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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
It is true that I am of an older fashion; much that I love has been destroyed or sent into exile.
— G.K. Chesterton
Redemptionis-Sacramentum
Suffer the Children
This is a follow-up to an article I'm fairly certain I blogged (but can't seem to
find). I usually attend masses performed by fathers of the Oratorian Community (of
Saint Philip Neri). This particular oratory caters mostly to college students. When
I go to a parish for mass, I'm appalled […]
Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God?
From the 10th through the 12th, my fiance and I participated in the Diocese of Pittsburgh's Catholic Engaged Encounter. We weren't able to take the night classes downtown, so the retreat was our only option for satisfying the diocese requirements. I'd heard a range […]
Proper Worship
I've anxiously awaited this document.
Vatican
Document Targets Abuses Against Eucharist
Reiterates and Explains Key Norms for Worthy Celebration and Reception
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 23, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A new Vatican instruction on the
Eucharist takes pains to emphasize that the Blessed Sacrament "is too great
for anyone […]
