The End of the Churches: St. John the Evangelist

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in The Churches of New York

The Terence Cardinal Cooke Building/ Church of St. John the Evangelist in its former “glory.” (2010) The former archdiocesan headquarters/parish/ school now being reconstructed. For the parish’s former appearance see “The Restoration of Christian Culture.” The facade has by now been largely stripped of its stone “Catholic” cladding. (Photos from March 26, 2026)

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24 Mar

2026

Traditional Masses for the Feast of the Annunciation

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Masses

Tomorrow, Wednesday March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation. The following churches have traditional Masses for the feast: St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT, 6 pm low Mass Georgetown Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Redding, CT, 6 pm, Missa Cantata Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, 7:45 am St. Patrick Oratory, Waterbury, 12 noon Transfiguration […]

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23 Mar

2026

The Seven Sacraments

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews

Les Sept Sacrements : d’Hier à Aujourd’hui (A brief critical examination of the New Rituals) Fr. Claude Barthe Preface by Bishop Athanasius Schneider (Contretemps, Versailles, 2025) 98 pp. (in French) Father Claude Barthe always can be relied on for outstanding contributions to the self-understanding of the traditionalist cause. The battle over Catholic tradition has up […]

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22 Mar

2026

The New Notre Dame: a Status Report

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Photos

The Facade of Notre Dame seen later in the morning, after our visit. How has the restoration of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris fared? In February we made a visit to find out. By arriving at opening time, we mostly avoided standing in line. Just an hour or so later, a queue wound […]

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21 Mar

2026

Through the Lands of Habsburg

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews, On the Trail of the Holy Roman Empire

Durch Habsburgs Lande Ronald Friedrich Schwarzer Second, expanded Edition 2025 Karolinger Verlag (Vienna, Leipzig) 155 pp. (in German) In the foreword to Through the Lands of Habsburg Lothar Höbelt describes the author, Ronald Friedrich Schwarzer, as a well-known “character” in Vienna. Ronald Schwarzer, our author, was born in 1965 – just outside “Boomer land.” In his “day job,” he […]

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20 Mar

2026

Towards Dawn

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Book Reviews

Towards Dawn: Essays in Hopefulness 2025 Word on Fire, Elk Grove Village, IL 141 pages I have been hearing all kinds of good things about Bishop Eric Varden in recent years. A Trappist monk who became the Bishop of Trondheim in his native Norway, he has appeared as an advocate of orthodoxy and sensibility in […]

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17 Mar

2026

Traditional Masses for the Feast of St Joseph

Posted by Stuart Chessman Published in Uncategorized

Here are some churches in the area that are offering special Masses for the Feast of St. Joseph this Thursday, March 19. St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT; 9:15 am Missa Cantata (organized by Regina Pacis Academy); 12:10 pm low Mass; and 7 pm Missa Cantata Georgetown Oratory, Redding, CT 6 pm Sts. Cyril and Methodius […]

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16 Mar

2026