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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Orual says: I want to be sure I’m doing the right thing It seems to me that, by the way…”
- on ASK FATHER: “While I don’t like seeing female Eucharistic ministers, from a spiritual perspective how can it be worse than lay men?”: “Thanks for answering this question. For a deep dive into all the theological reasons why only men should serve in…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Father, does the same concept apply for the laity who are opposed to receiving Communion from a lay person? I…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Since coming back to the Vetus Ordo, I have seen two priests handle Communion without taking excessive time for Communion…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “The 1st Step: Stop using laity to distribute Holy Communion. The extra time it takes for the clergy to distribute…”
- on FRANCE: Majority of Young Priests now Celebrate the Traditional Mass: “Puts the lie to the SSPX claim that tradition would die without disobedience, doesn’t it?”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “At Novus Ordo I have always received standing but on the tongue, but ponder whether this fence-sitting option is actually…”
- on Collect for Bl. Fulton Sheen?: “Now that he has, at long last, been beatified, is there a prayer intention for his intercession which would lead…”
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Category Archives: POLLS
ALL Supreme Court Decision discussion HERE – POLL OPEN
POLL BELOW It seems that, in some convoluted way, Obamacare was somewhat upheld by the Supreme Court. That means that the law under which the the Obama Administration’s “HHS mandate” is still a threat to our religious liberty. Here is … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, The Drill
Tagged 2012, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
293 Comments
293 Comments
ACTION ITEM! US (liberal) cATHOLIC POLL ON “Vatican II and YOU”!
Over at the super-liberal US Catholic site there is multi-question poll going on: What does Vatican II mean to you? Fifty years after the groundbreaking council began, does Vatican II still matter in the faith lives of Catholics? We have … Read More
A POLL provoked by your email! What color of vestments for your funeral?
There is a truly bizarre story coming to me in email about a rumor that His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, is now requiring priests to use either violet or black vestments for funerals rather than … Read More
WDTPRS POLL: Your participation in scheduled Fortnight For Freedom events.
Here is a quick poll for you. Use the combox! Let everyone know what is up.
POLL: Should the “new” Prefaces be incorporated into the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite?
I urge interested readers to check out a “position paper” by the chairman of the Latin Mass Society in England, Mr. Joseph Shaw. He talks in brief here about his paper, which was posted in full by our friends over at … Read More
BLOOD! BLOOD! MORE BLOOD!
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! QUAERUNTUR: What’s your blood type? Have you, because of some problem, ever needed blood? Have you ever given blood? I understand that Thursday is World Blood Donor Day. I have a pretty rare blood-type. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, POLLS, TEOTWAWKI
Tagged blood, blood type, donor, giving blood, poll
68 Comments
68 Comments
Fascinating news about the Shroud of Turin. WDTPRS POLL
For your Just Too Cool file. From Vatican Insider Pollen is evidence that the Holy Shroud is indeed a winding sheet According to university researchers the pollen found in the Turin Shroud corresponds to that of flowers used for funerals … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes & POLL: Which feast/day?
Is there some good point from the Sunday sermon which you heard? Share it. Also, a quick WDTPRS POLL.
WDTPRS POLL: Social Networks and YOU
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! I am curious about your use of “social networks” such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ just to name a few. Please choose your best answer and then (if you are registered here) leave a comment … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, POLLS
Tagged Facebook, google, poll, social communications, social networking, Twitter
61 Comments
61 Comments
QUAERITUR: To clink or not to clink. WDTPRS POLL
From a reader: I had the privilege of attending a wonderful EF Mass for Easter, and on the way back we were engaged in a discussion as to whether whoever is doing the incense is required to try to cause … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged berreta, chain, clink, fire extinguishers, incensation, incense, liturgy, poll, thurible, worship
93 Comments
93 Comments
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Orual says: I want to be sure I’m doing the right thing It seems to me that, by the way…”
