22 Jan

2015

Masses for Candlemas

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

Window in the Church of St. John Nepomucene, New York (proposed to be merged this year) On Monday, February 2nd, 2015, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Candlemas) is celebrated. Sunday, February 1 (“External Observance”): St Stanislaus, New Haven, Connecticut High Mass, blessing […]

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22 Jan

2015

Missa Cantata at Princeton University Chapel

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

On February 3rd, the Princeton University Chapel will have a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at 9 p.m., sponsored by the Aquinas Institute. The Mass will celebrated by Fr. Carlos Hamel of the Fraternity of Saint Joseph the Guardian, assisted by Princeton alumnus Brother Gerhard. A reception will follow after […]

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21 Jan

2015

Is an Apology in Order?

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Uncategorized

To the late Brent Bozell and Triumph magazine from neoconservatism, which movement seems to be groping towards the same conclusions on America reached by Bozell and Triumph – only some 45 years later: “The End of American Civic Christianity” by Rod Dreher (see also the First Things discussion to which it refers) There is much […]

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15 Jan

2015

Angeli et amici: In festo S. Antonii Abbatis

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Mr. Screwtape

(St Anthony Abbot from the Isenheim Altar of Matthias Grünewald) Named after a colonial companion of Ponce de Leon and one of the original settlers of that territory, Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage, with Mayagüez to the north, Rincón, Aguada, and […]

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13 Jan

2015

Just One Day left to See It!

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

Frate Francesco: Friar Francis: Traces, Words, Images You only have tomorrow (January 14) left to catch the exhibit of manuscripts relating to St Francis on display at Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York. The exhibit had been originally on display at the UN for just November 17-28 last year(but not open to the public?). It […]

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13 Jan

2015

Music before 1800: Music of the Holy Roman Empire

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

POMERIUM Alexander Blachly, Director with viol consort THE CAT’S PAW Music for Imperial Augsburg, 1518-1548 SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 4 PM CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, 529 W. 121 St, NYC Director Alexander Blachly’s vocal ensemble Pomerium and the viol consort, The Cat’s Paw, perform works by Isaac, Josquin, Senfl, Crecquillon and Gombert. “Music for Imperial Augsburg” presents […]

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11 Jan

2015

These are the Manhattan Closures

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Making all Things New

For your convenience listed below are links to our posts on the Manhattan churches that (currently) will be essentially closed under the “Making all Things New” program. Note that there are other churches that will be eliminated outside of the formal reorganization plan. 1. St.Stephen 2. Holy Rosary 3. Nativity 4. St. Joseph 5. St […]

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10 Jan

2015

The Churches of New York LXX: “A Mighty Fortress….”

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in The Churches of New York

Holy Rosary 444 East 119th Street East 119th Street in East Harlem – “Spanish” or, earlier, “Italian” Harlem. For many decades now it’s been a quiet, off-the beaten-track location – Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Rao’s are located a few blocks to the south. At least the streets here aren’t totally dominated by the […]

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9 Jan

2015

The Art of the Beautiful Lecture Series

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

The Art of the Beautiful series continues on Saturday, January 17th with Yale University’s Julia Yost. Ms. Yost, a frequent contributor to First Things, will speak on Anglo Catholic Modernism: Writing Religious Beauty in the Modern Era. Details: 7.30pm The Catholic Center at NYU 238 Thompson Street, NY, NY 10012

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7 Jan

2015