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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
An October observation: “If you get lost…”
October is a month dedicated in a special way to attention to one of our greatest Catholic devotions which is one of our greatest spiritual tools, the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On that note, in a … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Card. Amato, October, rosary
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How long has your parish priest, the pastor, been there?
Over at the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, I saw a story about a priest who died. He had been parish priest, pastor as it is called in the USA, for 34 years. The pastor of what became … Read More
I sense a trend.
Over at Orwell’s Picnic there is a post entitled “Face it, Hippies”, which this graph. I sense a trend. The growth is slow, some will say. But there is growth. There is growth in several important spheres of the Church’s … Read More
ENGLAND – Fr. Finigan’s parish, O.L. of the Rosary’s patronal feast 7 OCT: He has a GREAT idea!
Are you in England? Anywhere near London? The great Fr. Finigan has posted on his mighty blog, The Hermeneutic of Continuity, the plans for the patronal feast of the parish, Our Lady of the Rosary. They will have a Solemn … Read More
“Thus I promise, this I swear, so help me God and these holy Gospels of God.”
For some work I am doing today I had occasion to re-read the old Oath Against Modernism. In 1910 St. Pope Pius X issued Motu Proprio a document called Sacrorum Antistitum in which he provided the Church with an °Oath … Read More
Waiting and waiting and waaaaaiting in line for confession. Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: If you’re sitting in the box and no one’s coming, double-check to make sure the other side isn’t stuck in the “occupied mode”. Father, I went to confession last night, as did several other people. We patiently … Read More
QUAERITUR: Using the Breviarium Romanum but with the Novus Ordo calendar
From a priest: Thanks for all of your work on behalf of the Church and, from a brother priest, oremus pro invicem! [Libenter!] I was ordained this year and thank God for the tremendous gift of offering the Divine Sacrifice … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is gambling a sin?
From a reader: I have recently started dating a woman who is a devout Catholic. I was baptized, but have fallen away from the church since I was young. Since I have love her so much I decided to start … Read More
Bp. Thomas Doran (D. Rockford) on kneeling for Holy Communion… heh heh…
In this last week’s edition of The Wanderer, we read a reprint of a column by Most Rev. Thomas Doran, Bishop of Rockford. I believe it was originally on the site of the diocese on 2 September 2011. My emphases … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Doran, D. Rockford, distribution of Communion, GIRM 160, Holy Communion, kneeling
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QUAERITUR: Do we have to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary?
From a reader: I have a kind of…confused question for you here, im told that i dont need to say the Luminous Mysteries, im told Pope John Paul II “suggested” it, not declared that it must be said, i wonder … Read More
