Six centuries have passed since that August 31, 1422, when, struck by a serious illness, an unrepentant libertine who became one of the greatest kings of his people died at the age of 35 in the château of Vincennes, at …
The Benedictine Victims of Warsaw: Martyrs of Charity on August 31, 1944
The following true story, written by the nuns of the same monastery (rebuilt after the War), has until now been known almost exclusively in Poland. Thanks to an anonymous monk’s translation, it can now be shared with an English-speaking readership. …
How to Save Your Community If the TLM Is Taken Away
What Modernist Bishops Fear While the kids are laughing and playing in the courtyard, the adults have gathered in various groups. A few homeschooling mothers are talking about what curriculum they’ll be using in the upcoming school year. Some men …
Hyperpapalism Under Pope St. Gregory VII (1015-1085)
Above: Canossa, Italy, where Emperor Henry IV did penance before Pope Gregory VII. Public Domain. From Hypothetical Speculation to Fearful Reality In light of the unprecedented centralization of authority under the Francis pontificate, discussions on the extent of papal power …
12th Sunday after Pentecost: Mugged by the Truth
Let’s have a peek at the Gospel for this 12th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo. Context. In Luke 10, the Lord has sent out the 72, two by two, with instruction about how to travel and behave. He …
Shia LaBeouf Shows Bishop Barron the Heart of the Trad Movement
Pope Benedict XVI said in 2007: It has clearly been demonstrated that young persons too have discovered this liturgical form [of the Latin Mass], felt its attraction and found in it a form of encounter with the Mystery of the …
Against Traditionalist Neo-Gallicanism
Above: Blessed Pius IX addresses the Liberal mob in Rome. Painting by Bryullov Karl (1799-1852). The Barque of Peter, the Holy Catholic Church, has been sailing the seas of history for two thousand years. Sometimes the sea is calm, …
The “Latin Novus Ordo” Is Not the Solution
In the wake of Traditionis Custodes, some have made the good-faith suggestion that a “solution” for a future depleted of traditional Latin Masses is “doing the Novus Ordo in Latin.” This is an absolute non-starter for several reasons. First, the …
“Unity Über Alles”: Bishop Burbidge in His Own Words
Above: the nave of St. Thomas More Cathedral, the apostolic chair of Arlington. On July 29, 2022, Bishop Michael Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, promulgated a “Policy for Implementation of Traditionis Custodes in the Diocese of Arlington.” Effective September 8, …
Our Lady of Pueblito Against Pagan Idols
Above: the abandoned pagan pyramid of Kukulcán, in Yucatán, Mexico, photographed in 1860. Public domain. The year was 1632. Padre Nicolas de Zamora was heartsick. Disconsolate. He was the pastor of the parish of El Pueblito, a small hamlet 6 …