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Clergy and Summer Vacation
Q: Our pastor seems to go on vacation constantly. This year, he already spent one week at a retreat house, left on numerous short trips to see his relatives, and now he’s going away for two weeks to Florida—and it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, priest, vacation
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Notre Dame, Obama, and the Bishop’s Authority
Q: We all know that the bishop of the diocese where the University of Notre Dame is located wouldn’t go to graduation in 2009 because President Obama was coming. But why didn’t he simply forbid the school to allow Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Education, Clergy Issues, Other Canonical Questions
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Holy Cross Fathers, Notre Dame, Obama
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Is Confession Still an Easter Duty?
Q: When I was a kid, everyone was required during Lent to make his “Easter Duty.” Every parishioner received a card from the parish. When we went to confession before Easter, we handed the card to the priest. By Easter … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, confession, Easter, Lent
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What’s the Difference Between Sisters and Nuns?
Q: My children go to a Catholic school that is run by nuns. Or at least I always assumed they were nuns. Recently I walked by the principal while she was talking to another parent on the street, and I … Continue reading
Are Catholics Supposed to Abstain from Meat Every Friday?
Q: Are we Catholics still supposed to abstain from meat on Fridays? Or has this definitely been done away with? –Vince
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