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Category Archives: Brick by Brick
REVIEW: CTS DAILY MISSAL – People’s Edition
The nice people at Catholic Truth Society in England sent me their new People’s Edition of the Roman Missal for DAILY use. The have a Sunday Edition which I wrote about HERE. Buy here: USA link and UK link. Remember, this volume … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, REVIEWS
Tagged Catholic Truth Society, CTS, Daily Missal, hand missal
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Kansas: Priest says a prayer before House session. Hijinx ensues.
Priests and lay people need to rally around Card. Dolan and the whole USCCB in its effort to uphold the 1st Amendment, religious liberty rights not only of Catholics, but of all Americans in the face of blatant attacks by … Read More
Benedict XVI sends Apostolic Blessing, Indulgence for opening of Extraordinary Form church
Brick by brick across the Mersey River: Press Release from the Diocese of Shrewsbury Sunday 18th March 2012 For immediate release: Pope Benedict XVI offers blessing and indulgence to mark reopening of landmark Wirral church Pope Benedict XVI is offering … Read More
CDF to have spiffy new website. (Looks sorta like the old one.)
When I worked in the Vatican I had a mantra: “Yesterday’s technology tomorrow!” We updated our equipment every 75 years, whether it needed it or not. I am happy to see recent developments. For example, Vatican Radio and CTV have … Read More
23 March “Stand Up for Religious Liberty” rallies
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! On Friday 23 March at 12 Noon there will be “Stand Up for Religious Liberty” rallies all over the USA. Click here for rally locations.
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged rally
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Bishop confirms 19 people at SSPX chapel. Can you say “Win Win Scenario”?
Our friends at Rorate have publicized that a French bishop, Most. Rev. Jean Bonfils, Emeritus of Nice went to an SSPX chapel in Ajaccio, Corsica and administered the sacrament of Confirmation to 19 people. It seems that the local SSPX … Read More
Of Ordinariates, the SSPX, and the gravitational pull
Benedict XVI, the Pope of Christian Unity, has made it possible by his provision in Anglicanorum coetibus, for Anglicans to enter into Holy Church in new Ordinariates. Their liturgical traditions are being codified and approved by the Holy See and … Read More
QUAERITUR: Books for singing the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin
From a reader: I know that the Liber Usualis and the Graduale are the two main places to find the appropriate chants for any given feast day in the Extraordinary form of the Mass, but I was wondering where one … Read More
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