Hearkening to the Voice of Women On this solemn day of August 29th, as the Church commemorates the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, the echoes from the dungeon of Machaerus ring louder than ever. We do not honor a man who died for a vague, comfortable ideal; we honor a martyr who shed his blood because he dared to declare a specific, offensive truth to a culture drunk on self-indulgence: It is not lawful for you to have her. The Passion of Saint John is the ultimate warning for our present hour. It lays bare the eternal spiritual battle between the unyielding voice of divine truth and the corrupting spirit of compromise—a spirit fully alive today in the ideology of modern secular feminism. The Tyranny of the Unchecked Will The tragic scene in Herod’s palace is not merely ancient history; it is a masterclass in how Satan operates to subvert God’s order. The Seduction of Autonomy: Herodias refused to submit to the natural and divine law governing marriage. She sought total self-…More
Worse than Germany: A memorial ceremony for Buddhist woman Marta Pezzati, 59, was held on August 20 in the Catholic Church of San Martino in Rebbio, Como, Italy. Pezzati was president of the volunteer association Como Accoglie and was well known locally for her work assisting migrants and refugees. The ceremony was hosted by the parish priest Giusto Della Valle, who had worked with Pezzati on initiatives involving migrants. Two Buddhist monks participated in the ceremony. One of the monks later told LaNuovaBq.it that the event was “not a Mass and not even a funeral, but a remembrance of Marta's generosity.” He said there had been no Catholic liturgy or Catholic prayer. Priest: “She Found God in Budddha” Video recordings show Father Della Valle and another Catholic priest present wearing an alb and stole. During the ceremony, the two Buddhist monks chanted a Buddhist mantra from the ambo. Father Della Valle also spoke about Pezzati's Buddhist faith. He described her as a “woman of …More
Leo XIV Accepts Secularised Mitre as Gift: Rev. Tom McCarthy, a Chicago priest and fellow Augustinian, gave Leo XIV a Chicago White Sox “Pope Hat” at the Vatican. The mitre-shaped hat was originally produced en masse by the Chicago White Sox baseball team as a giveaway for their August 11 game. Leo XIV has been a White Sox fan since childhood and attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
VaticanNews.va has profiled Anna Medeossi, the first woman to serve as rector of a Catholic shrine. The Italian architect and consecrated virgin has served for nearly a year as rector of the Shrine of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria. She initially became involved with the shrine as an architect, working on its renovation. The shrine is visited primarily by Muslims.
[vaticannews] At the Rimini Meeting, we spoke with Anna Medeossi, who has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, about her story of encounter, faith, and listening. By Eugenio Murrali and Andrea Tornielli - Rimini Anna Medeossi has a lively and determined gaze, gentleness in her voice and gestures, and a wisdom that is both humble and profound. An architect originally from the Italian city of Gorizia, she might never have imagined what life would call her to do nearly a year ago: become the first woman in the world to serve as rector of a shrine. That distinction takes on even greater significance because of where the shrine is located: Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, an overwhelmingly Muslim country. Images of the shrine she oversees were seen around the world on the occasion of the beatification of the Martyrs of Algeria. From architecture to caring for the shrine Her arrival at Santa Cruz—where she now also lives as a consecrated virgin …More
God help you @brhenry you're terribly wrong. The false prophet Prevost is heresiarch like Luther. he fancies Luther just like Bergoglio. You talk diabolical inversion
Leo has appointed Bishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera, who was auxiliary bishop of Cuzco since 2021 and had been promoted to the episcopate by Francis, as coadjutor archbishop of Cuzco in Peru. Bishop Estrada is the General Secretary of CELAM, the Latin American Bishops' Council. In July 2024, he referred to migrants as “suffering Christs,” as reported by NCR Online. He also stated that it is incoherent to receive Holy Communion while refusing to recognize Christ in migrants: “You can’t kneel in front of the Eucharist… and not also see that same God in the migrant.” He was chosen as a Synod delegate and is closely associated with the Latin American episcopal current shaped by synodality, social doctrine, Amazon, and the pastoral language of the Francis era. Bishop Estrada also participated this year in the Southern Macro-regional Gathering "Interweaving Voices for Dignity"—presented by Vatican News as part of the preparations for Pope Francis's visit to Peru—which opened without any Catholic …More
A priest has so much flanking them, it is not only the enemy in invisible, the enemy who is visible and their own flesh, the world, who is part of the visible doesn’t stop influencing his make, this is why our Lord told His disciples to pray and watch so they wouldn’t fall, but also He set the example to seek to be alone, fleeing the attention and praise of the masses as, while in His mission given by Almighty Father, He needed to flee the constant distractions the world offered. The most effective Apostle at that time was St John, taking our Lord’s Mother Mary as his own Mother, so to me a priest who doesn’t love our Lady, is an ineffective priest. If only Judas would've thought of our Lord instead of himself, if only he would've love our Lady, it wouldn’t mattered Judas being a thief, traitor and murderer, Divine Mercy would've make the impossible possible. Every single priest has sheeps to take care for, some are effective and others are not, telling them the truth our Lord taught …More
Nicolas Hulscher THREE U.S. STATES INTRODUCED LEGISLATION DECLARING COVID-19 mRNA INJECTIONS AS BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 1. Arizona HB 2974 2. Minnesota HF 3219 3. Tennessee SB 1949 mRNA shots have killed, injured, and disabled more people than 100+ Hiroshima nuclear attacks. THREE U.S. STATES …
𝐓𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬. Liturgy of the Word for next Sunday, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The sermon is given by Father Dr. Alfredo Sáenz, SJ. The audio is in Spanish, but you can activate English subtitles by pressing "Translate." A summary in English can be found on our blog: Seguir la Cruz sin vacilaciones