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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 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: November 2012
Can a publicly pro-homosexual marriage teenager be admitted for Confirmation?
Dr. Peters has a new post on his fine canon law blog, In the Light of the Law. He doesn’t have an open combox over there, and I can understand why. Confirmation and advocacy of ‘gay marriage’ by Dr. Edward … Read More
QUAERITUR: Examination of conscience and “Speaking against priests or consecrated religious”
From a reader: Hello Father! An examination of conscience asks, “Have I spoken against a priest, or against anyone consecrated to God? (This is a sacrilege).” I am not sure what constitutes “speaking against”, but I have made fun of … Read More
More on clerical garb, this time from the Secretary of State
Just recently I answered a question from a reader about clerical dress. This is just in from Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider: An internal circular signed by Cardinal Bertone invites all clerics working in the Holy See to wear black … Read More
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QUAERITUR: Should EMHCs cleanse their fingers after distribution of Communion?
From a reader: If EMHC are used should they cleanse their fingers of Eucharistic particles after communion? Of course they should! Let an ablution cup or bowl be set somewhere, in advance, so that they can purify their fingers. The … Read More
Card. Dolan at USCCB about HHS mandate: Bishops will “not violate our consciences and not obey what we consider to be something immoral”
From CNS: Conference of Catholic Bishops on HHS Mandate: We Will ‘Not Obey What We Consider to Be Immoral’ (CNSNews.com) – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says the Roman Catholic Church will continue to … Read More
United Nations: access to contraception is a “universal human right”
This is what your taxes fund: United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a ‘universal human right.’ In its annual report, the organization … Read More
REQUEST: Images of Mary: Our Lady of the Clergy
Does anyone out there have a larger version of this image? Does anyone have an original of the card which could be scanned? Notre Dame du Clergé … Our Lady of the Clergy. Other LARGE images of Mary depicted as … Read More
Tackling the problem of teaching convincingly what the Church offers about homosexuality
A video of interest HERE.
USCCB: “Celiac Disease, Alcohol Intolerance, and the Church’s Pastoral Response” (Gluten, mustum, etc.)
From the Newsletter of the USCCB’s Liturgy Committee for October: Celiac Disease, Alcohol Intolerance, and the Church’s Pastoral Response Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. For those with the … Read More
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