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Is the Reform of the Reform Dead? Fr. Christopher Smith's Essay at the Chant...
Over at the Chant Café, Fr. Christopher Smith has posted a thoughtful contribution to the current discussion about the Reform of the Reform movement.Peter Kwasniewski over at NLM has given a good...
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Regularly Scheduled Dominican Rite Masses Throughout the World
Thanks to the kind feedback I received on my posting concerning the up-coming regularly scheduled Dominican Rite Mass at San Clemente in Rome on Saturdays, I can now present a list of the regularly...
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The Divine Liturgy Project
A Greek Orthodox layman and NLM reader, Emmanuel M., sent in the following letter to announce The Divine Liturgy Project, an "open source" effort to create a lay liturgy book for the Divine Liturgy of...
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Clarifications on the Reform of the Reform Controversy
Reading through the comments to my recent post, as well as the welcome contribution of His Grace Peter J. Elliott, I have noticed that there may be some confusion concerning the skeptical stance taken...
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School of the Annunciation, Centre for the New Evangelisation at Buckfast...
A Centre of Formation for the New Evangelisation has been established by leading experts in Catholic education. Dr Petroc Willey, Dr Andrew Beards, Dr Caroline Farey and others, have established this...
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Dominican Rite Sung Mass for First Saturday Devotion, Oakland CA (March 1, 2014)
February First Saturday MassThis is just the briefest of reminders to readers in the San Francisco BayArea that the Dominican Rite Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be sung by the...
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Homage to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, One Year Later
On Thursday, February 28, 2013, at eight o’clock in the evening, Rome time, the See of Peter became vacant. Through his own unappealable decision and at a time appointed by himself, Pope Benedict XVI...
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The Theology of Church Archtitecture - a lecture by Denis McNamara
Thanks to Jordan Hainsey for sending me the link through to the following recording. It is a recent talk from Denis McNamara entiled "Shadow, Image and Reality: Church Architecture as Sacrament of...
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The Theology of the Offertory - Part 2: the Offertory and Priesthood in the...
As explained previously, this series of essays is intended to respond to the claims made by the blog “What Sister Never Knew and Father Never Told You ”, in an article which the principal author of...
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Just Say No to '65!
Joseph Shaw has done the Mass-loving world a tremendous favor by nipping in the bud a recent flurry of suggestions that, perhaps, when all is said and done, we might want to take up the interim Missal...
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Reforming the Irreformable? A Postscript
As might have been expected, my posting of February 9 has caused quite a stir, both here1 and elsewhere2 in the Catholic blogosphere. Since some commentators have cited me in support of views which I...
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Solemn High Votive Mass of St. Joseph at Wyoming Catholic College
Wyoming Catholic College was honored with a visit last week by the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, who participated in classes, dined with students, gave talks on their charism, offered Mass, and...
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Ash Wednesday Photopost Request
I hope your preparations for Lent are going well. We will be doing yet another photopost for Ash Wednesday. You are invited to send your pictures from Masses and public celebrations of the Divine...
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New Creed Setting from Corpus Christi Watershed - should we have organ or...
Here is a new chant setting for the Creed composed by Jeff Ostrowski, who happens to be president of Corpus Christi Watershed. He has published a recording and scores, all available for download free...
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Solemn Vespers at St. James, Spanish Place, London
Thanks to reader James Turner for sending us photographs of Solemn First Vespers of the Eighth Sunday per annum, celebrated before the Blessed Sacrament exposed, and followed by Benediction, at St....
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Book Notice: Two updated editions
Many features of the Church's liturgical worship are grounded in Scripture, even as Scripture (and the determination of what constitutes Scripture) is grounded in the Church's living Tradition whose...
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Lectio Divina: What, Where, When
Last week we saw St. Gregory the Great speaking about the immense value of the practice of lectio divina or praying with the Scriptures, and I gave a simple sketch of how it works, recommending it as a...
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Norcia News
I had occasion to mention recently the theology program taking place this summer in Norcia. (This program is highly recommended for anyone looking for an immersion in Scripture, scholastic theology,...
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The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts: Guest Article by Dr. Kyle Washut
We are grateful once again to Dr. Kyle Washut of Wyoming Catholic College for a new series of articles on one of the most beautiful aspects of the Byzantine Rite, the Lenten Liturgy of the...
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Dominican Rite Missae Cantatae, Oakland CA, during March
Chapel of the Carmel, Bishop Barbar Celebrant (New Rite Roman)This is to let our readers, especially those in the Bay Area, know about the four Sung Dominican Rite Masses that will be offered at the...
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