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There is a story told in the history of a Prince who wished to convert to the Christian Faith both for himself and for his nation. He sent delegations to the great Christian cities to report back to him on their worship. One delegation returned from one such city where they had witnessed a splendid celebration …

In the last few years, the Holy Father has addressed himself to the continuation of the Usus Antiquior or older form of our Rite of Mass, the Roman Rite.  The form of Mass that existed for centuries prior to the 1960’s aftermath of the Second Vatican Council’s initiation of liturgical reform was in development at various stages for …

In the early part of the twentieth century, G.K Chesterton reigned as one of the most popular literary figures in the English-speaking world. He also made no attempt to hide the fact that he was a convinced, and convincing, aggressively Catholic layman and apologist. In one of his works on English history in the Catholic …

As we near the very significant implementation of the first major change in decades of the way we we celebrate the Mass I feel both a hope that we have an opportunity to genuinely renew and purify our celebration of the Eucharist; and a sense of concern that a mentality and the change in the …

That line above appeared in two recent movies on modern British royalty: The Queen and The King’s Speech in which a stranger to royal protocol is cheerfully instructed to only use the full honorific once, then afterwards that it’s the decidedly non-posh “M’am as in HAM, not MAHM as in palm.” This gives me a chance to make a point …

This morning I woke up to the news that after nearly ten years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the self-proclaimed author and sponsor of these and other acts, Osama bin Laden was located and killed by US forces operating in Pakistan. The Vatican issued the statement that appears on the front page …

I write this late Holy Saturday night after having presided over the Solemn Easter Vigil Mass. It was a splendid celebration: full of color, glorious music, beauty and the blessing of a Baptism and Confirmation of a new adult member of the Catholic Church, the Mystical Body of Christ. The church was full, and so …

Preaching on the Passion of Christ, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) pointed to a large Crucifix and asked his hearers Who did this? He paused, and asked again more insistently WHO DID THIS? After a further pause, he gave the answer: Love did this, heedless of His dignity! Love is a powerful thing. The Scriptures tell us it is as stern …

It has been observed that Holy Thursday was one of the best days in the Church’s history and one of the worst. The Liturgy of this day has always been ambivalent in the Roman tradition: while the vestments are white; the Crucifix and sacred images remain veiled and no alleluias are sung and the altar is stripped …

It has been observed that Holy Thursday was one of the best days in the Church’s history and one of the worst. The Liturgy of this day has always been ambivalent in the Roman tradition: while the vestments are white; the Crucifix and sacred images remain veiled and no alleluias are sung and the altar is stripped …