From the Knights of Columbus:
Long Island’s newest council is named after a young man known for his love of life and love of Christ
"Though Joe had high hopes of taking his First Degree, he never did. He died unexpectedly on Jan. 16, 2015, due to an enlarged heart.
But the legacy of this devout yet fun-loving young man lives on in the newest council on Long Island: Joseph Mario Reali Council 16261. A 2016 Star Council, it has attracted approximately 60 Knights since it was chartered two years ago.
Many of the members knew and loved Joe, whose life continues to inspire their mission. Louis Onglengco, 23, recalled looking up to Joe, who trained him as an altar server and helped him on the football field when they were growing up.
“I joined the Knights of Columbus to help the Church and because Joe Reali was a great role model to me,” Onglengco said. “I wanted to be just like him.”
Friday, May 04, 2018
FSSP Ordinations
"The priestly ordinations for the Fraternity of St. Peter will take place on Saturday, May 26th, 2018. Ten men will be ordained by His Excellency the Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample of the Archdiocese of Portland in a Pontifical Mass to be held at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia in Omaha, Nebraska at 10 o’clock in the morning."
Speaking of Bishop Sample the Catholic Herald in the UK notes:
Video: Archbishop’s sermon praising Old Rite goes viral
"Young people are drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass by its “beauty”, “sense of mystery” and “transcendence”, Archbishop Alexander K Sample has said.
Speaking during a Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC, Archbishop Sample praised Pope Benedict XVI for the “great gift” of Summorum Pontificum – the document that allowed the traditional Mass to be more widely celebrated – and said the “reverence and sacredness” of the old Mass would enrich the Novus Ordo.
The Archbishop of Portland, Oregon also noted how many young people were in the congregation, saying: “You are a sign—a great sign—of encouragement and hope for the Church tossed about these days on the troubled waters of secularism and relativism. As they say: you ‘get it.’"
"The priestly ordinations for the Fraternity of St. Peter will take place on Saturday, May 26th, 2018. Ten men will be ordained by His Excellency the Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample of the Archdiocese of Portland in a Pontifical Mass to be held at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia in Omaha, Nebraska at 10 o’clock in the morning."
Speaking of Bishop Sample the Catholic Herald in the UK notes:
Video: Archbishop’s sermon praising Old Rite goes viral
"Young people are drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass by its “beauty”, “sense of mystery” and “transcendence”, Archbishop Alexander K Sample has said.
Speaking during a Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC, Archbishop Sample praised Pope Benedict XVI for the “great gift” of Summorum Pontificum – the document that allowed the traditional Mass to be more widely celebrated – and said the “reverence and sacredness” of the old Mass would enrich the Novus Ordo.
The Archbishop of Portland, Oregon also noted how many young people were in the congregation, saying: “You are a sign—a great sign—of encouragement and hope for the Church tossed about these days on the troubled waters of secularism and relativism. As they say: you ‘get it.’"
Saturday, January 06, 2018
You might have forgotten that in 2012 Pope Benedict XVI created the Personal Ordinariate of The Chair of St. Peter, but it is seems to be humming along quite nicely.
IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Based in Houston, Texas, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter has more than 40 Roman Catholic Parishes and Communities across the U.S. and Canada.
IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Based in Houston, Texas, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter has more than 40 Roman Catholic Parishes and Communities across the U.S. and Canada.
- 1 Bishop
- 1 Ordinary Emeritus
- 70 Priests
- 8 Deacons
- 16 Candidates for Priesthood
- 5 Seminarians
- 41 Parishes & Communities
Monks of Tibhirine, depicted in ‘Of Gods and Men’, to be beatified
From The Anchoress (Elizabeth Scalia) who raves about the film. I need to see this.
"The seven Cistercian monks of Tibhirine had been abducted in March 1996 in their monastery of Our Lady of the Atlas, 80 km south of Algiers. Their death was announced on May 23 by a statement from the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The heads of the Trappist monks were found on May 30, 1996, without the mystery of their death being fully clarified."
From The Anchoress (Elizabeth Scalia) who raves about the film. I need to see this.
"The seven Cistercian monks of Tibhirine had been abducted in March 1996 in their monastery of Our Lady of the Atlas, 80 km south of Algiers. Their death was announced on May 23 by a statement from the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The heads of the Trappist monks were found on May 30, 1996, without the mystery of their death being fully clarified."
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Bishop Barres to ordain five men to priesthood on 6/24
Mass of Ordination
Saturday, June 24, 2017
11:00 a.m.
Saint Agnes Cathedral
29 Quealy Place
Rockville Centre, New York 11571
Saturday, June 24, 2017
11:00 a.m.
Saint Agnes Cathedral
29 Quealy Place
Rockville Centre, New York 11571
Those being ordained are: Rev. Mr. Michael Bissex, Rev. Mr. Liam McDonald, Rev. Mr. Michael Plona,
Rev. Mr. Christopher Sullivan and Rev. Mr. John Wachowicz.
Rev. Mr. Christopher Sullivan and Rev. Mr. John Wachowicz.
Read more about those to be ordained here.
Monday, March 27, 2017
In case anyone was wondering that happened to the Uniondale property that used to be St. Pius X High School, and the retirement center for priests of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and the site of the Traditional Latin Mass: it is now in the good hands of the Greek Orthodox who will use it for a home for the elderly and will use the chapel. DRVC sold it to them for $7 million. This is good for everybody.
A Mass of Thanksgiving in Honor of Servant of God Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn
Saturday, April 1st at 11:30 AM at St. Brigid in Westbury
Principle Celebrant: Msgr. Paul Jervis, Postulator
Homilist: Fr. Alonso Cox, Vice-Postulator
Our Sunday Visitor had an article tracing the accomplishments of Msgr. Quinn in 2010 that can be found here.
"With the impending 1929 economic depression brewing, the poorest among the black families were not able to provide for their children. Father Quinn bought property in Wading River, Long Island, to establish an orphanage for these children. But he met with violent opposition from the KKK.
The action of the Klan members had been prodded by white community residents who objected to an orphanage for black children in their hamlet, with its scenic farmlands and wooded, undulating landscape that overlooked the Long Island Sound.
Threats on His Life
The orphanage that Father Quinn first erected in 1928 was burned down by the KKK. They waited, and after the priest rebuilt the orphans’ home in 1929, they again totally incinerated it. The diocese was silent throughout Father Quinn’s ordeal.
Also, New York’s Governor Alfred E. Smith, a Catholic and the Democratic Party’s 1928 U.S. Presidential Candidate, kept a low profile, for he had enough anti-Catholic detractors and was unwilling to become even more unpopular by intervening on behalf of Quinn’s black orphans."
Under threats to his life, Father Quinn stood up to his foes by defying them again in rebuilding the orphanage. He was ready to pay the ultimate price with his life for his orphan children as he had pledged to his parishioners, “...I would willingly shed to the last drop my life’s blood for the least among you.”
Father Quinn was, however, more valuable to them alive than as a martyr. With St. Thérèse’s intercession, hostility toward him ceased abruptly. He succeeded in establishing his orphanage, fittingly named The Little Flower House of Providence, which was dedicated on Oct. 26, 1930. This institution, later incorporated into the Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, is still thriving. "
Monday, March 13, 2017
The Bomb That Never Detonated
Fr. James Schall on Paul Erlich's ridiculous book The Population Bomb. An Excerpt:
"Back in the early 1970s, in the heyday of unceasing rancor over Humanae Vitae, a great number of books were published that prophesied disaster for the human race. Among the most famous was Paul Ehrlich’s widely read The Population Bomb. At that time, we were given various apocalyptic scenarios about the end of things caused by our own uncontrolled breeding. We were soon to starve to death. The world, then with a population of around three billion, was running out of food, clothing, gas, and just about everything else. Things could only get worse. Resources were “limited”; no more new ones were imaginable. The Catholic Church was often singled out as contributing to this approaching demise of the human race since she taught that the world was made for man. Her weird stance on human breeding was “irrational”. Her views on marriage and children were said to go against the principles of, you guessed it, “modern science”.
The main group did not readily buy these forebodings were the economists, or at least the free market ones."
Fr. James Schall on Paul Erlich's ridiculous book The Population Bomb. An Excerpt:
"Back in the early 1970s, in the heyday of unceasing rancor over Humanae Vitae, a great number of books were published that prophesied disaster for the human race. Among the most famous was Paul Ehrlich’s widely read The Population Bomb. At that time, we were given various apocalyptic scenarios about the end of things caused by our own uncontrolled breeding. We were soon to starve to death. The world, then with a population of around three billion, was running out of food, clothing, gas, and just about everything else. Things could only get worse. Resources were “limited”; no more new ones were imaginable. The Catholic Church was often singled out as contributing to this approaching demise of the human race since she taught that the world was made for man. Her weird stance on human breeding was “irrational”. Her views on marriage and children were said to go against the principles of, you guessed it, “modern science”.
The main group did not readily buy these forebodings were the economists, or at least the free market ones."
Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Traditional Latin Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre
St. Patrick's Day Friday, March 17 at 4 PM
Fr. Ryan Creamer will offer a Sung High Mass (1962 Missal) on the feria Friday in Lent, the Commemoration of St. Patrick, Bishop and Confessor (III Classis)
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Hundreds gather to mourn murdered priest Father Jacques Hamel
"Hundreds of mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral in northern France on Tuesday for the funeral of the elderly Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at a church altar by two Islamist militants.
Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the nearby industrial town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray last Tuesday when the attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat while chanting in Arabic."
"Hundreds of mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral in northern France on Tuesday for the funeral of the elderly Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at a church altar by two Islamist militants.
Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the nearby industrial town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray last Tuesday when the attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat while chanting in Arabic."
Paris terror arrest after gas tanks found in Notre Dame car
"Paris police have arrested a man on the terrorism watch list after his car was found near the Notre Dame Cathedral with seven gas cylinders inside.
The Peugeot 607 was found with its hazard warning lights flashing and without number plates, police said.
One of the canisters, on the front passenger seat, was empty, and there were no detonating devices inside.
In November, 130 people died in Paris in a series of terror attacks carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS)."
"Paris police have arrested a man on the terrorism watch list after his car was found near the Notre Dame Cathedral with seven gas cylinders inside.
The Peugeot 607 was found with its hazard warning lights flashing and without number plates, police said.
One of the canisters, on the front passenger seat, was empty, and there were no detonating devices inside.
In November, 130 people died in Paris in a series of terror attacks carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS)."
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
I have not posted one of these notices in a long time but I am pleased that Faith on Tap is still going on at the Wantagh Inn! I attended in the 'early years' and was one of the people who helped to organize it. I have aged out but I bought a house nearby so I hope to drop in one day and see how it has aged.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
St. John Cantius chosen America's Most Beautiful Church
Finally an election I can care about - all located at Art and Liturgy!
The contest was modeled after the college basketball 'March Madness' and not surprisingly, the Diocese of Rockville Centre did not have single entry in the Northeast bracket.
"The Rev. Joshua Caswell, a priest with the Canons Regular, the religious order housed at St. John Cantius, said he believes the contest provided a pleasant distraction for Catholic faithful.
"Beauty matters," he said. "Our culture is starved for beauty.
"He admits he didn't think about the importance of the contest at the time. But as St. John Cantius advanced to the "Theological 32," the "Stunning 16," and the "Ecclesiastical Eight," he was in it to win it, as were other competitors, he learned."
Here is the website for St. John Cantius.
And here is the website for the runner up - The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.
Finally an election I can care about - all located at Art and Liturgy!
The contest was modeled after the college basketball 'March Madness' and not surprisingly, the Diocese of Rockville Centre did not have single entry in the Northeast bracket.
"The Rev. Joshua Caswell, a priest with the Canons Regular, the religious order housed at St. John Cantius, said he believes the contest provided a pleasant distraction for Catholic faithful.
"Beauty matters," he said. "Our culture is starved for beauty.
"He admits he didn't think about the importance of the contest at the time. But as St. John Cantius advanced to the "Theological 32," the "Stunning 16," and the "Ecclesiastical Eight," he was in it to win it, as were other competitors, he learned."
Here is the website for St. John Cantius.
And here is the website for the runner up - The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Mother Angelica, RIP
I have not been blogging regularly since 2013 and since that time we also lost Fr. Benedict Groeschel, another great Catholic figure, who also could alternate between being cutting (in the best way) and hilarious. I met Fr. Groeschel many times in person but never met Mother Angelica but they both appealed to me as orthodox speakers in a heterodox Church / World.
Mark Shea remembers her and the time he was on her show here at his National Catholic Register blog.
Snip:
"I was honored with the chance to do her show once and she made an immediate conquest of me. She could whipsaw from being a sweet old lady (she took my hands in her soft grandma hands and graciously welcomed me, "Oh hello dear! It's so nice to meet you. How *are* you?") to being that tough nun who scared the daylights out of every third grader. Only she didn't take it out on callers. She took it out on priests and bishops who needed a little Catherine of Siena treatment from a tough nun with soft grandma hands."
For the best treatment of Mother Angelica and EWTN, see Raymond Arroyo's book - Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of A Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles
I have not been blogging regularly since 2013 and since that time we also lost Fr. Benedict Groeschel, another great Catholic figure, who also could alternate between being cutting (in the best way) and hilarious. I met Fr. Groeschel many times in person but never met Mother Angelica but they both appealed to me as orthodox speakers in a heterodox Church / World.
Mark Shea remembers her and the time he was on her show here at his National Catholic Register blog.
Snip:
"I was honored with the chance to do her show once and she made an immediate conquest of me. She could whipsaw from being a sweet old lady (she took my hands in her soft grandma hands and graciously welcomed me, "Oh hello dear! It's so nice to meet you. How *are* you?") to being that tough nun who scared the daylights out of every third grader. Only she didn't take it out on callers. She took it out on priests and bishops who needed a little Catherine of Siena treatment from a tough nun with soft grandma hands."
For the best treatment of Mother Angelica and EWTN, see Raymond Arroyo's book - Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of A Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles
Is Dorothy Day Suitable for Canonization?
The above link is to an article written in Crisis Magazine by Fr. Brandon O'Brien, a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre who was ordained in 2013. He seems to take the 'nope' position to the headline question:
"Dorothy Day’s cause is different. In light of Day’s positions concerning some of the most horrific and deadly events of the twentieth century, she is anything but an “attractive possibility” for sainthood. In her lifetime, Day publically advocated various Communist regimes linked to the Soviet Union. Western intellectuals who supported these regimes knew that they consisted of anti-Catholic, atheist governments whose public policy was the firing squad. Often, as was the case with Spain, these regimes were even condemned by the Church’s magisterium. If Lumen Gentium is a blueprint for the modern Christian’s path to holiness and sanctity, it would appear that Day’s support for a Spanish government condemned by Pius XI is not in keeping with the exhortation that Christians “follow in [Christ’s] footsteps and conform themselves to His image seeking the will of the Father in all things.” Her tacit approval of the violence of Castro’s atheist regime in Cuba is also a stumbling block to the call for Christians to “manifest to all men the love with which God loved the world.”
This article comes right on the heels of this announcement from the Archdiocese of New York:
"The Cause for Dorothy Day’s possible eventual beatification and canonization moved into a new phase today as Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, opened the canonical Inquiry on the life of the Catholic Worker movement founder, gathering evidence to determine if Dorothy Day lived a life of “heroic virtue” in the eyes of the Church. "
The above link is to an article written in Crisis Magazine by Fr. Brandon O'Brien, a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre who was ordained in 2013. He seems to take the 'nope' position to the headline question:
"Dorothy Day’s cause is different. In light of Day’s positions concerning some of the most horrific and deadly events of the twentieth century, she is anything but an “attractive possibility” for sainthood. In her lifetime, Day publically advocated various Communist regimes linked to the Soviet Union. Western intellectuals who supported these regimes knew that they consisted of anti-Catholic, atheist governments whose public policy was the firing squad. Often, as was the case with Spain, these regimes were even condemned by the Church’s magisterium. If Lumen Gentium is a blueprint for the modern Christian’s path to holiness and sanctity, it would appear that Day’s support for a Spanish government condemned by Pius XI is not in keeping with the exhortation that Christians “follow in [Christ’s] footsteps and conform themselves to His image seeking the will of the Father in all things.” Her tacit approval of the violence of Castro’s atheist regime in Cuba is also a stumbling block to the call for Christians to “manifest to all men the love with which God loved the world.”
This article comes right on the heels of this announcement from the Archdiocese of New York:
"The Cause for Dorothy Day’s possible eventual beatification and canonization moved into a new phase today as Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, opened the canonical Inquiry on the life of the Catholic Worker movement founder, gathering evidence to determine if Dorothy Day lived a life of “heroic virtue” in the eyes of the Church. "
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
This story made me very happy to see
- my grandfather worked at St. Finbars as a custodian / handyman and it is
truly a beautiful Church.
From the Brooklyn Eagle:
From the Brooklyn Eagle:
"When the Rev. Michael Louis Gelfant arrived
at St. Finbar Catholic Church in June of 2010 to take his new job as the
church’s administrator, he was struck by the number of parishioners who came up
to him with the same impassioned plea.
“Please fix our church!” one parishioner after another implored
him.
Built in 1910, the church had undergone a number of misguided
renovations over the years, according to Gelfant, who said the work in the past
was done in an attempt to “modernize” the beautiful old building at 138 Bay 20th St."
Monday, April 18, 2016
St. Agnes Cathedral Renovation
The Cathedral of the Diocese of Rockville Centre has been renovated to help fix the mistakes of previous overhauls. The tabernacle has been restored to the center behind the altar (what a concept) and the multi-colored ceiling has been painted to look, well, dignified. The reredos is now a wood color rather than the previous all white, a great improvement in my opinion. Below is a link to the new Baldachin which features beautiful pictures of saints from throughout our history. The Baldachin is made of oak wood with 18 foot columns. I can't wait to see the Cathedral in person, it is a great thing to see real renovations that restore the beauty and solemnity of Churches. This renovation is indicative of what Bishop Murphy has brought to the Diocese of Rockville Centre: a restoration and renewal.
The Baldachin of St. Agnes Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Diocese of Rockville Centre has been renovated to help fix the mistakes of previous overhauls. The tabernacle has been restored to the center behind the altar (what a concept) and the multi-colored ceiling has been painted to look, well, dignified. The reredos is now a wood color rather than the previous all white, a great improvement in my opinion. Below is a link to the new Baldachin which features beautiful pictures of saints from throughout our history. The Baldachin is made of oak wood with 18 foot columns. I can't wait to see the Cathedral in person, it is a great thing to see real renovations that restore the beauty and solemnity of Churches. This renovation is indicative of what Bishop Murphy has brought to the Diocese of Rockville Centre: a restoration and renewal.
The Baldachin of St. Agnes Cathedral
Bishop Murphy and Cardinal Dolan visit persecuted Christians in Iraq
Good for them!
Good for them!
Catholic News Service
"Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre traveled with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chair of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), to Iraqi Kurdistan this week on a pastoral visit to that region’s displaced Christian families.
The group spent April 9-11 in Kurdistan, the autonomous region of northern Iraq. When Islamic State swept through Mosul and Qaraqosh in 2014, more than 125,000 Christians, along with other victims, fled to safety in Kurdistan, where CNEWA has helped local churches construct housing, clinics and schools."
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Monday, December 09, 2013
University of the Incarnate Word Student Shot to Death by Campus Police Officer
The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas is a Catholic school founded by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word. It started out as a small all-female school and is now a large university with a very diverse student population. On Friday, a student named Robert Cameron Redus was pulled over by a campus police officer for allegedly speeding and driving erratically. The police office shot Cameron Redus multiple times and Redus died. This article from the San Antonio Express News quotes various people regarding this incident which I will break down in a different format:
Cameron Redus
UIW police Cpl. Christopher J. Carter
Cameron Redus
- Honors Student
- "Dozens stood to speak about Redus. Nearly all invoked his outgoing spirit, helpful attitude and affection for everyone he met."
- " I don't think anyone understands how something like this could happen to someone like Cameron. It makes no sense.”
- “He was one of the most level-headed people I've ever met. What I have heard is completely counterintuitive to what I have known him to be,” he said, referring to accounts of Redus initiating an altercation with the officer who shot him."
UIW police Cpl. Christopher J. Carter
- "As authorities investigate the shooting, one of the officer's former
neighbors described him as having a confrontational personality.
“He was mean,” said Hugo Bustillos, who now lives in the two-bedroom apartment near Fort Sam Houston where Carter, 38, used to live." - Carter also had run-ins with at least one other tenant over Carter's dog before Carter moved away last year."
- “He exaggerated a lot,” Bustillos said.
“He put a lot of false statements on us with our landlord,” Bustillos said. “He said we were smoking pot in front of our kids, but we were just smoking cigarettes.
“He also made trouble for someone else and got into an argument with” management. - "Over the course of Carter's eight-year law career in Texas, he has held nine jobs at eight agencies"
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