Washington’s Birthday Blues
So much of what he foresaw as ultimately ruining us has become embedded in our system.
Colligite Fragmenta – Septuagesima Sunday: Full, Conscious and Actual
Pre-Lent is here. With the traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, in the Vetus Ordo, you cannot be surprised by Lent sneaking up on you. You have no excuse. Start thinking about your Lenten discipline now. There are three Pre-Lent Sundays, Septuagesima Sunday, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima, which in Latin respectively mean “Seventieth, Sixtieth, Fiftieth”. These…
The Novus Ordo is Rhetorical Religion
It concerns the nature of religion itself and its political meaning.
Trad Godfathers at Vatican II: Bishop Carli
The leader of the liberal faction feared him above all other opponents.
A Great Trumpet Falls Silent
I found my expectations almost completely subverted.
Colligite Fragmenta – 5th Sunday after Epiphany: Bowels
Easter can fall at its latest on 25 April in the Gregorian Calendar codified by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. In this 2025th year of our salvation Easter is quite late, occurring on 20 April. This is because the first full Moon after the Vernal Equinox will be at 20:22 of 12 April EDT which…
Trad Questions between Clergy and Laity: a Brief Response to Fr. Brownson
Because of these things, I understand why Fr. Brownson has his concerns.
How Bad was the Metz Agreement? A Russian Catholic Perspective
The Greeks had true Vera, but no Pravda.
Musicæ Princeps
Deeply religious and of impeccable morality, Palestrina was also a practical businessman.
Join the FSSP Novena for Gratitude
I was reading Peter Kwasniewski‘s Substack and he alerted me to the following important announcement. —- The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter has asked clergy and laity to join them in a novena from February 2 to 10. The Communiqué from the Fribourg HQ reads as follows: Three years ago, at a moment of deep…
