The precentor proclaims the birth of Christ, chronicling the ages leading up to His birth. Midnight Mass at St. Mary’s, Norwalk, CT. (Fr. Richard Cipolla, pastor, was the celebrant) (Below) The celebrant, accompanied by his ministers, carries the statue of the Christ Child, which is placed in the creche. (Below) The procession and start of the mass. […]

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    In the last few days before Christmas an apparently minor internal conflict within the Order of Malta has exploded even in the international secular media. A senior officer – Albrecht von Boeselager – of the Knights of Malta has been suspended from the Order and removed from his positions by the Order’s Grand […]

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The Roman Forum 11 Carmine St., Apt. 2C New York, New York 10014 www.romanforum.org drjcrao@aol.com December 22, 2016 Dear Friends, The Roman Forum is once again seeking $50,000 in tax-deductible donations in support of its Twenty-Fifth Annual Summer Symposium. This program will be held from July 3rd through July 14th, 2017 (11 nights) on the […]

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Helmut Rückriegel(on right) Today a friend asked me for the contact information of Helmut Rückriegel; I soon found to my great sorrow and surprise that he had died on January 25 of this year! I unfortunately only had a few occasions to meet Ambassador Rückriegel. He would visit New York where his son lived. I […]

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In the current published financials of St.Agnes parish we find this: “Contribution from St. Agnes to Archdiocese of NY 1,250,000” That’s a remarkably large amount from a parish – as its 2015-16 financial report reveals – so deeply in the red. And that’s in addition to the Cardinal’s appeal and the Archdiocesan assessment. Perhaps an […]

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  Donald W. Wuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh 1988-2006: Wuerl closed 73 church buildings, which included 37 churches, and reduced 331 parishes by 117 through merging while bishop of Pittsburgh; he was managing the remaining 214 parishes when he left in June 2006.  Wuerl’s plan, The Parish Reorganization and Revitalization Project,  is now used as a […]

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Rorate Mass this morning at St Mary’s Greenwich. As you can see from these pictures and the prior post of this day, the inclement weather was no obstacle to this newly popular Advent devotion. (St. Mary’s Greenwich and St. Mary’s Norwalk are roughly 12 miles apart) (Photographs courtesy of Father Cyprian P. La Pastina, Pastor, […]

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Before dawn this Saturday morning an impressive congregation braved the darkness, snow and ice of an early winter storm to participate in the celebration of a Rorate Mass.  Fr. Richard Cipolla celebrated the missa cantata.   (Above) The view from the choir loft (photo courtesy of David Hughes)

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Stained Glass Window in the Church of St. Monica, New York Connecticut: St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, Brookfield CHRISTMAS DAY, 4 PM OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS, Jan. 1,  4 pm Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell Christmas Day, 10:00 AM Low Mass St. Martha, Enfield CHRISTMAS DAY, Sunday, December 25,  12:00 Midnight,  12:00 Noon OCTAVE DAY OF […]

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