Personal Parishes

 In the May 16th edition of L’Osservatore Romano, there is an article on the personal parish in Rome, staffed by the FSSP at Ss. Trinita dei Pelegrini.
The bottom line of the entire article:

Cardinal Hoyos says:
 ”the achievement of a personal parish also has value as an example to other dioceses, both in Italy and elsewhere.”

Father John T. Zuhlsdorf (Fr [...]

Pope sees Pseudo-Dionysius as model for dialogue

Vatican, May. 14, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) resumed his series of talks on the early Church Fathers at his weekly public audience on May 14, introducing the Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, explaining how that 6th-century scholar anticipated the demands of inter-faith dialogue today.
The actual author of the works written by the [...]

Archbishop orders end to lay preachers at Mass

Minneapolis, May 15, 2008 (CNA). - Archbishop of Minneapolis and St. Paul Harry Flynn has ordered an end to lay preaching at parishes in the archdiocese, saying the practice was more widespread than he had realized.
The Catholic Spirit reports that over the past 25 years as many as 29 parishes in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and [...]

Why is Gregorian chant making a big comeback into American Catholic liturgical life?

Interesting article by Jeffrey Tucker over at NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT on the comeback of chant.  In fact, concerning that subject, our very own Michael Hughes has picked up the ball of organizing our schola.  If you have an interest in helping to develop our schola and live in the Indy metro area please contact Michael.    
by Jeffrey Tucker, NLM 
I just gave a [...]