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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
REVISITED: Mount St. Mary Seminary
The other day Father Pasley of Mater Ecclesiae and I visited Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg. I posted a few little shots from my phone, since I had internet trouble there…. par for the ecclesial course. This week in … Read More
NLM: a good post on Gregorian chant in parishes and inevitable resistance
At NLM they are taking a breather from beautiful photos for some very useful observations about something I am sure many of you have experienced. What to do when a move has been made in your parish, your community, wherever, … Read More
Processions
Recently the Canons at St. John Cantius in Chicago had a great celebration for their feast of St. John Cantius on 20 October. They offered a Latin Holy Hour, a Solemn High Mass (1962 Missale Romanum) and Solemn Vespers (1962 … Read More
1962 Missale Romanum: Vatican bestseller
The online vendor of the Vatican publisher and bookstore the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, a site called paxbook.com , has a list of its bestsellers for October 2008. Here is a glimpse: ACTUAL BESTSELLER LIST October 2008 1. Ordo. Missae … Read More
Deus lo vult
You might pop over to Standing On My Head and read about Fr. Longenecker’s new project: a book about the romantic side of Catholicism. Here is a little excerpt of his entry, which nods in the direction of WDTPRS. I … Read More
On board with Summorum Pontificum
Sometime ago I posted about my visit to the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT when it was at Norfolk, VA. I met the chaplain and and a tour. He, most excellent of men, offers the older form of Holy Mass, … Read More
A favorite verse caught in stained glass
This window detail is in the chapel of the US Naval Academy. It depicts a favorite moment of mine in the Gospels. Who can tell me what it is and why? UPDATE: And the answers… This is Mark 4:1: And … Read More
You did it before….
… let’s do it again. The voting has begun again for the Blogger’s Choice Awards. Doesn’t it seem like the electoral cycle never ends? You can help get WDTPRS out there in front. Keep the blog going!
Bp. Martino of Scranton rolls up his sleeves
WDTPRS has written about the H.E. Most Rev. Joseph Martino, Bishop of Scranton, and his defense of life here and his bad treatment in the press in Scranton here. About a zillion people wrote to alert me about Bp. Martino’s … Read More
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