Apologetics

Liturgy & Liturgical Law Forum: Pastoral Agenda / Prayers after communion

Pastoral Agenda / Prayers after communion QUESTION from Antonio Basto June 30, 2001 In my parish church, it is common practice for the priest to give some information about the pastoral activities in the parish just before the final blessing, during the concluding rites of Mass. There is also one parish near my home where, every wednsday, there is a (very beautiful)...

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Faith/Spirituality Forum: Questions

Questions QUESTION from Andrew Goh Soo Meng on January 6, 2003 Dear Br Ignatius, I have been diagonised with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, whether maligant or not, the doctors don't know yet. The reason I am writing is because I may develop complications during surgery that can kill me on the operating table since I am overweight at 95kg. Will it be considered...

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Faith/Spirituality Forum: Annulment, remarriage to divorced non-Catholic

Annulment, remarriage to divorced non-Catholic QUESTION from Lee Ann September 26, 2001 Hello, I've just emailed my priest to start talking about anullment procedings. I was married at age 19 by a Justice of the Peace, and the marriage lasted just three years due to drug and alcohol abuse. I was then married at age 29 in the Catholic Church to an...

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Liturgy & Liturgical Law Forum: Liturgical Dancing in the Western Church etc

Liturgical Dancing in the Western Church etc QUESTION from Antonio Basto July 1, 2001 In my parish, and in many parishes in my country, as well as in open Masses (such as Masses celebrated in squares during Corpus Cristhi Day or other feast), we have liturgical dancing. It is very common. To play the music, the people responsible use drums, eletric gitars...

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Faith/Spirituality Forum: Guidelines for naming a Catholic baby?

Guidelines for naming a Catholic baby? QUESTION from Theresa Ruiz on January 6, 2003 My husband and I are concerned. We would like to be able to name our expected baby girl by a name honoring one of his relatives (Caroline), but it is not a biblical or saint's name. (Although it is a feminine form of Charles, which of course is.)...

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Faith/Spirituality Forum: Impeded Roman See

Impeded Roman See QUESTION from A. Basto September 26, 2001 + Pax Christi. Congratulations for the excellent website. I don’t know whether or not this is the appropriate forum for this question or if it should have been posted in the Church History Forum. Anyway… I would like to know, firstly if there is any rule or set of rules providing for...

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Liturgy & Liturgical Law Forum: Subject: Communion Services - When Appropriate

Subject: Communion Services - When Appropriate QUESTION from Larry Lottier July 2, 2001 Canon 918 deals with Communion services. During Lent and Advent we have a 7:00 a.m. Communion service for working people who cannot participate in the daily (except Monday) Mass at 8:45 a.m. Should we be doing this? Does it qualify for the Canon as to just cause? Also, some...

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