Sunday, October 19, 2025

Pope Benedict and John the Baptist

Today we celebrate in the Church the birth of St John the Baptist, and much has been said and written about the Precursor of...

Roe, Dobbs and the Continued Battle for Life

Today marks the first anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade, the infamous 1973 Supreme Court Decision which made it illegal for states...

SSPX Father Michael Johnson Denies that ‘Novus Ordo’ Priests Are Priests

I know not how widespread this belief is in the SSPX, but here is Father Michael Johnson, one of their own, explicitly denying the...

The Head of Thomas More

It seems that once again Saint Thomas More's head may be lost. After his beheading on July 6th, 1535, for his refusal to sign...

Historian David Starkey on More and Fisher

An intriguing and more inside take on Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher: https://youtu.be/gmGIxWKsPew

For the Record

Contrary to what is reported on a certain website, I am not claiming that the SSPX is in 'schism' - only that the danger...

Thoughts on the SSPX

I have an article out on Catholic World Report, with some thoughts on the SSPX, which is personal to me, as one who loves...

Theology on Tap – New Location

So, due to some last-minute, ah, difficulties, with which I was not directly involved, the Theology on Tap talk this evening has been moved,...

Would That We All Were Bold Restorers

What is a ‘restorer’? One restores buildings, books, institutions, and it seems a good thing to do so. Pope Saint Pius X’s motto was...

The Sacred Heart and Human Life

The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is of great help towards a flourishing human life. St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), the humble...