Columnist: Peter Kwasniewski
Learning Our History As Traditionalists
I would say that I have been a traditionalist, in thought and feeling, for a lot longer than I have used that specific term to characterize the movement to which ...
On the SSPX Controversy
If you think the one or the other position is obviously, self-evidently, exceptionlessly correct — a “no brainer” — then I believe you might be a simpleton. As everyone knows, ...
The Novus Ordo Has NOT Been “Received”—Nor Should It Be
Nowadays one often hears invoked the phrase “sensus fidelium,” which could be described as the supernatural instinct the faithful have for what is and is not compatible with the faith ...
Without God, We Are Nothing
We would not even exist if God was not every moment causing us to be. We would not be able to act without Him acting in us. We cannot achieve ...
History Repeats: How the Dutch Council of the 1960s Anticipated Bergoglian Synodality
I’ve been surprised at the extent to which Catholics nowadays seem to be unfamiliar with the fact that all the business on synodality as promoted by and under Pope Francis ...
Irony Alert: Trads Follow Vatican II on the Liturgy Better Than the Novus Ordo World Follows It
In the recent much-discussed letter from Cardinal Parolin to the French bishops, conveying the sentiments of Leo XIV, a certain phrase sticks out: “May the Holy Spirit suggest to you ...
Here’s Why They Are Taking Away Your Traditional Latin Mass
The past week has been buzzing with rumors to the effect that Leo XIV has instructed the Dicastery for Divine Worship to issue “extensions” on the TLM whenever bishops ask ...
Simply Saying the Novus Ordo in Latin Is NOT the Solution
In the wake of Traditionis Custodes, it seems that not a month passes without some presumably well-intentioned prelate or pastor suggesting that a satisfactory substitute for canceled traditional Latin Masses ...
The Horns of the Death Penalty Dilemma
NOTE: This article, originally published in 2023, is being posted now in response to Pope Leo's equivocation of the death penalty to abortion. In his annual meeting with the diplomatic ...
Damning Exposé of Bugnini in Prominent Liturgist’s Rediscovered Memoirs
Archimandrite Boniface Luykx is not exactly a household name. Yet he was a very important figure in his day—and his theological memoir just published by Angelico Press, A Wider View ...
WATCH: The Post-Conciliar Consensus is Breaking Down
Catholics Unscripted members discuss liturgical changes implemented after Vatican II with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski. Be sure to also watch the post-interview discussion between Gavin and Katherine ...
Better Destruction Than Devotion: Indiana Novus Ordo Parish Kicks-Out Latin Mass Community, Gets Closed Down Several Years Later
An Indiana parish that ran to the National Catholic Reporter to stir up animosity against the Latin Mass community found out this week it will be closed due to lack of vitality ...
German Bishops’ Release Pastoral Guidelines for Imparting Blessings to Homosexual Couples
It’s as if they were just waiting for the perfect moment—the moment when the last obstacle to their plan would be removed, and no one could stop them. The German ...
The End of a Pontificate from Hades
On Easter Monday, Pope Francis went before the fearful judgment seat of Christ. There is no need to sugar-coat his departure with pious platitudes, as the mainstream ‘c’atholic media will ...
Why Are Some Churchmen So Opposed to the Return of the Latin Mass?
As we saw in the first part, the objection that the TLM “prevents active participation” turns out to be not only weak, but ironic, since the old rite seems to ...
Do Christians and Muslims “Worship the Same God”?
Why the “Perennialist School” — like Pope Francis's “all religions are paths to God” — is incompatible with Christianity In recent days, the internet has been ablaze with commentary on ...
Fiducia Supplicans & Bank Robbery: Cognitive Dissonance in the Life of the Church
Imagine you witness a man walk into a bank, point a gun at the teller, and say "I have no intention of legitimizing bank-robbing, but would you please give me ...
Word Salad: A Clarification That Obfuscates
In many ways, the clarification published by Cardinal Fernández on January 4, 2024, is even worse than the original document it purports to clarify, the Declaration Fiducia Supplicans of December ...
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski: Popesplainers Will Have to Face Almighty God
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski had some words of warning for Catholic Bishops who are trying to explain away the significance of Fiducia Supplicans. In a series of Tweets, Dr. Kwasniewski stated: ...
Premature Celebration
The point is not the "Synod documents" but the process of perpetual synodalism A very good priest whom I highly respect had this reaction to the concluding document of the ...
Bishop Victor Fernandez: From Church to Movement
On September 11, another of Argentina's most beloved sons, Archbishop Victor Fernández, took office as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Two Argentines are at the top ...
