"Hardship does not befall the heathen without me and without a reasonable cause. Indeed, my prophets made many predictions about the adversities of the heathen in order that those who had neglected and abused reason might be taught by suffering, and in order that I, God, who permitted it all, should be known and glorified by every nation. Therefore, if I, God, do not spare pagans from suffering, even less will I spare those who have tasted the sweetness of my divine grace more plentifully."
[Saint Bridget of Sweden – XIV Century AD; born: Uppland, Sweden/doed: Rome, Papal States; Patron Saint of Europe, Widow, Mystic, Spiritual Writer] Interrogation 13 First question. Again the monk appeared on his rung as before saying: ”O Judge, I ask you: Why is your grace withdrawn quickly from some people while others are tolerated in their wickedness for a long time?” Second question. ”Why is grace given to some people in youth, while others are deprived of it in old age?” Third question. ”Why do some people suffer excessive hardship, while others live more or less free from hardship?” Fourth question. ”Why is intelligence and an extremely quick mind given to some people, while others are like mindless asses?” Fifth question. ”Why are some people exceedingly hardened, while others enjoy wonderful consolation?” Sixth question. ”Why is more worldly success given to the wicked than to the good?” Seventh question. ”Why does one person receive his or her calling at the beginning, …More
Damián Montes Nieto has announced in an Instagram video that he is finally leaving the priesthood: “I have decided to withdraw from the exercise of priestly ministry.” He was a Redemptorist and ordained to the priesthood in 2013 at the Santuario del Perpetuo Socorro in Granada, Spain. He prefers to keep private the “serious reasons” that turned his ministry into a “very sad and very difficult” experience. Looking to the future, he hopes for “the opportunity for a new life, shared with someone, or to start my own family.” He has taken up employment within an educational community and has assumed the role of Academic Vice Director at an international institution. Montes was "born a poet and an artist.” As a missionary priest, Montes had the opportunity to visit countries such as India, Honduras, Thailand, and Colombia, as well as various cities in Spain and Italy. Radical Pro-Homosex Priest Montes was one of the most openly homosex-affirming Catholic priests in Spain. In a 2021 …More
Imagine if the Christians were the ones setting the houses of Jewish people on fire> Would be 24/7 coverage but since it only Christians being persecuted, the world ignores it.
The Vatican has rejected – on paper only – a request from the German Bishops' Conference to permit lay people to preach during the Eucharist by means of an "indult." A June 17 letter, written by Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, was published on Dbk.de. The German bishops' proposal sought permission to allow lay employees, in the usual exceptional circumstances, to deliver a "homiletic reflection" following the Gospel during the Eucharist. In his reply, Cardinal Roche claims with canon law that the homily is an integral part of the liturgy [only since Pius X] and is reserved to a priest or deacon. He stresses that the reservation of the homily to clergy is not merely a disciplinary norm and does not depend on theological competence or communication skills. Cardinal Roche disputes the claim that current pastoral circumstances require an exception. Where a priest is present to celebrate the Eucharist, he is also present to preach. Where no priest is …More
Their marriage /Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph/ had been celebrated on the 8th of September, and until the 25th of March, when the Word became Incarnate, the two spouses had lived in such wise that the Most High prepared them for the work for which they had been chosen. ) Nicolas Poussin - 'The Marriage of the Virgin'
In this edition of Ukraine War Playlist we discuss the latest changes to Russian conduct of the war in Ukraine as a result of: 1. Intensification of drone warfare against Russian targets; 2. EU summit decisions to intensify drone deliveries to Ukraine; 3. Russian decision to achieve military victory and stopping any negotiations with Zelensky. Dr. Brovkin served as an Associate Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others. THESE WERE CONVERTED TO PODCASTS AS WELL. FOLLOW me ON X TWITTER Vladimir Brovkin (@BrovkinVla97791) on X I converted my video playlists into podcasts, so you …More
" From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity" --- A curious thing: in this (very bloody) search of her identity Russia has not found yet, for over a century, what the Holy Mother of God requires from her i.e. to convert.
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Your Actions Reveal Whom You Love The Israelites were exiled due to their sinfulness, turning away from God and worshiping false gods. Despite God’s teachings and the example of Jesus Christ, people continue to justify their sins and reject the truth. To truly love God, one must strive to conform their heart to the truth, overcome weaknesses, and demonstrate love through actions, not just words. 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 Exploration of Holy Matrimony from Genesis to the Wedding of the Lamb by …More
Damian Thompson interprets on 0The Spectator (June 23) the Francis' pontificate through the theory of charismatic authority. Francis emerges as a Peronist-style ruler who cultivated ambiguity, governed through unpredictability, weakened institutions, protected loyal allies, and increasingly centralised power around himself. Main quotes. - “The theology of the Bergoglio pontificate has a curiously schizophrenic quality.” - “… previously magisterial Catholic teaching on difficult topics such as divorce and homosexuality was somehow negotiable”. - “…intentional imprecision of language, a tendency to caricature critics rather than engage with their arguments,…” - “…his willingness to contradict himself. One moment he was inviting the LGBT lobby to the Vatican; the next, he was using Roman slang to mock homosexuals.” - “He compared abortionists to paid assassins; he also allowed pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive Holy Communion and appointed ‘pro-choice’ academics to …More
Sinking Titanic Back at the Vatican: "We are human beings, not techno-robots," Leo XIV told the children of the Vatican summer camp today, encouraging them to limit screen time, pray, cultivate real friendships, and avoid becoming dependent on technology. The scene featured the Pope addressing hundreds of children beneath a giant inflatable sinking Titanic. The plastic 'bouncy castle' in the shape of the Titanic has been in use for several years.
TITANIC again: Today's 2026 meeting between Pope Leo XIV and the children of Estate Ragazzi in Vaticano
Using a tragedy to entertain children, I find that immoral, imagine making a slide with the 2 gutted twin towers of the world trade center or a ride representing the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
"Our Lady never left the house, unless obliged by some pressing circumstance; but a woman, their neighbor and relative, she who had served St. Joseph during the sojourn of the Blessed Virgin at the house of Zachariah, took charge of their external affairs. She was abundantly recompensed for these services, not only in her own advancement in perfection, but her family also felt the beneficent effects of the protection of the holy family. The august Mary many times healed their maladies, and filled them with heavenly benedictions."
[Venerable Mary of Agreda – XVII Century AD; born/died: Agreda, Spain; Mystic; Writer; ‘Blue Nun’] Chapter VI ~ MODE OF LIFE OF THE AUGUST MARY AND ST. JOSEPH.— CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THEM AND OTHER REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCES THE humble house of Joseph, which our XM saints made their dwelling-place, consist- ed of three chambers only. St. Joseph slept in one of these, and used another as a work- shop, where the tools were deposited which served for use in his trade of carpenter. The third, which contained a small bed, the work of our saint, was appropriated to the Queen of Heaven, who slept there, and made it her ordinary abode. This order was established from the date of their marriage. Before he was informed of her dignity, the saintly husband rarely, except when some affair obliged him to ask her advice, visited his wife, Behe he was engaged with his work, and Ane remained in her retreat. But after his happiness was made known to him, the holy man became more assiduous, and went very …More
"We must obey God rather than men." St Peter (Peter the Roman) our first nad actual pope. God wanted Justice and Mercy, and through His Son we found both, sometimes it is hard to watch how, from far we see it coming, slowly, like if time stops, our instincts or subconscience tells us exactly what will come next... a heart shattering but expected experience: excommunication. I used to not believe in luck, but sometimes I just think on how lucky to find Jesus while inside the Church He founded in St Peter, somedays I tell myself that it isn’t luck but just His Love, such sweet Mercy which I don’t deserve, that creates the false but sweet thought that I'm so lucky to be alive and catholic, so... so happy about this "feeling of fortune", which, spiritually speaking is not luck, just His Divine Mercy, but my flesh tries to deceive my heart and mind that it is just luck. True, most catholic people in the world walks through life without ever embracing Jesus, they stuck in "automatic" mode, …More
St Charbel heals Elias with cancer in Damour, … Many years ago I worked with an engineer who grew up in Syria, and upstairs from his childhood home lived an old Jewish couple who would "read" Turkish coffee grounds for the neighbors. I had a chance to try some Turkish coffee and learn the significance of some of the symbols that appear on the sides and bottom of the little cup. Then, fast forward several years, I was a volunteer at a Cathedral where one of St Charbel's great nieces was also a volunteer. And, she showed me this image of St Charbel in the coffee grounds. She loved it so much, that I developed a great affection for it myself. St Charbel has been so good to so many people. @In Principio posted a picture of the miraculous hand print St Charbel left on a man's arm, and @Instaurare Omnia in Christo posted a link to a fantastic youtube about that miracle youtube.com/watch?v=7UatXxxzk_Y It's an hour long video, and has English subtitles, so to get the story you need to pay …More
Sean Johnson Jun 14, 2026 Fr. William Jenkins (SSPV) vs Fr. Anthony Cekada As I had posted a note a few weeks ago announcing I was going to be commencing a personal study on the disputed validity of episcopal consecrations conferred by Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (at least those which pertained to +des Lauriers and +Carmona Rivera, who’s episcopal lineages account for most of the subsequent sedevacantist episcopal consecrations and priestly ordinations in the USA), a viewer directed me to an event which I was unaware had taken place: a 2002 video recorded debate between Fr. Jenkins (SSPV), maintaining the doubtful validity of +Thuc consecrations, and Fr. Anthony Cekada, defending the moral certitude of their validity. It seems the context of the debate was that a parishioner of Fr. Cekada’s had been denied Holy Communion at an SSPV chapel, and the two priests decided to meet in a public forum to debate the matter as to whether such action was justified according to Church law. …More
Justice Department Joins Catholic Nuns’ Lawsuit Against New York’s Housing Rule The lawsuit alleges that New York is violating the sisters’ First Amendment rights to the free exercise of religion and free speech.
Gobierno interviene a favor de unas monjas que se niegan al mandato transgénero El Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos ha notificado al Tribunal de Distrito su intención de intervenir en la demanda presentada por las Hermanas Dominicas de Hawthorne contra el Estado de Nueva York, que impugna una ley estatal que les obligaría a alojar a hombres biológicos junto a mujeres en su programa residencial de cuidados paliativos. hmtv
Justice Department Joins Catholic Nuns’ Lawsuit … The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who have cared for terminal cancer patients at no charge for 125 years, sued the state after the New York Department of Health sent them three warnings about not following the transgender policies. One letter warns about “refusing to assign a room to a resident other than in accordance with the resident’s gender identity,” “prohibiting a resident from using a restroom available to other persons of the same gender identity,” and “willfully and repeatedly failing to use a resident’s preferred name or pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred name or pronouns.” On June 18, the DOJ notified the U.S. District Court of its intent to intervene on behalf of the sisters, asserting that New York’s law violates their constitutional right to equal protection as a religious group.
Youths twerked on destroyed cars in Paris during the Festival of Music (Fête de la Musique) amid scenes of chaos. Despite 243 arrests nationwide and 148 in Paris alone, the French Interior Ministry reported "the situation across the country was under control." Follow us -> LiveLeak LiveLeak LiveLeak