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Monthly Archives: May 2009
New books argues concerning TLM and Communion in the hand, altar girls
A reader alerted me to an article on kreutz.net which deals with Communion in the hand at celebrations of Holy Mass with the 1962 Missale Romanum, and the employment of altars girls. I don’t have time to translate it from … Read More
The feeder feed
It has been a super busy day at the feeder. We have seen the usual suspects, that is Team Goldfinch and Team Siskin, as well as the never elusive Chickadee and Nuthatch, sundry Sparrows. But there are others on view. … Read More
Talking points for the Notre Dame scandal
UPDATE: Slightly revised and corrected. During a lunch break I saw a segment on a cable news network about the Notre Dame dust up. There was a representative of Catholic Democrats, a liberal group, soft on abortion, which seeks to … Read More
My rant about Ascension Thursday Sunday
An excerpt from an article I wrote for The Wanderer, to which you may subscribe in print and in an online version: We know with holy and Catholic Faith that what was not assumed, was not redeemed (St. Gregory of … Read More
ICEL preparing musical settings based on Gregorian chant
A reader alerted me to this interesting piece of information from ICEL about musical settings with the new translation. Music for the Roman Missal The International Commission on English in the Liturgy, while working on a new translation of the … Read More
Cedar Rapids, IA – TLM ALERT
A note of interest to Iowans, and others… Una Voce-Cedar Rapids is very pleased to announce that the Traditional Latin Mass (Missa Cantata) will be offered every Sunday at 7:00am at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa beginning … Read More
QUAERITUR: What office to say on Ascension Thursday
From a reader: I generally go to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass on Sundays but pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I live in Los Angeles, CA, one of the areas where Ascension Thursday is moved to Sunday in … Read More
Want to guide your faith by polls? Try this one.
Polls of of ultimate importance to liberals and squishy Catholics. They are more interested in polls than the Magisterium. They incessantly cite polls about how many Catholics don’t follow Church teaching, blah blah, approve of Notre Dame bestowing an honor … Read More
Bp. Campbell (D. Columbus) speak about Notre Dame
On the website of the Diocese of Columbus, His Excellency Most Rev. Frederick F. Campbell has spoken about Notre Dame. The Concern at the University of Notre DameBy The Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, D.D., Ph.D.Bishop of Columbus Undoubtedly, you … Read More
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