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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
Congratulations Rep. Sensenbrenner!
Congratulations to Congressman Sensenbrenner! From the WSJ: Joined by church leaders, Sensenbrenner becomes Catholic Wisconsin Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) converted to Catholicism in a quiet ceremony at Milwaukee’s St. Francis de Sales Seminary on Monday — a private affair … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS
Tagged Bp. Morlino, conversion, Rep. Sensenbrenner
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8 Comments
ASK FATHER: The priest’s Eucharistic fast in the Extraordinary Form
From a priest… QUAERITUR: I mostly do the Extraordinary Form. I saw in the De defectibus of 1962, it tells priest to fast 3 hours before communion, does that still hold with extra ordinary form Mass or does the hour … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hogging the confessional
From a reader: I know you frequently encourage your readers to attend to making use of the confessional and I support you in your efforts! However, I have a question as to how you handle penitents who hog the confessional? We are … Read More
Question for readers: TLM and NO readings
Do any of you know of a site where someone has compared, side by side, the readings or “pericopes” for both the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Forms of the Roman Rite, for the whole liturgical year? That is to say, … Read More
VIDEO: The Chapel Veil
A nice young lady sent me a note and link to a video. Dear Fr. Z, I am entering my sophomore year at Christendom College, and I recently made an 8 minute video on the chapel veil to explain why … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Hard-Identity Catholicism, HONORED GUESTS
Tagged chapel veil, humility, mantilla
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120 Comments
UPDATED: Of “rubber bullets”
ORIGINAL: Aug 19, 2014 @ 12:02 Something both funny and serious at the same time. A HuffPo reporter at Ferguson, MO spotted some foam earplugs on the ground and thought they might be rubber bullets. I think he was probably eager … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liberals, Lighter fare
Tagged Jerry Miculek, rubber bullets
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5 Comments
UPDATED! OKLAHOMA CITY: Lawsuit v Satanic event, Consecrated Host turned over!
UPDATE 21 Aug afternoon: I received an email that the consecrated Host has been delivered up to Archbp. Coakley. I hope there was only one and that this event is being shut down by prayers and public sensibility. _______ ORIGINAL Aug … Read More
Fr. Finigan looks at “routine” Communions
His Hermeneuticalness, my friend the soon-to-be-moving Fr. Tim Finigan has a great post on an important topic. HERE He brings up the point of receiving Holy Communion in such a way that it becomes “routine”. I suggest that people examine … Read More
HAM RADIO and ECHOLINK revisited
A while ago, I posted about Ham Radio and many of you operators came out of the woodwork. The topic of Echolink came up. I received this today: Dear Fr. Z., Do you speak Italian? [yes] I think so, but … Read More
