Pope Saint John Paul II on Gregorian Chant
As Gregorian Chant was arguably “dead” during much of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II’s strong words on Gregorian Chant are therefore quite notable.
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Antiphons in the Gradual don’t match the Roman Missal, 3rd edition?
Why aren’t the Propers from the Roman Gradual identical to the Mass Propers printed in the Roman Missal? • “Recent research … has made it clear that the antiphons of the Order of Mass were never intended to be sung.” — Bishop Donald Trautman (2007)+
Newly-Ordained Priest Murdered in Phoenix
Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP, was also seriously wounded in this burglary-turned-murder.
Art as Affirmation and Sacrifice
True art affirms the Catholic Faith—and represents a spiritual sacrifice pleasing and acceptable to the Lord.
Kevin Allen • “Recovering the Sacred”
Kevin Allen will be presenting a beautiful conference in Malaysia.
Review • Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Lectionary, & Gradual
“This publication is sorely needed to help reignite a Catholic imagination.” — Christine Sarti
On the Issue of Participation
Have you ever experienced “participationism” ?
Homily: Pentecost
A Homily by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM.
The Famous “Agatha Christie” Indult
“If some senseless decree were to order the total or partial destruction of basilicas or cathedrals, then
obviously it would be the educated — whatever their personal beliefs — who would rise up in horror to oppose such a possibility.”
Is There Truly “Versus Populum” Celebration? Vatican Says No.
Can AD ORIENTEM be excluded from the Novus Ordo? Vatican says: “Negatively, and in accordance with the following explanation.”
Pentecost: Babel, Tongues, & Latin
Do churchgoers of my generation—who, largely, have no experience of Latin in the liturgy at all—even recognize the gift that has been lost?
Teaching kids to Pray the Mass
Inspiration for enkindling a love of the Mass in the next generation from a booklet over 50 years old.
Rebellion in the Liturgy
Here is a truth of human nature: When we can’t have something we want it. When something is forced upon us, we often reject it.
Video • Pius XII Speaking Fantastic English To Troops Who Liberated Rome!
His Holiness mentions St. Thomas More, St. John Fisher, and others.
What the Ordinary Form Could Be: The Vienna Oratory
Have you ever wondered what a Novus Ordo High Mass might look like? Read on…