Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes

HELP!? iTunes, PODCAzT, LENTCAzT problem… ideas? Solutions?

I want to fix a problem once and for all. A reader said: Just letting you know that LENTCAzTs 07 and 15-18 are not showing up on Itunes. Is there any way to fix this? My PODCAzTs scroll off iTunes … Read More

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Blog maintenance soon – UPDATE

It is possible, even probable, that we will be doing some maintenance on the software that powers the blog. If there are any interruptions or bumps along the way, that’s why. UPDATE 8 March 1654 GMT: The software that powers … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Wearing a veil while distributing Communion.

From readerette: Would it be inappropriate to wear a chapel veil while Eucharistic ministering? First, you are not a Eucharistic Minister. You are an Extraordinary Minister of Communion. I cannot see any problem with a woman wearing a chapel veil, … Read More

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QUAERITUR: When does the Eucharistic fast start? Before Communion or before Mass?

From a reader: Does the Eucharistic fast before Mass begin an hour before Mass starts or an hour before you receive Communion. I’ve heard different answers all my life, and some clarification would be great. Thanks The Eucharistic fast is … Read More

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Under pain of death, everyone was to sacrifice to the gods and obtain a certificate.

After a lull in the official persecutions of Christians, in A.D. 250 the Emperor Decius determined that Christians were the enemies of the Roman Empire. Sound like any American President you know?  But I digress. At that time in the … Read More

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Browsing for a browser solution

I have an odd problem. I am on the road and working from my laptop. I can connect to the internet (I can upload and download with my FTP program). I cannot view any page using Firefox, IE, Chrome, or Opera. … Read More

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REVIEW: St. John Cantius (Chicago) instructional DVD for “Sacred Rites and Ceremonies”

I recently received a couple instructional DVDs produced by the canons at St. John Cantius in Chicago and I have had a chance to look at “Sacred Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Rite, featuring the use of the 1962 … Read More

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REVIEW: New 3-volume (Extraordinary Form) Roman Breviary in Latin and English from Baronius Press

Have you wanted to use the older form of the office, the Roman Breviary, but haven’t been able to do it because your Latin isn’t strong enough or you couldn’t figure out how to do it? You are in luck. … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Are Sundays part of Lent?

From a reader: Someone told me that it is wrong to do penance on Sundays during Lent. Are Sundays part of Lent? The “forty days” seem to be the week days only. Also, we hear that every Sunday is like … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Should I write to the bishop about this hunch I have?

From a reader: Tonight the cantor (instead of the priest) sung the part between the our father and the doxology. Is that something I should be writing the bishop about, since I have a hunch it happens every week at … Read More

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