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Latin Mass to Return to England and Wales

June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Traditional Latin Mass - effectively banned by Rome for 40 years - is to be reintroduced into every Roman Catholic Parish in England and Wales, the senior Vatican cardinal in charge of Latin liturgy said at a press conference in London.
The announcement on 13 June 2008 by the senior Vatican cardinal in Charge of [...]

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From the Pastor’s Desk

June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

A SCHOLAR AND A FISHERMAN
TWO PILLARS OF THE CHURCH 
The solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul honors two great saints who, between them, represent the Church’s mission to both Jews (Peter’s leadership was exercised from the Jerusalem church) and Gentiles (Paul is know as the “apostle to the Gentiles”). Saint Peter, who is called by Jesus [...]

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Brother Michael, A Hermit in Our Parish

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Very few if any of you know that we have a consecrated hermit in our parish. Though Brother Michael’s hermitage is in a home located south of 192, he considers himself a member of Ascension. (Some years ago he lived within our parish boundaries.) I asked Brother Michael to write up something about himself by [...]

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Beware of False Prophets

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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good [...]