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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)
Total Voters: 26,606
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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: January 2010
CNA: Pelosi’s archbishop slams her rationale for supporting abortion
For a few more hours I am in San Francisco, Congressional District of pro-abortion Catholic Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Speak of the House. Could it be that my visit…. nah…. no way… Thus I was surprised to find the following, with … Read More
America Magazine article about the dissident petition against the new translation
First, I have an ACTION ITEM for you WDTPRSers.I urge people to look at the petition "We’ve Waited Long Enough". When you sign that petition, use a real name. On the dissident petition, there are more signatures but a very … Read More
Obama Administration debates requiring covering of religious symbols for federal funds
Catholics need to fight to keep and clarify a Catholic voice in the public square and the digital continent. A reader alerted me to this entry on the WaPo blog On Faith. It concerns what the Obama Adminstration might impose … Read More
QUAERITUR: If you wear an alb, do you need an amice?
From a reader: I just had a quick question: If a seminarian or anyone for that matter wears an an alb at Mass is it proper to wear an amice under it? I have a cassock and surplice but the … Read More
A note about your responses to my query
I asked about your preferences, somewhat based on age, etc., about the new form of Mass and old Mass. Responses are still coming in. But I am on the road and staying in a place where there are also lots … Read More
In the rubble of Haiti… priests and seminarians
I have read… could this be true?… Vatican Radio is saying… The apostolic nuncio in Haiti, Msgr. Bernardito Auza, said that the cathedral and all the major churches and seminaries in Port-au-Prince were leveled by the most powerful temblor to … Read More
A quick jaunt
I am giving a talk in the afternoon about the Church and tech and how I use it, etc. Before my talk I am taking the ferry from Sausalito to San Francisco for a bite and stroll. A familiar sight. … Read More
Archbishop dies in Haiti earthquake… moral lessons
The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, H. E. Most Rev. Joseph Serge Miot, was killed in the earthquake that devastated the area. His body has been recovered. Please pray for the repose of his soul and God’s mercy for him and … Read More
Note to readers about request for old Mass/new Mass thoughts
Folks, I asked for your input about which form of Holy Mass in the Roman Rite you prefer, especially with notes about your age and if you are a convert, revert, cradle Catholic etc. I am being overwhelmed by responses … Read More
Pope Benedict meets with woman who attacked him
After his General Audience today, the Holy Father met briefly in private with the woman who assaulted him and broke Card. Etchegaray’s leg at the Christmas Eve Mass. Susanna Maiolo was with some members of her family. He conveyed to … Read More
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