Staunchly Pro-Life: Former Supermodel, Kathy Ireland
“At the moment of conception, a new life comes into being. The DNA—the genetic blueprint—is there.”
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Is Recorded Music Okay for Children?
There is a prevalent notion that young people somehow need to be accommodated in the work of divine worship. As a former child, I find this to be an errant hankering.
The Improbable Triumph Of The Latin Mass
“Complete equality of status for the old rite of Mass alongside the new rite … is just not going to happen.” — Fr. Brian W. Harrison (26 March 1995)
Homily: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Not too long ago I was talking with a priest who said that he did not believe that there was anyone in hell. I told him that was a very nice thought, and I too would love to believe it, but I don’t think we can count on it.
Five signs you might be a Hymn Geek
Hymns are influential, popular and full of history and trivial details, making a fertile ground for susceptible personalities to develop their geekish tendencies.
PDF Download: Mocquereau’s 1903 “Liber Usualis”
No longer the only one … but that’s OK.
“The Celebration of the Liturgy is the most important act of evangelization.”
“Easy feelings and superficial affections do not, in the long run nourish the life of the believer; we need solid food of the word of God and the Eucharist, which have been from the beginning the only solid and substantial nourishment of the Christian.” — Goffredo Boselli
“What Shall I Render to the Lord…”
It is impossible for us, by ourselves, to make a just return to the Lord for all He has given to us. But “with the Lord, nothing is impossible.”
Like Eve in the Garden
“The fruit in my hands was not forbidden but simply forgotten.” — Fr. Brent Maher
Altar Servers Caught In The Act?
These altar boys are going to get in trouble.
The Supreme Court & Traditional Liturgy
In my opinion, Fr. Paul Scalia’s face resembles that of his father (Justice Antonin Scalia) … but I could be completely wrong about this.
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 7
Guided by this one principle, every parish: “will become a model in its own way, and the liturgical reform, in its essence and demands, will be happily fulfilled.” — Aurelio Porfiri
PHOTO: Cardinal Ratzinger Saying The Latin Mass
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass in Weimar (Germany) in 1989 and 1999.
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 5
Silence is one of the most important sounds of the liturgy.
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 6
You will not make progress at your parish unless you understand Pope Benedict’s “Unbelievably Big Kite” theory.