Monthly Archives: October 2010

QUAERITUR: reconsecrating, restoring a chalice

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Many years ago, a chalice was donated to the parish of my grandfather as a memorial after his death. After several years, my grandmother received a call from the pastor stating that they were cleaning house in the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: priest adds a word to words of absolution

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Father, i went to confession this afternoon and instead of the usual “I absolve you from your sins…” the priest said instead, “I now absolve you from your sins…”. Was my confession valid?
Yes, it was valid.
In a sense, … Continue reading →

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BLOG RENEWAL: combox and mobile theme

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Under another entry a commentator said that, in his experience, there is an odd glitch in the combox.  He says that the input editor suppresses a space between the punctuation at the end of a sentence and the beginning of … Continue reading →

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“I worked so hard for that title!”

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I don’t like being called anything but “Father” … except for those times when I don’t care.   After all, I worked hard for that title.
Oooops… er… um… no… um… no, wait.    It has to do with that ontological character and … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Democrats: ANTI-CATHOLIC in print

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I wonder if there is a federal statute that covers using the U.S Postal Service for the distribution of discriminatory printed material aimed at a specific religious group.  I am no lawyer, but I can wonder.  Right?
Yesterday I posted an … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI on regulating migration

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A friend of mine, the great Roman Fabrizio noticed this and sent it along for our opportune knowledge.
The Holy Father, in his “Message” for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees, offered:
” The Church recognizes this right in every human … Continue reading →

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Msgr. Gherardini on the SSPX talks and the future of the SSPX

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friends at Rorate have a bit of an interview with the distinguished theologian Msgr. Brunero Gherardini (an old prof at the Lateran back in my day).
My E and C.
Msgr. Brunero Gherardini on the SSPX
On September 29, 2010, Messa in … Continue reading →

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Nuns auctioning rare Honus Wagner baseball card

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From AP with my usual treatment:
Holy card! Nuns auctioning rare Honus Wagner

By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press BALTIMORE –
Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner.
But she quickly learned the baseball great is a revered figure among collectors, and … Continue reading →

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Composer James MacMillian explains what happened before the Papal Visit

Posted on 26 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a story from The Telegraph about the trouble distinguished composer James MacMillian had with the liturgical establishment before the Holy Father’s visit to Scotland and England.
James MacMillan is a Scottish composer whose symphonies, concertos, operas, sacred music and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: confessor without a stole, outside a confessional

Posted on 26 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Today I was reading “Pardon and Peace” by Fr. Randolph, and he writes “Church law requires that confessions should normally be heard in a proper confessional” and that for hearing confessions “a priest should always wear a purple … Continue reading →

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