Monthly Archives: May 2014

CDF and LCWR: A “Dialogue” by Prof. Esolen. Fun and sad.

Posted on 15 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At The Catholic Thing, Anthony Esolen has a great dialogue, I use the word a little loosely, which typifies much of what the LCWR is doing in the face of the CDF’s guidance. Let’s have a look at a little … Read More →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Lighter fare, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Women Religious | Tagged Anthony Esolen, CDF, dante, Divine Comedy, LCWR
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ASK FATHER: Salvation for divorced and remarried?

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader: If a person is remarried with children and cannot get an annulment on their first marriage do they have to divorce before they can receive communion? Does not receiving communion mean a persons eternal life is in jeopardy? Is it … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged brother sister relationship, divorce, Holy Communion, internal forum solution, remarriage
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“It is all the more effective for being so simple.”

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I would like to echo what my friend, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan posted about ad orientem worship. HERE Hint: “[T]o explain to an eleven year old server the symbolism of the eastward-facing orientation of the Lady Altar which he used … Read More →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests | Tagged ad orientem, versus populum
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ASK FATHER: Marrying non-Catholics

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have four children, in their twenties, three girls and one boy. All the girls married non-Catholics (who have agreed to raise the children in the Catholic Church and they all attend mass weekly so no … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged dispensation, marriage
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ASK FATHER: What can deacons bless?

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently witnessed our parish deacon blessing an image of St. Francis. Do deacons have the power of blessing images. And if not, does the image to be “re-blessed” by a priest? Given that this is the season … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged blessings, Book of Blessings, constitutive blessings, De Benedictionibus, deacons, invocative blessings
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FUN! In Fishwrap, Barbara Marx Hubbard “responds” to Card. Müller’s remarks to the LCWR.

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The champion of all things Left, the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap), has run the response of Barbara Marx Hubbard, LCWR’s 2012 keynote speaker, to Card. Müller’s recent pointed speech to the same LCWR. Barbara Marx Hubbard’s (BMH hereafter) new-gnostic stuff … Read More →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | Tagged Barbara Marx Hubbard, Card. Müller, conscious evolution, Ilia Delio, LCWR, noosphere, Teilhard de Chardin
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Wherein Fr. Z praises Jamie Manson of the Fishwrap

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at Fishwrap, Jamie Manson deserves our praise. Are are shocked? Our Jamie seems to be the only one over there who isn’t in denial about Pope Francis! See her piece (I am not making this up): Time to face … Read More →

Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Francis, Liberals, The future and our choices | Tagged Fishwrap, Jamie Manson, National Schismatic Reporter, Pope Francis
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Eucharistic Procession at St. Paul’s at Harvard

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some years ago I was hanging around outside the Paul VI audience hall (Vatican) during a plenary session of the Italian Bishops Conference. I was waiting for my bishop to emerge. As I waited I chatted with fellow journalists, the … Read More →

Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices | Tagged Boston, Eucharistic procession, MIT. Harvard
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ASK FATHER: A dying man’s confession, death and YOU.

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My father-in-law recently passed away. Before he died, he received Last Rites and a confession, but my wife is concerned about the validity of the confession. He suffered from a couple of strokes before he died, which took away … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged A subitanea et improvisa morte, confession, dying
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Bp. Galantino opines

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There was a puzzling piece at the Italian site Formiche, with comments by Bp. Nunzio Galantino, whom Pope Francis appointed as General Secretary to the Italian Bishops Conference. Let’s see a few quotes from His Excellency: I hope that the … Read More →