Is Pope Francis Pumping the Brakes?
We see synodality at work in an indirect and very ironic way.
Bishops React to Pope Francis: Traditionis Custodes vs. Fiducia Supplicans
Traditionis Custodes was largely ignored because that’s all that was needed to be done. Reaction to Fiducia Supplicans was different.
What is the Vatican’s Target?
There is a reason why they are targeting the diocesan TLM and not the FSSP or the other "former Ecclesia Dei" communities.
Another Catholic Succumbs to Shallow Greek Polemics
In the years after 9/11, Mr. Robert Spencer skyrocketed to fame. He published a critical biography about Muhammad and many other books criticizing Islam. He started a famous website called jihadwatch.org which he used as a platform to give his opinion on current events, specifically relating to Islam and Jihad. He still uses the website…
Facing Objections to the First Crusade
Above: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099, Émile Signol (1847). The First Crusade was nothing short of miraculous, in which our fathers left their homes and families to lay down their lives for Christendom. Yet this event was not without its critics, then and now. For traditional Catholics, it is important to have…
1204: the Crusader Sack of Constantinople
Above: woodcut of Constantinople by Giovanni Andreas Vavassore, circa 1535. Editor’s note: see part 1 in this series: “Eastern Orthodoxy and the Pathology Against Charity.” The Fourth Crusade is perhaps the greatest wound of blood between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. In the year 1204 crusaders came and sacked Constantinople, the greatest Eastern Orthodox city…
Why I’m Not Eastern Orthodox
I often get asked why I don’t become Eastern Orthodox. If I know so much about Church history, shouldn’t I conclude that the Roman Church has gone off the rails and Eastern Orthodoxy has preserved the precious dogmas of the early Church in their pristine form? There are many reasons why I can’t embrace the…
The “Man Dressed in White” was Originally the Grand Inquisitor
When I heard that traditional Catholic historian Roberto de Mattei had published a four hundred page biography of Pius V I simply couldn’t resist. Saint Pius V:The Legendary Pope Who Excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I, Standardized the Mass, and Defeated the Ottoman Empire by Roberto de Mattei was published by Sophia Institute Press on May 25,…
Traditionis Custodes: 40 Days Later
Now we can see better where we stand. The traditional Roman Rite has no shortage of enemies in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the generation of Pope Francis. Regarding the Latin Mass (TLM), Francis’ fellow Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese said back in April that “Children and young people should not be allowed to attend…
Requiem for a Synod: Female Deacons Rally Again
The Amazon Synod is finally over. Three weeks of nonsense, tree-hugging, and pagan idolatry was mixed in with the important issue of the supposed female diaconate. The issue of the female diaconate was studied in 2002. Pope Francis later convened a commission in 2016 to study the issue again, and earlier this year, it revealed…
On Bringing the ‘Friendlies’ Back into the Fold
At this point in Catholic history, the Catholic Church needs strength. This can be done in many ways, such as strengthening the clergy and laity. We also need to bring in converts. We do have one more resource at our disposal: the ex-Catholic. There is no shortage of ex-Catholics on our planet. People are leaving…
