Reviver of Sacred Music
The ideals of the Cecilian Movement were largely summarized in the motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini by Pope Pius X († 1914).
Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima
Above: the burying of the Alleluia. The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them. – St. John of the Cross Each year Lent almost sneaks up on our busy family. But in her wisdom Mother Church has provided a reminder for preparation…
Washington’s Birthday Blues
So much of what he foresaw as ultimately ruining us has become embedded in our system.
Colligite Fragmenta – Septuagesima Sunday: Full, Conscious and Actual
Pre-Lent is here. With the traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, in the Vetus Ordo, you cannot be surprised by Lent sneaking up on you. You have no excuse. Start thinking about your Lenten discipline now. There are three Pre-Lent Sundays, Septuagesima Sunday, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima, which in Latin respectively mean “Seventieth, Sixtieth, Fiftieth”. These…
The Novus Ordo is Rhetorical Religion
It concerns the nature of religion itself and its political meaning.
Trad Godfathers at Vatican II: Bishop Carli
The leader of the liberal faction feared him above all other opponents.
A Great Trumpet Falls Silent
I found my expectations almost completely subverted.
Colligite Fragmenta – 5th Sunday after Epiphany: Bowels
Easter can fall at its latest on 25 April in the Gregorian Calendar codified by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. In this 2025th year of our salvation Easter is quite late, occurring on 20 April. This is because the first full Moon after the Vernal Equinox will be at 20:22 of 12 April EDT which…
Trad Questions between Clergy and Laity: a Brief Response to Fr. Brownson
Because of these things, I understand why Fr. Brownson has his concerns.
How Bad was the Metz Agreement? A Russian Catholic Perspective
The Greeks had true Vera, but no Pravda.
