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Read part I The Coetus: Trad Godfathers at Vatican II Read part II: Lefebvre on the Eve of the Council Bishop Luigi Maria Carli is perhaps the member of the five-man steering committee of the Coetus Internationalis Patrum whom our readers know least; he certainly was not its least consequential member, however, in terms of…
Why are traditional Catholics so scrupulous? You’ve probably noticed it if you’ve spent any time around us, whether in real life or even just on the internet. (Maybe especially on the internet.) It’s a fact easily observed: traditional Catholics struggle disproportionately with scrupulosity—that is, the habit of seeing sin where there is no sin and…
On January 27, Pope Francis officially recognized the martyrdom of five Spanish Franciscan missionaries killed in September 1597 in what is now the state of Georgia. Francis labeled the martyrdom of the Venerable Servants of God Pedro de Corpa, Blas Rodríguez de Cuacos, Miguel de Añón, Antonio de Badajoz, and Francisco de Veráscola—also known as…
His Excellency Bishop Richard Williamson went to his eternal reward on 29th January 2025, at 11:23pm GMT. He had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage during the evening of Friday, the 24th January when he was taken to hospital. He spent his final days in a peaceful though declining state, surrounded by clergy and faithful continuously praying…
Pope Francis has again revived the idea of establishing a “common Easter.” At “ecumenical Vespers” on January 25, he called the coincidence of the Catholic and Orthodox celebrations on April 20 this year “providential” because 2025 also marks the 1,700th anniversary of the convening of the first ecumenical council, the Council of Nicaea. Among the…
Several years ago, at the March for Life in Washington, some boys from a Catholic school in Kentucky were being harassed by a native American protester and by a group of black activists, taunting them and refusing to let them be. One of the boys, having in vain confronted the protester, stood like stone, taking…
Above: Mr. J. D. Vance being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on January 20, 2025 The Roman Pontiff has issued a letter to the Bishops of these United States, addressing the immigration controversy in the American Empire. He first affirms, quite rightly, the obligation of the spirit work of…
The great philosopher Plato addresses the US Congress: Honored leaders, esteemed thinkers, and guardians of the American Republic, I stand before you—not as a citizen of your time but as a voice from an age long past, where the seeds of civilization were sown and where the specter of its ruin was studied with due…
Yes, a captivity. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (hereafter, DEI) can properly be called a captivity. Americans were held hostage by this alien ideology born in the claustrophobic classrooms of the Marxist credo for decades. Its noose has finally loosened. So enveloping was this agitprop that the commanding heights of academe and conventional intelligentsia cast aside…
Trends are funny things. Often, they promote vapid novelties as “cool,” leading to flurries of popularity for ankle socks, ugly and immodest swimsuits, or particular meme rehashes. But sometimes trends are actually occupied with worthwhile things. The difference is that they tend to hide or rebrand the wholesome old things in a new light, hoping…
