Chaput, Romeri and the Battle Over Music in Philadelphia
Most Catholics in our world seem to take a flippant attitude towards liturgical music. It is all-too-frequently deemed something suitable for competent amateurs, of lesser concern and of secondary importance – until, of course, it isn’t. The news this week of the unexpected and noteworthy resignation of Johh Romeri as head of Liturgical Music in…
Corpus Christi: A Moment of Eucharistic Witness For The World
The Feast of Corpus Christi — of the Eucharistic Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ — finds its origins in the 13th century. It came about almost entirely through the persistence of St. Juliana, a nun from the town of Liège in Belgium. Orphaned at the age of five, she was placed with the convent…
Dom Gaspar Lefebvre on the Feast of Corpus Christi
The following reflection on the Feast of Corpus Christi was written by Dom Gaspar Lefebvre O.S.B. for the 1945 Saint Andrew Daily Missal (published by St. Bonaventure Publications). As Dom Lefebvre (17 June 1880 – 16 April 1966) states within his brief meditation, “We should regard the Mass as the centre of all Eucharistic worship,…
The Value of Enthronement; Novena to the Sacred Heart
If you’ve not read it yet, you should read the essay we published explaining the the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart. Devotions to the Sacred Heart seem to be mostly lost in the post-conciliar Church, but they are nonetheless a source of great comfort and blessing to those individuals and families who practice them. My family…
Catholic Social Teaching is For Catholics, Too
“Behold the hire of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.” – James 5:4 It would be difficult to argue that there has ever in history been a greater…
Fr. Chuck’s Guitar Homily
The Very Reverend Charles Cimpl, also known as Fr. Chuck, is the pastor of Saint Michael’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Saint Michael’s is the largest parish in the diocese and many consider Fr. Chuck as the pastor par excellance in Sioux Falls. This month marks the 37th anniversary of Father’s ordination to the priesthood.…
Trinity Sunday: A Reflection
This Sunday in the Latin Church is the feast of the Most Holy Trinity (the first Sunday after Pentecost in both the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Roman Rite). With this post, I share some thoughts (assembled from homilies and jottings over the years) on this, the central mystery of Christian faith, the mystery…
Friday Roundup – May 29th, 2015 Edition
For audio only, go you can listen here: You can also download it here. Links to today’s stories: Friday Roundup – May 22, 2015 Edition Irish bishop: Catholics can back gay ‘marriage’ in good conscience Ireland ‘defied God’ by voting for gay ‘marriage’: Cardinal Burke An Update on the “Shadow Council” The Schism is Here. Right…
Vatican Organization Still Involved With Communist Group
You may recall that last October, we ran a report from Michael Hichborn at American Life League (and now, of the Lepanto Institute) about the involvement of Caritas Internationalis, the international organization of Catholic charities run by the Vatican, in a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual, communist organization known as the World Social Forum. If you need a refresher,…
An Update on the “Shadow Council”
Yesterday, we told you about the secret meeting that took place on Monday at the Pontifical Gregorian Univeristy (aka, “The Greg”) in Rome. Rorate Caeli fills in a few details of the proceedings, with a translation of information leaked to Il Foglio: The German Bishops’ Conference made public the anodyne communiqué at the end of…
