"Paul, Apostle of Christ" Gives Viewers a Springboard for Further Study

"Paul, Apostle of Christ" Gives Viewers a Springboard for Further Study

by Andrew Latham

The movie, Paul, Apostle of Christ, opened nationwide today.  Along with one of the priests of the SSPX, several members of the Holy Name Society screened the film in order to provide a review and guide for those faithful who may have interest in the story.

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Think Lent is Tough? Take a Look at Medieval Lenten Practices

Think Lent is Tough? Take a Look at Medieval Lenten Practices

by Angelus Press

Today’s Latin Catholics would be well-served to review the norms of early Christians as they prepared for Easter.

The Lenten fast for Latin Catholics living in the years of the third millennium of Christianity often means swapping out the lunchtime burger for a Filet-o-Fish, and attending Stations of the Cross sporadically.

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Group Organizing Nationwide “Rosary to the Interior” on Candlemas

Group Organizing Nationwide “Rosary to the Interior” on Candlemas

by Angelus Press

The Rosary will be prayed February 2 in chapels throughout the United States for the interior purification of the Church. 

Following the example of Polish Catholics last year who gathered on the borders of their country to pray the Rosary for Our Lady’s protection and graces over their country, a group of lay Catholics in the United States are suggesting a similar event.

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Will Gregorian Chant Soon be the Rule Rather than the Exception?

Will Gregorian Chant Soon be the Rule Rather than the Exception?

by Angelus Press

In article published this Christmas by Crux, the organic trend towards young Catholics’ attraction to the beauty of Gregorian Chant was optimistically praised. 

The article mentions the experiment made at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, VA, where Gregorian Chant has become a genuine attraction. 

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Most Complete 1962 Liturgical Calendar is Online

Most Complete 1962 Liturgical Calendar is Online

by Angelus Press

Just in time for the start of the liturgical year, the Society of Saint Pius X publishes the most complete liturgical calendar online. This calendar follows the liturgical books of 1962 which Pope Benedict XVI authorized for use in the Universal Church.

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Luther, A True Reformer of the Church?

Luther, A True Reformer of the Church?

by Angelus Press

Exactly five hundred years ago, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of his convent. This was the first decisive act by the Augustinian monk, a professor of biblical sciences at the University of Wittenberg, and the beginning of what history would come to call the Protestant Reformation

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An American Bishop and WWII Veteran Signs the Filial Correction

An American Bishop and WWII Veteran Signs the Filial Correction

by Brent Klaske

World War II veteran Bishop Gracida has signed the Filial Correction in which many clerics and laymen implore the Holy Father to clarify Amoris Laetitia.

Bishop René Henry Gracida is 94 years old. He served as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Miami then as bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee before becoming bishop of Corpus Christi until he retired in 1997.

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 On the 110th Anniversary of Pascendi, What is the Remedy for Modernism?

 On the 110th Anniversary of Pascendi, What is the Remedy for Modernism?

by Angelus Press

On September 8, 1907, St. Pius X published his great encyclical against Modernism, Pascendi Dominici Gregis.

This major document remains just as pertinent 110 years later.

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Update on Flooding in Texas Chapels - Dickinson and Spring, TX

Update on Flooding in Texas Chapels - Dickinson and Spring, TX

by Angelus Press

Dickinson, TX was an early center of extreme flooding. They received 15-20 inches of rain from 10pm Saturday night to 6am Sunday morning, and rain continues to fall through Monday. 

Please pray for all of this afflicted during this difficult time.

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Concerning Archbishop Lefebvre, the Council, and Bishop Schneider

Concerning Archbishop Lefebvre, the Council, and Bishop Schneider

by Angelus Press

An article by Bishop Athanasius Schneider on “the interpretation of Vatican II and its connection with the current crisis of the Church” in Corrispondenza Romana has been circulating online for some time.

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Bishop Schneider Says “There are Ambiguities in Vatican II”

Bishop Schneider Says “There are Ambiguities in Vatican II”

by Brent Klaske

On July 26, 2017, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana in Kazahkstan, published a column in the Corrispondenza Romana, on the theme of “the interpretation of Vatican II and the current crisis in the Church”. Here are the main points of his article.

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Professor Tolkien Goes to Mass: What the Author and Scholar Saw that Others Dismissed

Professor Tolkien Goes to Mass: What the Author and Scholar Saw that Others Dismissed

by Brent Klaske

From the first, the English author and Oxford University professor J.R.R. Tolkien was unwilling to embrace the liturgical reforms implemented after the Second Vatican Council. His grandson Simon tells this story:

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