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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
Help from Chinese readers? Act of Contrition.
From a Chinese reader who asks for help: I am a Chinese Catholic and many of our prayers are translations from some original Latin edition. One of the most beautiful is the traditional Act of Contrition which is still commonly … Read More
Card. Caffarra on upcoming Synod, Communion for divorced and remarried
At ZENIT there is a translation into English of the wide-ranging interview given by Carlo Card. Caffarra, Archbishop of Bologna, about the upcoming Synod and the issue to be addressed. It was originally in Italian in Il Foglio. You should read … Read More
Audio interview with Fr. Richard Heilman
My friend Fr. Richard Heilman, about whom I have written before, had a good audio interview with Christine Niles. HERE. He talks about shutting down a local strip bar through prayer, shifting to ad orientem worship and having a 40% … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can divorced, remarried without “annulment” be Extraordinary Ministers of Communion?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can divorced/remarried laity, without decree of nullity, become Special Ministers of Communion? The short answer is “No!” The longer answer is “Noooooooo!”
ASK FATHER: Lying during confession
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it a mortal sin if one accidentally lies in Confession about a venial sin? You cannot “accidentally” lie. A lie is a deliberate distortion of the truth. It cannot be an accident. People can makes mistakes, … Read More
Of True Grit and SLAP and getting to work
Remember my post Dear Traditionalists? I wrote: “It’s ‘grind it out’ time.” Here’s some grit for your grinding. I saw this interesting post from SLAP (Survivors of Liturgical Abuse in Parishes), linking to Regina Magazine. There is a post called … Read More
ASK FATHER: Use of Eastern censer by Romans
From a reader: Would it be an abuse to use an eastern thurible in the Roman Rite even if the bells are removed? Sometimes it seems more efficient to use especially in Eucharistic processions. I don’t know that it would … Read More
Tensions in the Catholic blogosphere. Wherein Fr. Z opines.
Some discussion is arising in the Catholic blogosphere about, well, the Catholic blogosphere. This week, for example, the UK’s still best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has an opinion column: Bishops and bloggers: there is a way out of … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Spike the stats for an oppressed blogger! ¡Vaya lío!
Everyone, please do me a favor. This is a simple ACTION ITEM! ¡Vaya lío! Visit the blog Protect The Pope. Spike the traffic over there big time today. Even if it is just for a brief hit-and-run look-see. Click HERE! Tens … Read More
More about the silencing of a Catholic blogger
As you know, an English Catholic deacon of the Diocese of Lancaster who was a blogger was silenced by his bishop. HERE My friend the Dean of Bexley, the P.P of Blackfen, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Timothy Finigan, distinguished English blogger … Read More
