9am in the usual location.

Newbies can pm me for address.

Fr Hewko will be giving a conference after Mass.

The conference will be video recorded and uploaded to my YouTube channel Sunday evening.

I will paste a link here once it becomes available.

Here's the address if New Hope Chapel location:

Sunday April 14, 2013 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
6046 West Broadway, New Hope, MN 55428  (map)

I don't post the locations because it would take a great deal of time, but they are not private, and available on the website: (we'll try this) here Calendar Page.  Policy is to make chapel locations public, and not ask any personal information about first time visitors, or long time chapel goers.

BTW:  Newbie is a term that was made popular in the "gaming" world, and is seen as derogatory by many people.  It has taken on different variations at this point, and is starting to be replaced with "bambie".  Do a google search.  No one wants to be stigmatized with a name, and it is most innapproriate to do so here.

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Just a heads-up that the gentleman whose camcorder I was going to use to videotape the conference emailed me at midnight (ie., while I was asleep) that he will not be able to attend.

Consequently, I will not be able to record the conference, as there is no time to line up another camera.

Apologies,

Sean

As a consolation, a couple different laymen did record audio, so at least that much will become available shortly at the usual sites.

In the meantime, here are a couple bullet points from the conference:

1) Why the muffled reaction from his brother priests to the crisis in the SSPX:

A) Some refuse to acquaint themselves with the resistance side of the argument, for fear that it will compel them to resist (e.g., Fr. Hewko ran into an SSPX priest at the airport who told him he had not read Bishop Fellay's doctrinal declaration).  

B) There is peer pressure even among adults to go with the flow.

C) Fear of incurring bad reputation by being labeled rebels.


2) Regarding the growth of the resistance:

A) Fr. Arizaga (OSB) already has land and 4-5 postulants for his monastery in Mexico!

B) His great uncle is a canonized saint who was a loyal bishop during the Cristero wars (so he descends from good stock).

C) A new SSPX priest has joined them in Asia, but Fr. Hewko couldn't remember his name.

D) He said that Fr. Jahir in S. America (who was friends with Bishop de Castro Mayer) has joined them, along with his 14 solid monks.

E) And of course, Fr. Tomas Aquinas is with them as well.

F) Fr. Hewko observed that more religious have been canonized than secular priests (and I note now that there are many more declared religious among the resistance then secular priests).

G) He noted that the German Carmel has also sided with the Resistance.

H) My own reflection is that for all our impatience regarding the growth and organization of the Resistance, what has been accomplished in only 1 year actually is rather remarkable: We have 3 monasteries, 1 Carmel, and a seminary starting in the fall.

I) Fr. Hewko also mentioned he was concerned about getting seminarians because, while he knows several SSPX seminarians, they all seem to have been turned toward the new SSPX.

J) He also mentioned that traditionally, with some exceptions, most vocations come from large families, because the children learn early on about sacrifice, poverty, etc.  I thought that was an interesting observation.

3) Regarding Fr. Pfeiffer:

A) He mentioned Fr. Pfeiffer gets much criticism, but has a true priestly spirit.

B) This spirit, and the desire not to leave anyone stranded is a source of much criticism, because people accuse him of spreading himself too thinly.

C) "Fr. Pfeiffer has faults, but I have many more, as do we all."  

4) Regarding Bishop Williamson:

A) He has been a tank on the battlefield for 35 years

B) He needs the encouragement of the faithful

C) Many long-time priests who should know better are becoming accordistas because they have battle fatigue.

D) Write to Bishop Williamson and express your gratitude and encouragement.

5) You local SSPX Priest:

A) You need to talk to him and encourage him too.

B) All men are susceptible to battle weariness.

C) This should also constitute one of the causes above about the lack of reaction among SSPX clergy to the liberalism inside the Society: Tired of fighting.

As a consolation, a couple different laymen did record audio, so at least that much will become available shortly at the usual sites.

In the meantime, here are a couple bullet points from the conference:

1) Why the muffled reaction from his brother priests to the crisis in the SSPX:

A) Some refuse to acquaint themselves with the resistance side of the argument, for fear that it will compel them to resist (e.g., Fr. Hewko ran into an SSPX priest at the airport who told him he had not read Bishop Fellay's doctrinal declaration).  

B) There is peer pressure even among adults to go with the flow.

C) Fear of incurring bad reputation by being labeled rebels.


2) Regarding the growth of the resistance:

A) Fr. Arizaga (OSB) already has land and 4-5 postulants for his monastery in Mexico!

B) His great uncle is a canonized saint who was a loyal bishop during the Cristero wars (so he descends from good stock).

C) A new SSPX priest has joined them in Asia, but Fr. Hewko couldn't remember his name.

D) He said that Fr. Jahir in S. America (who was friends with Bishop de Castro Mayer) has joined them, along with his 14 solid monks.

E) And of course, Fr. Tomas Aquinas is with them as well.

F) Fr. Hewko observed that more religious have been canonized than secular priests (and I note now that there are many more declared religious among the resistance then secular priests).

G) He noted that the German Carmel has also sided with the Resistance.

H) My own reflection is that for all our impatience regarding the growth and organization of the Resistance, what has been accomplished in only 1 year actually is rather remarkable: We have 3 monasteries, 1 Carmel, and a seminary starting in the fall.

I) Fr. Hewko also mentioned he was concerned about getting seminarians because, while he knows several SSPX seminarians, they all seem to have been turned toward the new SSPX.

J) He also mentioned that traditionally, with some exceptions, most vocations come from large families, because the children learn early on about sacrifice, poverty, etc.  I thought that was an interesting observation.

3) Regarding Fr. Pfeiffer:

A) He mentioned Fr. Pfeiffer gets much criticism, but has a true priestly spirit.

B) This spirit, and the desire not to leave anyone stranded is a source of much criticism, because people accuse him of spreading himself too thinly.

C) "Fr. Pfeiffer has faults, but I have many more, as do we all."  

4) Regarding Bishop Williamson:

A) He has been a tank on the battlefield for 35 years

B) He needs the encouragement of the faithful

C) Many long-time priests who should know better are becoming accordistas because they have battle fatigue.

D) Write to Bishop Williamson and express your gratitude and encouragement.

5) You local SSPX Priest:

A) You need to talk to him and encourage him too.

B) All men are susceptible to battle weariness.

C) This should also constitute one of the causes above about the lack of reaction among SSPX clergy to the liberalism inside the Society: Tired of fighting.

Almost forgot the most insightful comment Fr. Hewko made today:

He mentioned that 76 year-old Fr. Jahir (a friend of the late Bishop de Castro Mayer of Campos) had said that the priests of the SSPX will only have a limited time within which they will be able to cooperate with God's grace to choose truth over obedience; he said that once this timeframe of grace passes them by, it will be rare and difficult for them to choose tradition.

Wow -- thanks for giving us the highlights of the conference.

Many of us would have loved to be there, but though we all support the Resistance, some of us don't have a Resistance chapel to go to.

And some don't have a priest to visit the Resistance chapel they do have.

Anyhow, it's great to hear the wisdom and insights of Fr. Hewko. That last item was particularly deep and rings very true.

You can't have a group that formerly championed Tradition turn into another FSSP and have them do it just as innocently as some in the actual FSSP. The SSPX and its priests know better; there is an element of culpability in maliciously rejecting the Truth.

Just like modern man can't become like the virtuous pagan Greeks -- because we live AFTER Christ. Any paganism today would involve an implicit REJECTION of Christ.

Same with the SSPX and the Truth. Once you've had the Truth, you can't just "lack" it -- you have to outright reject it.

As a consolation, a couple different laymen did record audio, so at least that much will become available shortly at the usual sites.

In the meantime, here are a couple bullet points from the conference:

1) Why the muffled reaction from his brother priests to the crisis in the SSPX:

A) Some refuse to acquaint themselves with the resistance side of the argument, for fear that it will compel them to resist (e.g., Fr. Hewko ran into an SSPX priest at the airport who told him he had not read Bishop Fellay's doctrinal declaration).  

B) There is peer pressure even among adults to go with the flow.

C) Fear of incurring bad reputation by being labeled rebels.


2) Regarding the growth of the resistance:

A) Fr. Arizaga (OSB) already has land and 4-5 postulants for his monastery in Mexico!

B) His great uncle is a canonized saint who was a loyal bishop during the Cristero wars (so he descends from good stock).

C) A new SSPX priest has joined them in Asia, but Fr. Hewko couldn't remember his name.

D) He said that Fr. Jahir in S. America (who was friends with Bishop de Castro Mayer) has joined them, along with his 14 solid monks.

E) And of course, Fr. Tomas Aquinas is with them as well.

F) Fr. Hewko observed that more religious have been canonized than secular priests (and I note now that there are many more declared religious among the resistance then secular priests).

G) He noted that the German Carmel has also sided with the Resistance.

H) My own reflection is that for all our impatience regarding the growth and organization of the Resistance, what has been accomplished in only 1 year actually is rather remarkable: We have 3 monasteries, 1 Carmel, and a seminary starting in the fall.

I) Fr. Hewko also mentioned he was concerned about getting seminarians because, while he knows several SSPX seminarians, they all seem to have been turned toward the new SSPX.

J) He also mentioned that traditionally, with some exceptions, most vocations come from large families, because the children learn early on about sacrifice, poverty, etc.  I thought that was an interesting observation.

3) Regarding Fr. Pfeiffer:

A) He mentioned Fr. Pfeiffer gets much criticism, but has a true priestly spirit.

B) This spirit, and the desire not to leave anyone stranded is a source of much criticism, because people accuse him of spreading himself too thinly.

C) "Fr. Pfeiffer has faults, but I have many more, as do we all."  

4) Regarding Bishop Williamson:

A) He has been a tank on the battlefield for 35 years

B) He needs the encouragement of the faithful

C) Many long-time priests who should know better are becoming accordistas because they have battle fatigue.

D) Write to Bishop Williamson and express your gratitude and encouragement.

5) You local SSPX Priest:

A) You need to talk to him and encourage him too.

B) All men are susceptible to battle weariness.

C) This should also constitute one of the causes above about the lack of reaction among SSPX clergy to the liberalism inside the Society: Tired of fighting.

A very accurate analysis.

Whilst not a follower of Youth 2000, perhaps the SSPX could learn from them.