Errors
A Justification of Our Position Within the Church
A Summary Defense of Catholic Tradition
The Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council
An Unwritten Story
by Prof Roberto de Mattei
No event of the 20th century produced a greater effect upon the Catholic Church than Vatican II, the 21st Ecumenical Council. To many it might seem to have been simply a meeting of important churchmen gathered to discuss church matters, but because the Catholic Church is the only church founded on this earth by God himself to guide men to salvation, the reality is that centuries from now historians will likely consider it, (as well as the message to the world delivered by the Mother of God during her personal visit at Fatima in 1917), as one of the two pivotal events of world history for the recently ended century.
Vatican II opened fifty years ago on October 11, 1962. Since it ended in 1965, the council has been written of in countless books, articles, scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers all over the world. Things said and done since the council, in the name of the council and in opposition to it, have affected the lives of everyone living since that time.
As with any significant historical event, it is only after considerable time has elapsed that a fuller story of exactly what happened in those years before, during, and after “the event” can be engagingly told and wisely summarized. Professor de Mattei’s genius lies in the application of a lucid, literate, and philosophical mind to thorough scholarly research and mountains of documentation. From this framework he has presented us with a story; a story of an event, a previously unwritten story that has been begging to be told for many years. This book will unfold for you the answer to the question, What happened at the Council?”
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 600 pages
An Unwritten Story
by Prof Roberto de Mattei
No event of the 20th century produced a greater effect upon the Catholic Church than Vatican II, the 21st Ecumenical Council. To many it might seem to have been simply a meeting of important churchmen gathered to discuss church matters, but because the Catholic Church is the only church founded on this earth by God himself to guide men to salvation, the reality is that centuries from now historians will likely consider it, (as well as the message to the world delivered by the Mother of God during her personal visit at Fatima in 1917), as one of the two pivotal events of world history for the recently ended century.
Vatican II opened fifty years ago on October 11, 1962. Since it ended in 1965, the council has been written of in countless books, articles, scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers all over the world. Things said and done since the council, in the name of the council and in opposition to it, have affected the lives of everyone living since that time.
As with any significant historical event, it is only after considerable time has elapsed that a fuller story of exactly what happened in those years before, during, and after “the event” can be engagingly told and wisely summarized. Professor de Mattei’s genius lies in the application of a lucid, literate, and philosophical mind to thorough scholarly research and mountains of documentation. From this framework he has presented us with a story; a story of an event, a previously unwritten story that has been begging to be told for many years. This book will unfold for you the answer to the question, What happened at the Council?”
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 600 pages
An Unwritten Story
Love for the Papacy & Filial Resistance to the Pope
Love for the Papacy & Filial Resistance to the Pope
In the History of the Church
by Prof Roberto de Mattei
In this book, Roberto de Mattei steers us perceptively through centuries of Church history concerning both the wise, and the disastrous, decisions of popes and councils: from the role of Pope Liberius in the Arian crisis to the troubled Vatican compromises with the French Third Republic; from the Ostpolitik and liturgical rupture of Paul VI to the erosion of dogmatic truths and moral absolutes under Pope Francis. In these and in many more examples de Mattei’s judgment rings true: popes have been mistaken in their political, pastoral, and even magisterial acts, and the resistance of the faithful to such acts is a duty and a cause of benefit.
Along the way we are offered an illuminating catechism in ecclesiology, the nature of the Magisterium, and the limits of papal authority. Especially helpful are de Mattei’s discussion of the hypothesis of a heretical pope, his clear explanation of the difference between filial resistance and disobedience to the Successors of the Apostles when they make heterodox pronouncements, and his ample treatment of the significance and profound implications of recent public remonstrations with the current pontificate on behalf of orthodoxy. The author’s rich historical narratives, deftly intertwined with dogmatic, moral, and canonical principles, make this work a potent resource for grappling with the current crises of the Church.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 232 pages
In the History of the Church
Christus Vincit
Christus Vincit
by Bishop Athanasius Schneider
In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times, providing clarity and hope for beleaguered Catholics. He addresses such topics as widespread doctrinal confusion, the limits of papal authority, the documents of Vatican II, the Society of St. Pius X, anti-Christian ideologies and political threats, the third secret of Fatima, the traditional Roman rite, and the Amazon Synod, among many others. Like his fourth-century patron, St. Athanasius the Great, Bishop Schneider says things that others won’t, fearlessly following St. Paul’s advice: “Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching” (2 Tim 4:2). His insights into the challenges facing Christ’s flock today are essential reading for those who are, or wish to be, alert to the signs of the times. Reminiscent of The Ratzinger Report of 1985, Christus Vincit will be a key point of reference for years to come.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 323 pages
Also available in Hardcover upon request (additional cost)
by Bishop Athanasius Schneider
In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times, providing clarity and hope for beleaguered Catholics. He addresses such topics as widespread doctrinal confusion, the limits of papal authority, the documents of Vatican II, the Society of St. Pius X, anti-Christian ideologies and political threats, the third secret of Fatima, the traditional Roman rite, and the Amazon Synod, among many others. Like his fourth-century patron, St. Athanasius the Great, Bishop Schneider says things that others won’t, fearlessly following St. Paul’s advice: “Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching” (2 Tim 4:2). His insights into the challenges facing Christ’s flock today are essential reading for those who are, or wish to be, alert to the signs of the times. Reminiscent of The Ratzinger Report of 1985, Christus Vincit will be a key point of reference for years to come.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 323 pages
Also available in Hardcover upon request (additional cost)
Deserted Vineyard
The Deserted Vineyard
by Fr Malachi Martin
This book focuses like a laser-beam on three key subjects: The bishops, the Papacy, and Catholic devotions. In The Deserted Vineyard, Fr. Martin:
The Deserted Vineyard is the defining work about the betrayal by modern churchmen of the Catholic religion.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.75", 60 pages
by Fr Malachi Martin
This book focuses like a laser-beam on three key subjects: The bishops, the Papacy, and Catholic devotions. In The Deserted Vineyard, Fr. Martin:
- Explains exactly how Judas went wrong. Fr. Martin calls this error the Judas complex.
- Illustrates how many modern churchmen have fallen into the error of the Judas complex.
- Provides the defining assessment of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II.
- Demonstrates the critical importance of Catholic devotions. Fr. Martin describes the life of Catholic devotion as the essence of Catholicism.
- Shows how to obtain the benefits available from the rich treasure chest of popular devotions accumulated over the centuries.
The Deserted Vineyard is the defining work about the betrayal by modern churchmen of the Catholic religion.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.75", 60 pages
Keys of This Blood
Keys of This Blood
Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order
by Malachi Martin
Only Malachi Martin, consummate Vatican insider and intelligence expert, could reveal the untold story behind the Vatican's role in today's winner-take-all race against time to establish, maintain, and control the first one-world government.
The Keys of This Blood is a book of stunning geopolitical revelations. It presents a compelling array of daring blueprints for global power, and one of them is the portrait of the future.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 736 pages
Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order
by Malachi Martin
Only Malachi Martin, consummate Vatican insider and intelligence expert, could reveal the untold story behind the Vatican's role in today's winner-take-all race against time to establish, maintain, and control the first one-world government.
- Will America lead the way to the new world order?
- Is Pope John Paul II winning the battle for faith?
- Is the breakup of the Soviet empire masking Gorbachev's worldwide agenda?
The Keys of This Blood is a book of stunning geopolitical revelations. It presents a compelling array of daring blueprints for global power, and one of them is the portrait of the future.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 736 pages
Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order
The Problem of Liturgical Reform
The Problem of Liturgical Reform
A Theological and Liturgical Study
by Angelus Press
Do you sometimes wonder what is the best book to give to your Novus Ordo friends and relatives? Do you wonder which book might be the best to explain why we don't accept the New Mass? Well here's your answer!
Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, sent a copy of this book to Pope John Paul II as part of the Society's talks with the Roman authorities. In France, 17,000 copies of this new and vital study have been sent to Catholic priests ... and it has created quite a stir! This clear and concise book lays out a mass of quotations from the fabricators of the New Mass themselves to show how coherent, but un-Catholic, are the principles behind the Novus Ordo Missae (the New Order of Mass).
The book is in three parts: it shows, firstly, that the New Mass breaks the liturgical tradition of the Church; secondly, that this break proceeds from a new theology of basics such as sin and Redemption; thirdly, that this new theology is condemned by Catholic doctrine.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 130 pages
A Theological and Liturgical Study
by Angelus Press
Do you sometimes wonder what is the best book to give to your Novus Ordo friends and relatives? Do you wonder which book might be the best to explain why we don't accept the New Mass? Well here's your answer!
Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, sent a copy of this book to Pope John Paul II as part of the Society's talks with the Roman authorities. In France, 17,000 copies of this new and vital study have been sent to Catholic priests ... and it has created quite a stir! This clear and concise book lays out a mass of quotations from the fabricators of the New Mass themselves to show how coherent, but un-Catholic, are the principles behind the Novus Ordo Missae (the New Order of Mass).
The book is in three parts: it shows, firstly, that the New Mass breaks the liturgical tradition of the Church; secondly, that this break proceeds from a new theology of basics such as sin and Redemption; thirdly, that this new theology is condemned by Catholic doctrine.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 130 pages
A Theological and Liturgical Study
Disputed Questions About Redemption
Disputed Questions About Redemption
The Theological Notion of the Paschal Mystery
by Fr. Alvaro Calderon
Before the Second Vatican Council, neo-Modernists developed a new theology on Redemption. It characterized Redemption as a paschal mystery centered on Easter rather than as a payment of sin on the Cross. In this critical volume, Fr. Calderon masterfully distills the problems of post-Vatican II ecclesiastical and liturgical theology into four key questions. By doing so, he guides readers through the necessarily dense but important issues concerning the Mass while correcting and refuting modernist errors. His use of Thomistic reasoning demonstrates powerfully how philosophically and theologically flawed the contemporary Catholic Church’s ecclesiastical worldview remains and why its tenets cannot stand up to serious scrutiny.
“The fundamental question of the reform of the Mass is discussed here under three aspects: theological, liturgical, and pastoral. Combining rigorous thought with forceful expression, these essays propose a lucid vision of the current crisis.”—Fr. Álvaro Calderón
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 76 pages
The Theological Notion of the Paschal Mystery
by Fr. Alvaro Calderon
Before the Second Vatican Council, neo-Modernists developed a new theology on Redemption. It characterized Redemption as a paschal mystery centered on Easter rather than as a payment of sin on the Cross. In this critical volume, Fr. Calderon masterfully distills the problems of post-Vatican II ecclesiastical and liturgical theology into four key questions. By doing so, he guides readers through the necessarily dense but important issues concerning the Mass while correcting and refuting modernist errors. His use of Thomistic reasoning demonstrates powerfully how philosophically and theologically flawed the contemporary Catholic Church’s ecclesiastical worldview remains and why its tenets cannot stand up to serious scrutiny.
“The fundamental question of the reform of the Mass is discussed here under three aspects: theological, liturgical, and pastoral. Combining rigorous thought with forceful expression, these essays propose a lucid vision of the current crisis.”—Fr. Álvaro Calderón
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 76 pages
The Theological Notion of the Paschal Mystery
Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism
Essay on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism: Considered in Their Fundamental Principles by Juan Donoso Cortes [1809-1853].
A sketch of the life & works of the author by G. E. de Castro
Introduction by Frederick Wilhelmsen. 236pp
A sketch of the life & works of the author by G. E. de Castro
Introduction by Frederick Wilhelmsen. 236pp
Is Tradition Excommunicated?
Is Tradition Excommunicated?
A Collection of Independent Studies
A collection of eight independent studies explaining what "excommunication" and "schism" mean. Covers the legal status of the Latin Mass, traditional sacraments, and those who frequent them. Includes the 1988 declaration of Bishop de Castro Mayer, and a timeless letter of St. Athanasius who found himself in a situation that looks very familiar to traditional Catholics!
A collection of eight independent studies explaining what "excommunication" and "schism" mean. Covers the legal status of the Latin Mass, traditional sacraments, and those who frequent them. Includes the 1988 declaration of Bishop de Castro Mayer, and a timeless letter of St. Athanasius who found himself in a situation that looks very familiar to traditional Catholics!
Paperback, 116 pages
A Collection of Independent Studies
St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims
St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims
by Frank M. Rega
A book greatly needed in our era of false ecumenism! Tells the authentic story of St. Francis' trip to the Sultan in Egypt and efforts to convert him to the One True Faith. Also includes a brief biography of St. Francis; including his stigmata; the Franciscans; St. Clare; and St. Francis' opinion on the Crusades.
Paperback, 176 pages
by Frank M. Rega
A book greatly needed in our era of false ecumenism! Tells the authentic story of St. Francis' trip to the Sultan in Egypt and efforts to convert him to the One True Faith. Also includes a brief biography of St. Francis; including his stigmata; the Franciscans; St. Clare; and St. Francis' opinion on the Crusades.
Paperback, 176 pages
The Roots of Violence
The Roots of Violence
by Fr Vincent Miceli S.J.
“We are living in an era whose atmosphere is saturated with the flames of hatred. It is an age of violence whose tempo of disruption is so rapidly escalating that there is scarcely a city anywhere in the world where humans can be assured of normal, physical security.”
So wrote visionary bestselling author Fr. Vincent Miceli, S.J., whose classic book Roots of Violence breaks open the philosophical roots of violence from a Christian perspective. What is the taproot that is causing the metastasizing delirium for violence we’re seeing today? It is the attack against God. It is hatred of truth.
The refusal to serve God was the rallying cry Satan used to incite violence and rebellion among the angels as they stood trial in the vestibule of Heaven. Miceli explains that Christ Himself testified that this “father of lies was a murderer from the beginning,” thus making the connection between hatred of truth and lust for violence. Christ warned the Pharisees that men who reject God’s plan for their salvation are destined to imitate Satan’s deeds.
In these gripping pages, Fr. Miceli reveals:
by Fr Vincent Miceli S.J.
“We are living in an era whose atmosphere is saturated with the flames of hatred. It is an age of violence whose tempo of disruption is so rapidly escalating that there is scarcely a city anywhere in the world where humans can be assured of normal, physical security.”
So wrote visionary bestselling author Fr. Vincent Miceli, S.J., whose classic book Roots of Violence breaks open the philosophical roots of violence from a Christian perspective. What is the taproot that is causing the metastasizing delirium for violence we’re seeing today? It is the attack against God. It is hatred of truth.
The refusal to serve God was the rallying cry Satan used to incite violence and rebellion among the angels as they stood trial in the vestibule of Heaven. Miceli explains that Christ Himself testified that this “father of lies was a murderer from the beginning,” thus making the connection between hatred of truth and lust for violence. Christ warned the Pharisees that men who reject God’s plan for their salvation are destined to imitate Satan’s deeds.
In these gripping pages, Fr. Miceli reveals:
- How we are living in the Age of the Persistent Lie
- The fundamental aspect of violence that must be identified to conquer its plague
- The greatest lie of all — and how you can refute it
- Five elements that constitute the nature of violence per St. Thomas Aquinas
- What is really behind the metaphysics of murder (Can you guess?)
- Two ways modern violence is different from historical violence
- The connection between avarice, which causes other vices, and violence
- Two crimes that warrant God’s vengeance against individuals and groups
Fr. Miceli further lays out for you how Nietzsche was the prophet who foresaw and foretold the coming of the beast of violence. Indeed, he heralded its greatest commandment, whose faithful practice would create a society of savages. “The time has come,” he wrote, “to oppose morality with immorality, to call what priests call good, evil, and what they call evil, good. The time has come for the transvaluation of all values.”
Drawing from shocking examples of violence from biblical to recent times, Fr. Miceli describes the significance of these events in light of truth and reason and explains how Christians should respond. You will find the seven conditions for a just war, the difference between violence and terrorism, an appendix with excerpts from St. John Paul II’s writings on violence, and more.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.6", 288 pages
The Twenty Ecumenical Councils
The Twenty Ecumenical Councils
by Fr. Clement Raab, O.F.M.
The Church is essentially conservative. Her conservatism is not merely a measure of prudence and good judgment; it is an intrinsic necessity. No matter what she may consider, decide, or undertake, she always harks back to the beginning.After twenty [one] centuries the “pillar and ground of truth” has not moved a whit from her primitive position, while all other human foundations have either crumbled to dust or have been driven headlong by the maelstrom of this fast changing world. To these, the ideal looms hazily in the distant future; to the Church, it stands firmly in the distant past. The closer she aligns herself with Christ, the surer she is of ultimate success and victory, being “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone” (Eph. II:20).
The present volume is designed to serve as a ready survey and reference book on the history of the councils. It is to serve as an aid, primarily to the cleric or lay student who has neither the time nor the opportunity to delve into, and analyze sources and controversies, but who is satisfied to learn the outstanding facts and findings concerning which Church historians generally agree. This brief and positive sketch of the twenty great events in history, so vibrant with life and so far-reaching in their consequences, will afford him, we trust, a very definite and appreciable knowledge of the nature and history of Holy Mother Church.
Originally published in 1937, this re-issue of Fr. Raab’s classic work on the history of the Ecumenical Councils did not include anything about Vatican II, because its convocation still lay in the future. We have not added to his work since so much has already been written of the newest Council elsewhere.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 136 pages
by Fr. Clement Raab, O.F.M.
The Church is essentially conservative. Her conservatism is not merely a measure of prudence and good judgment; it is an intrinsic necessity. No matter what she may consider, decide, or undertake, she always harks back to the beginning.After twenty [one] centuries the “pillar and ground of truth” has not moved a whit from her primitive position, while all other human foundations have either crumbled to dust or have been driven headlong by the maelstrom of this fast changing world. To these, the ideal looms hazily in the distant future; to the Church, it stands firmly in the distant past. The closer she aligns herself with Christ, the surer she is of ultimate success and victory, being “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone” (Eph. II:20).
The present volume is designed to serve as a ready survey and reference book on the history of the councils. It is to serve as an aid, primarily to the cleric or lay student who has neither the time nor the opportunity to delve into, and analyze sources and controversies, but who is satisfied to learn the outstanding facts and findings concerning which Church historians generally agree. This brief and positive sketch of the twenty great events in history, so vibrant with life and so far-reaching in their consequences, will afford him, we trust, a very definite and appreciable knowledge of the nature and history of Holy Mother Church.
Originally published in 1937, this re-issue of Fr. Raab’s classic work on the history of the Ecumenical Councils did not include anything about Vatican II, because its convocation still lay in the future. We have not added to his work since so much has already been written of the newest Council elsewhere.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 136 pages
Prometheus: The Religion of Man
Prometheus: The Religion of Man
Can you interpret Vatican II correctly?
by Fr Alvaro Calderon
"The Second Vatican Council is Prometheus in his act of larceny. It was a manoeuvre of all too human prudence carried out by a divinely constituted hierarchy, which burned for men the incense that belongs to God alone. As in the parable of the unfaithful steward, the Council cancelled man’s debts to God, promising salvation to all; and in the worship of its New Mass gave man the better part. "
While the fruits of Vatican II have been evident for decades many Catholics still lack the ability to articulate why the humanist principles that underlie Vatican II are so egregious. This book summarizes the main tenets of Vatican II, explains the correct theological and philosophical principles and exposes the fallacious thinking of the Council.
THIS BOOK WILL BE KNOWN AS THE DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION OF VATICAN II.
Topics defined, explained, and refuted by this book:
Can you interpret Vatican II correctly?
by Fr Alvaro Calderon
"The Second Vatican Council is Prometheus in his act of larceny. It was a manoeuvre of all too human prudence carried out by a divinely constituted hierarchy, which burned for men the incense that belongs to God alone. As in the parable of the unfaithful steward, the Council cancelled man’s debts to God, promising salvation to all; and in the worship of its New Mass gave man the better part. "
While the fruits of Vatican II have been evident for decades many Catholics still lack the ability to articulate why the humanist principles that underlie Vatican II are so egregious. This book summarizes the main tenets of Vatican II, explains the correct theological and philosophical principles and exposes the fallacious thinking of the Council.
THIS BOOK WILL BE KNOWN AS THE DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION OF VATICAN II.
Topics defined, explained, and refuted by this book:
- Inversion of the Common Good, Anthropocentrism, Catholic Humanism
- Reinvention of Authority, Conciliar False Optimism
- Humanistic Naturalism, Conciliar Naturalism
- The Church and the Kingdom of God according to Lumen Gentium
- The New Church, Humanism, Inclusivity, and Innovation in the Council
- How Humanism Eventually Becomes Liberalism
- Humanism needs Subjectivism and Autonomy of Conscience
- Church and World Religions the Opening of the Ecumenical Pathways
- And Many More Topics . . .
While this book is not an easy read, it is certainly a must read for any serious Catholic looking to understand the difference between what the Church has always taught and the philosophical mutation that has eroded the hearts and minds of Catholic prelates, priests, and faithful since the Renaissance till our modern day.
"Pandora’s box has poured its evils on the whole Church, while the Catholic hierarchy has been chained, with its own incoherence. And who will be the Hercules capable of liberating her? We believe it can only be the return of Thomism to Rome." - Fr. Alvaro Calderon, SSPX
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 264 pages
Can you interpret Vatican II correctly?
The Realist Guide to Religion and Science
The Realist Guide to Religion and Science
by Fr Paul Robinson
Why do some religious believers slaughter those who refuse to convert to their faith, refuse scientific evidence for an ancient universe, or hold God to be an utterly arbitrary being? Why do some scientists believe that universes pop into existence from nothing, that aliens seeded life on earth, or that fish turn into reptiles by chance processes? The answer, for both, is the same: the abandonment of realism, the human way for knowing reality.
In The Realist Guide to Religion and Science, Fr Robinson explains what realism is all about, then undertakes an historical exploration to show how religion and science become irrational when they abandon realism and how they are intellectually fruitful when they embrace it.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 527 pages
by Fr Paul Robinson
Why do some religious believers slaughter those who refuse to convert to their faith, refuse scientific evidence for an ancient universe, or hold God to be an utterly arbitrary being? Why do some scientists believe that universes pop into existence from nothing, that aliens seeded life on earth, or that fish turn into reptiles by chance processes? The answer, for both, is the same: the abandonment of realism, the human way for knowing reality.
In The Realist Guide to Religion and Science, Fr Robinson explains what realism is all about, then undertakes an historical exploration to show how religion and science become irrational when they abandon realism and how they are intellectually fruitful when they embrace it.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 527 pages
Sedevacantism
Sedevacantism
A False Solution to a Real Problem
by Priests of the Italian District of the Society of St Pius X
This short study presents the position of the Society of Saint Pius X regarding the pope, and the objections others have made to this position. Sedevacantism presents the origin and history of the sedevacantist movement and its various schools as well as a demonstration of the ultimately absurd consequences of its principles. It follows the prudential attitude of Archbishop Lefebvre by avoiding vain and futile polemics yet simultaneously refusing to shift the problem so far into the theoretical realm that no practical conclusions can be drawn.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 76 pages
A False Solution to a Real Problem
by Priests of the Italian District of the Society of St Pius X
This short study presents the position of the Society of Saint Pius X regarding the pope, and the objections others have made to this position. Sedevacantism presents the origin and history of the sedevacantist movement and its various schools as well as a demonstration of the ultimately absurd consequences of its principles. It follows the prudential attitude of Archbishop Lefebvre by avoiding vain and futile polemics yet simultaneously refusing to shift the problem so far into the theoretical realm that no practical conclusions can be drawn.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 76 pages
A False Solution to a Real Problem
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II - Doubts About a Beatification
by Fr Patrick La Rocque
"Santo subito!" "Sainthood now!" exclaimed the people assembled in St. Peter's Square on the very day Pope John Paul II passed away. The crowd called for the canonization of the deceased pope.
To many, John Paul II was a hero. He traveled the world and inspired the multitudes. He caused the fall of the Berlin Wall. He invited Catholics to "be not afraid!" He pardoned Ali Ağca for the attempt on his life of May 13, 1981. He was an intrepid defender of life, especially against abortion. But the reality is not so simple.
An in-depth study of the requirements for beatification and the examination of John Paul II's pontificate in light of those requirements leads to amazement. Gray areas, sometimes extensive, come to light. The greatest of the Christian virtues—faith, hope, and charity—are not unscathed. Many of the Pope's teachings and initiatives which for the wide public seem to be titles of glory prove to be in fact matters of grave reproach. Benedict's beatification of his predecessor on May 1, 2011, may indeed have been a serious mistake.
Fr. La Rocque provides an in-depth study of the requirements for beatification and the examination of John Paul II's pontificate in light of those requirements.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 113 pages
by Fr Patrick La Rocque
"Santo subito!" "Sainthood now!" exclaimed the people assembled in St. Peter's Square on the very day Pope John Paul II passed away. The crowd called for the canonization of the deceased pope.
To many, John Paul II was a hero. He traveled the world and inspired the multitudes. He caused the fall of the Berlin Wall. He invited Catholics to "be not afraid!" He pardoned Ali Ağca for the attempt on his life of May 13, 1981. He was an intrepid defender of life, especially against abortion. But the reality is not so simple.
An in-depth study of the requirements for beatification and the examination of John Paul II's pontificate in light of those requirements leads to amazement. Gray areas, sometimes extensive, come to light. The greatest of the Christian virtues—faith, hope, and charity—are not unscathed. Many of the Pope's teachings and initiatives which for the wide public seem to be titles of glory prove to be in fact matters of grave reproach. Benedict's beatification of his predecessor on May 1, 2011, may indeed have been a serious mistake.
Fr. La Rocque provides an in-depth study of the requirements for beatification and the examination of John Paul II's pontificate in light of those requirements.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 113 pages
Doubts About a Beatification
Catholic Apostolic and Roman
Catholic Apostolic and Roman
A Justification of Our Position Within the Church
A Summary Defense of Catholic Tradition
by the Priests of Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer
The priests of The Mouth of the Lion defend Catholic Tradition.
"Schismatics," "excommunicated," "rebels," "disobedient," "Lefebvrists," "Fundamentalists." With these epithets it is attempted to manipulate the collective imagination so as to create a void around those Catholics faithful to the Tradition of the Catholic Church. Only through the mercy of God have we received the grace to number amongst them, we priests of the diocese of Campos who make up the Priestly Fraternity of Saint John the Baptist-Mary Vianney.
In examining, by contrast, with serenity and with no ulterior motive, our position in the current crisis of the Church, it will be recognized that we are simply Roman Catholics in the Apostolic tradition. We make up no sect, nor a "traditionalist" party. We have no doctrine of our own, nor any peculiar liturgy, nor any parallel hierarchy. Our doctrine, our liturgy, our hierarchy are those of Holy Church, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman.
Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 60 pages
A Justification of Our Position Within the Church
A Summary Defense of Catholic Tradition
by the Priests of Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer
The priests of The Mouth of the Lion defend Catholic Tradition.
"Schismatics," "excommunicated," "rebels," "disobedient," "Lefebvrists," "Fundamentalists." With these epithets it is attempted to manipulate the collective imagination so as to create a void around those Catholics faithful to the Tradition of the Catholic Church. Only through the mercy of God have we received the grace to number amongst them, we priests of the diocese of Campos who make up the Priestly Fraternity of Saint John the Baptist-Mary Vianney.
In examining, by contrast, with serenity and with no ulterior motive, our position in the current crisis of the Church, it will be recognized that we are simply Roman Catholics in the Apostolic tradition. We make up no sect, nor a "traditionalist" party. We have no doctrine of our own, nor any peculiar liturgy, nor any parallel hierarchy. Our doctrine, our liturgy, our hierarchy are those of Holy Church, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman.
Booklet, size 8.5" x 5.5", 60 pages
A Justification of Our Position Within the Church
A Summary Defense of Catholic Tradition
The Tragedy of James Connolly
The Tragedy of James Connolly
by Fr Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp.
Father Denis Fahey’s pamphlet, The Tragedy of James Connolly, which is now, I am glad to observe, going the rounds among those who study the social problem seriously, is pre-eminently a popular, if scholarly work. Connolly can be and is being gravely misused. The fact that he died within the bosom of the church makes his social heresies all the more a dangerous weapon in the hands of subversivists. Young and earnest trade unionists speak of him in awe, as if, from the Catholic standpoint, he were the complement of Pearse. Father Fahey’s pamphlet will disabuse them of this idea . . .. For all that Connolly was, excepting that he was a social subversivist, we honor him—for his self-sacrifice, his courage, his patriotism.
- Pat Murphy (In The Standard, Jan. 23, 1948)
“Communism is intrinsically wrong, and no one who would save Christian civilization may give it assistance in any undertaking whatsoever”
“In the beginning, Communism showed itself for what it was in all its perversity; but very soon it realized that it was thus alienating the people. It has, therefore, changed its tactics, and strives to entice the multitudes by trickery of various forms, hiding its real designs.” Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris, on Atheistic Communism
Editor’s Notes
James Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish Patriot and a Socialist labor leader. As a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood he was appointed to be the Commandant of the Dublin Division of the Army of the Irish Republic and was the officer in charge of the occupation of the GPO (General Post Office) in Dublin during the Easter Rising of 1916.
Connnolly was one of the seven signers of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and one of the sixteen leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising who were executed by the British in Kilmainham Jail. He was the last to be executed there, as he had been seriously wounded in the fighting and had to be brought to the execution on a stretcher and strapped to a chair so that the firing squad would not have to shoot a man lying on the ground in order to execute him.
James Connolly was also a Catholic. The contradiction between his socialist beliefs and his Catholic faith was a problem that he apparently did not understand fully during his active years. As he approached his death he asked for and received the sacraments but his ‘socialist’ legacy has been a problem for Irish patriots ever since. Father Fahey sheds some light on this problem in this treatise that he describes as The Tragedy of James Connolly.
Booklet, 8.5" x 5.5", 68 pages
by Fr Denis Fahey, C.S.Sp.
Father Denis Fahey’s pamphlet, The Tragedy of James Connolly, which is now, I am glad to observe, going the rounds among those who study the social problem seriously, is pre-eminently a popular, if scholarly work. Connolly can be and is being gravely misused. The fact that he died within the bosom of the church makes his social heresies all the more a dangerous weapon in the hands of subversivists. Young and earnest trade unionists speak of him in awe, as if, from the Catholic standpoint, he were the complement of Pearse. Father Fahey’s pamphlet will disabuse them of this idea . . .. For all that Connolly was, excepting that he was a social subversivist, we honor him—for his self-sacrifice, his courage, his patriotism.
- Pat Murphy (In The Standard, Jan. 23, 1948)
“Communism is intrinsically wrong, and no one who would save Christian civilization may give it assistance in any undertaking whatsoever”
“In the beginning, Communism showed itself for what it was in all its perversity; but very soon it realized that it was thus alienating the people. It has, therefore, changed its tactics, and strives to entice the multitudes by trickery of various forms, hiding its real designs.” Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris, on Atheistic Communism
Editor’s Notes
James Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish Patriot and a Socialist labor leader. As a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood he was appointed to be the Commandant of the Dublin Division of the Army of the Irish Republic and was the officer in charge of the occupation of the GPO (General Post Office) in Dublin during the Easter Rising of 1916.
Connnolly was one of the seven signers of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and one of the sixteen leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising who were executed by the British in Kilmainham Jail. He was the last to be executed there, as he had been seriously wounded in the fighting and had to be brought to the execution on a stretcher and strapped to a chair so that the firing squad would not have to shoot a man lying on the ground in order to execute him.
James Connolly was also a Catholic. The contradiction between his socialist beliefs and his Catholic faith was a problem that he apparently did not understand fully during his active years. As he approached his death he asked for and received the sacraments but his ‘socialist’ legacy has been a problem for Irish patriots ever since. Father Fahey sheds some light on this problem in this treatise that he describes as The Tragedy of James Connolly.
Booklet, 8.5" x 5.5", 68 pages
What Vatican II Should Have Done
What Vatican II Should Have Done
In 1959, a Bishop in Brazil wrote this letter of advice and warning
by Bishop Gerald de Proenca Sigaud
In 1959, in preparation for Vatican Council II, Domenico Cardinal Tardini sent out a letter requesting suggestions from all the world's bishops. Bishop Gerald de Proenca Sigaud, Bishop of Jacarezinho in Brazil sent back this reply on August 22, 1959 to the Cardinal. This response is remarkable for its clarity and foresight. One can only imagine that these issues would have been taken up by the council if the work of the Preparatory Council (of which Archbishop Lefebvre was a member) was not disgarded in the first session.
Booklet, size 11.7" x 8.3", 8 pages
In 1959, a Bishop in Brazil wrote this letter of advice and warning
by Bishop Gerald de Proenca Sigaud
In 1959, in preparation for Vatican Council II, Domenico Cardinal Tardini sent out a letter requesting suggestions from all the world's bishops. Bishop Gerald de Proenca Sigaud, Bishop of Jacarezinho in Brazil sent back this reply on August 22, 1959 to the Cardinal. This response is remarkable for its clarity and foresight. One can only imagine that these issues would have been taken up by the council if the work of the Preparatory Council (of which Archbishop Lefebvre was a member) was not disgarded in the first session.
Booklet, size 11.7" x 8.3", 8 pages
In 1959, a Bishop in Brazil wrote this letter of advice and warning