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Category Archives: “But Father! But Father!”
19 February 2012
QUAERITUR: Ashes, Very Small Children, and You – An annual discussion.
From a priest:
Reverend and Dear Father,
Ash Wednesday is soon to be upon us, and I am faced with the situation I am often faced with: whether to impose ashes on cute, angel-faced infants.
It never fails that, as the faithful come … Continue reading
7 February 2012
Nancy Pelosi: ‘I am going to stick with fellow Catholics’ in Pres. Obama’s war on Catholics. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), catholic and openly an abortion absolutist, is from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, but she spends most of her time in Washington DC. She has at least quasi-domicile in the Archdiocese of Washington DC.
She is Archbishop Niederauer’s … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", 1983 CIC can. 915, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged apostacy, Archbp. Niederauer, Archd. San Francisco, Archd. Washington DC, can. 915, Card. Wuerl, Nancy Pelosi, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
105 Comments
11 January 2012
A bishop promotes the Sacrament of Penance
“But Father! But Father!”, I read in my email, “You are always telling us to go to confession but around here priests don’t hear confessions very often if at all! What are we supposed to do?”
Thus, I read of the … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, De Novissimis: Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, WDTPRS KUDOS
Tagged Bp. Michael Campbell, confession, D. Lancaster, sacrament of penance
26 Comments
26 November 2011
CTS (UK) People’s Edition of the Roman Missal (“hand missal” for Ordinary Form)
The other day I received and reviewed the Altar Edition of the new Roman Missal (with the new corrected translation) published by the Catholic Truth Society in England. It is a wonderful book, and on reflection I think it … Continue reading
28 October 2011
Pagan chant to the deity Olokun in the Basilica of St. Francis during Assisi III
I think the whole Assisi III thing was overblown. I watched a bit of it and read some of the interventions. Dull.
However, someone sent this by email. In the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, for this inter-religious … Continue reading
21 October 2011
Note to bishops: Summorum Pontificum replaced Ecclesia Dei adflicta. No… really… it did.
It defies reason, but sometimes we still find bishops who think that Summorum Pontificum and Universae Ecclesiae don’t exist and that they can still order matters concerning the older form of Mass according to the now superseded Ecclesia Dei adflicta.
Bishop … Continue reading
11 October 2011
NCR on bishops and Communion under both kinds
National Catholic Fishwrap’s website, the editors have run something that was in their print edition, the actual fishwrap. They are reacting to both Bp. Olmsted of Phoenix and Bp. Morlino of Madison and their implementation of new local practices for … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Throwing a Nutty
13 Comments
16 September 2011
Have a meatless day!
GMTA.
Over at His Hermeneuticalness’s place we find a photo of eggs and toast. “But Father! But Father!”, I thought. “I also had an egg and toast today!” Then, I continued needlessly, “Why? I’ll tell you why. Which it’s Friday, ain’t … Continue reading
6 September 2011
QUAERITUR: Am I forgiven if I don’t do a penance assigned in confession? Fr. Z rants.
From a reader:
Good morning Father, when I went to Reconciliation this past weekend I received a two part penance- the first part was immediately carried out and the second part I was to perform later at home. [grrrrr] As I … Continue reading
11 August 2011
Waiting for Zagano
For some time now I have been getting emails and phone calls from friends with reports that someone who writes for the National Catholic Reporter aka Fishwrap, Phyllis Zagano, has been sniffing around looking for dirt about me. Zagano hasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Brick by Brick, Lighter fare, Non Nobis and Te Deum, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Bp. Finn, Bp. Morlino, Bp. Olmsted, can. 764, can. 903, can. 969, Catholic Exchange, Catholic League, Catholic News Agency, celebret, Fr. Corapi, NCFishwrap, NCR, Phyllis Zagano, Wm. Donohue
147 Comments
27 July 2011
23 May 2011
QUAERITUR: TLM readings in the vernacular and UE 26
From a reader:
I know this is not the same as an official dubium to the PCED, but your view would be appreciated. (I ask these questions because of the situations at two different parishes in the Archdiocese of ___ which … Continue reading
20 May 2011
“The older rite is here to stay” – analysis of Universae Ecclesiae by Alcuin Reid
There is a piece on The Catholic Herald‘s site (full disclosure: I write regularly for CH now) about Benedict XVI’s provision in Summorum Pontificum and Universae Ecclesiae by Alcuin Reid who reedited Fortescue/O’Connell Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described.
My emphases … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Brick by Brick, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Universae Ecclesiae
Tagged Alcuin Reid, Benedict XVI, Catholic Herald, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, the tip of the spear, Universae Ecclesiae
24 Comments
19 April 2011
QUAERITUR: Using the new, corrected translation before Advent in private concelebration.
From a priest:
Dear Fr. Z, I’d be interested in your thoughts on this: The new translation of the 3rd Edition of the Roman Missal (Ordinary Form) becomes the official text for Mass in the United States on the first Sunday … Continue reading
16 February 2011
QUAERITUR: Parish usher wants to be a JP to officiate at wedding of Catholics
From a reader:
I have a good friend who is much older than I. Sadly, he disagrees with a lot of the Church’s stances. Despite that, he hears Mass regularly (every Sunday), and Holy Days of Obligations. He is an usher … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", ASK FATHER Question Box, Brick by Brick
Tagged JP marriage
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