POSTURE WHILE ON HOLY GROUND
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ TABLE OF CONTENTS AbstractPreface Part I — Foundations of Liturgical AnthropologyChapter I — The Nature of Worship: Body and Soul Part II — Posture as Doctrinal ExpressionChapter II — The Real Presence and GenuflectionChapter III — Bowing and Sacred HumilityChapter IV — Kneeling and the Sacrifice of the MassChapter V […]
The Sacrifice of the Mass
Victor R. Claveau, MJ 🔹 Core Claim The Mass is the true, sacramental re-presentation (making present) of the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary—not a new sacrifice, but the same sacrifice made present in an unbloody manner. ✠ 1. Christ Instituted a Sacrificial Memorial At the Last Supper, Jesus said: Key point: Conclusion: Christ […]
The “Old Mass” and the “Novus Ordo” Mass: Irreconcilable differences?
The relationship between the preconciliar and postconciliar forms of Mass has become like a problematic marriage needing long-suffering, patience, goodwill, and hatred of divorce. Father Jerry J. Pokorsky Editor’s note: This essay was posted originally at CWR on July 3, 2022. “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” (Col. 3:21) The relationship between […]
“Throughout the year”: Why there is nothing ordinary about “Ordinary Time”
For roughly eight months of the year, the predominant liturgical color is green, symbolic of life and hope. January 19, 2026 Peter M.J. Stravinskas The Dispatch Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on January 18, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of what we were taught in kindergarten […]
Jesus Christ the King Solemnity.
Fr. Paul Pecchie One of the best ways to understand the Bible is to think of the Old Testament as presenting God’s many promises to Israel and to think of the New Testament as the fulfillment of all those promises. The Old Testament tells the story of “promises made.” The New Testament tells the story […]
A few thoughts on clerical obedience
Vioctor R. Claveau, MJ I recently attended Holy Mass at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, Florida. It was an EXTRAORDINARY experience. Why, extraordinary, you might ask? I answer, because the Novus Ordo Mass was celebrated without creativity or innovation. Every gesture and word said was in strict obedience to the liturgical norms. It […]
The Saints on the Power of the Holy Mass
“The Sacrament of the Eucharist is far more powerful for the sanctification of souls than all other spiritual means of grace,” ~St. Denis. “You envy the opportunity of the woman who touched the vestments of Jesus, of the sinful woman who washed His feet with her tears, of the women of Galilee who had the […]
Scriptural Foundations for the Mass
(Actual answer to a letter from Mr. Born Again.) Dear Mr. Born Again, The foundations for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass are both historical and Scriptural. Most of the doctrinal teachings of the Catholic Church have their roots in Judaism, Let me try to explain as simply as possible what the Catholic Church teaches […]
St. Maximilian Kolbe on Holy Communion
“The culmination of the Mass is not the consecration, but Communion.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe © Evangelization Station, 20
Sign of Peace
In the early Church, the ordinary greeting of the faithful to one another, as well as in liturgical functions, was an exchange of the kiss of peace (Pax). Four times St. Paul wrote: “Greet one another with a holy kiss” (1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; Rom. 16:16). Likewise, St. Peter: “Greet […]