The Meaning of Marriage 1
Does This Mean That Cohabitation Is Okay Now?
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Update * Atonement Parish — San Antonio, Texas
A consistently serious parish whose Pastor never deviates from Catholic doctrine.
PDF Download: “Pray the Mass” (1959) Booklet & Cards
A booklet in PDF to download, plus a flashcard set and a slight digression into Lego(R).
Beauty and Liturgy | Pope Saint John Paul II’s Letter to Artists
Saint John Paul calls artists to a great responsibility–but also gives a warning.
Breaking News: The Communion Hymn is an Optional Add-On
Reading the General Instruction of the Roman Missal can bring many surprises. One of them has to do with the ubiquitous communion hymn.
Vatican Breaks Its Silence On Kneeling For Communion In The USA
“When this Congregation gave ‘recognitio’ to your Bishops’ Conference, this was done on the condition that kneeling communicants are not to be denied Holy Communion.” — Vatican Statement
That Inscrutable Creature On The Internet
I’ve come to realize that truth & beauty should be loved for their own sake. Trying to “possess” them is silly.
A Good Reading
“The thoughts of Fr. Barsotti are not devotional or pious, but essential.” — Aurelio Porfiri.
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #56
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
Have We Lost The Church Music Battle?
The traditional music still triumphs in one important area: parishes run by “no-nonsense” priests.
Fr. Alan M. Guanella Reviews The Jogues Missal
“No other pew Missal has done such a beautiful job setting the Ordinary of the Mass.” — Fr. Alan M. Guanella
Bishop Sheen Speaks
Pointers on Public Speaking
Richard Terry’s Hymnal in PDF and paperback
“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”
Leadership, Authority, and the Power of Encouragement
“Leave it to the ignorant and stupid who judge by counting only the faults. I can be grateful, and so must you be, for even one note, one wonderful phrase.” — Pablo Casals
Mass Among the Poor
Does it seem strange that religious orders dedicated to serving the poor would also be rediscovering the traditional Latin Mass?