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Category Archives: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
SSPX Districter Superior of Germany sends video thanks to Benedict XVI
On kreutz.net you will find a story, in German, about a video from the former superior of the SSPX Fr. Schmidberger thanking the Holy Father for the lifting of the excommunications of the four SSPX bishop. Fr. Schmidberger is now … Read More
SSPX Bp. Williamson’s interview Pierre Danet, extreme right French politician
The wonderful and persistent Anna Arco of The Catholic Herald has on her blog an interesting piece about SSPX Bishop Williamson. Dinoscopus sleeps, eats and blogs: Williamson Redux After months of sensible silence in the genteel exile of Wimbledon, Bishop Richard … Read More
“Secret” meeting of delegations of Holy See and SSPX
In an earlier report, we were given to believe that perhaps there would not be another meeting of the and CDF SSPX delegations for a while. However, Petrus has a bit of news in Italian. The upshot is that i.Media … Read More
Winding up the clock, not turning it back
With a tip of the biretta to the Recovering Choir Director I was guided to The Authentic Update: My emphases and comments: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Some Thoughts About "Turning Back the Clock" I’ve done a lot of reading (mostly … Read More
Positive news about the talks between the SSPX and Holy See
The always interesting Rorate as well as the experts of liturgical eye-candy NLM, not to mention the Italian site messainlatino.it all get my biretta tip for this. I share it here to make it known to a wider group of … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Ecclesiae unitatem, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Alfonso de Galarreta, SSPX
32 Comments
32 Comments
Intriguing book by SSPX – “The Problem of the Liturgical Reform: A Theological and Liturgical Study
The kind folks at Angelus Press, the publishing arm of the SSPX, recently sent me a copy of The Problem of the Liturgical Reform: A Theological and Liturgical Study by the Society of Saint Pius X. I have no doubt … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Angelus Press, Paschal Mystery, reform, SSPX
25 Comments
25 Comments
PODCAzT 95: PART III – 40 years ago… Paul VI on the eve of the Novus Ordo
I killed a plug in, so I give you this manually: Based on your response to PODCAzT 93 & 94, and my own desire to drill more deeply into the issue, we welcome back as our guest Pope Paul VI … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged 1969, Apostolic Constitution, Missale Romanum, Novus Ordo, podcast, PODCAzT, Pope Paul VI
75 Comments
75 Comments
PODCAzT 93: 40 years ago… Paul VI on the eve of the Novus Ordo
Here is the file: We are coming up on the 40th Anniversary of the implementation of the Novus Ordo in the Latin Church. Forty years ago on 30 Nov 1969 the Novus Ordo went into force. It was the 1st … Read More
Posted in New Translation, PODCAzT, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, WDTPRS
Tagged podcast, PODCAzT, Pope Paul VI
102 Comments
102 Comments
7SisterBMoore on GUEST POST: “Father Bob’s First Day on the Job”: “I dread the day this happens. I pray the day doesn’t come. How will this be Catholic with Fr. Bob…”
