Classic Texts

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre: 'One Year after the Consecrations'

One year after the consecrations, Archbishop Lefebvre gave a strident interview denouncing the 'Conciliar Church' and those calling for him to 'return.'

Oct 20

Why you MUST understand what Revelation is (Fortes in Fide)

If you have a modernist conception of revelation, how can you make an act of faith – without which it is impossible to please God?

Oct 18

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre: The Last Interview

'It is no longer merely a question of liturgy,' Lefebvre said, 'but a question of faith.'

Oct 13

Did Cardinal Manning really accuse Cardinal Newman of ‘ten distinct heresies’?

In honour of the 180th anniversary of Newman's conversion: Why this anecdote is of absolutely no worth.

Oct 9 •

Should we care what Archbishop Lefebvre had to say?

And is it fruitful to speculate on what he might say now?

Oct 6 •

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre: 'The visibility of the Church and the current situation'

At a priests' retreat, a few months after the 1988 episcopal consecrations, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre made important comments which might alarm some…

Oct 6

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre: 'Two Years after the Consecrations'

A difficult-to-find text from Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, now easily accessible for all.

Oct 3

Can a schismatic be a saint – or someone mistaken about the Pope's identity? Benedict XIV answers

In his treatment of 'false martyrs,' Benedict XIV considers whether schismatics can be saints and martyrs – and how we should see those who recognise a…

Oct 1

'Faith is absolutely necessary for salvation' (Fortes in Fide)

What actually is faith, and why is it the foundation of the entire supernatural life in Christ? Fr Noël Barbara explains.

Sep 24

Can a non-Catholic be a martyr? Benedict XIV's explanation (Part I)

If a non-Catholic dies for the Name of Christ, or for truth or virtue, are they a martyr?

Sep 23

The great Thomists: On the Church as a necessary condition for faith (Marìn-Sola Part III)

According to Cajetan, John of St Thomas, and other Thomists, anyone who has not received a direct revelation from God must depend on the Church's…

Sep 19

'Gone is the time for a peaceful life for easy-going Christians' (Fortes in Fide)

'The armour of God' explained: Fr Noël Barbara's Editorial to the first English edition of 'Fortes in Fide.'

Sep 12

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