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Category Archives: The Campus Telephone Pole
REVIEW: Lumen Christi: Defending the Use of the PRE -1955 Roman Rite – UPDATED LINK
You may recall that a little while ago I posted a video of my unboxing of a new reprint of a pre-1955 Missale Romanum, beautifully bound. There is a growing interest in the pre-1955 Roman Rite. In most places the … Read More
Pilgrimage to Domrémy
I received an email about a pilgrimage which will take place in France from 27-28 September to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the apparitions of St. Michael to St. Joan of Arc. Link HERE They will have conferences, rosaries and … Read More
TRAILER to a new film about the Diocese of Charlotte waging war on Traditional Catholics
I’m told by the editor of Regina Magazine, which made this film, that it is to be released next week.
17 July ’25: Dutch Card. Eijk of Utrecht warmly commended Card. Burke for how endured criticism from inside the Church (including some in particular) – VIDEO
https://guadalupeshrine.org/mass-live-stream/ Dutch Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk of Utrecht has warmly commended Cardinal Raymond Burke for how he has endured criticism from some inside the Church who have attacked him for proclaiming the fullness of the Catholic faith. Cardinal Ejik was … Read More
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Father Carlos Martins Cleared of All Charges
Deo gratias! Here is the OCR’d text. It’s small, I know. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Father Carlos Martins Cleared of All Charges Joliet, IL — July 30, 2025 — Father Carlos Martins, Catholic priest, popular evangelist, and best-selling author, is fully … Read More
VIDEO: London Oratory (aka Brompton Oratory) Schola’s new disc: Sacred Treasures of Rome (This video… Tu es Petrus by Palestrina – terrific!)
Please enjoy this promo video for the new disc from the London Oratory (aka Brompton Oratory) Schola called Sacred Treasures of Rome. I wrote at length about this new collection HERE. Amazon USA link for album: HERE Amazon UK link … Read More
7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –
On 7 July there will be a CATHOLIC Mass in the (stolen) Canterbury Cathedral in honor of the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett. My correspondent alerted me about this along with his comment: There’s … Read More
New recording from the London Oratory Schola boys choir – Terrific!
I was contacted by the director of the boys choir of the London Oratory. They have made wonderful recordings, discs/downloads, in the past. The present is no exception. There is a new collection available for pre-order: Sacred Treasures of Rome … Read More
VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia
I unbox – open the package – of the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia which just arrived. The monks forewarned that they don’t have many at the time I made this video. They will eventually have … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z recommends a couple of YouTube videos
I warmly recommend a pair of videos from Catholic Unscripted. Catholic Unscripted, if you don’t know about it, is an initiative from three English Catholics, Katherine Bennett, Gavin Ashenden, and Mark Lambert. They talk about stuff in a way that … Read More
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