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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Benedict XVI: “There is no such thing as a superfluous or useless prayer.”
From VIS: NO PRAYER IS EVER LOST Vatican City, 12 September 2012 (VIS) – During his general audience, held this morning in the Paul VI Hall, Benedict XVI focused his catechesis on prayer in the second part of the Book … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Apocalypse, Benedict XVI, prayer, Revelation, Scripture
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QUAERITUR: “Essential Directives” for handling energetic toddlers during Holy Mass
From a readerette: I used to be a student and instructor in theology, and I had wonderful, quiet, pious times at Holy Mass. Now I am a mother, of an energetic toddler, and Holy Mass has become an Occasion of … Read More
QUAERITUR: During Mass, whole congregation told to raise hands to bless people
From a reader: At Mass today the congregation was asked to raise their hands in blessing over members that are celebrating an anniversary in Sept. I can’t find anything in the GIRM that addresses raising our hands in blessing at … Read More
15 Sept – LONDON – Bloggers Guild Meeting – Brompton Oratory – TLM – BLOGNIC/PUB
There is going to be a meeting of The Guild of Blessed Titus Brandsma (a Catholic bloggers guild) at the Brompton Oratory, St Wilfred’s Chapel at 10.30am on 15 September. God willing, I will be there. For more on this … Read More
Posted in Blognics, Just Too Cool, On the road, Our Catholic Identity, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged blognic, Brompton Oratory, Guild of Blessed Titus Brandsma, London
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Archbp. of Kirkuk, Iraq: Let’s Talk to Benedict XVI Frankly, Openly
From ZENIT: Iraq Prelate: Let’s Talk to Benedict XVI Frankly, Openly Kirkuk Archbishop Hoping Church Leaders Will Tell Pope in Lebanon of Grave Situation for Christians ROME, SEPT. 7, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq, is hoping Benedict XVI’s … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Archbp. Sako, Iraq, Islam, Kirkuk, political Islam
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A Prayer For Vocations
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Here is a prayer that perhaps parish priests will pick up and use at all Sunday and Holy Day Masses, perhaps immediately after the Gospel: LEADER: Please kneel for our prayer for vocations. ALL: … Read More
“From the crisis of today the Church of tomorrow will emerge—a Church that has lost much.”
Joseph Card. Ratzinger wrote this many years ago: From the crisis of today the Church of tomorrow will emerge—a Church that has lost much. It will become small and will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Surprised by a Communion Service with a lay leader
From a reader: Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth, UK I called into one of the RC churches to say a few prayers. It seemed as though Mass was about to begin but, to my great shock, a lay woman went … Read More
QUAERITUR: A Catholic leaves for the Orthodox Church, is ordained, and wants to return
From a reader: A person [a man] who WAS Catholic, baptized and confirmed in Latin Rite, left the Church and became Orthodox and was ordained in the OCA then latter returned to the Latin Rite Catholic Church, desires to serve … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged apostasy, schism, ut laicus
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England: Bishop urges Catholics to pause and pray publicly on Fridays at 3 o’clock
Bp. Kieran Conry of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton as a good idea. From The Telegraph: Catholic Church calls for public prayers in offices on Fridays Millions of Roman Catholics are being urged to stop and pray publicly at … Read More
