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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
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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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
ASK FATHER: Departing priest crooned a show tune at Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: One of our priests is moving on, and yesterday he gave his farewell at Mass. Instead of a homily, he talked up St. Francis’ contributions to social justice, and about how our faith is represented in … Read More
“Stand your ground armed with spiritual weapons!”
There is a fine bishop in England, in Shrewsbury (across the river from Liverpool). His Excellency Most Rev. Mark Davies recently addressed the Faith Movement during their conference. ZENIT has more. Young Catholics Urged to Engage in Spiritual Warfare Bishop … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Mark Davies, D. Shrewsbury, Spiritual warfare
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ASK FATHER: Should I use a chapel veil for a priest friend’s first Mass (TLM)?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father Z, would you help me with an EF etiquette question? I’ll be attending the First Mass of Thanksgiving of a priest friend newly ordained into the Institute of Christ the King. It will, of course, … Read More
A sense of the sacred: How to recapture it.
Over at the National Catholic Register Pat Archbold has a good piece for your consideration. You might point it out to your parish priests. I’ll give you the intro and then the headlines. You can read the rest there. 7 … Read More
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