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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)
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Happy Chicken Easter
You just can’t make some things up… I find that chickens are generally funny.
When only images can convey our sorrow
Some things are simply too tragic for words. Only images can convey our sorrow. Disaster barely averted… but only through a self-less, chilling sacrifice.
Oddity during the broadcast of the Pope’s Easter
A reader sent the following observation. Apparently during the EWTN re-broadcast of the Holy Father’s Easter Mass, the announcer opined that the reason the Holy Father distributes Holy Communion only to people kneeling is… wait for it… because he is … Read More
The great Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Card. Zen
A tip of the biretta to NLM. o{]:¬) The great Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Card. Zen. Happy Easter indeed!
Benedict XVI’s Easter Urbi et Orbi message
The Holy Father’s Easter Urbi et Orbi Message… to the City (Rome) and to the whole world. My emphases and comments. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Rome and throughout the world, From the depths of my heart, I wish all … Read More
A seminarian writes about Good Friday hijinx
From a seminarian reader (edited): Dear Fr. Z, I’m a seminarian studying for ____. We all go home for Holy Week and last night I went to my home parish for Good Friday. … [E]very year I’ve gone there they … Read More
EXSULTET: WDTPRS and audio
The EXSULTET is one of the most spectacular moments of all the Church’s liturgical life. When it is sung well in Latin the Church is in her glory! I have fond memories of singing the Exsultet. The first time, I … Read More
Your Easter Customs
In most cultures and families there are wonderful Easter customs. They could be communal as bring food in baskets to church to be blessed by the priest. They could be as simple and intimate as preparing a special meal in … Read More
Pruned, dying, and finally dead upon the threshold of the tomb
All during Lent we were being stripped down and put to a slow death. I speak liturgically, of course. But as Catholics our spiritual lives ought to reflect our liturgical lives and Holy Church’s liturgical seasons. We were liturgically eviscerated … Read More
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