More and more Catholic properties hit the market. Now it is the former school of the parish of Old St. Patrick’s cathedral. In the 1980’s it was apparent to the outside observer that this school shared the post-Conciliar decadence of so many other Catholic institutions. In 2010,after various vicissitudes, it closed with 129 pupils. Now […]

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We at the Society of St Hugh of Cluny wish all our members, friends and readers a blessed and merry Christmas.

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The Midnight Mass of Christmas…in the newly redecorated church of St. Mary, Norwalk. Mr David Hughes directed the music – including the “Messe Solennelle” of Louis Vierne. Fr. Greg Markey, pastor of St. Mary’s, was the celebrant. Mr. Steve Genovese was deacon: Fr. Richard Cipolla was subdeacon. At 9:30 in the morning, the third mass […]

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(Requested by our friends at St. Columba parish) ST. COLUMBA EN LA RADIO Desde el 19 de diciembre todos los jueves la comunidad hispana de San Columba coauspicia un programa de radio. A través del mismo queremos llegar a toda nuestra comunidad, en especial a los privados de libertad, los enfermos, los emigrantes solos y […]

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We offer you a few glimpses of the newly renovated St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, which is scheduled to formally open this Saturday with the celebration of a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form at 9:00 am. The newly renovated church will be blessed by His Excellency Bishop Frank Caggiano on Sunday January 5. Bishop […]

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The Golden Madonna- this sadly mutilated image of Our Lady, commissioned by St. Bernward before 1022, is one of the earliest statues in the West. Medieval Treasures from Hildesheim The Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition open until January 5, 2014 The Holy Roman Empire – a vague and mysterious concept to us nowadays. Yet an […]

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Church of Most Holy Redeemer, New York The following churches will be celebrating the Traditional Mass for Christmas and/or for the Octave of Christmas. Please help us to complete the schedule by informing us of Masses that we have not yet listed. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT Chrismas Eve: 11 pm Rosary by the Creche, […]

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The renovation of St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk is completed. The first Mass to be celebrated in front of the new reredos of Our Lady’s Assumption into Heaven will be the 9:00 Mass this Saturday, a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form. This Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, all Masses will return to the […]

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Yesterday we have this article in the NYT on the fate of New York Catholic churches and their “artifacts.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/nyregion/for-relics-from-closed-churches-an-afterlife-in-staten-island.html?ref=nyregion The article has as its stated theme the “recycling” of furnishings from closed churches. “Some items ended up at the warehouse after the 2007 decision of the Archdiocese of New York to close or shrink […]

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The AP reports it – must be something to it, then. It’s a story that already has been extensively covered for weeks by Italian secular media and conservative Italian websites: Pope’s crackdown on order alarms traditionalists Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/12/14/5418242/popes-crackdown-on-order-alarms.html#storylink=cpy Where we read among other things: “Francis has called Benedict’s 2007 decree allowing wider use […]

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