Category Archives: POLLS

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23 February 2012

LENTCAzT 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Let Christ be the pattern

Today is Thursday after Ash Wednesday.   The Roman Station is San Giorgio in Velabro.  Bl. John Henry Newman was once the Titular Cardinal of this ancient little church.
Don’t forget!   It’s Lent!


Tomorrow is Friday during Lent.  Remember your Friday Penance.  Also, … Continue reading

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10 February 2012

WDTPRS POLL: Had this been Pres. Obama’s 2nd term, would he have offered any “accommodation”?

I put it to you.
I offer a two-tier answer option.

Technorati Tags: HHS, poll, Pres. Obama, religious liberty

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9 February 2012

ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Ultrasound before abortion.

At The Daily Telegraph, a UK paper and site, there is a poll which could use some attention.
It concerns an issue in the USA, namely, a law in Texas that requires women to view an ultrasound image before an abortion.
Here … Continue reading

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7 February 2012

Happy 200th Birthday Charles Dickens!

In happier news, today is the 200th Birthday of Charles Dickens.

Let’s have a poll!
And please give your reasons in the combox!

Technorati Tags: Charles Dickens

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ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Should priests be able to change the words of Mass when they want to?

Do you remember this story from a couple days back?  HERE.
Review: A priest was changing the words of Mass. He was corrected on more than one occasion by the bishop.  The priest, having refused to change, offered his resignation which … Continue reading

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3 February 2012

WDTPRS POLL: 3 February St. Blaise Day Blessing of Throats

Our liturgical calendar is packed with wonderful opportunties for spiritual benefits.
Today there is a special blessing for candles (not just yesterday!) in honor of St. Blaise and then a blessing of throats.
I once stood for hours in the church in … Continue reading

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2 February 2012

ACTION ITEM! White House PETITION to rescind the anti-Catholic HHS Mandate.

On the site of the White House a petition was initiated requesting that the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate be rescinded.
You have to create an account and sign in.
Click HERE.
The real resistance against Pres. Obama’s war on the Catholic Church will … Continue reading

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20 January 2012

For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form do you PREFER? WDTPRS POLL

Over HERE, I had a poll about what you actually do in regard to your participation at Holy Mass.
Here is a poll about what you would PREFER to do!
The poll options are the same, but the emphasis is a different.
This … Continue reading

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19 January 2012

WDTPRS POLL: The Combox

Here is a quick poll about the combox here.

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18 January 2012

For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form? WDTPRS POLL

Rorate has a poll going for their readers about participation at Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form, the Novus Ordo.   The way to know their readers, thought it is clearly gauged for lay people, not priests.
I think that is … Continue reading

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7 January 2012

QUAERITUR: Friday fish and chips cooked in beef fat? WDTPRS POLL: “meatless Fridays”.

POLL BELOW!
From a reader:
I was watching TV last night & on the program they were talking about fish & chips fried in rendered beef fat at a restaurant.
Fish & Chips is one of my favorite Friday dishes and I assume … Continue reading

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Fr. Z's Kitchen, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS | Tagged , , , , , | 73 Comments

2 January 2012

WDTPRS POLL: “Blesséd” or “Blessed”

Today is the Feast of the Holy Name.  The feast reminds me of a question I have wanted to ask in a poll.
During the Divine Praises we bless the Holy Name of Jesus.
In some context we seem to use “Blesséd” … Continue reading

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28 December 2011

ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! “Are religious rights being trampled on by government?”

Perhaps other blogs will pick this up and help.
An article from the ultra-liberal New York Times (“Hell’s Bible”) is posted on the even more liberal MSNBC.
The article concerns the objections of the USCCB against pressure from the Obama Administration and/or states to force … Continue reading

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26 December 2011

WDTPRS POLL: Genuflecting during the Creed on Christmas.

In the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, when the Creed is said or sung, all present bend the knee or kneel at the words “et incarnatus est“.  In the Ordinary Form this practice was reduced only to two days … Continue reading

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WDTPRS POLL: How did you fulfill your Christmas/Sunday Mass obligation? (With a short rant about Hell.)

Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and also certain other “days of precept”, also called Holy Days of Obligation. We fulfill our obligation by attending Mass (or Divine Liturgy of course) on the day itself or … Continue reading

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