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By Emily Mangiaracina, LifeSiteNews - “The Latin Mass community at the cathedral succeeded in integrating with the wider cathedral parish. We provided a great counterexample to the ‘standoffish Trad’ stereotype. This effort makes the action even more painful; we lose not only the liturgy we love, but our parish family. Cruelty was not the intention, but cruelty is the effect,” stated the Society... Theologian and liturgist Dr. Peter Kwasniewski slammed the decision in a statement, declaring, “The Catholic Church cannot abolish her most venerable rites without contradicting herself, betraying her solemn obligations, and incurring the wrath of God.”

By Archbishop Héctor Aguer, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, LifeSiteNews - The other ideology that inspires Francis is Peronist populism, which is also found in several Argentine bishops. It is a political and cultural current combined with the dictatorial decisions of the boss. Taken to Rome, this ideology is manifested in a change to the identity of the Church, which no longer appears as a Body or a Communion, but rather with the figure of an inverted pyramid: the people at the top, the hierarchy below. ...

By Robert Lazu Kmita, Remnant Columnist, Romania - Explicitly named and warmly recommended by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Saint Francis de Sales is one of the most important masters of Christian prayer and meditation. What surprises us is the fact that, although he lived in a (still) truly Christian world, he did not expect laypeople to be familiar with “mental prayer” or “meditation.” On the contrary, he assumed that most had not heard of meditation and did not know how to practice it. ....