I received a couple of bits of salutary feedback on yesterday's post; I won't say 'fraternal correction,' just fraternal tho...

Recently I've had some occasions to think about liturgical abuse. Some of it, I think, is just pride and vainglory on the part of cler...

Religious houses are usually named for some heavenly patronage, either a saint or some mystery of the faith. For example, the first friary I...

[an old post, updated] Today is my twenty-fourth anniversary of baptism. I don't think I had any idea what I was getting into that Sat...

This week I've been staying at our place in Yonkers, New York. For reading I took from the library their copy of John of Meerle's Se...

Of course we find ourselves yesterday and today praying for Fr. Jacques, for his eternal rest and in thanksgiving for his vocation and minis...

There are those who like to think that liturgical Latin has been making comeback. Not that it needs to of course; as goes the oft quoted sec...