by Aidan Nichols (Gracewing, Leominster, 2023) Fr. Aidan Nichols, the outstanding English theologian, has given us a succinct memoir. Apologia is the odyssey of a theologian and writer in the Catholic world after the Second Vatican Council. We travel to various places: from England to Norway to Jamaica to even (potentially) Sikkim (to name but […]

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By George A. Kendall (“The liturgy from Hell,” Chronicles Magazine, 38-40 (February 2024)) George A. Kendall settles accounts with the Novus Ordo regime in a blazing article – and suggests a path going forward. It’s a forceful response to the increasingly rabid attacks on traditionalists in Catholic media in Europe and the United States. 1) […]

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The Unforgivable: And Other Writings by  Cristina Campo  (Author), Alex Andriesse  (Translator), Kathryn Davis  (Introduction) (New York Review Books Classics, New York, 2024). Available on Amazon. Finally there appears an English translation of the major essays of Cristina Campo. This edition consists of the book I had previously reviewed (“The Unforgiveable”) plus several additional essays. For a discussion of this volume […]

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Stained glass window in St. Peter’s Cathedral, Regensburg, Germany. The saint is shown with a two-handed grip on her attribute: pincers holding a tooth. A difficult shot at an angle! Saint Apollonia on the facade of the Basilica della Collegiata, Catania, Sicily.

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Sermon for the Feast of St. Agatha 2024             On one of the many tours I organized and led to Italy, we stopped in Padua and visited the shrine church of Saint Anthony.  The saint’s body is under the altar in a special chapel to the left of the high altar.  But if you go to the area […]

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Pontifical Vespers for Candlemas at Old Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York – a magnificent liturgical and musical presentation that took place on Friday evening. It was co-sponsored by the Society of Saint Hugh of Cluny. The music, in addition to chant, was by Italian composers of the first half of the eighteenth century – […]

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Regina Pacis Academy celebrated a Solemn Mass for the Feast of Candlemas yesterday which included the students, parents and friends of the community.

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This Friday February 2 is the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mother, or Candlemas. The following churches will offer traditional Masses: Connecticut St. Mary Church, Norwalk, 8 am Low Mass; 1 pm Solemn Mass; 7 pm Solemn Mass. Sacred Heart Oratory, Redding, 6 pm, Solemn Mass with outdoor procession Sts. Cyril and Methodius, […]

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On Wednesday, January 31, a Mass will be celebrated on the feast day of Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy – Queen of the Two Sicilies. The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George (of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) is of course a sponsor. But Fr. John Hunwicke has pointed out her connections with […]

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Today is the 40th anniversary of Fr. Richard Cipolla’s ordination to the priesthood. Deo gratias agimus! He celebrated Solemn Mass at St. Mary Church, Norwalk.

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