Wow! 3,000 Iraqis become Catholic!

latin mass : Tags : Holy Smoke : UK : Telegraph Blogs: "Three thousand Iraqi Christians living in America have become Roman Catholics together, in a deal with the Vatican that will spark the interest of traditionalist Anglicans who want to convert en masse without losing their cultural identity."

Between medieval and folk, two Mass audiences

The rise of the traditionalist Catholicism affirmed more every day, here an interesting article on music from the Washington Post. I concur with the sentiment expressed by the blogger in the article that most American parishes have a hardcore 70's group that controls the reins, but I see this as fading.

Between medieval and folk, two Mass audiences: "WASHINGTON Catholics don't argue about abortion or the death penalty nearly as much as they argue about what music is sung (or not sung, or used to be sung) at their local Sunday Mass.

It was ever thus — at least since the 1960s, when Sister first shortened her habit, strummed a G7 chord and, to hear some Catholics tell it, all heck broke loose.

Among his more fastidious devotees, Pope Benedict XVI is valued most for the fact that he is not Casey Kasem, and Mass is no place for a hit parade, and church is most relevant when it is serious."

Newsmax magazine: The Great Crusader

Newsmax magazine: The Great Crusader: "Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to the United States comes at a critical time for the Roman Catholic Church and the West.

His visit comes as the Church grapples with a growing secularist trend in the U.S. and Europe — and a rising global threat from militant Islam.

Newsmax magazine's special report 'The Great Crusader' reveals the behind-the-scenes effort the Pope is making to revitalize the ancient Church for its present battle and the important role he sees the United States and her people playing.

The new edition of Newsmax magazine is hitting newsstands across the country, including many Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Follett, B.Dalton, Books-A-Million, Joseph Beth and other major bookstores, as well as Publix, Meijer, Kroger's, Wegman's, and Harris Teeter supermarkets, Hudson News and Host airport newsstands, and Sam's Club stores."

All your Mass belong to us.

This is so classic. But, you'd have to be a gamer between the ages of 30 and 40 or so, as well as a traditionalist Roman Catholic to fully appreciate this gem.

The hermeneutic of continuity: Pope Benedict discourages communion in the hand

The hermeneutic of continuity: Pope Benedict discourages communion in the hand: "Pope Benedict discourages communion in the hand"

Check this out! Changes are happening at a very rapid clip, and I'm happy to report...in the right direction!

Return of Latin Mass fills church

LancasterOnline.com:News:Return of Latin Mass fills church:

"Et cum spiritu tuo ...

Oremus ...

It's been nearly 40 years since the words of the Latin Mass — The Lord be with you; And with thy spirit; Let us pray — echoed through the sanctuary of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

Rosie Gross found the Latin responses coming almost automatically.

'One man said it's like riding a bicycle,' the Lancaster woman said."