Category Archives: Mass

Photos of Pope Francis at Easter Sunday Mass

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

I’m afraid this is now the third post with pictures taken by my son! These are from today’s Easter Sunday Mass, so I hope you enjoy looking at them.   For a full set, please visit http://www.flickr.com/pchidell    

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The Dome of Home

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

The following short film explores the Shrine church of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena, on the Wirral. In it Canon Montjean, the rector of the Shrine, discusses aspects of the Extrordinary Form of the liturgy, as well as showing the … Continue reading →

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A VATICAN MANUAL TO HELP PRIESTS CELEBRATE MASS

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Prefect Warns Against Making Liturgy Into a ‘Show’ (and not a moment too soon!) H. Sergio Mora ROME, January 16, 2013 (Zenit.org). The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments is preparing a booklet to help priests celebrate the Mass … Continue reading →

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Interview with Cardinal Burke

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

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St John Vianney: Full text of homily of Bishop Davies in Shrewsbury Cathedral

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Today we welcome the relic of a saint to Shrewsbury. All those who know something of the story of this historic town will appreciate the echoes of history in that statement. It was to this town of Shrewsbury eight centuries … Continue reading →

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Be part of the Sunday Mass, Bishop urges the young

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Young people attending the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin were invited by the Rt Rev. Mark Davies, the Bishop of Shrewsbury, to make a promise to be part of the Mass every Sunday of their lives. The Bishop made … Continue reading →

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On the Frequency of Receiving Holy Communion….. and shunning scruples.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

“Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my … Continue reading →

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Bishop Davies’s homily in New Brighton: the full text

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

“Today we receive the personal blessing of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict, as we begin a new venture in faith: celebrating the opening of a new Shrine Church and the beginning of a new foundation in this Shrewsbury Diocese. Catholic … Continue reading →

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Fr. Marcel Guarnizo’s Response to the Eucharistic Incident

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

From CNA I would like to begin by once again sending my condolences to the Johnson family on the death of Mrs. Loetta Johnson.

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A Vatican II Catholic tells why he loves Mass

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

I couldn’t resist sharing this. I have heard so many quarrels of the merits and demerits of one rite or the other, and make no secret of my love of the ‘old’. As usual ‘Catholic Spirit’ (Archdioces of Minneapolis and … Continue reading →

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The great Catholic horror story: the pseudo-historical deception of Communion in the hand.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

This is an important post from: Rorate Caeli: and a subject we have spoken about before. We reproduce it in the event that there are some of our readers who are not familiar with http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com. If you do not believe … Continue reading →

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Modesty at Mass – A Case for a Catholic Dress Code

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

In a few weeks, we will start hearing about the coming changes to the Catholic liturgy. Much to the surprise of the world, the Catholic Church is, in fact, capable of change. There will be a brief period of freak-out, … Continue reading →

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Less is not more, especially when it comes to Mass

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

This is a situation I am sure most of our readers will have experienced at some time or another: By Mary DeTurris Poust A couple of weeks ago, I experienced something at Mass that I’d never seen or heard before … Continue reading →

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A Word for Us: NEVER SURRENDER TO THE LURE OF PESSIMISM

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

NEVER SURRENDER TO THE LURE OF PESSIMISM VATICAN CITY, 9 OCT 2011 (VIS) – Benedict XVI today made a pastoral visit to Lamezia Terme and Serra San Bruno, located in the region of Calabria in southern Italy. He began the … Continue reading →

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Can the Catholic Church Ordain Female Deacons?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

by Joe Heschmeyer What are the Catholic Church’s reasons for not allowing women to be permanent deaconesses? Deaconesses seem much more justifiable both scripturally and by early Tradition. Are different arguments used against them, or the same (ie that the Twelve … Continue reading →

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