Recapturing Romanitas
James
Writing for the Catholic Herald, Father Alexander Lucie-Smith unpacks an important and widely overlooked concept known as romanitas. He starts with a review of ...
Liturgy
1866 to 2020 – The Incredible Story of a Light in the Darkness
Cream City Catholic
If you told someone the Catholic Church was experiencing an incredible resurgence in the postmodern world we live in now, they may wonder if you need to get yo...
Titian’s Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
A.L.P.
Where else would you see a bright fiery sunset enlivening Renaissance palaces, but in Venice? This is a city of saints and their relics, great historical figure...
Continuity…or Rupture?
William
The words, look, and feel of Catholic liturgy have all changed dramatically. The old Latin Mass and the average contemporary Mass (novus ordo) seem to be ...
Seeing the Beauty of Spiritual Communion
Jody
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to restrictions on public Masses and sacramental reception of Holy Communion, a sort of tension seemed to emerge. On the one han...
Easter Mass at Saint Stanislaus
Adam Rivera
As the nation and world grapple with the ramifications of COVID-19, there has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks, both here and on other Catholic forums,...
Television Masses and Sacred Spaces
Jody
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and sacred landscape we once knew. Adoration chapels are only accessed by a scheduled adorer, Church pews are empty...
Ten Reasons for Tradition’s Appeal
James
Here's a list (not exhaustive) of some reflections on the appeal of the traditional Latin Mass, particularly among younger Catholics. I am not asserting that t...
Learning to Chant
Cream City Catholic
We want to let our readers know about a new YouTube channel put together by Dominican seminarians in Fribourg. This channel is unique in that it actually teach...
Going Home
Adam Rivera
I think we can all relate to the feeling of leaving home for the first time. You miss the smell of your Mom's cooking, the noises of the house and those subtlet...