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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(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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 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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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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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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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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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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Solemn High Mass celebrated by Fr. Cyprian La Pastina, the pastor of St. Mary’s. The music included a mass setting by Michael Haydn.

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Yesterday was celebrated the Patronal Feast of Most Holy Name of Jesus parish, Brooklyn – a Solemn High Mass in their newly renovated church. Some more great photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez:

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“Three miracles Glorify this day…” (Window from the Cathedral of St. James, Brooklyn – on the table is a fruit from the New World) January 6, 2015 Epiphany Saint Mary Church, 178 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Connecticut 7:30 PM Solemn High Mass. The Mass setting will be Missa Sancti Gabrielis by J. Michael Haydn with Gregorian […]

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