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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Election Day 2016 – ACTION ITEM!
A few points, in no particular order, to consider. Supreme Court Justices On Election Day, you might do some voluntary mortification, such as fasting, in reparation for sins that will be committed. This is a turning point for these United … Read More
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ASK FATHER: How to become a papal knight of the Supreme Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: How does one become a knight of the Papal Supreme Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ? This is the highest papal honor that can be given to a layman. There are a handful of “papal honors” that … Read More
ASK FATHER: First Communion without First Confession?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My daughter called me on the phone and asked me if the First Confession before First Communion is an option. She came home from a meeting attended by parents for first communicants, They were told if … Read More
OLDIE ASK FATHER: The pastor anoints everyone at Mass, sick or old or not – everyone.
I had a question about the Sacrament of Anointing. I looked up an old answer and figured I could simply repost. This is from a year ago, exactly! From a priest … QUAERITUR: Every year at this time, my pastor has … Read More
Something splendid in a sermon which all you PRIESTS should read!
This comes by way of intermediaries of the best sort. First, my friend Fr. Tim Finigan, His Hermeneuticalness, tweeted. He tweeted about a meeting of the wonderful Confraternity of Catholic Clergy in the UK, which had a meeting. That Confraternity had a … Read More
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Spiffing video of incensation for #sumpont2016
I haven’t seen many photos from the beautiful Pontifical Mass we had in the Basilica of St. Peter during the 2016 Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage. However, I spotted this video of the undersigned, acting as Deacon for the Mass. HERE ? Sequentia Sancti Evangelii … Read More
8 November: Election Day, Solar Plasma Cloud To Strike Earth
At SpaceWeather: SUN HURLS PLASMA CLOUD TOWARD EARTH: Yesterday, Nov. 5th, a magnetic filament on the sun became unstable and erupted. The blast opened a fiery canyon in the sun’s atmosphere and hurled a CME toward Earth. According to NOAA … Read More
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Elections Issues: “So what is a parish priest to do?”
This is an interesting bit of news that touches on many point of interest as we rocket to Election Day. From an editorial in the Albuquerque Journal. Editorial: Archbishop reacts to priest’s abortion letter By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board Wednesday, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Priest told us we can receive communion twice a day. Is he right?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am really confused. Our parish priest told us that we can receive communion two times a day, however, I have been reading where two times a day is not always correct. Two times a day … Read More
Trump’s video message to Catholics
I don’t think that the criminal candidate for the Part of Death has a video message for Catholics. If she did have one, I would post it also. I know that the GOP candidate has a video message for Catholics. … Read More
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