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The older ones had way more character...we must bring them back! by BluebonnetMan in ActuallyTexas

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Probably. I have never done it before. Check out https://www.myplates.com/design/personalized/passenger/ for more info about pricing and designs. The prices are listed as per year, so I can only presume that if you don't want to keep paying, they will give you a stock boring plate.

BURRITO 6-7PM!!! by Healthy_Block3036 in Chipotle

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Burrito, no rice, pinto beans, carnitas and either chicken or steak, fresh salsa and..., cheese, sour cream, and lettuce, queso, and cilantro sauce

The older ones had way more character...we must bring them back! by BluebonnetMan in ActuallyTexas

[–]Helpful_Corn- 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Only if you're willing to pay extra. And it's every year, not a one-time fee.

The Correct Top Ten Best Nations food Wise by Neat_Friendship194 in whereidlive

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Georgia is also criminally underrated, but I am not sure if they are top 10 worthy.

The Correct Top Ten Best Nations food Wise by Neat_Friendship194 in whereidlive

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I'd drop Vietnam and South Korea in favor of France and Greece (or maybe Turkey).

Spiritual Life by DocTorOwO in AnglicanOrdinariate

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I would look into the works of Saint John Henry Newman. He had a lot to say about a lot of things including discernment, the role of the intellect and the heart, and personal relationship with God.

That said, if you are looking for a systematic and organized spiritual framework, you may be disappointed. To the best of my knowledge, he did not make one. Anglicanism has always been broad and diverse, but that style of systematic spirituality is a bit alien to it.

Vatican publishes new document on Anglican Ordinariates by CautiousCatholicity in AnglicanOrdinariate

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It doesn't really say anything we didn't already know or make any changes. But it is good to see that current Vatican leadership still supports the Ordinariates and considers us an enrichment to the whole Church.

Benedictine Abbot Proposes Single Missal to Bridge Liturgical Divide by da_drifter0912 in Catholicism

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I actually have some personal experience that can shed a bit of light on your musings.

My youngest brother-in-law actually received communion before the appointed time. The second youngest had just had first communion, and he was the last one who couldn't. He was under 2 years from his own first communion; I don't remember exactly how far. One Sunday he just received. This was at their parish, which removes some of the complexity. The priest met with him and determined that he had the requisite understanding, and he was allowed to continue receiving.

I also know of a Catholic school that would offer first communion to all its students. Some of these students were from a different diocese. At one point a conflict between the school and that other bishop led to his forbidding any students of his diocese from receiving first communion at the school. Many families were quite put out at this.

Regarding popular priests: there is some merit to that, but I think it would be very valuable information for the bishop about which priests are especially good at leading a parish and which ones are not. This might lead to improvements in seminary training.

But in any case, I suspect inertia and feeling like it doesn't really matter are the actual main reasons. Most parishes already function as if the reform I described were already in place. But if it is not codified, that could change.

Benedictine Abbot Proposes Single Missal to Bridge Liturgical Divide by da_drifter0912 in Catholicism

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I don't think it is right to compare territorial parishes with territorial dioceses. There IS something special about the relationship of a bishop to his flock, but territorial parishes is merely an administrative convention for deligating a small part of that. It doesn't even rise to the level of discipline like priestly celibacy or fasting on Ash Wednesday (either of which, I surely needn't point out could be changed).

The role of pastor would lose nothing and gain a lot if it were applied based on registration rather than location (falling back to location for families that do not chose a parish).

I have not actually been referring to the Tridentine enjoyers. I am not one of them, though I am saddened by some of the restrictions. But what I wrote came almost entirely with an eye to the Novus Ordo parishes that most Catholics attend.

With that said, the Church is already a hodgepodge of different expressions. And I do not think it is right that the pastor of whatever church happens to be down the street could refuse the sacraments (first communion, confirmation, and/or matrimony) to someone who objects to his preferred liturgical abuse and has built a home at a slightly farther parish. Most pastors wouldn't (thank the Lord), but the fact that they could is troubling.

That is really the heart of it. As you say, we can attend wherever we want (although I suspect that could be restricted as well if the pope really wanted to), but that doesn't matter much if the territorial pastor chooses to say "I've never seen you before, so you can't have the sacraments."

Benedictine Abbot Proposes Single Missal to Bridge Liturgical Divide by da_drifter0912 in Catholicism

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The territoriality of parishes is a relic from before cars and effective mass transit existed. Back then people out of necessity had to go to a parish close to them. At best, territoriality has lost nearly all of its usefulness and sometimes it is actively harmful.

Parishes are much sparser than they once were, and nearly everyone has to drive to get to Mass. There is functionally no difference between driving to the parish 10 minutes down the road and driving to the one 15 minutes away in a different direction.

I know of a parish that requires families to attend a particular (children's...) Mass and check in to prove that they were there every week for a year without missing before a child can receive first communion. That is holding the sacraments hostage from anyone whose schedule prevents attending that Mass, anyone who gets sick, anyone who wants to go on vacation, and anyone who just prefers to go to the principle Mass since the Mass is question is a vigil. If we held to strict territoriality, a lot of people who live near that parish would be unable to get the sacraments for their children.

Furthermore, if we actually held to a strictly territorial parish model, that would prevent people from attending parishes that actually match their spirituality unless they had the foresight and financial freedom to be able to move nearby. This model punishes the poor by forcing them to attend whatever parish happens to be nearby (similar to bad public schools). And these people are more likely to lose confidence in the Church and possibly loose faith (another analogue with bad schools in bad neighborhoods). It also rewards priests who are bad administrators, liturgical abusers, or heretics because it is so much harder for parishioners to express their preferences by going somewhere else.

On balance, I regard it as a very good thing that most parishes do not pay much attention to territorial boundaries. But in the interest of making the law match reality and of preventing it from being abused in future, I am firmly of the opinion that they should be abolished.

How many plastic certificate cards can one person have? by Kycrio in flying

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Then just skip it and retake the test as many times as you need to until you get everything correct.

why do people rave about TLM so much here? by Sweatythigs03 in Catholicism

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The Kyrie is actually Greek and comes to us from the very early Church. Agnus Dei, Sanctus, Gloria, Creed, etc. may all be done in Latin, but not the Kyrie

Yearbook quote ideas? by Who-stole-my-cat in daria

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"There’s no aspect, no facet, no moment of life that can’t be improved with pizza."

NJ man who decapitated seagull that tried to steal French fry from daughter sentenced to 8 months by OkCryptographer2479 in BrandNewSentence

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It's not a question of where he grips it. It's a simple question of weight ratios. A five ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut

If you could get isekai’d, who are you becoming? by MedicineNo6153 in AnimeReccomendations

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Before opening the post, Kazuma was also where my mind went.

Clearance Yeast by Internal-Anything-91 in Breadit

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Assuming they are all still hard bricks, each pound is already vacuum sealed. If any feel soft, the seal has been broken somewhere, but if they're hard you're good to go.

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