Liturgy Archive
This past Sunday at St. Alphonsus in Baltimore, we had visitors on hand from St. Joseph’s parish in Williamsburg, PA. Our pastor, Monsignor Arthur Bastress, let us know that the group (50+ people) had made the roughly three hour journey as part of …
Yesterday, it was announced that Pope Francis has appointed two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, one of whom is Fr. James Massa (left – in more ways than one). This announcement has largely been greeted by tradition-minded Catholics as …
In a previous post, I likened the Novus Ordo to a veritable highway to delusion. Want to see some evidence for just how efficient it is?
Speaking of not believing your lyin’ eyes… In his blockbuster sermon given March 7, 2015 at the Church of Ognisanti in Rome, Pope Francis offered the following: We thank the Lord for what He has done in the Church in these 50 years …
Just as I expected, the WARNING: Novus Ordo post has generated a good number of thoughtful responses both on the blog and elsewhere, and I’m grateful for all of them. In this post, I’ll attempt to address some of the arguments offered by …
I’ve been alerted, both here on the blog by a reader, and privately by a priest friend, that my statement (offered in a previous post), “The Novus Ordo Missae is like poison in the Body of Christ; capable of infecting the Catholic faithful …
Our friends at Rorate Caeli recently posted an English translation of excerpts from an interview conducted in French by the online paper Aleteia with Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. The title to the post alone reflects the …
On Wednesday, March 4th, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome will open a three-day event, co-sponsored by the Italian Bishop’s Conference, dedicated to examining “Liturgy as a means of evangelization.” This conference (one that Pope Francis presumably will address, either in person, or …
The Second Vatican Council opened the flood gates of endless innovation in the sacred liturgy by way of that dreadful process commonly known as “inculturation.” The only real solution? Put the Novus Ordo out of our misery, but I think we all know …
