Bishop Chaput Resists Francis Ahead of New Document
Bishops of this kind have found that the status quo under Papa Wojtyła – with everything else that came before – is increasingly under attack.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Palm Sunday – Don’t Be a Froward Ass
The journey we began even as early as the pre-Lent “Gesima” Sundays, has brought us to this last time of trial and transformation, the four days remaining in Passiontide and the last three, their own set, the Sacred Triduum. Some people will take the road of the least they can do, and perhaps attend Mass…
Traditionis Custodes Comes to England and Wales
This Easter there are plenty of other celebrations of the Triduum taking place in London in other dioceses (some according to the pre-55 liturgy).
Why the Pre-55 Holy Week Matters
"Pius XII refashioned the heart of the Roman rite’s year; Paul VI replaced the entire Roman rite with a modern rite."
Saltem Diebus Dominicis: 1st Passion Sunday – “From a sudden and unprovided death, spare us O Lord!”
We lose things during Lent. We are being pruned through sacred liturgical worship. Holy Church experiences liturgical death before the feast of the Resurrection. Music and flowers go first on Ash Wednesday, along with the word Alleluia. Today, statues and images are draped in purple. That is why today is sometimes called Repus Sunday, from…
Blessed Karl, Clericalism and Lay Church Governance
As Emperor-King he appointed the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, subject to Papal approval.
The Fall of Church Militant – an Italian View
If Church Militant no longer mentions their names, God still knows them well and will punish them as they deserve, unless they repent and amend their lives.