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Some Questions on Marriages in the SSPX (pre-2015)
The question of supplied jurisdiction as it relates to the sacrament of Matrimony is one of the more contentious topics in traditionalist...

Andrew Mioni
Jan 275 min read
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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...

Andrew Mioni
Jan 124 min read
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"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...

Clelia Mioni
Dec 20, 202410 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Dec 8, 20243 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Nov 9, 20243 min read
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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...

Andrew Mioni
Nov 2, 20243 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 202411 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 20245 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 202422 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 20245 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 202414 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 20244 min read
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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...

MrsHappyCatholic
Sep 26, 202412 min read
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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...

Andrew Bartel
Sep 10, 20245 min read
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Communion in the Hand
Addressing some common concerns about this mode of receiving Our Lord in the Eucharist.

Andrew Mioni
Sep 5, 20246 min read
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Schism: Destroyer of the Spiritual Life
Virtue forms wholeness in men and societies, while sin causes disintegration.

Andrew Bartel
Sep 3, 20245 min read
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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.

Andrew Bartel
Aug 27, 20244 min read
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Losing Ourselves: Self-Love or God?
What is the root cause of evil in our lives? Whence comes moral evil?

Andrew Bartel
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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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...

Dom Dalmasso
Aug 13, 202410 min read
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