The Fifth Annual International Sacred Liturgy Conference

Save the date: The Archdiocese of San Francisco is honored to host the 5th Annual International Sacred Liturgy Conference June 28-July 1, 2022. Speakers include his Eminence, Robert Cardinal Sarah, Bishop Steven Lopes, Father Joseph Fessio, SJ, and more. https://t.co/bYdOmEhUIK pic.twitter.com/xnaaVLVcMK

— Archdiocese of SF (@ArchdioceseSF) August 23, 2021

Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School

in San Francisco this past weekend.

Bishop Robert Christian, O.P., 1948 - 2019 Funeral at St. Mary's Cathedral

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco - memorial page
Dominicans

An interview from 2018.

Bishop Ignatius Wang

Bishop Ignatius Wang’s 60th Anniversary of Ordination

Archbishop Cordileone in choir.

Too little, too late?

Or doing what one can to make the best of a situation?

It will probably not be well-equipped to deal with the Gender War.

Catholic SF: Star of the Sea School to become archdiocese’s first classical academy

News form the school

New Rector of St. Patrick's

Archdiocese of San Francisco: Bishop Robert F. Christian, O.P., named Rector of St. Patrick Seminary

The Archdiocese of San Francisco announces that the Most Reverend Robert Christian, O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, has been appointed Rector-President of St. Patrick Seminary, effective January 14, 2019. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said, “I am excited that Bishop Christian, a man of deep love for the Church and extensive academic achievement, will be leading the seminary during its next phase of development and growth.”

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A Good Use of the Institute's Resources?

When the reform of the reform, or even a reform of liturgical praxis, hasn't spread in the archdiocese yet?

KoC Men's Retreat in SF

Held in August -- I have no reason to think that this was not blue pill.

Good for the Benedict XVI Institute

CNA: Bay area project expands Gregorian chant instruction to children, teens

COSJ Mass

The Revamped Benedict XVI Institute

In San Francisco archdiocese, new website promotes Catholic arts

new website

San Francisco Bay Catholic Men's Conference

More info and registration.

Featuring Doug Barry of RADIX.

Reaction at Pray Tell

to the news regarding the Benedict XVI Institute

Star of the Sea Parish

Catholic Herald (via Fr. Z)

A Bad Development

Catholic San Francisco: Archbishop revamps liturgy institute, hires new executive director by Valerie Schmalz

Woman in charge? Check. Talk about multiculturalism? Check. (Because we have a multicultural Church, not one that has assimilated and inculturated with [Anglo-]American culture and society.) A focus on the intellect (and the imagination) instead of the heart? Check.

I expect this change in direction to fail to stem the shrinkage of the archdiocese. If the institute had maintained its liturgical focus there are a few young priests recently ordained who perhaps could have been recruited to help renew the liturgical praxis of the archdiocese and revivify liturgical spirituality. Now, the institute appears little better than a way to help Catholic nerds get speaking gigs.

SF Ordinations

Catholic SF

Changes at the Local Latin Seminary

Advertising Its Convergence

The archdiocese of San Francisco: Catholic school principal baby boom: New moms lead three archdiocesan Catholic schools
October 18th, 2016
By Valerie Schmalz

Moms who found child-care so they could work their jobs. This is what the archdiocesan newspaper is trumpeting. And what an example for Catholic students.



Meanwhile...

The New Deacons