Oh, sorry, I noticed you picked on the philosopher and I thought we were playing the game "Let's find each others' typos." My bad.

It's "believe", not "beleive".

If I remember correctly, the investigating group for Fr.Marcial Maciel of the Legionaires of Christ suggest that there shouldn't be any attachment to the cult of personality (my paraphrasing here). The unfortunate thing is that history tends to repeat itself and people just don't seem to learn. Instead of focusing on the message, people are attracted to the personality. I guess we need to re-visit Matthew 23 (http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew23.htm).

Regardless of the support/condemnation he gets, I think it's unfair to compare him with Anton LaVey (who is a totally different matter). Whatever vested interests people have in this matter, people should really take a serious look in the mirror and consider a serious examination of conscience when they think (Fr) Corapi is comparable to LaVey. As always, I'll only continue to pray that the truth be revealed eventually - that's all, nothing more and nothing less. There is no need to sink to the … [More]

As a former staunch atheist for 7 years, I think Fr. Barron hits the nail on the head. Many, if not all, atheists are a bunch of angry people. Never stop praying for them though. I'm pretty sure the priest I blurted out to "God doesn't exist!" didn't stop praying for me over 20 years ago. Fr. Barron is so right!

Rather than pussyfooting around Canon 1253, I'll stick to Canon 1251 - thank you very much!

Can. 1251 "Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday."

I'm no canon lawyer but to me Canon 1251 is crystal clear.

However, Can. 1253 states "The conference of bishops can determine more precisely the observance of fast and abstinence as well as substitute other forms of penance, especially works … [More]

ACL - Indeed, some "higher authorities" are problematic. The Church might as well scrapped the N.O. Mass for Christ's sake (no pun intended).

ACL - Then they should be reported to a higher authority. Do nothing and the whole 'dog's breakfast' saga never ends.

@ACL Maaaaate! Why wait when people can attend / demand the Old Mass, which (after much consideration) is uncompromising. As you've mentioned it "Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi".

Deo gratias, the kumbayah Mess (with an E) is cancelled but this ain't the end of such Novus Ordo nonsense.

Deo gratias! I'm glad the Cardinal came to his senses but this ain't the end of this Novus Ordo nonsense.

WOW that's some retarded reasoning. I wonder where the authors of that study graduated from. Even someone with half a brain could tell that reasoning is flawed.

Is that a woman priestess next to the kumbayah Scottish Archbishop?

"The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 - 2000)" http://www.unodc.org/pdf/crime/seventh_survey/7sc.pdf

The US has a 2.97% per 100000 inhabitants when it comes to homicides with a firearm in 1999. Switzerland has 1.01% in 1999 and 0.53% in 2000. Singapore, which has zero tolerance, has none in 1999 and 0.2% in 2000.

So Switzerland has the lowest in the world? Who are they trying to fool?

Go figure!

It is rather amateurish/simplistic to suggest that because most Swiss have guns therefore they have the lowest crime rate in the world. Correlation does not equate to causation. Furthermore, this correlation could also be illusory correlation, meaning there might be a statistical significance but it doesn't mean any thing at all. What would explain gun violence in the US and Canada?

@ ACLumsden - Too right! I'm still getting the hard copies of the Breviarium Romanum once Baronius Press releases them.

This is a much needed message!!!

http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=13375

It's time to flush out the kumbahyah priests and bishops!

Thank you for saying YES to becoming a priest.

C'est très intéressant!

Thank you Ira! A friend of mine died of liver cancer on Feb 1 this year. He was at peace as well as a result of his faith.

points.

SSPX recognizes the successions of Popes. SHF is silence on the Papacy (red flag!!!). Instead it is encouraging people to attend their Masses to find out. I agree with the validity argument. It doesn't mean it is licit. For anyone or any group not the recognize the Papacy is setting themselves up as sede vacantists, would you not agree?

OK, as long as it is clear to people that they are not in communion, I know what you mean.

Servants of the Holy Family is not in communion with Rome.

Thank you for taking this journey! I'll offer my prayer for him.

There was another person in history who was against multiculturalism. His name is Adolf Hitler. I hope this is not what this video is insinuating.

Yup and I'm not ashamed to admit that I had a little conversation with St. Therese of Liseux one day on my way to the TLM to ask her whether I should continue. When I stepped off the bus, I smelt roses. I was the only person getting off the bus and it was right in the middle of winter. The church is another 7-8 minutes walk and I kept smelling roses on the way there. The church is called St. Therese of Liseux parish/shrine!

I've been to one of those kumbayah Masses (sorry, Messes). Never again! Once I've discovered the Traditional Latin Mass, it's very clear to me.

WOW I wouldn't mind being his personal chef.

No problemo. Here's some more info about this group: http://www.rickross.com/reference/general/general692.html

I did some digging and here is what I've found: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3919039/detail.html

I also went to their website and could not find any information about their connection to the Pope. Hmmm, at least the SSPX recognizes B16 as the current Pope.

Pardon my ignorance. Why is one of the servers dressed up like a Cardinal? Seems like he is wearing a zuchetto.

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible." - St. Thomas Aquinas.

Why are people continuing to search for the Truth when the Truth is the Truth?!

holyrope

This news is a bit old but I think the sentiments are not old: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/german_jesuit_at_vatican_radio_dreams_of_women_cardinals/

holyrope. Canon in D is my favorite classical. For some reason, listening to it puts my brain to an overdrive. So I love listening to it when I'm doing serious work.

Interesting

Thanks Holyrope. I know I'll pass through Singapore some time in the future so I'll stop by that church.

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REVTHREEVS21, thanks for your detailed comments, which I enjoyed reading. Can you tell us why was it that a few Protestant ministers were invited to the Second Vatican Council as "consultants" and then the Church suddenly had an the Novus Ordo Mass that mirrors the Lutheran mass?

Bravo B16! I've mentioned it before that Fr. Gabriele Amorth has mentioned that whenever he switches to prayers in Latin, the Devil and the demons hate it. It leaves very little to imagination where the opposition to the TLM comes from when bishops and priests oppose the TLM, which has many, many prayers in Latin. :-)

I've shed some tears watching this video because I know they are more than the recent poor examples.

I like Fr. Barron. Straight shooter.

Irapuato, thanks for the video. I know it's not fair to judge the whole order by the poor actions of a few. I do hope the Jesuits will return to their former glory.

I certainly hope Fr. Mitch is an exceptional Jesuit. It's just that I've not heard or met a straight thinking Jesuit. A friend told me that a Jesuit priest celebrates Mass in California by saying "In the name of the Father or Mother, Son and Holy Spirit." Another Jesuit I've met told me to call him Eric. I said "Ok, Father Eric". Now we have a German Jesuit who cannot say that homosexuality is evil. Instead he panders to political correctness like Joel Osteen and in doing so creates more harm … [More]

Are there any straight thinking Jesuits left?

Some kids eventually grow up and stop dressing up as popes, priests, nuns and whatever. These bunch have not grown up and I don't know who is more lunatic - the self-deluding bunch or people who join them.

"When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things." - 1 Corinthians 13:11.

Excellent analysis and comments, as always, Michael! These kumbahyah priests and congregations have turned the Mass into the Mess.

Aaah the FSSP. Love them! Sounds like Fr. Calvin Goodwin commenting.

Which church is this? The next time I visit Singapore, I'll be sure to attend Mass there.

Good comparison. This looks and sounds like Fr. Novak SSPX if I'm not mistaken.

O yeah baby!

"We have to constantly fight that we possess the truth", "They have to think what they say is the truth" and "We have to allow ourselves to be criticized and then we won't become ideologues".

My reading into this Jesuit professor's comments (I wish he can provide further clarifications) is that Christianity does not or may not hold the truth. Then why should you and I continue to believe what we believe? Allow ourselves to be criticized? Well, we will always be criticized for what we believe, … [More]

Thank you for the update about the talks between the SSPX and Rome. I too have been following the developments for a few years now. I've been attending the TLM offered by the FSSP and now the Oratorians for about a year now - recent convert from the N.O. I was hoping there would be new developments leading onto the full integration of the Society. However, I'm not surprised with the outcome. Maybe this is just my wishful thinking - that one day there will be a full integration.

WOW. Beautiful.

Your point being? Fr should speak like Archbishop Sheen then?

Check and follow the comments that follow the short article too:

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/01/the-kerfuffle-in-thiberville-france-seems-to-be-resolved-for-now/

Individuals are unique and I don't care if Father is going to chant or sing or dance to get the message across as long as the message gets across. How boring would it be if everyone starts talking like Archbishop Sheen (nice and passionate guy but it's just not everyone's style).

http://catinfor.com/en/2010/03/29/cong-clergy-rejects-appeal-of-parish-priest-in-thiberville/

Any knows any thing about Cardinal Hummes?

I think we already know that this kumbayah bishop is flakey. What's even more interesting is who denied this priest's appeal? What were the reasons? Wouldn't you all wanna know? I do.

According to another blog (I can't vouch for the authenticity of the information but here it is http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2011/01/final-chapter-in-thiberville-affair.html), the kumbayah bishop went up as high as the Apostolic Signatura in Rome. Apparently, Fr. Michel's appeals were denied three times. I … [More]

I'm not sure about the chronological order of the events. According to http://www.theanglocatholic.com/2010/01/the-bishop-of-evreux-has-backed-off/ (posted on Jan 10, 2011), the kumbahyah bishop, Bishop Nourrichard, backed off. Bravo to the nuncio, Archbishop Ventura, for setting things right.

After a second look at the video and some pondering, I think B16 is being or trying to be prophetic here. He says that in 2017 there will be "an important moment of common celebration." Is he prophesying the reversion of the Lutherans (or maybe a fraction of the Lutherans like the Anglo-Catholics) back into the Catholic Church? Hmmmmmmm.

Gregory, it's not a question about leaving the Church. The traditionalists have NEVER left the Church nor am I planning to leave the Church. Instead, they were (and still are) sidelined and suppressed. Some groups and individuals have the courage to speak up. There have been examples of Popes that have been rebuked by the Saints. Let's start with St. Peter who was rebuked by St. Paul for hypocrisy in Galatians 2: 11-14. There's also St. Catherine of Siena who rebuked Popes Gregory XI and Urban. … [More]

P.S. I'd rather be in an irregular position with the Church and be 100% Catholic than this B.S. that we keep seeing and hearing in the Novus Ordo.

Oh my goodness. I'm seriously considering switching over to the SSPX given more and more nonsense.

There is plenty of room in the Catholic Church and you'll be warmly welcomed :-)

I don't really understand the dense theological reasoning behind B16's comment about the common celebration of the publication of Luther's theses, which split the church further. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.

Hmm, since she's married to another professor who is Jewish, does that mean that her daughters are only going to be half as good because they are only half Chinese?

Two wrongs don't make it right. Abortion is an ideology that can only be fought through prayer and education, not more violence.

There's none of this bullsh!t in a Traditional Latin Mass.

Looks like a Protestant service to me.

Excellent video. A couple more tips to add to the litany of tips that are provided:

1. Regular prayers throughout the day (especially right after waking up, evening and a thorough examination of conscience before bed time) &
2. Prayer to St. Michael

What's the name of this chant? It's so haunting but beautiful.

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Excellent presentation. Catholics = 1; Protestant = 0.

What an incredible voice and an incredible soul!

This is a very, very inspirational video. As Fr. Worthley points out how many priests are resistant to learning the TLM, I say how many laities are also resistant either through laziness and/or apathy. I too have benefited tremendously since switching over fully to the TLM. I too have found it challenging at first. When you put your mind to it and learn the Mass that the saints used to celebrate, it will become second nature. Invest in a good Daily Roman Missal with the Latin and English side … [More]

oooook I don't understand why this video is being posted here and we have a minister of the Free Church Continuing in this video suggesting that the Papacy is the anti-Christ. Quoting Thessalonians, he said "The one who takes ... who is the anti-Christ claims to be the ... takes the seat of Christ. Now Hitler didn't do that. Mohammad doesn't do that ..." He is not suggesting any particular Pope but the office.

This is a desperate attempt at stabbing the successors of Peter. As it is written in … [More]

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WOW! I've never seen such a show of force on gloria.tv apart from the recent consecration of the chapel at the seminary in Nebraska.

Seems like there are certain shepherds (bishops) who are afraid to allow the Traditional Latin Mass to flourish. Bishop Moran must be living under a rock!

I wish more Catholics who use Protestant inspired and style music would see the sense in switching over to Gregorian chants for Mass.

She can go on "celebrating" her own mass according to her own rubrics. As far as I'm concerned, it's an empty mass with no legitimate authority! I can only pray and hope these people will come to their senses. As far as the comment about the "traditional church" pushing children to other denominations and religions that seemingly have "equality" goes, this argument has been used by various shades of liberals to dumb down tradition and the real Mass. You can bring a horse to the water but you … [More]

Does any one know what's the chant in this video?

Their singing is divine. Support them by buying their CD.