Tag Archives: Sunday Mass

QUAERITUR: Are Catholics obliged to go to Mass on only Christmas and Easter?

From a reader: Father please clear up for me our obligations for mass attendance. Many times we hear that we are obligated to attend mass only twice a year, Christmas and Easter. Yet we also hear that we must attend … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Social anxiety from Asperger’s and Sunday Mass obligation

Please use the sharing buttons!  Thanks! From a reader: A friend has Aspergers which is on the autism spectrum but they usually pass for relatively normal if slightly batty (she OK’s this description!) but she has the typical extreme social anxieties and other … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Why bother going to Mass in the state of sin? Fr. Z rants with hellfire and brimstone.

From a reader: Fr. Z I’m struggling to wrap my head around what the point of going to Mass if we’re not in the state of sanctifying grace. My understanding is when we fall from grace, any good works we … Read More

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A parish bulletin message to people who dress inappropriately for Mass

A screenshot of a pdf of an actual parish bulletin. WDTPRS kudos to Fr. Paul Parkerson of Sacred Heart Church in Dunn, NC.

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