Fr. Moore’s Pastor’s Notes

By Rev. Jeffrey Moore

Fr. Moore's weekly Pastor's Notes, read for your convenience.

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

Fr. Moore’s Pastor’s Notes episodes:

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 - Pastor's Note
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
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7min
August 21, 2026August 20, 2026 - Pastor's Note
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
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8min
August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 - Pastor's Note
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
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8min
August 06, 2026August 06, 2026 - Pastor's Note
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/
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9min
July 24, 2026July 23, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
Guarding my Priesthood
Two Maintenance Asks
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7min
July 16, 2026July 15, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
St. Kateri Mass
Steubenville Northwest
Communion Patens
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5min
July 09, 2026July 09, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
Spiritual Vision for the Parish
Recorded Pastor's Notes
FIFO System for E-mail
Links:
Archbishop Etienne's Letter: https://www.archbishopetienne.com/pastoral-letters/learn-from-me-for-i-am-meek-and-humble-of-heart
Whatcom Catholic Staff List: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/staff
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6min
July 02, 2026July 02, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
County-Wide Mass & Picnic
Retreat Reflections
America's 250th Birthday
Links:
Dad Saves America - https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/podcast/
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7min
June 12, 2026June 11, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
Odds & Ends
Consecration to the Sacred Heart
Reclaiming June
Links:
Whatcom Mass Schedule for June 13/14: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/mass
USCCB Consecration Homily: https://www.youtube.com/live/j1WyC4TSeoo?t=2483
USCCB Consecration Itself: https://www.youtube.com/live/j1WyC4TSeoo?t=3172
Reclaiming June Video: https://youtu.be/GRl8u7ygF9E
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5min
June 04, 2026June 04, 2026 - Pastor's Note
Topics:
County-Wide Mass and Picnic
Ordinations on Saturday
1st Communions
Upcoming Staff Changes
Links:
June 13/14 Mass Schedule: https://www.whatcomcatholic.org/mass
May 28 Pastor's Note: https://frmoore.com/2026/05/28/may-28-2026-pastors-note/
Ordination Event Details: https://archseattle.org/events/mass-of-priestly-ordination-2026/
Ordination Streaming Link: https://vimeo.com/event/5814253
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FAQs about Fr. Moore’s Pastor’s Notes:

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