Paul Turner

Q: Good evening, Reverend Father. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I recently came across your blog and I […]

Q: I noticed in a previous response that the advent wreath should not obscure the altar or ambo but what

Q: In the Octave of Christmas we celebrate three feasts—St. Stephen, St. John, Holy Innocents.  How did this happen?    In

Q: Recently there was a sad situation involving a child who died in utero in a surrogate pregnancy.  The parents

Q: When clearing up after Mass, some sacristans pile up the ciborium and purificators on top of the chalice. Can

Q; Hello. What do you think of parishes including what normally would be a separated worship aid but using the

Q: Hi, Father Paul-I was recently out of State and attended mass in the local parish.When it came time for

Q: There was a major eruption in our OCIA advisory group the other night when we were talking about Catholics

Q: In the third edition of the Missal, there are parts of the Order of the Mass that can be

Q: I just wanted to ask if you you were aware of any additional developments on this topic either here

Q: Hi Father, Is it possible to have a Baptism within a Nuptial Mass? Context: The father of a couple

Q: I guess my question is trifold. Can incense be used at Compline? Can lay people burn incense as a

Q: We have hereabouts more and more, I am sorry to relate, younger clergy  “implementing” their own rubrics for the

Q: This may be in Ars Celebrandi, but I am nevertheless posing the questions in form of a few “observations”.

Q: I am happy with your books “Let Us Pray” and “Ars Celebrandi” which I wish every priest must have

Q: Hello! As always, thank you for your insights, wisdom and examples. On the question of facing the liturgical procession, 

Q: After a requiem mass in my part of the U.K. we are attending more services in crematoria and the

Q: In my personal experience, research, and formation on the subject, I have seen many liturgical, symbolic, and historical reasons

Q: I was wondering if you could offer your guidance on a matter that we are struggling to find clarity

Q: Thank you for your insightful answers. GIRM 69 seems rather clear. Visiting various churches, many tend to ignore the

Q: I have recently moved to a new Parish. The former Pastor  had six candles on the altar. I prefer

Q: There is a member of the congregation who always turns to the back of the Chapel at the opening

Q: I see here in my country that in many parishes, during this season of Advent, the musical instruments are

Q: Whenever the bishop is present at a Mass where the people are gathered, “it is most fitting that he

Q:  Is it liturgically correct to put the Advent wreath on the sanctuary? == A: The Book of Blessings says,

Q: Thank you, Father, for all you do! I’m celebrating a wedding Mass on Friday, December 12. What Mass formulary

Q: Worship Council business–many of our Eucharistic Ministers need updated training. We have a minister who is blessing each person

Q: My community is building a new monastery that includes a chapel. We are looking at options for the readings

Q: Our Archdiocesan Music Committee was discussing the upcoming new translation of the Lectionary, and, of course, the psalms.  As

Q: I am failing to understand why the second edition of the Order of Celebrating Matrimony  states clearly  that the

Q: If a bishop presides at morning or evening prayer when incense is not in use, does he hold the

Q: Our Titular Solemnity (St. John Before the Latin Gate – May 6) lacks proper texts in the Roman Missal.

Q:  May I know if there Is a new law for the master of ceremonies. After his visit to Rome, he

Q: During the Mass of ordination or perpetual profession, there is always the singing of the litany of saints. Usually the