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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)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 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)
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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Does Pope Francis think that young people who want Traditional Latin Mass are rigid, defensive, insecure?
I’ve been on the road for a couple days, so I’m just now getting to this. From LifeSite [with my emphases and comments]: Pope Francis on the young who like Latin Mass: ‘Why so much rigidity?’ […] Nooooo. On second thought, I’m not going … Read More
ASK FATHER: Catechizing apathetic children
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Do you have any advice on catechizing children who have an apathy for the faith, and whose family come to Mass, but that’s it there is no teaching going on in the home. The kids I teach at … Read More
A St. Martin’s Day Palindrome
From The Book of Days, Vol. II, R. Chambers, ed., W. & R. Chambers, Ltd., London & Edinburgh, 1864, p. 568: “Martin, having occasion to visit Rome, set out to perform the journey thither on foot. Satan, meeting him on the way, taunted … Read More
Whatever it is they’re trying to do, I can tell they’re doing it wrong.
And now for something completely different… Something not so fresh, as usual, from the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter). The combox (in theory having a new policy) under that piece is not revealing wholehearted enthusiasm about the event. I wonder how much … Read More
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Trump as Constantine
I was sent a link to an interesting take on the election. I’m not saying one way or another what I think about it, but it is engaging. From MercatorNet: Is Trump the new Constantine? The conservative Christian case for … Read More
Happy 241st Birthday, USMC!
Raising a glass.
The votes are as high as an Elephant’s eye…
I’m once again rising to a beautiful day! How ’bout you?
For the “Sissy” File: CTU reacts to Trump’s victory
For your “Sissy” File…. The Catholic Theological Union in Chicago has been a theological byword for … awful… for decades. An alumnus of the CTU sent this: Talk about Self-Absorbed Promethean Neopelagians! If you think that his name is familiar, Mark … Read More
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