Reverence
The War on Reverence Continues… McElory Bans Installation of Altar Rails
Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, has ordered that no communion rails be installed or reinstalled in the churches of the archdiocese, in a new liturgical controversy in the United ...
Without God, We Are Nothing
We would not even exist if God was not every moment causing us to be. We would not be able to act without Him acting in us. We cannot achieve ...
WATCH: ‘Reverence Became Taboo’
He was ordained a half-century ago. He remembers when reverence was expected, when the tabernacle was central, when Catholics knew what they believed and why. Then came the changes, and ...
WATCH: Fr. Perricone – The Devil Has No Kneels
Sermon of Father John A. Perricone on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, with the External Solemnity of Corpus Christi preached on Sunday, June 7th, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, ...
BRAVO! Australian Bishop Calls For Kneeling During Eucharistic Adoration
Pastoral Letter to the Priests, Religious, and People of the Archdiocese of Sydney on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2026 “Source and summit of ...
Costa Rica Archbishop Prohibits Installation of Kneelers for Communion
The Archbishop of San José, Costa Rica, Monsignor José Rafael Quirós Quirós, has ordered that kneelers not be placed in churches for the distribution of Holy Communion, a decision that ...
WATCH: Bishop Martin and His Priests Ignore, Humiliate, and Deny Communion to Reverent Family at Altar Rail
The absurdity is that even the postconciliar legal framework does not support denying Communion merely because someone kneels. Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte and his priests at Our Lady of ...
Posture Matters: The Case for Altar Rails
Unfamiliar outsiders are probably bemused to see a subject as ostensibly mundane as a piece of church furniture become a flashpoint. Of course, it is not just about a thigh ...
Recently Appointed Austin Bishop Bans Kneelers for Holy Communion
Bishop Daniel Garcia, 65, has banned kneelers for receiving Holy Communion in the Diocese of Austin, Texas. A diocesan letter dated November 12 and published by Wdtprs.com acknowledges that the ...
WAR ON REVERENCE: President of the Argentine Bishops “Prohibits” Receiving Communion Kneeling
In just over a month, three Argentine dioceses have denied Catholics the option of receiving Communion on their knees. On 24 August, a group of Catholic school students and their ...
Friend of Francis Attempting to Abolish Communion on the Tongue in his Archdiocese
A protocol to the Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina) has recently been announced, promoted and signed by its archbishop Monsignor Jorge Eduardo Lozano, which are on all catechumens, ...
Having Cancelled the TLM, Bishop Martin Now Targets Reverence in Catholic Schools
We have received a report of the new liturgical directives which Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte wishes to impose on the masses of Paul VI celebrated in the three Catholic ...
Cardinal Burke Appeals To Pope Leo For Restoration Of Traditional Latin Mass
Cardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to remove measures restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in dioceses. Burke spoke at a London conference ...
The War on Eucharistic Reverence
On June 19, 2025, Catholics will celebrate Corpus Christi, a feast dedicated to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Established in 1264 by Pope Urban IV, Corpus ...
The Battleground for Reverence in the United States
For decades, Catholics attached to tradition were told to settle down, blend in, and be grateful for the reverent Novus Ordo. “You don’t need the old rite,” they said. “Just ...
The War on Reverence by Bishop Martin
As a Catholic who wears a veil, kneels for communion, and longs for the transcendent beauty of Latin chant to permeate every element of the Novus Ordo Mass, the recent ...
Charlotte’s War on Reverence
The leaked Liturgical Normsdocument from Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte reads like a parody of 1970s fervor, delivered by a tyrannical hand through a series of ironically ...
They Want To Cancel More Than Just The TLM
They’re coming for kneeling, for chant, for Latin, for beauty, for tradition in any form. For decades, Catholics attached to tradition were told to settle down, blend in, and be ...
Archbishop Cordileone Announces Project Aimed at Renewing Reverence in the Liturgy
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has announced he will be launching a project aimed at establishing more reverent liturgical practices. “I am about to launch a major new more reverent ...
‘Out of the Banality’ – Archbishop Cordileone on Liturgical Reform
The election of Pope Leo XIV has fueled speculation among some Catholics, who are hopeful for a change to the 2021 restrictions on pre-conciliar liturgical rites, which were introduced in ...
Bishop Earl Fernandes: In An Age of ‘Uninspiring’ Liturgies, Silence and Reverence are Needed
The bishop of Columbus, Ohio, has highlighted the need for silence and reverence at Mass in keeping with the need for “Christocentric” worship. Bishop Earl Fernandes, who has seen the ...
