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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
QUAERITUR: Clarity about Pius XII’s cool Thanksgiving Friday indult
I’ve been getting a lot of questions by email from people in these USA who want to know about the indult that Pius XII gave to Americans to eat meat on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Rorate looked at that HERE, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged 1966, friday, indult, penance, Pius XII, Thanksgiving Day
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QUAERITUR: Does the obligation to do penance on Fridays bind us under pain of sin?
From a reader: I advised a friend that Catholics are either to abstain from meat on Fridays or to substitute another form of prayer, good work, or abstinence; and that she should confess if she failed to do this. In … Read More
NYC/NJ 24 November – (Usus Antiquior) Altar Server Retreat and Solemn Mass
I received notice from friends in New York that they are sponsoring a Retreat for Altar Servers (of the Mass according to the 1962 Missal). WHAT: Server Retreat for the Extraordinary Form, Solemn Mass. WHEN: Retreat – Saturday, 24 November … Read More
Blog maintenance update
The blog now lives on a new server. There have been glitches, of course. One by one they are being resolved. The latest glitch is with the mobile theme. The “pro” version stopped working. It was timing out. I could … Read More
The Older Courtesies and the Gravitational Pull
A deeper sense of decorum is needed in our worship. The older form of Holy Mass of the Roman Rite, the Usus Antiquior, must return – and will return – in strength. Recovery of the older form will exert a … Read More
“No one likes us – we don’t care” – Fr. Finigan on the New Evangelization and men
My friend the mighty Dean of Bexley, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan has a great post at his place. He places his observations in the context of men in his parish hall watching Millwal defeat Leeds. I am mindful of … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged men, New Evangelization
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23 Comments
Blog move accomplished
The blog move was accomplished last night. It is now on a different server. I still have some kinks to work out but it went fairly smoothly. As I had warned beforehand, some readers’ comments, posted during a short interval, … Read More
ALERT: Blog Maintenance Coming
Very soon we will make some necessary changes to the server, etc., where the blog is hosted. I wasn’t able to pull the trigger this weekend, but it will probably happen tonight. Therefore, as the changes are made, the blog … Read More
Sunday Supper: Coq au vin with a difference
It has been a while since I offered a “Sunday Supper” post. I am committed to urging you all to think about good, slow, and sometimes important meals, with people, on Sundays. Alas, today I was not with people for … Read More
QUAERITUR: Should EMHCs cleanse their fingers after distribution of Communion?
From a reader: If EMHC are used should they cleanse their fingers of Eucharistic particles after communion? Of course they should! Let an ablution cup or bowl be set somewhere, in advance, so that they can purify their fingers. The … Read More
