Should Ashes Be Given Out at the Mall?
So yesterday, Bishop Trautman of Erie, PA, went to a local mall (where, to be fair, he had a chapel built in 2008) and gave out Ashes and hear confessions…
Nice Ash!
Next week is the start of Lent and that means that people will line up to get their ashes. I’m headed over to the campus that day to give and…
More on the Fingerprinting Priest and Confirmation
I missed commenting on this part of the fingerprinting priest story. The pupils will mark their fingerprints every time they go to church over three years and if they attend…
Don’t Lie About Going to Mass…Father has fingerprints
From http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/csi-meets-catechism Just when you think you’ve seen it all or Technology inside the church, Polish-style“A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave…
Mass Etiquette: Do Catholics Sing? And Should We Practice Before Mass?
Last week we talked about babies crying at mass, attire for worship and now I’d like to examine a third topic. Do Catholics sing? Now granted, I’m no Frank Sinatra,…
Do You Wear Your Sunday Best?
Do you get dressed up for Sunday mass? I have to say it’s not always a priority for me when I’m not in a ministry role at mass as a…
Mass Etiquette: When babies cry at mass I want to….
Deacon Greg gets a major hat tip for this one that I will now turn into a series of shoulds and shouldn’ts at mass. These will come complete with stories…
More on Mass in Latin
Since some commenters have been saying that perhaps our small survey might not be reflective of a large portion of the population, the great Melissa Cidade of CARA –the Center…
Do YOU Want Mass in Latin? – SURVEY RESULTS
OK people…results are in after about a 24 hour wait. Thanks to all who took the survey. We have a small but significant sample. 66 people took the survey. Would…
Do YOU Want Mass in Latin?
Click Here to take our brief survey It’s amazing how people jump to conclusions regarding conferences that offer suggestions to the Pope. This is from today’s National Catholic Reporter. VATICAN…