“The New Mass” • Discussed by Michael Davies, Malachi Martin, Msgr. Champlin, and William F. Buckley
Fascinating debate recorded 22 April 1980.
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Fascinating debate recorded 22 April 1980.
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This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!
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I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.

Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
Did Bishop A. Hurley have a change of heart?

Do you see the part where it specifically asks for humiliation?

I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.

An extremely rare book from 1941, containing all your favorite Gregorian chants!

“New evidence of wondrous pow’r | Behold in Cana’s marriage-dow’r; | Swift its own nature to resign, | The water blushes into wine.” —Msgr. Knox

“Heaven is not light-years away; that’s a silly way to think about it.” —Most Rev’d Robert Barron

Mass should be a peaceful experience for the congregation, not an opportunity to be harassed.

Yay! Short tutorial videos eradicate confusion!

Many people don’t realize that gorgeous plainsong books were printed in the 19th century…but they were not in Latin.
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