Gaslighting the Faithful
It defies all logic to accuse the faithful of being outside full communion with the Church for merely wanting to attend the millennia-old liturgy of the saints.
The TLM Returns to Rome…as TC Totters?
Another crack has appeared in the tottering tower that is Traditionis Custodes.
Was the Parish Made for Man—or Man for the Parish?
There was a very good reason that the Church wanted Catholics to attend their local parish: the care of souls. That same reason is driving many Catholics to escape their parish geography.
The Toothpaste isn’t Going Back in the Tube: Tradition and the War of Attrition
Traditional Catholicism is not going anywhere, and the more pressure you apply, the more it shines, like a diamond, or better yet, like a sword beaten between hammer and anvil.
Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte
The persecution of tradition is not a new story, but the latest—and probably final—attacks from the Woodstock-era Bishops have a fresh tyrannical twist.
Charlotte’s War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone
Running the Church of the 60’s playbook nicknamed “The Spirit of Vatican II,” Bishop Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte is stamping out tradition with the “Spirit of Traditionis Custodes.”
Why the Attempt to Ban the Latin Mass Is Failing
The inability to shut down the traditional Latin Mass reflects the different between power and authority in the papacy.
The Pope as the Custodian of Tradition
A complete prohibition preventing diocesan priests from celebrating the TLM would be inimical to the role of the Church as a careful custodian of the living form of tradition.
Who Are the Guardians of Tradition?
The third and final episode in the “Mass of the Ages” documentary trilogy traces the renewed interest in—and renewed attacks against—the traditional Latin Mass.
A Mass Worth Sacrificing For
Our family endured many hardships to attend the traditional Latin Mass. Now it’s being taken away from us.
Westminster Cathedral Ends 50 Years of Masses for the Latin Mass Society
The cancellation of the decades-long biannual celebration of traditional Latin Mass at Westminster Cathedral appears to be another attempt to marginalize traditional Catholics.
The Good, the Bad, and the Effeminate
Pushing the TLM out of parishes and into gyms is symbolic of what those in charge in the Church wish to do with the Catholic Faith and its adherents—push it out to the margins.
The Dynamics of Restricting Liturgical Rites
If a liturgical rite can be blamed for the bad theology of some of its attendees, then all rites should be examined to ensure we remove any and all offending liturgies.
