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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Why Are Young People Drawn to Traditional Catholic Worship?
Yesterday after our Solemn Mass at 10:30 an older couple visiting from Pennsylvania stopped to talk with me. They were amazed at the packed church, the number of altar boys, the beautiful singing of [...]
Reverence and Relevance
At Our Lady of the Rosary in Greenville the Mass is celebrated in a traditional style with the priest offering the sacrifice of the Mass facing the same direction as the people. The Novus [...]
Understanding Pope Francis
I'm not concerned now, after more than ten years of a messy papacy, to "explain" Pope Francis. I am, however, interested in trying to understand his point of view. I think one of the [...]
Christian Unity and the Anglicans
This week during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Anglicans were not only invited to conduct Choral Evensong in St Peter's Basilica, but the Archbishop of Canterbury celebrated a communion service in a [...]
The Conversion of St Paul and the Magi
The Essenes were a monastic group who observed celibacy, maintained strict religious rules and were intrigued by apocalyptic and Messianic prophecies. Because they were persecuted by the other Jews, the Essenes were scattered across [...]
Altar Rails: Why Do We Do That?
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on Traditional Catholic Worship One of the marks of traditional Catholic worship is kneeling to receive communion on the tongue. This started to become [...]
