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‘Undistorted, in Deed and Truth’: The Conversion Story of Former SSPX-Lefebvrist Fr. Reid Hennick

On Feb. 18, 2025, we reported on a priest convert to Sedevacantism from the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX or FSSPX): Father Reid Hennick.

Fr. Hennick has since joined the U.S.-based Roman Catholic Institute of Bp. Donald Sanborn and now serves as pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

The following video is of a talk Fr. Hennick gave on Oct. 4, 2026, at St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church in West Chester, Ohio. In less than half an hour, Fr.… READ MORE

Father Reid Hennick leaves SSPX

Society of St. Pius X Priest Becomes Sedevacantist

Ordained for the SSPX in 2016: Fr. Reid Hennick

Father Reid Hennick was ordained a priest for the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) on June 3, 2016, by Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta.

On Feb. 12, 2025, Fr. Hennick published a one-page letter in which he announced he was leaving the Society because he could not in good conscience continue his ministry in it, having adopted the sedevacantist position.

“…I have come to the conclusion that the Holy See has been vacant since the Second Vatican Council — a conclusion with profound implications for the apostolate”, Fr.… READ MORE