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Monthly Archives: May 2016
NB US CLERICS: Confraternity of Catholic Clergy meeting
The US version of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy will be holding its meeting 12-15 July in Philadelphia, PA. Click on over there and have a look. The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy is an association of 600 Roman Catholic Priests … Read More
Posted in Mail from priests, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Confraternity of Catholic Clergy
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“The Latin Mass of years gone by is becoming more popular again”
I think we have to pretty much give up on correct terminology now. It seems that the bifurcation is nearly complete. Latin has been isolated from the Novus Ordo, partly because those on the traditional side of thing perpetually called the … Read More
PODCAzT 146: Spinello: Does Amoris Laetitia Retreat from Absolute Moral Norms?
I direct the readership’s attention to a piece at Crisis about Amoris laetitia, the controversial and ambiguous Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation… that is, if any of you still care to read about it. Or listen to it! Hopefully busy priests and seminarians … Read More
New Oratory of St. Philip Neri to form
I received today a press release from the Diocese of Portsmouth, England, which says that the great Bishop Philip Egan has “has invited Fr Dominic Jacob CO (co-founder of the Oxford Oratory) and Fr Peter Edwards and Fr David Hutton, generously … Read More
Posted in Mail from priests, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged D. Portsmouth, Oratory, St. Philip Neri
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ASK FATHER: Obligations and Daily Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: For those in the lay apostolate that committed to go to daily Mass: is it better to go to a daily Mass full of violations of rubrics that maybe even exhibits a different understanding of what the Mass … Read More
ASK FATHER: Do we violate obligations to territorial parish by attending Mass elsewhere?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My family and I are members of the territorial parish that we live near, attend Mass regularly there, and are involved in social events in the parish as well. On occasion, however, we attend Mass at … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged parish registration
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The Swiss Guard and the “Combat Rosary”
ORIGINAL Published on: May 7, 2016 Here is something extremely cool. First, you may recall that last year we had a project to help one of the Swiss Guard have custom armor made. HERE I’ve stayed in touch with the Guard … Read More
ASK FATHER: Going to another diocese of First Communion and Confirmation
From a reader… My wife and I live in the Diocese of ___ and are devotees of the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Mass. Unfortunately, there are no viable EF Masses available in the Diocese on a regular basis, so we … Read More
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 11th Ordinary): “Father clarified parts of the Gospel reading. “Jesus’ heart was moved with pity” is much more visceral in the original,…”
