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Category Archives: Benedict XVI
The Holy Father’s General Audience on liturgical worship
Our Holy Father on what Mass means during his General Audience. I have read the Italian, but the English isn’t available and I am not going to translate it right now. Video HERE. <font color=”#ff0000″><b>[UPDATE: I found a translation.]</b></font> Vatican … Read More
SSPX Fr. Schmidberger interviewed
Over at Rorate our friends have posted the summary of an interview with SSPX German District Superior Fr. Schmidberger on the status quaestionis of their relations with Rome. Here are two salient bits: These additional requirements consist, according to Father, of … Read More
A couple rumors going around the trad circuit
I am not sure where these things get started but I am getting a lot of email about a couple things that have some … some… traditional Catholics all abuzz. First, I am still … still, I say… get email … Read More
“Benedict went to Westminster”
I believe it was about two years ago that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visited London and gave his magnificent addresses in Westminster Abbey ( wearing a stole with the coat-of-arms of Leo XIII) and Westminster Hall to civil authorities. … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Linking Back, Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Benedict XVI, Westminster
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Fr. Blake opines: the seminarians he knows all want the Extraordinary Form
From the fine blog of my friend Fr Ray Blake, the distingusihed p.p. of Brighton, comes this encomium of the Dean of Bexley, tenens locum of Blackfen, His Hermeneuticalness himself, Fr. Tim Finigan and a fun video he concatenated for … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Year of Faith
Tagged Fr. Blake, Fr. Finigan, Marshall Plan, new movements, seminarians, seminaries, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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20 Comments
QUAERITUR: Applause during Mass
From a reader: One thing I have seen at several different parishes is the priest, during mass, after a song by the choir during mass either leading applause or in two instance saying something along the lines of ” How … Read More
Summorum Pontificum 14 Sept 2007
Today is the anniversary of the happy day when Summorum Pontificum went into force. A lot of progress has been made but there is still a great deal to do. But consider the fact that, even though many seminaries and … Read More
QUAERITUR: I went to a TLM and felt like crawling under a pew. But as Mass began…
From a reader: Thank you kindly, Father. I’ve been to the Extraordinary form once. My sponsor was the celebrant. There is something greater there than at novus ordo. Something heavenly and otherworldly was at play. I definitely felt the fear … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Benedict XVI, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged awe at transcendence, Benedict XVI, Extraordinary Form, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, timor mortis, TLM
22 Comments
22 Comments
Will SSPX Bp. Williamson be expelled?
From CWN: The controversial Bishop Richard Williamson may soon be dismissed from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), according to a leading Vatican journalist. Citing a report on the German internet site Kreuz.net, Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa says … Read More
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