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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Fishwrap hypes Küng (still alive, still banned from teaching)
Hans Küng is deeply impressed with Pope Francis. He has issued a plea to Francis to open a discussion about the dogma of infallibility with a view of overturning it. Küng, by the way, thinks that Vatican II didn’t go … Read More
ASK FATHER: Deacon wore the priest’s stole
From a reader… I am a sacristan at my parish. This past Friday we had Stations of the Cross and Benediction led by our Permanent Deacon. The strange thing was that the deacon wore the priest’s stole with the cope … Read More
ASK FATHER: CDW doc says don’t charge for concerts in church. German bishops charge.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Fr., in “Concerti nelle chiese” (1987) from the CDW, it says “si attenga, in ordine all’autorizzazione dei concerti, alle seguenti condizioni, che l’Ordinario del luogo potrà precisare: […] c) L’entrata nella chiesa dovrà essere libera e gratuita.” The … Read More
QUAERITUR: How early can the Easter Vigil 2016 begin?
We are getting to that time of Lent when we should be thinking about the schedule for the Vigil of Easter. Here is an oldie but goodie. Updated for 2016. From a reader: There is a parish in our diocese that … Read More
ASK FATHER: Where should the tabernacle be in our Minor Basilica?
Recently stories about the initiatives in the Diocese of Madison by The Extraordinary Ordinary Bishop Robert C. Morlino to get tabernacles back into the center of churches have aroused some interest where tabernacles belong. I’ve gotten some email from people … Read More
“What then to say of Pope Francis?”
Many people are confused by this Pope. Some are angry. Some are elated. Some are nearly unhinged in spittle-flecked nutties. My friend Fr. Eduard Perrone of Assumption Grotto in Detroit delivered a thoughful sermon about Pope Francis. Thus… Fr. Perrone. … Read More
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The Tablet of @BrooklynDiocese on Benedict XVI’s legacy: a glaring omission
At the website of the diocesan newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn there is an editorial dated 2 March about the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. HERE While the editorial is positive and has some good points there is a … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Smells (no bells) Edition
Alas I am not in Venice. As I depart NYC once again, I am happy to have gotten all my errands accomplished. Late flights give me almost a full day. The trek from the door to LGA via Uber (the … Read More
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ASK FATHER: “Today I was an Alter Server at Mass…”
I confess that I initially sent back a terse note to this one: “You are wrong.” Having Reconsidered, more can be said… From a reader… QUAERITUR: Today I was an Alter [sigh] Server at Mass and upon returning home … Read More
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