Harvey Millican's Blog: Musings of a Trad Dad

A few takeaways…

Recognizing the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity as a true and Personal Friend to Whom we owe all love and worship is vitally important so, points to him for saying it.

As a young boy and throughout adolescence I also attended 6:30 mass in my parish church every day with my father. This was in fact the greatest gift I ever received from my father and I pray more men find the time and the will to bequeath devotion to daily mass to their children, especially their sons.  I still go every day. 

The Latin/English bit… he’s missing the point here. If only it were an issue of translations. The chasm that exists between the actual prayers of the Mass of the Ages and the Novus Ordo is wide and deep. If it were only a linguistic question…

Something about the content of his address reminds me very much of what St. Paul said about becoming a man and putting aside childish things. I could be completely wrong in my read of this; but he seems to be speaking of the holy sacrifice in absolute infantile terms.

That’s all I got.

Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven and earth, pray for us!

Nope, just a vital part of the Christmas message…

Happy Feast of the Visitation!

No, I’m not seriously requesting money. Let’s get that out of the way.

Rather, I’m sharing with you the listing for a property in Buffalo, NY that really ought not be on the market in a secular sense. Perhaps someone out there has the ear of a finance guy within a trad community who’d be interested in purchasing this place.

https://www.gurneyrealestate.com/real-estate/94-shoshone-street-buffalo-ny-14214/B1612338/180632636

My view of the monastery property the last time I visited.

This property is the former home of the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Buffalo who now reside in Florida. They left the property within the past two years, if memory serves. Owing to a friend who previously belonged to the community, I spent many hours at this place – at Mass in the beautiful chapel, walking the grounds, even staying overnight in the guest quarters with my wife and children on one occasion.

I suspect I know what will happen. This will be snatched up by someone with no regard for the sacred nature of the place. Ultimately, it might become another “Vibiana” for those who know what I’m talking about. I foresee a future episode of whatever passes for a home renovation show featuring the old monastery and chapel.

Or, the same old nonsense we’ve come to expect. Take your pick.

“Deus, qui hodiérnam diem Apostolórum tuórum Petri et Pauli martýrio consecrásti: da Ecclésiæ tuæ, eórum in ómnibus sequi præcéptum; per quos religiónis sumpsit exórdium. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.”

“O God, Who made this day holy by the martyrdom of Your Apostle Peter and Paul, grant Your Church to follow in all things the teaching of those from whom she first received the faith.”

-collect of the Mass for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Sharing this post from NVP (NonVeni Mark). Folks, if you don’t know already, synodality is from the depths of hell. Read more here:

https://nonvenipacem.org/2025/06/26/bergoglian-synodality-is-a-heresy-against-the-divinely-instituted-hierarchical-nature-of-the-church/

A few days old now but very informative.