In this book, Yves Chiron turns his attention to one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Catholicism: Annibale Bugnini. Bugnini has attracted high praise from his disciples and vilification from his detractors-but all agree that, without him, the extensive overhaul of the Roman Catholic liturgy would not have taken place as it did.

In this book, Yves Chiron turns his attention to one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Catholicism: Annibale Bugnini. Bugnini has attracted high praise from his disciples and vilification from his detractors-but all agree that, without him, the extensive overhaul of the Roman Catholic liturgy would not have taken place as it did.

In this book, Yves Chiron turns his attention to one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Catholicism: Annibale Bugnini. Bugnini has attracted high praise from his disciples and vilification from his detractors-but all agree that, without him, the extensive overhaul of the Roman Catholic liturgy would not have taken place as it did.

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg on February 26, 1900. Having been baptized a Protestant, he entered the Greek Orthodox church shortly before 1933, and, in 1945, became a Roman Catholic. In 1938 Tomberg emigrated to the Netherlands and began actively to lecture on Christological topics. At the beginning of 1944 he moved to Cologne, where he was awarded the title of Doctor of Law for the...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

c o n t e n tsForeword by Dom Mark Kirby, OSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1A Note on Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGSOF MOTHER MECTILDEThe Solemnity of Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11The Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

To restore the beauty of holiness to the face of the Bride of Christ, which is terribly disfigured by so many abominable crimes, and if we truly want to free the Church from the fetid swamp into which she has fallen, we must have the courage to tear down the culture of secrecy and publicly confess the truths we have kept hidden. These bold words from the pen of an archbishop in exile-part of a bom...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN TWO OF THE MOST EXPANSIVE AND ORIGINAL Catholic thinkers of our times engage in a discussion on issues that profoundly affect our understanding of the Church past, present and future? In a two-year correspondence with Malachi Martin, Wolfgang Smith broaches a wide spectrum of topics, to which Fr. Martin responds in a way that may surprise many readers. What ultimately stands...