Why the Pre-55 Holy Week Matters
"Pius XII refashioned the heart of the Roman rite’s year; Paul VI replaced the entire Roman rite with a modern rite."
Saltem Diebus Dominicis: 1st Passion Sunday – “From a sudden and unprovided death, spare us O Lord!”
We lose things during Lent. We are being pruned through sacred liturgical worship. Holy Church experiences liturgical death before the feast of the Resurrection. Music and flowers go first on Ash Wednesday, along with the word Alleluia. Today, statues and images are draped in purple. That is why today is sometimes called Repus Sunday, from…
Blessed Karl, Clericalism and Lay Church Governance
As Emperor-King he appointed the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, subject to Papal approval.
The Fall of Church Militant – an Italian View
If Church Militant no longer mentions their names, God still knows them well and will punish them as they deserve, unless they repent and amend their lives.
Coptic Orthodox Expose Vatican’s Naked Modernism
Vatican II has made the most progress since Florence in healing the schisms between Rome and the eastern churches.
Saltem Diebus Dominicis: Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent – We are our rites
Our forebears felt keenly the proximity of the upcoming feast because they took penance far more seriously than we do today.
How (and Why) to Make Your Own Trad Men’s Conference
The purpose of a men's conference is to build up the brotherhood to go to war.
The Demise of Church Militant
Wherefore he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall.
The FSSP Suffers for the Long Game
The eyes of the Trad world were on Rome last week when the Holy Father received in audience several clerical heads of the priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, including Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Superior General of the FSSP, Fr. Benoît Paul-Joseph, Superior of the District of France, and Fr. Vincent Ribeton, Rector of St. Peter’s Seminary…