Redemptorist Parishes - what will happen?

Kneeling Nick ask this question:

Is anyone out there from the Redemptorist parishes in Tidewater? What will happen when the Redemptorists priests leave? The diocese can't cover the parishes it already has.

Korean Catholic Rite?

Anonymous asks this question:

This more recent Virginian-Pilot article mentions a Korean Catholic Rite...is this a universal rite or just another example of Richmond Diocesan liturgical permissiveness?

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/korean-catholics-celebrate-lunar-new-year-hampton

Abortion Mill

Anonymous has asked this question:

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Has anybody else read this article in the Virginian Pilot?

January 19, 2011 11:13 PM

Must Married Permanent Deacons abstain from having sex?

I came across this article on CatholicVote.org. An important issue. What do you think?

Church Law says Permanent Deacons, all clerics, are obliged to abstain from sex, notes Canonist Edward Peters

Our Foreign Born Priests: How do you feel about them?

Anonymous has suggested a fine topic for discussion:

"How do people feel about the large number of foreign born priests? Has the priesthood become one more example of a job Americans won't do?"

New Diocesan Liturgist

Anonymous wrote in the comment box:

"We have a new diocesan liturgist. Does anybody know if he is on board with Benedict's reform of the reform? Or are we just going to get more of the same old folksy liturgical minimalism while our brethren in the diocese north of us get to enjoy the treasures of the Church....as we still get mostly pianos, amateur guitarists, flutists, drummers and ABSOLUTELY NO GREGORIAN CHANT! "

Condom use among (male) prostitutes... and others

The lesser of two evils? What about couples where one has HIV/AIDS and the other not? Can condom use be "responsible sex"? Will the Pope's remarks eventually open the door for contraceptive use in "other limited cases"?