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Category Archives: GO TO CONFESSION
ASK FATHER: Is it a sin to laugh or joke when in need of confession?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it grave matter to laugh or joke when in need of Confession? (That is, when one has committed mortal sin and intends to go to Confession at the next opportunity.) Aristotle points out that man … Read More
ASK FATHER: Last prayer at the point of death
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Forgive the morbid nature of my query, but with the nature of the world today (and the mindset of an undertaker) a question has been on my mind. If one were to know death was imminent, … Read More
For those of you consciously engaged as the Church Militant…
I was sent this image. I had to share it. I could, wag that I am, replace those darts with the names of a few liberal tweeters. But that might be just a tad bit mischievous. Keep smiling. Keep that shield up. … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Be The Maquis, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism
Tagged Church Militant
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ASK FATHER: It seems like the Catholic Church is disappearing!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I the better part of 60 years old and have been concerned for a number of years that the Roman Catholic Church is literally disappearing. With the last article I read, I’m fairly certain it’s gone. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Be The Maquis, Cri de Coeur, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged homosexuality, modernism, Modernism 2.0, Save The Liturgy Save The World
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Death can strike at any moment of any day. Wherein Fr. Z begs bishops and priests to preach unvarnished truths.
Just the other day I was catching up on episodes of the series Blue Bloods (Catholic family, cops in NYC, etc.). In one episode a rep from the police force in London pressed the NYC police commissioner about what he … Read More
A woman writes about her First Confession
It has been a while since I’ve said it, so I’ll say it now: GO TO CONFESSION! There, I said it. And I mean it. I was sent a link to a piece at a blog called The Motherlands. The blogger … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hard choices about a priest and a parish
From a reader… Father, my heart aches over this. Having heard you speak and read your blog over the years, I believe you can guide me with wisdom, charity, and moderation. We have attended a TLM parish for over ten … Read More
Ingenious lights for portable confessional
The Sacrament of Penance has been devastated far and wide due to decades of neglect from bishops and priests. However, in some places it is being revived. Young priests especially are giving it some new impetus and some bishops … Read More
Pope Francis heard confessions in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis does things that annoy me, that puzzle me, that surprise me and that please me. Today was one of the later. He could stick to this sort of thing, in my book! Everyone… GO TO CONFESSION! From The Daily … Read More
ASK FATHER: Dying man hasn’t asked for sacraments. Can he be anointed?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: We have a question and prayer need for a man dying of cancer. He is a remarried Catholic without an annulment who doesn’t receive Communion. Not sure if he attends Mass. His daughter-in-law’s pastor said he … Read More
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