Rome and the SSPX - Part 8: Appendices
+JMJThe following are some appendices for the previous parts of this series. Appendix A: Rome / SSPX Links Used for ChatGPT LLM AnalysisThe SSPX Confronts Rome: the Consecrations are Scheduled for...
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Rome and the SSPX - Version 2026 - Part 7: Principles and Rules for Surviving...
+JMJNota Bene: I realised that I hadn’t fleshed out the rest of this series and decided to see if I could shorten it.Principle 3: Study the Church – Study the CrisisIt is important to understand that...
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Thoughts on the FSSP Perspectives On the SSPX Situation
+JMJ Perspectives – FSSP vs SSPXIn August, Fr. Debow (FSSP) of Holy Family Parish in Vancouver, B.C. wrote two letters on the SSPX “situation”. Obviously, Father is writing from the FSSP perspective...
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News Roundup: September 19, 2026
+JMJThe reactions to the July 2026 Episcopal Consecrations continue as the media storm subsides.I guess the most interesting news this week is Tim Flander's decision to stop his support of the SSPX....
View ArticleStories: Early Days of Tradition Part 9 - The Novus-Ordo, Requiems and Holy...
+JMJI am not a 'cradle' Traditional Catholic. In fact, one of my earliest 'church memories' is of the pews in my family's first parish. Specifically, how they tasted. I remember a lot of people...
View ArticleIf Hell is Empty - Why does everyone seem to think that the SSPX is damned?
+JMJI have read that there are members of the Hierarchy who believe that Hell exists ... but it is empty and that the Church ecumenism encompasses all. Others simple deny the existence of human.Now...
View ArticleFourteen Years of Tradicat
+JMJAs of today it has been 14 years since I moved from forums such as Angel Queen, Ignis Ardens, CathInfo and Suscipe Domine.It was an interesting start in 2012 ... and I wonder what will change in...
View ArticleBishop Schneider: Serious Vatican Engagement with SSPX Would Mark "Beginning...
+JMJDiane Montagna has posted an interview with Bishop Schneider (link) I strongly encourage my readers to see the full and original interview at Diane Montagna's Substack and if possible support her...
View ArticleNews Roundup: August 23, 2026
+JMJI want to highlight / respond to two articles in particular:National Catholic Reporter: Former SSPX member says unity with Catholicism means more than valid ordinations: First, Louis Massett was...
View ArticleSSPX: Why Is the SSPX So Criticized?
+JMJAs long as you are ok with what happens in other Catholic Churches, Traditional Catholics will be left 'alone'. This is a paraphrase of words spoken by an Archbishop to Traditional Catholics (with...
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Correcting Caricatures of the SSPX
+JMJIntroductionFirst, a little background on the FSSP St. John Vianney Chapel in Mission Hill Kansas. After the 1988 consecrations and the foundation of the FSSP there was a consistent trend of...
View ArticleStories: Early Days of Tradition Part 8 - Convention Centre Chapel
+JMJI came to Tradition a few years after they had bought a chapel. My wife told me of the earlier years when Fr. Normandin would come to town and Mass would be held in a room at the convention...
View ArticleDoes the SSPX 'Reject the conclusions of the Second Vatican Council'?
+JMJThe key point is that the Lefebvrists reject the conclusions of the Second Vatican Council en masse, considering them non-binding, and therefore have decided to ordain bishops without papal...
View ArticleA Look Back: Why Didn't Archbishop Lefebvre Sign the Vatican's Profession of...
+JMJWe have 50+ years of history to plumb for an understanding of how we arrived as this point in the life of the Catholic Church and the conflict with the SSPX and Traditional Catholics in...
View ArticleA Look Back: 1974 Declaration of Archbishop Lefebvre
+JMJIn light of the consecrations and confusion over the SSPX, I thought this would be a helpful reminder.Keep in mind what prompted this declaration (highlighted).P^3Courtesy of SSPX.org1974...
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What's Hot News?
+JMJI am often surprised by the list of the week's most popular articles. Today was no different.Top 2 and a recent favorite:A Look Back: Archbishop Lefebvre’s Prophetic Address to The Remnant,...
View ArticleBenefit of the Doubt
+JMJIntroduction!!! From my point of view and based on my understanding of the events !!!At this point it seems that Cardinal Fernandez et al are either malicious, incompetent or geniuses.I'm only...
View ArticleWhispers of God: Divine Providence and the Practice of The Presence of God
+JMJYears (ok decades) ago I received the book The Practice of The Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (wiki) as a gift. When I finally did read the book (it is not long), it did affect alter my...
View ArticleSSPX.org: A Timeline of the Society of Saint Pius X’s July 1, 2026, Episcopal...
+JMJOn July 14 the SSPX published a timeline describing communications with Rome leading up to the Episcopal consecrations.This timeline includes contacts that were new to me. One thing that is of...
View ArticleSSPX: Letter from the Superior General to all the faithful of the Society of...
+JMJA letter from the SSPX Superiour General was read from the pulpit this morning and the french version can be found here: La Port Latine and the english version here: FSSPX.News.For the record...
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