1963 Video • Funeral of John F. Kennedy (Low Mass)
Cardinal Cushing famously left the Second Vatican Council, claiming, “I cannot speak Latin.”
And The Answer Is … (?)
I’ve asked many priests this question, but nobody seems to know the answer.
“Young girls with quite non-liturgical notions”
Catholics must distinguish between true, authentic Liturgical dance and the “goofy type.”
Concerning Animals With Twelve Eyes
“Across the board the Catholic faith can be understood as God’s family in every way. You don’t need a PhD in theology. You don’t even need courses in theology.” — Dr. Scott Hahn
“The Liturgical Hall of Shame”
Fr. Godfrey Diekmann, OSB, was a major proponent of the “hootenanny Mass” following the Second Vatican Council.
A Very Cool Thing! (3 of 3)
A section of the Gospel of John dating sometime around 120 A.D. (!!!)
Everybody hates a hypocrite! (2 of 3)
A particular Greek manuscript may or may not be more ancient than, for instance, St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate.
Give us our words back! (1 of 3)
I have a hard time believing that nuns told young Catholics, “Whatever you do, don’t read the Bible!” Seriously?
Help! What does Fr. Deryck Hanshell mean?
USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship: “The GIRM never speaks to every possible scenario that could take place.”
Bishop Christensen Attempts To Ban “Ad Orientem”
“There is nothing in the Council text about turning altars toward the people.” — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Pope Pius X: The Pope Who Carried His Shoes
Named Bishop of Mantua, Sarto began in 1884 to teach dogma courses in the Seminary, giving each student a personal copy of the “Summa Theologiae.”
Singing Propers and Ordinary . . . at Low Mass?
“And the practice of saying a Low Mass while the choir sings bits of things is too dreadful to be described.” — Fr. Adrian Fortescue, 1912
Anticipation of Richard . . .
One of our contributors, Richard Clark, plans to write about the 1998 ICEL translation . . .
Essay on Gregorian Accompaniment
I published this article in 2007. I am reproducing it here in case anyone finds it useful.
Monsignor Richard J. Schuler Has Been Vindicated
My dad used to say, “When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail.”