Category Archives: LITURGY

FRANCIS AND BARTHOLOMEW vs KIRILL; ONLY CHRIST CAN OVERCOME RUSSIAN NARCISSIST SELF-SATISFACTION

Posted on January 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Russian Veto Against Francis and Bartholomew The embrace between Rome and Constantinople is renewed. But a document from the patriarchate of Moscow freezes the discussion between Catholics and Orthodox on the powers of the pope over the universal … Continue reading →

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WILL HOLY COMMUNION BE GIVEN TO THE DIVORCED AND ‘REMARRIED’?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Gratianus: Iuris Pater Canonici Gratianus dicit quod Ius Canonicum facile est. Omnia responsa sunt in libro. LET’S UNDERSTAND WHAT’S AT STAKE by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/lets-understand-whats-at-stake/ I suspect we’ll see more of this in coming months: certain Catholics, including … Continue reading →

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ADVENT

Posted on December 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Advent (Latin ad-venio, to come to). According to present [1907] usage, Advent is a period beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (30 November) and embracing four Sundays. The first Sunday may be … Continue reading →

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IT IS FITTING THAT THERE BE HERESIES, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE TRUE, MAY BE MANIFESTED AMONG YOU

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! December 2, 2013 The Tridentine Masterpiece by Donald S. Prudlo http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-tridentine-masterpiece  “Nam oportet et hæreses esse.” (1 Cor 11:19).  “It is fitting that there be heresies, so that those who are true, may be manifested among you.”  How appropriate … Continue reading →

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EVEN AFTER 450 YEARS WE SHOULD STILL THANK GOD FOR THE COUNCIL OF TRENT

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Church Marks the 450th Anniversary of Council of Trent (943) The Reformation-era council has shaped the life of the Church for nearly half a millennium. by STEPHEN BEALE 12/02/2013 – tanbooks.comTHE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER WASHINGTON — The Council of … Continue reading →

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BLESSED WOULD BE THE SINS THAT LEFT ANY SHAME IN YOU

Posted on October 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! October 30, 2013 The Blessings of Sin by Regis Martin CRISIS MAGAZINE When asked once about a sermon he’d just heard, the legendarily laconic Calvin Coolidge managed to summarize its theme in a single word:  “Sin.”   Pressed for details … Continue reading →

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LET’S FACE IT, LAWLESSNESS IS THE NEW NORM IN OUR SOCIETY, FROM THE PRESIDENCY DOWN TO THE PARISHONER

Posted on October 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A frequent visitor to this blog sent me an email with the following observation, lament and question: Growing up, I was taught never to question the authority of the Church.   Now that I am 31 years old, I have … Continue reading →

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THE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN, EVEN AFTER BISHOP BRUSKEWITZ, CONTINUES TO SHOW US THE WAY

Posted on September 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 47 Seminarians Walk into a Chapel… Posted by Micah Murphy in Liturgy | 10 comments I spent my sophomore year of college on the campus of the University of Nebraska, so I have a high degree of affection for … Continue reading →

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ROMANO GUARDINI REFLECTED ON THE POST-CONCILIAR LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

Posted on September 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ROMANO GUARDINI     Forty-six years after the publication of his seminal work, The Spirit of the Liturgy, and after the promulgation of the Vatican II document, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Romano Guardini reflected on the challenges of the Liturgical Movement … Continue reading →

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IS POPE FRANCIS AN ENEMY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS? PERHAPS NOT!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Francis during press conference on the flight from Brazil to Rome I first read Sandro Magister’s column printed below and I was shocked.  I seemed as though Pope Francis was possibly going to undo all that Pope Benedict … Continue reading →

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