I have been meaning for a long time (two years to be precise!) to provide an updated report on where we think the Church stands and what the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny intends to do in the upcoming year. That task kept being deferred. But I think I now owe you are an […]

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Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age by Rod Dreher Zondervan Books, Grand Rapids, 2024 Rod Dreher, the conservative political analyst and cultural critic, now lives in Hungary – one center of the struggle against globalism. Dreher published last year Living in Wonder, the third in a series of commentaries on the social […]

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St. Mary’s Youth Schola Registration is open for Spring 2025First meeting: Thursday, February 6, 2025 (4:00–5:30 p.m.) A program of musical and faith formation based on Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony, with weekly classes on Thursday afternoons from 4:00–5:30 p.m., plus singing opportunities at parish Masses (2–4 per semester). Open to ages 8–18; young men […]

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By Marie Cabaud Meaney (Marie Meaney has summarized for us the presentation she gave on November 9, 2024 for the St. Hugh of Cluny Society. SC) Biographical Introduction Simone Weil is not someone one might expect to hear about at a society centering on the liturgy. For this French philosopher was not a Catholic; she […]

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We read that the New York Archdiocese (in a message from the vicar general, Msgr. Joseph P. LaMorte) )has advised that “there is no need for” altar rails when “restoring places of worship.”. Archdiocese of New York dismisses increased requests for altar rails, claims ‘no need’ for them.LifeSiteNews (1/7/2025) Some pastors have been inquiring about reinstalling […]

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Registration for the annual Women’s Retreat, which is scheduled for March 21-23, 2025 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, L.I.,  is now open.  The Retreat Master is Fr. John Perricone and is sponsored by Agnus Dei Knights of Columbus Council.  130 women were in attendance last year. If you intend on coming, it is recommended that you reserve […]

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The following is the weekly schedule of Traditional Masses at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine, 448 E. 116th Street, New York, NY. Sundays: 9:30 AM to 12 Noon Confessions; 10:30 AM Missa Cantata; 12 Noon Coffee Hour, Parish Hall ; 4:30 PM Solemn Vespers, Rosary and Benediction Weekdays: 7:00 AM Low Mass; 7:45 AM […]

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On January 18, Father Christopher Salvatori will celebrate a Solemn Traidtional Mass in thanksgiving for the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Harlem, New York. A reception will follow in the parish hall (RSVP required: 646-415-8818) Saturday, January 18, 202511:00 AM Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving, Silver […]

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