A Missal for the Ordinariate
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
Pope Benedict XVI
Praise of God Demands Song
Impromptu Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Members of the Pontifical “Sistine” Choir
Sacred Architecture & the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
When we come to church, there should be no question whether we are in a church or in a coffeehouse or in a multipurpose gym.
Fair-Weather Friends Of Good Liturgy & Pope Francis
The catastrophic scandals in our Church, especially those perpetrated by members of the hierarchy, are an opportunity for us to place all of our trust in God.
Archbishop Sample’s Letter On Sacred Music (7 of 8)
May the Archbishop’s reflections & exhortations bear fruit in practical renewal!
Liturgy & Clericalism
Love of liturgy—and, specifically, employment of its traditional forms—is not clericalism.
Collected Works of Joseph Ratzinger
Beginning with Liturgy
The Mercy of God Makes Saints
Unmasking the Media’s Mythical Divide Between Popes
Reverent and welcoming parishes are not mutually exclusive.
Yes, the house is on fire. Yes, liturgy is important. Seriously? Yes.
Benedict Brought Peace To The Church With “Summorum Pontificum”
“If the right is given to African tribes to include their pagan traditions in the liturgy, I think the same should also be given to the rite of a thousand year-old Christian Church, based on a much older Roman tradition.” — László Dobszay
Ratzinger: “How much filth there is in the church!”
“Have mercy on your church,” Cardinal Ratzinger prayed in 2005. “When we fall, we drag you down to earth, and Satan laughs, for he hopes that you will not be able to rise from that fall; he hopes that being dragged down in the fall of your church, you will remain prostrate and overpowered.”
Video Interview • Msgr. Georg Ratzinger About His Brother, Pope Benedict XVI
Msgr. Georg Ratzinger talks about his vocation, his brother’s vocation, and many other things.
Francis on Benedict’s “Enlightened Conscience”
The Pope Emeritus “prays, reads, listens to music, dedicates himself to his correspondence, which is a lot, and receives visitors. Every day we walk together in the woods behind the monastery, reciting the rosary.” — Archbishop Ganswein (10/22/13)
Rory Cooney Needs “Healing” From Pope Benedict’s Liturgical Reforms
Consider these lines from GIA’s newest hymnal (Worship IV): “Who is this who eats with sinners, calling luckless losers winners?” Did they really just use the phrase “luckless losers” in a Catholic hymn book?
Definition Of Liturgical “Piccoluomini” ?
Human beings are “geared” toward annual events. Our minds, emotions, and memories simply aren’t programmed to work in 3-year cycles.