Look at this carefully. Preference for the Traditional Latin Mass is massively correlated with orthodoxy. This is precisely why certain people want it suppressed. They call the TLM “divisive” but the reality is that it is its opponents who want … Read More →
7:22 saw the sun rise here in Rome. 18:29 will see the sunset. 18:45 won’t hear the Ave Maria Bell that is supposed to ring. It is the 289th day of the civil year. There are 77 days left. Advent, … Read More →
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“The Unspoken Trial of the Orphaning of Our Priests”
There is a good/bad article at Crisis about the situation priests are in the USA. It is almost 6000 words… hard words. Here is a summary. In short, the piece opens with Crisis Magazine editor Eric Sammons’ call for calm … Read More →
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“There has never been anything like this in history;...
I saw the quote on twitter, but it was without a citation. I did some digging: “For fostering a true consciousness in liturgical matters, it is also important that the proscription against the form of liturgy in valid use up … Read More →
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ROME 25/10 – Day 18: reconstruction of the face of a...
7:21 18:31 18:45 By now… you know. Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila (+4 Oct 1582). Last year I posted – HERE – that the tomb of St. Teresa was opened for examination and her body was … Read More →
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Study sheds light on generational divide among US...
The Pillar occasionally posts good things of interest, depending on the writer. In this case, Luke Coppen, my former (excellent) editor at the UK’s Catholic Herald posts about priests. Some excerpts with some emphases and comments. Study sheds light on … Read More →
The time of the rising of the sun today was 7:19. The sun sets at 18:32. Ave Maria Bell? 18:45 Welcome Registrant: WmC.Ramsey Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay … Read More →
From a reader… On the First Friday in August, my godson and I went to confession. We then went camping for a week. We found a lovely church to attend Mass on Sunday. Thursday we came home. Friday my beloved … Read More →
On this anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, the sun rose upon Rome at 7:18. On this Feast of St. Edward the sunset at 18:34. As you know, the Ave Maria Bell should have rung for … Read More →
Rorate had it… Another Traditional Monastery in France — the Monks of Le Barroux take charge of the Trappist monastery of Bellefontainehttps://t.co/dFeCDeHtEb pic.twitter.com/1vC3aqaR27 — Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) October 13, 2025
RUPNIK—Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today announces: “On 9 October 2025, the five Judges of the Tribunal that will hear the case of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik were appointed. The judicial panel is composed of women … Read More →
This paragraph is in the letter that a pastor of a parish in the Diocese of Knoxville where the TLM is shortly to be suppressed as part of the ongoing pogrom. The final Mass in the Extraordinary Form to be … Read More →
Please, Blessed Mother, intercede. Ask for graces from Our High Priest, Your Son, to open the hearts of bishops who are suppressing the faithful who desire traditional worship. Today is the 108th Anniversary of the Final Apparition of Our Lady … Read More →
Another diocese cancelling the TLM ? Our priest announced today at TLM that the diocese of Knoxville, TN is transitioning away from the TLM, impacting Johnson City, Holy Ghost in Knoxville, and Chattanooga. No alternate location was mentioned. My wife … Read More →
Faithful pack Charlotte Latin Mass on first Sunday since restrictions took effect – LifeSite https://t.co/bd6RL6gnOM pic.twitter.com/tOdAFGEWgn — John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) October 12, 2025 Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay … Read More →
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ASK FATHER: You haven’t commented on Pope Leo’s new...
From “readers” distilled. QUAERITUR: You haven’t commented on Pope Leo’s new document? How come? The problem is that, by the spiritual abuse and constant drubbing we have had, over the last years, with the looming threat of some other looney … Read More →
And this is why, in the end, what has happened in Charlotte, NC, is far more wicked than the temporary desecration of Canterbury Cathedral. https://t.co/VPpDw2gdxQ — Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 12, 2025 Today I had a chance to talk to … Read More →
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this 18th Sunday after Pentecost, … Read More →
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More →
Get some chess stuff! Do you have a board already? Get one for a friend. Every house, especially with kids, should have chess set. There are electronics you can use to train, along with books… remember books? Interested in learning? … Read More →