The Mass for Napoleon
It was heard in Paris on April 18, 1802, Easter Sunday, when the Concordat was proclaimed in France.
12th Sunday after Pentecost: You are Christ’s love letter
In the flow of our green Vetus Ordo Sundays, this 12th Sunday after Pentecost brings the last selection from Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians. Next week we begin with Galatians. The order of our readings is very ancient, older in fact than the institution of the Divine Office. Hence, for our ancient Roman forebears, these…
Forgotten Customs of Saint Days – part 2
Do you celebrate your and your family members’ name days? If not, when can you start?
The Spiritual Dangers of Constant News Consumption
It doesn't matter if you are on the Right or Left: if you are constantly consuming negative information and worrying about a coming calamity or crisis, you will experience a death in your soul.
Does Modern Man Have a Capacity for Liturgy? (1966)
The poor layman has now become the battlefield and the experimental retort which theologians use to give vent to their struggles with their own unresolved past.
The Road to Reconquista
The situation for the Hispano-Romans under Don Pelayo seemed hopeless and so does ours.
Video: The Assumption Proclamation (1950)
Watch archival footage of Pope Pius XII proclaiming the dogma of Mary’s Assumption into heaven:
Saint Nerses the Gracious
He composed the text and the melody of almost 1200 hymns (šarakan), troparia, odes, and liturgical songs.
11th Sunday after Pentecost: Soccer balls instead of doctrine? Not so much
We continue with this year’s focus on the Epistle, the first reading, in the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite. This week we hear from St. Paul in 1 Cor. 15:1-10. Context remains important. Last Sunday we observed the Feast of the Transfiguration, which has its own proper readings. However, last Sunday was in the…
Fratelli Non Tutti: Trads Not Included
"Room needs to be made for reflections born of religious traditions that are the repository of centuries of experience and wisdom." -Pope Francis
Bishop Schneider Publishes New Prayer for the Triumph of the Faith
We thank You from the depth of our soul for the inestimable gift of the Catholic Faith.
