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Yearly Archives: 2018
Points of difference, debate, argument. What are we really about? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
At NLM Peter Kwasniewski has a great post in which he lays out the typical debates that engage those who frequent the Traditional Latin Mass and those who attend the Novus Ordo. Let’s have a taste: In the world of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Material support to groups and expecting nothing in return
From a reader… QUAERITUR: First, thank you for everything that you do in Our Lord’s Vineyard. Your website is greatly beneficial for myself and countless others. I was wondering, could one’s tithing count towards purchasing items made by monks or … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Commandments of the Church, material support of the Church
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ASK FATHER: Sermons at daily Masses. POLL
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Why is it that it seems common practice at daily Masses in the EF to not preach (and thus not repeat the readings in English)? Would it be illicit to do so? Might this be a … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can I workout on Sunday?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I work in an office for 8 hours each weekday. Any physical activity I can get is a welcome relief. Am I able to work out on Sundays without violating the third commandment? Let’s turn first … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard during your Mass to fulfill your Sunday obligation? Let us know. For my part, taking a cue from the Gospel for Sexagesima Sunday, the parable of the sower … Read More
Efforts to “queer” the Church and explaining @JamesMartinSJ
Tell me this isn’t coordinated. First, for a while now, some theologian friends and I have watched with a measure of distaste and concern a “queering of theology”. I see today via Corrispondenza Romana a story entitled: “Papa Francesco apre … Read More
3 Feb: St. Blaise – special blessings of candles and of throats
Today is the Feast of St. Blaise, about whom we know very little. We have only this very brief entry in the Martyrologium Romanum: Sancti Blasii, episcopi et martyris, qui pro christiano nomine Sabaste in Armenia passus … Read More
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