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    Do I have to sing at Mass?

    I've never been to either a Cursillo or a charismatic prayer meeting with singing. Before coming back to the Church I did attend some protestant rock music services on a very few occasions, and came away from that agreeing with the adage that "Christian rock" generally makes both Christianity...
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    Bishop Barron urges court to strike down Washington law that targets seal of confession

    The good news is that this draconian law doesn't change Church teaching or policy. And practically, the very nature of secrecy is such that it is difficult to see how a priest might be charged, for how would the state know, much less prove, that he heard something and failed to report it? But...
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    Do I have to sing at Mass?

    I struggle with this. Although our Novus Ordo is extremely reverent, comparatively speaking, the hymnal often contains songs that sound like modern soft pop, and I take a dim view of this departure from the ancient, traditional sacred music. Generally, if the hymn is very good, the tune at least...
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    Limits on discussing abortion in OBOB

    "Contraceptive mindset" is an excellent way to put it. While I've always seen abortion and euthanasia as horrific crimes, even before coming back to the Church, I was a slow learner when it comes to contraception... ...The writer Mary Harrington makes the observation that the Pill was the first...
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    British politician criticizes priest for refusing communion over assisted dying vote

    Read about this two weeks ago, and sent a very brief email to the priest, Fr. Vane, to offer my heartfelt support for him standing up for the faith. We need more accountability like this... ...We also could stand fewer politicians like Coghlan, who—astonishingly— stated that his Catholicism is...
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