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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
QUAERITUR: sign of Cross after Holy Communion – WDTPRS POLL
From a reader: Some friends were having a discussion about whether or not making the sign of the cross after receiving Holy Communion is encouraged, discouraged, or doesn’t matter either way. What say you ? I saaaaay…. I sayyyyy… Sure. … Read More
Of fish, dragons and pity
I needed a down day. I had a half down day yesterday, too. I met with my literary group, going on since 1997 now. We are reading Gerard Manley Hopkins. If anyone is interesting, drop me a line and I … Read More
QUAERITUR: Selling a rosary and other sacred things
Several readers have sent similar questions about the selling of sacred things. I will simply answer rather than post excerpts of the questions. Let’s start with the most sacred of all, the Eucharist. Selling the Eucharist would be a terrible … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged blessings, consecrations, nefas, profane, relics, sacred
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28 Comments
QUAERITUR: difficult to fulfill penance
From a reader: The priest I go to gives me a penance that I have to wait to do because it’s too long to do because of my lunch break, it involves something scheduled at a different time, etc. But before … Read More
What the Ordinary Form brings to the Extraordinary Form: the question of Mutual Enrichment
Since Universae Ecclesiae has been issued the subject of the “mutual enrichment” of the older and newer, the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms of the Roman Rite has reemerged. For going on two decades now, I have been saying that – … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Linking Back, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Universae Ecclesiae, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Biological Solution, gravitational pull, hermeneutic of continuity, mutual enrichment, tertium quid, UE 6, Universae Ecclesiae
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79 Comments
Help on the issue of PODCAzTs and the “feed”
While I was making the LENTCAzTs people wrote asking me to make a separate “feed” for them, or that they were not appearing in iTunes. They did for me, btw. I use Podpress for my audio projects. I guess I … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, PODCAzT
Tagged podcasts, PODCAzT, podpress
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WDTIRS: Universae Ecclesiae 22: Drilling into the Latin and English (Dioceses without “qualified” priests)
I was sent a question about the Latin of Universae Ecclesiae 22. Friends, the more I look compare the Latin and the Released English “translation”, the more apparent it is that the Latin is a better, stronger document than the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Would a request for meatier sermons offend a priest?
From a reader: I was just wondering if you, as a priest, would find it offensive if you a received a letter from a parishioner encouraging you to spend more time catechizing from the pulpit? We have a wonderful, holy, … Read More
MUST READ: Msgr. Pozzo’s comments on the Instruction “Universae Ecclesiae” in L’Osservatore Romano
The text of the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae appeared in the Saturday 14 May daily edition of L’Osservatore Romano. In the Sunday edition of 15 May, there is a summary of a talk for the conference in Rome on Summorum Pontificum … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Universae Ecclesiae
Tagged Archbp. Lefevbre, Benedict XVI, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Ecclesia Dei, Msgr. Guido Pozzo, PCED, Sacrosanctum Concilium, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Univerae Ecclesiae
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17 Comments
WDTIRS: Universae Ecclesiae 32: Drilling into the Latin and English (reciting the Breviary)
I had a question from a priest about Univerae Ecclesiae on the topic of recitation of the office, and a cleric’s obligation. I also had conversations with three priests yesterday during which the topic of our daily office came up. … Read More
