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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (321+ words) While many priests and students of theology have been taught what to think about God, few are ever taught how to speak to him. Reread the sublime spiritual theology of St. Paul. Then read how he spent about 10 years in…...
SSPX Response to Dubia
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (437+ words) The SSPX responds to recent questions posed concerning their canonical irregularities and underlying doctrinal disputes with Rome. With regard to the FSSP and the ICK, it seems that they are tolerated by Rome: Pope Benedict XVI is quite right about…...
Could England Be Catholic Again?
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (188+ words) The true Catholic Faith never really left England. Today, when the Church of England/Episcopalian Ecclesial Community is in shards and splinters and basically bleeding to death in its own front yard, one could reasonably wonder if Catholicism could again…...
The Mass We Understand—and the Faith We Don’t
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (435+ words) Being able to understand the words of the Mass doesn't necessarily mean you understand its mystery. For nearly 60 years now, multiple generations of Catholics have lived entirely within the experience of the post-Vatican II liturgy'the'Novus Ordo Missae, promulgated by Pope…...
The Thing About Obedience
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (569+ words) There are a host of Catholic commentators who express their disdain for the "disobedience" of the SSPX but at the same time find themselves disobedient to certain Vatican commands. This disobedience appears, on the surface, to be immoral; however, it…...
Persecution of Traditional Catholics continues
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (169+ words) News from around the Church and the world" Will we go to war with Iran or won't we? If nothing else, this Trump presidential term has been anything but boring. Trump continues to consider an attack on Iran, and it…...
Why Every Catholic Is a Traditional Catholic (Or Should Be)
2+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) The weapon of choice for all radical ideologues is the manipulation of words and their meanings, and the latest target has been 'tradition.' Witness the Old Totalitarians in their recasting of words, draining them of their once exalted meanings: for…...
The SSPX Mess: Where Do We Go From Here?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (106+ words) Relations between the Vatican and the SSPX have deteriorated quickly. We'll look at how we got to this point, and if there is any path to reconciliation going forward. The SSPX Mess: Where Do We Go From Here? Relations between…...
The Fullness of Time: Christianity Fulfills More Than Judaism
2+ week, 6+ day ago (155+ words) We often hear that Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism, and that's true. But it's also the fulfillment of two other ancient cultures, and the Lord used all three in the fullness of time to" The Fullness of Time: Christianity…...
The State of Traditionalism Under Pope Leo
3+ week, 3+ day ago (129+ words) Under Pope Benedict, relations between traditional Catholics and the Vatican were friendly; under Pope Francis, they were openly hostile. What is the state of that relationship under Pope Leo? The State of Traditionalism Under Pope Leo Under Pope Benedict, relations…...