The New York Times on the TLM in Detroit

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Catholic Traditionalism in the United States

Graham, Ruth, What Will the New Pope Do About the Latin Mass? The New York Times (May 5,2025) Today we find a new article on both the Traditional Mass and one of the most egregious recent examples of the abuse of power by the Roman Catholic Church: the upcoming summary termination of the TLM at 27 ( ? […]

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3 May

2025

Roots of Vatican II: The Liturgical Movement

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews

Irrwege und Umwege im Frömmigkeitsleben der Gegenwart “Dead Ends and Deviations in the Piety of the Present Day.” By Fr. Max Kassiepe OMI Second Expanded and Revised Edition, Echter-Verlag, Würzburg 1940. Irrwege und Umwege (“Dead Ends and Deviations”) is a most extraordinary work – the first edition was published in 1939. For it is a very early […]

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28 Apr

2025

Pope Francis: Aspects of a Papacy

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Essays

After reflection and having reviewed what I had written during the twelve years of the reign of the late Pope Francis I’d like to add my own modest comments to the subject. The literature on the Pope which has appeared since his death is already immense. Some is perceptive, others fantastic nonsense. Some articles are critical […]

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27 Apr

2025

Caspar David Friedrich

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

This painting of a ruined abbey is dominated by a “Trinitarian” set of windows. A closer view reveals a statue of the Virgin Mary and a crucifix. The beginnings of the 19th century saw a remarkable spiritual revival in Germany. It was represented by Catholics but also by Protestants. This movement – Romanticism – strove […]

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27 Apr

2025

“Higher Word” Concert

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, we attended the Higher Word Easter concert (“Rise Again’) at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The 50+ member Higher Word orchestra and choir is an explicitly Catholic musical enterprise. The music for the evening was by Catholic composers and the introductions to each piece emphasized their links to the Faith. Old St. Patrick’s was filled […]

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25 Apr

2025