DC1 St. Athanasius of Alexandria – The Doctors of the Church with Dr. Matthew Bunson From Vatican.va, an excerpt from the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI General Audience 2007: Athanasius was undoubtedly one of the most important and revered early Church Fathers. But this great Saint was above all the impassioned theologian of the Incarnation of the Logos, the Word of God who – as the Prologue of the fourth Gospel says – “became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1: 14). For this very reason Athanasius was also the most important and tenacious adversary of the Arian heresy, which at that time threatened faith in Christ, reduced to a creature “halfway” between God and man, according to a recurring tendency in history which we also see manifested today in various forms. In all likelihood Athanasius was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in about the year 300 A.D. He received a good education before becoming a deacon and secretary to the Bishop of Alexandria, the great Egyptian metropolis. As a close …More
I put to thought as to why , all of a sudden, we now have violent acts upon the Novus Ordo from the Hebrews........... Apostasy, Desecration of the Altar - the Holy of Holies, and the outright violation of the Very First Commandment with Pachamama. This is the Lord God Yahweh speaking through his people, as the Novus Ordo have abandoned the faith and forsaken Christ himself. Repent.
Israeli Army Demolishes Catholic Monastery and Nuns’ School in Southern Lebanon Today, the Israeli army demolished a monastery and a school run by the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the southern Lebanese town of Yaroun. Lebanon’s national news agency said the school was one of the most prominent educational institutions in the Bint Jbeil district and had educated thousands of students from surrounding towns. Israel has continued attacks in Lebanon despite a "ceasefire" extended through May 17.
The Israeli army demolished a monastery and a school run by the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the southern Lebanese town of Yaroun.
The writing is on the wall. For those who have eyes, see! Israel eliminated Gaza. Look at pictures; rubble. They also killed and drove out people living in Gaza. Southern Lebanon will be annexed by Israel. They are clearing the ground; leveling towns and buildings and driving the Lebanese out.
They do these things because they hate the Catholic faith and they know Trump will say not a word against it. Billions of American taxpayer dollars will continue to flow freely into Israel .
Prominent Vatican journalists Edward Pentin and Diane Montagna decried the Vatican’s recent reception and celebration of the Anglican female “archbishop” of Canterbury as scandalous and “absurd.” Montagna on Monday quoted from Pope Leo XIV’s address to Sarah Mullally in which he referred to “new problems” that “have arisen in recent decades, rendering the pathway to full communion” between the Catholic Church and Anglicans “more difficult to discern.” “Of course, chief among these new problems is the fact that a woman dressed in liturgical attire is now being passed off – and celebrated by the Vatican and even by the Pope – as someone who seemingly has valid Orders when she doesn’t – first because she’s a woman and second because she’s an Anglican,” Montagna wrote. She highlighted the fact that Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, had gone so far as to “bow” before her and make the Sign of the Cross “as though receiving a real …
Beatification of Pope John Paul II - May 1 2011 Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State for 26 years from October 1978 to his death, on 2 April 2005. Since his death, many thousands of people supported the case for beatifying and canonising Pope John Paul II as a saint. His formal beatification ceremony took place on 1 May 2011. Beatification of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia
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Ah, and by the way, with this statement, Prevost clearly indicates that he has never renounced the apostasy of worshipping Pachamama: "Everything we hear today regarding synodality, we were already doing in Chulucanas back in the 1980s."
The United States Department of Justice released on April 30 a 548-page report on how the Biden administration targeted believing Christians, including traditional Catholics. The report concludes that the Biden administration “zealously pursued actions to limit Christians’ ability to act in accordance with their faith,” particularly those holding traditional biblical views on abortion, sexuality, and gender. Among the report’s findings is that the FBI’s Richmond Field Office treated traditional Catholics as potential extremists, including churches associated with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. The FBI expanded its scrutiny after interviewing Xavier Louis Lopez, a self-described “radical traditional Catholic Clerical Fascist” convicted of possessing destructive devices. Agents opened a formal law-enforcement “Guardian profile” on his church and interviewed his priest, despite the parish having no involvement in his crimes. Agents also tracked the priest’s jail visits to Lopez …More
CATECHISM OF PERSEVERANCE : AN HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL,MORAL, AND LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION Translated from the French of Mgr Gaume by REV. F. B. JAMISON - COURSE SECOND - CHAPTER 21. - Of union with our Lord, the new Adam, by by faith-Sixth and seventh articles of the Creed....Download, print, and above all share !
In the Philippines, we have this deeply beautiful tradition, Flores de Mayo, sometimes called Flores de Maria, culminating in the Santacruzan. At its heart, it’s simple: an entire month dedicated to honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. Not just externally, but through prayer, devotion, and a kind of Marian culture that used to shape entire communities. And then you get to the Santacruzan, the grand finale. A lot of people forget this part, but it’s not even just about Our Lady directly, it’s about the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine. So what you have is this rich, layered Catholic tradition: history, devotion, theology, symbolism. It’s not shallow. It’s actually pretty profound. But somewhere along the way, things shifted. What used to be an act of devotion started turning into something else. Now, for many people, the highlight isn’t the meaning, it’s the spectacle. The gowns, the styling, the presentation. Who wore what, who looked the best …More
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 14,7-14. Jesus said to his disciples: “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, "Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me …More
Aus dem Heiligen Evangelium nach Johannes - Joh 14,7-14. In jener Zeit sprach Jesus zu seinen Jüngern: Wenn ihr mich erkannt habt, werdet ihr auch meinen Vater erkennen. Schon jetzt kennt ihr ihn und habt ihn gesehen. Philippus sagte zu ihm: Herr, zeig uns den Vater; das genügt uns. Jesus sagte zu ihm: Schon so lange bin ich bei euch und du hast mich nicht erkannt, Philippus? Wer mich gesehen hat, hat den Vater gesehen. Wie kannst du sagen: Zeig uns den Vater? Glaubst du nicht, dass ich im Vater bin und dass der Vater in mir ist? Die Worte, die ich zu euch sage, habe ich nicht aus mir selbst. Der Vater, der in mir bleibt, vollbringt seine Werke. Glaubt mir doch, dass ich im Vater bin und dass der Vater in mir ist; wenn nicht, dann glaubt aufgrund eben dieser Werke! Amen, amen, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, wird die Werke, die ich vollbringe, auch vollbringen und er wird noch größere als diese vollbringen, denn ich gehe zum Vater. Alles, um was ihr in meinem Namen bitten werdet, …More
Why do the righteous suffer while the wicked prosper? Why is it that those striving for righteousness are often beset by trials, sorrows, and infirmity, while the transgressor appears to dwell in uninterrupted peace? Consider the hunter: he wastes no arrow on the carcass, nor does he strike the prey already bound within his cage. In this same manner, the Devil—the Great Hunter of Souls—sets his sights only upon those who are spiritually vibrant. He does not waste his strength on those who already wear his chains; he reserves his fury for the one attempting to escape. To the spiritually dead, he grants a false peace—the quiet of the graveyard. A Call to Vigilance: Let not the heart be deceived by a season of ease, for the silence of the Enemy is often the greatest proof of his ownership. The peace of the sinner is not a blessing; it is a numbing anesthetic administered before the final blow. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, …More
Warum leiden die Gerechten, während es den Gottlosen gut geht? Warum werden diejenigen, die nach Gerechtigkeit streben, oft von Prüfungen, Sorgen und Schwäche heimgesucht, während der Übertreter in ununterbrochenem Frieden zu wohnen scheint? Betrachte den Jäger: Er verschwendet keinen Pfeil auf den Kadaver, noch trifft er die Beute, die bereits in seinem Käfig gebunden ist. Auf die gleiche Weise richtet der Teufel – der große Seelenjäger – sein Augenmerk nur auf diejenigen, die geistig lebendig sind. Er verschwendet seine Kraft nicht mit denen, die bereits seine Ketten tragen; er reserviert seinen Zorn für den, der zu entkommen versucht. Den geistig Toten gewährt er einen falschen Frieden – die Stille des Friedhofs. Ein Aufruf zur Wachsamkeit: Lasst das Herz nicht durch eine Zeit der Erleichterung getäuscht werden, denn das Schweigen des Feindes ist oft der größte Beweis für sein Eigentum. Der Friede des Sünders ist kein Segen; es ist ein betäubendes Betäubungsmittel, das vor dem …More
Oh, Tom, I love this. It is so, so true. We could benefit, perhaps, in those hard moments by going into our rooms, closing the door, getting on our knees and begging Our Blessed Mother for the right things to say and to help us be the kind of Mother she is.
Prestigious doctor leaves a crowded room stunned after asking pro-abortion politicians: "If abortion is healthcare, my question is: what disease are you treating?"
Acts of the Apostles 13,44-52. On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said. Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.'" The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe, and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region. The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory. …More
Apostelgeschichte 13,44-52. Am Sabbat nach der ersten Predigt des Paulus in Antiochia versammelte sich fast die ganze Stadt, um das Wort des Herrn zu hören. Als die Juden die Scharen sahen, wurden sie eifersüchtig, widersprachen den Worten des Paulus und stießen Lästerungen aus. In jenen Tagen sagten Paulus und Barnabas zu den Juden: Euch musste das Wort Gottes zuerst verkündet werden. Da ihr es aber zurückstoßt und euch selbst des ewigen Lebens für unwürdig erachtet, siehe, so wenden wir uns jetzt an die Heiden. Denn so hat uns der Herr aufgetragen: Ich habe dich zum Licht für die Völker gemacht, bis an das Ende der Erde sollst du das Heil sein. Als die Heiden das hörten, freuten sie sich und priesen das Wort des Herrn; und alle wurden gläubig, die für das ewige Leben bestimmt waren. Das Wort des Herrn aber verbreitete sich in der ganzen Gegend. Die Juden jedoch hetzten die vornehmen gottesfürchtigen Frauen und die Ersten der Stadt auf, veranlassten eine Verfolgung gegen Paulus …More
Donald Trump vs Léon XIV : heureuse polémique ktotv Parfois, si regrettable soit-elle, une polémique peut avoir des effets positifs. La récente opposition entre le président des Etats-Unis et le Pape est de celle-là. En critiquant avec une certaine brutalité le pape américain sur les réseaux sociaux, l'irascible Donald Trump a contribué à faire découvrir aux médias du monde entier la stature véritable de Léon XIV. Si l'actuel successeur de Pierre est un homme de nature plus réservée que son prédécesseur, il est aussi un pasteur d'âmes, qui annonce l'Evangile avec une calme obstination à temps et contretemps. Quitte à déplaire aux puissants. Et cela est une bonne chose. Une chronique avec le père Eric de Beukelaer.
UK police arrested nine members of an Islamic sect called the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light on charges of human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, forced marriage, and modern slavery. Over 500 officers raided their gated compound in Crewe, England, where 150 people (including 56 children) live. The group’s leader claims he was appointed by Muhammad.