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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: June 2010
Richard McBrien’s favorite bishops! Make popcorn.
When John Paul II came to the See of Peter in 1978 the Church was in the verge of splintering. One of the late Pope’s greatest accomplishments was to drag us back from the edge of schism. Over many years, … Read More
Alverno (Catholic) College has abortion advocacy groups on website
You might want to know about an online protest to Alverno College – a Catholic institution. Here is the link. Alverno College links to 10 abortion advocacy groups on their web site. Since the Alverno College’s site is too fancy … Read More
A new Prefect of Palaver?
I understand the intrepid Andrea Tornielli says Basel’s Bishop Kurt Koch could be the new Archon of Alliteration … ehem… Administrator of Assonance, … no, that’s not it … the new Capo of Concord… the new Director of Dialogue… ugh… … Read More
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST
Please be sure to check these entries: QUAERITUR: concelebration and seeing the elements – and Fr. Z rants Card. George’s interview with John Allen: “the nature of the Church” Singer Andrea Bocelli: Doctor Told Mom To Abort Me WDTPRS: Collect … Read More
L’Osservatore Romano on The Blues Brothers… for English readers
You might have read that the Vatican’s increasingly strange newspaper L’Osservatore Romano had a fluff piece on that famously "Catholic" movie The Blues Brothers. I like The Blues Brothers. After all these years it still makes me laugh… perhaps because … Read More
QUAERITUR: concelebration and seeing the elements – and Fr. Z rants
From a priest reader: I’ll get right to the point: is it not required that a concelebrant be able to see the matter he is consecrating? I am certain that it is, but I am not able to defend this … Read More
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The war on fatherhood
Usually the average parish bulletin "pastor’s page" is… well… suboptimal. But not at the little parish St. John’s on the east side of St. Paul, MN where the mighty Fr. George Welzbacher is pastor. He has a highly crafted Pastor’s … Read More
Loome’s Booksellers and Twitter issues
I have written about Loome’s Theological Booksellers – near my native place in Minnesota – on more than one occasion (e.g., here and here). They are now on Twitter and Facebook. Please give them a boost! But wait! There’s more! … Read More
Bp. Morlino (D. Madison) staffs more parishes with traditional priests
For your brick by brick file… I have written about Madison’s bishop, Most Rev. Robert Morlino before (for example here and here). Pro-abortion activists, aging-hippie liturgy types, and proponents of wymynprysts really dislike this guy. All the more reason to … Read More
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