Monthly Archives: August 2007

I am testing for the next three months a couple Skype virtual phone numbers, in both the UK and the USA.  The skype id is: wdtprs You can leave me voice mail.

You know that from time to time I post items from parish bulletins.  I usually try to find good items, edifying pieces.  Parish bulletins are not always known for their edifying clerical commentary. Sadly, it falls to me today to … Read More →

A few days ago I posted an official statement about the decision of the Bishop of Gaylord that all parish Masses must be in English unless specific permission was granted to use another language.  This stirred some strong reactions. I … Read More →

I am lead to wonder if the new Bishop of Birmingham is making his upcoming presence known. Surely this will cause some folks to completely freak out. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY EWTN to Televise Live Tridentine Mass Celebrated by … Read More →

And now for something completely different…. Folks, I do not enjoy parsing and "fisking" those cold reactions to the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.  As a matter of fact, this WDTPRS thing isn’t primarily about the older form of Mass.  However, … Read More →

I got a little blurb from Alcuin Reid who says he wrote a forward to a new book on celebrating the older Mass in its "Low Mass" version. If I can get a review copy, I will write on it.  … Read More →

I received this Press Release and want to give it some visibility: Online Multimedia Tutorial of the 1962 Catholic Latin Tridentine Mass 2007-08-17 By Rev. Scott Haynes, S.J.C. A new web site has been released  SanctaMissa.org For_Immediate_Release: CHICAGO, IL – … Read More →

The Archbishop of Seattle, Most Reverend Alex J Brunett, made a statement about the implementation of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.  The letter was addressed to priests. What follows starts as a very smart, very theological approach to the Motu … Read More →

I am very grateful for the amazing response to this blog.  We have grown a great deal in the past few months. Thanks to all of you with blogs who are linking to WDTPRS.  You are very kind.  Solidarity! Traffic … Read More →

I received a very informative e-mail from GK, to whom I tip my biretta o{]:¬)   As a follow-up on the email I sent you about the guidelines on the usus extraordinarius issued by H.E. Msgr. Walter Mixa, Bishop of … Read More →