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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: ‘The Church is not called to create truth, but to receive it’Cardinal William Goh of Singapore voiced concerns that the ambiguity in papal teaching has led to confusion among bishops and disunity among the laity,' observes Bishop Strickland.I repeat these words from the prophet Amos because they are critical for our time. There has been much bending away from the plumb line of truth. It should be our only measure.“And the Lord said: Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people …” (Amos 7:8).In recent remarks, Cardinal William Goh of Sigapore...

[Catholic Caucus] Attendance at Mass and How to Fix ItIn October of every year, my diocese, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, conducts a “head count” in order to determine average Mass attendance. The results of the 2024 count were published in the diocesan newspaper, The Arlington Catholic Herald, in the Jan. 30 – Feb. 12, 2025 edition. Out of an estimated 433,000 registered Catholics in the diocese, approximately 28.8% attended “weekend” Mass in October, 2024.The article compared this result to national attendance rates, citing a Gallup survey in 2024 that showed 23% weekly Mass attendance and a Georgetown University survey...

Pro-abortion, female Anglican ‘priest’ to speak at Catholic faith formation eventAnglican Lizzi Green, who will be 'reflecting on some of the Holy Father’s signs of hope in this time of jubilee' at a Lenten event in the UK, has had two abortions herself.A female Anglican vicar who is a strong supporter of abortion is scheduled to speak at a Catholic faith formation event next week. Anglican priest Lizzi Green was invited by Father Mark Skelton, the head of ongoing formation of clergy in the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth in the UK, to speak at a virtual Lenten faith formation event...

[Catholic Caucus] Tradition or AnnihilationIf we want to avoid the Church's effective annihilation, we must return to Tradition, in everything from liturgy to catechesis to public morals and even modesty in dress.Recently, Crisis Magazine Editor in Chief Eric Sammons published an article outlining the dire state of the Catholic Church in America. He showed that for every 100 new Catholics, more than 800 people leave the Church. In addition, he proved that it is even worse than the numbers suggest when we do a deep dive into sacramental participation and the like. Simply put, the Church in America—and abroad because...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland issues prayer for next conclave amid ‘great crisis in the Church’‘Let us pray fervently for the cardinals who will gather,’ Bishop Strickland’s prayer for the next conclave reads. ‘May they have before their eyes only God’s Divine Will with the goal of purifying and renewing Christ’s Church.’“If we had faith the size of a mustard seed…” (Matthew 17:20).As we face this time of great crisis in the Church, the mystical Body of Christ, let us believe in the tremendous power of prayer, which can literally move mountains. The coming conclave to elect a new occupant of...

[Catholic Caucus] What would the pre-Vatican II popes tell us if they were alive today?If we were able to go back in time and ask the pre-Vatican II popes what would happen if subsequent generations ignored their warnings by embracing the errors they had condemned, they would surely tell us that such folly would bring about widespread calamity and apostasy.Pope Leo XII began his 1826 encyclical on secret societies, Quo Graviora, with an image of how vigilant the Successors of Peter must be in protecting the Church against “the sects threatening the complete ruin of the Church”: Blessed Peter, Prince...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Viganò: The Catholic Church has nothing to do with the Bergoglian churchThe Catholic Church has nothing to do with the Bergoglian church, which is 'conciliar,' 'synodal,' and 'ecumenical,' but certainly not Catholic.Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial team at LifeSiteNews.(LifeSiteNews) — The following is an interview with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò conducted by Andrea Caldart for Quotidianoweb published December 20. ON THE CRISIS IN THE CHURCHInterview with Andrea Caldart for QuotidianowebAndrea Caldart: Bergoglio’s Church seems to be in turmoil: many...

[Catholic Caucus] Chapter 6: ModernismEditor’s note: we continue our weekly serialisation of Dr. Edward Schaefer’s new book A Simple Man’s Case for Tradition. This book is an excellent introduction to Traditionalism and provides an easy way for Trads to introduce the movement to fellow Catholics who are seeking deeper answers to today’s questions. Proceeds from the book sale also help promote the Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum, one of only two traditional Catholic colleges in the United States. Read the IntroductionRead chapter 1: Equally Valid and HolyRead chapter 2: the New MassRead chapter 3: LatinRead chapter 4: Practice & BeliefRead chapter 5:...

[Catholic Caucus] The Situation of the Italian Church: A Grim Picture with a Ray of HopeIn recent decades, bishops have favored supporting social causes over safeguarding orthodoxy, reshaping the Church, not only in the eyes of the public, into a humanitarian organization, almost an appendage of the UN. The Church's current inability to inspire and guide people toward a higher purpose leaves it vulnerable in a world increasingly consumed by anxiety and selfishness.As the Italian Church approaches its Synodal Assembly, scheduled from November 15 to 17, a recent report by CENSIS (Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali) has cast a dark shadow...

[Catholic Caucus] Eucharistic Congress a Blessing for the Church — Now What Must be Done?Traditional Mass in Indianapolis during the Eucharistic CongressThe United States Catholic Conference of Bishops recently sponsored a series of events that were meant to be an affirmation of witness to the Catholic belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The first was a series of Eucharistic processions from disparate points in the United States whose ultimate goal was the site of the major event of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. I must confess that when I first heard about the plans...

[Catholic Caucus] Ask Father: What's with the Eucharistic Revival thing? "Ask Father" is a column exclusive to The Remnant Newspaper. If you would like to send questions to our resident priest, Fr. Wilson, send your query to newstips@remnantnewspaper.com and put "Ask Father" in the subject line. Then, subscribe to The Remnant (print or E-Edition) to see your answer in future issues!Dear Father: I have been seeing lots of coverage in the Catholic press about the National Eucharistic Congress, although not a lot of notice of it in the secular media. Of course, I think Eucharistic devotion is a wonderful thing,...

[Catholic Caucus] Post-Catholic Ireland: One (!) seminarian in Dublin archdioceseOnly one person is studying to become a Catholic priest in Dublin, reports TheTimes.com (August 4).Father Séamus McEntee, vocations director for the Dublin archdiocese, said the low number of applicants to the priesthood was indicative of a wider crisis of faith.The Archdiocese of Dublin has more than one million Catholics (out of a total population of 1.6 million). Ireland was once one of the most Catholic countries in the world.

Vatican II: For Better or For WorseWhen Pope John XXIII should have been calling Catholics to repentance, prayer, and sacrifice, he decided to call a Council to do the impossible.When the bishops and their theological advisers met in Rome for the Second Vatican Council, journalists divided the participants into two main groups: Progressives and Conservatives. It was a gross exaggeration because within each group there were many different schools of thought. But, for the sake of the point that I want to make, let the names of these two main opposing groups stand, for in all caricatures there is always...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Abp. Viganò Clarifies His Position Following DDF Ruling — Part IIn this exclusive interview, which will continue in a further installment, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò clarifies various aspects of his position following the Vatican’s announcement that he was “found guilty of the reserved delict of schism” on July 4 by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF). In this first installment, he explains more precisely what he means when he distinguishes the Catholic Church from the “conciliar church,” describing it as “an overlap of two entities — Church and anti-church — in the same Hierarchy,”...

Bishop Strickland: Remember that the gates of hell shall not prevail against Christ’s Church'The Church is now facing extremely hard times. ... It is important for all of us to wake up and look around.'The following is a piece written by Bishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland, first published here. (LifeSiteNews) — “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliacim the son of Helcias, and I will clothe him with thy robe, and will strengthen him with thy girdle, and will give thy power into his hand: and he shall be...

Catholic Faith: The End of the Italian PrivilegeAlthough the title of ‘eldest daughter of the Church’ belongs to France, the beautiful land of Italy has always had a privileged relationship with the Catholic Church. It has produced more than 200 popes, and Rome’s central position on the peninsula and in the Catholic world has ensured that it has played a leading role for centuries. For the Italians, this supposedly universal Catholic Church was above all ‘their’ Church. But this privilege is being eroded, and the decline in practice, observed throughout the old world, is happening in places where it was...

[Catholic Caucus] How to Be a Catholic in the Synodality EraA Voice from the PewsWe know now that the culmination of the Francis Papacy will occur in October of this year (regardless of whether he is still around to see it). That is when the Synod on Synodality will take place. This has been building for nearly 11 years.Back when the working document for the Synod was released, Father Gerald Murray, writing for The Catholic Thing on June 24, 2023, predicted the outcome:a make-believe, delusional religion of self-worship in which God is relegated to the role of the Divine Affirmer...

French Bishops Respond to Inquiry into the “Extraordinary Rite” The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith last March conducted a survey of bishops around the world on the application of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum in dioceses. The Conference of Bishops of France (Cef) provided a summary of the results.This manner of proceeding is characteristic of the modern collegial spirit. A bishop has authority in his diocese, and he may have his own judgments that will not necessarily be accurately reflected in a synthesis of the thinking of all the bishops in a country.The document reveals that 87...

Cassocks, Tradition, and the Dying of the New Church of Vatican IIThe blog, Messa in Latino, quite recently published two pieces about Facebook postings by one of the clergy of the Bergamo diocese, Monsignor Alberto Cararra. They are both significant in offering hope that even in Italy the light of Tradition may be dawning.The first piece is about the ordination of three young men to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Sant’Alessandro Martyr this past August. The author points out that as late as the early ‘90s the diocese was ordaining over twenty priests a year. So that only three...