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Latin Mass in Northern and Central Mississippi
Our good friends at Una Voce Mississippi have a launched a petition for the establishment of a Latin Mass apostolate for Catholics living in the Diocese of Jackson; they need to demonstrate the...
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Young Catholic Adults Weekend
The following announcement comes to us from a reader. The theme of the weekend is "Evangelising the Modern World."Book now for the Young Catholic Adults weekend event at Cold Ash Retreat Centre (a...
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A Monk's Funeral at Stift Heiligenkreuz
Our friend Sancrucensis has just posted some beautiful photographs of the funeral of one of his confreres, Fr. Alberich Strommer, who passed away last week at the age of 88.
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Solemn Mass at The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Recently, there was a Solemn Mass (EF) at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, associated with EWTN. Below, a reader sends pictures for your enjoyment.
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The Priestly Vocation and the Traditional Latin Mass - Faith and Tradition...
The following story forms the second installment in the Faith and Tradition series here on the NLM. Upcoming stories include the story of an atheist's conversion to Catholicism, and the role of the...
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What it means to be an altar server
What it means to be an Altar Server from Two Sense Films on Vimeo.
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Verbum caro hic factum est
Even if your Latin is a little rusty, the significance of the additional 'hic' will not be lost on you: Here the Word became flesh. So reads the inscription on the Altar in the House of Mary in...
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Thoughts on the Pope's Latest Comments
Prepare yourself for another round. There will be a wave a news stories about how Pope Francis is backing away from Catholic teaching on homosexuality, abortion, and the like, and how he is working to...
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Vetus Ordo
"Vetus Ordo" is an interesting term for the extraordinary form of the Mass from the interview with the Pope. If you have only read the press, try reading the interview itself. If you have had doubts...
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Why You Can't Trust Press Reports
Let's say a financial reporter for the New York Times called a trader on Wall Street for a story on interest rates. In the course of the conversation, the reporter asks: "now, higher rates means...
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Liturgical Notes on the Ember Days of September
The origin of the English term “Ember Days” seems to be disputed. Some scholars claim it is merely a corruption of the Latin name “Quattuor Temporum – of the four times (or ‘seasons’)”, through the...
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A must-read Cardinal Burke interview
Cardinal Burke has given an interview for The Catholic Servant, reproduced in The Wanderer, on the subject of the Church and Modern Society. He speaks, with characteristic clarity, on a wide range of...
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Rationalism and Individualism in Catholic Theology
There are many tendencies in modern thought that are fatal to genuine Catholic theology, but, as a follow-up to my last article, I would like to look at two in particular—rationalism and...
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Introducing the Ordinariate Use
From the Friends of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham:History will be made in the Catholic Church on Thursday 10 October when a new text for the Mass which includes traditional Anglican words...
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The Church Fathers on Music
Benedict’s call for liturgical renewal is timely and there are young musicians in the Church who are eagerly preparing themselves to answer this vocational call. The teachings of the Fathers offer...
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The Connection Between Buckfast Abbey, Boethius and a Full English Breakfast...
Last week I showed some photographs of Buckfast Abbey highlighting how relatively modern abbey buildings can participate in the traditional forms. My interest in the article was in the geometric...
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An Atheist's Conversion to Catholicism, the Traditional Liturgy, and Young...
The following story forms the third installment in the Faith and Tradition series here on the NLM. If you would like to contribute your own story to the series, please write to me at...
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Chant Research Today
I asked Richard Llewellyn to write up some thoughts about the current state of chant scholarship. This is his first submission. We may have all noticed that the NLMblog offers more posts about church...
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Carrying Forward the Noble Work of the Liturgical Movement
I have a personal library chock full of books of liturgical theology and popular devotion from the early twentieth century to the eve of the Second Vatican Council. As I have studied these works over...
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