– Folha de São Paulo, January 1, 1979 – by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Christmas parade through the streets of downtown São Paulo on Christmas 1957:“I am referring to the widespread secularization of mindsets, culture, art, relationships — in a word, of life itself.” Compared to previous years, this 1978 Christmas in São Paulo highlights the worsening of a phenomenon that should not exist in the first place. But if it does, it should at least spare the celebration of the Savior’s Birth. I am referring to the widespread secularization of mindsets, culture, art, relationships — in a word, life itself. In this context, secularization essentially means paganization. As the Godman is pushed into the shadows, the space He leaves is filled by very concrete and tangible “values” that are sometimes glorified as grandiose abstractions: the Economy, Health, Sex, the Machine, and many others (the anachronistic capital letters are intentional to convey my point better). Clearly, these are material “…More
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is being prosecuted again. The 48-year-old Catholic faces a new trial in January 2027 after pleading not guilty to interfering with an abortion clinic. Prosecutors say she stood inside a 150-metre buffer zone outside a Birmingham clinic on five occasions in 2025. Vaughan-Spruce replies she approached no one and simply prayed silently in her head. She was arrested over silent prayer in 2022 and 2023 and received a £13,000 police settlement in 2024. “Wherever we are permitted to be, our thoughts inevitably go with us,” she says. “Those thoughts should not be subject to censorship.” The new case is being brought under England’s national buffer-zone law.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce will face trial in January 2027 after being charged over silently praying outside an abortion centre in Birmingham
Jesus Enters You, So Enter Him St. Paul reveals that God chose to reveal the fullness of His love and the mystery of the Eucharist to humanity through the Church, rather than directly to angels. This revelation, which angels cannot fully comprehend due to their lack of human nature, is a profound exchange of love between God and humanity. By receiving the Eucharist and embracing charity, we can enter into the love of the Trinity and comprehend the infinite love of God. Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: Home | Holy Trinity Parish You can also find Fr. Robert Altier’s homilies and talks on: catholicparents.org: Daily Homilies | Catholic Parents Online Rumble: rumble.com/user/CatholicParentsOnLine Twitter: Catholic Parents Online (@CatholicPa42753) on X For access to a library of talks by Fr. Robert Altier, go to: podia.com To order Fr. Altier's book, God's Plan for Your Marriage, go to the website: God's Plan For Your Marriage Book – God's Plan … An …More
Italian bishop closes church after real-estate ad filmed at altar: A Catholic church in Ventimiglia, Italy, was temporarily closed after an estate agent used its altar to film a promotional video for a nearby property. Bishop Antonio Suetta ruled the unauthorized commercial use a profanation and suspended Eucharists until a penitential rite on Sept. 4. The parish priest was reportedly unaware of the filming. The diocese has also announced a formal complaint to authorities.
Ventimiglia: spot girato in chiesa, vescovo Suetta chiude la parrocchia e la riaprirà solo dopo ‘rito riparatorio’
Jesus is truly God, and Mary is truly the Mother of God. Here is an explanation of why this Catholic Church dogma—that Mary may bear the title "Mother of God"—is an undeniable truth. Many do not accept this, believing the title to be blasphemous toward God. One need only look at human nature: when a woman conceives a child, is she the mother only of the part of the child derived from her own genetic makeup, and not of the part derived from the father's? That makes no sense; she is the mother of both parts. So it is the same with Mary, who is mother of both the part of Jesus that comes from her and the other part of Jesus that comes from God, that is, his divinity. Thus, it is entirely reasonable for her to be called the Mother of God. My books: Apocalypse in the Light of the Holy Prophets of the Church Apocalypse in the light of the holy prophets of … Author's page: amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=n:283155,p_27:R%C3%A…zDFC%2FMh%2BskDhm8Sg&text=R%C3%A9mi+Dechamplain God, Catholic Church, …More
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos celebrated the ordination of 20 clergy on September 4 in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins, Archbishop of Lagos, held at the Church of the Ascension, Ikeja, Nigeria, where six deacons were ordained to the priesthood and 14 seminarians were ordained to the diaconate.
Saint of the Day Sep 4 - St Rosalia, Virgin of Palermo La Santuzza (the little saint) Memorial 4 September Profile Born to the Sicilian nobility, the daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina. Descendant of Charlemagne. Raised around the royal Siciliancourt. From her youth, Rosalia knew she was called to dedicate her life to God. When grown, she moved to cave near her parent’s home, and lived in it the rest of her life; tradition says that she was led to the cave by two angels. On the cave wall she wrote “I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ.” Rosalia remained apart from the world, dedicated to prayer and works of penance for the sake of Jesus, and died alone. In 1625, during a period of plague, she appeared in a vision to a hunter near her cave. Her relics were discovered, brought to Palermo, and paraded through the street. Three days later the plague…More
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you Liturgy of September 6 - XXIII Sunday of the Ordinary Time Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus, in the passage from the Gospel of Matthew that we’re going to listen to on Sunday, September 6, invites us to take care of the spiritual health of our brothers and sisters. The bad news, at the beginning of this third millennium, it is the increasing of moral evil in the hearts of men with the consequent wounds inflicted on everyone, but especially on the poor and on the earth, above all by climate change and wars. The good news is that Jesus keep on giving to his Church, real Christians who, with their example, remind us that a new lifestyle inspired by the evangelical values such as the joy that comes from the encounter with God, the "taking care" of the poor, the respect for our beautiful planet earth and the commitment to built an universal brotherhood, it is not only possible, but amazing….
'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank says. Two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead this week when settlers and soldiers entered a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
es gibt auch katholiken dort in westbank und gaza, zudem bethlehem ( es bedeutet haus des brotes, man könnte denken es sei die wiege der eucharistie gewesen) es geht denen darum auch die christen die zeugnis für jesus geben loszuwerden
"Just one month ahead of a global meeting of bishops in the Vatican on Amoris laetitia, some episcopal leaders have told The Pillar that they have not received information about what to expect or how to prepare, and are eager to learn the pope’s plans for the scope and approach to the discussion."
I understand that his blood line is not even British. Rather eastern European (Transylvania?). This royal family should be remembered with the killing of Princess Diana. Who was about to start a new foundation for Palestinians before she died.
Philippine Couple Weds in Flooded Church: Leian Lieza Galang and Gilbert Chico refused to let flooding ruin their wedding in Hagonoy, north of Manila. The couple exchanged vows in waist-deep water at St. John the Baptist Church after weeks of heavy rain. Around 15 guests waded through brown water to attend. Despite the parish advising them to postpone, the couple went ahead: the bride shortened her wedding dress train and the priest kept the ceremony brief. “We didn’t mind getting soaked,” the groom told media.
Despite severe flooding at St. John the Baptist Parish in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines, Leian Lieza Galang and Gilbert Chico chose to go forward with their Catholic wedding on Sept. 1. With their clothes soaked and fewer than 15 guests present, they stood before the altar and received the Sacrament of Matrimony.
