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Novena for our Bishops who will be on Retreat from January 2-8, 2019
NOVENA FOR OUR BISHOPS December 24, 2018–January 1, 2019 THE U.S. HIERARCHY WILL BE IN RETREAT FROM JANUARY 2-8, 2019, AT MUNDELEIN SEMINARY. LET US ACCOMPANY THEM WITH OUR PRAYERS. I personally will...
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“Call No Man Your Father”
“Call No Man Your Father” By Steve Ray I received several questions recently and will post my answers separately over the next few days. Here is the first question which I received and answered. 1.) In...
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I Love the Universality of the Catholic Church – Love Being Catholic!
We went to Mass a while ago and wanted to share it again. We could not understand a word during Mass since it was all in French. We are celebrating Mass with a church FULL of French-speaking Africans...
View ArticleGenuflecting a No-No?
Several years ago my wife and visited a new parish (new for us). I genuflected before receiving the Blessed Sacrament. Believe it or not, I was reprimanded by the Extraordinary Minister while he handed...
View ArticleHolding Hands at Mass? Fr. John Riccardo’s 4-Minute Answer
I hate holding hands at Mass so this 4-minute video sure resonated with me….
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Can you guess what this is? St. Paul would have no idea…
Take another look. It has two parts. St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians 2,000 years ago and told them how to properly conduct themselves on Sunday morning. He also told them what they were to do at the...
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What is the Earliest a Mass can Start on the Preceding Day to Fulfill the...
A question on Mass-start times that warrants attention by Dr. Edward Peters Recalling, in the wake of a some recent discussions of Mass obligations, that I had promised some time ago to set out some...
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Etiquette at Mass: Reasonable Do’s and Don’ts for Polite and Proper Worship
20 Things TO DO And NOT DO at Mass. These are not rules that will get you banished from the Church, but things that are mostly common sense — polite conduct to enhance our worship and that of those...
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Should We Use the Missalette at Mass?
From Jimmy Akin’s blog: Richard Becker, who describes himself as a “God-haunted lunatic,” has an entertaining rant against the use of missalettes at Mass. Being a God-haunted lunatic myself, allow me...
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Don’t You Wish this Sign was on Every Church Door in the USA?
This sign confronts everyone entering the Carmelite Monastery Church of St. Joseph. This was the 1st convent started by St. Teresa of Avila. Don’t you wish it was on every church door in America? :-)
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Benedict XVI Breaks Silence
New book out on Monday written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah and published by my publisher Ignatius Press. Can’t wait to read it. FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR HEARTS: PRIESTHOOD, CELIBACY,...
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Old Testament Priests; New Testament Priests – Isn’t Jesus our ONLY Priest Now?
This is a common fallacy among Protestants. Now that Jesus has become our high priests, priests are no longer needed; in fact, they detract from the priesthood of Christ. We don’t need priests now...
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If you can’t attend Mass this Sunday, this will be a beautiful streamed Mass
Join the Sisters, live from the Motherhouse. Sunday at 7:30 a.m EDT. The Mass is our greatest act of worship in which the Pilgrim Church on earth is united with the Church in heaven, sharing their...
View ArticleCoronavirus, Mass, and Catholic Life
Coronavirus, Mass, and Catholic Life by Jimmy Akin First, here is my 15-minute show with John Harper on Relevant Radio discussing how the shutdown is affecting families and what we can do. My segment...
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Finally, some bishops push back on the lockdown of churches!!
Fox News reports that the Minnesota archdiocese and all the bishops of Minnesota have defied the state’s coronavirus limits on religious gatherings. Civil disobedience in the face of blatant religious...
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St. Isaiah, Sts. Adam & Eve, St. Abraham, St. Moses – Did you know some Old...
Today is the Feast Day of St. Isaiah the Prophet. What? Isaiah is a saint? Yes, and so are many of the heroes of the Old Testament. Adam and Eve have liturgical feast days, so do Moses, Elijah,...
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Vatican Urges Catholics to Return to Public Sunday Worship
You may want to send a copy of Cardinal Sarah’s official Vatican pronouncement to your bishop! It is time we stop this craziness and get back to Mass and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ and...
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“Steve, what do you think of the Latin Mass?”
My friend. Thanks for writing. Here is my simple and uncomplicated answer. The Latin Mass is marvelous, a gift of God and the form of the Mass for over a thousand years, and one that Benedict XVI...
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Mass with 2 Protestants and 1 Crucifix
A while ago we went to Mass with two Protestants. As we walked in the door — there it was, as big as life — a CRUCIFIX with the Body of Our Lord hanging over the altar. I knew what the Protestants...
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On Restoring the Sunday Mass Obligation
This article was released Saturday, February 20 at The Catholic Thing. As American Catholics enter Year II of lockdown, a number of dioceses are beginning to roll back the universal dispensation from...
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