18 Mar

2018

“Jesus Hid Himself” Passion Sunday Sermon by Fr. Cipolla

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Sermon for Passion Sunday, St. Mary Church in Norwalk, CT March 18, 2018 Fr. Richard Cipolla They therefore picked up stones to cast at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple. (John: 8:58-59) Where did he go? Jesus hid himself. Hide and go seek? That children’s game that has its roots […]

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17 Mar

2018

First Notice: Lecture by Roberto de Mattei in Norwalk on April 9

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

The Society of St Hugh of Cluny and the parish of St Mary, Norwalk will be sponsoring a lecture by Prof. Roberto de Mattei on Monday, April 9 at the church of St Mary’s Norwalk, CT. I doubt Roberto de Mattei needs an introduction on this blog! The lecture will follow a festive Mass for the Feast of […]

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17 Mar

2018

Traditional Masses for St. Joseph’s Day

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses, Uncategorized

Monday, March 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph. These churches will offer the traditional Mass: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 259 Oliver Street, Newark, Solemn Mass, 7 pm. Coffee and refreshments served after mass in Rectory. Rev Msgr Joseph F. Ambrosio, Celebrant and Pastor. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, low Mass, 7:30 am. […]

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17 Mar

2018

From among the Ruins

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews

Among the Ruins: the Decline and Fall of the Roman Catholic Church by Paul L. Williams Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York 2017 We seem to be “on a roll”: new books on the manifold Catholic crises appear now almost weekly. No sooner had I written about the Catholic “decline and fall” genre when a new […]

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16 Mar

2018

Traditional Mass in Kearny, NJ

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny, New Jersey, will celebrate a Missa Cantata on Easter Wednesday, April 4th at 7:00 p.m. This will be the second Traditional Latin Mass at the parish since the changes of Vatican II and the first time that the pastor, the Very Reverend Joseph Mancini, will celebrate the Traditional Liturgy.

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13 Mar

2018

Catholic Artists Society: Evening of Recollection

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12 Mar

2018

Music for a Holy Roman Empress

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events, On the Trail of the Holy Roman Empire

The ancient Christian empire seems to be gaining more and more attention – despite recent denunciations by Team Francis. Two weeks ago we had the pleasure of hearing a 17th century Holy Week oratorio by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, written in 1678 for Emperor Leopold I. Just this last Saturday we attended the performance of a […]

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11 Mar

2018

The Church of the Martyrs

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews, Martin Mosebach

(Above) Image of the Twenty-one in a revived “Coptic” style. The common people usually prefer cruder but more expressive images. Die 21: Eine Reise ins Land der koptischen Martyrer (The 21: A Journey to the Land of the Coptic Martyrs) 2018 Rowohlt Verlag G.m.b.H. Reinbeck bei Hamburg The image on the cover of a magazine […]

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10 Mar

2018

Requiem Mass: Anniversary of the Death of Cardinal Kung

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated this morning by Fr. Cyprian La Pastina at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, Stamford, CT, to mark the anniversary of the death of Ignatius Cardinal Kung. David Hughes led the Viri Galilaei, the men’s chant choir from St. Mary Norwalk. The Mass was sponsored by the Cardinal […]

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9 Mar

2018