Why have the Claretians become publishers of the Christian Community Bible?
The goal, the mission, the dream of the pastoral bible is that people who read it will easily understand the word of God, which is sometimes quite complicated. Our first purpose is to be accurate in the reading of text that was intended for ordinary people from the beginning and to render that in a language that people can really understand. So sometimes we might have to say in three words what can be said in one word, just to make sure that the people will understand the meaning of it. We also want to give people a feeling of belonging to the Catholic Church, bringing in the big tradition of the church through the centuries, so that readers will grow in their understanding of what the church means to them. This is the purpose of the pastoral commentaries in the Bible, which we consider to be from below, from the life of the people. Question: How does your work fit with the Claretian mission? Answer: Very strongly and directly. You know, our founder, Saint Anthony Claret (1802-1870), p
