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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ASK FATHER: Punching the Archbishop after he punches you
From a reader… QUAERITUR: At the conclusion of a friendly and fruitful meeting between a number of laity and the archbishop this evening, the archbishop punched me in the arm in a he man football kind of way. My question is this, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Lighter fare
Tagged punch
26 Comments
26 Comments
ASK FATHER: Bisexual woman called hypocrite by mother for not accepting sister’s transgender lifestyle
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am a young woman who also happens to be bisexual. Because it clashes with my faith values, I freely choose NOT to act on my sexual attraction to women. My family, who is NOT Catholic, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!
Tagged bisexual, dictatorship of relativism, transgender
15 Comments
15 Comments
ASK FATHER: Boss threatens to fire me if I don’t receive Communion.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have worked for a USA based Catholic non-profit for 5 years. I am a Catholic in good standing and am attached to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass and am a lay member of the … Read More
ASK FATHER: When is enough, enough?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When is enough, enough? I help facilitate the RCIA program in my parish and the other leaders in the name of compassion are constantly at odds with the teachings of Holy Mother Church. As one trying … Read More
Pope Francis says: GO TO CONFESSION!
Pope Francis is nothing if not interesting. When he goes off text or speaks off the cuff… anything can happen. The usual result is that we are left stopped in our tracks and scratching our heads, trying to figure … Read More
ASK FATHER: Simple Exposition
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My parish is looking into daily Eucharistic exposition. Our tabernacle is located in a small chapel away from the altar of sacrifice and the current plan is to have exposition take place in the monstrance located inside of the … Read More
ESOLEN: How to kill vocations – Feminize everything!
Ultra Fr. Z kudos to Anthony Esolen at Crisis who has a must-read, do-not-miss, go-there-to-read-it-now piece about making the Church effeminate and, thereby, killing vocations to the priesthood. How to Kill Vocations in Your Diocese ANTHONY ESOLEN Cardinal Raymond Burke … Read More
Holy Communion at mega Mass in Manila – POLLS
This is how Holy Communion was distributed during the mega-Mass in Manila in 2015 Here is a poll. Anyone can vote, but you have to be a registered participant to comment.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS
Tagged Manila, mega-Masses, polls
80 Comments
80 Comments
ASK FATHER: Priest couldn’t hear confession in Spanish.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Today I went to confession at a nearby bilingual Novus Ordo parish. The priest was visiting, and informed us that he didn’t speak Spanish and could only hear confessions in English. I know that in the … Read More
