Teenage girls of the parish Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Tapejara, Paraná, Brazil, produced a video dancing around their parish priest, Carlos Figueiredo, in front of the altar. The clip ends with applause and a bow. The video was posted on Instagram in January by the account “CoroinhasTapejara,” which represents the altar servers (coroinhas) of the parish.
These are altar girls led by Fr. Carlos Figueiredo from Our Lady of Aparecida Church, Tapejara, State of Paraná, Brazil.
Most Christians Miss This About Freedom St. Paul uses the allegory of Abraham’s children, Ishmael and Isaac, to illustrate the difference between the old and new covenants. The old covenant, represented by Ishmael, symbolizes slavery and bondage to the law, while the new covenant, represented by Isaac, signifies freedom and the promise of God fulfilled through Jesus Christ. True obedience, as exemplified by Jesus, stems from love and charity, not mere adherence to rules. The New Covenant, unlike the Old Covenant, is based on freedom and love, not just following rules. As members of the New Covenant, baptized into Jesus Christ, we are called to live lives of charity, following Jesus’ example of loving God and neighbor. This means making choices out of love, not just reason, and embracing the fullness of life that comes from living in accordance with the New Covenant. Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: Home | Holy Trinity Parish You can also find Fr. Robert …More
The Vatican appeals court has declared the trial of Cardinal Angelo Becciu invalid, overturning his 2023 conviction and ordering a full retrial to begin June 22. In a 16-page ruling, the court found on Tuesday procedural errors by both prosecutors and Pope Francis. It did not rule on Cardinal Becciu’s guilt or innocence, but concluded the original proceedings were flawed. The indictment was nullified for two main reasons. First, Francis issued four secret decrees granting prosecutors expanded powers, including surveillance. These decrees were never published and were disclosed to the defense only shortly before trial. The court ruled that at least one decree effectively functioned as law and, because it was not made public, was legally invalid. Second, prosecutors were found to have withheld and redacted key evidence, including phone records and messages. The court said this violated the defendants’ right to a fair trial. The ruling is historic, because it raises questions about the …More
Today the liturgy celebrates St. Patrick. The fifth century saint who was instrumental in evangelizing Ireland. Sadly, like the rest of West, the faith there is in decline. We post the reflection of the day from the Magnificat. It was written by St. Patrick who is the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick, pray for us! Raised Up by the Might One I was a simple man and a wanderer without any learning who knew not how to provide for what would come later (Eccl 4:13). But I know one thing without any doubt and with the greatest of assurance: that be fore I was punished (Ps 119:67) I was like a stone lying in the deepest mire, and then, he who is mighty came and, in his mercy, raised me up. He most truly raised me on high and set me on the top of the rampart. So I ought to cry out with all my strength and render thanks to the Lord, for his blessings are indeed great, here and in eternity, and beyond all that the human mind can imagine. So now, be amazed you both small and great that fear …
It is a mortal sin to observe the old rites after the Passion of Christ The Apostle says (Gal 5:2): “If you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.” But nothing save mortal sin hinders us from receiving Christ’s fruit. Therefore since Christ’s Passion it is a mortal sin to be circumcised, or to observe the other legal ceremonies. All ceremonies are professions of faith, in which the interior worship of God consists. Now man can make profession of his inward faith, by deeds as well as by words: and in either profession, if he make a false declaration, he sins mortally. Now, though our faith in Christ is the same as that of the fathers of old; yet, since they came before Christ, whereas we come after Him, the same faith is expressed in different words, by us and by them. For by them was it said: “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,” where the verbs are in the future tense: whereas we express the same by means of verbs in the past tense, and say that she “conceived …More
The late Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926–2002), Archbishop of Paderborn, has been portrayed as a perpetrator of child homosexual abuse in many German media outlets, ranging from state television to the tabloid Bild. Some reports have even suggested that he was part of a so-called 'pedocriminal network'. However, the 747-page historical study commissioned by the Archdiocese of Paderborn and published on 12 March shows that these claims are not supported by the study. Where the Allegations Originated The accusations originated from Reinhold Harnisch, the spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Paderborn's "victims' advisory board". Harnisch claimed that Degenhardt had been part of a paedophile ring and that boys were transported between clergy. Study Finds No Evidence of Personal Abuse While the study is highly critical of the church leadership, including Cardinal Degenhardt, it found no evidence of personal abuse. It documents delayed or inadequate responses to allegations, the …More
St. Patrick’s Breastplate prayer: I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. I arise today Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension, Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom. I arise today Through the strength of the love of cherubim, In the obedience of angels, In the service of archangels, In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In the prayers of patriarchs, In the predictions of prophets, In the preaching of apostles, In the faith of confessors, In the innocence of holy virgins, In the deeds of righteous men. I arise today, through The strength of heaven, The light of the sun, The radiance of the moon, The splendor of fire, The speed of lightning, The swiftness of wind, The depth of the sea, The stability …More
La coraza de San Patricio, oración contra las asechanzas del mal La coraza de San Patricio, oración contra las … (Versión Corta) Cristo conmigo, Cristo ante mí, Cristo tras de mí, Cristo en mí, Cristo bajo mí, Cristo sobre mí, Cristo a mi derecha, Cristo a mi izquierda, Cristo cuando me acuesto, Cristo cuando me siento, Cristo cuando me levanto, Cristo en el corazón de todo hombre que piensa en mí, Cristo en la boca de todo hombre que hable de mí, Cristo en todo ojo que me ve, Cristo en todo oído que me escucha. (Versión Larga) Me levanto hoy Por medio de poderosa fuerza, la invocación de la Trinidad, Por medio de creer en sus Tres Personas, Por medio de confesar la Unidad, Del Creador de la Creación. Me levanto hoy Por medio de la fuerza del nacimiento de Cristo y su bautismo, Por medio de la fuerza de Su crucifixión y su sepulcro, Por medio de la fuerza de Su resurrección y ascención, Por medio de la fuerza de Su descenso para juzgar el mal. Me levanto hoy Por medio de la …More
The Apostate Robert Prevost Promotes Unity in Amazonian Paganism: “Inculturation is a difficult but necessary path,” “‘We need to accept courageously the newness of the Spirit, "church in Amazonia must be sign of unity in diversity" The apostate "upheld the importance of inculturating the Gospel in local cultures."
Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht celebrated his first public Mass in the Roman rite on Sunday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception (known as the Grote Kerk) in Oss, the Netherlands. In his homily (video below), he spoke about the Gospel of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Cardinal Eijk recounted an example from the 1950s in the Netherlands. A priest teaching religion at a Catholic school told students that the multiplication of the loaves should not be taken literally, since such a miracle would be impossible. Instead, he explained it as a moral story: people shared the food they already had because they were inspired by Jesus’ preaching about love. Eijk added that this kind of denial destroyed the faith of many Catholics. He recalled that in the 1950s and 1960s the once-strong Church in the Netherlands collapsed, identifying one of the causes as poor preaching by clergy who themselves undermined belief. According to him, the faith of once-convinced Catholics was “…More
The integration of millions of Muslim immigrants into Europe is impossible and would change the culture, provoking civil wars, Cardinal Gerhard Müller told EuropeanConservative.com on March 15: "In almost all Muslim countries, Christian communities are oppressed." Politicians and citizens must decide whether they want to be marginalised in their own countries, he said, mentioning an increase in attacks against churches and Christian values. "But it is also our fault," he added, suggesting that immigration is related to falling birth rates. "I remember when I was young, there was harsh politics against the family, matrimony and children. This demographic catastrophe is man-made. Like in China with their stupid one-child policy." Cardinal Müller notes that anti-familial forces have been unleashed upon the population. "It’s a natural feeling to want children if you are married," he said. "It’s against nature and against grace not to." "The state is only there for the common good and …More
Lumen gentium 16 Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind. Nothing to see move on
Ehrlich was warmly welcomed at the Vatican during Pope Francis’ reign, despite his decades of messaging which stood at odds with Church teaching and practices which he viewed as “regressive,” and making inflammatory statements about the hierarchy of the Catholic Church being a force of “evil.”
Ehrlich compared human babies to ‘garbage,’ said every woman needs ‘free access’ to abortion and contraception, and the Catholic Church's moral teachings are like a ‘terrorist act.’
Mon Mar 16, 2026 - 1:47 pm EDTMon Mar 16, 2026 - 2:57 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Paul Ehrlich, the undisputed father of population control whose best-selling but wildly specious 1968 book, The Population Bomb, was used to justify government and NGO programs to push contraception, normalize abortion, encourage mass-sterlization, and preach anti-family rhetoric – wreaking untold damage across the globe – has died from complications due to cancer at age 93. The population alarmist compared human babies to garbage, said every sexually active woman needs “free access” to abortion and contraception, and said the Catholic Church’s moral teachings are “just as unethical” as a “terrorist act.” His over-the-top rhetoric, sky-is-falling predictions proved time and again to be incredibly, epically wrong, yet he remained celebrated by global elites who shared his disdain for much of the Earth’s population. Perhaps most troublingly, in the final years of his life, Ehrlich was warmly welcomed at …
Population control and compulsory abortion are acceptable under the U.S. Constitution: 1968 and 1977: “Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.” (The Population Bomb; Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment, p. 837.) “More and more” people are the cause inflation: August 3, 1981: “When you look at the cures for inflation that don’t consider the very fundamental cause of inflation that is, more and more people attempting to devour a finite pie – the notion that either supply side economics or standard Keynesian economics is going to solve it is just crazy.” (The Spokesman Review) There are too many people on Earth: February 6, 1989: “The world has ‘perhaps’ five times as many people as it can tolerate.” (Our Earth is Past the Point of No Return, Newsday) Sex-selective …More
Reforms of Opus Dei may well be needed, I wouldn’t know, but this guy is using his campaign against them in part to push an anti-Catholic agenda. I heard he is even a pro-abort.
Today, Pope Leo XIV received Gareth Gore in audience. Gore is a British financial journalist who has attacked Opus Dei in recent years. Since his election, Leo XIV has met with the leadership of Opus Dei twice to discuss the revision of their statutes. Opus Dei as "Abusive Cult" Gore's most notable book is Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church (2024). He presents a caricature of Opus Dei, claiming that the organisation has built its influence through networks of members in business and finance, including figures linked to Banco Popular Español. He speaks of an "abusive cult". Gore describes a strict internal discipline and secrecy, and alleges that Opus Dei engages in coercive recruitment and exploitation. He invents that some assistants (women who perform domestic work in Opus Dei centres) are victims of human trafficking. The Collapse of Banco Popular However, the collapse of Banco Popular in 2017 is generally explained …More
French born Rev Jakob Rolland, chancellor of the Diocese of Reykjavik, Iceland, told the state television Ruv.is the Church's teaching on homosexual acts. On March 5, police announced it examines the remarks and assess whether there is reason to begin an investigation. Like most priests in nominally Lutheran Iceland, Rev Rolland is a missionary. He has lived in Iceland for decades and has even changed his first name to make it more Icelandic — "no one here could say 'Jacques'". The collapsed Protestantism has arguably been replaced by the state religion of "LGBT+ advocacy". In the interview, Rev. Rolland responded affirmatively when asked if the Church hopes homosexuals will change over time, adding that it provides them with support: “That is what is very much lacking in modern society. Someone who wants to leave such a lifestyle receives no assistance.” Homosexuals who seek help from a priest of the Catholic Church “cannot find” psychologists or social workers to help them. Rev. …More
One is reminded of lawsuits brought on behalf of children who were given sex reassignment therapies and surgeries against the doctors who recommended or performed those procedures. Now years later they bitterly regret the physical and mental anguish they endure. Their wish is that they had recieved better counsel. Those professionals acted against their better judgement--surely they knew better--but were themselves pressured to go along with the current of the day. To prohibit this Priest from advising against acts and a way of living that can bring great unhappiness into someone's life is an act of craven elitism.