My Story: the Latin Mass in Bishop Barron’s Diocese
Bishop Barron’s critique of “easy familiarity” – in a forward to a book about the Latin Mass – was exactly what I had experienced in my life.
Palm Sunday – The example so perfect that it transforms us
I’ve been under the gun lately because of various personal things and preparations for travel. Therefore, I am channeling my inner environmentalist activist and recycling something I wrote for my own blog, perhaps already known to you. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Holy week includes the Sacred Triduum. The principal ceremonies of…
The 1955 Pacellian Holy Week Reform
If we must criticize, let us make sure we understand the reforms before doing so. Furthermore, let us not begin with the assumption that everything the reformers did was indefensible, terrible, and novel.
Velvet Anguish: Why You Should Listen to Gesualdo This Lent
Thank God that he was able to contribute some beauty to the world despite his sins and struggles.
Purgatory: The Attractive Impulse of His Burning Love
Having a foretaste of divine glory and knowing what sublime purity is necessary in order to share it worthily, the soul longs to be made pure.
Roman Trads Plead with the Holy Father to Listen
This group of ordinary faithful, young families, and fervent priests has the confident hope that its voice will not be stifled but welcomed, listened to, and taken into due consideration.
1st Passion Sunday: Unfurl the Battle Banners!
In the ancient Roman Church, before the establishment of what we now call Lent, we would have begun today, now called 1st Passion Sunday, a more intense fortnight fast leading to Easter morning. It is important for us to keep in mind that another source for teasing forth the themes of the seasons and feasts…
Cardinal Roche on the Vatican II Rupture
I find myself, here, and not for the first time, defending the words of the Second Vatican Council against an interpretation which would impute to them theological novelties incompatible with the perennial teaching of the Church.
Sacred Music Both Modern and Traditional
There is always something new, beautiful and noble that can be said about her and it is up to us, useless servants, to say it through the little or much talent that God has given us.
The Consecration of Russia: One Year Later
Now, what I am going to say will likely offend some traditionalists, which is nothing new if you are familiar with my work, but I believe it must be said.
“Suffocated by Meetings” Bishop Schneider on Synodality
I believe it is sinful to spend so much money, which we could give to the poor in our world. We have to stop this.