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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: April 2010
“Pray for the Pope” store – buttons and other stuff
REQUEST: If you have ordered or received some of these buttons or mugs, etc., could you send photos? Also, send a note if any of these has started or helped a conversation! ___ In light of the attacks on Pope … Read More
QUAERITUR: teenage girl dancers during Easter vigil
From a reader: I am from Puerto Rico and I want to consult to you something that bothered me a lot on my Parish’s Paschal Virgil. I belong to the San José Parish in Caguas, Puerto Rico; it is a … Read More
Another ridiculous AP article deconstructed
AP, which unprofessionally has declared open season on Pope Benedict – engaged in a relentless ad hominem – has a piece which cites as the mainstay non other than Richard McBrien. They drag in a "conservative" for reasons of ballast, … Read More
Tarragon of virtue
My tarragon is coming along very nicely! Strong, virtuous tarragon! hmmm… I sense Bearnaise sauce in my near future.
“We are not a multinational corporation”
From WaPo‘s religion left-slanting blog On Faith… Lack of Vatican communications strategy on scandal baffles pope’s U.S. defenders By Michelle BoorsteinSunday, April 11, 2010; A04 The Vatican spokesman doesn’t regularly discuss the clergy sex-abuse scandal with the pope. Its communications … Read More
Request for prayers
I just knew something ridiculously awful was going to happen because things were going well and I have been tackling some big issues. It’s payback time I guess, right on schedule. May I kindly ask a prayer? Thanks!
QUAERITUR: renaming the sacred oils in the Latin Church
From a priest reader: When we brought home the oils from last night’s Chrism Mass, they were labeled SC, OS and OC. Inquiries from the confused like me have yielded the answer that OC is Oil of the Catechumens and … Read More
Of bulletpoints and wolves
Some bullet points about the California case with which APs and others continue to try to smear Pope Benedict. At the time, the CDF did not have competence in the cases of clerical pedophilia. The case before the CDF concerned … Read More
Request to readers: good hashtags for Twitter about recent controversies
To readers who use Twitter: If some of you are paying attention to Twitter feeds about the topic of how the media is handling the recent round of controversies, or the topic of the controversies themselves, could you post some … Read More
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