Bread, Not Stones
A Film on the Impact of Traditionis Custodes
I’d like to draw your attention to a new short film that deserves to be widely seen. Bread, Not Stones tells the story of one faith community in the Diocese of Charlotte and the devastating consequences they have experienced since the promulgation of Traditionis Custodes.
This isn’t an abstract debate about liturgical law. It’s a deeply human account of how decisions made in Rome reverberate through the lives of ordinary Catholics—families, priests, and faithful who only sought to worship God in the form that nourished them most.
The film gives voice to those often left unheard in this discussion: parishioners struggling to hold together their community, parents anxious about the future of their children’s faith, and clergy caught between loyalty to Rome and pastoral care for their flock.
The title itself is taken from Christ’s words in the Gospel: “Which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?” It’s a powerful reminder of the need for the Church to respond to her children with compassion rather than suspicion.
I encourage you to watch the film and share it widely. Whether or not you attend the Traditional Latin Mass, this is a story every Catholic should hear.
👉 Watch Bread, Not Stones here
I attend the TLM at St. Ann church in Charlotte. It's the highlight of the week. In all it is about a four hour round trip, including Mass. My age is 84. I go to Mass on Sunday, Grocery Shopping on Wednesday (senior discount day) and an occasional medical appointment.
You see this is evil. It’s spiritual evil because it seeks to make the Holy Spirit subject to the Church and the spiritual evil has led to the moral evil of ecclesiastical abuse of His people for no other crime than wishing to remain faithful.