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Andrew Mioni
Jan 124 min read
Did Vatican II really reverse the ends of marriage?
I can recall being told in my SSPX marriage classes that we “should have nothing to do with the Novus Ordo” because “they reversed the...
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Clelia Mioni
Dec 20, 202410 min read
"Is it worth Communion?"
When I had recently left the SSPX, my husband and I were attending the FSSP parish about 10 minutes away from where I grew up. I had...
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MrsHappyCatholic
Dec 8, 20243 min read
On the Journey Home: Part 2 - by Gary Campbell
Traditionalism isn’t a very confident religion. That may seem a counter-intuitive observation, given the boldness of traditionalists on...
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MrsHappyCatholic
Nov 9, 20243 min read
On the Journey Home: Part 1 - by Gary Campbell
A quarter of a century ago I made the decision to leave the Society of St Pius X, after 12 years, five of them as a priest. I won’t go...
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Andrew Mioni
Nov 2, 20244 min read
The Fatal Flaw of Sedevacantism
I will grant the sedevacantists one thing- they at least have the intellectual honesty to admit that the Recognize and Resist position...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 202411 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Robert Neville
Note from Trad Recovery: Our series "Why I Left the SSPX" is a collection of letters from priests who have left the SSPX over the years...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Rafael Navas Ortiz
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 To: comments@sspx-schism.com Subject: Schism website Hail Mary Most Pure! I am Father Rafael Navas O., and I have...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 20245 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Gary Campbell
May 4, 1999 Dear Bishop Fellay, After long thought and prayer, I have decided to leave the Society of St. Pius X. I owe it to you to say...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 202422 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Abbe Emmanuel Berger
June 30, 1994 Abbé Emmanuel BERGER My dear fellow priests, My departure will have surprised you, certainly hurt you and perhaps even...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 20245 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr Angelo Vanderputten
July 23, 2001 Dear Friends, I have received, on July 20, 2001, a letter, through fax, from Father Peter Scott, District Superior of the...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 20245 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Benedict Vanderputten
August 24, 2001 St. Bartholomew My Dear Friends, Many of you are saddened and confused about my expulsion from the SSPX and are wondering...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 202414 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Marshall Roberts
8 December, 1997 Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary Dear Friends in Christ, Although it has been a little more than a month since I...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 20244 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr John Rizzo
JMJ June 1, 1993 SOME REASONS WHY I LEFT THE SSPX Dear Parishioner: It is hoped that this letter finds you and your loved ones in the...
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Trad Recovery
Sep 26, 202412 min read
Why I Left the SSPX: Fr. Eric Ensey
Rev. Fr. Eric Ensey Society of Saint John 3 February 1998 My dear friends in Christ, Since leaving Michigan in late October, I have...
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Andrew Bartel
Sep 10, 20245 min read
Walking with Mammina: "Catherine of Siena" by Sigrid Undset
The saints are always there to help us on our journey to heaven, and every saint has a special interest and care in certain groups of...
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Andrew Mioni
Sep 5, 20246 min read
Communion in the Hand
Addressing some common concerns about this mode of receiving Our Lord in the Eucharist.
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Andrew Bartel
Sep 3, 20245 min read
Schism: Destroyer of the Spiritual Life
Virtue forms wholeness in men and societies, while sin causes disintegration.
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Andrew Bartel
Aug 27, 20244 min read
Nearsightedness vs. Thinking with the Church: Expanding the Mind Catholic
It is truly a lifelong task learning to “think with the Church,” expanding our finite minds to embrace a fully Catholic worldview.
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Andrew Bartel
Aug 21, 20244 min read
Losing Ourselves: Self-Love or God?
What is the root cause of evil in our lives? Whence comes moral evil?
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Dom Dalmasso
Aug 13, 202410 min read
A Short History of the Second Vatican Council
By Dom Dalmasso Catholic Theology in the 20th century is a fascinating history filled with drama, brilliant minds, and a good dose of...
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