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Category Archives: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
What’s up with the SSPX?
People are asking me about the meaning of a Swiss Bishop, 76 and retiring, who will live with the SSPX at one of their schools. Rorate has a pretty good round up from different stories. Basically, the Bishop of Chur, … Read More
More thoughts about upcoming Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” document or suppression
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the implications of a new Motu Proprio by which the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” might be suppressed because the “pastoral emergency” for which it was created is no long present. It’s brief would, … Read More
A Rorate Mass for UW students
As we come to the close of the year, you are surely thinking about your end of year charitable giving. Please remember the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donations are tax-deductible. Click the link … Read More
ASK FATHER: Recourse to the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Recently, our stable group of roughly 50 people took the extraordinary step of asking our bishop for a regular celebration of the EF, having already spoken to the pastor of the parish. He responded in the negative. How do … Read More
The effect of the Extraordinary Form on vocations to the priesthood
From a reader… In recent weeks I recall reading here and elsewhere some encouraging speculation and projections about the numbers of vocations produced by traditional vs. non-traditional types of communities. I’ve discovered that my parish seems to support those projections. … Read More
UPDATED BRICK BY BRICK in Florida! New Sunday TLM established.
UPDATE 17 Nov 2018: From a reader… more movement in Florida. I think this was cut and pasted to me, but… oh well. Father Z – thought you’d like to see Florida is headed in the right direction. From Fr. … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged D. Palm Beach
5 Comments
5 Comments
ASK FATHER: Could Latin be suppressed? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
In a post yesterday, I wrote about the possibility that, before too long, the TLM might wind up being the “last Mass standing”. Why? Demographics are burning quickly and the present day hierarchy has only thrown more accelerant on the … Read More
A reader’s first impressions on attending the Extraordinary Form
There’s a first time for everything. First times rarely encompass all that can be encompassed. But, they are a beginning. After that, brick by brick. From a reader… Father, I’ve been reading your blog for a few years, and thought … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Extraordinary Form, first impressions, TLM
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9 Comments
VIDEO: A reaction to a first Traditional Latin Mass
This is pretty interesting. Here is a thoughtful young man with his observations about participating at a Traditional Latin Mass for the first time.
ASK FATHER: Pastor won’t allow TLM wedding in “his church”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: We were in a situation where (a) my fiancee and I had already booked a time slot in a Church for the Rite of Marriage and Nuptial Mass (b) After this, we requested from the parish … Read More
VForr on Daily Rome Shot 1672: “The colors in the sky! Beautiful!”
