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Tag Archives: FSSP
Brick by Brick: Personal Parish Granted to the FSSP in Fort Wayne
For your Brick By Brick file. A reader alerted me to the following from The TLM in Michiana: Personal Parish Granted to the FSSP in Fort Wayne Father Gabet announced at Mass this morning that Bishop Kevin Rhoades in a … Read More
Houston: Extraordinary Form PARISH to be established by Card. DiNardo
Speaking of Houston, I just noticed that our friends at Rorate posted this. For your Brick by Brick file. Wonderful news for the faithful of the largest city in the great state: a full Parish, exclusively dedicated to the Traditional … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can FSSP priest say Mass in the Ordinary Form?
From a reader: My diocese has a priest shortage, [you are not alone] and the priests we do have, many are well-passed retirement age in their 80’s and getting close to their 90’s. There’s a major concern that in the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged FSSP, Ordinary Form
74 Comments
74 Comments
ATTENTION PRIESTS: Low Mass training seminar – USA – 12-16 September
There will be a training seminar in the USA for priests to learn the Extraordinary Form. It is offered by the FSSP. Click here for the page. This five-day training workshop is hosted by Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in … Read More
Broken Arrow by Broken Arrow
Happy news was related to me via email. One of WDTPRS’s favorite American bishops, His Excellency Most Rev. Edward Slattery of Tulsa, Oklahoma found a place for the FSSP in Broken Arrow, home of one of the great pitchers of … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Bp. Slattery, Broken Arrow, D. Tulsa, FSSP, Warren Spahn
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9 Comments
James MacMillan: TLM not the “usual trendy rubbish” (Fr. Z rants)
The fine composer James MacMillan (who wrote music for the Papal Visit to the UK and who also has a superb Seven Last Words) has comments about his participation at a TLM in Amsterdam. My emphases and comments. April 6th, … Read More
Posted in SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged FSSP, James MacMillan, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, TLM
29 Comments
29 Comments
FSSP Instructional DVD for the TLM – reminder
I was sorting through some things around my cluttered work area and came up the instructional DVD prepared by the Fraternity of St. Peter to help seminarians and priests learn how to say Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form. I … Read More
QUAERITUR: Mortal sin to join SSPX third order?
From a reader: I have a question about becoming a 3rd Order member with the SSPX. Would it put me into mortal sin to become a member? I have not attended their Mass on general orders from Pope Benedict XVI … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Confraternity of St. Peter, FSSP, SSPX
12 Comments
12 Comments
Dallas, TX: A new church for the old Mass. Fr. Z rants.
Here are some excerpts from a brick by brick success story in Dallas. From dallasnews.com: Dallas Diocese’s only Latin Mass church, Mater Dei, celebrates opening of Irving sanctuary By SAM HODGES / The Dallas Morning News samhodges@dallasnews.com Jack Schmidt converted … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Dallas, FSSP
32 Comments
32 Comments
A few musings about Card. Levada’s homily in Nebraska
I am listening to Card. Levada’s homily at the consecration of the new FSSP chapel in Nebraska. A few things popped out at me. First, I think it very interesting that he mentioned Anglicanorum coetibus in this talk. The Cardinal, … Read More
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