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“I don’t claim to be an authority on any of the ideas set forth in the following narrative.” —Dr. Lucas Tappan
With a digression on Cardinal Antonelli and the feast of “Saint Joseph the Artisan” (1 May).
Responding to an inquiry from Wendy Q.
Dr. Kutarna teaches liturgical music courses at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas.
The elevation of bishop by Pope Francis of Bishop-Elect Steven J. Lopes is highly significant as the First Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.
Concrete gestures that enter hearts and stir consciences are essential, inspiring in everyone that inner conversion that is the prerequisite for all ecumenical progress. — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
