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The Struggle for Uniformity in the Liturgy
Should I Kneel? Should I Stand? Should I Genuflect? Should I Bow? |
| One of the longest-running liturgical disputes involves the question of whether we should be kneeling or standing during Mass and at Communion. Standing (with a preceding reverent bow) is now the proper way to receive Communion in the United States. But is there wiggle room for those who wish to receive kneeling? Maybe. But the author explains why such a question misses the point. |
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By Kenneth D. Whitehead
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Homeschooling Is Not a Crime
An Explanation of Relevant Canon Law |
| You’ve seen the bumper stickers: "Skateboarding is not a crime." Catholic homeschoolers may want to start their own variation of the phrase. Some would argue that if parochial schools, faithful or not, are available, it behooves parents to send their children there. Here is a rundown of relevant canon law, which is clear on the issue: Homeschooling is not a crime. |
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By Jimmy Akin
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To Sow Seeds on Hostile Ground
A Priest Co-opts the Fundamentalist Playbook |
| Many Catholics have had the experience of coming out of Mass and finding a Fundamentalist tract on their car windshield. One priest, fed up with it, wrote his own tract and had it printed to look exactly like the ones that Fundamentalists often use; to figure out that the tract is Catholic, one would have to read most of it. It wasn’t a long wait for an opportunity to use them. |
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By Fr. James Goodwin
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