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The Development of Chant in an Open Source Environment
The Catholic News Agency has picked up the thesis I'm presenting at Sacra Liturgia in June. I try to show that before the 20th century, Gregorian chant flourished in the same way that open-source...
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Fr. Reginald Foster in North Carolina for Latin Intensive Program
Veterum Sapientia is an intensive week-long ecclesiastical Latin program largely for, but not exclusive to, priests, religious, and seminarians. It will take place at Belmont Abbey College outside...
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New Book Sale Listing: Missals, Archdale King, Liturgical Journals, Schuster,...
All of these titles are hardcovers unless specified otherwise as "SC". Where a dustjacket is included, I have noted it by "DJ". Prices do not include shipping. Bulk/lot purchases and offers are more...
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Solemn EF in Sydney Cathedral
Solemn Mass for the 25th Anniversary Ordination of Fr Terence Mary Naughtin, OFM Conv Friday, 10th May, 2013 St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Celebrant: Fr Terence Mary Naughtin, OFM Conv Assistant Priest:...
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Mgr. Dominque Rey on Sacra Liturgia
Within this video, Mgr. Dominique Rey speaks about the upcoming Sacra Liturgia conference in Rome, later in June. If you go to the 15:10 mark (or just click here), you will see his portion within this...
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Watts and Co. Blog
I'm certain a number of our readers will be interested to know that the English vestments makers, Watts & Co., now have their own blog up here: www.wattsandco.com/blog.
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How to Choose a Painting for Catechesis
The following article is written by Dr Caroline Farey and John Casey and of the Maryvale Institute and first appeared in The Sower, which is published by the Maryvale Institute and distributed in both...
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Vestment Commissions
Over the years, one of our goals has been to promote the liturgical arts, which is an essential aspect of the new liturgical movement. In that vein, the EF chaplaincy of Dublin, Ireland recently...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 8: The...
In the Pontifical of 1595, the blessings of vestments is followed by the blessings of altar cloths and corporals. Both of these begin with the bishop saying “Adjutorium nostrum” and “Dominus...
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EF at Saint Francis Xavier, Chicago
The following was sent it to us by a reader. It shows an event which was awhile ago now, but nonetheless seems worth mentioning:...there was a EF Mass celebrated in the McDonough Chapel of Saint Xavier...
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Interior of the Russian Church in Florence
I was moved by Shawn's recent posting of some photos of the exterior of the Russian church in Florence to post some photos of the interior. I shared the pleasure of the readers who commented! When I...
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(Non-Liturgical) Book Notice: The Gentlemen's Clubs of London
While this admittedly isn't liturgical, I am going to make a rare exception to that rule for I know this is likely of interest to many of our readers -- and I also happen to know that some events which...
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Andrew Cusack on the Lady Altar of the London Oratory
Speaking of London, as I did in the previous post, I noticed that Andrew Cusack recently published a brief piece on the Lady Altar of the London Oratory. Here is an excerpt:In the south transept of the...
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Photos of St Andrews Church in Newcastle, Maine - An Unusual Neo-gothic Style
Here are some photos St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Newcastle, Maine. It was designed at the end of the last century by the English architect Henry Vaughan. There are many beautiful neo-gothic...
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NLM Reprint: Pentecost - The Grandest Octave?
[The following was sent in to us by Fr. Guy Nicholls of the Oratory.]* * *Pentecost: The Grandest Octave?“…consider the breviary offices for Pentecost and its Octave, the grandest, perhaps in the whole...
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Chartres Pilgrimage: This Weekend
Over the years NLM has always particularly enjoyed covering this particular event, the annual Chartres pilgrimage organized by Notre Dame de Chrétienté. It is upon us this weekend again. (Readers who...
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Chartres Pilgrimage: First Images and News from the 'Péle"
Each year, NLM has always enjoyed reporting on the famed Chartres Pilgrimage (affectionately known locally as the "péle") which begins in Paris and proceeds over three days to the famed medieval...
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Announcement of My Forthcoming Retirement From Blogging and an Exciting New...
NLM was founded nearly eight years ago in 2005, a few months after the election of Benedict XVI -- a period when many blogs were founded in point of fact. For eight years this blog has been a day to...
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Colloquium Deadline Upon Us
If you're coming to the Sacred Music Colloquium and you've been putting off booking your room, don't wait. Today (Friday, May 17) is the last day you will be able to receive the guaranteed low, CMAA...
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