3 - Church Councils and Vatican II — Purpose, Errors, and Consequences Steve John 9/19/23 3 - Church Councils and Vatican II — Purpose, Errors, and Consequences Steve John 9/19/23 3.12. What is wrong with the New Mass (Novus Ordo Missae)? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/30/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/30/22 5.2. How were the sacraments changed after Vatican II? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/29/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/29/22 5.3. What about the Mass? Why reject the Novus Ordo if it's approved by the Church? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5.5. What about the other sacraments? Were they also changed? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/21/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/21/22 5.11. Why would they change the Mass and sacraments deliberately? What would they gain from it? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/20/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/20/22 5.12. Isn’t the New Mass still valid and Catholic since it was approved by the Church? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/17/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/17/22 5.15. Isn’t Baptism still valid in the Novus Ordo since it uses the Trinitarian formula? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/21/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/21/22 6.10. What if I stay in the Novus Ordo because I feel spiritually nourished or close to God there? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/19/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/19/22 6.12. The nearest TLM is 5 hours away. Can I attend the local Novus Ordo Mass instead to fulfill my Sunday obligation and receive the sacraments? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/17/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/17/22 6.14. If I stop attending the Novus Ordo and go to the Latin Mass — which is rare and in a language I don’t know — isn’t that schismatic or extreme? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/16/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/16/22 6.15. My parish is conservative and friendly, and I just want to grow spiritually. Why should I care about Vatican II or Church politics? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/15/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/15/22 6.16. I pray, attend Mass, and try to be a good Catholic. Isn’t that enough if I’m in His Church and faithful until He returns? Read More Steve John 8/14/22 Steve John 8/14/22 6.17. Do I need to reject Vatican II and leave my parish for a distant TLM to be truly Catholic? Can’t I stay and still be a real Catholic? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/13/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/13/22 6.18. I love Christ and His Church, and fear leading my family into error. How can I know sedevacantism is truly Catholic and not a schism? I don’t want to be misled. Where do I begin? Read More 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/12/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/12/22 6.19. Is there a guide for Catholics discerning if sedevacantism is true and how to return to the unchanging, pre-Vatican II Catholic faith? Read More 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/30/22 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/30/22 7.1. The SSPX offers the Traditional Latin Mass and rejects Vatican II errors. Isn’t that good enough? Read More 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/25/22 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/25/22 7.6. Isn’t it better to attend a Latin Mass somewhere than nowhere? Read More 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/21/22 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/21/22 7.10. Isn’t the Vatican II Church still the Catholic Church since it has apostolic succession and the pope? 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6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/19/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/19/22 6.12. The nearest TLM is 5 hours away. Can I attend the local Novus Ordo Mass instead to fulfill my Sunday obligation and receive the sacraments? Read More
6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/17/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/17/22 6.14. If I stop attending the Novus Ordo and go to the Latin Mass — which is rare and in a language I don’t know — isn’t that schismatic or extreme? Read More
6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/16/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/16/22 6.15. My parish is conservative and friendly, and I just want to grow spiritually. Why should I care about Vatican II or Church politics? Read More
6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/15/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/15/22 6.16. I pray, attend Mass, and try to be a good Catholic. Isn’t that enough if I’m in His Church and faithful until He returns? Read More
Steve John 8/14/22 Steve John 8/14/22 6.17. Do I need to reject Vatican II and leave my parish for a distant TLM to be truly Catholic? Can’t I stay and still be a real Catholic? Read More
6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/13/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/13/22 6.18. I love Christ and His Church, and fear leading my family into error. How can I know sedevacantism is truly Catholic and not a schism? I don’t want to be misled. Where do I begin? Read More
6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/12/22 6 - What Must I Do to Remain Faithful Today? Steve John 8/12/22 6.19. Is there a guide for Catholics discerning if sedevacantism is true and how to return to the unchanging, pre-Vatican II Catholic faith? Read More
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7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/25/22 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/25/22 7.6. Isn’t it better to attend a Latin Mass somewhere than nowhere? Read More
7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/21/22 7 - Dangers of Compromise — Recognize & Resist and Semi-Traditionalism Steve John 3/21/22 7.10. Isn’t the Vatican II Church still the Catholic Church since it has apostolic succession and the pope? Read More
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