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Top Five Lent Articles
Here are our favourite five sets of articles for the Lenten period.
 • S.D. Wright
What is the current law of fasting and abstinence? (Fr Francesco Ricossa IMBC)
The rule of fasting and abstinence that Catholic should follow is a controverted question. Fr Ricossa explains why the law of the 1917 Code is still in…
'Radically insufficient' – Reply to Fr Crean on the Church's visibility, Part I
Fr Thomas Crean appeals to the visibility of the Church as a means of refuting those who posit an extended vacancy of the Holy See. But this treatment…
 • S.D. Wright
Quinquagesima Sunday – The Preaching of the Cross, and Blind Bartimaeus
The pre-Lent season of Gesimatide ends with an announcement of the Cross, and the opening of the eyes of the blind.
Published on Father Coleridge Reader • 
Archbishop Lefebvre: Reflections on the 'suspension a divinis' (1976)
Following his 1976 ordination of seminarians against Vatican prohibitions, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was declared ‘suspended a divinis.’ Here is his…
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BREAKING: SSPX episcopal consecrations announced
The SSPX has announced that they will be consecrating bishops 1 July 2026, apparently without pontifical mandate, following Archbishop Lefebvre’s…
 • S.D. Wright
Septuagesima Sunday – The Parable of the Labourers
A definitive break in the tone of the liturgy – explained by the Gospels read over the next three Sundays.
Published on Father Coleridge Reader • 
Bishop Richard Williamson: Anniversary Post
Today marks the anniversary of Bishop Richard Williamson's death.
 • S.D. Wright
Leo XIV: 'We are one! We already are!' Correct – but not as intended
The assertion of ecumenical unity from Leo XIV is false as stated, but hits on an unintended truth.
 • S.D. Wright
WM Review on Catholic Family Podcast with Louie Verrecchio – One Peter Five's 'Non-Negotiables'
We discussed Mr Timothy Flanders' article 'What are the Non-Negotiables of the Trad Movement?'
 • S.D. Wright
A valid papal election without cardinals? John Daly
What are the conditions for a valid papal election in the absence of designated electors?
 • John Daly
Love of nation must be subject to the laws of God – Pope Pius XI
The national interest does not determine what is right and wrong.
Odysseus, Dante and the Masculine Mission
How to chase greatness without damning yourself
Published on Be Her Leader • 
Review: 'The Liturgical Rosary' from Arouca Press
You could use a different set of meditations for the Rosary every day of the year – and still not have exhausted this little book from Arouca Press.
 • S.D. Wright
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BREAKING: SSPX episcopal consecrations announced
The SSPX has announced that they will be consecrating bishops 1 July 2026, apparently without pontifical mandate, following Archbishop Lefebvre’s…
 • S.D. Wright
Classic study radically overstates Lefebvre's position on holy orders
It’s been claimed that Lefebvre 'never called in question the validity of the new rite of episcopal ordinations.' This is an untenable claim, even if…
 • S.D. Wright
'I do not hesitate to administer conditional confirmation when asked'—Archbishop Lefebvre
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre wrote to Abbé François Pivert in 1988, explaining his rationale and willingness to confirm conditional confirmation freely…
'Painful uncertainty'—new rite of holy orders critiqued in 1978 by Athanasius Kröger OSB
This Una Voce group was publishing some very daring material in the early days.
Can liturgical changes affect validity? Cardinal Vaughan says yes
Cardinal Vaughan stated that systematic liturgical changes demonstrate the intentions of those responsible for them, and can render the rite of doubtful…
Fr Zuhlsdorf, Michael Davies, and doubtful sacraments
'Father Z', aka Fr John Zuhlsdorf, responded to our article on whether the new rites of holy orders are valid. Here's our reply.
 • S.D. Wright
Classic study calls conditional ordination a 'measure of prudence'
In his defence of the new rites of episcopal consecration, Fr Pierre-Marie OP nonetheless refers to conditional ordination as 'the usage that seems to…
 • S.D. Wright
Former Jesuit and pro-life stalwart conditionally ordained to the priesthood
Fr James Marshall, pro-lifer and former member of the Society of Jesus, has been conditionally ordained by Bishop Germán Fliess of Bishop Donald…
 • S.D. Wright

Classic Texts

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Archbishop Lefebvre: Reflections on the 'suspension a divinis' (1976)
Following his 1976 ordination of seminarians against Vatican prohibitions, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was declared ‘suspended a divinis.’ Here is his…
'Occupied by Antichrists' – Abp. Lefebvre's letter to the four bishops, 1987
What instructions did Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre give to the four men he had chosen to consecrate to the episcopate in 1988? Some might find them…
A valid papal election without cardinals? John Daly
What are the conditions for a valid papal election in the absence of designated electors?
 • John Daly
Love of nation must be subject to the laws of God – Pope Pius XI
The national interest does not determine what is right and wrong.
The last sermon of Mgr Guérard des Lauriers (Feast of the Holy Name)
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and the crisis in the Church were the bishop's two themes in a sermon delivered less than two months before he died.
Bonus: The King appears for the first time at Christmas
But no door opens to receive him, except that of a little stable cave.
31:48
The Day of Total Consecration has arrived
One last reading and meditation to help you make the Consecration with as much fervour as possible.
Bonus: Reasons why we should consecrate ourselves entirely to God
All things come to us from God, as signs of his love for us. There is only one response: giving ourselves back to him.
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