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Category Archives: REVIEWS
REVIEW: The Death of a Pope by Piers Paul Read
Here is a very brief review of a book I received, The Death of a Pope by Piers Paul Read, published by Ignatius Press. He was the author also of Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors and also Hell … Read More
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REVIEW: TLM training for priests in Chicago
A priest reader sent the following about a TLM training seminary for priests in Chicago. Dear Fr. Z, Here is a synopsis of my experience for the Extraordinary Form Workshop conducted by the Canon Regulars of St. John Cantius. We … Read More
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STUNNING DVD – The Monks of Le Barroux
The fine monks of Saint Mary Magdalene Monastery in Le Barroux, France are traditional Benedictines in full communion with the Holy See. They have produced a video DVD on their way of life. They sent me a copy. UPDATED ORDER … Read More
REVIEW: NEW – The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described
I received a copy of the new, updated edition of The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described by Adrian Fortescue, J.B. O’Connell & Alcuin Reid. Burns and Oates / Continuum, 2009, 496 pp. This is the "Fifteenth Edition: Revised and … Read More
REVIEW: Reprint of The Layman’s Missal
I received by mail a book from The Continuum Publishing Group of London who have reprinted The Layman’s Missal and Prayer Book originally printed by Burns & Oates. This is very compact volume which has the texts for Holy Mass … Read More
REVIEW: The General Principles of Ceremonies of the Roman Rite: For Inferior Ministers
To restore continuity to the Latin Church’s liturgical worship, and by doing so supporting and accelerating his "Marshall Plan" to revitalize our Catholic identity after decades of enervation, Pope Benedict gave us Summorum Pontificum. It is a great gift to … Read More
REVIEW: St. John Cantius (Chicago) TLM – Missa Cantata – instructional DVD
I received in the mail a new instructional DVD for a TLM, Missa Cantata, prepared by the excellent Canons of St. John Cantius in Chicago. I went through it and it was a treat. First, St. John’s is a beautiful … Read More
An interesting review of the Twilight movie
I found an interesting review on the site of Our Sunday Visitor. It is about this new vampire movie, Twilight, based on a series of books I have neither read nor know much about, other than that they are aimed … Read More
Help the Sisters
From the Catholic Key Blog: Spread some Beauty for Christmas Kansas City – St. Joseph’s own Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles have a new CD out titled "Echoes of Ephesus". This is a very young, rapidly growing and … Read More
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