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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
CRI DE COEUR: “If there were no more priests hardly anyone would be crying about it.”
At Rorate I saw something (translated there from Italian) from the blog Radicati nella fede, for the Catholic community of Domodossola and Vocogno in the Diocese of Novara. This is a cri de coeur, if there ever was one. My … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Cri de Coeur, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Vocations, Year of Faith
Tagged Cri de Coeur, priesthood, Priests, Vatican II, vocations
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112 Comments
Fr Z’s Kitchen: prepper food edition
I recently put on the side bar of this blog a widget with a link to some freeze-dried ready meals. Add boiling water to the package, seal, wait, eat. I ordered some. Today I got out my little stove and … Read More
QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?
From a reader: What does canon law say about becoming a member of a parish outside of the geographical jurisdiction of the parish closest to you? For example: Joining another parish farther away from you, but in your diocese, because … Read More
QUAERITUR: Mass during space travel
From a reader: Could you hypothetically foresee Rome allowing Masses to be celebrated extra-terrestrially? While it might seem more possible on the Moon or a planet, what about zero-gravity where things can’t be poured and other difficulties would arise? We apply the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Recessional Hymn – to sing or not to sing?
From a priest: Last Sunday at the end of Mass the musicians chose a song that just wasn’t striking a chord with me. I couldn’t muster the energy required to pretend to be gleeful and sing along. As I looked … Read More
GUEST POST: Gregorian Chant Will Save the World
Save The Liturgy – Save The Word has been a by word around this blog for a long time. I saw this on the blog The Back Of The World: Gregorian Chant Will Save the World A few weeks ago, … Read More
Of Latin and Sunday collections
I was alerted to an interesting point found in a parish bulletin. Old Saint Mary’s in Cincinnati provides information about the weekly totals for the collections at Masses. The totals for 26 May were interesting. HERE Given that the 11 … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged collection basket, collections, Latin
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51 Comments
QUAERITUR: Is enduring a migraine a substitute for Friday penance?
From a reader: Would enduring a headache or migraine constitute a proper substitute for a Friday penance? I’ve seen in others how intense the suffering is. Enduring any illness can be penitential. Suffering can be offered up for the good of one’s soul … Read More
External (TLM) Observance of Corpus Christi on Sunday… yes? no?
Today I had qualms… qualms I say… about the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost for the traditional celebration of the Roman Rite. Why? “External celebration”? One of the long-time readers here posted in a comment (tossing some of my words … Read More
BRICK BY BRICK: New TLM in a small town
Pope Benedict gave us a great gift in the provisions of Summorum Pontificum. Get out there and USE THEM! Now is not the time to fall back or hesitate or wring hands. Organize! Stop whining! Make it happen! From a … Read More
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