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The Society Of St Pius X - Further Negotiations with Rome - A Summary of a Conference given by Bishop Fellay on 6 May 2002 at St Michael's School His Lordship began by expressing his initial surprise at the change of attitude towards the Society on the part of the Vatican. Until a year and a half ago, the SSPX was stigmatised as "schismatic" and "excommunicated" (a view still held by many), but now it is being encouraged to enter into dialogue with Rome. The Bishop explained why he was cautious about this sudden "volte face". Firstly, there was Rome's...

The Issue of Assisi: Robert Sungenis responds to CUF representative James Likoudis R. Sungenis: I am responding to a series of letters written by James Likoudis concerning the Assisi Interfaith Prayer Meetings that took place this past January. Several people had written to Mr. Likoudis who were upset and troubled by the Assisi meetings. In the correspondence, my name was mentioned as being one who has grave objections to the Assisi meetings. Mr. Likoudis responds to these inquiries, which are recorded below. In his responses, Mr. Likoudis spares no time in trying to defend the Assisi meetings, and at the...

So one more school-year at the Seminary came to a glorious end, with the ordination of four new priests, three Americans and a Canadian, at Winona on June 22. On the day before, a violent storm and wind had begun to tear apart the lent erected for the occasion, and a large part had to be replaced, as you will read in the August "Verbum", but everything was repaired in time for the œremony which look place in lovely weather. Some two thousand souls attended, trom ail over North America and beyond. How many familiar faces! People come back now...

The Boston Archdiocese's newspaper criticized Oklahoma's governor Thursday for urging Catholics to avoid donating or attending churches in dioceses that don't respond to the priest sex-abuse scandal. In effect, the editorial in The Pilot said, Gov. Frank Keating called on parishioners to "commit a mortal sin." Keating is chairman of an all-lay review board monitoring performance on the priestly abuse cleanup policy U.S. bishops approved in June. In remarks to reporters last week, Keating said Catholics should exercise "the power of the purse" in dioceses where they see the bishop shunning his moral duty. They could attend Mass in a...

A.nav1 {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;} A.nav1:hover {color: #FFFF00; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px;} Seattle Catholic is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of Seattle A Journal of Catholic News and Views 2 Nov 2001 Home Articles Letters to the Editor Assistance Needed Further Reading Links & Resources St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle... The "Spirit" of EcumenismThe Church's new orientation and its consequencesIn the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks and retaliatory measures in Afghanistan, the responses of Catholics leaders have varied. Some view this in its historical context as the most recent in a series...

Una Voce Home News Contact Reflections on the Liturgical Reform Prof. Mattei's Fontgombault lectureRough translation from French by John Symons Fontgombault, 22-24 July 2001Eminence, T. R. Pères Abbés, Révérends Pères,My speech, as you can well imagine, will not be that of a liturgist or of a theologian, but that of a man of culture, of an historian, of a lay Catholic who attempts to situate the problems of the Church from within the horizon of his own times. From this perspective, I propose to develop certain reflections on the historical and cultural roots of the post-conciliar liturgical reform. I...

Two centuries ago, one of the most horrific punishments the British Admiralty could impose on a rebellious crewman was to tie his legs to a rope and drag him under water across the keel of a ship. This torture was known as keel-hauling, and it usually resulted in the death of the offender. Today the Catholic Church is under assault from all sides: both from without and from within. The latest and most egregious assault is that launched by the U.S. Catholic Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs, presided over by Cardinal Archbishop William Keeler of Baltimore. In the...

News has come from Honolulu that the Vatican approved "Hula Masses" for the Catholic Church in Hawaii. Catholics worldwide are shocked by this development, since many see it as an isolated aberration. Yet this latest anomaly is not a quirk in an otherwise flawless "renewal". It is part and parcel of the program for liturgical restructure unleashed upon the world since the Council. Hence, before discussing Hula Masses in particular, it is necessary to examine the spirit of "reform" that has characterized the liturgy over the past thirty years. When placed within the larger context of Vatican II's liturgical revolution,...

A Reflection on Apostasy by Brian Mershon As a Father of four who struggles continually to try to raise his children in a Catholic culture by homeschooling them who surrounds ourselves with other friends of like mind in this anti-culture of death, I was shocked to received a phone call from a friend in Boston yesterday on a business trip. Just for some short background, he and I as well as a couple of other friends have been discussing the prudence and actual applications of Bishops and even the Pope regarding ecumenical ventures and inter-religious dialogue, especially in comparison to...

Pope John Paul II (C) gathers with other religious leaders for a prayer in St. Francis Basilica January 24, 2002. Leaders of world's religions, from Christians to Muslims, from Buddhists to animists, met in Assisi Italy on Thursday to blow against the winds of war and pledge never again to use God's name to justify violence. REUTERS/Paolo Cocco Geshe Tashi Tsering, representing Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, delivers his speech during the Day of Prayer for Peace in the World ceremony in the square of Assisi's Lower Basilica of St. Francis, central Italy, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. Imams,...