Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M., once said that the holier a principle is, the more it has been abused, and that of all the quick-to-be-abused virtues out there, obedience is “one of the quickest.” Obedience, specifically religious obedience, is holy, and … Continue reading
The past months up to and including the July 1 consecrations of bishops by the Society of St. Pius X have been filled with all sorts of religious controversy in the Catholic world, and every brand and conceivable permutation of … Continue reading
For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (Ps. 43:22) The Psalm verse atop this Ad Rem came to mind as I was considering the situation. Psalm 43 … Continue reading
The path to forgiveness always begins with pain. You have been hurt, or else one of your loved ones has. Or, as in the case of Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza, one million of your countrymen have. Immaculée’s Fight to … Continue reading
A great many commentators have taken up the cudgels both before and after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated bishops without Rome’s permission last July 1. Some are for, some are against; but most subscribe to a single narrative. … Continue reading
Beautifying Churches Means Beautifying Souls Many traditional Catholics recognize the name of architect Thomas Gordon Smith, who designed the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska. Similarly familiar is Duncan Stroik, who, at the direction … Continue reading
For the past two episodes of Reconquest, and concluding with a third, I am discussing the “Letter to the Archbishop of Boston” — known also as Suprema haec sacra and also “the Marchetti-Selvaggiani Letter.” This well known letter concerns our … Continue reading
Editor’s Introduction: Below is a PDF file of a study written by Brother Thomas Mary Sennott, M.I.C.M., author, among other things, of They Fought The Good Fight. Brother Thomas Mary died on June 13, 2005, having lived his entire religious … Continue reading
Amid the vast and growing volume of commentary on the July first consecrations of four bishops for the SSPX, there a brief passage from a July 2 interview that interests us a great deal here at Catholicism.org. It is the … Continue reading
Parishioners at the FSSP’s North American Martyrs Parish in the Seattle area have friends in high places—in more than one sense. To be sure, St. Isaac Jogues and his seven missionary brothers intercede for the souls in their namesake’s parish, … Continue reading
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