Author Archives: Schutz

“Hold still so I can get ya!” Or: “A little more of the back, perhaps, Holy Father?”

I am going to make a short comment about something that requires pages and pages of discussion. I don’t know if you have been following the discussion in First Things between Alyssa Pitstick and Edward Oakes on the issue of … Continue reading →

While we are searching the Catholic Blogosphere, Rocco Palmo reports on yet another change in the Vatican Curia, this time no. 2 at the Congregation for the Clergy is put out to pasture so that Cardinal Hummes gets a free … Continue reading →

I have had a devil of a time getting onto this post, referred to by Amy Welborn a day or two ago. Apparently it went into meltdown because so many people were trying to access it. The source is Fr. … Continue reading →

Amy Welborn has drawn attention to this blog by “Drew” on the Holy Whapping blogsite. He suggests, wisely it seemeth to Us: The Exhortation plays an important role in this movement, then, by codifying Ratzinger’s ideas on liturgy into the … Continue reading →

In a letter to the editor in yesterday’s edition of The Age (entitled oddly “Catholic Catholics”), esteemed philosophy professor Max Charlesworth wrote in opposition to Archbishop Denis Hart’s position against embryonic stem cell research. He wrote: Many Catholics I know, … Continue reading →

I published this as a comment to the blog below, but thought that I would post it as a main entry for all to see, since it is one of my most dearly held opinions regarding the liturgy. Tony had … Continue reading →

All priests should dedicate themselves with generosity, commitment and competency to administering the sacrament of Reconciliation. In this regard, it is important that the confessionals in our churches should be clearly visible expressions of the importance of this sacrament. Sacramentum … Continue reading →

Nor should we forget that the faithful can be taught to recite the more common prayers in Latin, and also to sing parts of the liturgy to Gregorian chant. Sacramentum Caritatis §62 Of course they–WE–can. We’re not stupid, are we? … Continue reading →

According to Church rules adopted in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council of 1965, congregations wishing to celebrate Mass in Latin were forced to seek permission from Rome or from their local bishops. Yes, dear friends, this little snippet … Continue reading →