Traditional catholicism

Catholicism certainly looks a lot different today than it did a few decades ago. Whether you are old enough to remember pre-Vatican II Catholicism or not, looking back through the Church’s old “family” pictures can still be a lot of fun! You can click on any image to view it full size. Enjoy! [See also: The Lost 1200-Year-Old Wonder: A Tour of the Old St. Peter’s Basilica] [See also: 1,782 Years Old: Inside the Oldest Church in the World]

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. (In Eastern Rite Catholic churches, Lent begins two days earlier, on Clean...

My vocation is Love…St Theresa of the child Jesus

I’m grateful for physical traditions to reinforce my spiritual practices. I’m grateful to share in God’s work of creation. Most of all, I'm grateful for...

Catholicism certainly looks a lot different today than it did a few decades ago. Whether you are old enough to remember pre-Vatican II Catholicism or not, looking back through the Church’s old “family” pictures can still be a lot of fun! You can click on any image to view it full size. Enjoy! [See also: The Lost 1200-Year-Old Wonder: A Tour of the Old St. Peter’s Basilica] [See also: 1,782 Years Old: Inside the Oldest Church in the World]

A model drawn from social anthropology can shed light on the differences in papal vesture.

On Vatican II: Lefebvre from 1972... Editor’s Note: NEWSFLASH: Being ‘rad trad’ is now very much en vogue. I guess nobody wants to be on a losing team, and Team Bergoglio will surely never make the playoffs. Strange days indeed! Folks who were defending the regime just a few months ago are suddenly presenting themselves as traditionalists who’ve more or less been here all along. Good for them! Welcome to the front, boys. Still, natural justice impels us to recall that the pioneers of…

Catholicism certainly looks a lot different today than it did a few decades ago. Whether you are old enough to remember pre-Vatican II Catholicism or not, looking back through the Church’s old “family” pictures can still be a lot of fun! You can click on any image to view it full size. Enjoy! [See also: The Lost 1200-Year-Old Wonder: A Tour of the Old St. Peter’s Basilica] [See also: 1,782 Years Old: Inside the Oldest Church in the World]

During Mass you can almost hear the rustle of Angels if you are silent enough.