Fr. Moore’s Pastor’s Notes

Read this note instead at: https://frmoore.com/2026/10/08/october-08-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
Reminder - Listening Sessions
Assumption Website Down & Bellingham Bulletin
Democracy of the Dead
Links:
Classical Education Movement: https://catholicliberaleducation.org/
The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. AD 110)
Eusebius' Church History (c. AD 325)
Life of St. Anthony by St. Athanasius (c. AD 360)
Mystagogical Catecheses by St. Cyril of Jerusalem (c. AD 380)
Travels of Egeria (c. AD 381)
St. Augustine's Confessions (AD 400) or City of God (AD 426)
The Confessio and Epistola of St. Patrick (c. AD 450)
Rule of St. Benedict (AD 530)
Pastoral Rule (AD 591) or Dialogues (AD 593) of St. Gregory the Great

Original text at: https://frmoore.com/2026/10/01/october-01-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
Reminder - Listening Sessions
Date Nights
St. Michael Prayer at Mass
Links:
Listening Session Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wao1xBYeiQM
Listening Session Calendar and Registration: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/sessions
St. Michael Prayer Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Saint_Michael
Marian Anthem Explanation: https://adoremus.org/2007/09/singing-the-four-seasonal-marian-anthems/
Leonine Prayers Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonine_Prayers
Meat Free Fridays Explanation: https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2009/03/05/are-catholics-supposed-to-abstain-from-meat-every-friday/
Communion Paten Explanation: https://adoremus.org/2025/07/rite-questions-should-a-paten-be-used-during-the-distribution-of-holy-communion/
Salve Regina Chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNzsu_-rFe0
Alma Redemptoris Mater Chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn07eq28nbI
Ave Regina Caelorum Chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoHDoVAs1AM
Regina Caeli Chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRgV19gRTw 

Read the original text at: https://frmoore.com/2026/09/24/september-24-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
Listening Session Video
Beatification of Fulton Sheen
Bishop Barron's Movie
Links:
Listening Session Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wao1xBYeiQM
Fulton Sheen Foundation: https://www.celebratesheen.com/
EWTN Sheen Coverage: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/live-updates-beatification-of-fulton-sheen
Pillar Catholic Sheen Reflection: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/tylka-for-sheen-the-cross-changed
Fr. Stanley Rother Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Rother
EWTN Documentary on Sheen: https://youtu.be/FniFCEEX7is
Link to a Sheen Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA9nxUtIew
Heaven in Stone and Glass Link: https://www.heaveninstoneandglass.com/ 

Read the original text at: https://frmoore.com/2026/09/17/september-17-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
Bellingham Churches
Planned Parenthood Fundraiser
Links:
CDN Article on Planned Parenthood Fundraiser: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/sep/09/fifth-annual-love-thy-neighbor-fundraiser-brings-in-650000-for-planned-parenthood/
List of participating businesses: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcjtZZxEjQS/
Amazon stops selling a book: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/amazon-breaks-silence
Amazon reverses course: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-statement-on-when-harry-became-sally
Great Vibe Shift: https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-vibes-they-are-a-shiftin
Whatcom Clinic Website: https://www.whatcomclinic.com/
Whatcom Clinic Gala Registration: https://www.whatcomclinic.com/events/ 

Read the original text at: https://frmoore.com/2026/09/10/september-10-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
New Regional Director of Liturgy and Music
Fr. Tyler's Talks
Links:
Spiritual Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h0UfaW8Ib4
Mariology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTnfCbjmkQ
Catholic Fundamentals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEB6h9X2GLY
Marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5SRPNTQFgQ
The Mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgVyrMCX0c
Theology of the Body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJShAzcBX8

Original Text: https://frmoore.com/2026/09/03/september-03-2026-pastors-note/ 
Topics:
A Note from St. Gregory the Great

Original text here: https://frmoore.com/2026/08/26/august-26-2026-pastors-note/
Topics:
First Day of School
Posture after Receiving Communion
Links:
GIRM #43 - https://canonlaw.ninja/?v=girm&nums=43
Forum Discussion - https://forums.catholic-questions.org/threads/standing-after-lamb-of-god.15467/
Letter from Archbishop Etienne - https://www.archbishopetienne.com/pastoral-letters/the-work-of-redemption 
 

Topics:
Realistic Expectations for Partners
Original Text: https://frmoore.com/2026/08/20/august-20-2026-pastors-note/ 
Links:
SNL "Romano Tours" Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbwlC2B-BIg&t=117s 
Canon 1222: https://canonlaw.ninja/?nums=1222
Centralization efforts to-date: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/changes
2025 Sunday Mass changes: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/updates/2025/8/14/decision-84-final-sunday-mass-schedule

Original post: https://frmoore.com/2026/08/13/august-12-2026-pastors-note/ Topics:
Solemnity of the Assumption
Two Deathbed Baptisms
Links:
USCCB Rule on Holy Days of Obligation: https://www.usccb.org/committees/canonical-affairs-church-governance/complementary-norms#tab--canon-1246-%C2%A72-holy-days-of-obligation
Article on Solemnities on a Saturday: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/when-a-feast-of-the-lord-falls-on-a-saturday-4893 

Original text: https://frmoore.com/2026/08/06/august-06-2026-pastors-note/ Topics:
Accepting Vatican II
Context and the SSPX
Some Difficulties in "Accepting the Council"
My Take on Accepting the Council
Links:
Pillar article on illicit consecrations: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/sspx-illicitly-ordains-four-new-bishops
Pillar article on excommunications: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/vatican-confirms-six-sspx-bishops
SSPX statement on Vatican II: https://sspx.org/en/modernism-new-worldview-30277
Dr. Gavin Ashenden article: https://drgavinashenden.substack.com/p/squaring-the-circle-vatican-ii-fidelity
Summary of Feb. 12 communique from the DDF to the SSPX: https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/02/12/toward-minimal-requirements-the-ddf-sspx-communique-and-the-ecclesiological-moment-of-12-february-2026/
Word on Fire FAQ on Vatican II: https://www.wordonfire.org/vatican-ii-faq/ 
My ponderings on the failure of Vatican II: https://frmoore.com/2022/11/18/november-18-2022-pastors-note/