On the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Holy Church brings us to the school of tough love. As Pius Parsch observed, the recent Sundays have shown God’s love inviting us, seeking us, and bestowing instruments of His mercy. The Good Shepherd has Fishers of Men. Now, after the image of divine love has gone out in search of the lost, the liturgy shines on us the light by which we may see whether we have…

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Above: Bishop de Castro Mayer and Archbishop Lefebvre. Photo Credit: SSPX anniversary eulogy of his death. The history of Catholic traditionalism after the Second Vatican Council is marked by intense debates concerning doctrine, liturgy, authority, and ecclesiastical obedience. Among the most significant episodes within this broader movement is the relationship between the…

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The former head of the “Office Formerly Known as Holy,” (that office which is arguably the “second in command” over the whole Church), and a man who has characterised synodality as a “hostile takeover” urged his brother Cardinals to respond to the SSPX. This was reported by Italian media and translated by Miss Diane Montagna here. Müller immediately shakes up the…

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Above: Nicolae Ceaușescu with Kim Il Sung of North Korea in 1978. A Romanian joke from the time of the Communist dictatorship went like this: Question: Why can’t Nicolae Ceaușescu invite the Pope to Bucharest? Answer: Because the people greeting the guest upon his arrival would have to shout: “Ceaușescu, Papa!” For those who do not know Romanian, the joke makes no sense.

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From the Franciscan University Website Signatories urge the Society of Saint Pius X to renew dialogue with the Holy See. June 25, 2026 “Do you also want to leave?” (John 6:67) Dear Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General Dear Members of the General Council Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! We write not as…

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Every year, as the Church departs Eastertide, Ascensiontide, and the Octave of Pentecost, she is invariably, and ever so briskly, carried by the great procession of vernal festivals into the Month of the Sacred Heart. But why does the Church dedicate a feast day, and even a whole month, to honor, in particular, the Sacred Heart of Jesus? It seems and is very sensible to celebrate the great…

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Editor’s note: this is now the second confession of Faith presented to the Holy Father, the Bishops, and the whole Church by the SSPX ahead of the consecrations planned for July 1 of this year. The first appeared in May: “Declaration of Catholic Faith Addressed to Pope Leo XIV” (May 14, 2026). The full text of the second, from the SSPX website, follows below. In the name of the Holy and…

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Above: the SR-71 Blackbird, a product of Skunkworks. To discuss traditionalism, I shall use the metaphor of Skunkworks: a small, highly autonomous, and loosely structured group within an organization operating outside normal bureaucratic procedures. In industry research and development, success may require groups telling the bureaucracy: “You impede success.” In recent times…

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Above: Shanghai, China. In late April of 2025, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church were in the middle of their multi-day General Congregation. The one question on their minds: who shall take up the responsibility of steering the Barque of Peter? As the cardinals discussed the qualities of the next pope and what problems he must solve, the Chinese Communist Party announced the results…

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There are periods of the liturgical year that have a particularly close relationship with music—think of the music written for Christmas or for Lent. Others seem to have a less immediate connection. In June, the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, not many reflect on the various musical compositions that have been dedicated to this most important devotion. If we refer to Gregorian…

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From the SSPX website Most Holy Father, Most Reverend Eminences, On the eve of the Consistory at the end of this month, and just days before the episcopal consecrations scheduled for 1 July in Écône, it seems to us that the time has come for the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X to make a full profession of Catholic Faith, which we wish to place in the hands of Your Holiness and each one…

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