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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Feeder Feed: Slow News Day Edition
It seems to me such a slow news day that I should… I dunno… tell jokes or maybe post a picture of some birds.
QUAERITUR: Doctor’s orders legit reason to miss Sunday Mass?
From a reader: Thank you for your ministry, your constant words of encouragement, and your prayers. I have a question about Mass obligations. I recently (11 days ago) gave birth to a slightly premature but otherwise healthy baby boy. The … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged can. 1245, can. 1248
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Veils, ciboria, baldachins, and the Eucharist.
A priest acquaintance, Fr. Bede Rowe, has on his interesting blog A Chaplain Abroad, an entry about a veil for a ciborium. A ciborium is a sacred vessel which resembles a chalice but with a cover used for hosts to … Read More
Dr. Peters on the diverging view of two dioceses in the matter of RealCatholicTV
The Canonical Defender Prof. Peters has posted some thoughts and response regarding the seemingly divergent approaches of the Archdiocese of Detroit and the Diocese of Diocese Wayne-South Bend in the matter of Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV. HERE. Prof. Peters doesn’t … Read More
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Here are some links to posts that are scrolling along. Another Vatican Goat Rodeo QUAERITUR: What to do about bad homilies? Archd. Detroit, Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV – a development QUAERITUR: Light One Up – Incense, Thuribles, and You. Liturgical … Read More
Another Vatican Goat Rodeo
From Catholic World News: Another Vatican PR blunder: cardinals’ bios from Wikipedia In another embarrassing public-relations gaffe, when Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals, the Vatican released short biographies of the prelates that had been taken verbatim from Wikipedia … Read More
Posted in Goat Rodeos, Lighter fare, New Evangelization, Slubberdegullions
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QUAERITUR: What to do about bad homilies?
A reader writes asking about “bad homilies”: Every once in a while, you get a real clunker, one that isn’t just theologically weak, but turns what should be a feast into over microwaved junk. What is the proper response? You … Read More
Archd. Detroit, Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV – a development
There is a development in the case of the Archdiocese of Detroit v the use of “Catholic” by Real Catholic TV and Michael Voris. You will recall that the Archdiocese has required Mr. Voris and Real Catholic TV not to … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Archd. Detroit, can. 216, Ed Peters, LifeSiteNews, Michael Voris, RealCatholicTV.com
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QUAERITUR: Light One Up – Incense, Thuribles, and You.
From a reader: I am writing to ask you about the proper provision for incense at Holy Mass. Can you or your readers recommend a way to ensure a plentiful supply of incense smoke from a thurible at Mass, and … Read More
Liturgical road-kill! (WARNING! Not for the timid.) Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Have you ever had the experience of driving down the interstate and spying from afar some dark lump alongside the road? You know that it is some unfortunate critter who met its high speed end at the hands of the … Read More
