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Cardinal Sarah Pleads for Unity
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (629+ words) Duration: 00:14:30 | Recorded on February 23, 2026 Miss Diane Montagna has published an official English translation of Cardinal Sarah's appeal for unity on her Substack. Here we will read the whole thing, then make a few comments. Let us pray to Our Lady…...
The Vigils of the Apostles: Apostolic Watchfulness and Penitential Preparation
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (956+ words) Above: the reliquary of St. Matthias in Padua. Editor's note: today is a "holy day of opportunity: the vigil of St. Matthias. The author explains this significance below. Part I " The Roman Calendar in 1954: The Last Year of Wholeness Part…...
In Illo Tempore: 1st Sunday of Lent
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (411+ words) The Collect of the 1962 Missale Romanum prays with lapidary brevity: Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam annua quadragesimali observatione purificas: praesta familiae tuae; ut, quod a te obtinere abstinendo nititur, hoc bonis operibus exsequatur. O God, who purify Your Church by means…...
SSPX Confirms Consecrations Scheduled for July 1
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (922+ words) Our Lady of Sorrows, Softener of Evil Hearts, pray for us sinners. I usually take Wednesdays to unplug from Vatican News for a second while I take my breath and plug back into reality " my wife and family. Yesterday was…...
The SSPX Should Seek Full Communion “For the Good of Souls”
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (585+ words) On February 12, a meeting took place between the Superior General of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Fr. Davide Pagliarani, and the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Fern'ndez. This meeting was convened because on…...
The Maturation of the Traditional Movement after Summorum Pontificum
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1079+ words) Phillip Campbell is history teacher for Homeschool Connections and the author of numerous works of Catholic history. He is best known for the'Story of Civilization'books from TAN Books. Phillip has a BA from Ave Maria University and a certificate in......
In Illo Tempore: Quinquagesima Sunday
1+ week, 3+ day ago (601+ words) The Church's pedagogy remains, even if modern sensibilities resist it. Lent is upon us. It isn't a surprise because of pre-Lent. Confession is obligatory but it really isn't optional either, is it. "Go to confession. Against this backdrop Luke introduces…...
Form Before Permission—and the Crisis It Reveals: Reply to Flanders on the SSPX
1+ week, 3+ day ago (707+ words) Recently, OnePeterFive published an article here on the coming consecration of bishops by the Fraternity of the Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX) on July 1. Given that the FSSPX is itself a controversial subject'and that the consecration of bishops without…...
The SSPX Meets with the Vatican
1+ week, 4+ day ago (428+ words) Well, the meeting happened. The head of the SSPX, Superior General Fr. Davide Pagliarani met today with the Doctrine of the Faith Prefect Cardinal Victor Manuel Fern'ndez. Here's an English translation of the press release from Diane Montagna (emphasis mine):…...
In Illo Tempore: Sexagesima Sunday
2+ week, 2+ day ago (625+ words) What unifies the Mass of Sexagesima is neither its obvious placement between Septuagesima and Quinquagesima, nor the recurrence of penitential purple and the suppression of the Alleluia, but rather a demanding question posed by Holy Mother Church to her children…...