So much has been written about the renaissance underway in many dioceses and parishes across the country. With the increasing number of Tridentine Latin Masses that are offered, the newly ordained priests who bring orthodoxy and the Roman Canon to …
Category: Liturgy
A Brief Tale of ‘Eucharistic Inhospitality’
We hear a lot nowadays about “Eucharistic inhospitality,” a phrase generally abused, but we would do well to reflect on a previous and far more damaging exclusion from the table that has cast a long and still lengthening shadow over …
For the First Time in 50 Years, a Latin Mass for the Merchant Marine Academy
On Saturday, May 18, 2019, a Solemn High Mass was celebrated in the Mariners’ Memorial Chapel on the campus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the first traditional Latin Mass celebrated there in fifty years. The following is …
Should Traditional Catholics ‘Move Past’ the Liturgy Debates?
Editor’s note: We share the following exchange to show the widening rift between two liturgical camps in the Catholic Church, what exactly that rift entails, and what might be done to fix it. Our goal is to shed light on …
A Powerful Taste of Orthodoxy
We passed by my aunt’s small mountain parish on the way home from RCIA one icy mid-winter night, the “Tolerance” bumper-sticker on her black minivan covered in slush from the snowy Utah roads. It was the parish I was most …
Una Voce Federation Confirms TLM Ban at Knights of Malta Violates Summorum Pontificum
The International Una Voce Federation (FIUV) is an organization that seeks “to foster the cultural heritage of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church upon which so much of European culture, music, art, literature and architecture has been built …
If a Thing’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Extravagantly
We all know the old saying: “If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.” We take comfort in the sentiment, since far too often in this life we are compelled, either by circumstances beyond our control, or by our …
I Didn’t Like My First Latin Mass
I was riding in my boss’s car, absentmindedly staring out the window. He was taking my coworker and me to lunch, and he turned down a side street to take a shortcut to our destination. On a sketchy street, in …
Reality Check: No, the Latin Mass Is Not Taking Over
It has become something of orthodoxy within traditional Catholic circles that we’re destined to win the liturgy and doctrine wars in the end, but this isn’t going to happen without evangelization. Traditional communities are fortresses for us to shelter in, …
Brick by Brick: A Living Example of a Thriving, Orthodox Parish
Readers of Father Z’s blog are probably familiar with the motto “Brick by Brick.” The reverend father is here referring to the slow but steady stacking of liturgical improvements over time. I know this works because I have seen it …