Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
It wasn’t 1985 anymore, and he wasn’t in Bedford Falls. It was 2016: Barack Obama sat in the White House as the most pro-abortion president in history, and same-sex marriage had become legal in every state. In just three years as pontiff, Pope Francis had unsettled the hearts of millions of faithful Catholics with a … Read more
Father Lew is also a great supporter of the tried-and-tested idea of what he calls the Bavarian style of praying the Rosary — “Bavarian” way because he sees it as very popular in Bavaria and the south of Germany. “It’s not quite scriptural, but it’s almost there.” Simply, at the end of the Hail Mary … Read more
Patrick Peyton was dying. The year was 1938. A seminarian at the University of Notre Dame, Peyton had to face the doctor’s news: “You have tuberculosis.” A year later, “the doctor said, we don’t know if you’re going to make it,” said Fr. David S. Marcham, Vice Postulator and Guild Director for the cause of … Read more
Pope Pius IX recognized the moral and spiritual deception at the heart of communism. On November 9, 1846, Pope Pius IX issued an encyclical titled Qui Pluribus, a Latin phrase that translates as “to the many.” Pius was writing during a period of great political and social upheaval. Across the continent, food shortages, unemployment, and … Read more
Men are not inspired by diversity, equity, and inclusion. Whatever else they may be, these are not masculine qualities. Young men are simply not signing up to become priests — certainly not in the numbers that they used to. According to the Vatican’s Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, the past 12 years have seen a continuing decline … Read more
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Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Matthew 6:24 Related PostsViganò Justly Excommunicated, but There Is More To Do Top Catholic bishop calls wokeness and identity politics ‘pseudo-religions’ Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate Many Titles of Christ from Scripture Past, Present, and Future
Fairy tales do not give a child his first idea of bogy. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of the bogy. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to … Read more
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. G.K. Chesterton Related Posts“A tree is known by its fruit” Spiritual Healing and Health A higher calling: Catholic priest turns 90, continues to devote life in service to the church Catholic scholar addresses … Read more
I find absolutely no grounds for optimism, and I have every reason for hope. Fr. Paul Mankowski (quoting Wilfrid Sheed) Related PostsAppalachia As Pop Culture Lures Kids Toward The Occult, Neutrality Toward Witchcraft Isn’t Enough Prayer and Mass Enrollments with the Marians World Down Syndrome Day: Those With Disabilities Are Vital Members of the Church … Read more
Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz Related PostsPriestcraft, then & now Jews: Deo Gratias! Merry Christmas! The Bioethicist Pandemic My Lord
Piety is one of the popular virtues, whereas soap and Socialism are two hobbies of the upper middle class. G.K. Chesterton Related PostsLumpenintellectuals There’s No Such Thing as a Value-Neutral Education The Temptations of Power Jesus, I trust in You! Refusal
The Holy Spirit of discipline flees deceit and withdraws from senseless counsels. Wisdom 1:5 Related PostsA Wearying Pontificate Nears Its End “Spiritual” – G.K. Chesterton Can Modernity Tolerate a Righteous Catholic Life? What Is the Difference Between a Lay Eucharistic Minister and a Costco Sample Lady?? Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. Fred Allen Related PostsDeath in the modern age – and how to prepare as a Catholic Humility and Failure and Trust The Devilish Cunning of Fr. James Martin Put Not Your Faith in Princes Biden and the Disunited Catholic Front
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw Related PostsThe Lives of the Martyrs Walgreens Is Expensive, Not Racist The Horrid Consequences of Rent Control Stop Following the Science — Follow #TheScience King Ezana of Aksum and the Rise of Christian Ethiopia
Sinners make the best saints. graffiti Johnny Cash – God’s Gonna Cut You Down Related PostsThe Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom [Full Film] Pope Leo XIV: Say This at Communion or Miss Heavenly Graces The wisest way…. Happy warriors Human history is defined by the clash between good and evil, … Read more
Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of Your just punishments, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Your grace to sin … Read more
Be gone Satan! Lord, I am perishing, save me. Related PostsThe secret of life On the right side of history? A myth of moral progress Abandoned Catholicism is counter cultural Beginning again
Praise the Lord for He Is Good. For His mercy endures forever. Related PostsHow to Win the West (Again) Male and Female He Made Them The World is Passing Away – Msgr. Charles Pope Evil Progressive Adoption Politics A Harvard Professor’s Conversion to Catholicism
Not 2 worry! Msgr. Jerry Calovini Related PostsExorcists: 9 practices to avoid when fighting the devil Clergy Sexual Abuse More Than a Slab of Meat: The Worth of the Soul Mercy Clarence Thomas’ Remarks Reveal America’s True Culture War
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me. Related PostsThe Left’s Normalization Of Collective Guilt Is Ripping America Apart Catholicism’s Ghost How I Joined the Resistance Discouragement In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ I will begin this day.
Holy Spirit of truth, let me see others as You see them. Related PostsParents, Don’t Be Fooled: Demonic Atmosphere Brought the ‘Hellish Result’ at Astroworld Concert Dare we hope? Finding the Bishops We Need Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance Advent Hymn: Rorate Caeli Desuper
St. Fiacre and St. Francis of Rome, help us drive safely and have good and right judgement, patience, wisdom, mercy and charity, and keep us and our passengers safe while driving. Related PostsCorporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy Msgr. Charles Pope Homily March 3, 2024 Abandoning the Church Has No Appeal for Traditionalists The Elusive … Read more
I ask my guardian angel to help me have faith, hope, love, gratitude, mercy and forgiveness, repentance, humility, charity, chastity, compassion, patience, a clean tongue, perseverance, self-control, wisdom, joy and good cheer. Related PostsWhat Is Catholic About the ‘Catholic Health Association’? Rosary and the Lord From anxiety about the future, Deliver me Jesus. The Barack … Read more
BVM, St. Joseph, St. Monica and St. Jude Thaddeus, help arrange Divine Appointments to have all of our grandchildren baptized and to bring our children and grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and all their significant others back to the Church and to prayer. Related PostsAn optimistic rejoinder Jump off the media’s fear-and-panic bandwagon I … Read more