With the feast of my holy father Dominic quickly approaching (August 8), I think it would be most fitting to write a few words on the...

Gratitude and sincere affirmation play a central role in conversion, as they do in all productive human affairs.

Every heretic, every schismatic, every criminal, every sinner makes the same simple mistake: they do it their own way.

Quotes and opinions abound on the question of whether the SSPX is in schism, and for every sympathetic prelate who claims they are not,...

How do you define Traditionalism? What is the Traditional Catholic Movement, and is it building up the Church or tearing it down? Is...

From a homily given by St. John Chrysostom on Ephesians 4:4-7 ("There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also you were called in one...

Independent traditionalism exhibits many, if not all, of the same problematic behavioral patterns as other religious splinter groups and...

Is not good greater than evil? Our experience seems to contradict a fairy tale truth that we recognize deep in our minds and hearts.

As a gift to you, I will be offering a series of weekly personal reflections on our new life in the fullness of ecclesial communion...

(From a site member) I would like to start off by saying that I was both surprised and amused by the outrage cast towards the existence...

The wave of recent activity on Catholic internet in response to the upcoming conference has made it very clear that some clarifications...

(Reprinted from The Ecclesia Blog ) Growing up in traditionalist circles, I often heard the phrase “in communion with the church,”...

Historical research has often proven to be the death knell for many traditionalist positions. Perusing some recent notes from SSPX high...

What does “communion” mean? From a Catholic sense, this should be obvious. Communion is the Eucharist. But I think this often gets...

The title of this piece, taken from Matthew 7:16, is cited often by traditionalists to justify their position. They point to their...

One of the most widely-shared quotes in traditionalist circles is the alleged quote from Archbishop Bugnini regarding the liturgical...

On the State of Necessity On August 24th, 1996, the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts stated in a decree...