Encounter with Sr. Wilhelmina
As you approach the Abbey you realize that you are entering Western Civilization right there past the cornfields of Missouri.
5th Sunday after Pentecost: We are in this together
Our journey through the liturgical year in the Vetus Ordo continues this week with out look into the Epistle reading for Holy Mass on the 5th Sunday after Pentecost. For the last weeks we have been giving strong images of Christ as, for example, Good Shepherd. In a sense, the images are “outside” of us…
Erotic Poet Appointed as New Head of Doctrine at the Vatican
Pope Francis has chosen erotic poet Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández as new head of doctrine at the Vatican.
The Patristic Roots of Devotion to the the Most Precious Blood
Pope St. John XXIII exhorted the faithful to fervently cultivate this devotion, but after the Council it was viewed as another "medieval accretion."
The Trad Movement is Fueled by Childlike Wonder at the Sacred Heart
Even when it appeared hopeless, our Trad godfathers continued to have that childlike hope and wonder.
Jews: Truly the Elder Brothers of Catholics
Without the pre-1955 liturgy, our hearts and minds are made weak, which renders our prayers ineffective. This is why Satan wants to eradicate it.
“Thou art Peter”: a Roman Tradition of Sacred Music
Unsurprisingly, Palestrina’s Iberian counterpart, Tomás Luis de Victoria, also has a six voice setting of this text.
The Prohibition of the Traditional Latin Mass is an Abuse of Ecclesiastical Power
In disobeying formally, one in fact obeys the Catholic Church of all ages and all the popes.
Papal Authority over Liturgy: A Dialogue
The only alternative is to let my brain turn into tapioca by becoming an Ockhamist, and declaring that the word “rite” has no intrinsic meaning at all.
4th Sunday after Pentecost: Ktisis
Stick that in your demonic Pachamama pantheism and smoke it.
