Does the Church Have a Duty to Protect Her Own Cultural Heritage?
The following article is adapted from a larger document co-authored by Peter Kwasniewski, Izabella Parowicz, Joseph Shaw, and Piotr Stec, defending the proposition that the Traditional Latin Mass counts as a supreme example of intangible cultural heritage that deserves international recognition and legal protection. Those who wish to read the full document will find it […]
World Youth Day Promotes Interfaith Dialogue, not Conversion
“We don’t want to convert these young people to Jesus Christ.” You remember these insane words uttered by the newly-named-Cardinal Américo Aguiar a few weeks back ahead of the World Youth Day in Lisbon, which he is leading, going on now. These words of Antichrist made such waves that Bishop Barron felt compelled to respond, […]
Has the Magisterium Been Suspended?
Edward Feser and the “Suspended Magisterium” A few weeks ago Dr. Edward Feser wrote a piece reflecting on the recent appointment of Tucho “Heal Me with your Mouth” Fernández to the Dicastery for the Destruction of the Faith. In it, he quotes Newman’s comments about the Arian crisis: There was a temporary suspense of the […]
Jesuita non Cantat
Above: Feb. 2, 2023: Pope Francis in South Sudan. Vatican Media. One of the greatest saints in Catholic history is considered to be Saint Ignatius of Loyola, whom the Catholic Church celebrates today, on July 31st. This is rightly said, not only for the greatness of Saint Ignatius and his testimony of Christian virtues, but […]
Does the Abrahamic Family House Fulfill Vatican II?
Above: St. Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, also titled “His Holiness Francis Church” in the official inscription (see below). Official website. Opening of the “Abrahamic Family House” Four years after Pope Francis signed the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together (Feb. 4, 2019) with Grand Imam […]
9th Sunday after Pentecost: “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to…”.
For the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, we hear in the Vetus Ordo a reading from 1 Corinthians. Paul is correcting the behavior of the Corinthians using, in this chapter, examples from the history of Israel, moments when God sent punishments to correct the people who had gone astray and who displeased Him. For example, there […]
The Art of Dress – What Nuns can Teach Us
Other articles in this series: The Art of Dress – Two Schools of Thought The Art of Dress – Problems with Normalcy The Art of Dress – Learning from the Valiant Woman On a sunny April day my freshman year of college, I yearned to wear a white eyelet dress to class. I tried […]
Traditional Perspectives on Philosophy – pt. 1: Voluntarism
Above: The Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Assisi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) This series of articles is the product of one interest and one concern. My interest, as a student of philosophy, is to serve a wider Catholic audience by demystifying philosophical schools and ‘isms’ that are relevant to modern Catholic history. Phenomenology, for […]
Second Generation Trad: On Freedom for the Good
I’m a second generation Trad, no doubt about it. I can’t really remember the pontificate of Benedict XVI—by the time I was actually paying attention to my faith in a more serious way in high school, Francis’s pontificate had already begun. I have one indistinct memory associated with John Paul II from what must have […]
Flourishing Latin Mass Community Targeted Outside St. Louis
Above: inside the church of St. Barnabas the Apostle. Parish Website. In 2013, St. Barnabas the Apostle Parish in O’Fallon, MO—about 40 minutes outside of St. Louis—was dying. The pastor, Fr. Ray Hager, was told that the parish would be closed in about five years unless things turned around quickly. In response, Fr. Hager introduced […]