Monthly Archives: December 2011

Your Midnight Mass plans

Are you going to Midnight Mass?
Will a Mass called Midnight Mass actually be scheduled for 9:30?
What … Continue reading

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The Feeder Feed: tortured dove edition

I am at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC, before a painting by Rubens (+1640) of the … Continue reading

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A favorite place in NYC

Bryant Park has made its way onto my list of favorite places in New York. … Continue reading

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WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 23 December – O Emmanuel

We continue our look at the O Antiphons.   We have to the final full day before … Continue reading

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QUAERITUR: What to do about altars with huge Nativity scenes in front of them?

From a priest:
As I prepare to take some time away from the during Christmastide, it occurs … Continue reading

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HuffPo is having a spittle-flecked nutty about Card. George of Chicago.

HuffPo‘s spittle-flecked nutty about Card. George of Chicago. His Eminence made an on-camera remark about … Continue reading

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty, WDTPRS KUDOS | Tagged , , , , , | 25 Comments

QUAERITUR: Long confession lines, having only venial sins, and blocking someone else’s chance to confess

From a reader:
Last week I was in line for a long time, and finally entered the confessional … Continue reading

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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 23 December – discerning

Here is the first prayer for the Mass of 23 December, the last full day of … Continue reading

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New head of the USA Anglican Ordinariate to be named soon

Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity.
It is exciting that on 1 January, very soon, … Continue reading

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Archdiocese of Detroit says Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV.com are not “authorized” to use “Catholic”

For your opportune knowledge.
This comes from the website of the Archdiocese of Detroit.  You can decide … Continue reading

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