Category Archives: “But Father! But Father!”

If a six-year old can get it right…

Posted on 1 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a readerette:
Father,
Back before the new translation was implemented, I talked to my six year old son about the changes and what the new words meant. Since, then, it hasn’t come up again until today.
We were in the car and my kids … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Ashes, Very Small Children, and You – An annual discussion.

Posted on 19 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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Nancy Pelosi: ‘I am going to stick with fellow Catholics’ in Pres. Obama’s war on Catholics. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 7 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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A bishop promotes the Sacrament of Penance

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

“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 →

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CTS (UK) People’s Edition of the Roman Missal (“hand missal” for Ordinary Form)

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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Pagan chant to the deity Olokun in the Basilica of St. Francis during Assisi III

Posted on 28 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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Note to bishops: Summorum Pontificum replaced Ecclesia Dei adflicta. No… really… it did.

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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NCR on bishops and Communion under both kinds

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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Have a meatless day!

Posted on 16 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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QUAERITUR: Am I forgiven if I don’t do a penance assigned in confession? Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 6 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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