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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 Votes)
- I don't care one way or another. (6%, 1,696 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
- I don't care. (2%, 431 Votes)
- What's penance? (1%, 152 Votes)
Total Voters: 19,255
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
REQUEST FROM FR. Z
Increased traffic to this site has caused the hosting company to suspend my account or to block access to the blog. It seems like every week there is a new problem. This is this week’s problem and it is a … Read More
Bad translation in English version of Exhortation about Latin
For a long time I have warned people about bad English translations of papal documents. There are methodological problems in that the documents are no longer composed in Latin. The Latin text, which is the official text, is itself a … Read More
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Houston, we have a problem
Some of you will have seen that hosting company suspended my account again tonight. The stats here really took off day, I am sure because of the Apostolic Exhortation. That made the server admin geeks turn off the site. What … Read More
The Exhortation is out. My first observations.
I am still in the process of absorbing the document but I can make some observations. First and foremost, if you were expecting Pope Benedict to "hammer" someone or let his inner Vader out, you were as naive as you … Read More
Exhortation is out.
I was at the Press Conference for the release of the Post-Synodal Exhortation. It is huge and complicated and I will need time to absorb it and figure out how to present it. However, I can say that there is … Read More
Interesting
So tonight I get online and find that my hosting service MIDPHASE (with whom I had problems last week) had suspended my account. They gave me 24 hours to upgrade. Interesting. No? I find the timing interesting. It is the … Read More
Where some of you are right now
I find it interesting to see where some of you are as you look at this blog. Here is a little snapshot from a couple minutes ago. Phoenix, Arizona Mohawk, Michigan Fhrbrck, Bayern Assartorp, Skane Lan Birmingham, Alabama Houston, Texas … Read More
What do you miss?
What do you miss? I miss this. I shot this at the Habemus Papam exhibit at the Lateran today. Great exhibit.
Gloves
Some photos of a Pontifical Mass in Stamford (CT) using the older, pre-Conciliar rite, are posted online. I like this one of His Excellency Bishop Cordileone (great name) of San Diego with all too rarely seen pontifical gloves:
“If a man has a hundred sheep,…”
Just in case you missed it, there was an excellent observation made in a comment in this thread, concerning His Eminence Roger Card. Mahony’s lack of interest in those who desire the so-called "Tridentine" Mass. Here it is. …the Archdiocese … Read More
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