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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 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)
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Archd. of Canberra and Goulburn: Pastoral Letter on Liturgy
I was alerted by Australia Incognita to an interesting pastoral letter for Pentecost issued by Archbishop Mark Coleridge of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn in Australia. The letter concerns liturgical practice. Find it here. Let’s have a look at … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest drops Host, does nothing, what do I do?
I got this question by e-mail: Hello Father, I’m a young Roman Catholic who frequently serves at the altar. This Sunday, shortly before the "Lamb of God", my priest dropped the large host on the ground and almost stepped on … Read More
Fr. Longenecker – follow up poem to the ad orientem post
Remember that great post from Fr. Longenecker about talking with the High School aged boys about ad orientem celebration? I especially enjoyed… "It feels more holy … it feels like you are offering the Mass for us more … I … Read More
Aliens?
By now you will have all seen the story that in L’Osservatore Romano Father Jose Gabriel Funes was quoted that it is possible "to admit the existence of other worlds and other forms of life, even those more evolved than … Read More
Thanks to readers for books!
I am very grateful to JN of CA who sent the copy of The Unmaksing of Oscar Wilde by Joseph Peace, which as just arrived. I am almost finished with Pearce’s fascinating book The Quest for Shakespeare. Also, I am … Read More
Vistors to the Sabine feeders
Here at the Sabine Farm, I have put up a few bird feeders, trying to attact some interesting visitors. I am starting to get a good variety. Here are a few from this morning. First, Mr. Rose Breasted Grosbeak is … Read More
PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell
Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the second PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave. Thanks to … Read More
QUAERITUR: Hosts conserved in the tabernacle – how long?
I received a question from a reader: Father Z, I volunteer as a Sacristan and server for daily Mass. Maybe I’m over concerned, but does the Church give any guidance on the length of time for a Consecrated Host to … Read More
REMINDER: Card. Castrillon Hoyos to Pontificate at Westminster Cathedral
REMINDER: Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos to Celebrate Pontifical High Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite in Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 14 June 2008 The Latin Mass Society is proud to announce that Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, President of the … Read More
Mozzetta changes
Now that the whole Paschal cycle is finished (let’s not talk about the Octave of Pentecost) Papa Ratzinger has put his white paschal mozzetta back in the mothballs and has extracted the usual red. Before On Monday after Pentecost… … Read More
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