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December 11, 2019

Cdl. Burke Backs France-Originated Call to Prayer and Reparation Dec. 12 for Pachamama Idolatry, by Jeanne Smits

By Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent, LifeSiteNews - In an initiative that originated in France, Catholics are being called to mark the liturgical feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Thursday, December 12, by prayers of love and reparation for the idolatrous parodies of her image in the Vatican Gardens, in the Synod Aula, in the streets of Rome, in the church of Santa Maria in Traspontina near St Peter’s Square and in St Peter's Basilica itself, at the very heart of Christendom.

December 11, 2019

Msgr. Charles Pope: Modern Problems File: Losing God as the Center of Our Worship

By Msgr. Charles Pope - I have noted before on this blog that one of the trends in modern liturgy is the shift of focus from God to “the assembly.” Too much of liturgy today is anthropocentric… Back in the 1990’s, in his book Why Catholics Can’t Sing, Thomas Day observed that modern liturgy often amounts to “the aware, gathered community, celebrating itself.” Many songs today go on at great length about how we are gathered, we are the flock, we are God’s song, etc. When God is mentioned it is more in relation to us, rather than the reverse. He is all about us, and this seems to please us greatly.

December 11, 2019

Seminarians Teach, Promote Gregorian Chant Through Unique YouTube Channel, by Jake Ross

By Jake Ross, LifeSiteNews - A new YouTube channel started by young seminarians in Switzerland is teaching people around the world about beauty and tradition in the Catholic liturgy.The channel is the project of Brother Alexandre Frezzato, from the Wallis region in Switzerland, and Brother Stefan Ansinger, from the Netherlands. Both study at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and are Dominican seminarians. The brothers provide a weekly private class in Gregorian chant to anyone willing to learn.

December 11, 2019

Pastor Jeffress: Pelosi Catholic? She ‘Celebrates Her Belief in the Murder of the Unborn’, by Michael W. Chapman

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - Commenting on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) rebuke of a reporter for asking whether she "hates" President Donald Trump, evangelical Pastor Robert Jeffress said Pelosi was out of step with her Catholic faith because she supports abortion and "celebrates her belief in the murder of the unborn."… Pastor Jeffress said, “I find it interesting that she is so indignant about being accused of hatred, saying it goes against her Catholic faith. Well, what about her belief in unrestricted abortion? That certainly goes against her faith, and she doesn’t apologize for that."