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Lofty Wishes, Putin & Third Position
New Democratic Church
Our synodal Pope will make his governing style more democratic. It was a complaint against Francis, and Leo said he is aware of it and will address the problem...
H.M.
with regular, annual cardinal meetings
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new governing style for the Church that involves consulting its top leaders regularly and as a group.
At the end of his first consistory, as such meetings are called, Leo asked cardinals to return to Rome for a second session at the end of June and from then onward on an annual basis for three to four days each year, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
Original here
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Fiducia Supplicans’ Flagrant Error
Below is a good excerpt that shows in few words the great mistake of Fiducia Supplicans.
L.W.
Any two people who make up a same sex or other “irregular couple” are in spiritual critical condition and in danger of losing their immortal souls to Satan should they die without repenting of and changing their mortally sinful ways.
As they are in such a spiritual critical condition, the absolutely first and foremost duty of any priest who has the opportunity to do so is to offer them the eternal life saving “surgery and medicine” they need above and beyond anything else of a lesser nature, such as a blessing promoted by Fiducia Supplicans in the mere hopes that it will gradually lead the two people to give up their mortally sinful defiance of the Redeemer and finally be reconciled to Him at some point in the future.
Read the full article here
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Putin’s Real Approach
Thought this was a good evaluation of the Russia-Ukraine travesty and wanted to share it with you.
An excerpt is below.
G.G.
Mr. Putin is responsible for well over 1 million casualties to Russian and Ukrainian troops, as well as the deaths of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, whom the Russian military has deliberately targeted in their homes, neighborhoods, maternity wards and hospitals.
Ukraine, which has never wanted anything but peace, chose self-defense over capitulation. Every time Ukraine offers concessions in some new iteration of a peace offering, Mr. Putin responds not with constructive diplomacy but with another round of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and civilian population.
Mr. Putin creates the false impression that he favors dialogue with President Trump and Mr. Trump’s envoys, but Mr. Putin seeks only to delay implementation of the massive sanctions package the Senate has approved and which now awaits the president’s signature.
Mr. Putin also wants to direct our frustration at Ukraine – rather than the Kremlin, where the blame belongs – for failure to end the war. He wishes to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Europe, break NATO and demonstrate that the U.S. is powerless to project power in the Kremlin’s self-designated post-Soviet sphere of influence.
Further negotiations with Ukraine are serving the Kremlin more than the cause of peace because Mr. Putin has never shown any interest in stopping his barbaric war short of Ukraine’s complete surrender. As a sovereign state, Ukraine should decide the number of soldiers in its army, whether to host NATO troops and when to hold elections. How hypocritical of Mr. Putin, Russia’s dictator for life, to make such demands of democratically elected Volodymyr Zelensky.
Having lived through the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, which contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mr. Putin will likely escalate threats and gray zone hybrid warfare against Europe while seeking to curry favor with the U.S. with an eye toward escaping the consequences of having wantonly spilled so much blood.
Read more here
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Third Position between Capitalism & Communism
Good evening, I hope this email finds you well. My name is I.T., I really like your work on the website Tradition in Action.
I'd like to know if you have an Instagram account for posts, and also if you've written about the Third Position; if not, I'd like to hear your perspective on it.
Thank you in advance.
I.T.
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TIA responds:
I.T.,
Thank you for your kind words on our work.
We do have an Instagram account, our username is traditioninaction. It can be found here.
We have a young friend who runs another Instagram account, Knights of Elias. His username is knightsofelias. We would encourage you to follow his work as well here.
We have also published articles on the Third Position, as well as issues related to it. You can find links below:
- Pius XI against the International Third Position;
- Against Distributism: Is It a Viable Third Way between Capitalism and Socialism?
- Council for Inclusive Capitalism (series);
- Communitarianism shaping a new US.
Cordially,
TIA correspondence desk
Posted January 13, 2026
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May the approaching year be filled with the choicest graces of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Sovereign King of all nations, and of His Most Holy Mother, the Immaculate Virgin, She who crushes the serpent beneath Her spotless heel.
In these times of confusion and eclipse, may Divine Providence continue to strengthen your apostolate with supernatural clarity, steadfast courage, and unwavering fidelity to the perennial Magisterium. May every effort undertaken by Tradition in Action contribute to the greater glory of Our Lord, the exaltation of Holy Mother Church, and the restoration of Christian Civilization according to the immutable teachings handed down from our forefathers.
May the Sacred Heart be your refuge and your triumph, and may Saint Michael the Archangel defend your labors against the snares of the ancient enemy. Entrusting your mission to the maternal protection of Our Lady of Good Success, I pray that the coming year will bring abundant fruits, renewed zeal, and heavenly assistance in all your undertakings.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Prof. V.S.N., Cambridge, England