Pilgrimage to Częstochowa with the SSPX
Seeing old ladies with tears in their eyes as they watched us pass was rather overwhelming.
The Great Tradition of Christian Pilgrimage
Thus, pilgrimages were bittersweet events, where the thrill of adventure was mixed with the challenges that naturally entailed long journeys.
The Great Re-Set: Freedom of Religion and the Law
The Catholic Church has a long and honourable tradition of recognising freedom of religion and conscience for minorities provided they do not threaten the safety and security of the State.
The Pope and the Dog
Far from considering himself equal to animals, St. Francis exercised a special authority over them.
3rd Sunday after Easter: Heat up the iron!
As the weeks stretch into the Easter Season, we continue to look into the Epistle reading for Sunday’s Mass in the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite. This week we’ve come to the 3rd Sunday after Easter. It is the 4th Sunday of Easter in the calendar of the Novus Ordo. By the way, did…
Our Ukrainian Brethren: Fighting on All Fronts
Patriarch Sviatoslav is the Head of the largest Byzantine Church in Communion with Rome. He was elected when he was only forty years old, making him one of the youngest primates in the Catholic Church to lead a sui iuris Church at that time.
1st Passion Sunday: Unfurl the Battle Banners!
In the ancient Roman Church, before the establishment of what we now call Lent, we would have begun today, now called 1st Passion Sunday, a more intense fortnight fast leading to Easter morning. It is important for us to keep in mind that another source for teasing forth the themes of the seasons and feasts…
The Consecration of Russia: One Year Later
Now, what I am going to say will likely offend some traditionalists, which is nothing new if you are familiar with my work, but I believe it must be said.
Novena to the Theotokos of Fatima
Editor’s note: today we offer this Novena to the faithful as part of our efforts to spread Fatima devotion under the Russian Icon of the Theotokos of Fatima (“By Thee Unity”). We will be praying this Novena (shared on social) beginning today for the one year anniversary of the 2022 Consecration of Russia and Ukraine…
Catholics: Time to Go on Offense
Why are Catholics always and only playing defense? No war is won that way.
In Praise of Mortality: the Beauty of Limitation
If Odysseus had had a massive line of credit to purchase a new fleet of ships, a cell phone for texting Telemachus, and a GPS to navigate home with, would the ensuing adventure of the Odyssey become an epic?