My parish just celebrated the Feast of Christ the King on Sunday, October 29, as first instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 on the
In this article, I reflect on my experiences with the Catholic Mass over the past half century. I also advocate for communication accommodations, especially for
Our Lord never intended that we should merely learn by heart the Our Father and recite it day and night. No doubt it is very
Musicians love harmony. There’s a soothing satisfaction when notes work well together. One would expect this principle to carry over into the way musicians relate
May this incense, which Thou has blessed, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us. (from the Ordinary of the Mass)
Who in their right mind would think a Mass featuring Jazz music is a good idea? Is this one of the fruits of Vatican II
It happens at every Novus Ordo Mass following the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer. The priest says, “Let us offer each other the sign of
Various reactions to Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes remind me very much of a natural phenomenon: the spontaneous combustion of a massive pile of
Pope Francis motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, is a game changer in the Catholic Church. Instead of defending “the unity of the Body of Christ,” it
For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the
As I was preparing to write this review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s latest book, Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the
It’s been over 50 years since the Novus Ordo became the Ordinary Form of the Mass. The Sacred Liturgy changed after Vatican II and the
