4 Sep
2025
4 Sep
2025
St. Mary’s Youth Schola registration is open for Fall 2025 First meeting: Thursday, September 18, 2025. (4:00–5:30 p.m.) A program of musical and faith formation based on Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony Weekly classes on Thursday afternoons, plus singing opportunities at parish Masses (2–3 per semester) Open to ages 8–18 Fee: $125/semester (multiple-child discounts available) […]
2 Sep
2025
Matthew Walther writes in The Wall Strreet Journal on the persistence of the Latin Mass and on a distresssing aspect of Catholic culture: The best sermon I’ve ever heard was delivered by Father James Richardson in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 2018. It was the Sunday after news broke about the proclivities of the late Cardinal Theodore […]
1 Sep
2025
In recent years the Archdiocese of New York has abandoned all pretense of planning and transparency regarding the continuing disappearance of parishes, schools, and shrines. Mergers and closures occur without any communication being made to media or to the laity directly affected. In the case of parishes, for example, a researcher needs to consult a page […]