Texas Bishop: ‘No Reason’ for Catholics to Attend SSPX Mass if They Can Go Elsewhere
Bishop Olson published the letter on Thursday after he “received several inquiries regarding the ecclesial status” of the traditionalist Catholic society.
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Carmelite Nuns Affiliate With Society of St. Pius X After Yearlong Feud With Local Bishop
The SSPX is a traditionalist group that is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a canonically irregular status.
Nuns Who Feuded With Texas Bishop Say They Will Defy Vatican Order on Monastery’s Governance
The monastery also directed some of its frustrations toward how the Vatican has handled the dispute
Bishop: Texas Nuns May Have Excommunicated Themselves With Defiant Letter
This is the latest development in an increasingly bitter dispute between the Fort Worth bishop and nuns at the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.
BREAKING: Judge Dismisses Texas Monastery’s Lawsuit Against Fort Worth Bishop
June 30 ruling grants the Fort Worth Diocese’s motion to dismiss the monastery’s complaint, which accused Bishop Michael Olson of theft, defamation and abuse of power.
Bishop Olson: Carmelite Prioress Admitted 5 Times to Breaking Chastity Vow
In the video, the bishop alleged that Mother Gerlach admitted to violations of the vow of chastity on four separate occasions before Bishop Olson came to the monastery to request access to phones and computers as part of the investigation.
Texas Carmelites Case Reflects the Vatican’s New Culture of Ecclesial Punishments
COMMENTARY: Forty years ago, such punishments were rare and light; today, they are frequent and severe. Has balance been restored?
Updated: At Least 19 Children Killed in Texas Shooting at Elementary School
A gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 90 miles west of San Antonio, on Tuesday.
What Every Catholic Should Really Know About Brain Death
COMMENTARY: It is vitally important for scholars to continue deliberating the validity of the neurological criterion to inform the Catholic magisterium’s discernment of whether what they learn of brain death continues to cohere with the Church’s traditional understanding of the nature of the human person.
‘Prayers Answered. All Hostages Are Out’: Texas Synagogue Standoff Ends
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted the conclusion to the tense situation just after 9:30pm local time on Jan. 15.
