Recently the Archdiocese of New York has been most reticent about its so-called parish planning (= church closings). 10 years ago, the Archdiocese announced closings or mergers of churches or schools as part of a supposed grand plan. Now there is no public announcement. Decisions are taken regard to individual parishes and schools without any […]

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7 Sep

2026

The Roman Forum Program Announced for this Year

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

The Roman Forum 35th Annual New York City Church History Program 2026-2027 The Perennial Esoteric Tradition, Judaism, and Catholicism Lecturer: Dr. John C. Rao (D.Phil. Oxford, Chairman of the Roman Forum) September 26: Esotericism, Gnosticism, and Judaism at the Beginning of Christianity October 10: The Destruction of the Second Temple, Rabbinic Judaism, and Christianity […]

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6 Sep

2026

Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews, The Churches of New York

Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan Photographs by Michael J. Horowitz; Text by Elizabeth Anne Hartman Abbeville Press Publishers (New York and London 2022) 304 pages In 2022 Abbeville Press published Divine New York, a small-scale coffee table book about the churches and synagogues of Manhattan. Similar books have been published […]

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6 Sep

2026

Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Nativity in Norwalk

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Regina Pacis Academy’s opening Mass of the academic year will be in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8 at 9:00 am. at St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, CT. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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6 Sep

2026

Requiem Masses for 9/11 Victims

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

At St. Josaphat Oratory in Bayside, Queens: Praised be Jesus Christ! On Friday, Sept. 11th: we pray for the victims of 9/11; we offer reparation for this horrendous mass murder, which wounded so deeply the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the maternal Heart of Mary. Schedule: 7am & 7pm: Holy Mass with sermon 6pm: Holy […]

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6 Sep

2026

31st Annual Traditional Pilgrimage for Restoration to Auriesville Shrine

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Friday – Sunday September 25-27 The pilgrimage, now in its 31st year, is a journey of the faithful to Our Lady’s Shrine of the Martyrs in upstate New York, at Auriesville. Here, Jesuit Father Isaac Jogues and Companions were martyred, beginning with lay-brother René Goupîl in 1642, and later layman John de LaLande and Jogues […]

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6 Sep

2026

Traditional Pilgrimage to Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma

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The annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage guides thousands of participants through a rigorous terrain for 35 miles over 2 days to their destination – the Benedictine monastery Clear Creek Abbey. The 2023 sacrificial walk of reparation had over 2000 pilgrims from 43 states walk a 2-day journey that culminated in a Pontifical High Mass offered by His […]

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5 Sep

2026