Unwanted Priest

Fr. Bryan Houghton’s journey explores the profound impact of faith and tradition amid the upheaval of the Second Vatican Council. Initially raised Protestant, he embraced Catholicism and the priesthood, committed to traditional practices of worship and sacrifice. As liturgical reforms unfolded in the 1960s, he grappled with a crisis of conscience regarding the changes to the Mass. Ultimately, he chose to resign from his curacy, retreating to southern France to live a life of prayer and preserve the Tridentine Mass, while documenting his experiences in memoirs.