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Of liturgical silence and gigantic centipedes
Here is a great point for our reflection on our obligation to revitalize our liturgical worship of God. Unless we revitalize our liturgical worship, no other aspect of a New Evangelization will have...
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¡Vaya lío! Another church gets a new Communion rail!
The other day I posted about the installation of a new Communion rail in the Church of St. Mary in Pine Bluff, WI. HERE Now I read that a new rail will be installed in St. Joseph’s Church in Macon,...
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The Traditional Latin Mass and the New Evangelization
The Institute of Christ the King had ordinations to the priesthood recently in St. Louis. This promoted an article in the local paper. The writer (thus, editor) seemed amazed that this sort of thing...
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UK: Parish resuscitated by Extraordinary Form. New Evangelization continues
On whichever side of the Pond you are, you can be sure that reviving a parish doesn’t have to be rocket science. We have all heard of parishes which, though moribund, have been revived through the use...
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D. Pittsburgh: Extraordinary Form Parish
I firmly believe that when the older form of Holy Mass is celebrated in more places, we will have a sounder basis for the “New Evangelization” called for by our Popes. Thus, celebrations of the...
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Fr. Rutler interviewed. Fr. Z rants.
Interior of St. Michael’s and the Pastor Speaking of Hell’s Kitchen, over at CWR there is a dynamite interview with Fr. George Rutler, Pastor of St. Michael’s in Manhattan. He speaks on a range of...
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Card. Burke: “Liturgy is absolutely the first act of the New Evangelization.”
At The Wanderer there is part 1 of a new interview with His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke. See if this isn’t exactly what I have been talking about for… how long now? “The Sacred Liturgy is absolutely...
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Card. Burke’s magisterial talk in England: If we can’t get the family right,...
Click! His Eminence Raymond Leo (Latin for “Lion”) Card. S.R.E. Burke was in England recently. He sang Mass for which my friend Fr. Finigan was one of the sacred ministers. He gave quite a talk. The...
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Reasons why more men don’t go to Mass
I have to share this video from You Tube I was sent by email as reason #756 for Summorum Pontificum. This is: Easter Vigil Liturgy of St Patrick Catholic Church, Seattle, [NB] 2010. The seven readings...
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ASK FATHER: Do we need “more direct and forceful” evangelization? Identifying...
From a reader… In the Pope’s visit to Ecuador he stated: “Evangelization does not consist in proselytizing, but in attracting by our witness those who are far off, in humbly drawing near to those who...
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Sodality of St. Augustine – to pray for the conversion of loved ones
My friends of the Latin Mass Society in England have a new and worthy initiative. The Sodality of St Augustine of Hippo From the website: The purpose of the Sodality is to unite the prayers of members...
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Pope Francis: “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”
Dissenters and liberals are not going to like this. Today in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for his Name Day, the Feast of St. George. There is a transcript....
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Sobering photos
Sometimes when I hear talk, often vapid, about the New Evangelization, I cynically wonder when it was that we completed the Old Evangelization. On the other hand, we are living in a post-Christian era,...
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Mountaintop experiences matter, but they are not enough.
Click to buy My constant drumbeat has been that for any effort of New Evangelization to bear long-lasting fruit, we must revitalize our sacred liturgical worship of God. Nothing we do to renew the...
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Fr. Z kudos to Archbp. Vigneron
When I hear about the “New Evangelization”, I often wonder when the “Old Evangelization” concluded. For your Just Too Cool File. Archbp. Vigneron of Detroit did some sidewalk evangelization! The group...
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LENTCAzT 2017 14 – Tuesday 2nd Week of Lent: Why should we evangelize? People...
These daily 5 minute podcasts for Lent are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season and to thank the benefactors who help me and this...
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LENTCAzT 2017 15 – Wednesday 2nd Week of Lent: Sins cause disorder
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View ArticlePope Benedict, speaking on liturgical music and the new evangelization,...
Pope Benedict received in audience the “Saint Cecilia Association”, on the occasion of a congress of liturgical choirs taking place in Rome. The reports on the Holy Father’s address were rather thin...
View ArticleRequire your parish priests to hear confessions
I heard a song today by one Matthew West that got me thinking about the need to revive the practice of regular sacramental confession. Lyrics HERE [wp_youtube]DR7KfFfse3k[/wp_youtube] In part…. […]...
View ArticleBenedict XVI to French bishops about liturgy. (Reason #5457 for Summorum...
On Saturday 17 November Pope Benedict granted an audience to French bishops during their ad limina visit. The Holy Father addressed them about, inter alia, liturgy. […] As the Council recalls, the...
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