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 12/27/22 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 12/22/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/22/22 5.10. If the sacraments are invalid, wouldn’t that make the entire Vatican II Church spiritually dead? 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 12/19/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/19/22 5.13. Isn’t the Eucharist 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 12/18/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/18/22 5.14. Isn’t the New Rite of Episcopal Ordination still valid since it was approved by the Church? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/9/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/9/21 8.21. Aren’t you afraid of being cut off from the sacraments, especially the Eucharist? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/1/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/1/21 8.28. Is this the ‘abomination of desolation’ prophesied in Daniel? How does it relate to today’s crisis? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/31/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/31/21 8.88. Isn’t the New Mass just a simpler form of the same Catholic Mass? What’s wrong with saying it’s a memorial of the Last Supper? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/19/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/19/21 8.128. I'm Catholic but don't believe in transubstantiation. I think the Eucharist is symbolic—Jesus said, “Do this in memory of Me.” Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/31/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/31/21 8.146. Isn’t the Mass a communal meal where the People of God gather to celebrate together? That’s what Vatican II emphasized. Read More Steve John 12/30/20 Steve John 12/30/20 8.179. I don’t understand why women have to wear head coverings at Mass. Isn’t that kind of oppressive or old-fashioned? Read More Steve John 12/29/20 Steve John 12/29/20 8.180. Why do traditional Catholics receive Holy Communion on the tongue and kneeling? Isn’t it more respectful to receive in the hand like the early Christians? Read More Steve John 12/27/20 Steve John 12/27/20 8.181. Why are altar rails, incense, bells, and silence emphasized in traditional liturgy? Read More Steve John 12/26/20 Steve John 12/26/20 8.182. Why is the Traditional (Tridentine) Mass often so quiet? I can’t follow along and I don’t understand what’s going on. Read More Steve John 12/25/20 Steve John 12/25/20 8.183. Why don’t traditional Catholics hold hands during the Our Father or give the sign of peace? Isn’t that uncharitable or cold? Read More Steve John 12/24/20 Steve John 12/24/20 8.184. What are Ember Days, and why do traditional Catholics fast before Communion and avoid meat on Fridays? Isn’t that legalistic? Read More Steve John 12/23/20 Steve John 12/23/20 8.185. Why are women expected to dress modestly and wear skirts or dresses at church? Why are men expected to wear suits? Doesn't God see our heart? Read More Steve John 12/22/20 Steve John 12/22/20 8.186. Why do traditional Catholics pray the Rosary so much and go to confession regularly? Isn’t that repetitive or guilt-based? Read More Steve John 12/21/20 Steve John 12/21/20 8.187. Why is there so much emphasis on silence, solemnity, and genuflection in traditional churches? Isn’t God also joyful and approachable? Read More Older Posts
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 12/27/22 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 12/22/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/22/22 5.10. If the sacraments are invalid, wouldn’t that make the entire Vatican II Church spiritually dead? 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 12/19/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/19/22 5.13. Isn’t the Eucharist 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 12/18/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/18/22 5.14. Isn’t the New Rite of Episcopal Ordination still valid since it was approved by the Church? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/9/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/9/21 8.21. Aren’t you afraid of being cut off from the sacraments, especially the Eucharist? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/1/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/1/21 8.28. Is this the ‘abomination of desolation’ prophesied in Daniel? How does it relate to today’s crisis? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/31/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/31/21 8.88. Isn’t the New Mass just a simpler form of the same Catholic Mass? What’s wrong with saying it’s a memorial of the Last Supper? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/19/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/19/21 8.128. I'm Catholic but don't believe in transubstantiation. I think the Eucharist is symbolic—Jesus said, “Do this in memory of Me.” Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/31/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/31/21 8.146. Isn’t the Mass a communal meal where the People of God gather to celebrate together? That’s what Vatican II emphasized. Read More
Steve John 12/30/20 Steve John 12/30/20 8.179. I don’t understand why women have to wear head coverings at Mass. Isn’t that kind of oppressive or old-fashioned? Read More
Steve John 12/29/20 Steve John 12/29/20 8.180. Why do traditional Catholics receive Holy Communion on the tongue and kneeling? Isn’t it more respectful to receive in the hand like the early Christians? Read More
Steve John 12/27/20 Steve John 12/27/20 8.181. Why are altar rails, incense, bells, and silence emphasized in traditional liturgy? Read More
Steve John 12/26/20 Steve John 12/26/20 8.182. Why is the Traditional (Tridentine) Mass often so quiet? I can’t follow along and I don’t understand what’s going on. Read More
Steve John 12/25/20 Steve John 12/25/20 8.183. Why don’t traditional Catholics hold hands during the Our Father or give the sign of peace? Isn’t that uncharitable or cold? Read More
Steve John 12/24/20 Steve John 12/24/20 8.184. What are Ember Days, and why do traditional Catholics fast before Communion and avoid meat on Fridays? Isn’t that legalistic? Read More
Steve John 12/23/20 Steve John 12/23/20 8.185. Why are women expected to dress modestly and wear skirts or dresses at church? Why are men expected to wear suits? Doesn't God see our heart? Read More
Steve John 12/22/20 Steve John 12/22/20 8.186. Why do traditional Catholics pray the Rosary so much and go to confession regularly? Isn’t that repetitive or guilt-based? Read More
Steve John 12/21/20 Steve John 12/21/20 8.187. Why is there so much emphasis on silence, solemnity, and genuflection in traditional churches? Isn’t God also joyful and approachable? Read More