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Sneak Previews of Papal Trip to U.S.

From Rocco Palmo comes some news of the preparations for the Pope’s trip, focusing especially on the new papal MC,  Msgr. Guido Marini. Msgr. Marini is a quiet priest, who appears to be steering things into a liturgically more traditional … Continue reading

New Orthodox Church Founded in Tokyo

Given that Saint Francis Xavier brought Christianity to Japan, this news of the Russian Orthodox opening a church in Tokyo makes the Russian authority who decries Catholic Churches in “historically Orthodox areas” look a little insincere, doesn’t it?

Progressive Liturgies at Minneapolis Parish Given Boot

Minneapolis, Mar 3, 2008 / 11:20 pm (CNA).- Efforts to return a Minneapolis Catholic church to liturgical standards have prompted dozens of parishioners to protest and leave their parish, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The church had held prayer services … Continue reading

Cardinal Newman’s Path to Sainthood?

Peter Jennings explains how the late English Cardinal, Henry Newman, may be created a Catholic saint in the coming months. No English person has been canonised, except for the martyrs that gave their lives for the Catholic Faith, since the … Continue reading

Men of Christ Conference in Wisconsin Draws 3000

Catholic men gathered in West Allis, Wisconsin, to recharge their spiritual batteries in the kind of convention that inspires hope for the future of the Church in the United States. With confessions being heard throughout the day and two Masses, … Continue reading

Do “Raghead” Christians Count?

John Zmirak broaches that delicate question over at Taki’s Magazine. Armageddon-pushing American Christian Zionists seem to disregard the baptized, professing Christians of the Arab world. The latter, like the Japanese of the 1940s, have been dehumanized. In short, U.S. Foreign … Continue reading

Dom Gérard Calvet Remembered by Pete Vere

Mr. Pete Vere has written two articles on Dom Gérard, the recently deceased traditionalist Benedictine founder. The first describes the Abbot’s pro-life dedication — including his arrest, with several of his monks, who chained themselves to the equipment in a … Continue reading

New Latin Mass Location in Boston

This article comes from the Boston Globe. A tertiary member of our Order is mentioned: Colbe Mazzarella of East Boston, a former Holy Trinity parishioner, brings five of her children to weekly Latin Mass in Newton. “It’s more reverent and … Continue reading

Why Liberal Left Church

When someone labels John Paul II a “reactionary,” you know his deck has a few more jokers in it than usual. I suspect the hierarchy will be content to continue losing non-conservative Catholics in the U.S. if they’re replaced by … Continue reading

Obama Pledges Queer Presidential Bully Pulpit

Washington DC, Mar 1, 2008 / 06:10 pm (CNA).- Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has promised to use the presidency as a “bully pulpit” for homosexual activism, according to an open letter released on his campaign website. In the February … Continue reading