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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)
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
QUAERITUR: Can parishes stop baptizing during Lent?
From a reader: Our pastor has a policy of no infant baptism during Lent. We have baby due prior to Ash Wednesday and would like to baptize son after. I am under impression canon law mandates infant baptism soon after … Read More
Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino
Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino: * laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sæcula. Benedícite, Angeli Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, cæli, Dómino. Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes virtútes Dómini, Dómino. Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino: * … Read More
You can suggest names for the new cathedral in the Diocese of Orange, California.
You have heard that the Diocese of Orange (in California) acquired for their new cathedral the well-known “Crystal Cathedral” which was a protestant mega-church. Think what you want about the building, it’s done now. It may be that some surprisingly … Read More
“This isn’t China! This is America!”
I saw an article on CWN which made me think about the Obama Administration and Pres. Obama’s attacks on the Catholic Church and on the 1st Amendment. Cardinal Zen urges tougher stand against Beijing’s intrusion in Church affairs Cardinal Joseph … Read More
Planned Parenthood’s sacrament
I have sometimes said, and I am not alone in saying it, that in the religion of liberalism abortion is like a sacrament. I just read this on LifeNews.com about the new head of Planned Parenthood’s abortion super-store in Texas. … Read More
ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Ultrasound before abortion.
At The Daily Telegraph, a UK paper and site, there is a poll which could use some attention. It concerns an issue in the USA, namely, a law in Texas that requires women to view an ultrasound image before an … Read More
Fr. Z’s “Can. 915” Coffee Mug and Swag
In light of Nancy Pelosi’s latest (but consistent) scandalous betrayal of Catholic identity I introduce my Can. 915 series coffee mugs and other swag. See what she’s done this time. HERE. Here is the basic image for the mug and … Read More
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“If you are not on offense you are on defense.” So… what’s next?
The Obama Administration has to… has to… fold when it comes to the HHS mandate and their attack on the Catholic Church and the 1st Amendment. While it is true that Pres. Obama is an ideologue, it is also true … Read More
GUEST ENTRY: Pres. Obama, Bishops, and the Kulturkampf
Here is a perspective on what is going on offered by my old friend the great Roman Fabrizio: First of all thank you for mentioning me in the same entry where caffè corretto alla sambuca is mentioned. It always moves … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I, a priest, while camping, reserve a Host for adoration after Mass?
From a priest: Thanks for all your work with your blog and for promoting the TLM. Thanks to your promotion, I attended a TLM workshop last summer in Nebraska with the FSSP and have since offered the TLM several times … Read More
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