Trad Recovery provides resources and community for individuals who are leaving traditionalist environments or ideologies and coming into full communion with the Catholic Church. By "traditionalism," we refer to the harmful or negative elements of an otherwise admirable movement that is motivated by desire for reverence, beauty, and devotion in our faith. While we support certain elements of the movement (including the Traditional Latin Mass, which many of our site members still attend), we at Trad Recovery are here to support those who want to remain orthodox and faithful in their Catholicism while recognizing that disobedience and schism are not compatible with being truly traditional.

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Who is Trad Recovery for?

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- The recent convert or revert who fell under the influence of dissident online traditionalists and is now trying to reorient their understanding of the Church

 

- Those who were born and raised in independent and unlawful sects and who are afraid to leave for fear of potential backlash

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- Those whose spouse or children have begun following unapproved traditionalist groups and who do not know how to mend the rift in their family

 

- Those who struggle with their faith after traumatic experiences in traditionalist environments, such as being educated on messages from private revelations and doomsday conspiracies over the Gospel of Jesus Christ, being formed in fundamentalist purity culture, or suffering from scrupulosity and anxiety

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- Those trying to provide answers to their friends or family members who have accepted the traditionalist ideology over the teachings of the Church​

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- Anyone else who has been influenced by this movement to suspect, distrust, or reject the Catholic Church and her authority, especially with regard to the declarations of the Second Vatican Council and the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite

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If you or anyone you know has experienced these things, you are welcome at Trad Recovery!