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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)
- I don't care. (2%, 431 Votes)
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Category Archives: Semper Paratus
Worried about Coronavirus? Feed your anxiety, and commonsense. – UPDATED
UPDATE 31 Jan 2020: We’ve learned that, in Chicago, there is a case of human to human transmission of the virus. W.H.O. declared an emergency. Today I read. Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte says the first two coronavirus cases have … Read More
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The Texas church shooting and our future choices. Wherein Fr. Z opines.
People are asking for my reaction to the terrifying church shooting in Texas. A man was acting oddly in the church during the service. The church had some trained people at the service who noticed him and then watched him. They … Read More
WDTPRS – 32nd Ordinary Sunday: Your mission as a Christian
Let’s look at the Collect for the 32nd Ordinary Sunday, keeping in mind that Monday, 11 Nov 2019 is Armistice or Veterans Day, also called Remembrance Day. DONATE to the Archdiocese for Military Services! Sunday’s Collect has an antecedent in the … Read More
Archbp. Viganò speaks: “We are in the grip of a religious chaos of gigantic proportion….” – a “satanic plan”
For all of us Catholics, the landscape in the Holy Church is becoming darker by the day. The ongoing progressive offensive portends a real revolution, not only in the way the Church is understood, but also in the apocalyptic images it … Read More
URGENT ACTION ITEM: Special warfare for the Church on 1 Nov, 2 Nov, 3 Nov – VIDEO
Friends and I have kicked around a project which you can all participate. Get this video out to at least FIVE other people. Ask each one of them to share it with another FIVE… etc. What’s this about? The Church … Read More
ASK FATHER: How to “activate” or “invoke” the Sacrament of Confirmation?
From a reader under another post: How exactly does one “activate” or “invoke” the Sacrament of Confirmation? Firstly, make a really good examination of conscience. Then, GO TO CONFESSION! Follow up with a devout Holy Communion. Then, if you have … Read More
A priest’s prayers before and after making his own confession
From an old prayerbook for priests which I’ve had since before my ordination. They are dense with old wisdom. Here are two prayers, in Latin and English, for priests, for before and after they make confession their own confession. I’ve … Read More
ACTION ITEM! East Coast BISHOPS, PRIESTS: Pray the Litany against Hurricane #DORIAN
Please retweet and share around. Hurricane Dorian is out there. My mother lives along the eastern coast of Florida. Hence, I’m paying attention to the track. It’s hard to say where it’ll go, but it isn’t going to be fun … Read More
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2 Sept 1859: The Carrington Event
On this date, 2 September 1859 your planet was struck by a massive solar storm which caused the Carrington Event. Read about it. A powerful solar wind struck the Earth. The “Northern Lights” were visible in the Caribbean. You could … Read More
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