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Bella Dodd: From Communist to Catholic Eleonore Villarrubia How was it that a little Catholic girl – born in Italy – became one of the most powerful figures of the American Communist Party at the height of its power during … Continue reading →

The Novus Ordo:The Reasons Why We Resist Benedict Carter After my return to the Church in 2005 (I was living and working in Moscow at the time), I attended the Novus Ordo regularly. I was edified by the friendship shown … Continue reading →

How The Liturgy Fell Apart: The Enigma Of Archbishop Bugnini Michael Davies Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, who died in Rome on 3 July 1982, was described in an obituary in The Times as “one of the most unusual figures in the … Continue reading →

The Infiltration of Modernism In The Church The following conference was given by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre at Montreal, Canada in 1982. It demonstrates by personal experience the tragic corruption of modernism right from the time of Pope Pius XI. The … Continue reading →

Modern Secularism: Faith And Unfaith In The Modern Age G. M. Jackson, M. A.  Chapter I Faith And Unfaith In The Modern Age From the earliest ages, men have differed from one another in their conceptions of Divinity, their notions … Continue reading →

Freemasonry and The American Ideal Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Although it has become au courant to minimize the influence of Freemasonry in American politics and culture, the evidence for the overwhelming influence of the ethos of Freemasonry in this country … Continue reading →

What About those Six Protestants and the New Mass? Louis Tofari Putting Catholic Answers back into the spotlight, apologists Tim Staples and Patrick Coffin hosted again the topic of “Radical Traditionalism” during the evening of August 12th. For all intents … Continue reading →

The Destruction of Catholic Faith Through Changes in Catholic Worship Michael Davies The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Annibale Bugnini Before discussing the time bombs in the Council texts, more specifically those in its Constitution on the … Continue reading →

The Man Behind The Novus Ordo Liturgical Curtain: What Every Catholic Should Know About Annibale Bugnini John Grasmeier Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy and vain deceit: according to the tradition of men according to the elements of … Continue reading →

The Jurisdiction Of The Bull Quo Primum Of Pope Saint Pius V Fr. Raymond Dulac I. Preliminary Remarks If the bull decrees a true law, it will be a human law whose authority is derived neither from the nature of … Continue reading →

Modernism – A Catholic Refutation Raymond Taouk “By their fruits you shall know them” – Matt 7:14 Modernism is the most dangerous of all heresies because it destroys any basis for belief in a supernatural world, whereas previous heresies had … Continue reading →

Modernism: The Synthesis of All Heresies Robert J. Siscoe In the encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, Pope St. Pius X condemned the errors of the Modernists, whom he prophetically referred to as “the most pernicious of all the adversaries of the … Continue reading →

The Condemnation of Modernism Cardinal Mercier Editor’s Note:This month marks the Centenary of Pope St. Pius X’s Encyclical Against Modernism, Pascendi, issued on September 8, 1907. Presented here is a letter of Cardinal Mercier, then-primate of Belgium, on the subject … Continue reading →

Pascendi Exposes Modernist Tactics Fr. Francois Knittel Modernist Tactics According Pascendi Gregis We wish to honor Pope St. Pius X, the first canonized pontiff that the good Lord gave us since St. Pius V, by remembering his teachings. The task … Continue reading →

Universal Catholic Apostasy Predicted Catholic Sacred Scripture Which Predicts Universal Catholic Apostasy Luke 18:8 Matthew 24:15 Matthew 24:24-25 2 Thessalonians 2:3-5 We find in Luke 18:8, that Jesus predicts there will be little faith left when He returns at His … Continue reading →

Antiquated Modernists: Why Modernists Are The Dinosaurs Dr. Peter Chojnowski St. Pius X, in his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, speaks of Modernism as “the synthesis of all heresies.”1 Since we live in times when the heresy of Modernism and its … Continue reading →

Atheism by Fr. F. J. Koch That God exists is a truth made known to us by reason; hence atheism is opposed to reason. 1. Atheism does not satisfy the intellect; it cannot refute the arguments in support of God’s … Continue reading →

Padre Pio and the Freemason By Father Pascal P. Parente, S.T.D., Ph.D., J.B.C. A well-known attorney of Genoa, Comm. Cesare Festa, a first cousin of Dr. G. Festa of Rome, former mayor of Arenzano and one of the most prominent … Continue reading →

St. Philomena: Wonder-Worker Patron Saint Of The Traditional Roman Catholic Movement by Mark Alessio Background The daughter of a Greek king beheaded by emperor Diocletian in Rome, St. Philomena was ordered put to death as punishment for not marrying him. … Continue reading →

“Salesianizing” The Traditional Catholic Movement: The Honey Of Humility and Kindness Author Unknown To attract souls to Catholic Tradition it is necessary that those soldiers within the “traditional movement”  increase their efforts to imitate the apostolic style of Saint Francis de … Continue reading →

Revolution Revealed The Triumph of Modernism and the End of the Traditional Catholic Church (Part II) Peter Crenshaw Part II The New Beginning of the Church The Cardinal then outlines his vision of the “new evangelization” which involves the Church … Continue reading →

Revolution Revealed: The Triumph of Modernism and the End of the Traditional Catholic Church (Part I) Peter Crenshaw Part I “The Second Vatican Council was the main event in the Church in the 20th Century. In principle, it meant an … Continue reading →

Attacks on Thomism John Lamont Thomism and Neomodernism  I: Progressives, ‘Manualism’, and Thomism Anyone who has any familiarity with the clerical and intellectual scene in the Catholic Church will have encountered the received ‘progressive’ wisdom concerning Thomism and its role … Continue reading →

1974 Declaration Of Archbishop Lefebvre On November 21, 1974 Archbishop Lefebvre, scandalized by the opinions expressed by the two Apostolic Visitors, drew up for his seminarians “in a spirit of doubtlessly excessive indignation” this famous Declaration as his stand against … Continue reading →

 Know That Prayer Can Convert Russia Hamish Fraser If there is anyone who would doubt the possibility of the conversion of Russia, permit me to point out (1) that the problem of the conversion of Russia is simply the problem … Continue reading →

Escape from Nihilism  J. Budziszewski Sixteen years ago I stood in the Government Department of the University of Texas to give a talk. I was fresh out of graduate school, and it was my here’s-why-you-should-hire-me lecture. I wanted to teach … Continue reading →

Communism As I Know It Father Vladimir Kozina The Martyrdom Of My Family The modern martyr, Aloysius Cardinal Stepinac, Archbishop of Zagreb, declared: “Believe me, I know Communism. It is a satanic totalitarianism of terror!” I dare to say the … Continue reading →

“We’ve Had Enough” Father Paul Crane, S.J. Published in London, England. Spoken or unspoken, these words are in the minds of a growing number of Catholics in the Church today. Not a few are near breaking point. How much longer … Continue reading →

Vatican Council II: The Great New Approach Translated by Graham Harrison from Courrier de Rome, May 1998, for the Society of Saint Pius X’s quarterly review in Ireland, St.John’s Bulletin. A Kind Of Mutiny It has been common knowledge for … Continue reading →

The Unholy Trinity And the New World Order Robert J. Siscoe “The claim to withdraw the public life of States and Nations from the subjection to God and His Law is the dominant error and the capital crime of this … Continue reading →

The Communist Control Of The Mind  Jerzy (George) Zubrzycki The Communist Control of the Mind The international Communist movement is committed to world revolution. To attain this most fundamental objective the Communists adopt a variety of weapons: political, military and … Continue reading →

“Conciliar or Catholic” by Fr. Gomer de Pauw Professor of Theology and Doctor of Canon Law A Lecture given in Chicago, 1967 Ladies and gentlemen, Two years ago, I had the privilege of speaking in your fair city for the … Continue reading →

The Path To Restoration Of The Faith Hilaire Belloc Essays of a Catholic Layman in England (1931) Excerpts: Now, an ingrained habit of the defensive is a prime condition of defeat. There is no such thing as a defensive battle … Continue reading →

What’s So New About The “New Age Movement”?  Reverend Dr. L. Rumble, M.S.C.  I recently had put into my hands a most attractively produced and fascinating booklet entitled, “Who and What Are the Rosicrucians?” In a sub-title, the booklet offers … Continue reading →

Modern Secularism: Faith And Unfaith In The Modern Age G. M. Jackson, M. A.  Chapter I Faith And Unfaith In The Modern Age From the earliest ages, men have differed from one another in their conceptions of Divinity, their notions … Continue reading →

Papacy and Freemasonry Monseigneur Jouin December 8, 1930 Papacy and Freemasonry, those are the two powers active throughout the world and each is seeking to dominate it. The solution of the struggle taking place between them is, at the present … Continue reading →

Reflections On The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita John Vennari “Our ultimate aim is that of Voltaire and of the French Revolution – the final destruction of Catholicism, and even of the Christian idea.” From the Permanent Instruction Few … Continue reading →

Freemasonry and the Anti-Christian Movement  By Rev. E. Cahill, S.J. Professor of Church History and Social Science, Milltown Park, Dublin. Papal Condemnations It will be useful at this stage to place before the reader a summary account of the Papal … Continue reading →

Catholic and Freemasonry By Rev Dr L. Rumble, M.S.C.  Australian Catholic Truth Society No. 1127 (1951). This booklet is intended not only for Catholics, but for all — including Freemasons themselves — who want to know just why the Catholic … Continue reading →

A Catholic Philosophy of Economics: The Seven Principles of the New Radicalism F.R. Hoare, The Catholic Mind, Vo1. XXXIX, Nov. 8, 1941, No. 933. Introduction written by Mr. Christopher McCann of Angelus Press. When Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto in … Continue reading →

Modern Ecumenism Is A Fraud John Vennari In the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia, the word “Ecumenism” does not even appear. It goes straight through from Ecuador to Ecumenical Council to Edda. The heading Ecumenical Council contains this and nothing more: Ecumenical … Continue reading →

The Unholy Trinity of Modern Errors: Naturalism, Rationalism and Liberalism Robert J. Siscoe, Catholic Family News, 2013 “[T]he obstinate passion of Naturalism is the dethronement of Our Lord Jesus Christ and to drive him from the world. This will be the … Continue reading →

Vatican Council II: The Great New Approach St. John’s Bulletin, the Society of Saint Pius X’s quarterly review in Ireland. Translated by Graham Harrison from Courrier de Rome, May 1998 A Kind Of Mutiny It has been common knowledge for a long … Continue reading →

The Sanity of Catholicism Rev. Albert Power S.J. Part I : Catholicism Appeals to Reason Our object in this paper is to show that Catholicism is a sane and sensible religious system. We propose to prove the sanity of Catholicism … Continue reading →

How Atheism Kills Freedom D. G. M. Jackson, M.A. 1955 Atheist Propaganda and Freedom  A short time ago, the Melbourne press gave headlines to a sensation which had been caused in England by a certain Mrs. Knight. This lady, the … Continue reading →

Freemasonry and the Anti-Christian Movement Rev. E. Cahill, S.J. Papal Condemnations It will be useful at this stage to place before the reader a summary account of the Papal condemnations of Freemasonry, which are so severe and so sweeping in … Continue reading →

Liturgical Counter-Revolution: The “Hushed” Case of Fr. Calmel Cristiana De Magistris Dominican religious and Thomist theologian of great importance, director of souls, esteemed and sought throughout the whole of France, Catholic writer of a convincing logic and unambiguous clarity, Fr. … Continue reading →

Declaration Against The New Mass Fr. Calmel, O.P. I hold fast to the traditional Mass, the one which was not composed but codified by St. Pius V in the 16th century as a custom many centuries old. I therefore refuse … Continue reading →

An Open Letter to the Church Renouncing my Service on I.C.E.L. Father Stephen Somerville, STL. Dear Fellow Catholics in the Roman Rite, 1 – I am a priest who for over ten years collaborated in a work that became a … Continue reading →

An Open Letter to Confused Catholics Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre “Vatican II is the French Revolution in the Church.” The parallel I have drawn between the crisis in the Church and the French Revolution is not simply a metaphorical one. The … Continue reading →

15 Heresies and the Manly Saints Who Fought Them Jason Liske The history of the Catholic Church is full of all sorts of heresies that have assailed the truths of the faith.  From the earliest days of the Gnostics and … Continue reading →

The Masterminds of Vatican II Part II: Implementing the Master Plan Fr. Francisco Radecki, CMRI Our Lord promised His Church will last until the end of time, and it will. Psalm 116 says: “The truth of the Lord endures forever.” … Continue reading →

The Masterminds of Vatican II Part I: The Master Plan; Role of Freemasonry Fr. Francisco Radecki, CMRI The Second Vatican Council, better known as Vatican II, was one of the most traumatic events in history. This council laid the groundwork … Continue reading →

Why Do You Love Decay? The 50th Anniversary of Vatican II John Vennari The best way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II is to bury the Council. We should be way beyond merely combing through the Council documents pointing … Continue reading →

Letter from Cardinals Ottaviani and Bacci to Paul VI (Translation) Rome, September 25th, 1969 Most Holy Father, Having carefully examined, and presented for the scrutiny of others, the Novus Ordo Missae prepared by the experts of the Consilium ad exequendam … Continue reading →

Cardinal Ottaviani and the Council Msgr. Joseph Clifford Fenton (The following, which appeared in the January 1963 American Ecclesiastical Review. It is of historical importance as it was written just after the close of Vatican II’s first session. The eminent … Continue reading →

The Catholic Church and Reason, Part 2* By Rev. H A. Johnstone, S.J. THE LOGICAL BASIS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH The Catholic who was asked about the foundation of his religious beliefs would refer first to the authority of the … Continue reading →

The Catholic Church and Reason, Part 1 By Rev. H A. Johnstone, S.J. INTRODUCTORY THE object of the Talks during the Catholic Hour is to make known the Catholic Church and her doctrine. Why should we be so anxious to … Continue reading →

Are They All Wrong? The Most Rev. Albert Power, S.J.  Christianity is an historical religion—it centers around an historical Person—it appeals for credentials to historical documents; and, therefore, all the arguments in its favour must, to some extent at least, be … Continue reading →

Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine The Most Rev. M. Sheehan, D.D.  SECTION I. NATURAL APOLOGETICS Chapter I. The Existence And The Nature Of God As Shown By Pure Reason 1. The Existence Of God From truths naturally known, we prove the … Continue reading →

Religion Is An Opiate Rev Wilfred G. Hurley, C.S.P. [Much has changed in geo-politics since this pamphlet was first penned in 1940. However, atheistic communism still holds many minds in thrall, and the accusation contained in the title is still … Continue reading →

The Existence of God Rev. R. P. Redmond, D.D. The Argument In Popular Form Why do most people believe there is a God who made the world? The Book of Wisdom (Ch 13) tells us that even the pagans should … Continue reading →

Facts For Freethinkers And Modern Seekers of God Heinrich Schunck  Translated by Isabel McHugh The Universe Demands a God. Free thinking is good but right thinking is better. There is a God! It is not just I who say that … Continue reading →

Is Humanism Enough John L. Russell S. J. For nearly two thousand years the Church has been teaching that this life is a pilgrimage. It is not an end in itself, nor complete in itself. It is essentially a time … Continue reading →

Atheism Doesn’t Make Sense Rev Daniel A. Lord S. J. The scene was the famous Marble Arch, Hyde Park, London. The time was Sunday night. The crowd was large and in holiday mood. The speakers were loud and fluent. And … Continue reading →

Freemasons And The Conciliar Church John Kenneth Weiskittel When Mexico and the Vatican agreed to establish diplomatic ties last fall, the story made news throughout the world. Such interest is not surprising, given the history of strained relations between the … Continue reading →

The Secret of La Salette  Little Apocalypse of Our Lady Solange Hertz “Well, now, my children, you will pass this along to all my people.” With these words Mary the Mother of God concluded the famous message she came to … Continue reading →

Narcissism and the Dynamics of Evil Douglas McManaman The first step to appreciating the subtleties of evil is to begin at the most basic level of philosophical inquiry, the philosophy of being. Evil, as St. Augustine pointed out centuries ago, … Continue reading →

Revolution and Counter-Revolution  Atila Sinke Guimarães It is my opinion that the traditionalist movement in the United States is evolving into a more profound understanding of the evil it is facing. It is also realizing its own strength and its … Continue reading →

New Nature of the Liturgy  Fr. Kevin Vaillancourt Not long ago I had a discussion with an apologist for the changes in the liturgy following the Second Vatican Council. He told me that what was done by the International Commission … Continue reading →

The Challenge of Secularism Christopher Dawson It is no accident that the introduction of universal compulsory state education has coincided in time and place with the secularization of modern culture. Where the whole educational system has been dominated by a … Continue reading →

Culture of Vice Robert R. Reilly As society justifies personal moral disorders, it threatens its own survival. In  The Ethics Aristotle wrote, “men start revolutionary changes for reasons connected with their private lives.” This is also true when revolutionary changes … Continue reading →

The Catholic Notion of Beauty Dr. Peter Chojnowski It was during the Renaissance that for the first time the “artisan” was distinguished from the “fine artist” (e.g., Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael). The fine artist was now acknowledged as the … Continue reading →

The Seeds of Revolution Father Louis J. Campbell Revolution is nothing new. It began before man was created. It began with the agonizing anthem “non serviam” and has continued through time right up to the present. Only in the last … Continue reading →

Feminism: Russia’s Deadly Weapon
Against the Family Cornelia R. Ferreira, M.Sc. As we know, Our Lady of Fatima warned that as long as the Collegial Consecration of Russia is not done, Russia would spread its errors around the world, causing persecution … Continue reading →

The Oath Against Modernism Betrayed by John Vennari September 1, 2010, marks the 100th Annivesary of Pope St. Pius X’s promulgation of the Oath Against Modernism. Msgr. Joseph Clifford Fenton, the eminent American theologian, called the Oath Against Modernism “the … Continue reading →

Modernism in a Nutshell Religion must change with the times by John Vennari Modernism, according to Pascendi, starts with the false notion that we can only believe what we can see: what is visible to the senses. If we can’t … Continue reading →

Mama’s Manifesto: Why The Revolution Would Destroy The Family First Solange Hertz If it’s politique d’abord—as W. H. Marshner says it must be in the November ’72 TRIUMPH—we’ll have to start at home, because that’s where all the politicians come from. … Continue reading →

Liberals, Modernists and Progressivists Atila S. Guimarães I have been asked to point out the differences among Liberal Catholics, Modernists, and Progressivists, since these terms have been used in the United States in a way that is inter-changeable and can … Continue reading →

The Pact of Metz Atila Sinke Guimarães Why didn’t the last Ecumenical Council condemn Communism? A secret accord made at Metz supplies an answer. Those who pass by the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Borny – … Continue reading →

Moscow’s Assault on the Vatican Ion Mihai Pacepa The Soviet Union was never comfortable living in the same world with the Vatican. The most recent disclosures document that the Kremlin was prepared to go to any lengths to counter the … Continue reading →

Modernist Tactics Fr. Francois Knittel April 2004 Volume XXVII,  Number 4 The Angeles According To Pascendi Gregis We wish to honor Pope St. Pius X, the first canonized pontiff that the good Lord gave us since St. Pius V, by … Continue reading →

Beyond the Death of God Patrick Glynn “Beyond The Death of God” National Review (May 6, 1996): 28-32. While our attention has been riveted on the momentous political and ideological realignments that mark the century’s end, we have all but overlooked a … Continue reading →

The Liturgical Revolution Before Vatican II by Rev. Francesco Ricossa of the Mater Boni Consilii Institute Translated by Rev. Anthony Cekada www.traditionalmass.org The New Mass just was the final stage of a long process. “The Liturgy, considered as a whole, … Continue reading →

Traditionalism Vs. Modernism Fr. Peter Carota Anyone serious about discovering what the problem in the catholic church is today has to try to understand Modernism. It is very complex and difficult to understand. But I am going to try to … Continue reading →

Fatima: The Vatican Moscow Agreement  by Atila Sinke Guimarães Editor’s note: Our Lady of Fatima requested that the Pope in union with the world’s bishops consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, promising Her triumph and a period of … Continue reading →

World Revolution and Diabolical Disorientation By Cornelia R. Ferreira Fatima: The Path to Peace Conference, September 11, 2013 World revolution? Really? Against whom? Yes, we see political revolutions, wars, a revolution in Catholicism and in Christian morality, but it’s almost … Continue reading →

Liberation Theology on the Move in the United States by Bill McIlhany Liberation Theology owes much of success to its allies among American clergy. Unable to withstand contemporary currents of power, these liberal religious leaders are swept up in the race to … Continue reading →

Communism and The Evolution of the “Errors of Russia” Solange Hertz A full generation before Vatican II, the techniques this so-called “pastoral” council recommended for updating the Church had already been perfected by Communists working in the Church in China. … Continue reading →

The Bugnini File: A Case Study In Ecclesial Subversion by John Kenneth Weiskittel Hannibal Bugninius, magnus architectus novae liturgiae, non solum Novi Ordinis Missae sed etiam Hebdomadae Sanctae “instauratae” anni 1955, ipse iam vivens colendi Magnum Architectum Universi accusatus est. Quamvis evidentia non … Continue reading →

Freemasonry and the Subversion of the Catholic Church  By John Vennari Transcript of a Speech given at the Fatima Peace Conference in Rome, October, 2001 This talk will be a brief expose of the 19th Century Masonic document “The Permanent … Continue reading →

Heaven’s Request For Reparation To The Holy Face of Jesus by John Vennari Reprinted from Catholic Family News Part 1 On Nov. 24, 1843, Our Lord spoke the following words to the French Carmelite, Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre. “The earth … Continue reading →

The Soul-Sickness Of The Modern Church By Joseph Joyce Anyone who has lived through the five years following the end of the Second Vatican Council knows that a whirlwind blew through the Church, the effects of which are still with … Continue reading →