Titus Brandsma, O.Carm. (July 26, 1942)
- 75th Anniversary

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Father Titus Brandsma, a Carmelite friar and prominent Dutch scholar, was one of the over 1,000 Catholic priests who perished in the concent...

Carmelites get FSSP chaplain in Philadelphia

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Coming from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput,  this is very big news for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the U.S.: Dea...

Extensive Interview with Cardinal Müller: "I'm loyal to the Pope, not an adulator"

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IL FOGLIO interviews Cardinal Müller: the Church cannot be sustained by the applause of the world Matteo Matuzzi, the Vatican reporter ...

A common calendar and lectionary for the Novus Ordo and TLM?

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A committee already tried, and failed:  Cardinal Sarah's La Nef article marking the 10th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum has...

Important clarification from PCED on Sung Masses offered by Bishops

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In recent years it has become more common for bishops to celebrate Sung Mass more sacerdotali, that is, just as priests do and without the ...

Guest Op-Ed - Bishop Schneider: The interpretation of Vatican II and its connection with the current crisis of the Church

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Once again, we are honored to post this guest op-ed, submitted to us by His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider. We not only allow but e...

A reply to Cardinal Sarah on 'liturgical reconciliation'

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It seems that the most trad-friendly Prelates of the Church actually want the Traditional Mass to disappear. Thus, Cardinal Burke said in 2...

Saints of the Old Testament: St. Daniel, prophet

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While the Roman Church's traditional calendar of saints on this day bestows chief honor upon the holy virgin Praxedes, next in order aft...

De Mattei - Pope Francis’ new Pantheon of Saints

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Roberto de Mattei Correspondenza Romana July 18, 2017 Among the many “work groups” created by Pope Francis is the “ Mixed...

75th anniversary of the
Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of the Netherlands
on the deportation of the Jewish population

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 ____________________ ____________________________ Pastoral letter of the Dutch Bishops July 20, 1942 W e live in a time of g...

The myth of the Hermeneutic of Continuity

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The following Rorate translation was first published by our Spanish-language partners " Adelante la Fe ."  Interview of ...

In God They Don't Trust: Anti-American Syllabus in Vatican journal, by Maureen Mullarkey

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A view from the pew, by Maureen Mullarkey My initial response—unbidden, unguarded—to the Civiltà Cattolica broadside against American...

Now available from Loreto Publications: Don Pietro Leone’s “The Destruction of the Roman Rite”

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By Don Pietro Leone I write this brief note to avert readers of the publication of the definitive English version of the book thu...

"To the poorest daughter of Carmel,
honor speaks louder than fear."

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Mother Marie: Sister Blanche... First Commissary: I forbid you to continue... Mother Marie: You have the power to force me to si...

The most extraordinary event in English history

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The Mother of God and her Divine Son appear to Saint Simon Stock in Cambridge - 766 years ago today, in 1251: has there been any other ...

Benedict XVI: "Francis = Capsizing Boat" (Updated: Full Translation)

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From the 2-page written homage ( German original ) by Pope Emeritus Benedict read today in Cologne for the Requiem of Cardinal Meisner: ...

THE ULTIMATE INTERVIEW to Understand all About Pope Francis: Marcello Pera, Italian politician and close Ratzinger friend

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Benedict XVI greeting Marcello Pera Marcello Pera is an influential intellectual in Italy. A former president of the Italian Senate, h...

De Mattei - An example of Catholic resistance: Princess Elvina Pallavicini

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Roberto de Mattei Corrispondenza Romana July 12, 2017 Forty years ago a historical event took place: Monsignor Marcel Lefebvre h...

For the record: The Anti-American Pope - two of Francis' closest confidantes attack US, American conservatives in Pope's own journal

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The article was written in Civiltà Cattolica, the journal considered the official voice of the Vatican, and its diplomatic department (the ...

Saints of the Old Testament: Sts. Joel and Esdras, prophets

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Heading the list of saints for this day in the traditional Roman Martyrology is the martyr Pope St. Anacletus, third Bishop of Rome and se...

You report: New Sunday TLM in Connecticut

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From a reader: A brand new traditional Latin Mass has begun at Our Lady of Lourdes in Gales Ferry, CT . The Mass is offered each Sund...

Guest Op-Ed: Catholic Collapse in Australia Even Worse Than It Looks -- and Bishops are to blame

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By an Australian Priest The headlines did not exaggerate: "Christian heritage fades''; "Australia’s rapidly-changin...

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: The Western Civilization is daughter of the Catholic Church | Looking forward to TLM as Ordinary Form

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by Fr. Richard G. Cipolla St. Mary's, Norwalk, Connecticut Together we look forward to the time when the Traditional Roman Ma...

FSSP sets own record for most ordinations in a year

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The growth of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) has been well known. This year, however, was a record-setter for the Fraternit...

For the record: Francis first, always

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We bring you, dear readers, this disturbing but not surprising anecdote simply to record it forever on this blog. But let's be honest: ...

You Suggest: ICR seventh annual Sursum Corda Weekend

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From a priestly reader:  Sursum Corda is a nationwide initiative to foster the spiritual lives of the young adults in the apostola...

Special Guest Op-ed: "The Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum at 10" - by Dr. Tom Woods

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Benedict XVI vs. the Barbarians: Summorum Pontificum Ten Years Later" Dr. Thomas Woods The day the motu proprio Summorum Ponti...

On the 10th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum: We thank in particular...

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IN PRIMIS... Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Bishop Castro Mayer: long may their memories live! ...

On the 10th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum: Axes of Interpretation

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Ten years ago, we published the following text: we do not have reason to alter one iota of it. *** Summorum Pontificum: Axes of Int...

Summorum Pontificum anniversary Mass at basilica shrine

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In 2010, a pontifical High Mass was offered in the upper church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Was...

Saints of the Old Testament: St. Isaias, prophet

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As the Church completes her observance of the Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul today, the traditional Roman Martyrology on this day also reca...

"An Act of Parliament, directly oppugnant
to the laws of God and his holy Church..."

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All which notwithstanding the jury found him guilty, and incontinent upon the verdict the Lord Chancellor [for that matter chief commiss...