Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Saint Raphael 502 West 41st Street. Catholic New York seems to superabound in cathedrals. There are both the old and the new St. Patrick’s. All Saints is the Cathedral of Harlem; another large Harlem parish disputes the claim to that title. Most Holy Redeemer was called the “German […]

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I had undertaken earlier to sketch out the broad outlines of a history of the Catholic Traditionalism in the United States; how it arose and where it stood at the present day. In the press of events I had to set this work aside. Now, when I turn to it again I find a new […]

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Sermon for A Requiem Mass for Mario Palmaro 18 March 2014 by Father Richard Cipolla From the Gospel according to St John: “Jesus asked Martha: ‘Do you believe this?’” And that is the only relevant question for the Catholic, because it is the basic question of faith. In this gospel Jesus cuts through both a […]

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Yesterday evening at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Fr. Richard Cipolla celebrated a Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form for Mario Palmaro.

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Note:  This conference will be proceeded by  Solemn Traditional Vespers  at 5:30 PM. The location will be the magnificent setting of Old St.Patrick’s Cathedral/Basilica. See here for details. Please be aware of the dress code of the Union League Club:  business attire . . . jackets for men, no jeans or sneakers For more details about […]

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The following churches will be offering the Tradtional Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph this Wednesday, March 19: St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, Solemn Mass, 7 pm, Prelude: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (BWV 648) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750) Missa Sancta et immaculata virginitas (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599) Gregorian Mass of St. Joseph: Justus ut […]

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There will be a Traditional Solemn Mass tonight at 7 pm at St. Denis Church, Yonkers, NY for  the Feast of St. Patrick. Window of St. Patrick is at St. Columba Church, Manhattan.

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St. John the Evangelist Church in Agawam, MA now has a Tridentine High Mass sung entirely in Gregorian chant which is never abbreviated but sung completely according to the Graduale Romanum. The Mass is celebrated at 5 PM every Sunday except the 3rd Sunday of each month with plans soon for every Sunday. The canonical hour of none […]

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This year the annual symposium founded and organized by Donald Reynolds in tribute to Rudolf Wittkower will take place on Friday, March 21, 2014 from 8:30am to 6pm. The symposium will put a particular emphasis on the work and legacy of Patrick Charles Keeley, who was the architect of the Church of the Holy Innocents. […]

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“The Church at the Close of an Age:  Postconciliar Catholicism at the End of the Generation of Vatican II” On Friday April 4th at 7:00 p.m. at the Union League Club in New York City, the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny will sponsor a brief conference examining postconciliar Catholicism at the end of the […]

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