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- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “I was a cradle Catholic who returned to the Church to marry in the Church. I don’t remember being hit…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “There’s so much great stuff going on about the Harrison Butker issue. My particular family is thrilled since my oldest…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “Confirmed in 1947 at age nine, I think. So yes we got a mild slap, and a few questions among…”
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- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “I was confirmed in the early 80s. I remember a light slap, general quizzing of the entire group. And felt,…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: ““Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?” No. Confirmation is not, nor should be treated, as anything that leads one to believe that…”
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- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “P.S. I should also remind that all of these good catechism books are freely available on Amazon, for all parents…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “Kevin Vost has a book called Memorize the Faith, which I eagerly used as a catechism teacher for 13 years.…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “I was confirmed back in 1997, in the parish hall / basement due to renovations going on in the church…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “*John D’Arcy. Tom D’Arcy is someone I knew in college. Whoops.”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “I also was neither quizzed nor slapped at my confirmation in the 1980s. Auxilliary bishop of Boston Tom D’Arcy was…”
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Daily Archives: 1 May 2024
ROME 24/4– Day 41 (0): Se vedemo & My View For Awhile
At 06:04 the sun rose over Rome. At 20:02 the sun will sink past the horizon. The Ave Maria Bell…. poor thing… 20:30. Thank you, Lord, for this 122nd day of this year of Salvation. It is the Feast of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why do people today freak out about exorcisms?
My mention of a “minor exorcism” the other day prompted a minor flood of email questions. Some of them deal with how people today seem to see or imagine exorcisms. I answered a question a while back along these lines, … Read More
1 May: Feast of St. Jeremiah, Old Testament Prophet
Some people do not realize that many figures of the Old Testament are considered saints by the Catholic Church. They are not celebrated on our main liturgical calendar but they are in the Roman Martyrology, which is one of our … Read More
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