One of the stranger developments surrounding the illicit Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) episcopal consecrations on July 1 was the sudden outbreak of agreement among Catholics across the spectrum that the Society had gone too far — they had...
A review of Louis Massett’s Traddyland: Memoir of a Radical Traditional Catholic. Compared with other high-demand and fundamentalist religious movements, radical Catholic traditionalism has produced remarkably few memoirs by those who have experienced it from within. The most notable include...
In a recent podcast, Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Vatican’s Prefect for Promoting Christian Unity, said of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), “I’m not entirely sure one can already speak of schism.” The interview was conducted on July 2,...
The official decree from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declaring the excommunication of the clergy of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) was published in the early morning hours today. Below is an unofficial working translation...
While speaking with reporters on the evening of Tuesday, June 16, outside Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV was asked about the decision of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to consecrate four new bishops without papal approval on July...
[Editor’s Note: On June 16, Pope Leo XIV commented on the divisions between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Catholic Church, noting of the SSPX that “they refuse to accept certain fundamental elements of the Church, starting...
The wise guys are back for Part 4 of their deep dive into Magnifica Humanitas, and this time Scott Lieb and Michel Therrien unpack chapters 4 and 5 of the encyclical. (Click for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.)...
In February, President Donald Trump announced that he would declassify the government’s confidential files on UFOs — or unidentified aerial phenomena — and have the Pentagon post them online on a rolling basis. Excitement over disclosure was already very high...
The wise guys are back for Part 3 of their deep dive into Magnifica Humanitas, and this time Scott Lieb and Michel Therrien unpack Pope Leo’s analysis of “digital power” and what it means to be truly human in the age...
Dawn Eden Goldstein, theologian, canon lawyer, and author, who has written Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor, a biography of Fr. Edward Dowling, who was pivotal to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, sees a link between 12...
In part two (click here for part 1) of the Wise Guys’ series on Magnifica Humanitas, Scott Lieb and Dr. Michael Therrien continue breaking down Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical letter. This episode will help you grow in understanding of the...
This is something I think our readers will enjoy. Dr. Michel Therrien, who has contributed to Where Peter Is in the past, has launched a new four-part video series on Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, with his longtime friend...
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