Category: Pope Benedict XVI
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An Anglican Reflects on Pope Benedict XVI
May I say such a prayer when I come to my dark door.
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Homage to Benedict XVI
Requiescat in pace Benedictus!
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From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy
“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”
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One Flock, Walking Together
“When I join a communion procession, do I engage in this action as though I were a customer in line at a supermarket or an amusement park?”
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Is the Confiteor an obligatory part of Mass?
The Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI published a letter earlier this week regarding the report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. This post will not deal with the important issue of abuse in the Church, but, given that this is a liturgical blog, I would like to comment on a liturgical assumption that seems to…
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Two Views on Liturgical Reform: Joseph Shaw (Latin Mass Society) and Anthony Ruff (Pray Tell)
Shaw and Ruff respond to nine questions on liturgical reform and Traditionis custodes.
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Liturgical change at the Second Vatican Council: a report from 1963
Ratzinger on the liturgies held at the start and conclusion of the 1st session of Vatican II.
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Divine Mercy negotiations UPDATED 5/18
This morning a letter from the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was released. It was addressed to the Polish Episcopal Conference to mark the 100th anniversary of John Paul II’s birth. It should be no surprise that it mentioned John Paul II’s love of the Divine Mercy devotion. This devotion was popularized by St. Faustina Kowalska,…
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Vatican asks bishops to review use of pre-Vatican II mass
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a letter to presidents of the national episcopal conferences asking each bishop in the world to report upon the use of the mass forma extraordinaria in their respective diocese. Responses, including whether the old form has influenced the reformed Rite of Mass of Pope Paul…