Category Archives: Liturgy

Dome of Home documentary

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

This 25 minute documentary, with contributions from Bishop Mark Davies of the Shrewsbury Diocese, shows how the “Dome of Home” church – the Church of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena – is thriving under the care of Canon Amaury Montjean … Continue reading →

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The TLM and the New Evangelisation

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

Here’s a great post from Fr Z: The Institute of Christ the King had ordinations to the priesthood recently in St. Louis.  This promoted an article in the local paper.  The writer (thus, editor) seemed amazed that this sort of thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin, Liturgy, New Evangelisation, Pope Benedict, Traditional Mass, Vocations | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: ‘We are in the fourth great crisis of the Church’

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

By Sarah Atkinson, Catholic Herald online: Liberals, collaborating with the “new paganism”, are driving the Catholic Church towards a split, according to Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the liturgical specialist who is carrying on a rearguard fight against “abuses” in the Church. … Continue reading →

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Honouring Our Lady of Fatima

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

Last Sunday was Fatima Day at “The Dome of Home” on the Wirral. The day began with a sung Tridentine Mass after which a beautiful statue of Our Lady was crowned. In a moving ceremony the faithful who had each … Continue reading →

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Bishop of Shrewsbury celebrates Tridentine Mass at Dome of Home

Posted on May 4, 2014 by

Today the Rt. Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury celebrated his first public Tridentine Mass and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a group of candidates at the Dome of Home. The liturgy at the landmark church of Ss Peter, … Continue reading →

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New Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman, Melbourne

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Tomorrow, 28 March 2014, will mark the canonical establishing of the Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia. The parish will serve all those in the Archdiocese, which is Australia’s largest, wishing to worship in the … Continue reading →

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A fine word

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

The Holy Father had something good and important to say yesterday: When we celebrate the Mass, we don’t accomplish a representation of the Last Supper: no, it is not a representation. It is something else: it is the Last Supper … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina: 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A

Posted on December 1, 2013 by

The Fall of the Damned – Bosch, Venice With Open Eyes, Astonished and New Paris, November 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) Monsignor Francesco Follo 1) Vigilance and discernment In the Canticle of the Sun (recited in the liturgy of the Hours during … Continue reading →

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A perspective on Franciscan humility in the liturgy

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

English Catholic recently posted this brilliant short piece on his blog: I am so fortunate to live in Hong Kong to be able to worship at a church where they have an unusually humble and inclusive form of liturgy at Mass.  There has … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted on October 6, 2013 by

[text] Faith Is Light Paris, October 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) Monsignor Francesco Follo 1) A question of quality not quantity This Sunday’s Word of God reveals that what the missionaries announce has two basic features: perseverance and humility. Jesus clearly points … Continue reading →

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COMMUNION IN THE HAND — GRAVE ERROR

Posted on August 28, 2013 by

from: http://churchmilitantblog.wordpress.com Communion in the Hand — Grave Error “Not to oppose error is to approve it, and not to defend the truth is to suppress it” – Pope St. Felix III      The decline of belief and faith among … Continue reading →

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Why the Latin Mass?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by

from: http://reginamag.com by Father Richard G. Cipolla ‘I went into St. Peter’s and stood under the dome and read those words: Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram. And I looked to the confessio where lie the bones of St. … Continue reading →

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Traditional “Mass of All Ages” is a Contemplative Foretaste of Heaven

Posted on August 20, 2013 by

from: http://www.traditionalcatholicpriest.com Thomas Aquinas states that the highest spiritual perfection is the contemplative – active life.  But the contemplative spiritual life is superior to the active religious life.  What this means is that those who spend their time in a quiet … Continue reading →

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When will my Church feel like ‘home’ once more?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

Michael nails it again! Here’s a transcript of the video: We’ve received quite a bit of email, and Facebook comments, the vast majority of it sympathetic, about the theme we stressed last week in a couple of Vortex episodes about … Continue reading →

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