The SSPX is the OLDER Brother in the Prodigal Son Story; Thank you Tyler Veghte (aka Nasty Muppet)

NOTE: As always I apologize in advance for any typos or grammatical errors. I despise my laptop. It is an inanimate object, but at times I think it's out to get me (joking!) As a faithful, but almost a day late, listener to The Catholic Guy Show on Sirius XM Channel 129 (well on the app), I was listening to the 6/30 replay today which happened to be a "best of" from about six years ago (Lino gooched the live show. If you know, you know). Anyway, part of the goochcast was Tyler's "Atheist Parable Review" which was about the Prodigal Son (No, the "Lost Son" is a bunch of hippy nonsense that almost makes me think the SSPX is right. It isn't!). Anyway (again), as I was listening to the give and take between Lino and Tyler after having read Father Pagliarani's and Pope Leo's last letters to each other, I couldn't help but think that each of these two men are represented in the Prodigal Son story in an odd way. Well it's obvious who the father in the story is. It's still God (or Jesus if your are an uptight Protestant). But here is where I will really annoy people. The prodigal son, in the eyes of the SSPX, is Pope Leo and the Roman Catholic Church. The SSPX views themselves as the older and loyal son. The attitude of the older son in Luke 15 is one of loyalty that doesn't get recognized nor rewarded. "Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on." (Luke 15: 29-30) And from Fr. Pagliarani's letter, "A gesture of understanding on Your part, far from harming unity, could only manifest before the world and before all Christians Your concern for unity and Your goodness as a father." (Fr. Pagliarani letter, 30 June 2026) If you are familiar with the passage in Luke then you will know, the father had also said, "My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.'" (Luke 15: 31-32) So, God is telling the SSPX to settle down. But if you know Luke's passage, there is now clear ending. What should be obvious, apparently isn't to the SSPX (nor was it to Tyler in a very humorous way). Do I seem far afield now? Well, hold on nasty readers! The SSPX has constantly run afoul of Rome. It still calls the Novus Ordo a "protestantized Mass". It's posted on it's website! (https://sspx.org/en/must-catholics-attend-new-mass-30441) I could go on and on about how the SSPX has been a petulant two year old with a Pharisee streak (Anti-semitic nonsense to the point that they even had to expel one of their own illicitly ordained "bishops" - Richard Williamson. "Bishop" Bernard Fellay called Jews the enemy of the Church). Even after Pope Benedict remitted the excommunications in 2009 of the four bishops "consecrated" by Lefebvre, the four were still not allowed to exercise the functions as episcopal bishops in the Roman Catholic Church under the authority of the Pope. But in an interview in the same year, Fellay stated, "We will not make any compromise on the Council (meaning the Second Vatican Council). I have no intentions of making a compromise. The truth does not tolerate compromise. We do not a compromise, we want clarity regarding the Council." As of March 2016, Fellay had not changed his stance. (In Focus Magazine online edition, 01 March 2016). So, according the SSPX, Rome is the prodigal son, and it (the SSPX) is the loyal older son. Some how, the Pope has morphed into the "father" in this story, but only if he aquieses to the older son's version of what is right and wrong (you have to read Fr. Pagliarani's letter to see how that happened here:https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/06/30/pagliarani-responds-to-leo-xiv-and-asks-him-for-time-for-discernment-before-he-takes-any-action/) I am sure that SSPX supporters and "Rad Trads" will truly hate me for this post. Please rember that I am THAT boy born in 1966, raised Roman Catholic, who wanted to become a priest, and was told that the liberals (in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' Seminary under the leadership of the very liberal Roger Cardinal Mahony) would chase me out, and who was dedicated to the sanctity and reverence that Msgr. Lawrence O'Brien and Fr. Houle, S.J. (look him up - the Communists in China tortured the man - Bergolio vs. Houle would've been a debate that lasted 10 minutes at most in favor of Houle) prayed the Novus Ordo Mass... I pray for you. I pray that we can overcome this schism. I am NOT a fan of everything going on in the Church. It is run by people, and people aren't perfect. Look at St. Peter. He cussed. He had a temper. He lied. Oh, do you remember he denied knowing Jesus THREE TIMES after swearing he would never do so? I am sinner. Yup. Need to go to Confession again soon. Never let perfection be the enemy of God's good.

A Change of Plans

Hello. I had planned on blogging a bit more after becoming a member of the coaching staff at a given Las Vegas public high school. My hope was to given you an inside look at how we were developing without naming names so as to protect the privacy of individuals especially the students! I can honestly state that integrity and following the rules is not something I was every going to be able to report positively on, and I was politely told to go away. I have the opportunity to work with a different school. I don't know if it will work out because of changes in the plans of my daughters, and they will come first. BUT I will do my best to try and help this program as much as I can. The head coach seems to be a good Christian man. No, I am not saying he is preaching the Bible in a public school; rather, I am saying he is doing things the right way as far as I can see so far on an extremely limited budget. I'd love to help the underdog.