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The Church of St Maurice in Milan
As I noted in an article last June, when the restoration of the Church of St Maurice (San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore) of Milan was completed, it is a commonplace of Italian cultural reportage to...
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The Second Sunday of Lent 2016
At that time: Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and...
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A Roman Pilgrim at the Station Churches 2016 (Part 2)
We continue following our friend Agnese’s visits to the Lenten Station Masses.Ember Wednesday - St Mary MajorThe traditional Mass readings for the three Ember Days in Lent form a group which are meant...
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CMAA Summer Chant Courses, June 27- July 1
The CMAA is pleased to announce new chant courses for 2016, to be held from June 27 to July 1 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The church on Duquesne University’s CampusWard I - That...
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Should Christians Celebrate a “Seder Meal”?
At this time of year, one not infrequently hears about Catholics or other Christians planning “seder meals” as part of their Lenten or Holy Week observances. To many, it seems like a good idea to...
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Colloquium 2016 - Early Registration by March 1st
Join us for Colloquium 2016 St. Louis, MissouriJune 20 - 25, 2016Register by March 1st for the 2016 Colloquium to receive Early Bird Tuition Rates and Save $50If you register and pay in full by March...
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Magnificent New Russian Cathedral Inspired by Western Iconographic Forms
The latest edition of the Orthodox Arts Journal has a feature on the recently dedicated Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God at Yasenevo, which overlooks Moscow. It is was dedicated by...
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DSPT to Offer a Catholic Orientation for Working Artists in Any Creative...
The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, which is part of the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley University in California, is offering an exciting new Certificate in Theological Studies...
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An Interesting Fact About Today’s Lenten Station
Several years ago, I read a very interesting book called Mourning into Joy: Music, Raphael, and Saint Cecilia, by Thomas Connolly. (Yale Univ. Press, 1995). The principal subject is Raphael’s painting...
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Making New Memories in the LeBaron
Fictionally, let’s presume an elderly great uncle has just passed, and YOU are set to inherit his 1987 Chyrsler LeBaron sedan. He was a dentist, and the car was garaged and only driven in fair weather....
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Why is the Feast of St Matthias Moved in Leap Years?
A reader wrote in to ask why, in the traditional rite, the feast of St Matthias the Apostle is moved from February 24th to the following day every leap year. The answer lies in the very ancient Roman...
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Adult Coloring Books - A Business and An Evangelization Opportunity for...
My brother sent me a link to this article on the MPR website. This story seems to be getting around - it was on the New Yorker website too! It seems that there is a new trend of adults buying coloring...
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Lenten Exercises at Princeton
Last weekend, Fr Carlos Hamel of the Fraternity of St Joseph the Guardian, a community based in the French Diocese of Frèjus-Toulon, was at the Church of St John the Baptist in Allentown, Pennsylvania,...
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A Roman Pilgrim at the Station Churches 2016 (Part 3)
Monday of the Second Week of Lent - San ClementeOur pilgrim-on-the-scene Agnese has really outdone herself with some very beautiful images of the Stational liturgy at San Clemente this week. The...
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How is Your Latin OF Doing?
Last month, in response to this article by Mons. Charles Pope at the National Catholic Register, warning that many EF congregations may not be growing, or even shrinking, I posed to our readers the...
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Exquisite Altar Cards from Notre Dame in Paris
Until this past September, I had never been to Paris, and a fortiori, had never been to the Musée de Cluny (Musée Nationale du Moyen Âge), or the medieval collection at the Louvre, or the treasury of...
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St. John Cassian, Feb. 29
Icon of St. John Cassian the RomanToday on the Byzantine calendar is the feast of St. John Cassian. There is a nice biography of this link between East and West at the Orthodox Church of America’s...
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Register Now: Conference to Showcase World Premiere of Oratorio About St Rita
Full details are now available online for the conference about sanctity, beauty and Catholic artistic expression taking place at St Rita’s Catholic Church in Dallas, Texas, May 19-21.It has been...
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Some Ambrosian Music For Lent
Here is a very high quality recording of four pieces of Ambrosian chant, two of which are particular to the Lenten season; once again, brought to my attention by our Milanese correspondent Nicola de’...
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The Post-Vatican II Reform of the Lenten Readings
As most people are no doubt aware, the 1962 Missale Romanum does not have weekday lections, except during Lent. This Lenten weekday cycle can be traced back over a thousand years, to the 8th-9th...
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