Respect for Our Lord – Dress and Behaviour in the Church
Silence in the Church

We are encouraged to be silent before and after Mass. Socializing should not take place within the nave, but rather outside, or possibly in the narthex. Silence should also be observed during Eucharistic Adoration and Confession. “Let all mortal flesh be silent, standing there…in fear and trembling; for the King…
Orthodox Priests in the Catholic Church

Some have asked me about the validity of Orthodox priests within the Catholic Church and if they are accepted as “legitimate”. The following quote is from EWTN’s website where an Orthodox Hieromonk asked about the validity of his priesthood should he come into communion with Rome. An Eastern Orthodox priest…
Pope Pius X Establishes a Precedent

“On May 22, 1908 Fr. Zerchaninov was appointed the Administrator of the Mission to the Russian Catholics. The decree from the Vatican Secretariat of State appointing him specifically states: ‘Therefore His Holiness commands the aforementioned priest Zerchaninov to observe the laws of the Greek-Slavonic Rite faithfully and in all their…