From Ireland comes a “Strategic Plan” for the Irish Association of the Knights of Malta –  incorporating  views undoubtedly intended to please in Rome. It envisions the complete transformation of the Order of Malta into a secular charitable organization:   Also, it is vital that our Association should not be perceived as a haven for excessive […]

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Plans are underway to open a new Catholic high school in Stamford, CT, the Cardinal Kung Academy, offering a classical curriculum. The school is scheduled to open this fall.  Three years of Latin will be required.  Technology such as i-pads and cell-phones will be prohibited There is an informational meeting this Thursday, May 3 at […]

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St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT, will be presenting the third and final installment of the Rosary Concert Series, dedicated to the Glorious Mysteries, on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 669 West Avenue in Norwalk, Connecticut. The program for “The Glorious Mysteries” is drawn from a collection of violin sonatas […]

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This Tuesday, May 1, St. Mary Church in Greenwich, CT, will offer a traditional Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker at 7:30 pm. Stained glass window in St. John Nepomucene Church, New York.

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Don’t miss the final lecture of this season’s Art of the Beautiful lecture series! Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P., presents“How Can I Keep From Singing? Active and Contemplative Participation in the Liturgy.” The lecture takes place this Saturday, April 28, 7:30 PM, at the Catholic Center at New York University (238 Thompson St., just south of Washington […]

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(above) St Benedict the Moor in happier times. St. Benedict the Moor 342 West 53rd Street. One day in 2014, I stopped by the curious, unpretentious church of St Benedict the Moor. In several prior visits I had never gained access to the main church (weekday masses were held in the rectory chapel). But on […]

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Stained glass window in the Church of St. Jean Baptiste, New York by Fr. Richard Cipolla (from the bulletin of St. Mary Church, Norwalk) One of the recent “movements” is the Slow Food Movement. This began as a protest against “fast food”. This protest is not merely against fast food on culinary grounds but also […]

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St. Pius X Church in Fairfield, CT, will offer a Solemn Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi on Thursday, May 31 at 7 pm. A procession in the church and benediction will follow the Mass. Fr. Timothy Iannacone will be the celebrant, with Fr. Michael Novajosky as deacon and Fr. Donal Kloster as subdeacon. […]

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