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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ASK FATHER: How do we fulfill our Easter Duty in this time of pandemic lockdown?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hi Father – my question is about how to fulfill the Easter duty during this time of quarantine. Does a spiritual communion during a “parking lot mass” on Easter Sunday count? Also, our pastor has insisted … Read More
ASK FATHER: Cardinal says confession and absolution over the phone is okay
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was shocked, as I heard, that the local bishop allowed phone confession and absolution over phone because of COVID-19. A priest from my community says the Cardinal of says that he may use phone to … Read More
Chinese virus horror stories and Fr. Z gives advice to young people
I read at Radio Free Asia, a truly horrifying post. While the ChiCom government claims victory over the CHINESE virus, other pesky pieces of evidence suggest a different situation. It seems that so many people have to be cremated that … Read More
A prayer for a miracle: the sudden, complete and lasting obliteration of COVID-19.
Almighty and eternal God, who shaped us from the mud of the earth and breathed into us beautiful life and eternal souls made to give You glory, look graciously now upon Your poor creatures who have fallen into sin. We … Read More
ASK FATHER: The Sacred Triduum in the Extraordinary Form privately, without people.
Numerous priests have written to me, asking about what to do about the Sacred Triduum in private. I’ve been pondering and consulting. Summorum Pontificum 2 excepts the Triduum for Holy Mass in the Vetus Ordo sine populo. However, Card. Sarah, … Read More
Introducing the Catholic Signal Corps
Catholic Signal Corps. What do I mean? Consider… Big social media outlets are filtering, censoring, shadow banning content and users, “deplatforming” those whose opinions are not “acceptable” to them. This is going to get worse as we continue to polarize. … Read More
Fomites of Viruses, Fomites of Sins, and YOU
Today on a TV news channel I heard a doctor talking about the ways that virus can spread. He used a term “fomites” (pronounced “foe-mights”). I immediately knew what it was about, but I looked it up: “any inanimate object … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged custody of the eyes, fomes peccati
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POLL: Veiling and covering images on 1st Passion Sunday 2020, 5th of Lent
We are really getting into it now. From this Sunday, traditionally called 1st Sunday of the Passion, it is customary to veil images in churches. In the Gospel in traditional Form of the Roman Rite we hear: Tulérunt ergo lápides, … Read More
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Tagged Passion Sunday, veil images
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ASK FATHER: Blessing sacramentals over a live stream on the internet
From a reader… QUAERITUR: During this time of plague, may priests live-stream the blessing of sacramentals? A priest has asked parishioners who want to have these objects blessed to prepare water, salt, etc., view the blessing ritual online, and presumably … Read More
