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Tag Archives: altar girls
ASK FATHER: “Today I was an Alter Server at Mass…”
I confess that I initially sent back a terse note to this one: “You are wrong.” Having Reconsidered, more can be said… From a reader… QUAERITUR: Today I was an Alter [sigh] Server at Mass and upon returning home … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: How to talk to other mothers about male only altar service?
From a reader… Our parish priest does not care for girl servers but allows it. Today we went to daily Mass and a new girl was serving (which was arranged by one of the moms, I don’t believe Father knew about it), … Continue reading
The Last Altar Boy
The often amusing Eye of the Tiber has this: The last male altar server in the United States has officially called it quits, the boy’s family is reporting this morning. The 3-year altar server veteran, who remained at his post as cross bearer despite pressure … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged altar boys, altar girls, servers, vocations
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San Francisco parish takes step in right direction. Sky falls on pastor’s head.
UPDATE 29 Jan: I had this note from a reader: Check out how much the faithful have donated to support Fr. Illo in his decision for altar boys at Star of the Sea- $22K so far in 1 day! www.gofundme.com/kvc80g God bless you! … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Cassock, surplice, girls
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, Am I correct in saying that Cassock & Surplice is male attire and that girls should NOT wear it? And if this is the case why do people let it happen? I am taking over … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: My daughter wants to be an altar boy… girl… server.
From a reader: On the way home from Mass this evening, my daughter, who is a leader in our parish’s CYM and very active in the Church, mentioned that she was going to an Altar server meeting this week. So, … Continue reading
Other-specied hate piece from Eye of the Tiber
From the amusing Eye of the Tiber comes this species-ist hit piece. Why pick on trolls? Tifton, GA–Catholic troll Phillip Karabin, writing under the handle P90XcelsisDeo, has been patiently scouring the internet looking to passionately defend everything he holds dear, his friends are … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Should I encourage my daughter to be an altar girl?
From a reader: I belong to a parish with a good Shepard. I also have two wonderful daughters, one of which has been an alter server (she is 12 by the way). Our priest tried to walk back the use … Continue reading
IMPORTANT: PCED response to two “dubia” about “legitimacy” in Universae Ecclesiae
I am on the road, and it is hard for me to work with this, but here is a first go at something which I think is pretty important. The following article copy-pasted from the PDF of the 8/23/2012 edition … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Universae Ecclesiae
Tagged altar girls, Communion in the hand, PCED, Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, UE 19, Universae Ecclesiae
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QUAERITUR: If we have to agree with Vatican II do we have to agree with Communion in the hand, altar girls, EMHCs, etc?
From a reader: I’m wondering what type of assent are we as Catholics supposed to give to the Vatican II council? Also do we have an obligation to agree with things like Communion in the hand, and other parts in … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, Communion in the hand, EMHC, religiosum obsequium, Vatican II
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Fishwrap rakes up some muck in the Arlington altar girl dispute
You may recall that a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Fr. Michael Taylor of Corpus Christi Church in South Riding, VA, made a decision in favor of male-only service at the altar (not against girls, but in favor of … Continue reading
Curious development with that WaPo POLL about altar girls!
Remember that recent Washington Post poll about altar girls? The poll shifted after I posted about it. An reader alerted me to the fact that something rather odd has occurred. You decide. Here is how things stood and how they … Continue reading
CNN’s bumbling attack on a priest who has opted for male-only altar servers
I have noted an interesting trend. When a parish priest opts for male only service at the altar (i.e., no altar girls) he is attacked in the press. I don’t mean the local shopper insert, either. The priest is now … Continue reading
Reader challenge: craft a response
From a readerette (as is): I am a lady of an age group that never was allowed on the alter. I always love to see the little server girls and so wish it had been allowed in my day. I … Continue reading
ACTION ITEM! WDTPRS POLL ALERT
On WaPo we find this tendentious poll. I’m not suggesting how you should vote… but… Here are the results so far. UPDATE 22 Nov 1324 GMT: UPDATE 22 Nov 1552 GMT: UPDATE 22 Nov 2134 GMT: UPDATE 23 Nov 2206 … Continue reading
WDTPRS POLL: Does an all-male sanctuary foster vocations to the priesthood?
If you are a blogger, may I ask that you link to this poll? It would be good to have a large sampling. UPDATE 1407 GMT: And also…. added as an afterthought, so the numbers might not match the poll … Continue reading
Posted in POLLS, The future and our choices
Tagged altar boys, altar girls, altar service, poll, priesthood, vocations
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Should the infamous “altar girl” decision be reversed? Wm. Oddie opines. WDTPRS POLLS included.
The formidable William Oddie, a columnist of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has an opinion piece on the 1994 interpretation of the Latin Church’s Canon Law which permitted service at the altar by females. Keep in mind … Continue reading
What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general
I have been getting some… interesting, I think could be the word … email since I posted my praise and defense of Fr. Lankeit, Rector of the Cathedral in Phoenix where the excellent Bp. Olmsted presides. For those of you … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, CDW, D. Phoenix, Fr. Lankeit
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Cathedral in Phoenix to have male only altar service (includes whimsical WDTPRS POLL)
I was alerted to this article from The Arizona Republic with a note from a reader saying: “The coverage is predictably bad, but the facts are good.” You may remember that I posted about Fr. Lankeit last January when he … Continue reading
NCFishwrap’s little problem with the Extraordinary Form and “altar girls”
NCFishwrap today surfed the little server girl issue over its mosh pit. catholic reporters that that are, they left off attacking Bp. Finn for a minute or two to post – at long last- the news that the PCED has … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Throwing a Nutty, Universae Ecclesiae
Tagged altar girls, mosh pit, NCFishwrap, slam dance, UE 28
28 Comments
