Just a quick post tonight —
Back in January, I published an interview I did with Laura Vander Voss, MissHappyCatholic on YouTube and founder of Trad Recovery, a group that provides resources and a support group network to help Catholics in their journey from traditionalism to find a home in the wider Church.
Recently Laura interviewed Sister Mary Eucharista, SMMC, who left the sedevacantist Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI) group in Spokane, Washington in 2007 with a group of her fellow sisters who had decided to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.
The CMRI has a long and complicated history. Founded in 1967 by a controversial figure and independent bishop named Francis Konrad Schuckardt, the group settled at Mount St. Michael’s, a former Jesuit seminary, in 1978. Schuckardt was expelled from the group in 1984 as a result of his engaging in sexual abuse, drug addiction, and dictatorial behavior. Afterwards, the group underwent significant reforms. A 2002 longform article in the Seattle Times provides a fascinating overview of their history to that point.
The three videos below are in Chronological order. The first is Sister Eucharista’s story, followed by a two-part discussion between Laura and Sister on “Helpful Advice for Recovering Trads.”
Enjoy!
It’s good to be home:
Helpful advice part 1:
Helpful advice part 2:
Mike Lewis is the founding managing editor of Where Peter Is. In addition to his work for the site, his writing has appeared in America Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, US Catholic, The Irish Catholic, Catholic Outlook, The Synodal Times, and other Catholic publications. He has been quoted in The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New York Post, and other mainstream outlets on Catholic affairs. He previously co-hosted the Field Hospital podcast with Jeannie Gaffigan and The Debrief podcast. Before founding Where Peter Is, he worked in communications at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Climate Covenant. He is married with four children.
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