Daily Archives: 16 January 2008

Cardinal Runi calls for a rally in support of Pope Benedict

The Cardinal Newman SocietyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2008 Cardinal Calls for Faithful to Rally in Rome in Support of Pope Benedict CNS Urges Americans to Support Pope with Prayers on Sunday MANASSAS, VA – The Cardinal Newman Society, a national … Read More

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Phil Lawler on ad orientem worship

My friend Mr. Phil Lawler has a good piece in the fine Catholic World News, to which you all ought to be subscribing.  He writes about the issue of ad orientem worship.   Let’s have a look, with my emphases and … Read More

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CWN gets it right about Benedict XVI and ad orientem versus

We have seen a string of panicky or simply ignorant articles on the Holy Father’s Mass for the Baptism of the Lord when, in the Sistine Chapel, he celebrated ad orientem versus. I am pleased that Catholic World News, as … Read More

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