Daily Archives: 30 April 2008

QUAERITUR: Consecrating Hosts apart from the consecration during Mass

I got this very serious question via e-mail.  I am horrified by what I read here, but I don’t have time to look up the concrete references.  I am betting some of you can.  I just don’t have time today. … Read More

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UPDATE: Turning the altar around in Greenville, SC – It’s time!

Do you remember my talking about the parish in Greenville, SC, where the altar and direction of worship is being "reoriented"?  During Lent the pastor Fr. Scott Newman issued in the parish bulletin a series of article explaining what worship … Read More

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All of a sudden, the cassock decided it wanted to leave. 

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Rorate strikes again: How don Camillo blocked the removal of an altar

Oh would that we had more parish priests like don Camillo.  Would that fictional characters could be canonized! Our friends at Rorate have another great entry today about how Guareschi’s character "don Camillo" strove to block the destruction of an … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Validity of matter of Hosts; adding water to Holy Water

I got this question from a reader (edited): Dear Fr. Z, I am a catholic from the Netherlands and I`m following youre blog for some time now. You must forgive me for my bat writing in English; I`m still Dutch. … Read More

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You’ve gotta be kidding me…

I was alerted to this by a reader: Controversial Episcopal bishop scheduled for Catholic book trade conference Bishop Gene Robinson St. Charles, IL, Apr 28, 2008 / 08:17 pm (CNA).- A group of Episcopalians has invited controversial Episcopal Bishop V. … Read More

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Can these guys do the music for the next Papal Mass in Washington?

This is in from CNS: Chinese orchestra to perform Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ for pope By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — China’s Philharmonic Orchestra was set to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s "Requiem" in the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI, reported … Read More

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