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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Can I eat insect parts on Fridays?
Since the topic came up elsewhere, I thought it a good idea to revive this question from a reader and repost it: From a reader: Do insect products count as meat products, and therefore prohibited on Fridays and other days … Continue reading
Lent, Alligators and You
Someone sent me a copy of a letter written by the Archbishop of New Orleans to a member of his flock about eating alligator during Lent. The answer is “yes”. You may eat alligator during Lent. This is old news … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: What will Benedict XVI be called after his abdication?
Many have written asking what the Holy Father will be called after he abdicates his office on 28 February. I haven’t seen anything from the Holy See about this yet. However, I can speculate. What are blogs for, after all? … Continue reading
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QUAERITUR: Why can a Pope resign? Why isn’t being Pope “for life”?
I have received a lot of emotional email in the last couple days. I am a bit emotional myself. Many questions have been raised by the Holy Father’s impending abdication. This is from a reader: Can you please shed light … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Orders of women religious who accept later vocations
From a reader: Father, do your wonderful readers have suggestions about women’s religious orders that cater to late vocations (late 30’s)? Someone in our family is discerning. I don’t, but I hope some of the readers here will. The question … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Concerning the thumb and forefinger
From a priest: It is now over five years since I learned to say Mass in the Usus Antiquior. [Hooray!] I have tried hard not to import random bits of rubrical practice into my celebration of the Novus Ordo. [That … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: What is wrong with women being lectors?
From a readerette: Thank you for your wonderful blog. I have been reading lots of comments, and seen some criticism of women lectors. What is wrong with women being lectors? I will open the floor to readers in a moment. … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Vegetarian wonders about Friday penance
From a reader: Thank you so much for your tireless ministry! I apologize if this question seems silly, but it’s been weighing on my mind for a while: I have been a vegetarian since I was about ten years old. … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Recorded music during Mass
From a reader: Father, is it possible to play recorded mp3s of Gregorian chants during Mass? This scenario is based on the following assumptions: there is no choir available, the existing choir was newly formed and had little time to … Continue reading
