In 1907 Pope Pius X condemned the Modernist claim that Revelation… was not completed [completa] with the Apostles. (Lamentabili Sane 21) The positive content of
In 1907 Pope Pius X condemned the Modernist view that Revelation … was not completed [completa] with the Apostles. (Lamentabili Sane 21) The last Apostle
Some people say that: the Modernist heresy triumphed over eternal Rome at Vatican II. (One Hundred Years of Modernism) Comments like that raise a question
Are members of the Catholic Church different in terms of belonging, than members of a secular group or organization? And, is the doctrine and Tradition
Dale Ahlquist, author and co-founder of Chesterton Academy high school in Minneapolis, said in one of his talks about Chesterton, “Catholics often know the answer
Within contemporary Orthodoxy there is a disagreement about which calendar to use. It is a potentially serious disagreement, as it has led to breaches in
Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
A recent Catholic Stand essay raises the issue of the fidelity of Popes and bishops. The essay brought to mind an old game show of
Many Christians believe in the necessity of “Scripture and Tradition,” as a twin source of God’s Revelation. Some Christians take the stronger view of “Traditionism.”
Various reactions to Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes remind me very much of a natural phenomenon: the spontaneous combustion of a massive pile of
Although my family and I have attended the Traditional Latin Mass exclusively for the past three years, and have no intention of changing course, I
When I originally wrote “Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition and Separation” in 2018, I had in mind the devotional and disciplinary practices that filled
At the end of Sacred Triduum 2019, my altar server son received a Thank You card from the parish. Inside the envelope was also a
As I was preparing to write this review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s latest book, Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the
Last month, the Pew Research Center released a study indicating that 68% of U.S. Christian adults believe that the Bible should have some, or a
In “The New Goth is the Original Goth,” I suggested (half fun and full earnest) that we ought to resurrect the “fence” of traditional practices
Somewhere between Norway and the North Pole, in a remote, permafrost-covered area of the Arctic called Svalbard, lies a vault. Named the “Global Seed Vault”,
Curious about how the word “reactionary” was being used in a few articles I read, I looked up the definition, and Google gave me this:
I recently participated in a training course for the International Federation for Family Development, where families met from all over Europe and a couple from
In my alternative-universe idea of who I might be in another life, I have always said I should have been an accountant. Predictable, stable, no
This examination of conscience is offered in time for Lent, the season of penitence that begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th in the year of
There’s a certain value to nonconformity, to separation from the rest of society. In “If 6 Was 9”, Jimi Hendrix wrote of “white collared
