It is necessary to choose between a few scoffs from men now, and the torments of demons from all eternity.Įscape from the influence of those who will one day have to acknowledge, “we scorned them, but now they are in glory and enjoy God, and we do not.” Fear not them who can kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul. But his marriage after that was very blessed. One man slept on a couch 6 months after he wouldn’t go with his wife to an invalid wedding. Many women tell him their husband wants them to wear immodest things. Women, never give in to sin to your husband, the due obedience cannot require that. The obligation of confessing God before man is ignored, due to human respect. People must refuse to go to bad movies or let their children go to bad movies, which they may be tempted to by human respect when others are going. How many babies have been slaughtered in their mothers’ wombs because of human respect? Millions. They didn’t give in.ĭon’t run from the Cross. If you give in, you will never have peace. John the Baptist didn’t give in to human respect. The majority of priests lead souls astray, out of human respect. One of the biggest problems today is Catholics entering into marriage outside the Church. I am assuming he would not mind me sharing this for others’ edification:Īre you afraid to proclaim God’s truth? Do I go the way most of the theologians are going, or do I speak the truth even if alone? I do not accuse good priests I know of not liking traditional Catholic spirituality! But I guess the thought that crossed my mind was that the priest who is considered by some to be controversial and “not Vatican II enough” is among the few who gives us satisfying helpings of this.įrom my retreat notes for the third conference on Saturday–my notes, not direct quotes of Father. “Interreligious spirituality” is another thing that we do not have any need of. But for instance the Charismatic Movement is among the things that I don’t mind mentioning that I do not believe we have need of, and is not soundly in continuity with the universal and perennial Catholic spirituality of the Fathers and Doctors. I feel that there is no particular 20th or 21st century spirituality or lay ecclesial movement or (least of all) private revelation that is “what the laity need today,” more than we need the one perennial and universal spirituality of the Fathers and Doctors. It is necessary to apply the hermeneutic of continuity with Sacred Tradition to the field of spirituality.
It is strong, beautiful, saint-making stuff, this plain vanilla Catholicism. In fact I want to plead, if there are seminarians or young priests who happen to read my blog, I especially want to plead to you: study and be formed by the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, for your theology and spirituality, and draw on all the Evangelical Councils. Although it takes slightly different forms with different emphasis, there is actually only one authentic Christian spirituality, just as there is only one Holy Spirit and one Body of Christ in which we are united. This human environment of modesty, dignity, silence, and Christian sincerity was in itself refreshing.īut in digesting the experience, I have wanted to put the emphasis on the tremendous good of simply traditional Catholic spirituality. I could also accurately say traditional ist, since Father Isaac Mary Relyea celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass each day and it was a very long skirt and chapel veil wearing group of women. I was fortunate to attend, a couple of weekends ago, a traditional women’s silent retreat at beautiful Durward’s Glen retreat center near Baraboo, WI. Anyone could see he is a sincere man I am a repentant sinner and do penance too so I loved him and was and continue to be inspired by him even while I saw rough edges.
Fr Relyea is no longer in the Diocese of Madison, he was given a good chance to succeed ultimately it grew obvious that was not going to work, and sadly it is my understanding he may not have any official ministry in the Church at this time, so if that is the case I would not recommend such a retreat now.
#Fr. isaac mary relyea sspx update#
UPDATE April 2017: A friend alerted me that a Facebook page associated with Fr Relyea is sharing this post. In favor of traditional Catholic spirituality
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