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Father Friel • Article Archive

Ordained in 2011, Father Friel served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Anselm Church in Northeast Philly before earning a doctorate in liturgical theology at The Catholic University of America. He presently serves as Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.—(Read full biography).

Fr. David Friel · January 1, 2013

Recipe for A Happy 2013

Honor Thy Father & Mother

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Fr. David Friel · December 24, 2012

Midnight Mass

A Timeless Tradition

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Fr. David Friel · December 21, 2012

What Jesus Looked Like

An Idea

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Fr. David Friel · December 18, 2012

The Antidote to Violence

Welcoming the Child

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Fr. David Friel · December 14, 2012

Advent vs. the Saints

Can We Have a Truce?

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Fr. David Friel · December 8, 2012

The Hope of Sinners

Mary Immaculate

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Fr. David Friel · December 2, 2012

The Worth of Waiting

Of Advent & Strawberry Festivals

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Fr. David Friel · November 30, 2012

Andrew’s Orations

Why I Love Being a Roman Catholic

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Fr. David Friel · November 26, 2012

Vision of the Apocalypse

Perfect Harmony

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Fr. David Friel · November 25, 2012

The Underground Church

Long Live Christ the King!

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Fr. David Friel · November 18, 2012

Will All Men Be Saved?

Hope vs. Certainty

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Fr. David Friel · November 16, 2012

First Century Progressives

Really?

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Fr. David Friel · November 4, 2012

Right Priorities

Public & Private

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Fr. David Friel · November 1, 2012

Mozart’s Sacred Music

Extra Ecclesiam

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Fr. David Friel · October 28, 2012

My Soul Proclaims

Out of the Depths

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    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

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Bishops have a duty towards both wise and foolish. They have to rouse the devotion of the carnal people with material ornament, since they are incapable of spiritual things.

— St. Bernard of Clairvaux (†1153)

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