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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ASK FATHER: Can’t Father say things louder at Mass? We can’t hear.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I know that certain parts are not, the secret etc. I am new to TLM. I live in ___ and do not have access to regular TLM, other than thru the computer (livemass.net). My diocesan priest does it once … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged microphones, participation
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27 Comments
An homage to and book recommendation from a giant
I pick on and poke at Jesuits quite often in these electronic pages because when some weird, division prompting, discontinuous notion is proposed, there’s usually an “SJ” on it. Along with German bishops in general and a token smattering … Read More
ASK FATHER: Visiting retired, elderly priests
From a reader.. QUAERITUR: I have a particular devotion to the Priesthood and priests and would like to start visiting retired priests who are no longer able to live in residence in a rectory and have had to move on … Read More
ASK FATHER: Re-bless a ring that has been re-plated?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a sterling silver ring from a private vow I made a number of years ago. My spiritual director who witnessed my vow blessed my ring using the Blessing for any object from the Roman Ritual. Over … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged consecration, rhodium
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3 Comments
ASK FATHER: Priest tells people to stand around the altar during Eucharistic Prayer
From a reader… As an avid reader of your blog please first be assured of my prayers. I recently attended an Engaged Encounter weekend in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the priest who said Mass had the couples surround … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a bishop forbid kneeling for Communion?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a few sincere questions and I believe answers to them may help other readers, too. For years I have heard it said that the “universal norm” for receiving Holy Communion is kneeling and on the … Read More
WRONG: Maltese, Germans, Argentinians and now Braga. “Patently and gravely wrong.” Ed Peters explains the situation.
My old pastor and mentor, Msgr. Schuler, used to say: When you’re right, you can’t be wrong. The flip side is: When you’re wrong, you can’t be right. There are a lot of people out there who are just plain … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Canon Law, Fr. Z KUDOS, One Man & One Woman, The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Archd. Braga, can. 915, can.916, Ed Peters
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10 Comments
Take Inspiration: 12-year-old builds a tiny house in his backyard
I have mused about finding a patch of land and setting up a couple of “tiny houses”, optimally self-sufficient. Here is a great story forwarded by a priest friend from MNN: Iowa boy builds tiny house in his backyard Last … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, The future and our choices
Tagged tiny houses
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3 Comments
We Are Our Rites! Wherein Fr. Z rants after reading Peter Kwasniewski
At NLM, PK has a good offering. (“Ho hum!”, you are saying, because I have to write that so often.) Starting with Nietzsche and his famous “God is dead”, he spins up a good argument about “modern” liturgy, liturgists, etc., … Read More
