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Monthly Archives: October 2010
26 October 2010
QUAERITUR: confessor without a stole, outside a confessional
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
Did the Holy Father get a free ride from the BBC during his visit?
From Damian Thompson:
The Times’s paywall is mysteriously down, so I nipped behind it and found a blog post from my former colleague the Rev George Pitcher, now the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Public Affairs. Writes George:
I … Continue reading
Democrats in Minnesota anti-Catholic political postcard campaign
I have seen this story in various places, but LifeSite has a good summary.
A campaign postcard the Minnesota Democratic Party sent to voters in the Midwestern state is causing a strong reaction from pro-life advocates. It claims the … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: taking a chalice home to pray for vocations
From a reader:
There is a “program” at Church, where a family takes the Chalice Home with them to pray for an increase in vocations. Now, our parish is supposed to be the most conservative in the area, and our Pastor … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
35 Comments
QUAERITUR: Sunday obligation and Communion service
From a reader:
Recently a friend of mine went to what he thought was Mass, but actually turned out to be a eucharistic service on a Sunday. He says the ordinary priest was absent but another person (assuming a priest as … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Indulgences for the dead and visiting a cemetery
From a reader:
Your recent answer to a question about prayers and Masses for non-Catholic departed brings to mind a question some friends and I were deliberating over. With regard to the indulgences we can gain for the departed during the … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged All Souls, cemetery, indulgence, Purgatory
21 Comments
25 October 2010
QUAERITUR: Can non-Catholics be saved?
From a reader:
Can non-Catholics who die outside formal union with the Church be saved? I’ve had the statements of the Council of Florence pointed to as proof to interpret extra ecclesiam nulla salus. This seems to contradict what’s said in … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: homemade marriage vows
From a reader:
I recently attended a Catholic wedding between two Catholics. During the ceremony, I believe the couple did the declaration of intentions according to the Rite of Marriage. When it came to the wedding vows, instead of using the … Continue reading
24 October 2010
APNews: “Catholic bloggers aim to purge dissenters”
From Townhall comes this:
Catholic bloggers aim to purge dissenters
APNews
Pressure is on to change the Roman Catholic Church in America, but it’s not coming from the usual liberal suspects. A new breed of theological conservatives has taken to blogs … Continue reading
Posted in Throwing a Nutty
85 Comments
Some critics of the new translations: “radioactively cynical”
Over at First Things Fr. Rutler has some comments about the new translation and liturgy in general.
Here are a few excerpts. We join him in medias res with my emphases and sinographs:
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Publicly owned corporations are more accountable to their shareholders … Continue reading
Posted in Mail from priests, The Drill
Tagged Cultural Revolution, First Things, Fr. George Rutler
36 Comments
QUAERITUR: Old Rituale Romanum and “churching” of women
From a deacon:
May God Bless you for your work. I will be traveling home for
Thanksgiving break to Baptize my twin brother’s newborn son. He and
his wife are faithful, traditional Catholics. I was wondering if it is
still possible to celebrate for … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Book of Blessings, churching
17 Comments
The 2012 Synod of Bishop will focus on…
From CNS comes this news. Woo hoo.
Next synod theme: New evangelization
October 24, 2010 by John Thavis
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict announced today that he’s chosen “new evangelization” as the theme for the next world Synod of Bishops in 2012.
The … Continue reading
Posted in New Evangelization, The future and our choices
Tagged New Evangelization, Synod of Bishops
6 Comments
POLL: Halloween costumes in church next Sunday at Mass
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG? Please link! Let’s get a strong participation in this poll and discussion.
A priest reader sent a suggestion for a WDTPRS POLL.
Next Sunday coincides with the Eve of All Hallows. A “hallow” is an old word … Continue reading
WDTPRS: 22nd Sunday after Pentecost – the curial cage match
This week’s Collect is an ancient prayer, found in the 9th century Liber sacramentorum Augustodunensis (Augustodunum is the ancient Roman name for Autun, France) on the 25th Sunday after the Octave of Pentecost. It was also in what is coming … Continue reading
Posted in WDTPRS
4 Comments
QUAERITUR: Masses for dead Protestants
From a reader:
I was reading your post regarding “Masses for things instead of for people”. I remeber reading The Prophecies of Anne Catherine Emmerich, and reading this: ‘more Protestant souls stayed in Purgatory the longest not because they were worse … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
38 Comments
