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Daily Archives: 2 May 2011
Not “your” body? Not your “choice”!
I found this on Fallible Blogma. I want to add a note. One of the things we were reminded of during the pontificate of Bl. John Paul II was that we are our bodies. His “theology of the body” served … Read More
REVIEW: Roman Catholic Sunday Missal Booklet (Angelus 2002)
Sometime back I was asked about booklets or resources for th e Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite for those who are, perhaps, first timers. The nice people at Angelus Press sent me an example of the Extraordinary Form Mass … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, REVIEWS
Tagged Angelus Press, Mass booklet
17 Comments
17 Comments
QUAERITUR: Eucharistic Adoration for the first time: use an iPhone?
From a reader: My confessor strongly recommended I spend time in adoration. I’ve been hesitant because I’ve never done it before, but I decided to do it tonight after Mass. I just have one problem… What exactly am I supposed … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Eucharistic Adoration, iPhone
44 Comments
44 Comments
QUAERITUR: veils and burses
Before the enthusiasts of the chapel veil question get all revved up, this is about chalice veils and burses, which are designed to hold the corporal when during Mass it is not in use upon the altar. From a reader: … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged burse, chalice veil
24 Comments
24 Comments
QUAERITUR: permanent deacons taking role away from priests
From a reader: I’ve noticed recently that permanent deacons seem to be taking over the roles of priests during Mass with anything and everything they are permitted to do, even what should normally be done by priests when one is … Read More
Hans Kung on the Beatification: making irony redundant
The NCFishwrap’s editor is advertising a hit piece in The Irish Times: Hans Kung’s reaction to the Beatification of Bl. John Paul II A sample with my emphases: […] In an interview last weekend with German daily the Frankfurter Rundschau … Read More
Posted in Throwing a Nutty
Tagged beatification, Bl. John Paul II, Fr. Hans Kung, Liberation theology
30 Comments
30 Comments
Obiter dicta
I have used this example for years now: Our Lord asked to be let out on the water in a little boat at the end of a line so that He could address a much larger crowd on the shore. … Read More
Towards Closure: possible reactions from the Catholic Left on the death of Usama Bin Laden
The über-Left likes President Obama, and so there is silence about Libya. But they don’t like covert military actions. They are on the horns of a dilemma! What are the symmetries between what is done to the USA and then … Read More
QUAERITUR: Are Orthodox “Masses” valid?
From a reader: A friend of mine, who runs the R.C.I.A. program in my parish, recently told me that an Orthodox Mass is just as valid as a Catholic Mass. Is this true? (I thought that the fact that the … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Divine Liturgy, Eucharist, Mass, schism, validity
33 Comments
33 Comments
Australian bishop removed from diocese for heterodox ideas
I have often thought that the Holy Father should reach out and remove a red hat from some cardinal’s head. Just one. Pour encourager les autres, as it were. Well… perhaps from time to time. From the Australian with my … Read More
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