Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

IT IS INEVITABLE THAT IN A CHURCH COMPOSED OF SAINTS AND SINNERS ANTINOMIANISM IS BOUND TO APPEAR FROM TIME TO TIME

!!!! Saint Augustine The term antinomianism derives from the Greek ἀντί (anti “against”) + νόμος (nomos “law”).[2] Antinomianism in Christianity is the belief that under the gospel dispensation of grace, moral law is of no use or obligation because faith … Continue reading

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THE VIRUS OF ENTHUSIASM IS AGAIN AT WORK IN THE CHURCH

!!!! Monsignor Ronald A. Knox   There is, I would say, a recurrent situation in Church history – using the word ‘church’ in the widest sense – where an excess of charity threatens unity.  You have a clique, an elite, … Continue reading

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POPE FRANCIS IS SEARCHING FOR A WAY, EMINENTLY PRACTICAL, TO DEFINE HIS PAPACY IN THE SPIRIT OF THE RAVENNA DOCUMENT

!!!! He’s Pope But Doesn’t Want To Say So The reticence of Francis to highlight his powers as supreme head of the universal Church. The effects and the possible developments of this silence. The status of the question in an … Continue reading

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5000 JOURNALISTS IN ROME FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ALL HUNGRY FOR SCOOPS, HAVE DONE THE CHURCH A HUGE DISSERVICE BY THEIR ERRONEOUS REPORTING

!!!! Father Marcel Guarinizo Here is an interesting interview that sheds some light on the scandalously erroneous reporting that occurred in the world press and electronic media during February and March before the Conclave and that continues to the present … Continue reading

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THERE IS THE BIBLICAL WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH BY THE LIBERAL COLUMNISTS GOING ON TODAY

!!!! NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Morning Jolt – March 14, 2013 By Jim Geraghty Here’s your Thursday Morning Jolt. Enjoy! Jim When It Comes to the U.S. Media, the Vatican Might as Well Be Speaking in Latin Dear mainstream media: No, … Continue reading

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EVEN IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE ABSURD CRITICISM, PESSIMISM AND ELECTIONEERING, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE OPTIMISTIC LIKE LORD CONRAD BLACK

!!!! Saying farewell to Pope Benedict XVI, February 24, 2013. March 7, 2013 4:00 A.M. The Church’s Turning Point Staying faithful — and adapting, too. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/342169/church-s-turning-point-conrad-black By Lord Conrad Black   The benign and serene dignity with which Pope Benedict … Continue reading

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A ‘WHO’S WHO’ OF THE PAPAL ELECTORS

!!!!   Vatican Diary / The “who’s who” of the new pope’s electors Name by name, nation by nation, role by role, all of the cardinals who will enter into conclave. An indispensable guide for the event by Sandro Magister … Continue reading

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THIS IS SURELY THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD

!!!! VATICAN – Cardinal Filoni in Azerbaijan for the 10th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s visit http://www.news.va/en/news/vatican-cardinal-filoni-in-azerbaijan-for-the-10th Baku (Agenzia Fides) – “I am very happy to be here with you today in Baku, presiding this Eucharistic Celebration and joining … Continue reading

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IF GEORGE WIEGEL IS RIGHT, THEN WHAT IS LEFT?

!!!! Curt Stoller commented on IF YOU SOW THE WIND YOU WILL REAP THE WHIRLWIND, THAT IS FUNDAMENTAL COMMON SENSE I wonder if national bishops conferences destroy the sense of leadership and responsibility of individual bishops by fostering a clubbish … Continue reading

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IT IS NOT BY FAITH ALONE THAT WE ARE SAVED

!!!! anselmusjmj commented on SCIENCE CATCHING UP WITH CATHOLOCISM? It is interesting to note that JAMES chapter 2 is the ONLY place in the Bible where the words “faith alone” appear, and James 2 is the most famous book of … Continue reading

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