The Remnant Speaks

Letters to the Editor: The Remnant Speaks P.O. Box 1117, Forest Lake, MN 55025 ~ Editor@RemnantNewspaper.com

Remnant in Slovenia

Dear Mr. Michael Matt! Merry Christmas and Happy New year. I just received two badges from Remnant League of the Sacred Heart and I thank you deeply from the bottom of my heart.

So now we are connected more. In my country Slovenia the situation is like everywhere. It's getting worse every day. Even our Catholic newspapers are becoming mainstream. So for me and my friends The Remnant Newspaper and some other portals (Lifesite, Lo straniero...), are very important. Our circle is getting bigger every day. But there is a war against us. Like in USA.

But in the name of Jesus we will live and fight till the end of our lives. Like you and your friends. Let us stay closer in prayer and connected in our lives. Wish you all the best and a big bless from Slovenia. Sincerely, Zoran Anton More

Keep the Old Faith in 2019

Editor, The Remnant: Looking forward to another year of The Remnant both on line and in newsprint. The work you do is much appreciated. A former bishop of Lancaster here in England used to say to his priest as he departed after a visit - "Remember, Father, keep the faith - I mean the old faith". That was many years ago, one wonders what would be his take on things happening in the Church today. Perhaps he was aware that things were on the slide then. Anyway, here’s to another twelve months of fighting for the ‘old faith’. In Christo Rege, Brian Burns

A Tribute to Michael Davies--the best friend I ever had Editor, The Remnant: Every issue is good, but the 12/31/18 edition is outstanding for several reasons. I’ll name just a couple.

Chris Ferrara’s tribute to the poor black man who virtually died in his arms is touching. Shows he has a heart--as well as a shrewd lawyer’s mind.

And quoting Michael Davies was an inspired thought. I remember I was at the conference in Minneapolis where he spoke. Much earlier I saw him, with wife and daughter, when they came to Atlanta, where I was stationed (in my SSPX days). I took them to the home of a family friend, where they had hospitality and saw with my own eyes his writing for The Remnant.

Astonishing: he just batted out an article on a manual typewriter and sent it off (no corrections, revisions, hardly any proofreading) in the mail. And of course, it was brilliant; no wonder he wrote so well for 30 years.

I was at his last appearance (in NJ); he got a standing ovation both before & after his talk. He had good luck with St. Anthony! My history with the good saint is mixed. Hastily, with prayers for you and your apostolate. In the Faith, Fr. P. Stark

Another Tribute to Davies

Editor, The Remnant: I am writing to report an intriguing personal experience linked to your reprint of Michael Davies’ article on St Anthony in your 31 December issue.

A friend and I meet regularly for lunch once a month. In our last meeting my friend’s wife raised the topic of invoking St Anthony for help in finding lost items. I then recalled the above article and recounted to them what I could remember of the details, promising to try and track down the original. In this, however, I was totally unsuccessful despite much searching of my own files and The Remnant’s on-line archives.

Which brings me to today when we were due to meet again for lunch but sadly without the article to show them.

To my utter amazement, when I went to retrieve my mail I found your latest issue complete with the Davies 2002 article reprinted inside!

Was this just an interesting coincidence?

To quote the author himself – you can "draw your own conclusion"!

David Ollerenshaw Australia

Tim Cullen inspires young reader

Editor, The Remnant: As a new subscriber to the Remnant, I confess I do not recall if I have read much by Timothy J. Cullen. Nonetheless, as a 27-year-old convert to the authentic Catholic faith, and more so as someone who writes about the Church, I found his "retirement speech" inspiring.

I am tired of the way that the mainstream Church hierarchy speaks to those of my generation. I am tired of being given a lukewarm, pale, and tasteless version of the truth, lest I collapse in my apparent fragility beneath the weight of the faith (and liturgy!) that used to turn simple people like me into Saints. These fathers of mine give me stones as I cry for bread.

Fortunately, my Father in Heaven has not left me hungry, and through those stalwart men such as Mr. Cullen and publications such as The Remnant, He has worked a great miracle: keeping His Church and her glorious traditions alive to feed me in these troubled times. For now, I stand in the in-between place, ever in need of the guidance of those who will be called to their eternal reward before I’m ready to let them go. But let them go I will, because I must. I pray to be worthy of fighting the battle for which I know I have been called, knowing that when the time comes, I may end up on the front lines, passing on to others what you giants have passed on to me. I stand on your shoulders, Mr. Cullen. I kneel for your blessing. Ave Christus Rex, Stefanie Nicholas

Don't Mess with Mom!

Editor, The Remnant: You and your Remnant Foundation are in the forefront of keeping well-meaning traditional Catholics from cannibalizing each other. Your well organized Catholic Identity Conferences are an effective tool. Don’t back down! (Our Kids used to say, "Don’t mess with Mom). At the age of 80, I will give you that advice, also.

May St. Michael the Archangel help you keep your sword sharp! Prayers, Audrey

Seeking Pilgrimage Sponsors

Dear Sponsor: My name is Madeline Eastman, and I am seventeen years old. I am a homeschooled junior, the eldest of a busy family of nine children. I live in Pennsylvania and attend St. Stephen of Hungary FSSP parish in Allentown. My family and I have long loved the Tridentine Mass for its immense beauty and reverence; and three years ago we were blessed to move close to a Fraternity parish.

I found out about the Chartres Pilgrimage from Father Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP, who is the pastor of St. Stephen's, and also the Remnant Tours chaplain. I was very interested!

I learned of the helpful opportunity for sponsorship when some of my friends went to Chartres last year. For two years now I have been privileged to walk the Auriesville Pilgrimage for Restoration, and it taught me how amazing and spiritually fruitful a pilgrimage can be. Though quite difficult, it is one of the most worthwhile things I have ever done. I was heartened to be with so many people publicly proclaiming our beautiful Faith! The pilgrimage to Chartres Cathedral is so historic and on a grand scale. To walk it and see the veil of Our Lady would be an immense grace! Very exciting too is the opportunity of meeting other good and like-minded Catholics from all over the world.

On the pilgrimage I wish to pray about my vocation, for various friends and family, for sinners, and especially for those fallen away or who do not know the Faith. In addition I wish to show my gratitude by praying hard for my sponsors and their intentions!

I also greatly wish to see Europe’s great cathedrals, and to see the places where so much in history took place. I was thrilled when I heard about the places the Remnant group will go. Especially

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