Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Ask Gavino >> Gordon Frown (a nice blog by a British-American) First Thoughts >> Abortion Under the New Health Care Plan ? (Joseph Bottum) First Thoughts >> Demographics and the Scandal (Joseph Bottum) OSV Daily Take >> The memo that changed the Church Patrick Madrid >> San Francisco-based Craigslist making millions on "adult" ads Secondhand Smoke >> Global Warming Hysteria: Al Gore, Hypocrite SECRET HARBOUR >> What Our Lord Says about Prayer Te Deum laudamus >> Today: St Catherine - Doctor of the Church The Way of the Fathers >> Or Is It Patristic Poetics ? WDTPRS >> NCR “analysis” of the Pontifical Mass in Washington, DC. Wrong again . WDTPRS >> The religion of the New York Times, “a hell of a thing ” Whispers in the Loggia >> And With Your White Book: The Missal Is Approved Word on Fire >> Books: Rumors of Angels

AmP >> Health Care: The Last Battle First Thoughts >> Counting on Health Care (Joseph Bottum) Insight Scoop >> Abp. Chaput laments "long, unpleasant and too often dishonest national health-care debate... " New Liturgical Movement >> Preparing for Holy Week: Submit Your Requests (requests for Chants...) New Liturgical Movement >> Reform of the Reform Communities and In Utroque Usu: Opus Mariae Matris Ecclesiae Secondhand Smoke >> ESCR: Even When They Get Their Way, “the Scientists” Complain The Curt Jester >> Culture of Death Stations of the Cross WDTPRS >> Catholic League: Hell’s Bible - The New York Times - “gunning for the Pope ” WDTPRS >> Is NCR taking sides against Archbp. Chaput and the school in Boulder, CO ? Whispers in the Loggia >> Bishops on Health-Care: "It Must Be Opposed "

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American Papist >> "Christopher West’s ideas on sexuality ignore ‘tremendous dangers,’ Alice von Hildebrand says" Bonfire of the Vanities >> Two thought about the pending Supreme Court vacancy The Alphonsianum >> Preparation for Death RORATE CÆLI >> My Immaculate Heart will triumph! WDTPRS >> CNA: National Review writer interviews Archbp. Burke on airplane WDTPRS >> Anxious NCR editorial - They KNOW they are losing and they are terrified! Whispers in the Loggia >> "Ray of Clarity"... Ray-nd In?

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Summorum Pontificum >> Interview with Transalpine Redemptorists The New Liturgical Movement >> Final Programme Released for Budapest Liturgical Conference NCR Cafe.org >> Searching for the hows, whys of sex abuse (John L. Allen, Jr. on "proportionalism")

Fr. Zuhlsdorf recounts a story from Minneapolis in the NCR by Kris Berggren about the "tussle" about to ensue with the upcoming ban on "lay preaching ." This is one story you have to read. Fr. Zuhlsdorf does a sterling job on comments.

Charlotte was Both >> Interviewing the Archbishop (a post linking an interview by John Allen with H.E. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien which is linked immediately below) NCRCafe.org >> Baltimore archbishop demands greater accountability from religious order (John Allen of the NCR has an in-depth interview with the Archbishop on the LC & RC issue) Catholic Review Online >> Hopefully, A meeting of the Minds (posted in the " Thoughts on Our Church " column of June 10th by the Archbishop himself on the LC and linked below earlier today) The New Liturgical Review >> Another Sanctuary and Altar begins the process of re-enchantment and re-orientation (Shawn Tribe)

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia has a really nice story about the trans-Atlantic flight and the "press conference" which took place . The National Catholic Reporter's, John Allen, has a full transcript which he has posted (link in the Whispers link). One comment made is of interest to readers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore: Benedict XVI: My trip has basically two objectives. The first is a visit to the church in America, in the United States, and naturally also the entire country. There’s a particular motive, which is that 200 years ago the Archdiocese of Baltimore was elevated as a metropolitan archdiocese, and at the same moment two or three other dioceses were created … Philadelphia, Boston, Louisville. It’s a great jubilee for the church in the United States. It’s a moment of reflection on the past, but also on the future, on how to respond to the great challenges of our time that will present themselves in the future. Read more here .