The closing of St. Thomas the Apostle parish in 2003 set off one of the bitterest controversies (along with those surrounding Our Lady of Vilna and St. Ann’s) of Cardinal Egan’s campaign of parish reductions. For this Harlem parish, in addition to its historical significance, had one of the most magnificent churches of Manhattan, an […]

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A traditional Mass will be celebrated for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary this Thursday, October 7 at Our Lady of Sorrows in Jersey City at 5 pm.

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by Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla.   Each age has its own distortion of God, what people imagine Him to be.  This present age, at least in these United States among Catholics, is tempted to romanticize God, make Him warm and fuzzy, and in that way really neutralize His presence in one’s personal life.  It is almost a Catholic […]

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External Solemnity of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel From the Alleluia for the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel: Holy Archangel Michael, defend us in battle: that we may not perish in the dreadful judgment. Alleluia.  Michaelmass;  just the sound of the word evokes images, thoughts, echoes.  The first time I ever heard the […]

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A Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Michael will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:30 pm at Notre Dame Church, New Hyde Park, NY.

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In the infamous (for Traditionalists) diocese of Dijon, France, a new abbot for a monastery of the Cistercians of the strict observance(Trappists): Messe du Saint-Esprit au jour de l’élection du nouvel Abbé de Cîteaux An aging community of monks amid buildings and furnishings of surpassing ugliness(see link above ). Such a contrast with the simple […]

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…from the pastor of St. Mary’s parish, Providence, RI. (FSSP) – I’ve been asked more than once about whether we should pursue another project, given the hostility of not just the pope but many prelates, clergy, religious and laity to the Vetus Ordo. Could the pope just suppress the FSSP? Yes. And if he did, the bishop […]

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A Missa Cantata will be offered on Tuesday, September 21, 6:00 p.m. for the feast of Saint Matthew at St. Augustine Church, 30 Caputo Road, North Branford., CT. Father Robert L. Turner will be the celebrant and homilist. Music: Josquin de Prez’s Missa “Hercules Dux Ferrariae,” and motets by Tallis and Palestrina – in addition […]

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