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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
Good VIDEO for people who aren’t familiar with the TLM or with our traditions
I occasionally catch video interviews that Taylor Marshall has with folks who interest me. Today I saw most of a video he did with Fr. David Nix, a good young priest in Denver whom I’ve met. They both are both … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Sex before Communion
UPDATE 15 July 2019: Rev. Mr. Kandra remarked at his blog about this post. He disappoints. The non-canonist deacon disagrees with the canonical arguments of the esteemed canonist Ed Peters. Fine. Kandra can state a position and attempt to defend it. So … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law
Tagged abstinence, can. 277, Roman Catechism
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BOOK: In Praise of the Tridentine Mass and of Latin, Language of the Church
What a great title! The nice folks at Angelico Press sent a copy of In Praise of the Tridentine Mass and of Latin, Language of the Church by Fr. Roberto Spataro, Secretary of the Pontifical Academy for Latin. US HERE … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, REVIEWS
Tagged Fr. Roberto Spataro, Latin, TLM, Vetus Ordo
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ASK FATHER: Should Catholic parents attend wedding of daughter outside the Church?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, should Catholic parents even attend the wedding of their Catholic daughter to a non-Baptized man outside the Church? Unitarian, to be exact. The father is going to walk his daughter down the aisle, and Catholic … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: “Funeral Liturgy Outside Mass”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Earlier this week, my wife attended what she thought would be a Funeral Mass for a Catholic relative, but was dismayed to find that it was merely a Liturgy of the Word service, followed by schmaltzy … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged CCC 1689, christian burial, funerals, Requiem Mass
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Because of so much darkness, there has never been a better time to be a young priest
At Complete Christianity (a member of the new FOEDUS – League of Catholic Bloggers) Shane Schaetzel, a lay convert to the Church, wrote a post that I wish that I had written. Let me just say- as a forward to … Continue reading
A young priest reflects on celebrating the TLM and its positive influences
Today at Rorate there is a positive post. Fr. Tim Iannacone, a young priest ordained in 2017, assistant in a Connecticut parish, contributed an essay on his experience of learning to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass, discovering its benefits for … Continue reading
Historic church, rescued from demolition, to reopen in @FRDiocese
Do you recall the post about saving a spectacularly beautiful church, a shrine to St. Ann, in Fall River, MA? Miracles have been granted there. A lot has happened since I posted that. One thing that happened is that a … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Why not St. Louis Jesuit Music at Traditional Latin Masses?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What’s wrong with the St Louis jesuits? A Director of Music for a Latin Mass community once said that, with regards to hymns, what we sing now as traditional hymns was once new and modern at … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Should I pray my Rosary in Latin?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If one knows the Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be in Latin, but one’s mind can’t translate the words directly as one prays them, is it OK to pray the rosary this way or should … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, WDTPRS
Tagged Holy Rosary, Latin, translation
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