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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: After a black mass or an occult rite occurs that consecrates the sanctuary of a Catholic Church to Lucifer (heaven forbid), but before that sacred space has been reconsecrated and restored for Catholic use, what would … Read More
ASK FATHER: LESSONS IN CLERICALISM – How to wear the cassock.
From a deacon… QUAERITUR: Could you recommend where to look to find info on, or yourself explain, the intricacies of wearing a cassock? I’m am ordering one and basically going in blind. I know there is a collar worn underneath … Read More
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ASK FATHER: What should I do with an old, now unused pyx once intended for Communion calls?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I can’t thank you enough for your ministry, it has been helpful in more ways than I can say. When I was a young man I converted to the Catholic faith from agnosticism via evangelical Protestantism. … Read More
ASK FATHER: Asperges before Low Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can the Asperges rite can take place at a Sunday Low Mass if it is the principal Mass? Firstly, since this is still the Season of Easter, on these Sundays we are still singing Vidi aquam. Asperges … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can priests refuse to hear confessions face to face?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A bishop made a comment about saying that a priest doesn’t have the power to deny a penitent face to face confession. In other words, a bishop basically said “ a priest can’t override a penitent … Read More
ASK FATHER: Holding hands and then raising them up during the Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a serious issue. At my TLM a small group of people have started holding hands during the Pater Noster, they hold them while Father sings the prayer and raise them high during the “sed … Read More
ASK FATHER: I forgot to confess a detail about a mortal sin. Do I have to re-confess everything?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I know we must confess mortal sins in kind and number and the details which change the nature of the sin. I confessed a set of past sins and mentioned an important detail which changed the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Validity of Confirmation when an instrument is used and there is no hand contact
Recent I had two dubia about the same issue, one via email and another via SMS. I find it curious that they both came in within days of each other. The question was about the administration of the Sacrament of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Extending hands during the Our Father
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Please comment on lay persons extending their hands while praying the Our Father as the priest does during the Novus Ordo Mass. I feel like you have addressed this topic before but I am unable to … Read More
ASK FATHER: A Transitional (to priesthood… not something else) Deacon asks about how to give people blessings
From a transitional deacon… QUAERITUR: I am a transitional deacon soon to be ordained a priest. As that day draws near, I realize that my seminary has taught me absolutely nothing about how to bless people and things. As I … Read More
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