Community of Sisters Returns

As I read the story of these sisters I wept with joy.

Fifteen sisters of a sedevacantist community in Spokane, Washington have returned to the Church! These sisters - or their predecessors - were a part of my journey to the Church, a part of a detour on the way, one might say. You can read these reflections of my heart at my other blog.

We Have a New Archbishop!

"We" being the archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien has most recently been the Archbishop of the United States Military. What I've read about him so far makes me happy.

You can read what the Baltimore Sun has to say about his life here.

Sometime after becoming Archbishop of the Military, he spoke to veterans in a VA hospital in the Bronx. The article says: "Archbishop O'Brien mentioned the prayers they offer, the sacrifices they make, the cooperation and help they lend one another in their needs and suffering and said, 'All that offered up to God brings tremendous spiritual power to those who need it most, those who are in harm's way this very day.'"

And in an October, 2000 Letter to the Archdiocese of Military Services, USA, he speaks of voting and says: "But among these and many other matters of moral concern, one subject stands out as preeminent --foundational to every other. And that is the sacred dignity of human life and the right to life itself !"

Welcome to Baltimore, Your Excellency.

Society of St. Pius X Leader Thanks Pope

This EWTN article quotes Bishop Fellay, thanking the Pope for the motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum, which expands the use of the 1962 Roman Missal.

Summorum Pontificum

Here is the link to the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum in English. It does say that this is an unofficial translation. The Latin is available on the same page.

I am sharing these links with you before I read them. So...now I'm off to do some serious reading!

Motu Proprio

We may now read Pope Benedict's letter to the bishops regarding his Motu Proprio to expand the use of the 1962 Missal.

When the actual Motu Proprio is available and I find an English translation, I will share the link.