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Sunrise over the Sydney Opera House in two and a half minutes

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Blessings and the Communion line

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Father Zuhlsdorf responds to a question from an RCIA candidate who asks whether it is wrong to join the communion line for a blessing. The practice of inviting non-Catholics forward to receive a blessing is a (likely) illicit but very common practice in the United States; the questioner reads Father Z’s blog and had been [...]

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Essay on Communion in the hand

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

This Easter, all else being equal, I will be confirmed in the Catholic Church. Because the prospect of first communion is now before me, I must make a decision on whether to receive communion in the hand or, as is traditional, on the tongue, both options being licit in the United States. In this essay, prepared [...]

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An anniversary

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Today is the first anniversary of my becoming a U.S. Citizen. Deo gratias!

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