Bishop Joseph Strickland wrote on February 3 on PillarsOfFaith.net and on February 23 on X.com a statement about the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X. (FSSPX). Key phrases. First Statement: Vatican's Silence Is a Decision - “The current situation involving the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has once again revealed a serious and unresolved reality within the Church – one that cannot be dismissed, delayed indefinitely, or answered with silence.” - “Without new bishops, the continuity of that priestly formation and sacramental life cannot be sustained.” - “When such concerns are brought forward calmly, respectfully, and repeatedly – and when they are met not with clarity but with silence – delay itself becomes a decision.” - “Unity in the Church is not preserved by ambiguity.” Second Statement: Continuity Is Not Rebellion - “Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre believed that foundational elements of Catholic life – traditional priestly formation, clear sacramental theology, and the ancient Roman …More
Fr, Malachi Martin said that Archbishop Lefebvre and the SSPX were like a chicken bone in the throat of Paul VI. He couldn't swallow them and he couldn't cough them up.
1-The-Beginning Vladimir Putin and William Burns The phone call William Burns had travelled halfway around the world to speak with Vladimir Putin, but in the end he had to make do with a phone call. It was November 2021, and US intelligence agencies had been picking up signals in the preceding weeks that Putin could be planning to invade Ukraine. President Joe Biden dispatched Burns, his CIA director, to warn Putin that the economic and political consequences if he did so would be disastrous. Fifteen years earlier, when Burns was US ambassador in Moscow, Putin had been relatively accessible. The intervening years had concentrated the Russian leader’s power and deepened his paranoia. Since Covid had emerged, few had been granted face time. Putin was squirrelled away at his lavish residence on the Black Sea coast, Burns and his delegation learned, and only phone contact would be possible. A secure line was ready in an office at the presidential administration building on Moscow’s Old …
Utter nonsense. The CIA was planning on overthrowing Putin and pushed Russia into the Ukraine invasion as a cover. What CIA didn't know was that Putin knew their plans and dispatched the protesters and generals behind "Midan in Moscow" within a day or so.
Pope Leo XIV reportedly told Spanish bishops that the rise of far-right ideology was his “greatest concern in Spain”. According to ElPais.es on 23 February, he said this on 17 November during an audience with the executive commission of the Spanish Bishops Conference (nine prelates). El País, citing two senior churchmen familiar with the discussion, reports that the Pope cautioned that "extremist" movements are attempting to "win the Catholic vote" and instrumentalise the Church for partisan political ends. The paper adds that the bishops were surprised by how directly the Pope focused on the political issue of the right, rather than other concerns they had presented to him. Following the meeting, the bishops changed their stance on stalled abuse compensation negotiations and expressed support for the government's immigration plan. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsEwppevqqdp
02/24/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) provided an updated timeline for the release of its digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Rollout has been delayed as the ECB had originally wanted to get its CBDC formally approved by October of last year, but admitted that the public is still yet to warm up to it, but said that they would ramp-up their propaganda efforts to sway some opinions. On Thursday, an article appeared on thewinepress.substack.com, from which the above quote is taken: European Central Bank Targets Mid-2027 For CBDC Pilot, Complete Rollout In 2029, Will Begin Selecting Licensed Payment Providers Soon. Instead of writing my own commentary as usual, I have decided to quote a text I found on Telegram that perfectly replaces my words: They prepared you for the downfall. They taught you to fear one word more than any other. The downfall. They showed you images of chaos, hunger, unrest, and despair. They trained your …
Pope Leo XIV reportedly told Spanish bishops that the rise of far-right ideology was his “greatest concern in Spain”. According to ElPais.es on 23 February, he said this on 17 November during an audience with the executive commission of the Spanish Bishops Conference (nine prelates). El País, citing two senior churchmen familiar with the discussion, reports that the Pope cautioned that "extremist" movements are attempting to "win the Catholic vote" and instrumentalise the Church for partisan political ends. The paper adds that the bishops were surprised by how directly the Pope focused on the political issue of the right, rather than other concerns they had presented to him. Following the meeting, the bishops changed their stance on stalled abuse compensation negotiations and expressed support for the government's immigration plan. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsEwppevqqdp
Media is not a sustainable, profitable enterprise. Everyone wants to browse the internet, but hardly anyone wants to pay for it. Most media outlets survive because someone else pays the bill - either governments with taxpayers' money or giant foundations with ideological agendas. Gloria.tv is a social network for the Church, for Catholics, and for people of goodwill. It survived 2025 on less than €10,000 a month, funded almost entirely by small donations from ordinary Catholics. That is not a marketing budget. Gloria.tv started financially as a garage project and has remained that way ever since. Gloria.tv is based on conviction, not on a business plan. Goodwill has enabled technical development. Gloria.tv only needs enough money to balance even, not a profit. Year after year, YOU have made this possible. Thanks! Since we receive an average of €30 per donor, we need many donations to balance even. Please help us again in 2026. There is no secret sponsor or institutional safety net. We …More
“Chapter III ~ Of Humility Now understand this: we find in Christ, according to His Godhead, two kinds of humility. The first kind is this: that He willed to become man, and took on Himself that very nature which had been banished and cursed to the bottom of hell, and willed to become one with it according to His personality; so that now any man, either good or evil, can say: Christ, the Son of God, is my brother. The second kind of humility according to His Godhead consists in this; that He chose a poor maiden, not a king's daughter, for His mother, so that a poor maiden should be the mother of God, who is Lord of heaven and earth and all creatures. And further, we can say of all the works of humility which Christ ever did, that they were done by God Himself."
[BLESSED JAN VAN RUYSBROEK – XIII-XIV Century AD; Ruisbroek, Holy Roman Empire/ Groenendael, Holy Roman Empire; Mystic, Spiritual Writer, Doctor Divinus Ecstaticus] “Chapter III ~ Of Humility Now understand this: we find in Christ, according to His Godhead, two kinds of humility. The first kind is this: that He willed to become man, and took on Himself that very nature which had been banished and cursed to the bottom of hell, and willed to become one with it according to His personality; so that now any man, either good or evil, can say: Christ, the Son of God, is my brother. The second kind of humility according to His Godhead consists in this; that He chose a poor maiden, not a king's daughter, for His mother, so that a poor maiden should be the mother of God, who is Lord of heaven and earth and all creatures. And further, we can say of all the works of humility which Christ ever did, that they were done by God Himself. Now let us take the humility which was in Christ according to …More
A Canadian “human rights” tribunal just exposed the Orwellian strategy of the transgender movement—it seeks to weaponize “empathy” to demand allegiance to the absurd and dangerous idea that men can become women and vice versa. Barry Neufeld, a brave school board member in the city of Chilliwack, British Columbia, dared to speak out against a school program encouraging sexual orientation and gender identity called SOGI 1 2 3. Two teachers unions, the British Columbia Teachers Federation and the Chilliwack Teachers Association, sued Neufeld on behalf of members who identify as two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer for statements he made from 2017 to 2022. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found Neufeld liable for “hate speech” and discrimination in a ruling Wednesday. The tribunal ordered him to pay 750,000 Canadian dollars for violating the Human Rights Code, and it ordered him to pay another CA$10,000 in damages for violating the tribunal’s rules during …
This latest terrible British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal decision is an attack on Christian belief. It discriminates against Christians because bad policies and laws have empowered those with mental illusions. Tell the truth in Canada about gender and be fined $750,000. Don’t be Canada.
Official portrait of Rupert Lowe MP. Wikimedia Commons, Laurie Noble, CC-BY-3.0 The political landscape of Britain changed significantly on February 13, 2026, after Rupert Lowe MP launched a new party to offer the British population an option on the right. The launch video, which featured Lowe on the grounds of his own farm donning traditional British country clothing, broke records as it amassed over 40 million views, and was promoted by Elon Musk. Polling at 10 percent from day one, Restore Britain’s launch has caused a sensation on the political stage and has significantly – and e uniquely in the context of British politics – emphasized a Christian and civilizationally-restorative political stance. The launch of the party comes after Lowe was controversially expelled from the Reform UK party by its leader, Nigel Farage, due to Lowe’s advocacy for mass-deportations – and amid supporters’ disaffection with Reform’s leftward realignment. The day after the launch, Lowe stated on …
Pope Leo XIV reportedly told Spanish bishops that the rise of far-right ideology was his “greatest concern in Spain”. According to ElPais.es on 23 February, he said this on 17 November during an audience with the executive commission of the Spanish Bishops Conference (nine prelates). El País, citing two senior churchmen familiar with the discussion, reports that the Pope cautioned that "extremist" movements are attempting to "win the Catholic vote" and instrumentalise the Church for partisan political ends. The paper adds that the bishops were surprised by how directly the Pope focused on the political issue of the right, rather than other concerns they had presented to him. Following the meeting, the bishops changed their stance on stalled abuse compensation negotiations and expressed support for the government's immigration plan. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsEwppevqqdp
Cardinal Sarah expressed “deep concern and profound sorrow upon learning of the announcement by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X that it intends to proceed with episcopal ordinations without a pontifical mandate.” He wrote on LeJdD.fr that the decision would disobey the law of the Church. “We are told that this decision is motivated by the supreme law of the salvation of souls. But salvation is Christ, and He gives Himself only in the Church.” Cardinal Sarah warned that the ordinations could be “an irreversible rupture”: “How many souls risk being lost because of this new rupture?” “We are told that this act aims to defend Tradition and the faith. I know how much the deposit of faith is today sometimes despised by those who themselves have the mission to defend it.” His objection: “Faith can never lead us to renounce obedience to the Church.” “How can we continue to tear apart His Body under the pretext of saving souls?” Cardinal Sarah acknowledged that within the Church …More
The solution to this problem is almost as old as the Church. In the Catholic Church there are around 20 separate Rites. All are Catholic and recognize the authority of the Pope. After Vatican II the Latin Rite has been destroyed by the Novus Ordo and other novelties that are not Catholic. It is time to restore the Latin Rite by either removing the Novus Ordo and the other sacraments that were altered or separating the Latin Rite from the Novus Ordo Church. Then the Latin Rite can suggest good men to be bishops and Tradition can be restored to the Church.
Mon Feb 23, 2026 - 12:47 pm EST The following text is taken from a statement made by Bishop Joseph Strickland on his X account on February 23, 2026. (LifeSiteNews) I share this as a follow up to my statement regarding the situation of the SSPX which I posted on February 3. In the intervening days, some have “put words in my mouth” that were not an accurate representation of my thoughts on this critically important subject. I pray that the following clarifies where I stand as one bishop who loves the Church deeply. I renew my plea that we pray for Pope Leo and for the leaders of the SSPX. Statement dated February 23, 2026. The current situation involving the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has once again exposed a painful and longstanding tension within the life of the Church. In the years following the Second Vatican Council, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre believed that foundational elements of Catholic life – traditional priestly formation, clear sacramental theology, and the ancient Roman …More