Category Archives: SACRED LITURGY

FRANCIS AND BARTHOLOMEW vs KIRILL; ONLY CHRIST CAN OVERCOME RUSSIAN NARCISSIST SELF-SATISFACTION

!!!! The Russian Veto Against Francis and Bartholomew The embrace between Rome and Constantinople is renewed. But a document from the patriarchate of Moscow freezes the discussion between Catholics and Orthodox on the powers of the pope over the universal … Continue reading

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WILL HOLY COMMUNION BE GIVEN TO THE DIVORCED AND ‘REMARRIED’?

!!!! Gratianus: Iuris Pater Canonici Gratianus dicit quod Ius Canonicum facile est. Omnia responsa sunt in libro. LET’S UNDERSTAND WHAT’S AT STAKE by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/lets-understand-whats-at-stake/ I suspect we’ll see more of this in coming months: certain Catholics, including … Continue reading

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IT IS FITTING THAT THERE BE HERESIES, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE TRUE, MAY BE MANIFESTED AMONG YOU

!!!! December 2, 2013 The Tridentine Masterpiece by Donald S. Prudlo http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-tridentine-masterpiece  “Nam oportet et hæreses esse.” (1 Cor 11:19).  “It is fitting that there be heresies, so that those who are true, may be manifested among you.”  How appropriate … Continue reading

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BLESSED WOULD BE THE SINS THAT LEFT ANY SHAME IN YOU

!!!! October 30, 2013 The Blessings of Sin by Regis Martin CRISIS MAGAZINE When asked once about a sermon he’d just heard, the legendarily laconic Calvin Coolidge managed to summarize its theme in a single word:  “Sin.”   Pressed for details … Continue reading

Posted in ANTINOMIANISM, FAITH, HELL AND PURGATORY, JESUS CHRIST, JUSTICE, LITURGY, MENTAL HEALTH, MIRACLE OF GRACE, RELATIVISM, SACRED LITURGY, SANCTITY, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE SACRAMENTS | Comments Off on BLESSED WOULD BE THE SINS THAT LEFT ANY SHAME IN YOU

THE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN, EVEN AFTER BISHOP BRUSKEWITZ, CONTINUES TO SHOW US THE WAY

!!!! 47 Seminarians Walk into a Chapel… Posted by Micah Murphy in Liturgy | 10 comments I spent my sophomore year of college on the campus of the University of Nebraska, so I have a high degree of affection for … Continue reading

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DEAR CHILDREN, WITH GREAT JOY THE CHURCH OF GOD WELCOMES YOU

!!!!   Vatican Diary / Pope Benedict’s Parting Shot It concerns the rite of baptism. He wanted “Church of Go”” to be said instead of “Christian community.” The order to change was issued a few days before his resignation. And … Continue reading

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WE NEED TO FAST FOR THREE HOURS BEFORE RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION

!!!! Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist during Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome Photo:CNS     As one who grew up in the discipline of the Church that required me to abstain from food and drink … Continue reading

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THERE IS A DANGER THAT BISHOPS AROUND THE WORLD WILL ACT LIKE POPE FRANCIS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE VICAR OF CHRIST

!!!!   Vatican Diary / Those saints made as he commands For Romero, Francis loosens the restraints of the Holy Office. For John XXIII and for a Jesuit to whom he is devoted, he goes ahead without waiting for the … Continue reading

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NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO PARTAKE BUT THE MAN WHO BELIVES THAT THE THINGS WHICH WE TEACH ARE TRUE

!!!! This food is called among us Εὐχαριστία [the Eucharist], of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that … Continue reading

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ANOTHER VICTORY IN THE WAR TO RESTORE THE CORRECT ORDER OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION

!!!! A priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi sent me an email this morning with this message: Dear Bishop, You were ahead of your time! It’s too bad we had to wait this long for your efforts to be … Continue reading

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