Category: Covenantal Sovereignty

De jure Christian sovereignty law. Theocratic lawful solutions as recognized in international law worldwide for honoring existing laws and covenants that are still effective and legitimate to various Christian parties. The prescribed national rights of sovereignty, civil rights, inheritance, authority, rights of cultural preservation through separatism, and all forms of Christian liberty and independence under Jesus Christ and His ancient laws as the God of Israel.

The Houses Survived: What Really Happened to the Celtic Kingdoms?

From the Irish High Kings and Scottish royal houses to the clans, ancient Church, heraldry, and surviving dynastic traditions—introducing the forthcoming book Restoration of the Celtic Monarchy. The Houses Survived: What Really Happened to the Celtic Kingdoms? By Rev. Dr. Stephen M.K. BrunswickSt. Andrew’s Celtic Press | The Celtic Press Journal The Kingdoms Disappeared from […]

The Johannine Apostolic Tradition and the Knights Templar, Eastern and Celtic Church Traditions

The Johannine Apostolic Tradition and the Knights Templar St. John, the Eastern Patriarchates, Hugh de Payens, and the Celtic Church The history of the Knights Templar is usually introduced to newcomers through four dates: the emergence of the original fraternity in Jerusalem; its recognition in the Holy Land; the giving of its monastic Rule at […]

1,000 British & Celtic Saints Before Augustine: Free PDF Catalogue of the Ancient Celtic Church

1,000 British & Celtic Saints Before Augustine: Free PDF Catalogue of the Ancient Celtic Church The Orthodox Church of the Culdees is pleased to release a newly expanded historical catalogue documenting the principal Saints of the ancient British and Celtic Churches before the arrival of Augustine of Canterbury. Download the free PDF here: https://celticorthodoxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Celtic-Saints-Before-Augustine.pdf This […]

The Save Europe Act and Red-Fascistic Centralization

The Save Europe Act and Red-Fascistic Centralization The European Commission’s refusal to register the proposed Save Europe Act raises a serious question about whether centralized ideological judgment is displacing democratic process within Europe. On July 22, 2026, the Commission announced that the initiative had failed the eligibility test because it was considered “manifestly contrary” to […]

From Mount Athos to Celtic Orthodoxy: Restoring Daily Scripture Teaching in the Orthodox Church

From Mount Athos to Celtic Orthodoxy: Restoring Daily Scripture Teaching in the Orthodox Church The daily reading of Holy Scripture remains at the heart of Orthodox monastic life on Mount Athos. Across the Orthodox world, one of the most beautiful signs of renewal is the return to daily Scripture teaching. Not merely occasional sermons, not […]

Blaming Jews or the Church? What does God say about your position and identity?

Blaming Jews or the Church? What does God say about your position and identity? A reflection from the Priory of Salem – Institute of Theology In many modern religious and political arguments, people are often pushed into narrow categories. Some say, “the Church is the problem.” Others say, “the Jews are the problem.” Still others […]

The Biblical Sabbath Week Was Never Reset: Scripture, History, and the Modern Calendar Theories

The Biblical Sabbath Week Was Never Reset: Scripture, History, and the Modern Calendar Theories   By Dr. Stephen M.K. Brunswick, ThD, PhD The Continuous Biblical Week — Before Getting Lost in Calendar Theories In recent decades, small groups on the internet have begun promoting increasingly complicated theories concerning the Biblical calendar. Some teach that the […]

Biblical Prayer to “The God of Our Fathers” Covenant Prayer, Heavenly Worship, and the Saints in Biblical Christianity

Biblical Prayer to “The God of Our Fathers” Covenant Prayer, Heavenly Worship, and the Saints in Biblical Christianity “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may […]

The Piast–Brunswick Continuum

The Piast–Brunswick Continuum Kievan Inheritance, Dynastic Sovereignty, and Medieval Continuity Beyond the Nation-State By Dr. Stephen M.K. Brunswick, ThD, PhD The recent Polish-Ukrainian Historical Congress of May 2026 highlighted an important caution for anyone studying the medieval lands between Poland, Rus’, Lithuania, the Baltic, and the Black Sea: we must not force the past into […]

Crusader States Legitimism: The Forgotten Christian Connection to the Holy Land

Crusader States Legitimism: The Forgotten Christian Connection to the Holy Land In recent decades, many Christians have increasingly distanced themselves from any historic Christian connection to the Holy Land. Often this reaction stems from discomfort with the modern political term “Christian Zionism,” which today is almost universally associated with support for modern Jewish sovereignty in […]

The Milesian Tradition and the High Kings of Ireland: Genealogy, History, and Early Gaelic Identity

From the High Kings of Ireland to the Milesian Origins The Ancient Genealogical Traditions of the Gaels 1. Introduction: The Depth of Irish Royal Genealogy Among the nations of medieval Europe, few preserved genealogical traditions as extensive as those of Ireland. From early monastic scriptoria to later compilations, Irish scholars maintained long lines of descent […]

The Royal Claim of Clan Gregor: From Siol Alpine to the Pictish Kings of Moray and Ireland

Tracing Clan Gregor from the kings of Scotland to the High Kings of Ireland   1. Introduction: “Royal Is My Race” The MacGregor declaration Siol Alpine and the problem of proof Framing the question of origins 2. Scots and Picts: One Royal Tradition? Dal Riata and Pictland Political vs ancestral identity The MacAlpin narrative 3. […]

The Celtic Missal (Lorrha–Stowe) — Abbot-Bishop Maelruain, Céle Dé

The Celtic Missal (Lorrha–Stowe) Abbot-Bishop Maelruain, Céle Dé (1955–2013) Introduction This page preserves and presents the Celtic Missal as translated and rubricated by +Abbot-Bishop Maelruain, Céle Dé (Kristopher G. Dowling), a faithful laborer in the restoration of Celtic Orthodox liturgical tradition in North America. This work—based on the ancient Lorrha (Stowe) Missal—represents one of the […]

Pascha at Dawn: The Firstfruits, the Resurrection, and the Apostolic Pattern of Worship

Pascha at Dawn: The Firstfruits, the Resurrection, and the Apostolic Pattern of Worship A Living Tradition Rooted in Scripture Before turning to the Scriptures themselves, it is helpful to begin with the living practice of the Church, because the liturgy preserves what the apostles handed down in a continuous and recognizable form. Among Western traditions, […]

Jeremiah in Ireland: Proof from the Bible and the Irish Annals

Jeremiah in Ireland Proof from the Bible and the Irish Annals by John E. Wall One of the most beloved stories of traditional literature written by those who support the modern identity of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel is the story of the coming of the prophet Jeremiah to Ireland. According to this story […]

The Lord’s Prayer by Number, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer by Number Paternosters, Cross-Vigils, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer Modern Christians are accustomed to hearing phrases like “say five Our Fathers” or “ten Hail Marys.” Today these sound casual—almost symbolic. (These are remnants from Biblical, historical, devout traditions. ) But long before later Marian devotions developed, the Church already counted […]

From Troy to Britain: Joseph of Arimathea, Anna, Cadwalladr, and the Sacred Genealogies of Early Britain

From Troy to Britain: Joseph of Arimathea, Anna, Cadwalladr, and the Sacred Genealogies of Early Britain Across medieval Britain, Wales, and continental Europe, a remarkable convergence of royal, ecclesiastical, and Trojan traditions shaped how early British history was understood. Welsh annals, Glastonbury chronicles, Frankish genealogies, and the Brut tradition all preserve overlapping memories linking Britain […]

The Biblical Light Has Come: Why December 25 Belongs to Christ — Even If He Was Born at Tabernacles

THE BIBLICAL LIGHT HAS COME: Why December 25 Belongs to Christ — Even If He Was Born at Tabernacles (the inversion, “the shadow of things to come…”, the photo negative) Why December 25 Belongs to Christ — Even If He Was Born at Tabernacles** A theological, historical, and creation-based defense for honoring Christ on December […]

Christian Moral Tradition & National Identity in Ukraine and Russia

Christian Moral Tradition & the Civilizational Divide Between Ukrainians and Russians A Western response to points raised at the Kyiv seminar and requested for wider English circulation At Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko (the Red Building), a seminar was recently held under the theme:“Christian morality and traditionalism among Ukrainians and Russians — where […]

The Celtic–Piast Royal Continuum

The Celtic–Piast Royal Continuum Rivers, dynasties, and a Western heart in Ukraine Table of contents (for readers’ convenience only):The Western Heart of Rus’ · Rivers as a Civilizational Spine · Płock and the Piast House-Signature · Silesia/Oleśnica and the Brunswick Lattice · Insular Monastic Currents & Gothic Literacy · Harald Hardrada as a Living Bridge […]

Pastoral Handout for the Advent Season

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 […]

🕊 Watchman News Syndicates: Linking Heritage, Sovereignty & Truth in the Modern Age

🕊 Watchman News Syndicates: Linking Heritage, Sovereignty & Truth in the Modern Age Watchman News Syndicates connects readers to trusted independent sources that cut through global noise — emphasizing moral governance, honest economics, and cultural heritage. We bring together leading libertarian, technocracy-critical, and heritage-focused voices to help readers make sense of today’s shifting world. Independent […]

Local Reciprocity, Fragmented Loyalties, and the Political Vacuum That Totalitarianism Exploited

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

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

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, […]