Full schedule of events(both ordinary and extraordinary forms) at the shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East 116th Street, New York, New York. The Pontifical Shrine and Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel448 East 116th Street New York, NY 10029 The Reverend Father Marian Wierzchowski S.A.C., Pastor; The Reverend Father Christopher Salvatori S.A.C., […]

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…of 60 Democratic Party politicians. By Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. In First Things. From the “Statement”: We are committed to making real the basic principles that are at the heart of Catholic social teaching: helping the poor, disadvantaged, and the oppressed, protecting the least among us and ensuring that all Americans of every faith are given […]

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I was just informed of the death of the notable classical architect Thomas Gordon Smith. Some excerpts from his obituary: He was a loving father to … Rev. Innocent Smith, O.P. …. . (Thomas)Smith led an independent architectural practice through 2015; major projects included Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey (Hulbert, OK), the Classical Galleries […]

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Cardinal Burke will celebrate a Solemn Mass at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelisit in Stamford on July 16 at 6 pm for the Feast of Our Lady of Carmel. The Basilica’s schola will sing Mozart’s “Sparrow” Mass. Also at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist: Solemn Vespers for the Feast of Sts. […]

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At St. Martha Church, Enfield, CT, this Wednesday, June 23, a Traditional Mass for the Vigil of the Birth of St. John the Baptist will be celebrated at 7 pm, followed by a procession, bonfire and small reception (please bring a snack to share if possible). The church address is 214 Brainard Rd, Enfield. St. […]

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We have seen how the remarkable Asam Brothers – Egid Quirin and Cosmas Damian – collaborated to create St. John Nepomuk, a jewel-box of a church in Munich. It was an example of lay initiative surpassing the wildest dreams of our Vatican II reformers. For the two artist brothers themselves financed, built and decorated the […]

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Two generations have reached maturity since the end of the Second Vatican Council and the introduction of the Novus Ordo Missae, and yet the Mass of the Ages has not died. Young people raised exclusively in the sacraments of the Old Rite are now marrying and having children of their own. Traditional orders of priests […]

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