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Tag Archives: altar girls
QUAERITUR: If we have to agree with Vatican II do we have to agree with Communion in the hand, altar girls, EMHCs, etc?
From a reader:
I’m wondering what type of assent are we as Catholics supposed to give
to the … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, Communion in the hand, EMHC, religiosum obsequium, Vatican II
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Fishwrap rakes up some muck in the Arlington altar girl dispute
You may recall that a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Fr. Michael Taylor of Corpus … Continue reading
Curious development with that WaPo POLL about altar girls!
Remember that recent Washington Post poll about altar girls? The poll shifted after I posted … Continue reading
Reader challenge: craft a response
From a readerette (as is):
I am a lady of an age group that never was allowed … Continue reading
ACTION ITEM! WDTPRS POLL ALERT
On WaPo we find this tendentious poll.
I’m not suggesting how you should vote… but…
Here are the … Continue reading
WDTPRS POLL: Does an all-male sanctuary foster vocations to the priesthood?
If you are a blogger, may I ask that you link to this poll? It would … Continue reading
Posted in POLLS, The future and our choices
Tagged altar boys, altar girls, altar service, poll, priesthood, vocations
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Should the infamous “altar girl” decision be reversed? Wm. Oddie opines. WDTPRS POLLS included.
The formidable William Oddie, a columnist of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has … Continue reading
What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general
I have been getting some… interesting, I think could be the word … email since I … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, CDW, D. Phoenix, Fr. Lankeit
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Cathedral in Phoenix to have male only altar service (includes whimsical WDTPRS POLL)
I was alerted to this article from The Arizona Republic with a note from a reader … Continue reading
