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To victims of the tsunami in the Solomon Islands: The area worst hit by the wave is the western province: in the capital Gizo, communication lines are still down. Personnel from the Catholic aid agency are trying to contact the local bishop, Msgr Bernard O’ Grady; his dwellings lie along the seafront near the Cathedral.…

From VIS: – Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Rockville Centre, U.S.A., presented by Emil A. Wcela, upon having reached the age limit. – Appointed Msgr. Peter A. Libasci of the clergy of the diocese of Rockville Centre, U.S.A., pastor of the parish of St. Therese of Lisieux, as…

Yesterday was the second anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. The Diocese of Rome officially closed its part of the canonization process: As anticipated, the Diocese of Rome officially concluded its investigation into the life, virtues and fame of sanctity of Servant of God John Paul II with a ceremony at midday…

Terry Mattingly requests your input on a question. My (very short and inadequate)  answer’s in the headline to this post…. More answers in the comments section there.

If you’ve not yet visited the blog operated by Mgr Mark Langham, Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, do. Msgr. Langham blogs on Cathedral events – of which there are many, quite interesting – history and architecture. A recent post discusses the Gill Stations and the controversy about them. Marvelous photographs, both contemporary and archival. A few…

…for Assyrian Christians in Iraq: After Iraq was created with the help of the Assyrians – nicknamed “Britain’s smallest ally” in the First World War – they suffered persecution at the hands of the Arabs, who accused them of being conspirators with their imperialist fellow Christians. The1933 massacre of 3,000 civilians in Dohuk, northern Iraq,…

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer: For the past 31 years, the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, a Polish order founded in 1878, have ministered to the ethnic elderly of Cleveland – the shut-ins, the abandoned, the ailing and lonely. Each weekday, five sisters of the group make their rounds to meet the spiritual, emotional, psychological and…

The Palm/Passion Sunday reports are WONDERFUL…from all over, including a prison, including China. Read them…and join in. All I can say is…someday, I want to be part of a Palm Sunday procession that’s led by a guy on a horse! (or a donkey) Meanwhile…around the world. (click on photos for credits and captions) (More photos…

Are any of your parishes doing Tenebrae? And other Christian churches in your area? I’m curious. The name “Tenebrae” has been given because this Office is celebrated in the hours of darkness, formerly in the evening or just after midnight, now the early morning hours. There is an impressive ceremony, peculiar to this Office, which…

Palm Sunday edition. Again, not a discussion thread. If a question appears and persists, I’ll pull it and make a separate post. For us: Liturgy begins in the school gym, where the ritual for the blessing of Palms occurs. A small group – maybe about 100 people, max, who processed to the church, where there…
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