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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: September 2009
EMBER ALERT! – UPDATE
That is EMBER not "amber". It is almost Embertide again… this time the "Michael" Embertide…. 23, 25 and 26 Sept. [In my original post, I used a calendar with an error. I have corrected the dates. There is discussion of … Read More
Fr. Leo defeats Chef Flay
It is nice to see a priest who can cook do well. Here is a CNS story: Father Leo beats Flay in cooking challenge By George P. Matysek Jr.gmatysek@catholicreview.org Father Leo Patalinghug was up to the challenge. The well-known cooking … Read More
Recent posts of interest
Some recent posts of interest: Testing a new theme for iphones and blackberries…. Save the Liturgy – Save the World… the coffee mug Buy Some Soap – Help Some Nuns – UPDATE I bought some soap from the nuns, btw… … Read More
An American bishop calls the Kennedy funeral a “scandal”
As I have been repeating, the funeral for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy is still forcing us to think, and discuss, a) what funerals are for, b) what public scandal is. Many people are now confused. Confusion is precisely one … Read More
CWN: The Big Con – “Catholic” organizations giving cover for abortion
Check this from Catholic World News: Anne Hendershott has a piece on left-wing Catholic groups who give cover to abortion supporting Catholics in the public square. The writer some time ago gave us the WSJ article on the Hyannisport Conclave … Read More
It’s nice to dream
It is nice to have dreams… I have received a few e-mails today about the possible return of the Sedia Gestatoria. If the Sedia was not revived for the end of the reign of the late Pope John Paul, I … Read More
QUAERITUR: tonight’s “health care” speech by POTUS
During his address to a joint session of Congress, what with Pres. Obama say about public funding for abortion? Anything? Nothing? UPDATE: Obviously, he did mention it. And there was a rather lukewarm reaction, wasn’t there?
Testing a new theme for iphones and blackberries
Testing a new theme for iphones…. and blackberriesUPDATE: I tried to add a special theme friendly for blackberry. Those of you will mobile browsers, can you check this out? UPDATE 2117 GMT: I turned off the mobile theme, aimed at … Read More
Grinding away on the Kennedy funeral – more thoughts
A lot of people are still grinding away about the funeral of the late Sen. Kennedy. Some are grinding because they are angry. Others are grinding in the sense of mulling, thinking through the issues. I have come to the … Read More
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