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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ACTION ITEM! HELP THE NcR (FISHWRAP) WITH THEIR OWN POLL!
The Fishwrap is having a dreadful time with their poll about their Person of the Year (even though they have already decided the outcome. I’ve been following it closely. First, their poll was going one way. Then, all the results … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liberals, Lighter fare, Linking Back
Tagged Fishwrap. poll, Person of the Year
27 Comments
27 Comments
Collecting a Spiritual Bouquet for Bp. Morlino’s birthday – 1 day left
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! UPDATE 21 Dec 20:09 GMT: Right now: 146 contributors have prayed 435 rosaries, 217 chaplets of Divine Mercy, 99.41 hours of adoration, stations of the cross 99 times, and have had 134 Masses offered for … Read More
Benedict XVI on the destructive evil of “gender” confusion
The Holy Father today provided insight into how evil and destructive the homosexual agenda is. Each year shortly before Christmas the Roman Pontiff exchanges greetings with and addresses the members of Roman Curia. He gives them what some call a … Read More
QUAERITUR: Celiac Disease revisited
From a reader: My husband has Celiac Disease. The communion is wheat. What is he to do? You have options. First, you can tell the priest(s) at the parish about the condition and ask if your husband could receive only … Read More
QUAERITUR: Catholic funeral for a Lutheran?
From a reader: My grandmother recently died. She was a Lutheran, but we, her descendents, are Catholic. Who, then, should do the burial? A Lutheran minister, or our Catholic priest? Thank you, and please pray for her soul. Canon 1183.3 … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged can. 1183, funerals
15 Comments
15 Comments
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession o{]:¬) We should… 1) …examine our consciences regularly and thoroughly; 2) …wait our turn in line patiently; 3) …come at the time confessions are scheduled, not a few minutes before they … Read More
An interesting claim about the followers of @pontifex
From Vatican Insider comes this …. color me skeptical. Benedict XVI has almost 2 million followers on Twitter. “The Pope has grasped the full potential of this social network. Facebook’s too personal” VATICAN INSIDER STAFF ROME “Someone had to show … Read More
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Will you do me a favor? There is a book which I think should be on Kindle and isn’t. Please click this link HERE to send a message to Ignatius Press that we want this book on Kindle. Flood them … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Aime G. Martimort, deaconesses
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8 Comments
What young Catholics want
I was referred to an interesting blog post by a “Young Catholic“. This young Catholic explodes the assumptions aging-liberals make about what what young Catholics want. Here is a taste: The problem is all these pastors, youth pastors and music … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged young people
94 Comments
94 Comments
jhogan on Germans… “for many” in the Consecration formula, rather than “for all”: “I find it curious that the German bishops are apparently not considered in schism for changing the actual form (words)…”
