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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,…