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Reminder: Summer Theology Program in Norcia Accepting Applications
As announced here on February 21, the sixth annual Summer Theology Program of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, held in Norcia, Italy, is accepting applications from prospective...
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The Apocalypse Art Prize: Website Restored
I have received a few inquiries from readers about the Apocalypse Art Prize, which we wrote about back in March, since their website was offline for a time. I have received notice from the organizer of...
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Solemn Mass for Our Lady of Sacro Monte in Clifton, NJ, May 21
On Sunday, May 21st, Our Lady of Sacro Monte Society will host a Solemn High Mass with Gregorian chant, along with an Italian cultural festival, in honor of Our Lady Sacro Monte of Novi Velia, Salerno....
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New Requiem Recording from the FSSP
The Fraternity of St Peter has made a new recording of the Requiem Mass, along with the Subvenite, the In Paradisum, some of the responsories of the Office of the Dead, et al. It has just been made...
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May 13 and the Virgin Mary
Today, the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima in Portugal, and the canonization of two of the three young children who received the visions,...
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CMAA Colloquium Registration Period Extended
Regular registration for the Colloquium has been extended to May 16th - Join the Church Music Association of America in St. Paul, Minnesota June 19-24, 2017, for the 27th Annual Sacred Music...
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“Optioned Out of Existence”: On the Loss of Legitimate Traditional Practices...
I was once talking with a priest about the strange phenomenon of options in the new rite of Mass and the other sacraments. He made the observation that whenever there are multiple options, one of which...
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No More Christian Bar Mitzvah!
The Proper Order of Baptism, Confirmation and Communion Restored in Manchester, New HampshireA friend recently alerted me to a diocesan newsletter sent out by His Excellency Peter Libasci, Bishop of...
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Solemn Votive Mass of Our Lady
Of possible interest to readers in southern New England.
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Upcoming Dominican Rite Solemn Masses in Portland OR
Dominican Low Mass at Holy RosaryI would like to call the attention of our readers in the Portland, Oregon, area to three up-coming Solemn Masses according to the traditional Dominican Rite. They will...
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Photos of the Canonization of St Joan of Arc
Earlier today, a Facebook page dedicated to St Joan of Arc posted these photographs taken during the ceremony of her canonization, which took place 97 years ago, May 16, 1920, the Sunday after...
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New Reprint of a Renowned Summary of Thomistic Theology
A Manual of Catholic Theology, Based on Scheeben's "Dogmatik." By Joseph Wilhelm, D.D., Ph.D., and Thomas B. Scannell, B.D., with a Preface by Henry Edward Cardinal Manning. Volume I: The Sources of...
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Procession of Our Lady of Fatima in Chicago
Thousands came out to pray in a historic procession with Our Lady of Fatima Saturday for an end to violence in Chicago, following the Virgin Mary's request to pray for conversion of sinners and...
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Carmelite Nuns in Michigan Need a Chaplain for Both Forms
We received the following request from the prioress of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of the Infant of Prague, located in Traverse City, Michigan, which we gladly pass on to our readers.“Our...
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Pope Benedict Writes in Praise of Card. Sarah
Yesterday, First Things posted a review of Cardinal Sarah’s new book “The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise”, by His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It is of course well worth...
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Restoration of the Josephinum Chapel
Many thanks to Mr Mark Cousineau for providing us with this description of the recent restoration of the Chapel of St Turibius at the Pontifical College Josephinum. This post is reproduced from his...
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Fota X Speakers and Papers
From the St Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy, here is the current list of speakers scheduled for the upcoming Fota Liturgical Conference, which will be held in Cork, Ireland, from July 8-10....
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The Priestly Character of Ad Orientem Worship: Guest Article by Zachary...
Our thanks to Mr Zachary Thomas for offering this excellent essay to NLM; it will be published in five parts over the next couple of weeks.Debates over ad orientem or versus populum worship often focus...
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Pontifical Baptism in the Traditional Rite in Madison
Today, we bring you pictures from one of the rarest liturgies in practice, the pontifical baptism from the 1962 ritual books. The celebrant was His Excellency Bishop Robert Morlino; the ceremony...
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Sacred Music, the Need for Beauty, and the Beatific Vision
A few years ago, I had the privilege of hearing Fr. Jonathan Robinson of the Oratory deliver a lecture on beauty and the ars celebrandi in liturgy, with special reference to sacred music. Not one to...
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