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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
PRAYERCAzT: 1st Vespers of Pentecost (BrevRom & LitHor)
For the tired brethren bound to say the office… No frills 1st Vespers for Pentecost Sunday with both the older, traditional Breviarium Romanum and also the newer Liturgia Horarum. The exception is that with the later, the Liturgia Horarum, I … Read More
PODCAzT 102: Exploring the new English translation of the Roman Canon; voicemail
UPDATE: 25 May 2306 GMT: I have received word from a couple people via email that in my reading of the new translation of the Roman Canon I omitted the name of St. Anastasia, which surprises me. This was an … Read More
QUAERITUR: Latin forms of confirmation names, genders
A question came in from a priest friend preparing confirmands for confirmation in the older traditional, form. The question posed was about the Latin form of the name which the confirmands chooses. The confirmand is called by name in Latin, … Read More
QUAERITUR: a seminarian praying the older, traditional Office, conflict with the newer calendar
From a seminarian: I am a transitional Deacon… I ask you not to include my name if you choose to use this email in any way, as I am at ____ and unfortunately things related to the Extraordinary Form are … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged breviarium romanum
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20 Comments
Technology and the New Evangelization shall meet… and go “BONG BONG BONG”!
When I was a little kid I used to listen to the shortwave radio tuned to WWV, the National Bureau of Standards time channel. The clock would tick, and then go bong…bong…bong… bong… bong…. I found it fascinating to hear … Read More
A case about violation of the Seal of Confession in the press
From the 1983 Code of Canon law 983 §1 The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore it is absolutely forbidden for a confessor to betray in any way a penitent in words or in any manner and for any reason. If … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged confession, Seal, Seal of confession
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33 Comments
Should seminarians still keep their heads down about being, say, Catholic? Still?
In my US seminary days, we had to hide going certain places, such as parishes where the priests believed in One God, Creator of heaven and earth, etc. One of my classmates was thrown out because he had a statue … Read More
Internal forum/confession and reporting crimes to the state
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, parish priest in Brighton at St. Mary Magdalen has a very good entry on his blog. To a degree it represents also some of my own reflections in the last few days. Let’s have a … Read More
What the Holy See does when a cleric is accused of sexual abuse of a minor
In the future, when we are discussing the present controversies with people, we must be well-informed, ready to explain. From the gentlemanly Sandro Magister comes this: After an Accusation, Here is What Happens at the Vatican The guidelines of the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Clerical Sexual Abuse, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged CDF, procedures
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18 Comments
Request to readers: good hashtags for Twitter about recent controversies
To readers who use Twitter: If some of you are paying attention to Twitter feeds about the topic of how the media is handling the recent round of controversies, or the topic of the controversies themselves, could you post some … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 36: Ultimate: “I spoke with the sisters in Rome who do these corporals. I was told that they use a particular kind…”
