Okay, so I'm horrible at updating my blogs! Ah well, life generally keeps me busy so I don't have just a whole lot of time to come around to these things. At any rate, I figured you deserved an update!

Well first, the big news. Aprill and I will be moving back to Texas in December! My parents are going to help us buy a house, so we're really excited! Plus, we'll be really close to our family and friends. And hopefully we'll be there for a really long time. We're both sick of moving!

Which brings me to my next question. Is there anyone in the Arlington, Texas area that currently attends the extraordinary form of Mass? We're looking for a parish to call home there.

School is going well and it keeps me busy most of the time. Once we move back to Texas I'll be continuing my education through distance courses over the internet. It will be a bit different, but I have taken some online courses while I was here, so it shouldn't be too much of a change for me.

Overall, we're very excited and can't wait. We will definitely miss all of our friends that we made in Arizona, though.

Please keep us in your prayers, and we will certainly keep you all in ours!

PS Hopefully it won't be months until my next update =)

Summorum Pontificum Contact Database

The motu proprio has been released! The next step is to start putting the Catholic faithful who want to assist at the extraordinary form of the Holy Mass in touch with Catholic priests who want to say the extraordinary form of the Holy Mass.

Link Here

A Quiz

You are a 100% traditional Catholic!

Congratulations! You are more knowlegeable than most modern theologians! You have achieved mastery over the most important doctrines of the Catholic Faith! You should share your incredible understanding with others!

Do You Know Your Baltimore Catechism?
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Why is it...

Why does it seem that in some "traditionalist" Catholic groups the Pope (and the rest of the Vatican for that matter) gets such a negative wrap? There is such distrust and disdain for anything that comes from the Vatican.

Granted, the Church has seen some rough water in modern times, but it's not the first time that's happened. Christ's Church always prevails. Period.

I, for one, firmly believe that with prayer and support our Church will see the light of day again even if it isn't exactly how we expect it to happen.

In short, Christ left us a Church for a reason! Pray for it, for its leaders, and for everyone in it.

Dominus vobiscum!

Picture courtesy of http://www.vatican.va/news_services/or/photo/primi_piani/index.html

Sunny Tuesday

I was browsing through CafePress.com at the t-shirt section and found a couple of great ones. Enjoy :)

1962 Missal Sales Rise as Motu Proprio Expected Soon

Rome, Apr. 4, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Italian media outlets are once again reporting that a papal document liberalizing the use of the Mass of St. Pius V could be released during the Easter season.

Reports of the imminent release of a motu proprio allowing all Catholic priests to use the Tridentine rite have been circulating in Rome for a full year. The rumors have intensified recently, however, and this week saw the Vatican Secretary of State confirm that the document is close to publication. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone told the French publication Le Figaro that the Pope is prepared to take action soon-- although he did not give a date.

In expectation of the motu proprio, Catholic bookstores in Rome have begun selling copies of the 1962 Missal. Expecting brisk sales, publishing houses in Italy are reprinting the old Missal.

http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=77479

Chant Cast

If any of you are techies like me, you'll definitely like this podcast I found today: Chant Cast.

"What to learn the Latin Chants for the Mass? In this podcast I'm going to teach the Latin Mass parts, some beautiful Latin hymns and provide the sheet music for them. I might not have the best voice, but I'll do what I can!"

Here is the link to subscribe:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Chantcast

and here is the link for more information:
http://www.ipadre.net/chant.html

Enjoy!