Tag Archives: Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist

Fr. Finigan (Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist) on whether it is a sin to be late for Mass

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My good friend, His Hermeneuticalness, The Dean of Bexley, the P.P. of Blackfen, Fr. Tim Finigan, has a useful post on his blog, which is also one of his columns for the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald.
Each week … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Hard-of-hearing priest confessor. Was I absolved?

Posted on 28 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I love the fact that we have a human dimension to Holy Church.  We are a Church of flawed sinners, of weak people susceptible to the attacks and problems of the world the flesh and the devil.  Our Lord gave … Continue reading →

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SCHOLION: The three phases of temptation

Posted on 25 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have an obligation as an Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist to remind (or in many cases teach) you about something before the big Memorial Day (PENTECOST) weekend.
The manualist I sometimes cite, Fr. Adolphe Tanquerey, writes about temptation in The Spiritual Life. … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Abstinentia de carne lacertina aut crocodrillina

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Ex lectoris e-pistulis extractum:
Reverendo patro Ioanni Zuhlsdorfo discipulus C. salutem et commemorationem in precibus suis. Gratias meas, sivis, ob opum tuam tibi agere volo. [Acceptae.] Mihi, catholico iuveni et discipulo in collegio liberalum artis et liberalum (aut impudicarum) mentum, scripturae … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: BEARDS! FACIAL HAIR! BISHOPS! SEMINARIANS! DRAMA! SCANDAL!

Posted on 4 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am now wondering about beards for clerics of the Roman Rite (if, as Benedict once asked, the Latin Rite still exists). [If Benedict existed... some scholars of late-antiquity have their doubts...] It is my understanding that priests … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Does coffee break the Eucharistic fast?

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
My confessor (who is also a canon lawyer) told me that it is OK to drink coffee before Mass, within the sixty minute period before you receive communion. He says it’s OK to do this because “coffee has … Continue reading →

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Waiting and waiting and waaaaaiting in line for confession. Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 2 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
If you’re sitting in the box and no one’s coming, double-check to make sure the other side isn’t stuck in the “occupied mode”.
Father, I went to confession last night, as did several other people.
We patiently stood in line … Continue reading →

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UOMs UNITE!

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Hermeneuticalness Fr. Tim Finigan has a good explanation of the Seal of Confession over at his excellent blog.  I’ll just drive you over there with this link: CLICK HERE NOW.
I was particularly pleased with Fr. Finigan’s post because he … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Of the Precious Blood, wine, water and dilution

Posted on 5 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Fr., Perhaps one of your ossified manuals would address this. Today at Mass, the priest had a cruet of wine on the altar during the consecration. I am sure he did not intend to consecrate that wine.
But, it … Continue reading →

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Unreconstructed Ossified Manualists unite!

Posted on 17 February 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was recently chatting with a priest friend and the issue of “manual theology” came up.
For a long time much of the theological formation of priests came from “manuals” for dogmatic theology and moral theology.  Among the famous manual compilers … Continue reading →

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