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Feedback from Oxford – first time serving a TLM

From a reader: I just wanted to let you know a bit of good news, I served for the first time at a sung TLM this evening at SS Gregory & Augustine Church in Oxford, England. We have so many … Read More

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How to save a Catholic school

Something unexpected came from the site of The Catholic Spirit of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. What works: St. Matthew’s School increases enrollment by 30 percent     By Julie Carroll   Thursday, 03 December 2009 While most inner-city schools … Read More

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Turn by turn: Benedict XVI ad orientem versus

The Holy Father celebrated Holy Mass with members of the Pontifical Theological Commission. Mass was in the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Mass was ad orientem, at an altar which can be used from either side. Since this was … Read More

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NYC new daily TLM

I had this from a reader: Beginning Monday, November 30th there will be a new daily Low Mass (in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite) every weekday at 6:00 PM at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan. … Read More

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REVIEW: St. Antoine Daniel Gregorian Chant Ordinaries (and Fr. Z rants)

At what became my home parish back in my native place, on Saturday mornings there was always a modest sung Mass in Latin, with incense and Gregorian chant.  People would file into the chapel and take from a basket to … Read More

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A “first TLM” note… brick by brick in Georgia

Here is a nice note from a reader: Tonight, I attended my first TLM in approximately 46 years (I am 49).   It was a beautiful Mass and I was filled with God’s love to the point of tears.  The Mass … Read More

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Brick by brick… big bricks… in Lyon

Here is a nice brick by brick story picked up from NLM: Recently there was a meeting of French faithful attached to the usus antiquior, the rencontre pour l’Unité Catholique (Meeting for Catholic Unity), in Versailles, France. In the course … Read More

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Brick by Brick on the Emerald Isle

From a reader: My son is due to make his First Communion next spring. Since our family attends the extraordinary form of the Mass at St Kevin’s in Dublin, I was concerned that his teacher might not understand the differences … Read More

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Solemn Mass in Oxford

A friend of mine in the Oxford Newman Society alerted me to pics online of their Mass for the term.  It was the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Mass was in the chapel of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.Check … Read More

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Taking HIM to the streets in Kansas City with the Catholic Youth

From The Catholic Key of Kansas City, MO. The National Catholic Youth Conference is in full swing.

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