A Solemn Mass was offered at Noon yesterday for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin at St. Mary Church Norwalk, for the Regina Pacis Academy community.

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(Above) Bernini’s grandiose tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St. Peter’s, Rome (1670-77). The image of the praying pontiff is surrounded by representations of the virtues and attributes that should characterize a pope: charity, truth, justice and prudence. Reaching up from below is death brandishing his hourglass – a stark reminder of reality. After more […]

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On Friday, January 30, Msgr. Joseph Pekar departed this world. He had served as the pastor of Saints Cyril and Methodius parish  in Bridgeport CT between 1971 and 2017. This parish was founded in 1905 for Slovak immigrants.  By the time of Msgr. Pekar’s pastorate, the original congregation was leaving the neighborhood. For decades Msgr. Pekar soldiered […]

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Beginning Sunday, February 8th, Father John Perricone will begin celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass at Holy Trinity, 34 Maple Avenue in Hackensack on Sundays at 12:30 PM. He will also celebrate a Latin Mass at Holy Trinity for the Feast of the Presentation, February 2, 2026,  at 7:00 PM. The last regularly scheduled Mass that Fr. Perricone will be celebrating […]

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Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 12 noon Solemn Mass, organized by Regina Pacis Academy with blessing of candles and procession (Bring your own candles to be blessed). 7 PM Solemn Mass. The Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, CT, 6 pm Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, 6 pm procession and Solemn Mass, […]

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Jean-Baptiste Le Brun des Marettes Edited and translated  by Gerhard Eger and Zachary Thomas Foreword by Fr. Claude Barthe 396 pages (Os Justi Press, Lincoln NE 2025)  Os Justi Press offers us a new edition and translation of the Liturgical Travels of Jean-Baptists Le Brun des Marettes. It’s a unique journey through the Catholic Church of France as […]

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Father Claude Barthe has written a response (Tradilibéralisme et catholicisme intégral) to a polemical review of his recent book on the seven sacraments.1) The review in question (Abbé Barthe : une position ecclésiale intenable) appeared in the magazine La Nef. The author, Fr. Laurent Spriet, if I am understanding the facts correctly, is an alumnus of the Fraternity […]

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