Father B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Birmingham, Alabama (older posts from Rome, Italy)
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- Blessing of Herbs for the Assumption
- Sanctifying Holy Days of Obligation
- [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
- Thank You – Breviaries
- I Often Don’t Like the Longer Form
- Unworthy Holy Communions: The Kiss of Judas
- An Idea for Diocesan “Traditional” Vocations
- A Time of Judgment
- The White Cassock
- A Magazine for Men
- Nuns Need Help
- High Altars and Side Altars: A Matter of Justice
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Tag Archives: Humor
The White Cassock
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 →
Sufficient Confession Times
A priest-friend of mine has remarked that every priest should take his weekly confession time (in minutes), multiply by 52 weeks, then divide by the number of individual parishioners over the age of reason. The result is how many minutes … Continue reading →
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Tagged Catholic Culture, Christ, Evangelization, Humor, Law, Lent, Liturgy, Photos, Prayers, Questions, Reminders, Sacraments
Teaching How to Receive on the Tongue
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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Tagged Alabama, Catholic Culture, Christ, Commerce, Food, Humor, Liturgy, Mexico, Photos, Sacraments, Simplicity, Storytime
Lenten Abstinence for Vegetarians and Vegans
The law on abstinence, which applies to Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent, requires us to abstain from eating any meat on those days. Under current law, broths made from meat may be taken, as long as there … Continue reading →
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Tagged Catholic Culture, First World Problems, Food, Humor, Images, Issues, Law, Lent, Questions
Quinquagesima Sunday – Choosing Our Lenten Penances
Today, “about 50 days” before Easter, is traditionally known as “Quinquagesima” (Latin for “50th”). We had a guest priest at the Cathedral, so I did not celebrate Mass here; rather, a priest at a neighboring parish was kind to let … Continue reading →
Conga Line Lectors
Have you ever been at a Mass (usually a school Mass) where a line-up of people takes part of the same reading or the intercessions? I guess it’s most often done with the responsorial psalm… I jokingly refer to this … Continue reading →
Is Père Hamel a Martyr?
Is Father Hamel a martyr? I would like to think so – and I have certainly thought so today. But in the end I cannot say for sure. I wonder if we may still need to pray for his soul also. … Continue reading →
Some Fan Mail
A courageous local individual sent me an unsigned note today – it was written on a piece of scrap paper with some unintelligible excerpt of an article printed on it, and came in an envelope from a large corporation headquartered … Continue reading →
Did St. Thomas Say That?
There are various quotations often attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas that are false. One that is circulating on the social networks pretty heavily today (to the shame of Catholic Vote, which is promoting it, even after it was brought to their … Continue reading →
Homily on Vocation Boom
A condensed form of my Sunday homily for this week is available on Vocation Boom, featuring my currently-crackly voice (another doctor’s appointment this Tuesday…). “A face made for radio and a voice made for print!” Anyway, I post a link … Continue reading →
On Leaving Mass Early
This is what people see as they go to leave Mass early out the main door of one of my parishes: (It was installed by a previous pastor, I think.)
Mass for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart
This morning I had Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. My classmate and now-fellow “JCL“, Jenna Marie Cooper, attended and listened attentively to my brilliant homily (ha). Jenna is a consecrated … Continue reading →
