A Young Italian Trad in Rome
Gino, my twenty-something year old Roman cabbie was a Trad!
Francis, Heresy, and the Danger of Schism
It is the crime of heresy, not the sin alone, which severs a man from the Church.
Cardinals: Please, Be Man Enough to Face the Elephant in the Room!
The question of Papal heresy must be addressed.
The Non-Canonical Conclave that Worked
Above: St. Bernard supported the controversial conclave. Catholics need to face some hard facts concerning the election of the next Roman Pontiff. Of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote in the upcoming conclave, 110 have been created by Jorge Bergoglio—and only 89 votes are needed to secure election as Pope. Furthermore, among the “papabile,” only…
Can Anything Good Come From Rome?
God’s time is not our time, and who am I not to adjust my schedule to His?
Agenda for a New Pope
A Catholic is, by definition, “traditional.”
Pope St. Pius V’s Reform of the Missal
"Those matters which concerned the preservation of a pure liturgy."
Colligite Fragmenta: Good Shepherd Sunday, 2nd after Easter
A few minutes by foot from where I presently write in Rome is the Basilica of St. Peter on the Vatican Hill. This was the traditional Roman Station for this Sunday in ancient times. The present church replaced the original built by the Emperor Constatine in the 4th century. It soars with its vast vaults…
Renewal and Restoration in the Church: An Open Letter to the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
“In vast areas of the world, the faith is in danger of dying out like a flame which no longer has fuel."
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi: The Rules for Worship Are the Rules for Faith
The Mass is Church teaching, theology in motion.
How to Face the Church Crisis: Wisdom from a Trad Godfather
“How God Wants Us to Respond in the Present Crisis"
