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Category Archives: HONORED GUESTS
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST – Fr. D
Please, in your charity, offer up a prayer to St. Michael the Archangel for Fr. D, who is in the midst of monumental changes. Please, please… do this for this good priest. Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle, be … Read More
ASK FATHER: Priest tells people to stand around the altar during Eucharistic Prayer
From a reader… As an avid reader of your blog please first be assured of my prayers. I recently attended an Engaged Encounter weekend in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the priest who said Mass had the couples surround … Read More
The official Parodohymnodist strikes again! “Baby it’s Springtime now!”
Newly received from the official Parodohymnodist, Fr. Tim Ferguson: Listening to one of my least favorite Christmastime songs, this popped in my head. I call it: “A dialogue between a traditionalist and a modernist” Baby it’s Springtime now! I really can’t pray … Read More
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Lighter fare, Parody Songs, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Fr. Tim Ferguson, Parody Songs
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ASK FATHER: Is Advent a penitential season? Also, Advent Blue Vestments… NO! ANNUAL SONG ALERT!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: In my 14.75 years as a Catholic, I’ve heard that Advent: 1) Is a penitential season 2) Is a semi-penitentials season 3) Is no longer a penitential season but was before Vatican II 4) Never was … Read More
ASK FATHER: Is the “annulment” process in the US just a rubber stamp?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a quick question so I’ll keep this message short. Knowing several Catholics in my childrens’ Catholic school who have been divorced and remarried after getting an annulment, I wonder how to explain it all … Read More
Prayer request for Santa Rosa and Fr. Z makes observations
Last Saturday I was in the Diocese of Santa Rosa, in Napa Valley, CA, to speak at a conference. At one point I had noticed smoke plumes on the far sides of a large Eastern ridge. On Saturday evening the other … Read More
ASK FATHER: Civil divorce but stay together as married couple?
From a reader: I (think) I have a tough question (“hagan lío”?): Can a man and a woman, who validly embraced the Sacrament of Marriage 10 years ago and who STILL WANT to carry on living as husband and wife … Read More
“Dunkirk on the Bayou” – Houston parish flooded – VIDEO
A priest friend of mine in Houston sent the following about his parish: Dry so far. A nearby creek is close to overflowing, so that could be trouble. About 800 made it to Mass over the weekend, 10% of our … Read More
Posted in Mail from priests, Semper Paratus, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Archd. Houston
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Reader Feedback and a Lesson about Rash Judgment
I appreciate the feedback I get from readers through my CONTACT form (always on the top menu). It makes my day and keeps me motivated. I was just a teenager when I started reading your words of wisdom on the … Read More
Feedback that gets to me
Occasionally I get feedback that really helps. Today I received this: Wow. This, friends, gets to me. The token she mentions is something from my wish list, a recording of The Passion of Saint Thomas More by composer Garrett Fisher. … Read More
