The diocesan paper for Camden, New Jersey recently carried a story about a sensory-friendly Mass in the diocese. This Mass in south Jersey has been going on since at least 2015 which makes it one of the longer-running sensory-friendly Masses […]
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Omaha: Great Article About a Sensory-Friendly Mass
I have been trying to cover the various sensory-friendly Masses slowly starting in different dioceses in the USA and Canada. Diocesan papers will often have stories about them on their website. Catholic Voice Omaha, the paper for the Archdiocese, had a recent article that I think can be a model for other dioceses.
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Why Such a Focus on Extraordinary Form in Catholic Media and Online Discussion?
This post is not set to give a definitive answer to the question. Instead, my intention is to give an approximation of how what percentage of Catholics at Sunday Mass in an average week in the USA are attending an […]
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Us, Not Them -Aussie Bishops on Those With Disabilities
Tomorrow is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (Obviously, some of us – particularly the blind, Deaf & autistic – prefer identity-first language but most disabled people prefer person-first language.) The Church celebrates it on the closest Sunday (i.e. […]
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“Distractions” and Priestly Fidelity
One line in the USCCB statement on Msgr. Burril’s resignation made me wonder, so I wrote something. One line from the USCCB’s statement on Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill’s resignation has bothered me: they state he is resigning “in order to avoid becoming a […]
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Who is Weaponizing the Eucharist? Politicians, Not Bishops
Some recent events and comments made me write this: Recently concerns have arisen over the bishops following historical pastoral practice and insisting that people repent before the Eucharist. Those who insist on going to Communion when they know they should […]
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Errors in Fr. Dave Nix’s COVID Vaccine Video
Several priests were promoting confusion and bad theology around vaccines. I pointed out one of these in a post. There are unfortunately a lot of errors in Catholic circles on COVID vaccines. I have watched the start of several long […]
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Why is Public Mass Suspended? 4 Case Studies Show Why
After COVID, hit and parishes were not having public Mass, some wondered about the prudence of this. I gave a few cases showing why in a post. If anyone still questions why Catholic churches have suspended public Masses? It’s because […]
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No, Mass Is Not “Canceled”
I wrote a clarification of terminology when public Mass was temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. I’ve seen several posts indicating Masses are canceled due to coronavirus. That is simply not true. Public Masses have been suspended so priests are […]
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Non-Verbal Autistic Child Denied Communion: Some Lessons
I wrote about a tough situation where miscommunication lead to a child being denied first Communion. Earlier this week a non-verbal autistic child was denied registration for First Communion at a parish in New Jersey. Now the story has exploded […]
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