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Tag: Tradition
“An ecclesiology that is not part of the Church’s Magisterium”: Open Letter to Latin Mass Catholics – Part II
“Men of Catholic views are truly but a party in that Church.”
Collective Punishment: Open Letter to Latin Mass Catholics – Part I
"Are you not trying to be Catholics in a church which doesn’t want you?"
On the immorality of labelling other Catholics as “radical traditionalists”
"A little historical awareness, humility, respect and basic human kindness would go a long way." Image: David Gilbert Wright, 'Queuing for Holy Communion at the top of the mountain.' This article is an expanded excerpt from our essay What does Michael Lofton mean by “tradition”? In order to address this topic, we have to remember …
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“Seeking Christ by Reading” – from Dom Eugene Boylan’s classic “This Tremendous Lover”
"To expect the mature mind to be satisfied with the hazy memory of the limited instruction suitable to boys is, at the least, imprudent." This extract from Boylan's This Tremendous Lover, published with permission by Baronius Press, is a wonderful explanation of the sort of reading that nurtures the spiritual life. I recall reading this …
Does Michael Lofton understand the arguments made in the debate on Francis?
"None of this is relevant to membership of the Church – and therefore, it has nothing to do with Francis' legitimacy." Image: Wiki Commons Public Domain This essay is written in response to Mr Michael Lofton's comments on a debate hosted by Mr Matt Fradd on Pints with Aquinas on 20 September 2022. (We have …
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How is the Church “visibly united in faith,” according to this twentieth-century master of ecclesiology?
"This unity consists principally in the common profession of the same faith." Photo by Mike Kenneally on Unsplash In this essay I will begin explaining the following two points: The Church is, among other things, a visible unity of Faith; she is a visible society which is visibly one, or united, in faith. Membership of the …
A Note for Confused Catholics – Apologetics and Dogmatic Theology
"How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? How long dost thou turn away thy face from me?" This is based on a 2016 article, edited and expanded throughout by S.D. Wright, with the permission of the author. A more extended addition is indicated with square brackets. Photo by Austrian National Library …
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Notes on the nature of heresy, in light of the unity of the Church
"One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism." By James Larrabee This article is published with the permission of Mr James Larrabee. We are very grateful for the opportunity to make it available to our readers. We have added the various links to other articles. Image: St John Lateran, CC Attribution 4.0 International © Vyacheslav Argenberg / …
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The Loss of Ecclesiastical Offices: Is Holy Church Unprotected?
Image: Nestorius, who St Robert Bellarmine, St Celestine, St Nicholas and Cardinal Billot say lost his power to depose and excommunicate when he began preaching heresy. Wiki Commons. This is the first part of an essay by Mr John Lane, edited and expanded by S.D. Wright. It concerns the nature of law, offices and jurisdiction, …
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