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Is A Chapel Veil or Mantilla
Mandatory for Catholic Women?

Almost seven years ago, I ventured into the hot topic of veiling. As I quickly found, there is quite the cyber skirmish going on concerning this topic as well as the issue of what constitutes modesty. As with many devotions and other disciplines, discussion can get quite contentious. In my post, Devotion: Lifting the Veil…Onto My Head, I shared what...

Liturgical Abuses

Liturgical Abuses and Moral Corruption

The encroachment of liturgical abuses in the Church is a long debated bone of contention between various members of the Body of Christ. In addition to the diverging thoughts about the ordinary and extraordinary forms of Mass, the Spirit of Vatican II brought a divisive opportunity like no other. Back then, the laity could not research on the internet we...

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Wearing a Veil: Don’t Judge the Motive

Assigning a motive for religious practices sometimes leads to unfortunate misconception and false judgement. This unfortunate error often affects women who practice the devotion of wearing a veil while in the Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. With a bit of tolerance and thought, these negative assumptions can easily be dispelled. Hopefully the examples below, followed by the actual...