Saltem Diebus Dominicis: The Devil, Temptations, and You
The Roman Station for this 1st Sunday of Lent is Rome’s Cathedral, the Basilic of St. John Lateran, referred to as the “Mother Church of the City and of the World”. It’s full title is the Papal Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in the […]
Trad Mens Conference Sells Out in 2nd Year
As our editorial stance declares, we are here to rebuild Christendom. The reign of Christ the King began in the family and only after many generations did it spread to the “father of the nation” – the King. As such, reclaiming the family is essential to this goal. However, despite many good efforts to defend […]
Women Deacons Again
Here we go again. “We already know that the Pope is very much in favor of the female diaconate.” Oh really? The drive stirred up by the fallen angels continues to attack the heart of the Church, and effeminate men stand by while our sisters in Christ are attacked by this wicked spirit. What is […]
New Guidebook for Trads to Become Apostles of Tradition
I begin with a few thoughts before picking up Dr. Kwasniewski’s latest book, Bound by Truth: Authority, Obedience, Tradition, and the Common Good. I need to take stock of things before I read, mainly regarding how I view the modern Catholic Church right now. Meaning, mainly, how irritated I am at the wretchedness of everything. A pope unable […]
Introducing Tolkien Fans to the Western Canon
Above: a scene from Ivanhoe. There has been a steady incline in popularity of the delightfully entertaining novels written by the brilliant author J. R. R. Tolkien. This is largely indebted to the fact that Hollywood has made 16 hours-worth of impressive epic film on these stories. I enjoy them and so do many people […]
When the Pope Communes and Colludes with Heretics…
Above: St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow. An Eastern Message to Western Trads, Part III Russian icon of St. Maximus St. Maximus the Confessor defended the Latins from accusations of heresy in the 7th century, just as John Bekkos and other Uniates did and still do in the 13th, 15th, and 16th centuries, and up to the […]
Pope Benedict IX was “A Devil from Hell”
Read Part I: an Eastern Message to Western Trads Pope Benedict IX Benedict IX, born Count of Tuscolo, was elected Pope for the first time at the age of 18 or 20[1] (although other sources say the age of 11 or 12[2]), and was a notorious Pope. Known to be a devil from hell, coming […]
An Eastern Message to Western Trads
As different as my culture is from that of my readers, there are still many things in common between Anglicanitas and Pax Russica – those two split-league hairs were once paired branches of the Roman Empire. Grafted by cutting, this ancient sprig has turned into a shrubbery sprawling East and West down from the Hill […]
San Felipe de Jesus: Mexico’s First Saint and Martyr
Above: Plaza Mayor de México (today Plaza del Zócalo), 1830 by Theubet de Beauchamp, showing the Mexico City Cathedral where San Felipe was baptised. On May 13, 1524, twelve Franciscan friars from Spain set foot on Mexican soil for the first time. The evangelization of Mexico had begun! According to Robert Ricard in The Spiritual Conquest […]
Diebus Saltem Dominicis: “the veneration due God’s word”
In this Sunday’s Mass for Sexagesima, we have in the Epistle from 2 Corinthians the mysterious description by Paul of his elevating vision of Heaven which readied him for his trials, which gave him authority, which transformed his person. He was drawn into mystery and changed. In the Gospel from Luke 8 we have the […]