A reminder as we enter the holy season of preparation and expectation Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we enter into the sacred season of Advent, the Church calls us to watchfulness, repentance, fasting, and joyful expectation. Advent is not merely a countdown to December celebrations — it is a spiritual preparation for the […]
Restoring the Penitential Heart of Celtic Orthodoxy Recovering the Confessional Foundation of the Western and Celtic Liturgies I. The Danger of “Starting Over” A new generation seeks to start over with imported post-Bolshevik forms of Eastern Orthodoxy, claiming that Celtic Christianity somehow died out. Yet those same voices make pilgrimages to Iona, Lindisfarne, Glastonbury, and […]
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From Exile to Example: The House of Wolfenbüttel-Brunswick and the Principle of Sovereignty in Abeyance For immediate release — Office of Dynastic Strategy, House of Wolfenbüttel-Brunswick released on watchman.news 1 | A living legacy The House of Wolfenbüttel-Brunswick, senior line of the Este-Guelph dynasty, announces a renewed educational and humanitarian program highlighting the lawful continuity […]
Local Reciprocity, Fragmented Loyalties, and the Political Vacuum That Totalitarianism Exploited Before the rise of modern nationalism, loyalty within the German lands was rooted in local reciprocity. Service, taxation, honor, inheritance, justice, and religion all ran through the territorial prince — not the abstract “nation.” This Landespatriotismus (territorial patriotism) was not merely sentimental; it reflected […]
Restoring Lawful Guardianship: A Call to the English People and the Templar Heirs (In memory of Rhiannon Whyte — Walsall, England)BBC: “Man jailed for murdering Walsall woman Rhiannon Whyte” I. A Nation’s Law Abandoned The brutal killing of Rhiannon Whyte in Walsall revealed more than one man’s depravity — it exposed the collapse of lawful […]
The Four Kinetons/Kingtons of the Ardens: Vicecomital Nobility and Templar Co-Administration in Warwickshire By Dr Stephen M. K. Brunswick, Ph.D., Th.D. (Priory of Salem – St Andrew’s OCC Educational Series / Watchman News Historical Division) Prefatory Note on Authority and Sources This study follows the method of recognized genealogical authorities such as Evelyn Philip Shirley, […]
The Knights Templar in Poland: The Piast Monarchs and the Silesian Frontier (Expanded Edition) Introduction Long before the dissolution of the Knights Templar in France, Poland had already become one of their most loyal strongholds. The Piast monarchs—Poland’s founding dynasty—saw in the Order not merely foreign crusaders but partners in the sacred defense of Christendom. […]
The Principality of Wolfenbüttel Sovereignty in Exile and the Continuity of the House of Brunswick Mass-Market Narrative Edition Publication Notice (Mass-Market/Free Edition) This is the public, mass-market narrative edition prepared for general education and historical awareness. It summarizes the House’s legal and historical position in an accessible way. A scholarly archival edition—containing certified exhibits, […]
The Eternal Law, the New Covenant, and the Misunderstanding of Love and Liberty by Rev Dr Stephen MK Brunswick, ThD, PhD. Professor, Priory of Salem, Institute of Theology Primace, St Andrew’s and St Joseph’s Orthodox Church of the Culdees https://orthodoxchurch.nl https://celticorthodoxy.com Many today claim, “There are only two commandments now,” as if Christ somehow abolished […]
Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a […]
Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a predominantly […]
✝️ Preface: Honoring a Courageous Voice Let us begin with gratitude. For many of us who have grown weary of false teachings, political compromise, and the idolatry of modern Zionism, Pastor Chuck Baldwin has been a courageous and clarifying voice. His unwavering commitment to exposing deception, defending Christian liberty, and calling believers back to Christ […]
Poland’s First Kings May Belong to a Celtic Royal Dynasty: New DNA Evidence Reveals Ancient Connections to Scotland Before delving deeper, the following reputable articles provide verifiable details—published recently—about the groundbreaking Piast DNA study: June 19, 2025 – Archaeology Magazine: “DNA Study Suggests Surprising Origins of Poland’s First Royal Family” slawomirambroziak.pl June 20, 2025 – […]
The Confederacy’s Broader Vision: A Constitutional Union of All Sovereign States In his historic “Cornerstone Speech,” Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens laid bare not only the ideological foundations of the Confederate States of America (CSA), but also a wider constitutional hope: that all the states of the former Union might one day recognize and […]
The Nations of True Israel and the Unbroken Covenants of God Many today dismiss or spiritualize the prophecies and covenants that God made with the literal house of Israel. Some attempt to collapse the identity of Israel into that of Judah, while others argue that because “Israel shall be called by a new name,” the […]
A great book on the early Celtic Church—which we are working to republish—is featured below. In it, many questions are answered, such as why around 120 bishops convened under Archbishop St. David during various synods. Yet, some other questions become even greater curiosities, further explored in our broader writings and historical compilations here at St. […]
Slavery, Servitude, and the Forgotten Complexities of Pre-Civil War America Priory of Salem, Institute of Peace Studies Introduction Slavery is often portrayed today in overly simplified terms—as a purely racial evil, uniquely inflicted by white Europeans upon Africans. Yet the true story of slavery in America, and of labor exploitation more broadly, is far more […]
The Gothic Church Legacy from Crimea to Sweden: Dynasties, Runes, and Orthodox Continuity Introduction Far from being extinguished with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Church of the Goths—originating in the 4th century under Bishop Ulfilas—left behind a trail of liturgical, architectural, and dynastic legacy from the Black Sea to the Baltic. With […]
The Guelph Dynasty and the Enduring Protection of the Celtic Church of Columbanus I. Introduction The legacy of the Celtic Church founded by St. Columbanus and his Irish companions in the 6th–7th centuries shaped the religious landscape of Merovingian and Carolingian Europe. This church, grounded in Johannine tradition through Polycarp and Polycrates, stood apart […]
Restoring the Forgotten Legacy: The Sethite Dominion, Pre-Adamic Theory, and the Spiritual War of the Ages Abstract: This article explores a unified, respectful theory that reconsiders humanity’s ancient history through the lens of Scripture, archaeology, genetics, mythological continuity, and pre-modern Christian scholarship. Rooted in the framework of pre-Adamic theory and the historical influence of the […]
The House of Wolfenbüttel-Brunswick and Its Enduring Regency Rights in the Netherlands Introduction The House of Wolfenbüttel-Brunswick, a senior noble house of the Guelphs (Welfs), holds a uniquely pivotal position in European history. While often overshadowed in mainstream narratives by the Habsburgs and Hohenzollerns, the Brunswicks governed not only through direct territorial dominion but as […]
Full Communion with the Evangelical Apostolic Church Diocese Orthodox Church of the Culdees and Archbishop John P. Johnston Introduction The Orthodox Church of the Culdees (OCC), under the primacy of Dr. Stephen MK Brunswick, affirms its full communion with the Evangelical Apostolic Church Diocese led by Patriarch Archbishop John P. Johnston (https://eacdiocese.org). This relationship was […]
Canonical History and Ecclesiastical Succession of ROCOR and RTOC I. Introduction The 20th century saw a great fracture in Russian Orthodoxy due to the violent upheavals of the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise of the Soviet regime. The faithful Orthodox bishops and clergy who refused collaboration with the atheist state either fled abroad or went […]
The Orthodox Church of Gothia: Canonical Continuity in Crimea under the Catacomb and RTOC Tradition Introductory Note This article is provided as background material for the intercommunion agreement between two historic autocephalous jurisdictions: The Archdiocese of the Goths at Crimea / Gothia (Gotiska Ärkestiftet av De Sanna Ortodoxa Kristna, Swedish: “The Goths’ Archdiocese of the […]
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