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The Ancient Origins of the Nativity Scene - Part 2
Even though St. Matthew does not specify in his Gospel how many Magi came from the East to worship the Christ Child, the customary representation of three of them is one of the most solidly consistent...
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Solemn Mass, Legnano
The following photos show the Mass of a young ICRSS priest, Don Federico Pozza, who offered solemn Mass in Legnano. Photos courtesy of Don Michele Somaschini
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The Meaning and Prayers of the Mass: Church of Our Saviour
A series of two free lectures on "The Meaning and Prayers of the Mass" will be presented in the Undercroft of the Church of Our Saviour on consecutive Saturdays, January 14 and 21 from 1:30-2:30 PM....
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Wood Carvings by Johannes Kirchmayer
Here are some photos of carvings by the German born American Johannes Kirchmayer. He lived from 1860-1930 and his Wikipedia entry is here. He lived and worked most of his life in the Boston area and...
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Magister on the Neocatechumenal Way Liturgy
From Sandro Magister today, a piece about the liturgy of the Neocatechumenal Way movement. It is worth a read. "Placet" or "Non placet"? The wager of Carmen and Kiko The founders of the Neocatechumenal...
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Second Sunday, Simple English Propers
The book from which these are taken is finally back in stock.
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The Benedictine Arrangement in Homiletic and Pastoral Review
I was very pleased to discover an article by Fr. Stefan Heid posted on the first of this year over at the Homiletic and Pastoral Review website entitled "Cross, Altar and the Right Way of Praying,"...
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A "Conference Room Tomb" outside Turin
Our readers may be interested to see an article I wrote for the most recent Sacred Architecture analyzing Mario Botta's church of the Santo Volto outside Turin: That churches are still being built in...
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Anglican Ordinariate in England Celebrates 1st Anniversary at St. James,...
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham recently celebrated its first anniversary with Solemn Evensong, Benediction and a Eucharistic procession at St. James, Spanish Place. The event was...
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St. Cecilia in Stained Glass
For those of you curious as to what Matthew Alderman has been up to in the real world, you may be interested to hear of my recent collaboration with Lightworks Stained Glass of Lancashire, England....
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John Hunwicke's Latin Sermon from Newman's Pulpit at St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford
From the personal ordinariate of Our Lady of Walshingham comes another bit of good news today, this time about our friend John Hunwicke: A former Anglican priest and member of the Personal Ordinariate...
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The Two Feasts of St. Peter's Chair
The feast of St. Peter’s Chair was originally kept on one of two dates. Some sources, going back to the fourth century, attest to it on January 18th, among them, an ancient Martyrology formerly...
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The Entrance Defines Space and Time
Laetare, Gaudete, Requiem: even now, these words exist as part of the Catholic lexicon. We hear them but most Catholics have no idea where they come from. They are the first words of the entrance...
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The Sacred Liturgy in New France
From the "Chant in Colonial Canada" page of the Gregorian Institute of Canada come the following interesting images. (Do go over there for more information and further images.) Rituel du diocèse de...
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Superior of Spanish Priestly Society on the Promotion of the Usus Antiquior
Yesterday, I received an email from the English edition of Paix Liturgique; in it came this interview with Padre Manuel María de Jesús, the superior of the Fraternidad de Cristo Sacerdote y Santa María...
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Sint-Andriesabdij, Bruges
We have shown our readers a few images from the stunning Benedictine abbey church of Sint-Andriesabdij near Bruges before, but these photos are spectacular and show forth many exquisite details. I want...
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Maryvale Institute Offers Course on Sacred Art at its New Centre in the USA
This is the same course that I developed with the faculty of the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, England before moving to the United States three years ago. It is now offered in the US as well...
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NLM Quiz no. 10: What is this Book?
It seems about time for another of our NLM quizzes. The following is a detail from the title page of a book. What book is it? Use the comments (and as we always suggest, please make your answer first...
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