Monthly Archives: November 2007

The Vatican website sometimes raises questions. If you look at the online profile of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" you find that The commission has a president, Cardinal Angelo Felici, a secretary, Msgr. Camille Perl, and several assistants. A group … Read More →

The plenary session of the USCCB just jammed through a document of guidelines on sacred music, a document which was reclassified so that it didn’t need a recognitio from the Holy See.  In Rome, however, things in Rome are heating … Read More →

According Il Sole 24 Ore the Holy Father’s second encyclical is ready. The new document is said to be called Spe salvi, "Saved through hope" (cf. Romans 8:24).  Apparently there is another encyclical, a social encyclical in the works, but … Read More →

We are waiting for the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" to issue some clarifications about Summorum Pontificum. This is from today’s Bolletino: AUDIENCES VATICAN CITY, NOV 15, 2007 (VIS) – The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:  – Cardinal Dario … Read More →

I found a theme I am very interested in.  Is there a WordPress developer out there?  I need some serious help modifying it. Please e-mail me. With the help of reader donations, we might be able to come up with … Read More →

Good news. In Loreto, Italy, there will be a Mass in suffrage of the souls of Bp. Gianni Danzi and Giovanni Cingolani di Recanati a great promoter of sacred music. The requiem will be in the older form, with the … Read More →

A very interesting article was in The Canadian Press. My emphases. Vatican-Orthodox commission agrees on primacy of Pope; differ on significance VATICAN CITY – A joint commission working to heal the 1,000-year split between the Catholic and Orthodox churches has … Read More →

Yesterday I wrote about the USCCB’s proposed document on sacred music for the Latin Rite in the USA. There were so many amendments yesterday that Card. DiNardo asked Bp. Trautman, chair of the liturgy committee, for an updated copy. Today … Read More →

I got a fascinating e-mail from frequent commenter and canonist Tim Ferguson.  I urge you bloggers in the UK to make this known. You must read this (with my emphases and comments: In the mail today was the latest (September … Read More →

There is a ZENIT interview with His Excellency Most Reverend Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds, the chairman of ICEL. To put this in context you might remember these recent entries from WDTPRS.  First, Bp. Roche issued a dreadful statement about … Read More →