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Our Response to Unworthy Priests and Bishops

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

I have begun in earnest to read Cardinal Sarah’s latest book. His writings and discourses are always chock full of wisdom, doctrine, and the saints. He is a walking encyclopedia. But more than a source of information, it is evident that … Continue reading →

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Fat Priests

Posted on August 31, 2019 by

“The last thing the Church needs is more fat priests!” — a (now deceased) priest whom I had the privilege of knowing in college (when I weighed about 90 lbs less…) It’s easy enough for priests today to resign ourselves … Continue reading →

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Some Problems with Whole Wheat Hosts

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

It didn’t take long after I was ordained for me to start disliking whole wheat hosts. For one, I noticed that when I fractured them, they tended to produce more crumbs or particles than regular white hosts. After communion, it … Continue reading →

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Bilingual Catechism

Posted on August 25, 2019 by

With the new catechetical year beginning, it may be time to consider once again a purchase of my book. This basic bilingual catechism (Spanish/English) meets a pastoral need that I have encountered over and over again: in working with Latino … Continue reading →

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Thank You – Breviaries

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

A couple of times over the past several months I have made available my “Vocations Wish List”, to invite those who wish to help purchase books that will support vocations. Most recently, this effort was to buy several copies of … Continue reading →

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The White Cassock

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

A “current trend” in clergy fashion is to wear a white cassock during summertime. Some wonder if this is permitted. The answer is probably something like, “technically, no, but it doesn’t really matter”… Technically, no — because, back in the … Continue reading →

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A Magazine for Men

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

I am blessed in my parish to have a group of men and boys that meets weekly during the school year — well over 100 of them — and a couple of times each summer. That group is Fraternus, and … Continue reading →

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Is it OK to pray what’s on the St. Benedict Medal?

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

A question that I have gotten on a few recent occasions, including following the homily I preached this past Sunday about exorcisms (PDF download), is: Is it OK to say the prayer that is on the medal of St. Benedict? Because of … Continue reading →

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Teaching How to Receive on the Tongue

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

One thing I’ve encountered in various places is that there are people who wish to start receiving communion on the tongue (maybe when they made their first communion they were only given the option of receiving in the hand), but … Continue reading →

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The World-Famous Passion Play in Oberammergau

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

In August of 2020 I am leading a 10-day trip through Central Europe to, among other things, see the world-famous Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. The Passion Play has taken place there since the early 17th century, when locals … Continue reading →

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The Ornamentation of Albs

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

This past Sunday at one of the Masses I wore the alb (white robe worn under the priestly vestments, over street clothes) pictured in the photo above, with red “IHS” embroidery around the bottom. I was a bit surprised by … Continue reading →

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The Chalice & Paten: Re-Consecrate after Re-Plating?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

A priest, upon acquiring a chalice, properly desires to have it blessed or even consecrated. In the Ordinary Form of the liturgy there is only a blessing of a chalice (found in an appendix of the Roman Missal); in the … Continue reading →

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