Month September 2007
Bishop Lucas on the diocese of Springfield Il. has responded to the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. I reprint his response here with some of my emphases and comments. Two forms of Mass meant to enrich each other On July 7,… Continue Reading →
I typically shy away from critiquing pieces written in college newspapers mainly because when I look back at the things I wrote in college I shudder at my own shallowness and pretension. But this completely absurd piece which came from… Continue Reading →
Evidence of the Apocalypse——Prepare yourselves! The end is nigh! I agree with Greeley! God-Brawl with Chris Matthews——Chris Matthews puts his anti-catholic agenda on display, again. Serious Thinking About Liturgical Art and Architecture——D Mac received an e-mail from someone asking if… Continue Reading →
It is the clearest evidence yet of the coming apocalypse that I have seen. The world is completely upside-down and God will soon be compelled to act. To what am I referring? Abortion? Stem Cell research? Darfur? Chimera embryos? No,… Continue Reading →
It goes without saying (but I will say it anyway) there is no more vehement anti-catholic than a fallen away catholic. Chris Matthew takes the cake. There has much discussion about Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul. In order… Continue Reading →
Serious Thinking About Liturgical Art and Architecture——D Mac received an e-mail from someone asking if he believes that traditional architecture is the best way to build Catholic churches was some form of nostalgia for something “not of our time.” No,… Continue Reading →
I received an e-mail from someone asking if my belief that traditional architecture is the best way to build Catholic churches was some form of nostalgia for something “not of our time.” The question was really asking if some sort… Continue Reading →
Not to leave our Eastern-Rite brethren out of the church of the day series, today’s spotlight falls on Chicago’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. It was designed by local architects Worthmann and Steinbach (one of whom was Lutheran) but uses an interesting… Continue Reading →
Damian Thompson has a great little piece in Spectator about the implementation of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. In it he relishes how the motu proprio is making the enemies of the Latin Mass squirm, forcing them to stick their… Continue Reading →
I saw the opera star Luciano Pavarotti in Central Park in 1993. On the way there I didn’t take the concert seriously at all. I was more interested in the drinking and the friendship of the day. I was in… Continue Reading →