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Category Archives: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
US Catholic has a nutty about the Pontifical Mass in Washington DC, but still manages a good question
Over at the liberal US Catholic site a writer named Bryan Cones has a little nutty about the Pontifical Mass in Washington DC. I’ll add some emphases and comments as I read along with you. I predict clichés. A ridiculous … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged US Catholic
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98 Comments
NCR “analysis” of the Pontifical Mass in Washington, DC. Wrong again.
The dissenters of National Catholic Reporter have an analysis piece about the Pontifical Mass in Washington DC on 24 Saturday. Included in the body of their piece are some splendid photos. A redeeming point. Let’s have a look with my … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Jerry Filteau
67 Comments
67 Comments
No brainer from Germany: 44% would go to the OLD, traditional Mass
In order to have a clear, effective voice in the world, Catholics need to have a clear understanding of who they are and what they believe. In order to have a strong Catholic identity we must revitalize our Catholic worship. … Read More
Pope Benedict talks about the rite of Mass, inculturation, mystery!
Our friends at Rorate have given us part of the Holy Father’s ad limina address to bishops of Brazil. Let’s have a look with my E & C. Wonderful words on the true meaning of active participation Today’s speech of … Read More
Brick by Brick in Oakland, CA
For your Brick by Brick file a reader in the Diocese of Oakland wrote: His Excellency, Oakland Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, will visit St. Margaret Mary’s Church for the second time on May 20, 2010 (Thursday). Bishop Cordileone will administer the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Bp. Cordileone, Oakland, Say The Black - Do The Red
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15 Comments
Save The Liturgy – Save The World: a gloss on observations of Card. Cañizares
Regular readers here may… just possibily… recall that I drone on and on about what I think is Pope Benedict’s "Marshall Plan" for revitalizing Catholic identity after the devastation caused over the last 40+ years. The Holy Father has, I … Read More
Hey bishops! Priests! A French bishop who really understands worship! Read… learn.
Around a thousand people (so it seemed at least) sent me links to and texts of a speech given by a French bishops, H.E. Most Rev. Marc Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne. Bp. Aillet had been the vicar general of the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Bayonne, Bp. Aillet, Marshall Plan, wounded liturgy
22 Comments
22 Comments
Embarassing treatment of Summorum Pontificum on vatican.va website
I received a note from a friend of many years in Rome. I don’t know how many times have I called them to alert them to unbelievable errors in their transcripts and translations, to no avail, despite their reassurances after … Read More
NCReg: Normalizing the Extraordinary Form
From the NCR that’s actually Catholic, the National Catholic Register, comes this on the increasingly wide-spread use of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. My emphases and comments. Normalizing the Extraordinary FormPriests Are Free to Celebrate the Traditional Latin … Read More
John Allen interviews Msgr. Marini: Pope Benedict proposes rather than imposes
When my friend the nearly ubiquitous fair-minded John L Allen does an interview, it is usually a good one. Try to overlook the fact that he writes for dissenters’ central, the ultra-liberal fishwarp, the National Catholic Reporter. There is a … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged John L. Allen, Msgr. Guido Marini, Reform of the Reform
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