The 20th century liturgical commentator Pius Parsch thought that the 2nd and 3rd Sundays after Pentecost showed God’s love inviting us (the Parable of the Supper) and His seeking us (Parable of the Lost Sheep). On the 4th Sunday, God revealed in the calling of Peter and the Apostles the instruments of administering His love…
His music is distinguished by an eclectic fusion of diverse cultural influences.
Cardinal Martini—the leader of the St. Gallen Mafia—publicly undermined the pope’s document. “I will not [celebrate the TLM],” Martini said, point-blank.
Even if 100% of Catholics believed in the Real Presence, a National Eucharistic Congress would still be necessary.
France finds itself at the vanguard of a pan-European shift toward center-right and right-wing parties.
"An attempt is being made to implement, as soon as possible, a Vatican document with a stringent, radical, and final solution banning the Traditional Latin Mass."
"Anthony, keep your attention on yourself."
In earlier days in the Roman Church one of the calendrical milestones of the liturgical year was the “birthday” of the Apostles Peter and Paul, that is to say, the feast of their martyrdom and birth into new life in Heaven, 29 June. The imagery of being born is commonly used in reference to the…
In Russia the opposition to all things ‘gay’ lacks a solid metaphysical component or social ground.
If you have ever shown up early to church and found yourself quietly paging through your hand missal—let’s say, a Saint Andrew Daily Missal reprint from 1945—you might have stumbled across a section of Mass formularies that may be unfamiliar owing to the rarity of their use. Some of these will be identified as Votive…
