UK Bishop O’Toole Wants “Systematised Provision” of the TLM
Mass of Ages, the quarterly magazine of the Latin Mass Society of England & Wales, has an interview in their Summer 2015 edition with Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth, in which he discusses his desire to “establish a regularity of provision and systematized provision” of the Traditional Latin Mass. [T]he former rector of Allen Hall, the…
Pope St. John XXIII Bookmarks Quote Veterum Sapientia
A reader sent four versions of the above bookmark to me and asked if I’d be willing to share them. It’s always interesting to point out to people that one of the greatest advocates of retaining Latin in the Sacred Liturgy and in the study of theology was Pope St. John XXIII. His apostolic constitution Veterum Sapientia is…
The Greatest Commandment: Did a Council and Two Popes Teach Error?
The arguments over Vatican II have gone on for half a century. The one thing most theologians agree on is that the documents of Vatican II — while at times purposefully vague or difficult to reconcile with tradition — can, provided the correct interpretive context, be understood in an orthodox fashion. It is from this…
On the SSPX, Follow Pope Benedict
From time to time on the Catholic Internet, some new controversy arises pertaining to the Society of Saint Pius X. I’ve written before about the beauty of their liturgies and the strangeness of their canonical status. For most Catholics, the SSPX are not even on the radar. For those who find themselves newly drawn to…
Is Nigeria Experiencing a Marian Miracle?
I told you last month about Bishop Oliver Doeme’s vision of Christ in the adoration chapel, telling him that Boko Haram could be defeated with the Rosary: Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, head of the Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria’s Borno State, was in a chapel praying before the Blessed Sacrament last December when, he says, something…
Some Closing Thoughts on the Bishop Finn Affair
In our defenses of Bishop Finn’s positive legacy in his diocese and the seemingly heavy-handed (and quite likely ideologically motivated) pursuit of his conviction and resignation, we’ve gotten a lot of pushback in the comment box. In various fora, including this one, I’ve had to respond to misconceptions about what it is that I actually believe about this…
Why is Archbishop Cupich Working With Pro-Abortion Politicians?
The TruthRevolt blog ran a story yesterday on Archbishop Cupich’s event with Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin this past Sunday: True to his claim that immigration reform is “God’s agenda,” Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich has been cozying up to pro-abortion Democrats to get his social justice initiatives underway. On Sunday, the Archbishop joined Senate Minority Whip…
Liberation Theology: KGB Construct or “Real Theology”?
Back in February, Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez was invited to speak at the Vatican by Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. Who is Fr. Guiterrez, you ask? He is the Peruvian priest, now in his late eighties, who is often credited with founding the liberation theology movement with the…
SNAP Targets Fr. Lockwood; Prayers Needed
Saint Louis Catholic has the scoop and analysis: There is Never Enough Blood to Satisfy the Enemies of the Church The group SNAP, which uses the sex abuse scandals in the Church as the cudgel for promoting itself and its own agenda, has moved into the truly Orwellian today. Not content with the sacrifice of…
ISIS Attack in Texas Should Be a Wake Up Call. Is it?
In the weeks that followed the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, the American Freedom Defense Initiative booked the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Dallas for a free speech event offering a $10,000 cash prize to the person who could draw the best caricature of Mohammed, Islam’s revered “prophet.” Any depiction of Mohammed is considered blasphemous by…