Matthew Walther writes in The Wall Strreet Journal on the persistence of the Latin Mass and on a distresssing aspect of Catholic culture: The best sermon I’ve ever heard was delivered by Father James Richardson in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 2018. It was the Sunday after news broke about the proclivities of the late Cardinal Theodore […]

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In recent years the Archdiocese of New York has abandoned all pretense of planning and transparency regarding the continuing disappearance of parishes, schools, and shrines. Mergers and closures occur without any communication being made to media or to the laity directly affected. In the case of parishes, for example, a researcher needs to consult a page […]

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Last year I visited the Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine (the church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Downtown New York  and found it closed. I recently decided to return and check on  its current status. The website of the parish of St. Peter and Our Lady of Victory – into which Our Lady of the Rosary […]

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St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral interior at a recent concert(photo taken 4/24/2025). We read that the “Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral” has now been “entrusted to the care” of the Legion of Christ: “Legionaries of Christ assigned the Basilica of Old St. Pat’s in New York City,” legionariesofchrist.org (8/30/2025) So one of the most historic […]

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We welcome this history of the Viri Galilaei written by member Steven Merola: On September 9, 2015, a group of men under the direction of David Hughes met in the basement chapel of St. Mary’s parish in Norwalk to begin to learn to chant the office of Vespers. They toyed with several ideas for a […]

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Jesse Russell at Catholic World Report has provided a review of Yves Chiron’s Between Rome and Rebellion: A History of Catholic Traditionalism with Special Attention to France ( Angelico Press, Brooklyn, 2024 (John Pepino, translator)): Russell, Jesse, “French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism,” Catholic World Report ( 8/20/2025) Now in reviewing a book it […]

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The nave of St. Patrick’s cathedral today – pews and side altars – was mostly occupied by images of fentanyl victims. It seemed as if worshippers were only in only a few pews at the very front…..

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THe Bridgeport diocese now has an “Apologetics Director.” Brennan, Rose, “Suan Sonna named new Apologetics Director,” 3 Fairfield County Catholic(July/August 2025). In his new position,  Mr. Sonna proposes to invite speakers, to organize retreats,  “conversations,” parish “Apologetic Sundays,”  “testimony nights,” etc.  “Apologetics Begins,” bridgeportdiocese.org (August 6, 2025) In Brennan’s article, supra, we learn that : “(Sonna’s) favorite topics to speak on include sacred Scripture, […]

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Your Statutes were my Song in the Land of Exile: The Sorrows and the Joys of the Battle for a Birthright (For the Whole Christ: The Collected Works of Dr John Rao, volume 3)  2025 Arouca Press, Waterloo, Ontario 199 Pages I should say up front that I have known John Rao since the early […]

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