Tag Archives: Prayers

Can the Devil Read Our Thoughts?

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

I’ve seen various memes about us and the devil on social media recently, along the lines of the one displayed above. The purpose of them is obviously to give us a certain confidence in God and his power over evil; … Continue reading →

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Learning How to Serve the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) – Unit 1 Home Study

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

I will soon be learning how to serve the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) myself — something I never learned to do; I only learned how to celebrate it. And I will also be training some boys how to serve. In … 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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Home Chapels

Posted on August 24, 2019 by

I posted almost two years ago to the day on the topic of home chapels: see the post, Having a Home Chapel. For those who have the space and the creativity, it’s a wonderful way to honor the Lord in one’s home … Continue reading →

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The Options That Divide Us

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

There can be rather drastic liturgical differences between parishes — most of us have experienced this. Some of us have chosen to attend a parish precisely because of the way it “does liturgy”. But does that necessarily mean that the … Continue reading →

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Blessing of Herbs for the Assumption

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

This evening, on the Vigil of the Assumption, I offered the traditional Blessing of Herbs that is affiliated with this feast day. This is the first time as a priest I had done so. This blessing has mostly fallen off … Continue reading →

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[Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

I remember following along in the missalette during Mass as a layman, and whenever the Roman Canon (the first Eucharistic Prayer) was used, wondering why there were words in red brackets that no priest (!) ever read: [Through Christ our Lord. … 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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Unworthy Holy Communions: The Kiss of Judas

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

Consider this: making an unworthy communion — that is, a communion when one is in the state of mortal sin, not in God’s grace — is like giving Jesus the kiss of Judas again. When I was in seminary we … Continue reading →

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A Time of Judgment

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Sometime last Fall, as I was ascending the altar for one of our Sunday Masses, carrying with me the news of the latest scandals in the Church, a word — I believe from the Lord — came to me: “This … Continue reading →

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Nuns Need Help

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

About this time each year I receive a letter from the good cloistered Dominican nuns in Marbury, AL — a tiny town with a small monastery of faithful sisters who pray in a hidden and quiet way for us and … Continue reading →

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