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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
Faithful Chinese Bishops dies – forgave his enemies
From Fides: The death of Mgr. Chen Shizhong: during forced labor he had received the gift of forgiving his enemies Yibin (Agenzia Fides) – On December 16, 2012, His Exc. Mgr. John Chen Shizhong, Bishop of the Diocese of Yibin … Read More
QUAERITUR: Participating in wedding of sister to a married man
From a reader: My sister is getting married next month. She has asked me to ‘give her away’ as our father is deceased. She has not practiced the Catholic faith for a long time. Although she was civilly married once … Read More
In case you were wondering…
… the episcopal motto chosen by the new Prefect of the Papal Household, His Excellency, George Gänswein. Titual Archbishop of Urbs Salvia, is … Testimonium Perhibere Veritati. This is from John 18:37: Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a … Read More
“During Pres. Obama’s third term…”
I have sometimes made a passing comment about what was going to happen to us during the third term of Pres. Obama. The usual sort of person pooh-poohed that. “But Father! But Father!”, they chortled, “You can’t be serious! That’s against … Read More
Benedict XVI consecrates 4 new bishops… Roman vestments
Today the Holy Father consecrated four new bishops. Roman vestments. Pianeta by pianeta. I’m just sayin’ Prayers for the new bishops. More images from the video feed. Nice to see that they have been bringing out some of the splendors … Read More
QUAERITUR: Vegetarian wonders about Friday penance
From a reader: Thank you so much for your tireless ministry! I apologize if this question seems silly, but it’s been weighing on my mind for a while: I have been a vegetarian since I was about ten years old. … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Petition about the “Catholics are a hate-group” petition
Yesterday I posted about a petition to the White House to get the Catholic Church declared a “hate group” because of Catholic teaching on the instrinsic evil of homosexual acts. Never mind that the Church has not said that homosexual … Read More
Bp. Paprocki on Illinois’ absurd “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act”
His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, wrote a letter to be read in parishes or put in parish bulletins this weekend. The letter concerns the absurdly titled “The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act”. … Read More
