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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
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Category Archives: Brick by Brick
5 Anglican bishops intend to use Anglicanorum coetibus
Keep repeating: Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald, comes this about Anglican bishops who will be coming into unity with England’s Church of origin the Catholic Church. Five traditionalist … Read More
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Roman Vespers
Here is a little continuity for you. Vespers at the EF parish in Rome, staffed by the FSSP. This is the beautiful SS. Trinita dei Pelegrini. Brick by brick, folks.
New consultors to the CDWDS
From VIS we learn that the Holy Father has appointed new consultors to the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. I will highlight a few who will be particularly good. Hopefully the Anglophones will be able to … Read More
Followers of Fr. Feeney recently reconciled!
A reader alerted me this. It is significant enough to let everyone know about it. This is from 14 October! For your Brick by Brick file. All friends and supporters of Saint Benedict Center are hereby informed that Father David … Read More
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Benedict XVI’s Letter to SEMINARIANS!
His Holiness of Our Lord, the Vicar of Christ Pope Benedict XVI has issued a letter penned to seminarians. Let us have a look, with my emphases and comments. I add observations at the en as well. LETTER OF HIS … Read More
New director of the Sistine Chapel Choir
This looooong overdue. It is hard to understand what took Pope Benedict so long to take this important step for the improvement of papal liturgies in St. Peter’s Basilica. Fr. Massimo Palombella was appointed as the director of the Sistine … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z asks a question, directed especially at bishops.
Under another entry, in a comment, a participant here raised an interesting question. Many of us Latin Mass attendees have boys who also have affection for the “Beauty” of the Latin Mass … , and many of these young men … Read More
Fr. Farfaglia is surprised! Fr. Z offers solace and some observations.
The other day I posted about a piece by Fr. James Farfaglia, a sensible Catholic priest and no liberal, who shared thoughts about his love for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. He rambled a little and left an … Read More
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Archbp. Celli on ‘pastoral conversion’ on new media. Fr. Z rants.
From CNA comes this, with my emphases. Vatican official calls for ‘pastoral conversion’ on new media Vatican City, Oct 15, 2010 / 09:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church must intensify its presence in today’s “digital culture,” Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, … Read More
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