My trip was a long day for sure. Arriving in Rome and waiting for my baggage, the Beastie Boys lyric came to mind: "Groggy eyed and fri...

In the cover letter to Summorum Pontificum , Benedict XVI expressed hope for a "mutual enrichment" of the newly-named Ordinary and...

cum benedictione Dei , of course. When a letter of obedience suddenly made this new assignment in Rome real a few weeks ago, there were ma...

In various places I saw this week the announcement from the Canadian bishops' conference regarding bishop Raymond Lahey having been dism...

Paper clips are very versatile. Since they can can be had in different colors, they are eminently useful for liturgical kludges. Here a ru...

I have been fortunate in my Christian life to have lived most of it--so far--in regions that have preserved the Ascension on its proper day....

Today my devout hope is to make my final visit to the Italian consulate, emerging with my visa. The letter partly pictured below will accomp...