Category Archives: Brick by Brick

“Whoa!” Brick by brick in the Diocese of Madison.

Posted on 7 March 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a success story.
In the little town of Fennimore, WI, Fr. Miguel Galvez of the Society of Jesus the Priest, implemented a restoration of the St. Mary Church.
Before:

After:

There is an article about this church and the consecration of the altar in … Continue reading →

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A Pontifical Mass at the Throne

Posted on 3 March 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the Brigittine Priory of Our Lady of Consolation in Amity, Oregon, His Excellency Most Reverend Alexander Sample, Archbishop of Portland, celebrated Holy Mass in the older, traditional form of the Roman Rite, a Pontifical Mass at the Throne.

It will not … Continue reading →

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The demise of a Brutalist church

Posted on 2 March 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I read at California Catholic Daily, that a church (non-Catholic) built in the Brutalist style is being torn down.  There is even a photo.

This gives hope to us all.  Brutalist and church should never be in the same brain, much … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: The fruits of ‘ad orientem’ worship in a parish.

Posted on 27 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Richard Heilman, who seems to have mastered perpetual motion, has a great letter to a priest posted at his place.
You will recall that I posted photos of Fr. H dragging the table altar out of church and … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Predergast restricts eulogies at funerals.

Posted on 25 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Do you remember that a couple years about Bp. Robert C. Morlino banned eulogies in the Diocese of Madison?  HERE Some people nearly lost their minds.  Morlino was only being a “good son of the Church”, as Pope Francis describes … Continue reading →

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Wyoming and 18 states defend 2nd Amendment against New Jersey, federal courts

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From FNC:
19 states join legal fight against New Jersey’s concealed weapons law
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming is leading a coalition of 19 states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let them submit a brief supporting a New Jersey man’s challenge to … Continue reading →

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Bp. Hubbard (D. Albany) steps aside after 38.66 years

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been up to my ears with a couple projects and so yesterday I wasn’t able to post anything regarding the changing of the guard in the Diocese of Albany.
After 36.88 years (not that anyone is counting precisely), Albany … Continue reading →

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Bp. DiMarzio: Obama proposes what is “shameful and criminal in the eyes of Almighty God”

Posted on 11 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Z kudos to Brooklyn’s bishop Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio.  It is dated, but it is good, and still relevant.
With a biretta tip Pewsitter and to Veneremur Cernui I saw this at CNSNews:
Catholic Bishop: Obama Is ‘Proponent’ of What is … Continue reading →

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Rome intervenes to keep open church slated for closing

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When parish churches have to be closed, heartbreak ensures.
But do churches have to be closed?
I have seen some instances where viable places were shut down, with the concomitant hurt and anger, for no very good reason that I could discern.
Furthermore, … Continue reading →

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D. Buffalo: Flash “Mass mobs” continue to help dying parishes

Posted on 2 February 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Do you remember the story I posted about flash “Mass mobs” being organized to inject some life into dying parishes in Buffalo, NY? ¡Vaya lío! Flash ‘Mass Mobs’ help struggling parishes.
There is an update story from AP.
Mass mobs fill pews, … Continue reading →

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