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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Archbp. Martin: “Irish Catholics are very weak, and that’s the fault of generations of the Church…”
From CNA: Dublin archbishop says lapsed Catholics should admit their non-belief By Benjamin Mann Dublin, Ireland, Dec 14, 2011 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Non-practicing and non-believing Irish Catholics should be honest about their relation to the Church, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid … Read More
CH: Why have confessions dropped off in England but not Kenya?
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald. Many Catholics in Britain do not grasp how important and rewarding regular Confession can be Why has the practice dropped off so dramatically here, but not in Italy, say, or Kenya? … Read More
Sound English priests react to the Tablet’s bashing of Bp. Davies
My friends Frs. Blake and Finigan have blog entries about the bashing of Bp Davies by The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill aka RU-486) From Fr Finigan: […] Bishop Davies said to the young people that a previous generation failed … Read More
QUAERITUR: Priests and a silent Roman Canon
In another post I wrote about an option for a silent Canon/Eucharistic Prayer in the Ordinary Form. This comes from a priest: I have had an interesting experience with the new translation of the Roman Missal. Since it arrived, I decided … Read More
A reading tip – Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories
Not exactly light reading, but this is an important topic… and not just for priests and bishops! Everyone should be concerned about this. Check out David F. Pierre Jr.’s book Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Resources for seminarians to learn TLM on their own. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
During an ordination, someone must stand up in front of the ordaining bishop and attest that seminarians are properly formed and educated and suitable for ordination. However, seminarians of the Latin Church are not being trained in the whole of … Read More
A priest starts hearing confessions before Masses: “And, boy, have the people come!”
This, folks, the the real promotion of the new evangelization. From a priest: On your blog you regularly post encouragements to parishioners and priests alike to have (or encourage priests to have) confessions offered more frequently. Each time I’ve read … Read More
John L. Allen on a case in Ireland: a priest, falsely accused, but the press doesn’t make corrections
While I have posted some items about dreadful pieces in the Fishwrap, to be fair there is a good piece by my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr. about the persecution of a priest falsely accused of abuse of … Read More
Fathers… people will go to confession if you preach about it and then sit in the box!
From a reader: I finally went to confession after a long time away, and, today, I made the total consecration to Jesus through Mary. I am very happy and very grateful to you for all your posts about confession throughout … Read More
QUAERITUR: When priests and Catholics just don’t care enough to get it right.
From a reader: I am wondering what the difference of changing “one in being with the Father” to “consubstantial” is in the Creed? Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for being in line with the original Latin and most precise translation. However, … Read More
