'(2) So, dear sisters, be content not to have in this world any pleasure or any beloved, and do not grow tired of denying your own will, remembering what our patriarch St. Francis said, that is, that the most excellent and greatest gift that God’s servant can receive from God in this world is to conquer himself by denying his own will. So he said: “So great is the good that I behold / that every wound is beloved by me, ”in order to show how, through the memory of eternal things, he rejoiced in suffering evil.'
[Saint Catherine of Bologna – XV Century AD; Bologna/Bologna (aged 49); Virgin; Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Teacher; Artist] '[VI] Of the Sixth Weapon. (1) The sixth weapon is the memory of the goods of paradise which are prepared for those who lawfully struggle by abandoning all the vain pleasures of the present life in accord with the saying of the most holy doctor Saint Augustine that it is impossible to enjoy present goods and future ones too. (2) So, dear sisters, be content not to have in this world any pleasure or any beloved, and do not grow tired of denying your own will, remembering what our patriarch St. Francis said, that is, that the most excellent and greatest gift that God’s servant can receive from God in this world is to conquer himself by denying his own will. So he said: “So great is the good that I behold / that every wound is beloved by me,”38 in order to show how, through the memory of eternal things, he rejoiced in suffering evil. (3) And in confirmation of the …More
'St Edmund Gennings' - (FULL FILM) English Martyr St. Edmund Gennings, Elizabethan priest and Martyr, arrested and executed by order of Queen Elizabeth I after ministering to the persecuted Christians of England in the 1580's/1590's, full short biographical film, useful for classrooms and parishes. Saint Edmund Gennings is one of the lesser known of the Martyrs of England yet the account of his life and mission as a hunted young priest in Elizabethan England is worthy of note and interest. This film takes the biographical information that is available on Saint Edmund Gennings and presents it in a 30 minute film using a detailed and clear narrative, devotional and historical paintings, artwork, maps, footage of nature, historical houses and events and simple costumed imagery. Saint Edmund Gennings is linked to many other English Martyrs. He is particularly remembered for his execution outside the home of Saint Swithun Wells after having been captured and tortured for celebrating the …More
hl. Edmund Genings - Gedenktag katholisch: 10. Dezember auch: Jennings als einer der 40 Märtyrer von England: 25. Oktober Name bedeutet: Schützer des Besitzes (althochdt.) Priester, Märtyrer * 1567 in Lichfield in England † 10. Dezember 1591 in Tyburn, heute Teil des Stadtbezirks West End in London in England Edmund Genings konvertierte im Alter von 17 Jahren zum katholischen Glauben und wurde 1590 in Reims zum Priester ordiniert. Nach einigen Jahren des Wirkens in England wurde er bei der Feier einer geheimen häuslichen Messe in London ertappt, gefangen genommen und in Gray's Inn Fields zu Tode gemartert. Mit ihm starben Polydore Plasden, Eustachius White, John Mason, Sydney Hodgson und Swithun Wells. Edmunds Tod bewog seinen jüngeren Bruder John Genings, ebenfalls Katholik zu werden; 1619 konnte er zunächst den Dritten Orden der Franziskaner in England aufbauen, 1629 wurde er Ordensprovinzial für England. Kanonisation: Edmund Genings wurde am 25. Dezember 1929 zusammen …More
Faithful in Charlotte continue to kneel despite efforts of Bishop Michael Martin to discourage the traditional practice by removing kneelers. [Video from July 1, 2025 Mass during Atlanta Province annual meeting, with nine other bishops in attendance].
Absolutely brutal… The EU Commissioner of Industry: "Last month, I was supposed to go to Brazil to discuss a rare earth mine. 3 days before, we were told that the Americans had already come, put money on the table, and bought all production until 2030."
Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it.
"Time and again, I read that myself and other bishops in Germany are no longer Catholic," said Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz, Germany, in his sermon today on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Mainz Cathedral. He insisted that this was nonsense. However, Bishop Kohlgraf admitted that he wants to reinterpret what it means to be Catholic today. He wants to adopt an open attitude and be ready for dialogue. Bishop Kohlgraf refuses to define Catholicism as "an unchanging truth that must be proclaimed at all times, regardless of current issues and developments". Furthermore, he rejected an understanding of Catholic identity that is defined by demarcation. For him, being Catholic is not about "slamming others with doctrines and moral teachings as if throwing a rag at them", but rather striving to understand others and their experiences. He believes in a proclamation that is dialogical and considers the "real-life situations" people face. "For me, being Catholic also means reckoning with …More
Also it was Russia the first country to help us during the scamdemonic plan. Sending a huge cargo plane filled with medical supplies and assortment of medications. If you want to only hear how Russia saved us go into the video about half way in with Eddie. I watched an old video and a reenactment from both Americans and Russians how Russians protected and even carried and ran with American soldiers on their back in WWll. The Americans also helping the Russians. We were never enemies. It was the evil of the world that caused this hatred against Russia. Yet Russia still loves us and still want to be friends and reach out. Not only with the government, but with us as well. Kremlin Chef Titov, Real Reporter, and A French Storyteller - Pilot Season 1 | Episode 4 Russia Up Close is a show that brings Russians and Westerners into direct, honest conversation. Its goal is to break stereotypes, building a two way bridge between Russia and the West, and offer a grounded, human look at life inside …More
The Blessed Virgin Mary does this even though she is already there. Join her as much as possible. Then ask her that your heart beat in love for her and in prayer with her.
The Church now steers us from titles for Mary such a Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix. Our Lady of Guadalupe presents us with another: “The Very Pathway to Eternity.”