A Brief History of the Old Catholics
Many people are now well familiar with Lefebvre in the post-Vatican II period, but probably don’t know about Döllinger and the “Old Catholics,” who arose following Vatican Council I.
Many people are now well familiar with Lefebvre in the post-Vatican II period, but probably don’t know about Döllinger and the “Old Catholics,” who arose following Vatican Council I.
Any distinction between an “institutional Church” and a “true Catholic Church” is an error with ancient heretical roots, most recently revived by figures like Archbishop Viganò.
Despite real disagreements between the SSPX and Rome, Fr. Pagliarani’s “Declaration of Faith” reveals substantial common ground on core Catholic doctrine.
It is easy to diagnose our problems, especially when faced with a culture as unhealthy as ours. It is much harder to prescribe a cure. But that’s our most important work.
Nowhere does Catholic teaching on just war theory indicate that one nation can take military action to remove another nation’s government simply because that government isn’t “great” enough.
Why leave the most important decision of your Catholic life to chance when you have a royal intercessor ready to come to your aid!
Through this program, the professors (a former WWII pilot, a cowboy, and an army veteran) transformed students by placing them in contact with authentic Christian ideas, texts, and culture.
Liberalism is the earthquake that shatters and then removes any firm cultural ground to stand or build on. Liberalism prevents a society from planting a flag or staking a claim, from saying “This is good, beautiful, and true, and this is not.”
Total, radical dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary and an energetic program to spread that devotion is the path to save this country.
We are witnessing a full-scale cultural swing away from the progressive policies and agendas that have defined the operations of major American institutions for the past decade, from education to government to media to entertainment.
The answering of our prayers—even the most extravagant, and even in a miraculous or semi-miraculous way—is not reserved only for the saints, as I have sometimes thought.