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Category Archives: Classic Posts
Concelebration
I believe concelebration should be safe, legal and rare. There are times when I think it is fine to concelebrate. For example, at the Chrism Mass with one’s bishop in the Cathedral. There are other instances as well. However, concelebration … Read More
How should people receive Communion? Pope Benedict sets example… again
Pope Benedict has not only given us Summorum Pontificum to derestrict the Traditional pre-Conciliar Mass, not only given his own Diocese of Rome a personal parish, not only begun a movement to rethink ad orientem worship and the use of … Read More
UK: Card. Castrillon Hoyos – TLM in “Not many parishes – all parishes”!
Damian Thompson covers and comments on the Pontifical Mass celebrated by His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos in Westminster Cathedral. My emphases and comments. Latin Mass to return to England and Wales By Damian Thompson The traditional Latin Mass – … Read More
Bp. Trautman doesn’t think you are smart enough to understand the proposed new translation of Mass
I was alerted to this by one of the veteran WDTPRSers who added: "Does anyone care about this stuff anymore?" Here is the headline: Bishop Trautman objects to some proposed language changes So, a bishop near the end of his … Read More
Pure joy: Enjoying the fruits of Benedict’s Marshall Plan!
I received word from a close friend, the great Roman, Fabrizio Azzola, who also helps staff the COL Forum, that his latest child, wisely named “John”, has been baptized, the first child to be so brought into the firm embrace … Read More
Pope Benedict is changing the conversation
His Holiness is changing the conversation. For decades the progressivists have been able to shift the Church around slowly but surely more in line with their preferences because, first and foremost, they were able to set aside their minor differences … Read More
Corpus Christi Mass: Benedict XVI gives Communion only on the tongue to people kneeling
During the Holy Father’s Corpus Christi Mass, the Holy Father gave Communion only to people kneeling at a kneeler set up before him. This is a very interesting development. The Holy Father has been trying to provoke conversation and a … Read More
ALERT! Maniple follow up!
Looking for the perfect gift for that priest who is curious about Summorum Pontificum but is too timid to get off his backside and actually do something about it?Encouragement is here! I got this useful item via e-mail from Fr. … Read More
Italian magazine Jesus interviews Card. Castrillon Hoyos of the P.C. “Ecclesia Dei”
By now quite a few people will have picked up on the fact that the Italian publication of the Paolini, Jesus, has a fine long interview with His Eminence Darío Card. Castrillon Hoyos, President of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei". … Read More
What Pope Benedict is up to in Rome with the new “personal parish” alla Summorum Pontificum
The fine Andrea Tornielli posted on his blog a blurb about the new personal parish which Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome, directed his Vicarius, Camillo Card. Ruini, to establish at Ss. Tirnità (I like the Roman dialect way sometimes) dei … Read More
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