Archive - Tradition and Sanity

Three Poems for Good Friday

Oscar Wilde, Hilaire Belloc, and John Fitzpatrick

23 hrs ago •

Peter Kwasniewski

1934: Tenebrae in Slovakia, Easter in Hungary

An Englishman witnesses the vigorous popular liturgical life of interwar central Europe

Apr 17 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Unusual Artistic Depictions of the Agony in the Garden

William Blake, Alessando Magnasco, El Greco, and Eric Gill

Apr 14 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Dr. K’s Weekly Roundup, April 11th Edition

Sanctus Ranch - Good News - Pontifical Polemics - Liturgical Lessons - Other News and Views - Book Announcement

Apr 11 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Gregorian Chant: Music of the Holy Spirit (Part 3) + List of Resources

Further examples of the perfection of this ideal liturgical music — and recommended websites for instruction, recordings, and scores

Apr 10 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Doing Theology As If Your Life Depends on It

Moving from the modern academic conception of religious studies to the mystical "science of God and the blessed"

Apr 7 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Dr. K’s Weekly Roundup, April 4

Tampa rising; sanctification of time; my journey to TLM maximalism; philosophy in service of liturgy; are we aesthetes?; can anyone "own" Scripture…

Apr 4 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Does a Priest Need Permission to Offer the Traditional Latin Mass?

A game-changing realization: Paul VI neither legally mandated the new Mass nor altered the imprescriptable rights of the old missal

Apr 3 •

Peter Kwasniewski

March 2025

The Best and Most Necessary First Thing

Life Lesson: Prayer Before Technology

Mar 31 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Dr. K’s Weekly Roundup, March 28

Non-negotiable trad principles; overcoming denialism; mythbusting Africa; philosophical musings; technology apocalypse; liturgical lessons on…

Mar 28 •

Peter Kwasniewski

An Irenic Response to an Orthodox Convert’s Critique of the Papacy

The Orthodox are fortunately inconsistent, but unfortunately still separated from the common father of Christians

Mar 27 •

Peter Kwasniewski

Why Are Some Churchmen So Opposed to the Return of the Latin Mass? (Conclusion)

Psychological, spiritual, and theological reasons for the resistance — as well as reasons for hope in a true springtime of tradition

Mar 24 •

Peter Kwasniewski

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