Monthly Archive: December 2016
In April of this year, I was honored to offer a presentation at the Fatima Conference in Boston based on Fr. Nicholas Gruner’s final newsletter; one that contained a chilling warning. Though the letter was written just over one year prior to the …
By: Louis J. Tofari A reader writes: In my parish they use a liturgical gong at the consecration (I don’t know if that is the correct term. I’ve included a picture.) I have been told this is a liturgical abuse, but can …
In an interview published by Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider on 27 December, Cardinal Walter Brandmüller offered comments that show signs of weakness, and perhaps even a degree of disunity, among the authors of the dubia. With respect to Cardinal Burke’s …
Cardinal Raymond Burke, the most highly visible of the four cardinal-authors of the dubia, appears intent on letting Francis know that two can play the media interview game – the same of which he and his henchmen (like Fr. Spadaro) are so obviously …
Several weeks ago, I posted an interview with one of the world’s foremost experts on the Tradition Roman Rite, Founder of Romanitas Press, Louis J. Tofari. Based on the responses that both Louis and I received afterwards, it is obvious that even those …
In his Christmas Address to the Roman Curia delivered earlier today, Francis offered yet another response to the dubia, its authors and their supporters. Sure, it is, just as we should expect, along the same lines as the others; backhanded, indirect, and “full …
In a January 2014 article for First Things, George Weigel shared the following vignette: At an academic conference years ago, a distinguished Catholic philosopher remarked (perhaps hyperbolically) that “If the pope said that ‘2+2 = 5,’ I’d believe him.” An even more distinguished …
Three months ago today, the now-famous dubia wherein four high profile cardinals dared to ask the Bishop of Rome to confirm his brethren in the faith (the sacred duty of every pope) was delivered to Francis. As of this writing, he has offered …
Two American bishops, Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and James Conley of Lincoln, are getting high praise for letters they sent to their clergy clarifying norms for the reception of Holy Communion in their respective dioceses. Specifically, both men reaffirmed the immemorial practice of …
First, a comment: These posts are growing in length as we proceed, but that is because they are also growing in importance as we draw closer to the heart of the matter. I wish to encourage you to persevere! Before moving on to …
