Q: I am a 14-year-old boy, and growing up I learned to serve the Mass. At first I never served with girls (my old church did not allow it). They stated that serving was a gateway to the priesthood and ...

As restrictions take effect, families in Tryon grieve the loss of a cherished liturgy that shaped their faith and community life. Father Matthew Buettner offers the traditional Latin Mass at St. John ...

Rehal, who has been an altar boy -- they're now called servers -- nearly every week since the Latin Mass returned, recalls the date clearly. "I petitioned the bishop back in 1993 and I worked to get ...