finds himself somewhere in between the enthusiastic and the oppositional. "It will take some getting used to, but I guess they're doing it to stay true to the original Latin to make the meaning a little deeper, maybe. I guess that's a good thing."
This article appeared in the May 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 5, pages 12-17).
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"What is happening today are not simple security violations — it is a huge security failure and disaster," said Ahmed al-Tamimi, who was working at an Education Ministry office a block away from a restaurant that was bombed in the Shia neighborhood of Kazimiyah in northern Baghdad. He described a hellish scene of human flesh and pools of blood at the restaurant.
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Widespread violence has decreased since just a few years ago when Iraq teetered on the brink of civil war. But bombings and deadly shootings still happen almost daily.


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- Premium quality 100% cotton fabrics- Big Red Bow (Attached)- Perfect Yellow & White Front Lined Bodice and White Back Lined Bodice- Royal Blue Full Skirt, perfect for twirling- Soft elastic back bodice to allow for growth- All seams are professionally finished with a serger for high quality and extra strength and top stitched where needed.
**Doll Size Dresses have velcro straps and are not meant to be worn on children.
Measurements:See Measurement Chart Image to pick the best size for your little one. Processing Time: 2-3 Week TurnaroundCPSIA Compliant Handmade Maker:At Perfect Memories Boutique, I take pride in all of my work and strive to make all of my items the highest quality possible. Each item is handmade by me. All items in my shop are CPSIA Compliant, meaning they meet the requirements by the United States to be considered safe for children to wear.As always, Perfect Memories Boutique is here to make each memory perfect, one outfit at a time.


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Basic Bananas Foster
A show-off dessert with rum and fire.
Flambéing bananas and rum in front of your guests gives you massive kitchen cred. (And this dessert is actually easy!) What's not good cred? Having the fire department at your dinner party, too. So make sure nothing flammable is near the pan.... Read More
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