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 [...]

St. John Bosco Latin Mass Community Crowns the Mother of God

Carmel, Indiana May 11, 2008 - The St John Bosco Latin Mass Community at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Carmel, Indiana crowned the Mother of God in a traditional crowning ceremony on Mother’s Day.  Father Roberto Cano, FSSP offered the Traditional Latin Mass prior to the crowning ceremony.  Mr. Robert M. Hofmeister and his son Nicholas were [...]

High Schoolers Facing East

Six high school boys stayed after Thursday’s daily Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic School:
“Father, why didn’t you celebrate Mass facing East today?”
“I’m doing so on two days of the week, and on the other two the usual way. Do you like the Mass when I celebrate facing East?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“It feels more holy. It’s older right? But [...]

Anglicans Hesitate on the Path to Rome

HOLY SMOKE
by Damian Thompsom
 
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At least one Church of England “flying bishop” is ready to convert to Catholicism, and so are thousands of Anglicans. What is stopping them? According to a highly placed source, they simply cannot face the hostility of the current bishops of England and Wales.
There are four provincial episcopal [...]

Interview with Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos on Implementing Summorum Pontificum

by Vittoria Prisciandaro, JESUS
Found and translated by by Gregor Kollmorgen of  the NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT
His Eminence is contented. The telephone of the ground floor office in the palace of the former Holy Office lives a new life. And on the desks correspondence from the entire world is piling up. After the promulgation of the Motu [...]

Traditional Latin Mass Friend in Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana celebrates Silver Jubilee

May 7, 2008 Una Voce Carmel (Carmel, Indiana) - A great article that Kevin Cullen published in THE CATHOLIC MOMENT back in December 2007 said in part:
When he was a child, Father Ted Rothrock, now pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Carmel, lived across the street from the diocese’s first bishop, Bishop John George Bennett [...]

Holy Father gives FSSP Rome personal parish

This bit of news comes from Mr. JP Sonnen over at
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Now, on to our feature presentation:

It is with great joy that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter announces the opening of a personal parish in the Diocese of Rome.

The [...]

Traditional May Crowning May 11th, Carmel, Indiana

 

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Carmel, Indiana (May 7, 2008)  - The St. John Bosco Latin Mass Community announces their forth Traditonal Latin Mass (TLM) featuring the traditional May crowning on Sunday, May 11th at 5:00 pm at St Elizabeth Ann Seton, Carmel, Indiana.  Father Roberto Cano, FSSP son of Augusto and Rita Cano of Lafayette will offer this TLM on Mothers [...]

Pilgrimage of Restoration to the National Bascilica of the Immaculate Conception

 

This year the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter will be making their annual pilgrimage of reparation to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, to thank Our Lady, patroness of America for all the graces she has showered upon us, particularly in the recent visit of his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, and [...]

FSSP to distribute free copies of new Latin Mass DVD

Denton, NE, May 2, 2008 / 05:31 am (CNA).- The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), in cooperation with EWTN, will soon release an instructional video on the 1962 Latin Mass. A free copy will be given to each person who reserves the video on its web site.
The video includes over three hours of footage [...]