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Monthly Archives: February 2011
A really fun Super Bowl Commercial
Speaking of commercials, this one was GREAT. Most of them were not. And the music is what I believe I will chose for my first entrance to my cathedral if I am ever made diocesan bishop of anywhere. Just to … Read More
POLL ALERT! LOWEST Super Bowl Commercial
Our friends at SERVIAM have a poll going about which Super Bowl commercial lowered the standard for good, acceptable commercials, and made everyone collectively stupider and more vicious. GO VOTE NOW. Let’s see if we can boost his voting turn … Read More
Sounds from Sunday’s Mass at Holy Innocents (Manhattan) – Anniv. of Dedication
Sunday at Holy Innocents in Manhattan, Mass was celebrated for the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church. Sounds from the Mass are below. After Mass and meeting people for coffee afterward, we dashed up to the 80’s on east … Read More
You know who Bp. Athanasius Schneider is… right?
This is pretty interesting: Schneider named Maria Santissima in Astana Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan. Bishop Schneider had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda. It is not often that … Read More
QUAERITUR: How to tell priests you don’t want concelebration.
From a reader: Is there any way for the celebrant of a Mass to inform other clergy that he prefer that they NOT con-celebrate with him without offending them or seeming to be ultra-conservative or rejecting the accepted practice? Con-celebration … Read More
QUAERITUR: After what point of lateness can I no longer receive Communion, fulfill obligation?
From a reader: I remember my father telling me when I was young that if one arrived after the Gospel at Sunday Mass, one could not receive Communion and the Sunday obligation was not fulfilled. My question has to do … Read More
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Dissident Irish priests try to create discord and resentment against the new translation
I direct your attention to the Holy Father’s Letter to Catholics in Ireland. Last year Pope Benedict suggested to the Irish people that they give special attention to traditional forms of piety, prayer and penance. Now we read that a … Read More
NYC Sunday 6 Feb – TLM Dedication of parish church – Holy Innocents’s, Manhattan (Indulgence)
This Sunday, 6 February at 10 AM, the Church of the Holy Innocents celebrates the 110th anniversary of its consecration by Archbishop Michael Corrigan in 1901. A special Mass is celebrated for the Anniversary of the Consecration of a Church, … Read More
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At this point one Catholic blog has a pretty good chance of coming out on top in the Religion category of the Blogger’s Choice Award. Take a look at the line up (by clicking below) and then decide. You have … Read More
A visit to the Met, a matter of great joy, and music so beautiful it hurt
Yesterday I followed some inclinations and did some spontaneous things. Am I glad I did. Thursday 3 February was a memorable day. I mentioned in another post that yesterday I felt compelled by a Strong Inner Voice to visit the … Read More
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