I wholeheartedly support and bless this necessary and very important lay initiative for eucharistic revival in the Church of our day. -Bishop Athanasius Schneider This crusade was called by His Excellency, Bishop Athanasius Schneider in June of 2020 in response …
The Welcome Demise of Enforced Optimism
The meltdown of the Church in the West since the Second Vatican Council doubtless has many and complex causes, but I am convinced that the foremost cause of it is the fact that churchmen[1] have betrayed much of Catholic Tradition …
“Superiors are Not to be Obeyed in All Things”
Editor’s note: as we enter into year two of Traditionis Custodes, we direct readers to the traditional Catholic doctrine of conscience and this Thomistic treatise on obedience by our contributing editor, Peter A. Kwasniewski. We will prioritise submissions which reflect …
Trad Response to Apparent Papal Paganism
Above: Pope Francis and Indian chief in Canada. For the video of the alleged papal paganism click here. In this “very live” podcast we discussed some of the basic traditional principles of charity, piety, judgment and scandal with regard to …
A Psychological Approach to Understanding Sedevacantism
Sedevacantism: from Latin sedes, “seat, bench, throne,” and the verb vacare, “to be empty.” As a legal term denoting a temporary episcopal vacancy, sede vacante is unimpeachable. My objections begin with the addition of the notoriously modern suffix “-ism,” with …
8th Sunday after Pentecost: We will see the end of all this and Christ will see us through.
This week’s task is scary. The Gospel for this 8th Sunday after Pentecost presents probably the most difficult of the Lord’s parables to explicate. This week we hear the Parable of the Unjust Steward from Luke 16. Context: For the …
John Salza Replies to John Salza
Editor’s note: in line with our editorial stance to “unite the clans” and our efforts to provide charitable debate on the SSPX issue among traditionalists, we publish this critique of John Salza compiled by a concerned writer who is not …
Arlington Bishop Divides Catholics in the Name of Unity
On Friday, July 29th – one year and thirteen days after the promulgation of Traditionis Custodes – Bishop Michael Burbidge of the diocese of Arlington, Virginia announced severe restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. This comes on …
PLEASE SHARE: Important Gregorian Chant Conference
Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Fr Chad Ripperger, Dr Peter Kwasniewski, Msgr Alberto Turco, Dr William Mahrt, Dr Edward Schaefer, Fr Mark Bachmann OSB, Mr Nicholas Lemme… these are the speakers of the online International Gregorian Chant Conference, Sept 25 – Oct …
Solzhenitsyn Against American Trad Myopia on Russia and Ukraine
Edmund J. Mazza’s article at OnePeterFive on July 21st, 2022, (‘Solzhenitsyn on NATO, Ukraine, & Putin’) misses the mark so badly that I decided it must be publicly challenged. At the same time, my intention here is to at least …