Michael Matt (Almost) Joins the Resistance by Sean Johnson November 30, 2016 I happen to know Michael Matt, and like him. Though it has been a few years since we have spoken (in person, at least), I haven’t the least doubt that, from all outward appearances, he is a devout Catholic in…
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On November 21, I published an article titled “Prelude to a Papal Deposition?” in which I observed that the public and formal process being taken by Cardinal Burke and his three Cardinal collaborators in response to the heresies of Amoris Laetitiae looked very much like that which would precede a papal deposition for heresy.…
[The following is a modified version of this post on the Reconquista blog: http://cristiadatradicinalista.blogspot.com/2016/11/la-vie-au-seminaire-saint-louis-marie.html The translation is mine, and the pictures have been rearranged to better fit this platform] The seminary of Saint Louis Marie Grignion wants to follow the spirit that Bishop Lefebvre gave to Ecône. This spirit is evidently a spirit…
FIVE “DUBIA” November 26, 2016 Number CDLXXXIX (489)Printable PDF Four Cardinals obliged a Pope to tell –His deep convictions come from deepest Hell. In a scandal of a gravity unprecedented even in Pope Francis’ scandal-ridden reign as Catholic Pope since 2013, when challenged by four honourable Cardinals on his seeming denial of the very…
Dear Austrasian Faithful: Wishing you a happy new 2017 liturgical year. I am glad to announce you that His Lordship, Bishop Aquinas, will ordain Brother John on December 17th in Santa Cruz, Brazil. Kindly offer thanksgivings to Our Lord and Our Lady for this big relief. We are still far away from guaranteeing…
I received an email informing me that John Vennari has undergone emergency surgery for a life-threatening colon blockage, that he has received Extreme Unction, and that he is requesting prayers. John’s Facebook page also states: “Please feel free to forward and/or post this, along with the link below that provides background and…
Prelude to a Papal Deposition? By Sean Johnson 11/21/16 Introduction: In the fall of 2014, the Dominicans of Avrille published an article in their French-language journal (La Sel de la Terre),[1] in which Fr. Pierre Marie, O.P. translated an excerpt from the work of John of St. Thomas’s Disputatio II ,…
EXCELLENT COMMUNIQUÉ? November 19, 2016 Number CDLXXXVIII (488)Printable PDF Superiors putting cushions under lies Make Catholics’ non-reaction no surprise. On October 31 Pope Francis held in Sweden an ecumenical meeting with leading Lutherans to prepare for next year’s 500th anniversary of Luther’s revolt against the Catholic Church. After the meeting the Pope…
[The author of the following article wishes to remain anonymous; his new blog is cited below] https://psalm129.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/context/ The Society of St. Pius X recently held a conference in Portland, Oregon. It’s primary purpose was to convince the faithful that were he alive today, Archbishop Lefebvre would accept a deal with modernist Rome, and that Bishop…
1813 – 1883 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15394b.htm Journalist and writer, b. at Boynes, Loiret, 11 Oct., 1813; d. in Paris, 7 April, 1883. He was the son of a poor cooper and at the age of thirteen was obliged to leave the primary schools and earn his living, obtaining a modest position with a Paris attorney, the brother of the then famous poet Casimir Delavigne. The poet’s…
November 12, 2016 Number CDLXXXVII (487)Printable PDF Corrupted minds make words of little use Except to lie, mislead, betray, seduce. Last week these “Comments” raised the question whether the Superior General of the Society of St Pius X (SG for short) knows what he is doing when he constantly makes contradictory statements, now in…
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But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass was not Grace-Giving (Part II)? by Sean Johnson 11/10/2016 Objection: “Yes, but the following month, Fr. Pulvermacher did give reasons and examples of cases in which valid sacraments would not produce or impart grace.” Response: In response to complaints…
But Didn’t Fr. Pulvermacher Say the New Mass was not Grace-Giving (Part I)? by Sean Johnson November 7, 2016 Objection: But in the March/1984 issue of The Angelus, Fr. Carl Pulvermacher said of the new Mass, “I do not say they are always invalid. However, this alone doesn’t make them good. The…
CHURCHMEN AWARE? – I November 5, 2016 Number CDLXXXVI (486)Printable PDF When men destroy God’s work, are they aware? They must have seen, at first. Churchmen, take care! A reader of these “Comments” just raised a question once often asked, now probably less often, but still of interest: is the Superior General of the…
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On the Feast of All Saints (11/1/16), Bishop Thomas Aquinas gave an excellent conference on Archbishop Lefebvre’s combat for the preservation of Catholic Tradition. In the process, he traces the origins and historical development of the Holy Cross Benedictine monastery in Brazil. [Note: Because of the black background, you may not be able to…
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