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Category Archives: ACTION ITEM!
ASK FATHER: Father with dementia “absolved” by Episcopalian
From a reader: Short, short version: my ailing dad thinks he received (and is satisfied with) absolution from an episcopalian “priest” — do I press the point or trust in the Lord’s Mercy on this one? My father (70) has been away … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Getting TLM things for a priest
From a priest… I am a priest in good standing in the Archdiocese of ___. I have been trained in the offering of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, but unfortunately I do not have the means to get all the items … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Mail from priests, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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Huge petition askes Pope Francis for clarity about marriage
I saw this at Breitbart, in which your writer was cited. My emphases and comments: POPE UNDER PRESSURE AS HALF A MILLION CATHOLICS URGE HIM TO REAFFIRM TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE [I’ll bet there are a lot more.] More than 500,000 Catholics, … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Francis, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Synod
Tagged divorced and remarried, marriage, Synod of Bishops
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ASK FATHER: Can we ask God to strike down enemies?
From a reader: Is it a sin to ask God to strike down an enemy of the Church? Christ the Lord has commanded us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44). Love for “enemy” comes in different forms. It can be expressed … Read More
ASK FATHER: How to talk to other mothers about male only altar service?
From a reader… Our parish priest does not care for girl servers but allows it. Today we went to daily Mass and a new girl was serving (which was arranged by one of the moms, I don’t believe Father knew about it), … Read More
BIRETTA PROJECT FOLLOWUP: You can still participate!
I received this from John at Leaflet Missal in St. Paul: Hello Fr. Z, I have tremendous news! The goal of 20 birettas for the Diocese of Madison has been reached and I express my gratitude to all who have … Read More
SUCCESS! ACTION ITEM! Correct a GREAT INJUSTICE! (Hint: Birettas… seminarians…)
UPDATE 13 AUG: We have hit our initial goal! I distributed a few of the birettas to the guys yesterday and they were pretty chuffed. I should have some thank you notes pretty soon. “But Father! But Father!”, you liberals … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", ACTION ITEM!, Decorum, Seminarians and Seminaries
Tagged birettaquette, birettas, Fr. Heilman, seminarians
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ACTION ITEM! URGENT MONDAY – US Senate votes to DEFUND Planned Parenthood – CALL SENATORS
Early Monday evening, the U.S. Senate will vote on S. 1881, to prohibit taxpayer funding of big biz abortion Planned Parenthood. From Life News: While most members of the Senate are strongly pro-life and support yanking taxpayer funding from the … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Custom” and liturgical abuses (e.g., glass chalices)
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What constitutes a custom? My friend appealed to custom when saying that we are allowed to use glass chalices, but I don’t think that applies here. So when can argue for something from a custom? Using glass chalices … Read More
UPDATE: Want to study Latin with the famous Fr. Reginald Foster? Now you can!
UPDATE 14 July: I will, along with you readers, take partial credit for this: From what I can tell from my Amazon stats, you have purchased, so far, 276 copies. That’s a good start! UPDATE Published on: Jun 22, 2015 @ … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Fr. Reginald Foster, Latin, Ludi Domestici
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