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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)
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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: May 2011
Ex ore infantium
From a reader: I thought you might find some humor in what happened after Mass this morning. Our family attended Mass this morning and a visiting priest presided. After the Mass my five year-old leaned over to me and whispered, … Read More
Where you are
I haven’t done one of these for a while. Here is a snapshot of about 5 minutes worth of approximate locations of visitors to the blog. They may not always reflect the exact location, due to the foibles of internet … Read More
Your good news
Do you have any good news for us? For my part, in the instant gratification column, I have a splendid mug of excellent coffee as I write. Sometimes its the small things. In the medium range column, I have had … Read More
Fr. Z – R.I.P.
News of my demise has been greatly exaggerated. Instead, please stop and say a prayer for the late Fr. John Zuecher, SJ, a former chaplain at Creighton University Law School who died recently, at 86 years of age. Creighton University’s … Read More
US Navy Chaplains: the devil to pay and no pitch hot
I am sure this will inspire men who want to be priests and chaplains in the United States Navy, who are also the chaplains for the Marines. From The Navy Times with my emphases: Once the military’s ban on gays … Read More
TOO COOL!
Check this out, folks. From Astronomy Pic of the Day. Just go! Very cool.
CTS: New Roman Missal editions
The Catholic Truth Society in England has offered some resources for their new editions of the Roman Missal, that is, the new, corrected translation. Emphasis on corrected. I am sure my confreres across the water are taking note of the … Read More
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WDTPRS POLL: Date of release of Instruction of “Summorum Pontificum”!
So… rumor has it that the Instruction on Summorum Pontificum will be released soon. Spies say “within two weeks” of the time I am writing, which is 9 May, Monday. We know it won’t be today. When will it be? … Read More
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Instruction on Summorum Pontificum coming. So… name that document.
My spies inform me that the “Instruction” for Summorum Pontificum has arrived in the offices of nuntiatures and that it should be published in less than two weeks. We shall see. I have a WDTPRS POLL HERE about when and … Read More
Marini (not Guido) says John Paul II wanted all the liturgical nonsense
On the Italian blog Palazzo Apostolico there is a piece by Paolo Rodari in which he say that the former papal MC, Archbp. Piero Marini states that Pope John Paul II wanted all the liturgical novelties which sprinkled his pontificate … Read More
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