Genuflection I have to confess that I don’t appreciate the word “ritual.” But I love the rite. Ritual – that’s often nothing more than the understandable attempt to bring structure again into an unraveling world. Usually, however, one perceives the contrived nature of it. “Introduce some new rituals” recommends the website “gofeminin” in the case […]

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Catholic Traditionalism from a French Perspective There is a deeply rooted conviction among French Catholics, in particular French bishops, that Traditionalism – or as it called with a very negative innuendo « intégrisme » (integrism) – is nothing but a … French question connected with a few unpleasant political episodes of our national history during […]

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Opening Remarks Fr. Richard G. Cipolla, Ph.D., D. Phil.(Oxon.) It is with great pleasure that I offer my introductory remarks at this conference sponsored by the Society of St Hugh of Cluny. This talk does not pretend to be either scholarly or profound. Although I would not go so far as to describe this talk […]

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The Shrine of St. Frances X.Cabrini 701 Fort Washington Avenue We cannot say that Americans and specifically New Yorkers show the reverence that is due for the relics of the few saints in their midst. The most spectacular site in the greater New York area – the Shrine of the North American Martyrs west of […]

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Yesterday a magnificent liturgy was celebrated in honor of St Cecilia at the parish of which she is patron. The traditional mass already has a long-established ‘tradition” in this parish; a large congregation was present.  Msgr. Mauro Cionini was the celebrant; Fr. Jean-Marie Moreau was Deacon (and homilist); Jeffrey Collins was subdeacon. Eddy Toribio was […]

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There will be a traditional Solemn Mass to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Cecilia’s Church in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn on Sunday, November 20th at 5pm.   St. Cecilia’s is one of only six consecrated churches in Brooklyn.  The Celebrant will be Monsignor Mauro Cionini of the mission of the Holy See […]

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Solemn High Mass for the Feast of St. Cecilia Tuesdsay, November 22nd at 7:30 PM Church of Saint Gabriel Stamford, CT Celebrant: Reverend Cyprian La Pastina, Pastor Deacon and Homilist: Msgr. Stephen Di Giovanni, Pastor of Basilica of St. John, Stamford Subdeacon: Reverend Greg Markey, Pastor, St. Mary, Norwalk Music: Mr. David Hughes and the […]

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 A new film …with child actors. Here is the TRAILER.

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The Catholic Artists Society marked All Hallows Eve at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Manhattan with the celebration of Solemn First Vespers of All Saints and a lecture by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang C.O. entitled “Art, Beauty and the Sacred.”   The event  attracted a crowd of over 200. Fr. Lang was assisted by Fr. Bruno Shah, […]

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