Mass and Procession Tomorrow
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Detail from The Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Palma il Vecchio
There will be an outdoor procession tomorrow, August 15 (Solemnity of the Assumption of th...
Liturgy
Bringing Back the Altar Rail
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Amber altar rail in San Girolamo della Carita, Rome
We are taught from a young age that barriers and walls exist to be overcome. And for the most part, this...
The Altar as Christ
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Altar in Blessed Sacrament chapel at Saint Joseph Chapel, Milwaukee
"The Altar represents our Lord Jesus Christ. The Saints' Relics which are there, remind ...
Mass at the High Altar
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The sanctuary of Saint Stanislaus has been restored to its original design. The beautiful high altar is complete, and all that remains to be done is the install...
‘Live and Let Live’
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Bishop Edward Slattery celebrates an Extraordinary Form Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC (CNS)
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Ratzinger’s Solution
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Cardinal Sarah, Source: Vatican Insider.
Cardinal Robert Sarah recently wrote an article on liturgy that appeared in the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano. Why...
Photo Tour: Sanctuary Restoration
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For some time, I've been documenting the ongoing renovation work at Saint Stanislaus Parish and Oratory, one of Milwaukee's most historic churches. At its heart...
One Vision
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Man of prayer. Cardinal Robert Sarah in St. Peter's Square, March 24, 2013. Credit: Sabrina Fusco/CNA.
Sacra Liturgia 2015 is underway in New York City. Thi...
What is Liturgy?
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Mass on Saipan for Marines in 1944.
The Christian liturgy is not the memory of past events, but the actualization of invisible realities that act in the liv...
The Restoration (Updated)
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Saint Stanislaus Oratory is in the middle of a major restoration project, undoing the inane renovations of the church's interior that took place fifty years ago...