RORATE CÆLI: ‘The Council and The Eclipse of God’ by Don Pietro Leone – Part XIV: The Church and The State

In Chapter 4,  Don Pietro turns to consider the Council’s teaching on the Church and State. He explains how the

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RORATE CÆLI: Op-Ed: With ‘Traditionis custodes’, Francis Promotes Disunity (by Archbishop Aguer, Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina)

The current Pontiff declares that he wishes to pursue even further the constant search for ecclesial communion and to make

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RORATE CÆLI: Will the Real Lex Orandi of the Roman Rite Please Stand Up? A Comparison of the Old and New Feasts of St. Louis

Today is the feast of the greatest of Christian kings, St. Louis IX (1214-1270). In light of the attempt of

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RORATE CÆLI: Socci: “A Buzz in the Vatican: A Conclave is in the Air”

In the Vatican, there is an ever greater mention of a new Conclave. Pope Francis would in fact have expressed

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RORATE CÆLI: Is Traditionis Custodes calling for more Latin?

A number of American writers claim that Traditionis Custodes should spur priests to make their celebration of Mass more reflective

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RORATE CÆLI: Francis’ Cruelty – Costa Rica: Fr. Varela, the First Priest Suspended for Celebrating the Traditional Mass Following the new Motu Proprio

I feel the need to write this chronicle due to the concern expressed in different parts of the world to

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RORATE CÆLI: The Two Women: Sermon for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Two women:  so different, yet women, these two women whose role in the destiny of the human race have been

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RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Sarah: A Church that Claims a Reversal of Her Liturgy is a Church with no Credibility

Doubt has taken hold of Western thought. Intellectuals and politicians alike describe the same impression of collapse. Faced with the

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RORATE CÆLI: Tradition and Traitors: How to tell the difference

The opening line of the recent Motu Proprio from Pope Francis begins with two Latin words:  Traditionis Custodes.  This refers

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RORATE CÆLI: Are Canonizations Infallible? — An important new book from Arouca Press

I am pleased to announce the publication of a new book: Are Canonizations Infallible? Revisiting a Disputed Question, from Arouca

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