Category: V2

  • Wherein We Snap & Play Guitar at Folk Mass

    Wherein We Snap & Play Guitar at Folk Mass

    Christ the King Sunday, when it was instituted by Pius the XI in 1925, was placed on the Last Sunday in October. That made it a little awkward for Bible Readings (which still had to be doubled up) and for Calendar keeping. But it made perfect sense: it always came before All Saints Day and…

  • V2b – Rupture

    V2b – Rupture

    JMJOne of the huge comforts of my Christian life has been praying for the dead. I’ve been aware since I joined the Orthodox Church in 2002, continuing on into the Catholic Church, that I’m a major mess. When it comes to sins, I’ve got a good list. I require the mercy of God, and I…

  • V2a – Continuity

    JMJ So, I confess I give Vatican II a bad rap sometimes – mostly because it’s what I’m supposed to do: a traddy convert from a conservative religious tradition. But I do enjoy most of the fruits of the Council, as long as they are applied with what Pope Benedict calls the “Hermeneutic of Continuity”,…