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Offline Mark 79

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Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2023, 02:05:28 PM »
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    • Quote from: SimpleMan on May 17, 2023, 12:55:27 PM
    We don’t do summer assignments in our homeschool. Summer vacation is summer vacation. Never heard of such a thing when I was growing up. We did do an assignment after the semester was over one year, but that was because it had not been done during the semester and we needed to make it up. I believe that was the summer my father passed, and we had to put together homeschool the best we could. Thankfully nobody ever looks at what you did in Grade 8. There is no question of needing to accuмulate high school credit.

    We did different things for summer when we were homeschooling—sometimes totally free like in the old days, sometimes a year of math in 2½ months, sometimes summer P.E. was martial arts. Our children have turned out well and as Catholics better than me (probably my wife's influence). I'm glad to hear that Sean had a good confessional experience with Fr. Beck, but I would have seen the name on the confessional and turned away as he turned his back to me while I was still politely talking.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #16 on: May 17, 2023, 03:21:25 PM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 12:42:52 PM
    The question is raised because I went to Confession with him several years back and he said no Absolution prayers after I confessed.
    It was more from the Novus ordo spirit of "God bless you and have a nice day".

    The simple question is, Does Father Horvat pray the traditional Catholic Absolution?  Yes or No ?

    And if he's truly conditionally formed and ordained, then why wouldn't he pray the Latin Absolution?
    There is no need to fear, he did pray the Latin words of absolution, some priests say the words of absolution in a low tone. One time we had a visiting priest and he said the words of absolution in a low tone. My priest says the words of absolution in a louder tone so that I am able to hear.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #17 on: May 17, 2023, 03:46:21 PM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 12:42:52 PM
    The question is raised because I went to Confession with him several years back and he said no Absolution prayers after I confessed.
    It was more from the Novus ordo spirit of "God bless you and have a nice day".

    The simple question is, Does Father Horvat pray the traditional Catholic Absolution?  Yes or No ?

    And if he's truly conditionally formed and ordained, then why wouldn't he pray the Latin Absolution?

    Are you sure?  I know priests who give the absolution while you're making the Act of Contrition and do it in a low voice, so that you may not hear it while you're talking.
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    « Reply #18 on: May 17, 2023, 03:48:37 PM »
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    • Quote from: DustyActual on May 17, 2023, 03:21:25 PM
    There is no need to fear, he did pray the Latin words of absolution, some priests say the words of absolution in a low tone. One time we had a visiting priest and he said the words of absolution in a low tone. My priest says the words of absolution in a louder tone so that I am able to hear.

    Sorry.  I responded before I saw this.  Not only do they say it in a lower voice, but some of them say it while you're making the Act of Contrition ... which would make it nearly impossible to hear.  By the time you're done, they're also done, so all that's left to say is a "God bless you."
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    « Reply #19 on: May 17, 2023, 04:12:34 PM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 09:57:39 AM
    Australian Father Kevin Robinson is a really holy priest. 
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    « Reply #20 on: May 17, 2023, 04:12:52 PM »
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    • Father Kapsoff. 
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #21 on: May 17, 2023, 04:48:23 PM »
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    • Do folks have the whereabouts of some of these priests mentioned?  It's hard to find from Society websites.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #22 on: May 17, 2023, 04:53:15 PM »
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    • Quote from: DustyActual on May 17, 2023, 03:21:25 PM
    There is no need to fear, he did pray the Latin words of absolution, some priests say the words of absolution in a low tone. One time we had a visiting priest and he said the words of absolution in a low tone. My priest says the words of absolution in a louder tone so that I am able to hear.

    Now that I think of it, I've had that happen.  IIRC, I asked the priest "did you absolve me?", and he good-naturedly replied that he had indeed.

    Nothing to see here.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #23 on: May 17, 2023, 05:02:48 PM »
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    • Quote from: Mark 79 on May 17, 2023, 02:05:28 PM
    We did different things for summer when we were homeschooling—sometimes totally free like in the old days, sometimes a year of math in 2½ months, sometimes summer P.E. was martial arts. Our children have turned out well and as Catholics better than me (probably my wife's influence). I'm glad to hear that Sean had a good confessional experience with Fr. Beck, but I would have seen the name on the confessional and turned away as he turned his back to me while I was still politely talking.

    In actual practice, we do homeschool in ten months, with a two-month summer/fall vacation, usually the months of August and September (June and July are just too hot where we live, crank the AC and stay inside).  We normally take a roughly three-week Christmas break, but OTOH we generally don't do secular holidays. 

    There's no ideological reason for that, we just prefer to take "holidays" as desired, no pattern to it, whenever we need a day off, and to take off 4th of July, Memorial Day, and so on, on top of that, would just run us that much shorter on summer vacation.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #24 on: May 17, 2023, 08:26:35 PM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 09:57:39 AM
    Australian Father Kevin Robinson is a really holy priest. 
    Truly so! 
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #25 on: May 17, 2023, 08:45:05 PM »
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    • Maybe Father James Thielen in Mechanicsburg, OH. He used to serve Urbana area. 
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    « Reply #26 on: May 18, 2023, 09:00:06 AM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 09:57:39 AM
    Australian Father Kevin Robinson is a really holy priest. 
    Fr. Kevin Robinson has become a U.S. citizen, if I’m not mistaken.  He also sued the state of NJ for closing his chapel—-and won.  He’s strongly anti-vaxx, and not just for Covid.  I’m not sure where he’s located, possibly Ridgefield, CT priory.  Last I heard, he said Mass in Pittston, PA.  That’s an awfully long drive, but if it’s a general confession you want to make to a priest who won’t be harsh, rather, gentle and understanding, he might be willing to meet at some halfway location?  Even if he can’t absolve a person, he always gives practical advice on how to overcome your sin or to have true contrition.  He does pray for his penitents.  You might try getting in touch with him through the Ridgefield priory.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #27 on: May 18, 2023, 09:28:59 AM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 18, 2023, 09:00:06 AM
    Fr. Kevin Robinson has become a U.S. citizen, if I’m not mistaken.  He also sued the state of NJ for closing his chapel—-and won.  He’s strongly anti-vaxx, and not just for Covid.  I’m not sure where he’s located, possibly Ridgefield, CT priory.  Last I heard, he said Mass in Pittston, PA.  That’s an awfully long drive, but if it’s a general confession you want to make to a priest who won’t be harsh, rather, gentle and understanding, he might be willing to meet at some halfway location?  Even if he can’t absolve a person, he always gives practical advice on how to overcome your sin or to have true contrition.  He does pray for his penitents.  You might try getting in touch with him through the Ridgefield priory.
    Agree re Fr. Robinson. He is in fact currently at Ridgefield, and serves the NJ SSPX chapel (St. Anthony of Padua) on Sundays and holy days. 
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #28 on: May 18, 2023, 09:47:21 AM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 18, 2023, 09:00:06 AM
    Fr. Kevin Robinson has become a U.S. citizen, if I’m not mistaken.  He also sued the state of NJ for closing his chapel—-and won.  He’s strongly anti-vaxx, and not just for Covid.  I’m not sure where he’s located, possibly Ridgefield, CT priory.  Last I heard, he said Mass in Pittston, PA.  That’s an awfully long drive, but if it’s a general confession you want to make to a priest who won’t be harsh, rather, gentle and understanding, he might be willing to meet at some halfway location?  Even if he can’t absolve a person, he always gives practical advice on how to overcome your sin or to have true contrition.  He does pray for his penitents.  You might try getting in touch with him through the Ridgefield priory.

    I would never have thought of asking a priest to meet you somewhere halfway.  That would be hugely "pastoral" and is a great idea.  There are any number of secular places you could get together, such as a private study carrel in a library (the ones with closed doors and a window in the door), or a vacant classroom in a college or university that would be willing to accommodate you, on weekends they're pretty much free,   You could also meet at a private area of an outdoor municipal park.
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    Re: SSPX -- kindest confessors
    « Reply #29 on: May 18, 2023, 10:26:02 AM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on May 17, 2023, 11:54:41 AM
    After sins are confessed, does Father Horvat pray the traditional Absolution in Latin?
    Every time my wife and I have gone to Father Horvath for confession his absolutions have been in Latin. Also, Father Horvath was ordained (maybe "ordained") in the Novus Ordo, but I think he was conditionally ordained. Some others have posted on this forum, that he says or that they were told that he requested and received a conditional ordination when he joined the SSPX.
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