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What kind of anger deserves the fires of Hell?
Our Lord teaches that anger can be a grave sin against the order of charity he came to establish, and merit eternal punishment in Hell.
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What Christ teaches about contempt, anger, and judgement of others
Christ condemns not just murder, but the anger, contempt, and malice that lead to it—revealing that justice must begin in the heart.
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Anger and revenge can be virtuous: St Thomas explains
The psalm, repeated by St Paul says: 'Be angry, and sin not.' What does this mean, and how does it work in the Christian life?
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Are Christians obliged to ‘bless Israel’? Points missed in Cruz/Carlson commentary
Ted Cruz recently told Tucker Carlson that Holy Scripture commands Christians to 'bless Israel.' But what does this actually mean, and what did Tucker…
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What were the promises made to Abraham?
Controversy over the idea of 'blessing Israel' turns around the promises made to Abraham. But what were those promises?
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Bishop Robert Barron calls Catholics to 'fight hard' against 'any' state religion, affirms condemned errors
By compromising on Catholic doctrine on the relationship between Church and State, Bishop Robert Barron can please neither Catholics nor liberals…
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Pope Innocent VIII's condemnation of Pico della Mirandola's book of 900 propositions
Pico della Mirandola has captured many imaginations. But what did Innocent VIII's bull of condemnation actually say?
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Did St Thomas More call a 'Christian Hermeticist' a 'perfect philosopher and theologian'?
Sebastian Morello tells us that the beloved martyr St Thomas More described Pico Della Mirandola as 'a perfect philosopher and a perfect theologian…
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'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…

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Pepino and Fimister attack Catholics rejecting Vatican II's novel religious liberty
The new edition of Abbé Lucien’s 'solution' to Vatican II includes unfortunate allegations against Catholics by John Pepino and Alan Fimister.
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'Totem Pope'—Should we ignore what goes on in Rome?
Is 'ignoring the pope' or hoping that he speaks less a solution—or a further symptom of the 'Totem Pope' illusion?
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What Leo XIV's 'complete commitment' to Vatican II REALLY means
What are the implications of Leo XIV's 'complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second…
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Leo XIV and the Popes: 'Autocracy' vs. Authority
Once again we have to ask: Is 'Papa Prevost' deliberately aligning himself with errors condemned by Pope St Pius X?
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Why Palm Sunday’s joy ends at the church door
The triumph of the procession on Palm Sunday does not spill over into the Mass. But why?
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S.D. Wright
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How did the Visitation complete the mystery of the Annunciation?
By God’s design, the Visitation becomes both a sign and a solemn witness to what St Gabriel had foretold to Our Lady.
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How the Visitation made St John the Baptist the first to adore Christ
The power of Christ’s presence within Mary broke the chains of original sin for St John the Baptist, and begins the work of salvation.
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Resting Roots
In the west of Ireland, nested in the corner of Galway Bay, there is an inlet…
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The hidden presence of Saint Joseph at the Visitation
The Visitation account omits much—but not by accident. Even the Gospels' silences reveal more than we might realise.
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Why didn't Our Lady tell Saint Joseph about the Incarnation before the Visitation?
Our Lady's silence—and St Joseph's trial—are a central but subtle part of the Visitation.
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Vatican documents: TLM was tolerated to neutralise resistance to new religion
While many are focusing on the rupture between the Bishops' survey and Traditionis Custodes, they are missing the deeper point revealed in Diane…
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What does 'Feed My sheep' really mean for Peter’s role in the Church?
By the same lake where Peter was first called, Christ gave him the threefold commission to feed His sheep and bestowed on him the primacy over the whole…
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Why did Christ ask Peter three times, 'Lovest thou Me?'
After the Resurrection, the Apostles were being taught in new ways—with Christ using even apparently ordinary activities to reveal divine mysteries.
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The Church and the piercing of Christ's Sacred Heart
The Fathers saw in the blood and water from Christ’s side a profound mystery: the Church born from the New Adam, and the sacraments flowing from His…
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It’s not a sin to be depressed: What St Philip Neri and St Thomas Aquinas have to say
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Bishop Robert Barron calls Catholics to 'fight hard' against 'any' state religion, affirms condemned errors
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'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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Classic study admits invalid rites would NOT destroy hierarchy
In his classic study defending the new rites of holy orders, Fr Pierre-Marie OP himself rejected the objection that, if they were invalid, then the…
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Valid Sacraments? Index of Articles
It is essential, to preserve sacramental integrity, for clerics whose orders depend on the Novus Ordo rites to undergo conditional…
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Religious Liberty: The failed attempts to defend Vatican II (John S. Daly)
The very attempts to defend Vatican II's new doctrine are in fact so many condemnations of the texts being defended.
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'Totem Pope'—Should we ignore what goes on in Rome?
Is 'ignoring the pope' or hoping that he speaks less a solution—or a further symptom of the 'Totem Pope' illusion?
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S.D. Wright
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Obedience on trial: Did St Ignatius plant the seeds of the crisis in the Church?
Dr John Lamont portrays St Ignatius and the Jesuits as largely responsible for current crises, due to 'their' conception of obedience. But the facts…
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Texts for our Times
'Peace, peace: when there was no peace.'
‘Words of Doctrine are Silent, Miracles Removed’
Novus Ordo Watch has posted a commentary on the prophetic words of St Gregory the Great.
Defending the Jesuits against accusations of 'tyranny' and 'servile obedience'
A oft-cited essay by Dr John Lamont blames St Ignatius and the Jesuits for many evils, based on the notion of obedience expressed in the foundational…
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Top five articles on St Robert Bellarmine
Check out our top five articles on the Church's Doctor of Controversy—and of the Papacy.
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Are modern churchmen 'pertinacious'—or just 'mentevacante'?
Juan de Lugo explains 'pertinacity,' and we consider whether it can be applied to modern churchmen or not.
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