Rhemes,
I don't know that he needs to discern anything. That's my point. I believe God has already suggested His will to him, and now Mr. Voris has to make a decision. He can certainly consult his own bishop, but I think it would be more heroic to simply heed the request of the Detroit Archdiocese. If he believes that God speaks through the church then the question is only how much does he believe it. The spirit of his apostolate is being tested through patience and obedience. I hope he passes, … [More]

HC,
Straw man case closed (I never opened it). As for your insults toward others and me, they can only defile you. Gloria.tv should outright ban you for that vitriol on a supposedly "more catholic" website. I'M OFFICIALLY MAKING THAT REQUEST. If they don't, that means that they value your input more than mine. And that will be that.

Rhemes,
I spoke my opinion and quoted Saints of the Church, for which I'm apparently a "stupid little man" who would give in to a pedophile as an act of virtue. Go … [More]

Straw man. There's no duty to disobey here. It would actually be quite easy to obey as what is being asked for is neither unreasonable nor immoral.

HC, your vulgarity isn't helping your arguments.

Rhemes, holy obedience doesn't mean obedience only to direct superiors. It means obedience to the will of God and a distaste for one's own will.

Quote me a saint, not a blogger.

"We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church."
--Saint Ignatius of Loyola

”The more we see that any action springs not from the motive of obedience, the more evident is it that it is a temptation of the enemy; for when God sends an inspiration, the very first effect of it is to infuse a spirit of docility.”
--Saint Teresa of … [More]

I just wanted to mention (especially today) that the Holy Family was obedient to a tyrant so that God's will would be fulfilled. I hope that Michael Voris (whom I like) will likewise see God's will in what is happening and follows through in a similar fashion.

Whether we agree with the bishops or not, they are legitimate authority. Due to their special office, they are even more so than our employers, presidents, military leaders, and most certainly Roman emperors.

Salvation comes through the … [More]

The first commenter (ironically named Use Your Brain) says: "We may not agree with that choice [abortion] but that is what makes America great".

I think he/she actually meant "suck" in place of "great".

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two out-of-state doctors who traveled to Maryland to perform late-term abortions have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder under the state's viable fetus law, authorities said. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid … [More]

What? Haven't they heard of online forums where we can beat each other up anonymously?

Gloria.tv may need to change their mantra "the more catholic the better" soon. Oh wait, it's not capitalized. Nevermind.

Welcome back, holyrope3.

SALT LAKE CITY — The state's high court has determined that an unborn child qualifies as a minor child and, therefore, wrongful death lawsuits may be filed on behalf of those who die before birth. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=18590837&title … [More]

Great Scott! That's 1.21 Gigawatts times 28099!

I guess the "polemic" among the faithful at Rorate Caeli just got a bit too real, so they were all told to go to hell as well.


Oh yes, Conan O'Brien may be about to push the envelope on his show. I just thought I'd throw it out there.

SSPXer, I'm sure that's not what God wants for her, so you may have to answer for those comments. "Father forgive them, they know not what they do" is so much more Christian.

Silence! I kill you!

Darrell, I agree with you. I have perused some NDE videos on youtube and I'm shocked at the amount of heresy proclaimed by a number of the "survivors". One particular thing that comes to mind is a "divine being" telling someone that there's no such thing as sin. Buyer beware!

Video title is wrong. I believe it should be "15th of December".

Would causing an atheist to have a heart attack be considered mortally sinful.

Uh, ScoutUK, seriously?!

I don't get what the problem here is. I live in a community where I'm subject to community (HOA) rules also. These are not oppressive government laws and living in such a community is voluntary. Read the rules before buying property there. There may be some negatives, but there are also benefits.

Unless you want statues of the buddha or pagan symbols next door, be careful what you wish for. If you want to evangelize your neighbors, invite them to your home. I really don't like when people … [More]

I'm sure she'll find a boy as nice as they come (to a strip bar).

Hmm, is this really a religious issue? Should we care how retailers want to mark what is essentially just an annual shopping frenzy? Is this how Catholics are to celebrate Advent anyway?

When I was growing up in Poland in the 70's, there was no Christmas shopping season as such. Christmas started on Christmas Eve and shopping and preparation was done mostly privately and only by adults. Yes, we didn't live in a capitalist society, but it also reflected our Catholic culture. As far as I know, … [More]

Sometimes I wonder if we should pray for God's mercy on the world or His accellerated coming.

Our pastor still skips the Confiteor, but to his credit he hears confessions for longer time each week than any other area parish.

So Chuck Norris never visited Saudi Arabia?

On several occasions I attempted to listen to Piotr Natanek, but despite being fluent in Polish (my native language) I could not make heads or tails of his sermons. They seem like rants designed to stir people up against church authorities, using traditional catholicism as his battle cry.

When I saw the video of him cursing reporters in the name of Jesus (yes, CURSING THEM IN THE NAME OF JESUS!), that pretty much convinced me of his spirit. The fact that he has his own compound is further … [More]

If a man look lustfully on a woman, he commits adulterly with her in his heart. So yeah, I guess it's OK for a man to look lustfully on another man. The Lord was clearly only opposed to heterosexual sin... And they want to be taken seriously.

I have a guilty pleasure of watching proximity wingsuit flying on video. Unfortunately, that activity (the flying, not watching I hope) is still so dangerous that it must be considered at least venially sinful. I quit racing bikes partly on the account of the danger involved.

Jeb Corliss, an American veteran of wingsuit flying, is currently preparing for a parachute-less landing attempt.

Gloria.tv staff thinks we should nuke 'em.

"Siri serves as an electronic personal assistant that responds to voice commands for owners of the iPhone 4S. Abortion advocates were outraged to find when Siri was asked questions related to abortion, the phone responded with a list of pregnancy … [More]

As far as I know, this problem was limited to English-speaking countries. In Polish, it has always been "for many", "consubstiantial", "I believe", "Lord God of hosts", etc.

Well, if it needs explanation here, perhaps the joke misses the mark. Here's one that doesn't:

http://orthometer.blogspot.com/2011/11/need-another-reason-to-drop-salt-lake.html

At least we know the artist doesn't hide his anti-Catholic bias. Incidentally, are we deriding Opus Dei for some reason?

I attend Polish language mass on occasion and the difference in the liturgical language (other than the obvious) was always quite startling. "I z duchem Twoim" always sounded normal to me, while "And with your spirit" will take some getting used to. The new language of the Eucharistic prayers is definitely worth paying attention to. Now, if we could only uproot all the bad profane music.

Exactly. Huh?

And then there are the RemnCats, GloriCats, VorCats, and MedjuCats. Which are you? Feel free to add the list of labels.

Yeah, but what does the Vatican say?!.... Just kidding.

I always liked Alan Keyes, but he was just to eloquent for an average voter to grasp, especially in Illinois. Sadly, Obama became the "anointed one" when he won that U.S. senate race. The powers and principalities that be had already made up their mind and he was already on the fast track to the presidency.

Louella, I agree and feel the pain, but it's better to be marked by the sign of the cross than the sign of the ACLU. The servant is not above his master and our victory is in the cross. John 15:20

Our Lady doesn't need the internet to bless anyone, but Ivan does to keep up this farce.

I suspect Catholics for Choice would also come out against "180". Those wacky Catholics, I tell ya!

CCHD was was last weekend. At least in my parish.

I thought about visiting Hel during my Polish visit in May, but didn't get a chance. My friend does windsurfing there.

St. Therese of Child Jesus had a devotion to him. I believe his story was at least in part responsible for her dream of being a missionary martyr.

Yes, it's a parody of a real one where the contestants where asked about evolution being taught in schools.

Would carrying a whip into the temple be allowed? Or does that also automatically become "violence, destruction, and murder"?


Just liberals in church doing their thing. In my homestate of Utah, they tried to have a referendum to ban possession of guns on church property (1999?). When they started pushing it during mass (!!!), I just about threw a fit and had a rather vigorous discussion with the bishop's rep after mass about how they planned on policing such a law. Random checks? Patdowns? … [More]

Aaron,
CITH is an indult given by the Holy See. It means that in cases where it's allowed, it isn't a sin. If you, Holyrope3, or Mother Teresa for that matter still believe it to be sin, naturally you must doubt the Church's authority to give that indult.

This is why I quoted Matthew 18 - to put that doubt into perspective. You can believe that "smoke of Satan has entered the church" for example, but to believe that it has penetrated straight through to the papacy would be akin to saying that … [More]

"Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven" Matt 18:18

http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/communion_in_hand.htm

If you believe that CITH is still a sin, then you must also believe that the Holy See in the current times is not the church that Christ founded.

Copernicus was Roman Catholic not Lutheran. Luther was a contemporary of Copernicus.

Nothing a good snow storm won't fix.

Kinda makes you wonder about all those priests from 1975-1980. When were they trained anyway? It seems that the bulk was around 1960.

Before I assign cause to this effect, I'd be interested in statistics that look a bit further back than Vatican II (perhaps 1900?). Was it already a trend in 1965 or did it begin soon after?

EDIT (I just dug this up):

1920 Priests=21019 Seminarians=8944
1930 Priests=26925 Seminarians=16300
1940 Priests=33912 Seminarians=17087
1950 Priests=42970 Seminarians=25622
1960 Priests=53796 Seminarians=39896
1975 Priests=58909 Seminarians=17802
1980 Priests=58621 Seminarians=13226
1990 Priests=53111 … [More]

If anyone would like to put their $$$ where their mouth is, it would be here (North America):

http://fssp.com/press/contributions/

"As a practicing Roman Catholic, I am at times ashamed of my own religious denomination, yet for whatever reason, I maintain my faith."

What a curious statement by a supposed Catholic.

Well, I had an encounter with a moose today (hiking in the Rockies).

Obedience to someone like Hitler would have been wrong. Surely, you're not making that jump?

Bishop Zurek is Fr. Pavone's legitimate authority (even if he's wrong), so yes, obedience is holy and required by Fr. Pavone's vows. That is not to say that we can't or shouldn't try to sway the bishop's position.

If a politician claiming to be a Catholic supports abortion "rights", let him be anathema, so long as he persists in his sin.
You see bishops, it isn't that hard.

Hmm, that's a bit idealistic. I'd be worried that like Pavlov's dogs, after years of practice a couple may become aroused simply at the sound of "Father, send your Holy Spirit". That could be problematic.

Interesting, thank you.

I'm proud to be Polish.

HC,
Yeah, plagiarism is right up there with copyright violations (a form of plagiarism). People don't seem to care much about it when they make their videos for internet distribution.

Incidentally, the copyright on my avatar has expired.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta%C5%84czyk

Actions speak louder than words. When leaders lead, followers follow. Some excommunications of unrepentant pro-abort politicians would be a good start. Just saying.

Guys, quit being so civil and charitable to each other. This is still the internet you know.

So HC, back to the subject of this article. Do you disagree with the Archbishop about MSNBC, etc.?

Oh no, it looks like the atheists are onto us. They now have a definite proof of our deception. What to do, what to do?!

Apparently, socialists still believe that wealth can only be distributed, rather than created, and that tourists and pilgrims only cost money.



Well, they'll get what's coming to them.

Dear God,
Are cats also my neighbor?

Then again, there's Luke 9:49-50.

Someone please tell me that this is just a promo for a horror flick.

I wish RCTV would quite flashing "PORN", "MASTURBATION", etc. on the screen when I watch these videos at work.

Check out the nun bowing to Micheal Voris @ 3.15

Yeah, what he said.

I saw that disgusting bumper sticker in our church parking lot once. The sheep are clueless and the shepherds are nutless. God have mercy on their souls.

Like I said before, if we are not bound to believe in APPROVED private revelation, why do we suddenly need to believe in UNAPPROVED ones?

Here's a sampler of people's bizarre behavior in Medjugorje:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlPHHl0AjZk

Seriously!? This is why people go there? To stare at the sun and try to destroy their electronic equipment, not to mention the eyes?

"I'll be right there honey. Just a few more shots of the clouds to share with our friends back home"

I see lunacy, not … [More]

"many gay men and lesbians, like their heterosexual counterparts, desire to form stable, long-lasting and committed intimate relationships and are successful in doing so". Yes, I'm sure Satan is most grateful for that long-lasting relationship.

Why wasn't this ointment sold and the money given to the poor? - Judas

Sbpfu,
That JS Award strike close to home, literally. I'm in Utah, so I can probably make some arrangements.

"Every diocese in the United States has tours to Medjugorje and to believe that every diocese in the U.S. and worldwide for that matter for the past 2 1/2 decades has been in violation of the Vatican decree is utter foolishness"

That's the USCCB for ya.

It will be interesting to see how quickly Medjugorje merchants will close shop when the papal commission rules against the alleged visions.

Place your bets now. They will:

1. Close shop immediately
2. Continue spreading the "messages", because "a new papal commission will exonerate them"
3. Become the Medjugorje sheepdogs and offer 50% off all forbidden material before moving on

I'm not really a betting man, but I think #2 is most likely.

July 25, 2011:
"Dear children! May this time be for you a time of prayer and silence. Rest your body and spirit, may they be in God’s love. Permit me, little children, to lead you, open your hearts to the Holy Spirit so that all the good that is in you may blossom and bear fruit one hundred fold. Begin and end the day with prayer with the heart. Thank you for having responded to my call."

January 25. 2011:
“Dear children! Also today I am with you and I am looking at you and blessing you, and I … [More]

kfarley,
It's clear that the "messages" will continue as long as there's money to be made. I hope that the papal commission sees enough of Medjugorje that they won't wait until they cease (they make those rules you know) and rules on it accordingly... Hopefully soon.

Kfarley, you linked to some anonymous person's blog post that offers no references. It only shows that everyone has an opinion.

If indeed Bl. John Paul II was a supporter of Medjugorje (to the end), then I think he dropped the ball in this instance. Yeah, there's definitely something supernatural going on, but exactly what? It's still to be definitively determined by church authority, although the faithful should have already been obedient to the local bishop.

I used to be a fan of unapproved … [More]

Centering prayer is dangerous. It is absolutely NOT the contemplative prayer of Sts. John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. Read their works instead of spreading this error.

We have a lock of her hair at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us.

You know what? I think California is about to get it from the Almighty.

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