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ASK FATHER: Priest with bad eyes has a woman read the Gospel at Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Recently, while we were away on a vacation, my husband, children and I attended a NO Mass as that was what was available to us at our vacation destination. At the time the Gospel was to … Read More
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Fr Dana Christensen: R.I.P.
At last Fr. Dana Christensen as gone to God. His was one of the more of more heroic struggles against the effects of Original Sin that I’ve encountered. In your goodness, please pray for him.
ACTION ITEM! Prayers for Fr. John Hunwicke, scriptor admirabilis
I received a note from a family member of Fr. John Hunwicke who posts on his splendid site Mutual Enrichment. “Father Hunwicke has been told that his suspicious heart requires a “procedure”, which is due to happen this Wednesday. He would … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered here or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who … Read More
URGENT ACTION ITEM! UPDATE on Fr. Dana Christensen: final earthly journey. Renew a petition to Ven. @FultonSheen for him.
Update on Fr. Dana Christensen:. He is the young priest who has been struggling heroically with ALS. More than ever now, pray for him. Dear friends and family of Fr. Dana: This is Annie, his sister. Our family wanted to … Read More
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio and Apostolic Pardon converge
From a reader… I was the gentleman that called you in February and thanked you for harping on getting the Apostolic Pardon for the dying. I did that for my father, Daniel, and left a message after he passed. You … Read More
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Chesterton’s poem “The Donkey” and … donkeys
First, I had a note from a reader/watcher who picked up on my donkey comments in my commentary at 1 Peter 5. She wrote, riffing on my remarks, … I laughed when I read your article on 1P5 because we … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
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ASK FATHER: Marital relations in marriages of non-Catholics or Catholics to non-Catholics
From a reader…. QUAERITUR: In what status does the Church consider the marriages of non-Catholics/Catholics to non-Catholics and marital relations within such marriages? I ask due to a couple I know of where neither spouse is baptized and the husband … Read More
ASK FATHER: The responsibilities of godparents when their godchildren are not close by
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Could you talk about the responsibilities of godparents when their godchildren are not in close proximity? My wife and I have a goddaughter who lives halfway across the country, and we pray for her every day, … Read More
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FROM A READER: “I was praying this litany of the English Martyrs today….”
I received a note from a reader. I was praying this litany of the English Martyrs today. Please note we implore them to always preserve the Latin Mass, something they died for in many cases. Perhaps in these remarkable times … Read More
Alice von Hildebrand, 98. Requiescat in pace.
In your kindness, please pray for the repose of the soul of Alice von Hildebrand who died today, 14 January 2022, at the age of 98. HERE She was a great lady of great faith and an inspiration for many … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS – UPDATED!
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Cri de Coeur: I feel like I have become an “undocumented Catholic”
This message from a friend sums up what I believe a great many people are feeling right now. They say I sow schism because I remain faithful to the Faith and customs of my forbears. I feel like I have … Read More
25 December 2020: Fr. Reginald Foster, OCD – R.I.P. – 1st Anniversary of death
In your kindness please pray for the repose of the soul of a priest friend who died one year ago, today, Christmas Day. Fr. Reginald Foster, OCD, was a famous Latinist. He was a complicated guy and not always easily … Read More
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ACTION ITEM! Prayers for a good next Archbishop of Paris
Because of a scandal, the Archbishop of Paris, who sharply and without very good reasons – what else given Taurina cacata … Traditionis custodes – restricted the use the Vetus Ordo, has resigned. My Parisian friends are now waiting for the … Read More
Today’s day thought experiment: The Oregon Trail
A friend sent this: I never played Oregon Trail, but I watched enough Westerns and studied enough history that I get the gist. Today’s day thought experiment: The wagon train is headed west. After crossing the Mississippi, things seem … Read More
WAUKESHA, WI – Car attack on a parade – many injuries including PRIEST, parishioners
UPDATE 22 Nov: From the Archdiocese of Milwaukee: Statement On the Waukesha Parade Tragedy A statement from Sandra Peterson, Communication Director, Archdiocese of Milwaukee about the Waukesha parade tragedy. “Our prayers are with the people who have been injured and … Read More
