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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Harry Potter
From a reader: Recently very good friends of mine told me that is is probably a sin to have read the Harry Potter books – even as a child with no intent of getting involved in "magic" or anything of … Read More
QUAERITUR: I didn’t understand the words of absolution as spoken
Every time I post about the variations priests impose by their own self-centered authority on the celebration of sacraments, and the confusion it causes members of the faithful, questions multiply in my inbox. "But Father! But Father!", some say. "This … Read More
What Does The Cricket Really Say?
I had an interesting question via email from a reader. I suppose this has something to do with a) interest in the way people who speak different languages name the sounds animals make b) the coming of summer. QUAERITUR: What … Read More
QUAERITUR: I poured the Precious Blood down a sink
From a reader: I was reading your blog entry on "Graviora Delicta" and started to get a bit nervous. Awhile ago, I served as sacristan at a Jesuit high school. With no disrespect to the Society of Jesus, you can … Read More
QUAERITUR: Baptisms in Advent
From a reader: Our fifth child is due on November 24. To allow for the possibility that he might be late, we attempted to schedule a private baptism on Gaudete Sunday. My pastor says that no baptisms can be celebrated … Read More
QUAERITUR: pamphlets about TLM for parishes
From a reader: I am trying to raise awareness of the TLM and Summorum Pontificum in my diocese. I am considering developing a pamphlet to pass out at different parishes in order to do this. However, before I reinvent the … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest consecrating the people during Mass?
From a reader: I thought I had heard it all until— I attended a Mass tonight during which the priest said: "Tonight, Lord, we offer You these people and these gifts… we ask you to bless them and make them holy…. so … Read More
QUAERITUR: low-gluten hosts for TLMs
From a reader: I wanted to know your opinion about low gluten hosts and the use of them at the Mass both Novus Ordo and the Traditional Latin Mass. My girlfriend has Celiac disease and cannot receive the Blessed Sacrament … Read More
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QUAERITUR: sacristy sign with the name of the bishop
I had an interesting note from a priest with a question: I want to put in our sacristy a sign for visiting priests about the name of the bishop so they know what name to say during the Eucharistic Prayer. … Read More
QUAERITUR: wrong readings at Sunday TLM
From a reader: At my parish’s Extraordinary Form Mass this morning, the priest, I think accidentally, used the readings and prayers for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost instead of those for the Fifth Sunday. Did this affect the validity of … Read More
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