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Coal miners used to form study groups to read Gibbon & Thucydides. Lincoln and Douglas delivered speeches that lasted three hours with no pauses. C. S. Lewis, like many kids of his era, read Paradise Lost at age nine and … Read More
VIDEO: A Jesuit commentator hits it outta da park! Stark clear REALITY.
This is one of the best brief “tell it like it is” videos I’ve seen in a long time. Watch it. Watch it again. And send it to at least five people. Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ
Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video
I subscribe to the YouTube channel of Midlife Stockman. He works a lot in Detroit. This guy, who might be one of the nicest guys who walks the earth, spots properties that are neglected or abandoned eyesores, dangers overgrown sideways, … Read More
Diocese of Charlotte and the “Salt March to the Sea”
In 1930, Gandhi led a 240 mile protest march to the Arabian sea to protest the British salt tax in India. People went to the sea to make salt, which was not legal. This gesture of non-violent disobedience gained … Read More
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Why reverent, traditionally-oriented Novus Ordo Masses may soon come under attack.
There is a piece at the blog Unam Sanctam Catholicam which merits attention. I’ll preface this with personal experience. Over the years I’ve seen time and again that people who are exposed to a more traditional style of worship in … Read More
Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites – Wherein Fr. Z rants
Today, Pentecost Saturday, the Season of Easter comes to an end. The cycle that started with pre-Lent Sunday’s is over. Being an Ember Saturday, there would have been a vigil in the night in preparation for ordinations to the priesthood … Read More
D. Charlotte, NC: Another bishop about to crush people who desire traditional worship in the name of “concord and unity”. – UPDATE
UPDATE 30 May 2025: At The Pillar we read that then-Cardinal Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, told the new Bishop of Charlotte to put the brakes on a controversial relocation of a diocesan cathedral. Bull in a china … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Pentecost Novena Prayers for Traditional Latin Mass
I received this good idea from a priest friend. Please consider doing this and sharing it widely. RIGHT AWAY… today is ASCENSION THURSDAY which begins the original novena. Friends, Tomorrow begins the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit. It would … Read More
“Shut up, pray for the man, keep doing your thing and stay out of sight. Winter is not over. The wolves are not dead yet.”
I have a text group which includes very bright, highly credentialed men, of high caliber and “work” experience, including a religious, curial official, rooted Roman, etc. This is something that appeared today in the “stream”. I’ve edited it and pasted … Read More
Here’s an idea to bring about healing and peace: Let the “Dubia Cardinals” re-submit the 2016 Dubia (Amoris) and 2023 Dubia (Synodality)
One of the thing that a new Pope has to do, is tie up the loose ends left by his predecessor. There are no ends looser that one can imagine that the DUBIA about Amoris laetitia submitted in 2016 to … Read More
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