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Double Book Review: Psalms and New Testament and Vespers for Sundays and Feasts
Readers have probably noticed that I am reviewing a lot of books lately. Of course, Christmas is not so very far away and books always make great gifts for people who still use these odd manipulables...
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Fraternity of St Vincent Ferrer in NYC Area
From the 15th to the 22nd of November, the founder of the Fraternity Saint-Vincent-Ferrier, Fr Louis-Marie de Blignières, accompanied by two fathers of his community, Réginald-Marie Rivoire and...
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"The Altar Bell" and More at Romanitas Press
Many NLM readers will know about the good work of Louis Tofari at Romanitas Press, which has a new website that surely deserves a visit. I recently discovered many helpful resources there that I had...
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The Dedication of Ss Peter and Paul
In honor of the dedication feast of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, and that of St Paul Outside-the-Walls, here are some interesting thoughts from the medieval liturgical commentator William...
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Book Review: Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Issues and...
Liturgy in the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives. Ed. Alcuin Reid. London/New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2016. xxvi + 367 pp. Paperback, $24.95. [Publisher's site]...
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The Presentation of the Virgin Mary 2016
Anne, the divine grace, leads the holy Ever-virgin with gladness into the temple of God, even her who is manifestly full of grace, calling upon the young women bearing lamps to go before her, and...
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What We in the Roman Rite Should Take From the Iconographic Tradition: Some...
Using the example of the School of St Albans, I have been discussing how one might re-establish a tradition of sacred art for the Roman Rite, in such a way that it might have the same success as that...
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The Dies Irae in English
One of the gifts which the Church has received through the promulgation of the Ordinariate Liturgy is a model for vernacular liturgy that preserves some of the great treasures of the Catholic...
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November Issue of the Adoremus Bulletin Now Out
Here is the online edition of the Adoremus Bulletin. There are articles by Denis McNamara, Adam Bartlett and editors Chris Carstens and Joseph O'Brien. I have listed what I consider to be the...
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CMAA Sacred Music Workshop, Winter 2017 - Early Registration Extended
The Church Music Association of America has extended Early Registration for Winter Sacred Music 2017 to November 30th - you can still take advantage of Early rates and plan to join them in January for...
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Tradition is for the Young (Part 3)
Just under two weeks ago, we published some photos of the All Souls’ Day Mass at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Oberlin, Louisiana, which particularly struck me because of the youth of both the...
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A New Prior for the Monks of Norcia
Fr Cassian Folsom, O.S.B., the founder of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia, has just announced two days ago on the community’s blog that he is stepping down as Prior, and that Fr Benedict Nivakoff will...
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Calendar from Papa Stronsay Now Available
The Sons of the Divine Redeemer write in to let us know that their 2017 liturgical calendar is now available. As in previous years, it contains a wealth of useful information, not just on the...
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Rich Offerings Even in Persecution (Guest Article by Julian Kwasniewski)
In Fr. John Gerard’s account of his time in England under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, published as The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest, this sixteenth century Jesuit tells many remarkable...
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First Ever Greek-Catholic Liturgy in Bangkok, Thailand
We received the following report from Mr Ryan Kullavanijaya, a Romanian Greek-Catholic born and raised in the U.S., but currently living in his paternal homeland of Thailand, concerning the recent...
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St Catherine of Alexandria in the Counter-Reformation
The acts of St Catherine of Alexandria tell us that she was a noblewoman of immense learning in all the sciences, who at the age of eighteen went to the emperor Maximin Daia (305-312) to reprove him...
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The First Sunday of Advent 2016
The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, a Virgin espoused to Joseph, proclaiming to Her the Word, and seeing the light She was afraid. Fear not, Mary; thou hast found grace before the Lord. * Behold, Thou...
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Advent and Christmas Meditation on Art and Scripture
Pontifex University is now offering a free short course, An Advent and Christmas Seasonal Meditation as a promotion for its new Masters in Sacred Arts. It is a meditation in art and scripture for these...
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2017 Dominican Rite Calendar (Corrected)
I have made some corrections in the Dominican Rite Calendar for 2017 and this revised version is now available on the left sidebar at Dominican Liturgy. You can download it at the link called...
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Book Notice: In Sinu Jesu. When Heart Speaks to Heart: The Journal of a...
Angelico Press is one of the few Catholic presses today for whose new releases one could envisage having a standing subscription and not be disappointed with each title as it comes in the mail. Even...
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