Why Not a Tridentine Ordinariate?
It is well known that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Still, if St. Paul didn’t mind “speaking like a fool,” who am I to hesitate to follow in his footsteps? Alright, here goes. It is no secret...
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Straight Answers: The Reasons Behind Restricting the Latin Mass
Traditionalists often argue that Traditionis Custodes and diocesan limitations on the Tridentine Mass are unnecessary, punitive, and directed at sincere Catholics who only want to worship as their ancestors did. Some even insist there is no real cause — only...
False orthodoxy and fired professors
Catholic social media has been abuzz in recent days over the news that three professors at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit were dismissed from the faculty by Archbishop Edward Weisenburger. Eduardo Echeverria, Ralph Martin, and Ed Peters — each of...
Loaves, Fishes and the Living Bread
Chris Jackson at the Substack Hiraeth in Exile has generated some controversy recently with a number of hot takes on Pope Leo; I’m focusing here on one in particular, because it epitomizes a way of understanding the Church and the world. I’ve noticed...
Our Sovereign Pontiff
I would willingly have served an authentic master — a royal prince or a king. You can put your two hands folded within those of another and swear faith as a vassal… Of course it’s easy enough to say that...
Third Space Podcast: Joseph Stuart – Renewing Church History
In today’s episode, I had a great conversation with Dr. Joseph Stuart about a kind of obscure document from Pope Francis from last year about the renewal of the study of Church history. Joseph and I talked about the ways...
Third Space Podcast: Laura Vander Vos – Trad Recovery
I have a wonderful conversation with Laura Vander Vos to share with you. Laura is the cofounder of TradRecovery, an apostolate that provides resources and community for folks leaving traditionalist spaces and who want to be in full communion with...
Gower, Missouri Sainthood Project Warrants Caution
After her 2023 disinterment, the late Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, foundress of a Benedictine abbey in Gower, Missouri, began making news, including in august secular venues like the New York Times. Nearly four years after her burial, her body was found...
Why do post-traditionalists need “recovery”?
Editor’s note: This is a response to the angry backlash by online traditionalists and other critics of Trad Recovery, written by member (and former traditionalist) Andy M. It was originally posted to the Trad Recovery blog, and is reproduced here...
The Post-Traditionalist’s Journey
Traditionalist social media has been particularly angry this week over the announcement of a “Catholics in Communion Conference“ sponsored by the Trad Recovery organization to be held this summer at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Belgrade, Montana (which is...
But who do you say that I am?
God is truly so close to us that we don’t even know him. Anyone who is a parent will understand exactly what that means. When you know someone, literally from the moment they appear on the earth and tend to...
The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series by Andrew Likoudis entitled “The Liturgical Reform – Council, Consilium, and Papacy.” Part 3 will be published tomorrow. Click here for Part 1: “The liturgical path of the Church after...
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