Current Blog Articles
Do Any Valid Bishops Still Exist?
+St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen+ Addressing some concerns A reader informed me of a Traditionalist piece circulating on the Internet, warning against homealoners who accuse Traditionalist clergy of violating not only canon law, but divine law. The article states that...
Doubtful popes and the safer course
+Pope St. Anicetus+ What was said in our last blog — that as all theologians teaching before the death of Pope Pius XII unanimously taught — matters regarding the validity of the Sacraments and eternal salvation do not fall under the category of doubtful laws. This is...
Canon Law, Doubts of Law and Epikeia
HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! Wishing all my readers a blessed Easter and spiritual and physical health in these difficult times. May you be granted all the graces you need to save your souls. Introduction Before beginning this piece, a few reminders are in order. First of...
Ignorance Among Traditionalists: Both Culpable and Damning
+Palm Sunday+ It has come to my attention that many Traditionalists are under the impression they are not “allowed” to judge the teachings of the Roman Pontiffs, the Ecumenical Councils or approved theologians and must instead rely solely on whatever is fed to them by...
No Papal Mandate in Episcopal Consecrations = No Apostolicity
+Seven Sorrows of the BVM + (This article is longer than the others so please bear with me here. Also, as is the case in all my blogs and articles, any emphasis within the texts quoted is my own unless otherwise noted.) Can. 953: “The episcopal consecration is...
Infallible teaching on the error of Antiquarianism
+St. John Damascene+ Antiquarianism, condemned by Pope Pius VI in Auctorem Fidei, (DZ 1533) originated at the Jansenistic Council of Pistoia in the 1700s. It resurfaced again in the late 1800s. Pope Pius XII officially condemned this resurgent heresy, the teaching...
Now that everyone’s staying at home…
+St. Benedict, Abbot+ Now that everyone, for the time being, is forced to say their Sunday prayers at home, those with time on their hands can perhaps study their faith and re-evaluate their reason for remaining with the Traditionalist sect. Catholics who have...
Does Christ Himself supply jurisdiction to Traditionalists?
+Feast of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church+ Some remarks on last week’s blog regarding obedience to the pope need to be addressed before proceeding to this week’s installment. With God, with the Holy Father, we are supposed to behave as little children who...
Without Obedience to the Holy See, No One can Be Saved
+St. Louise de Marillac+ (This blog begins a continuing series that will be divided into several parts in order to present a condensed version of why we owe obedience only to the Roman Pontiffs and Ecumenical Councils, the Holy Office and Sacred Congregations, the...
Modified Feeneyism is still contrary to the faith
+Sts. Adrian and Eubulus+ Integral truth is ever the sole objective of what is written on this site. And by that I mean presenting the truths of faith as taught in divine revelation, confirmed as taught in divine revelation by the popes and councils, further confirmed...
Archived Blog Articles
“And I appointed watchmen over you saying, ‘Hearken ye to the sound of the Trumpet.’ And they said: ‘We will not hearken.'”
~ DEJA VU
~ A FEW BLUNT WORDS TO CATHOLICS
~ REFLECTIONS ON THE PASSION — HOLY THURSDAY, GOOD FRIDAY
~ PRIEST-HERO WENT DOWN WITH THE TITANIC
~ WILL THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SURVIVE THE 20TH CENTURY?
~ THE DIMONDS AND MOST HOLY FAMILY MONASTERY
~ TRADITIONALISTS QUESTIONING THE STAND OF CATACOMB CATHOLICS
~ THE EMERGING UGLY TRUTH ABOUT BENGHAZI
~ THE MADNESS OF TRADITIONALISM
~ DEAR READERS….. (12/29/2012)
~ THE STORY OF FR. EMIL KAPAUN, MEDAL OF HONOR
~ REPLY TO A THUC “BISHOP,” AND VACANTIS APOSTOLICA SEDIS IS NOT JUST FOR CARDINALS
~ + FEAST OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT +
~ + NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST +
~ + DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF OUR SAVIOR +
~ + ST. BIBIANA, VIRGIN MARTYR +
– No Emergency Apostolic Mandate for Uniates or Traditionalists
– An Important Note Concerning Can. 2200
– Three New Articles on Cum ex…
– Does Gerry Matatics Respect His Fellow Catholic Writers?
– Are Trad Priests lllicit or Doubtfully Valid? The Answer Matters…
– Canon Law: The Dimond brothers are not monks
and their monastery is no monastery (9-29-16)
– Our Lady as Co-Redemptrix and Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas (12-12-16)
– + St. Agatho, Bd. Gregory X, Popes, Jan. 10, 2017 +
– +Immaculate Heart of Mary, Aug. 22, 2017 +




