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Author Archives: Rev. Anthony Cekada

Organ Music and Tradition at St. Gertrude the Great

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

by Rev. Anthony Cekada   EVEN AT AGE 13 in 1964, the Vatican II liturgical changes that were just being introduced left me a bit uneasy, in particular, the near-immediate decline of good Catholic church music. I resolved to do something about it, so at age 14, with no keyboard training at all, I began […]

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SGG Young Person’s Field Guide to Potential Trad Spouses

Monday, November 11, 2013

IT ISN’T easy to be young and a traditional Catholic these days. Practicing the faith – and even just getting to Sunday Mass – requires a lot more effort and determination now than it did when I was growing up in the balmy pre-Vatican II era, and Mass was just a short bike ride away. […]

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1968 Rite of Episcopal Consecration: Valid or No?

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Video Conversation with Fr. Anthony Cekada Links to articles In 1968 Paul VI radically altered the Rite of Episcopal Consecration. This act had profound consequences for Catholics, because it ultimately affected the five sacraments whose validity depends on the validity of the Holy Orders of their minister, a problem Abp. Lefebvre himself had raised in […]

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9/11 for the Magisterium: The Francis Interviews

Thursday, October 24, 2013

by Rev. Anthony Cekada NO ONE who follows the religious or secular press is unaware of the firestorm that Bergoglio (“Pope Francis”) ignited with his recent press interviews and public letters. Understandably, the discussion centered on the meaning of Francis’ particular pronouncements (on atheism, proselytism, “judging,” conscience, no Catholic God, etc.) What in the world […]

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Bergoglio: Trashing Trads is the Least of His Program

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

by Rev. Anthony Cekada DURING THE PAST few days, trad internet forums have been abuzz over two shots that “Pope Francis” (Bergoglio) has taken against trads. One was in his July 28 address in Rio to the coordinating committee of CELAM, the supra-regional episcopal conference for South American and the Caribbean, in which he referred […]

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Pro-Sedevacantism Quotes from Abp. Lefebvre

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

NOTE FROM FR. CEKADA: In discussions on various forums, I’ve noticed that many SSPX supporters can’t bring themselves to believe that Abp. Lefebvre EVER said ANYTHING that favored sedevacantism, implying in bargain that SSPX sede old-timers like myself are are either liars or delusional. Below is an article by John Daly which provides a nice […]

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Saved by Context? The ’68 Rite of Episcopal Consecration

Thursday, June 21, 2012

QUESTION: Like you, I believe the Conciliar rite of episcopal consecration to be invalid, and that this invalidity is amply supported by your two articles. However, an acquaintance of mine… said the following, [after quoting for me ¶¶ 26-27 of the rite] “Sorry guys. I can no longer consider this rite invalid, at least not […]

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Fr. Cekada Video: Sedevacantism: How to Tell Aunt Helen

Monday, June 11, 2012

IN 1995, I wrote an article for the periodical Sacerdotium about the emotional difficulties Catholic traditionalists and others have with the issue of “sedevacantism” — the theological position that the post-Vatican II popes were not true popes. The article, I noted, was prompted by a cordial correspondence with the later Father Paul Wickens (left). In […]

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Young People and Conflicts among Trads: A Talk by Fr. Cekada

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE who have been raised in the traditionalist movement get into their teens and twenties, they start to ask questions about why there seem to be so many conflicts within the ranks of Catholics who appear to have so many of the same goals. Father Cekada provides some answers in a sermon given […]

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Bishop Fellay, The Three and the SSPX Deal: A Preliminary Analysis

Thursday, May 10, 2012

THE EXCHANGE of letters in April 2012 between three SSPX bishops (Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Gallaretta, April 7, 2012) and SSPX Superior General Bernard Fellay (April 14, 2012) over whether SSPX should accept a Vatican offer to be integrated into the Conciliar Church represents a fascinating twist in the ongoing […]

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