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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Category Archives: Women Religious
“Oh people will come, Reverend Mother. People will most definitely come….”
With major league help from a friend in Kansas City… “Reverend Mother. People will come, Mother. They’ll come to Gower, Missouri for reasons they can’t even fathom. … “They’ll turn into your driveway, not knowing for sure why they’re … Read More
Laus Deo! Great news from Gower Abbey in Missouri
By now you will have heard the news about Sr. Wilhelmina of the Gower Abbey Benedictines in Missouri. Sr. Wilhelmina died in 2019 at 95 years. She had been the foundress of these wonderful traditional Benedictine nuns about whom I … Read More
1993 – 30 years ago when Mother Angelica declared war
I am stretching back into my memory for how this all worked. In 1993 John Paul II went to Denver for World Youth Day There were Stations of the Cross, mimed, in which a woman depicted Christ. Mother Angelica of … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Linking Back, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Women Religious
Tagged Mother Angelica
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VIDEO (must see): The Benedictines of Mary are growing and BUILDING
The traditional Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have expanded with a daughter house. These are the Benedictines who have made the beautiful music recordings that I feature often in my podcasts. They are … Read More
SPECTACULAR! New Gregorian Chant from the nuns of Gower Abbey: TENEBRAE
I am really happy to inform you that the wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a new disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, The Campus Telephone Pole, Women Religious
Tagged Tenebrae
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Marvelous piece about the Benedictine nuns at Gower Abbey and their new chant recording
The wonderful Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey in Missouri, who were the victims of drive by shootings a while ago, who are award winning recording artists, have a new disc of sacred music coming out in honor of Christ the … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Women Religious
Tagged Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles, Gower Abbey
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5 Comments
Gower Abbey with a new disc- Christ The King At Ephesus
The wonderful Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey in Missouri, who were the victims of drive by shootings a while ago, who are award winning recording artists, have a new disc of sacred music coming out. This is one of the most … Read More
More (bad) news about the Philadelphia Carmel
Some months ago we read about the travails of the grand Carmel in Philadelphia, established shortly after the dies natalis of St. Therese di Lisieux. At LifeSite we now read what we suspected: Vatican on the verge of closing down … Read More
Sudden, so far unexplained departure of Philadelphia Carmelites – UPDATED
I have been asked to comment about the sudden departure of a community of traditional Philadelphia Carmelite sisters from their Carmel in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. They withdrew from their Carmel, established in 1902, and went to another Carmel in … Read More
Posted in The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Women Religious
Tagged Archd. Philadelphia, Carmelites, Valparaiso
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19 Comments
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 26/10– Day 27: Vigil: “WHAT??!? No one got it?”
