(Above) The Memorial to 9/11 (and Fr. Mychal Judge) at St. Francis of Assisi Church in 2012. I note that in this and other pictures the “gold-plated rose” is not yet present. In regard to St. Francis of Assisi, a well-informed reader has kindly pointed out that the opening times of the lower church were […]

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Today Bishop Brennan of Brooklyn has deigned to give an explanation for an action announced on September 28: (Tablet Staff) “As Diocese of Brooklyn Moves to Site Model, St. Cecilia To Cease Latin Mass,” The Tablet (Brooklyn) (October 6, 2025) The diocese is moving to a “site model”( what’s that?). Whereas at first only Traditionis […]

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In addition to the regularly scheduled 12:10 Low Mass, there will be a Solemn Mass at 10 am for the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary on Tuesday, Oct 7 at St. Mary Church, Norwalk

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(Above) The former Catholic Center, surrounded by scaffolding. (Below)) The “Catholic” identifiers are progressively stripped away – you can still barely make out “New York Catholic Center.” An inglorious end to the main legacy of Cardinal Cooke in Manhattan. Meanwhile, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral: The new set of “murals” (actually panel paintings, apparently on canvas) […]

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Courtesy of Charlotte Latin Mass Community. (Attached to the door the day the last Traditional Mass was celebrated in this church.) This is the face of the Catholic Church today: manipulation, despotism and deception. In addition to the Church’s other moral problems……

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(Above) Solemn Mass at St. Cecilia’s, November 20, 2011. The congregation at the 2 PM Traditional Mass at St. Cecilia, Brooklyn, was informed after yesterday’s Mass that the Traditional Mass would be terminated as of October 12th. I note that the parish bulletin for Divine Mercy Parish (of which St Cecilia is one of three […]

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(Above) Arrival of the Pilgrims at the Shrine. The Pilgrimage for the Restoration on its 30th Anniversary Yesterday we had the joy to be  present at the 30th “Pilgrimage for the Restoration” at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, New York. It was a perfect day for this event. The contingents of pilgrims made their […]

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(Above) The tower of St. Francis of Assisi church on West 31st Street. A. St. Francis of Assisi The church near Penn Station best known to the general public – at least in New York City –  is the Franciscan St. Francis of Assisi. In addition to its accessibility to commuters in and out of Penn […]

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Our post about the – former? – parish of St. Michael the Archangel on West 34th Street attracted some interest among those with knowledge of the situation. One reader wrote: In addition to the physical restoration of the church, Fr. Rutler also undertook its liturgical and musical renewal according to the principals of the “reform […]

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An article today in the leading Swiss newspaper (the “NZZ” of Zurich) on the most recent statistics of the Swiss Catholic Church. The Catholic Church in Switzerland is a smaller scale version of the German Catholic Church, with similar economics and ideology. “The objective has to be that the Church diminishes in an orderly manner.” […]

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