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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Astonishing new church in Russia
Church architecture reflects the faith of the people who build churches. These days many of the modern Catholic churches I have seen look more like municipal airport buildings than structures to house the most sacred thing humans can undertake, the … Read More
Bp. Egan (D. Portsmouth): GO TO CONFESSION!
From the great Bp. Philip Egan of the Diocese of Portsmouth (England) comes this! Go to Confession regularly, bishop urges diocese The Bishop of Portsmouth has appealed to his diocese to attend Confession regularly in a pastoral letter, which will … Read More
ASK FATHER: Young children receiving ashes on #AshWednesday
This comes up each year in my ASK FATHER email, so I will repost an oldie. From a reader: I have a three year old girl. She loves the material aspects of Catholicism (holy cards, holy water, lighting candles, relics etc) … Read More
POLL: #AshWednesday Ashes and You
Some people are under the impression that Ash Wednesday is a Holy Day of Obligation. It is not. Lent is an important season in the yearly cycle of a Catholic Christian’s life. The inclination toward a feeling of obligation is … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS
Tagged Ash Wednesday, ashes, poll
53 Comments
53 Comments
Making it illegal to differentiate between male and female
One of these days horrible things will start happening because of the blurring of sex and the because of the sick and twisted “gender” re-engineering that is going. We are hurtling toward the brink. From CNA: Could it soon be … Read More
ASK FATHER: St. Blaise Blessing from a laywoman
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Yet another weird anomaly for our Modernist parish is having laity assist the priest in blessing throats on St. Blaise’s Feast. The laymen make no “Sign of the Cross” at least, merely place the candles across … Read More
3 Feb: St. Blaise and the blessing of candles and of throats
Every time I get my throat blessed on St. Blaise Day, I get a sore throat or bronchitis. Although… this year I have already had it, so I hope I’ve dodged for February. Ever the optimist, I keep going back … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged blessing of throats, candles, St. Blaise
12 Comments
12 Comments
Tabernacle by Tabernacle
A while back there was a flurry of discussion in Madison, WI about the long-standing, patiently-implemented, diocesan-wide policy of returning the tabernacles for the Blessed Sacrament to the center of churches. News reached me that in Brooklyn, a church is … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged D. Brooklyn, restoration, tabernacle, wreckovation
9 Comments
9 Comments
ROME: Huge crowd for Family Day
Family Day is underway in Rome. Huge crowds have converged on the Circo Massimo. Here are some pics from the Great Roman™ Fabrizio. The traditional parish staffed by the FSSP is represented. More
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