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Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Though Paul was talking to the Corinthians in this letter, it is presumably reasonable that his words were meant for the whole of Christianity. They are powerful words given the historic climate of division which has plagued Christians since its earliest recorded beginnings. Yet, they denote a spiritual optimism which could come from...

Traditional Mass Propers For The Feast of The Transfiguration Of Our Lord ( Ninth Sunday After Pentecost ) 6 August 2006 A.D. Missa Illuxérunt Coruscatiónes "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

Traditional Mass Propers For The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost 30 July 2006 A.D. Missa Suscépimus, Deus "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

Traditional Mass Propers For The Feast Of The Scapular of Mount Carmel ( The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost ) 16 July 2006 A.D. Missa Dóminus Fortitúdo "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

Traditional Mass Propers For The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - 9 July 2006 A.D. Missa Exáudi, Dómine....go first to be reconciled to thy brother....9 July 2006 A.D. "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

The Feast Of The Visitation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary ( The Fourth Sunday After Penecost )Missa Salve, sancta parens2 July 2006 A.D. "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

Sunday Within of the Octive Of The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus( The Third Sunday After Pentecost )Missa Respice in me25 June 2006 A.D. "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

Sunday in the Octave of Corpus Christi( The Second Sunday After Pentecost )Missa Factus est18 June 2006 A.D. "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

How Old is Your Church?    AUTHOR UNKNOWN If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517. If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry. If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560. If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England founded by...