When I heard the other day that the “pope emeritus,” Benedict XVI, had become seriously ill, I searched through what I and others had written about him over the years. But it was especially the illustrations to these writings, the pictures of Benedict himself, that I found moving. From the years of his papacy there were so […]

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31 Dec

2022

Pope Benedict XVI, R.I.P.

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Pope Benedict XVI died this morning in Rome.

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30 Dec

2022

Feast of the Holy Name in Brooklyn

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

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30 Dec

2022

Monks of Norcia to Visit Stamford

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Events

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29 Dec

2022

Traditional Masses for January 1, the Octave of Christmas

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

The following churches will offer the Traditional Mass on Sunday, Jan. 1, the Octave of Christmas. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 10 am Solemn Mass followed by annual festive Christmas coffee hour with carolling St Marguerite Bourgeoys, Brookfield, CT, 12:30 pm Missa Cantata Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York, NY , 10:30 A.M. Sung Mass […]

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28 Dec

2022

Pope Benedict is ill

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It is reported – also by Pope Francis – that “Pope Emeritus” Benedict XVI is seriously ill. Let us keep him in our prayers today. For it was Pope Benedict who liberated the Traditional Mass by issuing Summorum Pontificum in 2007. He suffered much for that and his other attempts to reconnect the Church with […]

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28 Dec

2022