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Traditional Men’s Silent Retreat – Malvern, PA, February 7-9th, 2025
January 13, 2025
The Holy Name Society of St. Mary, Conshohocken, PA is organizing a Traditional Men’s Silent Retreat at Malvern Retreat House in…
The Easter Controversy and the Twelve Days of Christmas
January 1, 2025
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In chapter 11 of his The True Meaning of Christmas – The Birth of Jesus…
The Greater Ferias of Advent Revised
December 19, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP [Having reviewed the writings of Durandus after this article had originally been posted, I realized…
Rorate Mass and Candle Offerings at the National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori
December 11, 2024
“All of the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” —Saint Francis of Assisi Holy Mother…
Votive Mass for a Happy Death
November 19, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP “I think tomorrow is a feria, is there a votive Mass you would like?” I…
Jewel of the Soul – A Short Review
October 22, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As a going away present, one of the families of Regina Caeli parish in Houston,…
There’s Something Fishy about that there Rosary
October 7, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the first Sunday in October in 1571, the seventh day of the month, a…
Maria SS della Lavina 2024
September 18, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In January 2023, I received an unexpected yet joyfully welcomed email which invited me to…
On the Stars
September 3, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP According to the Genesis creation account, on the Fourth Day, God created the sun, the…
The Days of the Moon
August 2, 2024
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP There is a plethora of Catholic calendars with varying degrees of detail and information. Interestingly,…