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Late Evening Roundup - Tuesday of Passion Week - March 31st, 2009

The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> Fr Andrew Wadsworth to ICEL (Good news alert!) The New Liturgical Movement >> Fr Andrew Wadsworth to ICEL (And again!) Whispers in the Loggia >> Arms, Staffs and Pulpiteers

Evening Roundup - Tuesday of Passion Week - March 31st, 2009

American Papist >> Breaking: Cardinal George says Notre Dame Obama invite "Extreme Embarassment" Catholic World News >> Pope orders apostolic visitation of Legionaries of Christ RORATE CÆLI >> Visitation The New Liturgical Movement >> News from Mariawald: All Masses in the Extraordinary Form The New Liturgical Movement >> Reform of the Reform Parish of St. Willibrord, Utretcht, Reportedly Adds Usus Antiquior to Offerings WDTPRS >> J.H. Newman on Notre Dame… in advance WDTPRS >> Laura Ingraham explains the situation about Notre Dame

Afternoon Roundup - Tuesday of Passion Week - March 31st, 2009

American Papist >> *Breaking: Pope Sends Apostolic Visitors to the Legionaries of Christ * (more detail added) The New Liturgical Movement >> Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 3 - The Mass of Holy Thursday and the Mandatum The New Liturgical Movement >> More on Passiontide Veiling and a New Roman Frontal The New Liturgical Movement >> Episcopal Consecration in Charleston, SC The Recovering Choir Director >> Lessons in liturgical music from the Light of the East WDTPRS >> Patrick Buchanan on Notre Shame WDTPRS >> Archbp. Nienstedt writes to the Pres. of Notre Dame

Tuesday of Passion Week - March 31st, 2009

American Papist >> Ruse: "Randall Terry Is Not the Spokesman for Catholic Orthodoxy" Breviarium Romanum >> Feria III post Dominica Passionis: "Tempus meum nondum advenit, tempus autem vestrum semper est paratum." Catholic Church Conservation >> Pope Sends Apostolic Visitors to the Legionaries of Christ FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Barack Obama and Notre Dame: Juris Doctor Honoris Causa ? (Francis J. Beckwith) In the Light of the Law >> Abps. Wuerl (c. 916) & Burke (cc. 915-916) on admission to Communion (Edward N. Peters, JD, JCD) Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> "You will realize that I AM" Preacher and Big Daddy >> Seven Deadlies Compendium, Etc. WDTPRS >> QUAERITUR: Good Friday - plain Cross or Crucifix WDTPRS >> Bishops, collegiality, and can. 915

AmericanPapist: Hadley Arkes makes a modest proposal about ND

I missed this earlier today, but Thomas Peters didn't. Please check out the essay by Hadley Arkes on "The Catholic Thing ." By the way, do you know of a Sacred Music concert, a special Usus Antiquior Mass or a Gregorian Event? Please feel free to post here and put it on the calendar ! Kindly make sure it is open to the public at large!

Afternoon Roundup - Monday of Passion Week - March 30th, 2009

OSV Daily Take >> Answering the tough questions Seminarians for Life >> HHS reversal Standing on My Head >> From the Office of Readings The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> Sort out the reformation for me, would you, Sir Humphrey Transalpine Redemptorists at home >> Memento Mori WDTPRS >> Archbp. Chaput’s workshop on debate and discourse WDTPRS >> Archbp. Dolan on Pres. Obama at Notre Dame WDTPRS >> Msgr. Bux on liturgical reform of Vatican II

Monday of Passion Week - March 30th, 2009

Breviarium Romanum >> Tempus Passionis FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Benedict XVI and the State of Israel (David P. Goldman) Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> "O eternal God, you know what is hidden" The Black Biretta >> Guilt by INVITATION not just association The New Liturgical Movement >> Chant Mania The New Liturgical Movement >> Why Latin Hymns? The Recovering Choir Director >> Two English-Latin sung Tenebrae resources

Evening Roundup - Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 29th, 2009

American Papist >> Flash: Dolan on ND decision: "They made a big mistake" Preacher and Big Daddy >> 3,000 Suscipiamur s, Plus Gluttony and Sloth Seminarians for Life >> Pro-life work The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> "There is a reason why Cardinals sport the colour red..." The New Liturgical Movement >> Tenebrae service in full, English/Latin The New Liturgical Movement >> Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 2 - The Masses of Palm Sunday, Holy Tuesday and Spy Wednesday The New Liturgical Movement >> >More from Conception Abbey WDTPRS >> Papal spokeman to be replaced? WDTPRS >> Passiontide veils WDTPRS >> More Brisbane hijinx WDTPRS >> Kmiec vs Wiegel: dueling editorials

Catholic Review Online: Baseball home opener on Good Friday ends 20-year attendance streak

Marylynn G. Hewitt's story carried by CNS and posted in the Catholic Review Online begins this way: Michael Ochab’s 20-year streak of rooting for the Detroit Tigers as part of the opening day crowd is coming to an end. Home opening day this year falls on Good Friday, April 10. “It’s a no-brainer for me,” said the 47-year-old lifetime Hamtramck resident. “He died for us on that cross.” I have to tip my hat to Mr. Ochab. Good Friday is just another day now especially for big time sports and entertainment. Fr. Ed Vilkauskas conveys my sentiments exactly: Five blocks from Comerica, Spiritan Father Ed Vilkauskas, pastor of Old St. Mary Church in Detroit’s Greektown, said having opening day on Good Friday “is kind of appalling. “I think it’s a pretty big affront to Christians,” he said. “It’s one of the most sacred and solemn days of the Christian calendar and to do that is insensitive to our faith. “Not too many years ago, stores actually closed noon to 3 p.m. Even banks were closed,

Noon (EDT) - Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 29th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk (Damian Thompson) >> Pope's press spokesman 'to resign' following PR disasters, say reports Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Fifth Sunday of Lent: "We want to see Jesus" Standing on My Head >> Bultmann and Padre Pio WDTPRS >> QUAERITUR: When should the lights go on at the Easter Vigil? WDTPRS >> Most movies are crap

Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 29th, 2009

The Way of the Fathers >> Para Sailing The Way of the Fathers >> Jewish Scholars on Christian Fathers on Jewish Matters Daily Mass Readings (USCCB) >> Fifth Sunday in Lent WDTPRS >> cardinalatial stuff WDTPRS >> The President at Notre Dame and decorum

EWTN - Holy Week Schedule of Specials - 2009

EWTN, the Eternal World Television Network, has an entire week of Specials planned. Please consult the website for last minute changes . And, be sure to send them a check between the water bill and the cable bill. It is the indispensable channel on any TV set. SOLEMN MASS OF PALM SUNDAY WITH POPE BENEDICT XVI (LIVE) 2 1/2 hrs Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Solemn Mass of Palm Sunday, live from Rome. Sun 4/05/09 4:00 AM ET & 1 AM PT Live Sun 4/05/09 8:00 PM ET & 5 PM PT Encore SOLEMN MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER WITH POPE BENEDICT XVI (LIVE) Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper, live from Rome. Thu 4/09/09 11:30 AM ET & 8:30 AM PT Thu 4/09/09 1:00 PM ET & 10:00 AM PT Fri 4/10/09 12:00 AM ET & (Thu) 9 PM PT CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S PASSION WITH POPE BENEDICT XVI (LIVE) 2 1/2 Pope Benedict XVI presides over the Solemn celebration of the Lord's Passion, live from Rome. Fri 4/10/09 11