Being a Catholic in 2024 is no easy endeavor. The West is undergoing a massive de-Christianization, so much so that Catholicism appears to be vanishing from the public sphere. Elsewhere, the number of Christians being persecuted for their faith is on the rise. What’s more, the Church has been struck by an internal crisis that manifests itself in a decline in religious practice… Source ..read more

If[1] ever there was a term that was used as a kind of epithet about Latin Theology during the pre-conciliar period, it could be stated in one word, “Manualism.” No doubt, you my reader may have heard some version of this spoken of. The implication is always rather clear: simplistic, ahistorical, and rationalistic. Often as well right alongside that is the implication that such theology was not… Source ..read more

One thousand years ago, on April 19, 1024, Romano of the counts of Tusculum, brother of Pope Benedict VIII (†1024), was elected Pope with the name of John XIX. At the time of his election, he was still a layman, holding the positions of “consul, duke and senator of all the Romans.” During his pontificate, he crowned as Holy Roman emperor the German king Conrad II (Easter 1027)… Source ..read more

Editor’s note: this investigative report was written by our contributing editor, Kennedy Hall, who published it first on his Substack here. Recently it has been revealed that Father Rostand, a priest ordained by the Society of Saint Pius X, has been convicted of numerous counts of child abuse — pedophilia — by a French court. It was also alleged by Rostand during his trial that he had warned… Source ..read more

Above: Ben Shapiro, Jewish leader of American Conservatism. Classical Liberalism – the metaphysical groundwork that undergirds American Conservatism – denies religious truth in principle. And if you happen to be a professing Christian, Liberalism forces you to deny reality and live an outright lie. Whether or not the American Founders fully understood the… Source ..read more

Theodore: The idea that “something you don’t understand is more mysterious and awesome” has been a talking point for over a thousand years. What other reason can be given for keeping the laity completely and utterly ignorant of the Church’s liturgical prayers? Longinus: That seems like a huge exaggeration to me. The faithful are certainly familiar with some of the prayers. This is clear in… Source ..read more

My friend and partner in the crusade, Aaron Seng, the founder and editor of Tradivox, the largest traditional catechism project since the Council Trent, was the victim of a massive car accident yesterday which totaled the family mini van and laid him low in a hospital bed. Thanks be to God, the traditional Catholic father of six will recover from his injuries, but the family vehicle will not. Source ..read more

Warning: this post contains discussion about revolting sins against the sixth commandment. Ugly news broke last week from our friends at The Remnant, that Arnaud Rostand, former U.S. District Superior (2008 through 2014) for SSPX has pled guilty to sexually abusing seven “young boys.” It appears that the disgraced priest attempted to blame the SSPX for this, by claiming that he had “denounced… Source ..read more

Above: the Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII in 1910. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of Greece and King Albert I of Belgium. Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King-Emperor George V of the United Kingdom and King… Source ..read more

Traditionally, the 2nd Sunday after Easter is called “Good Shepherd Sunday” due to the reading from the Gospel of John 10:11-16. In the Novus Ordo this Gospel is now read on the 4th Sunday of Easter. It is hard to exaggerate the influence of the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd on the minds and hearts of ancient Christians down to our own age. Perhaps a good linking analogy would be the… Source ..read more