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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Was the Holy Spirit’s guidance at Vatican II infallible?
From a reader: Was Vatican II an ecumenical council with infallible guidance by the Holy Spirit, or a pastoral council which is not infallible? The Holy Spirit’s guidance is never anything but infallible. Can the Holy Spirit make a mistake? … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Holy Spirit, infallibility, Second Vatican Council
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69 Comments
QUAERITUR: plastic “catch” sheet on the altar
From a reader: Is it permissible to put a sheet of plastic on the epistle side of the altar at the TLM in order to catch wine and water spills? There has been some disagreement about this in our Latin … Read More
QUAERITUR: If I forget to confess a mortal sin, am I still forgiven?
From a reader: If i forget to confess a mortal/grave sin in the confessional, when i fully intended to confess it before i walked in, is it still absolved? If you truly forget to confess something, but otherwise make a … Read More
QUAERITUR: Deacons and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
From a reader: A deacon did Benediction at our parish today (full-fledged, cope and all.) Is that legitimate? Yes, in the Latin Church deacons, transitional or permanent, can preside at, give, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. They dress in their … Read More
What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general
I have been getting some… interesting, I think could be the word … email since I posted my praise and defense of Fr. Lankeit, Rector of the Cathedral in Phoenix where the excellent Bp. Olmsted presides. For those of you … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, CDW, D. Phoenix, Fr. Lankeit
24 Comments
24 Comments
Help from readers? Prayers for altar boys.
A reader sent this: We are starting an altar boy bootcamp this September for the EF, and we need prayers before and after serving. Can you send us some, or point us in a direction where we could find some? … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Brick by Brick
Tagged altar boys, service
11 Comments
11 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can FSSP priest say Mass in the Ordinary Form?
From a reader: My diocese has a priest shortage, [you are not alone] and the priests we do have, many are well-passed retirement age in their 80’s and getting close to their 90’s. There’s a major concern that in the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged FSSP, Ordinary Form
74 Comments
74 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can I be a pall bearer for my non-Catholic grandfather’s funeral?
From a reader: My Grandfather died yesterday, may he rest in peace, and he was a Presbyterian. My immediate family including my Grandfather’s eldest child (my Mother) are Roman Catholics (my Mother is a convert). As a Catholic, I am … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged funeral, pall bearer
5 Comments
5 Comments
QUAERITUR: Going to SSPX priest for absolution of excommunication
Despite the fact that I wrote pretty clearly in my post about forgiveness, confession, censures, excommunication, and abortion that email isn’t a good medium for solving serious problems, I am getting email from people asking about their own situations. How … Read More
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QUAERITUR: How to do an emergency baptism.
From a reader: It’s getting close to my wife’s due date, and since her pregnancy is considered high risk, I wanted to be prepared for every condition. If there is a need to preform an emergency baptism at the hospital … Read More
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Tagged baptism, emergency baptism
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37 Comments
Dantesque on Daily Rome Shot 1673: I have bad news, worse news and okay news.: “Giving any credit to anything La Razón says about Church life and politics is more or less like doing the…”
