[watsonfellow]

The Roman Catholic Church is experiencing a tremendous vitality and growth in vocations, but in traditionalist parishes like this. It is in these parishes that the war against the Culture of Death is being fought! LEX ORANDI LEX CREDENDI

[Cicero]

A great read. Many thanks for posting this.

Although it's only a sidelight, one sentence struck my eye: "A superhighway cutting through a once solid Polish neighborhood and the flight of families to the suburbs hammered away at the parishioner base." Michael Jones has been writing about the destruction of the ethnic Catholic parishes in the big cities by the federal government. This appears to have been deliberate policy, to fragment certain voting blocs. It's great to think that these urban communities are making a comeback.

["Bare Ruined Choirs"]

Good post. Thanks.

God Bless +

[veritas_in_enigma]

Bumpus, -a, -um. Bene, amice. Cum multissima gratia.

[NYer]

Thanks for a great post! It brings back very fond memories. The beauty of the Latin Mass is that no matter which country one is in, it is possible to follow along.

Still have my bi-lingual missal - perhaps it will be back in use soon.

[Squire]

Terrific post. And great news.

[veritas_in_enigma]

Elitus bonus in philosophiae verae est.

Adoremus +

[Temple Drake]

thanks for posting this -- anti-Catholic weirdo posters KEEP OUT! This is, I am happy to say, my parish!! I converted here and am thrilled to be home.

Speaking of recovering Catholic treasures, I have an exquisite rosary of green Czech glass and brass, fitted into a tiny matching case adorned with Our Lady of Sorrows under an oval glass bevel. When I converted, I took it in to have Fr. Phillips bless it. He asked where I had gotten such a nice antique rosary, and I explained that I had found it for a couple of dollars lying in a pile of junky costume jewelery in a resale shop. This answer appeared to give him real pain ... he actually said "Stop, don't tell me more!" He has a true calling to restore the beauty of sacred worship to our Church.

[Diago]

bump

[victim soul]

DEO GRATIAS!!