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Pope Leo XIII on the Holy Rosary 2017
For the third year in a row, we commemorate the feast of the Holy Rosary with an excerpt from the writings of Pope Leo XIII. In the course of his Papacy, the fourth longest in history (1878-1903), he...
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The Priority of Religion and Adoration over Communion
Concerning the “true and singular sacrifice” of the Eucharist, the Council of Trent famously declared (and bade that it be preached to the faithful):He, therefore, our God and Lord, though He was about...
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CD Review: Renaissance Polyphony of Portugal for Our Lady of Fatima
As we come very near the centenary of the last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, it is an opportune moment to offer a brief review of a recent CD from the Choir of St. Cecilia at St....
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St Abraham the Patriarch, October 9th - Do We Commemorate Old Testament Saints?
Yesterday, October 9th, was the feast day of the Patriarch St Abraham, who is called by the Martyrology “The Father of All Believers.”It is common for the Saints of the Old Testament to be commemorated...
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“Why Pro-life Catholics Should Strive for a Higher and Deeper Life”
Yesterday, LifeSite News launched their new Catholic Edition, which promises to be a marvelous resource. LifeSite has engaged me to contribute a weekly column on Catholic life, liturgy, culture, art,...
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A Contribution to the Development of a Schema of Art for Churches of the...
Here is a document created by Lyn Rooney from St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a booklet containing 21 art works that portray Salvation History through direct...
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Public Lecture on Newman, Mary and the Liturgy in New Hampshire, Friday 13th
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance at Fatima, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts will host a lecture given by Fr Rob Johansen, entitled “Newman, Mary, and the Liturgy:...
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Why Did Vatican II Open on October 11?
In a motu proprio issued on the feast of the Purification in 1962, Pope St John XXIII established that the Second Vatican Council, which he had formally convoked on Christmas Day of 1961, would begin...
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Benedictine Monastic Experience Weekend, Nov 3-5, Petersham, Massachusetts
Here is notification for this year’s weekend at St Mary’s Monastery in Petersham, Massachusetts. I was pleasantly surprised at how positive the response was last year, and am happy to give notification...
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EF Pontifical Mass with Bishop Serratelli on Saturday
On Saturday, October 14, His Excellency Arthur Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, will celebrate a Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, beginning at 9:30 am. The...
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Historical Images of the English Benedictine Abbeys
We are very grateful to Mr Richard Barton, who runs a blog called btsarnia, for his kind permission to reproduce the following images from one of his recent posts, photographs and drawings of the...
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1967: Reaching the Bottom of the Slippery Slope
Here is an interesting bit of history from the post-Conciliar period, a new set of variations to the order of Mass issued in May of 1967, following those implemented in March of 1965. The imprudence of...
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Liturgical Splendor and the Image of God (Part 1): Guest Article by Zachary...
Once again, we are very grateful to Mr Zachary Thomas for another fine essay on liturgical theology.Christians believe that God created man and woman in his image, capable of knowing Him and living a...
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The Feast of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
In the Byzantine tradition, today is the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the second held in the city of Nicaea, at which the Iconoclast heresy was condemned, and...
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Homogeneity vs. Hierarchy: On the Treatment of Verbal Moments
Chanting the EpistleIn discussions of problems with the Novus Ordo Missae, its advocates will frequently say that its opponents are always assuming the “worst practices,” that is, the panoply of...
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Fatima Centenary Celebrations at St John Cantius
There have been celebrations at St John Cantius, Chicago on the 13th of every month since last May to celebrate the centenary of the Fatima apparitions. This Friday, October 13th, over 3000 attended...
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The Psalms - Unlocking David's Code for Slaying Cultural Philistines Like Me
Anyone who has read my book The Way of Beauty knows that I consider myself unliterary. I have never much enjoyed reading poetry or “great-book” fiction, and I managed to get through high school and...
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Liturgical Splendor and the Image of God (Part 2): Guest Article by Zachary...
We continue with the second part of this essay by Mr Zachary Thomas; to read the first part, click here.The full experience of liturgy as participation in and becoming simultaneous with the whole...
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Short Forms of the Readings: Distorting the Gospel?
As chance would have it, this last Sunday (OF: 28th Sunday per annum, Year A; EF: 19th Sunday post Pentecosten) the Gospel reading was the same in both forms of the Roman Rite: the Parable of the...
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The Proper Office of the Evangelists
In the Roman Breviary, the Evangelists are treated liturgically as a subcategory of the Apostles, and their common office consists solely of proper readings for Matins; everything else is said from the...
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