Daily Archives: 28 April 2008

Images from TLM at Franciscan U at Steubenville

I kind reader sent some images from the Holy Mass celebrated with the 1962 Missale Romanum according to the provisions of Summorum Pontificum at Franciscan University in Steubenville. Nice! I am sure the students were very pleased!

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WaPo – R. Novak: For Pro-Choice Politicians, a Pass With the Pope

Whereas Card. Egan of New York has issued a press statement taking to task former NYC mayor R. Guiliani (R-NY) for receiving Communion at the Holy Father’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, this is from the WaPo. For Pro-Choice Politicians, … Read More

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FLASH: New York’s Card. Egan: rebukes Giuliani for receiving Communion

This is just in from the Archdiocese of New York!  Super WDTPRS kudos to a super alert fast friend for alerting me so swiftly! Statement of Cardinal Egan April 28, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2008 The following is … Read More

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NLM: interesting video of Mass in vernacular

NLM has a great find: This bears watching as it illustrates the possibilities within the vernacular for Catholic Mass. This video was taken at the first Mass at the Sacred Music Colloquium at CUA last year. The video is long … Read More

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Sistine secrets?

Just when you thought the DaVinci Code dopiness was settling down…. this is in from ABC News. Was the Sistine Ceiling a Papal Insult? New Book Asks If Michelangelo Embedded Hidden Messages in the Sistine’s Frescoes April 28, 2008— For … Read More

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Panorama: claim that Pres. Bush may convert to Catholicism

Wanna read an article typical of much of the Italian press? Check this out. Ignazio Ingrao of the Italian Panorama (n. 18/2008) has a strange item (my translation): George W. Bush – The President of the United States, like Tony … Read More

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NCReg: Interview with Msgr. Georg Ratzinger

There is a very interesting story at the National Catholic Register about the Holy Father’s brother Msgr. George Ratzinger.  My emphases and comments. When Your Little Brother Is the Pope Part I of our exclusive interview with the Holy Father’s … Read More

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NYC: some TLM notices

Thanks to Hallowed Ground we know that: There will be a Mass on the Vigil of the Ascension at the Church of Our Saviour at 6:00 (Fulfills the Obligation for Ascension Thursday). There will be a Mass at Our Lady … Read More

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Spero: For the pope, all questions must be entertained

Here is an interesting perspective from Spero with my emphases and comments. For the pope, all questions must be entertained Much of what Pope Benedict XVI said was obscured by the media’s focus on his response to sexual abuse by … Read More

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