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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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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?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Category Archives: Brick by Brick
QUAERITUR: It is hard to learn the “Tridentine Mass”?
From a priest reader: I’ve been a priest since 1984 and when I was ordained my bishop did not look favorably on the traditional Latin Mass. Therefore my seminary training at St. Meinrad did not include any mention of the … Read More
25 March – Card. Egan – Pontifical Mass to mark 25th anniv of “Evangelium vitae”
I was sent this reliable information about an upcoming event in NYC. CARDINAL TO CELEBRATE MASS MARKING 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRO-LIFE ENCYCLICAL New York, Feb. 12, 2010 – New York’s Agnus Dei Council of the Knights of Columbus announced today … Read More
Confession by confession in NJ
Are there special Lenten programs for penance in your dioceses or parishes? From a reader: FYI, the Diocese of Paterson (NJ) is for the second year offering confessions at every parish on Monday’s throughout Lent.Here is the link to the … Read More
Bishop by bishop
Here is something quite interesting for your Brick By Brick file. I picked up from the intrepid Andrea Tornielli that Una Voce Malaga has been doing some arithmetic. Apparently, world wide, since summorum Pontificum went into effect some 138 cardinals … Read More
A Promising Development at Mundelein Seminary
I was alerted this is exceptionally good news: A Promising Development at Mundelein Seminary It warms my heart to see this on the list of classes for next quarter. Will I be taking it? Absolutely!
Brick by brick at Seton Hall University
From a reader: Mass will be offered in Latin in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at Seton Hall University on all Mondays of this semester at 7:00 PM. The Latin Masses will alternate between the Ordinary Form and the Extraordinary Form. … Read More
Another TLM location in Rome
I don’t know if you heard this or not, but there is now yet another church in Rome where you can find celebrations of Holy Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. According to Messa In … Read More
Berlin, NJ: Mater Ecclesiae starting sung Compline.
I continue to muse about Latin in parish worship. I just isn’t that hard. People can and will take to it and Latin can facilitate a deeper kind of active participation. I had a note from a reader who has … Read More
Small world… small connections…
I think most of you have read by now the story about the young man who is a hot baseball prospect, with the A’s, Grant Desme, who has chosen to verify a vocation to the priesthood at St. Michael’s Abbey … Read More
“Secret” meeting of delegations of Holy See and SSPX
In an earlier report, we were given to believe that perhaps there would not be another meeting of the and CDF SSPX delegations for a while. However, Petrus has a bit of news in Italian. The upshot is that i.Media … Read More
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