The French Revolution is often held up as part of the fruit of the “enlightenment,” and indeed it is. But this is not something that should necessarily be celebrated. During the revolution Catholicism came under direct persecution within the nation often called the first daughter of the Church. Today we celebrate some [...]
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The article excerpt below from Catholic Exchange, Catholicism - A Hate Crime in Canada?, describes the opening acts of a larger movement in the western world.
“If one, because of one’s sincerely held moral beliefs, whether it be Jew, Muslim, Christian, Catholic, opposes the idea of same-sex marriage in Canada, is that considered ‘hate’?”The question was [...]
Creative Minority Report: Despise Not Prophecy But Prove All Things
St Paul tells us “not to despise prophecy, but to prove all things.” I want to present to you a 400 yr. old prophecy from Mother Mariana and ask you, does it prove itself trustworthy? Mother Mariana tells us about the situation the Church and the [...]
Our pastor, an Irish fellow who has seen a lot happen over his many years as a priest, was concluding our daily mass today. After the final blessing he tells those the daily mass goers that the school will be having their mass shortly and would those staying after mass for the rosary be [...]
“We believed that after the Council would come a day of sunshine in the history of the Church. But instead there has come a day of clouds and storms, and of darkness … And how did this come about? We will confide to you the thought that may be, we ourselves admit in free discussion, [...]
I thought this cartoon was rather humorous, but you know - we Catholics actually have something like this.
In fact it is a sacrament. We call it reconciliation or confession.
Christ talked about it - it is a gift. You can read about it in Jn 20:22-23, Mt 16:19, Mt18:18. Christ gave [...]
Check out this video. It is in Spanish with English subtitles. It is powerful - at least I found it so.
If you are not praying the rosary, start today.
If you need guidance check out this link to the Rosary Center.
If you haven’t seen this yet, you need to.
If you haven’t been under a rock, you know that the Pope arrives tomorrow for a pastoral visit to the US. If you haven’t been praying for a successful visit, then get started.
Catholic World News : Pope asks prayers for trip to US
“After leading the Regina Caeli prayer, the Holy Father asked for prayers [...]
You’ve got to love Cardinal Arinze - I do.
Here are a couple of great excerpts (given in a very light, jovial manner):
“To the person who says, ‘Personally, I am against abortion, but then if people really want to do it I leave them free’ you can say ‘You are a member of the senate [...]
In today’s Off The Record, Diogenes provides a quote worth repeating.
“You see, an earnest secularist can tell us when we’re jeopardizing our dignity.
The job of a bishop is to warn us when we’re jeopardizing our souls.”
Sunday my family and I attended the Extraordinary Form (Tridentine, Traditional Latin Mass, whatever your preferred term) for the first time that we can remember. My wife and I were both born before the switch to the Norvus Ordo, but we were too young to remember anything. I have a few thoughts from [...]
Today is the day we celebrate the annunciation of our Lord. Typically this is on March 25th (9 months before Christmas), but because the 25th was in Easter Week, it was moved to today.
This is the day that Mary said yes. This is the day that the Lord was made incarnate. His [...]
IRAQ The archbishop of Mosul is dead - Asia News
Mosul (AsiaNews) - The Chaldean archbishop of Mosul is dead. Archbishop Faraj Rahho was kidnapped last February 29 after the Stations of the Cross. His kidnappers gave word of his death, indicating to the mediators where they could recover the body of the 67-year-old prelate.
Eternal [...]
It has been 10 days, the Archbishop is still missing, and we are still not hearing about this in the United States other than in the Catholic press. Pray for this Archbishop of the Church and for our Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq. Pray! Pray! Pray!
For more information, link here.
Kirkuk, Mar. 11, 2008 (CWNews.com) [...]
I recently read that some people find it difficult to confess their sins to a priest.
HELLO - it SHOULD be hard!
If it isn’t hard, then you might want to look at how well you examine your conscience. Are you really examining where the sin is.
We are all on a journey - some of [...]
Someone recently described my belief in the existence of Satan (and presumably my belief in Christ and the sacred nature of his bride the Church and what she teaches) as a fairytale, and that my life must therefore be sad. This shows the great divide between believers and unbelievers.
I am certain that people who don’t [...]
Please pray for the Christians in Iraq. They are so often not mentioned in mainstream media coverage, but the violence toward them continues. This ancient Church is in danger. They need our prayers and whatever support we can provide. Please pray for Archbishop Rahho and the entire Chaldean Church.
CNS STORY: Kidnappers [...]
You may want to read this excellent article with Archbishop Burke on Catholic Identity. Reading these words helps the faithful Catholic to persevere and may help others to see Truth. Here is an excerpt.
Oftentimes, members of the faithful have commented to me that it’s really a challenge these days to be a Catholic. [...]
I sometimes encounter people that are Catholic in Name Only. I am not talking about those people who claim to be “cultural Catholics” (another term for fallen away Catholics). No, I am talking about those who reject the dogma of the Church. Those who have an agenda to “change” the Church into [...]
