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Should I try to convert my home-aloner sede friend? I have spoken of my sedevacantist friend before and how he has some strange ideas. Like how he thinks it is impossible for sodomy to be forgiven. He has always been a big follower of the Dimond brothers and their word is gospel to him. Well he is becoming more and more dogmatic in his home aloner stance. Now he says we should not go to any priest for Mass, and only go to them for Confession if we need to. Because going to Mass and especially receiving Communion would show that we agree with such priests which we can't because they are all heretics according to the Dimonds. He seems like he is really a schismatic, reducing the Church to a few faithful followers of the Dimond Brothers cult with no priests and no bishops. I go to the SSPX and he would not go even there even if he could. He can not go anyway because he is disabled, but he thinks they are all heretics and evil for not believing in the true understanding of EENS and not being sedevacantists. Do you think he is in danger of damnation for schism because he is not in union with any priests or bishops alive on earth today? We are supposed to say "Where the Bishop is, there is the Church" but it is confusing today and we are like Old Believers since Vatican II. 

He can not go anyway because he is disabled

Likely a large part of the problem is that your friend has too much time on his hands and too few responsibilities. This leaves time to dwell excessively on a subject, and on himself, without any corrective counterbalance.  Even the most ascetic of monks do manual labor and go for long walks to clear their head.
My advice is to pray for your friend and try to get him involved in something where he has some responsibilities. Help him to find an area where there is a real need to be filled. If possible get him out in nature; God's creation has a healing effect.

It is hard because my friend is blind and cannot walk and has diabetes and his kidneys don't work, so he is confined to a chair. I try to help by talking to him often and being a friend and I bring him food sometimes. But he is in such bad shape that it is hard for him to have any kind of work to keep his mind occupied.

That's a real cross to bear!

Is he able to use his hands enough to pray the Rosary?

Maybe something to try is to ask him to pray for a specific person or intention each day. As you come across people in your daily life who are in need, mention them to him. It would do much good for them and him.
If you do ask him to pray for someone or something and you notice that it has helped, be sure to tell him about it. And tell him that others are praying for him as well.


P.S. Keep up the good work.