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Very early yesterday morning, Msgr. Richard J. Schuler passed away. He was 82, a priest of the diocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, and founder of the Church Music Association of America. Jeffrey Tucker notes at New Liturgical Movement: He was not only a brilliant musician; he was also pioneer in the use of large-scale polyphony and…

6 and 2-year olds are very helpful when it comes to removing wallpaper. (In California, reading this, my husband blanches)

The Holy Rollers online Book Club is reading Wise Blood, and will start discussing it soon.

…after bursting through the door from school: "Can I go to the synagogue and play Ultimate Frisbee?" Er…sure.  At least until sundown. I guess… Update: Turns out it’s the school’s Ultimate Frisbee Club, and it meets on the big grassy plain in front of the synagogue. She’s psyched. She scored at least one touchdown. She…

A ZENIT article on a Pennyslvania group: In this interview with ZENIT, Kevin Bagatta, president & chief executive officer of Real Alternatives, (www.realalternatives.org/aboutus), discusses the Pennsylvania Alternative to Abortion Services Program and how it has helped abortion rates in the state to fall steadily. Q: How did you get involved in Real Alternatives? Bagatta: My…

John Allen contributes: To the growing list of indications that something is imminent with regard to the long-awaited document from Pope Benedict XVI authorizing wider use of the pre-Vatican II Mass, I can add one item this week. An April 3 letter from Cardinal Walter Kasper, who among other things heads the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission…

The International Theological Commission report on Limbo has been released. John Thavis at CNS reports. After several years of study, the Vatican’s International Theological Commission said there are good reasons to hope that babies who die without being baptized go to heaven. In a document published April 20, the commission said the traditional concept of…

I noted a few weeks ago that Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix would be praying with a group in front of Planned Parenthood’s Phoenix headquarters on Good Friday. Here are some photos and a note from an organizer: We have been greatly blessed with Bishop Olmsted’s presence at our prayer vigils sice he first came to…

And…didn’t we know this was coming? From the Philadelphia Inquirer Andy McCarthy comments at NRO At Mirror of Justice, Robert Araujo, SJ comments, focusing on the NYTimes editorial in response to Carhart. Michael Uhlman at FT: Proponents of abortion will, of course, scream to the heavens that Roe has been effectively eviscerated. Don’t believe it…

Shifiting gears a bit – today is the 2nd anniversary of the election of Benedict XVI. Here’s a blog post from a year ago in which you shared your thoughts on the one-year anniversary and memories of the election. Fr. Z’s running a thread right now – I was particularly taken with Zadok’s memories –…
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