One of the old ethnic churches near my New Hampshire home has been re-opened after being shuttered for 15 years. Bishop Peter Libasci asked an order of priests dedicated to the Latin Mass to set up shop, and the order obliged. The first Sunday Mass under their auspices at St. Stanislaus Church in Nashua wasContinue reading “Sunday Best: a NH Catholic Church re-opens”
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
On Amoris Laetita and one priest’s counsel: “stay as close as you can”
Pope Francis has written The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia), and it evokes words that had a profound effect on my life – words uttered a decade before Pope Francis even became a priest, and a year before I was born. The pope’s apostolic exhortation reinforced the Catholic Church’s recognition of the truth about the dignity andContinue reading “On Amoris Laetita and one priest’s counsel: “stay as close as you can””
Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please
It’s Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year, penitential and contemplative in tone as befits preparation for a great feast. It’s a blessed relief from any number of things. I enter it this year sick at heart due to some recent events, ready for a time of prayer and quiet and humility and renewal. KeepContinue reading “Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please”
Ellen Kolb 