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St. John Henry Newman: Father of Vatican II—or Godfather of the Traditionalist Movement? (Part 3: Conclusion)
Our three-part exploration of Newman the Traditionalist concludes today with further liturgical topics, absolutely relevant to our current situation.
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Peter Kwasniewski
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St. John Henry Newman: Father of Vatican II—or Godfather of the Traditionalist Movement? (Part 2)
In the first part, I began my overview of Newman’s “traditionalism.” Today, I continue with several telltale passages from his writings — passages that…
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Peter Kwasniewski
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St. John Henry Newman: Father of Vatican II—or Godfather of the Traditionalist Movement? (Part 1)
Because the postconciliar “progressives” in the Church are accustomed to craft and lying, which is how they have obtained the mastery of important…
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Peter Kwasniewski
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We Can’t Go Back to the 1990s
Why the solution to the problems of today is not the return to the recent past advocated by libertarians
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Joseph Shaw
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Should a Christian Be a “Restorationist”?
Is the tendency to think of the past as superior to the present and hence as offering a model for the future a legitimate or healthy attitude?
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Peter Kwasniewski
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Lord Northbourne Confronts Thomas Merton on Vatican II
The clear-eyed critique of an English perennialist in dialogue with an American Trappist
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Sebastian Morello
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Snuffing the Pyre: A Reply to Michael Warren Davis
Note: Monday’s posts are usually paywalled, but due to the importance of this post and the discussion to which it contributes, I am making it freely…
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Sebastian Morello
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Great Catholic Theologians in Defense of Divine Design
Catholic Tradition vs. Darwinian Dogma, Part 3 (conclusion)
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Peter Kwasniewski
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Chance Within a Structured World
Catholic Tradition vs. Darwinian Dogma, Part 2
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Peter Kwasniewski
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Catholic Tradition vs. Darwinian Dogma
Allowing for legitimate differences of opinion, here are the hard lines between Christian faith in creation and the quasi-religion of materialism
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Peter Kwasniewski
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CONCLAVE SPECIAL: Does the Holy Spirit “Pick the Pope”? Does He “Inspire” Councils and Papal Decisions?
A need for serious theological clarification to prevent false and harmful assumptions — and to encourage fervent prayer
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Peter Kwasniewski
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In Thanksgiving for a Papacy of Contradictions
For those willing to learn, Divine Providence taught much in the Bergoglian era
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Sebastian Morello
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