It was under the Hohenstaufen emperors – primarily Frederick I, Henry VI and Frederick II – that the Holy Roman Empire achieved its greatest power and influence. Frederick I (1152-1190) battled in Italy to preserve imperial rights and died on the Third Crusade in Asia. Henry VI (1190 – 1197) may have been the most […]

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Today Regina Pacis Academy, the Catholic classical preK through 8 school in Norwalk, Connecticut celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi with a Solemn Mass, Procession and triple Benediction at the church of St. Mary.

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This past Sunday, Fr. Richard Cipolla celebrated his 40th anniversary as a priest at St. Mary’s in Norwalk with a Solemn Mass, attended by a large congregation.

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Here is the schedule of TLMs for June 2024 (and 5/31) at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. FRI 5/31 – Queenship of Mary – Oratory of St. Philip Neri SAT 6/1 – 9am – First Saturday – Oratory of St. Philip Neri FRI 6/7 – Sacred Heart – Fr. Skoblow THU 6/13 – Eucharistic Heart – Fr. […]

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This Thursday, May 30, is the Feast of Corpus Christi. The following churches will offer Traditional Masses. Thursday, May 30 St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 12:10 pm, Solemn Mass and Eucharistic procession. Mass for 4 Voices by William Byrd Sacred Heart Oratory, Georgetown, CT, 6 pm, Solemn Mass with procession and Benediction St. Patrick Oratory, […]

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The archdiocese has published the decree of merger of St. John the Evangelist- Our Lady of Peace and Holy Family parishes. Holy Family will be the surviving parish: This is the second time the parish has been terminated. 1) The first was in 1969, when the archdiocese demolished the original parish church of 1880 and […]

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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend services several times at the Church of Saint-Eugène, Paris. This is a diocesan parish. Here the Traditional Mass is celebrated and a splendid musical culture is cultivated led by several noteworthy musicians. The Traditional Sunday Mass (the main Mass of the day) was thronged by […]

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“Virtus Signaling,” The Lamp, April 5, 2024. In 2020, I was dissatisfied by the initial offerings of the new Catholic magazine The Lamp. Too many contributors seemed focused on evading, instead of facing, the reality of the Catholic Church today. By 2022, however, a subset of that magazine’s writers – including its editor – had […]

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