Pope Leo Opens Season of Creation with Holy Mass | Shalom World News Pope Leo presided over Mass offered for the Care of Creation at Borgo Laudato Si' in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo. The Mass marks the start of the Season of Creation, running until October 4, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. Christians around the world are encouraged to participate in prayer and action for our common home.
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, and four other former trustees of a humanitarian fund. Cardinal Zen attended court using a walking stick. He was convicted in 2022 alongside barrister and former legislator Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, singer Denise Ho and academic Hui Po-keung for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance. Each was fined HK$4,000 (about €440). The convictions were the first of their kind under the ordinance. The fund was established in June 2019 to provide legal, medical and other financial assistance to people arrested or injured during the protests. It ceased operations in October 2021. Today, three judges rejected the defendants’ argument that the fund was money administered through a trust and therefore did not constitute a “society.” They found that those governing the fund had mutual rights and obligations and that it was more than money held on trust. It …More
Saint of the Day: March 12th - St Gregory the Great. Butler'sLivesoftheSaints A.D. 604. Saint Gregory, from his illustrious actions and extraordinary virtues, surnamed the Great, was born at Rome, about the year 540. Gordianus, his father, enjoyed the dignity of a senator, and was very wealthy; but after the birth of our saint, renounced the world, and died Regionarius, that is, one of the seven cardinal deacons who took care of the ecclesiastical districts of Rome. His mother, Sylvia, consecrated herself to God in a little oratory near Saint Paul’s. Our saint was called Gregory, which in Greek implies a watchman, as Vigilius and Vigilantius in Latin. In his youth he applied himself, with unabated diligence, to the studies of grammar, rhetoric, and philosophy; and after these first accomplishments, to the civil law and the canons of the church, in which he was perfectly skilled. He was only thirty-four years old when, in 574, he was made, by the emperor Justin the Younger, pretor, or …More
The power of the prayer September 5, Memorial of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Jim Castle, a 45 year old management consultant was tired when he boarded his plane from Cincinnati, U.S.A., that night in 1981. He was ready for the flight home to Kansas City. Walking up the aisle was the face he had seen on magazine covers and television. It was Mother Teresa and she was his seat companion...
What Is Gregorian Chant? | Why Does Catholic Church Music Sound Like This? You've probably heard it before. A church filled with voices singing slowly in Latin… No drums. No guitar. Sometimes no instruments at all. Just voices rising and falling together. This is Gregorian chant. But what exactly is it — and why has the Catholic Church preserved it for centuries? PRAYER THAT IS SUNG Gregorian chant is a tradition of sacred liturgical singing in the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike many modern songs, chant isn't primarily written to entertain an audience. Its purpose is prayer. Many chants use texts directly from: Scripture The Psalms The Mass The Church's liturgy Instead of prayer being spoken… the prayer itself is sung. WHY DOES IT SOUND SO DIFFERENT? Gregorian chant usually has several distinctive characteristics. It is traditionally: Sung without instrumental accompaniment, although organ accompaniment is sometimes used today. Monophonic, meaning singers normally …More
Today, Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ferenc Palánki, 62, as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary. Palánki has led the Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza since 2015. A canon lawyer, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Eger in 2010 and ordained a bishop in 2011. 2015: Pro-Migration against Hungarian Cardinal During the migration crisis in 2015, Palánki was asked whether he sides with Cardinal Erdő and Bishop Kiss-Rigó (both took anti-migrant lines) or with the Pope's call to take migrants in. He chose Francis: "We say what the pope says: let's take in the refugees, regardless of their religion.” He invoked the Great Commission: “Go and make disciples of all nations... Now we don't have to go, because many people are coming here.” As Priest, Played Guitar at Eucharists In a 2020 interview, Palánki argued that contemporary music can belong inside the liturgy, not merely at youth meetings. He said: “I regard music in the liturgy as form. The emphasis is never on the …More
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The first meeting of the Noahides, establishing the foundations of the Antichrist's world government, will be held from November 2nd to 6th, 2026 in Jerusalem. First International Congress of Noahides — …
MEL GIBSON on the timing of his Resurrection of the Christ - “I thought I was late, 23 years later… But it’s just right.” (His Passion of the Christ returns to theatres Sep 10-17)
Amos 3:3; “Do two people walk together, without agreeing?”: They will deceive, if posible, even the choosen: Many consecrated will break the Vows they made with God and embrace what is abominable to be “Canonically Recognized by the Pope”. 1) Matthew 24:25 “Behold, I have told you this in advance!”: 2) Judas 1:4; Certain people have crept in among you, and they are precisely those about whom you were warned in writing long ago, when they were condemned for denying all religion, turning the grace of our God into immorality, and rejecting our one Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 3) 2 Peter 2:1–3; “Just as there were false prophets in the past history of our people, so you too will have your false teachers, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Lord who bought them. They will bring judgment on themselves quickly, and many will follow their shameful behavior, and because of them, the Way of Truth will be brought into disrepute on their account.” 4) Acts 20:29-30;…More
1) Mateusz 24:25 „Oto z góry wam to powiedziałem!”: 2) List Judy 1:4; Wśród was wkradli się niektórzy ludzie, a są to właśnie ci, przed którymi dawno temu ostrzeżono was na piśmie, gdy zostali potępieni za zaprzeczanie wszelkiej religii, zamienianie łaski naszego Boga w niemoralność oraz odrzucanie naszego jedynego Mistrza i Pana, Jezusa Chrystusa. 3) 2 List Piotra 2:1–3; „Tak jak w przeszłości naszego ludu byli fałszywi prorocy, tak i wy będziecie mieli swoich fałszywych nauczycieli, którzy potajemnie wprowadzą niszczycielskie herezje, a nawet zaprą się Pana, który ich wykupił. Szybko sprowadzą na siebie sąd, a wielu pójdzie za ich haniebnym postępowaniem, i z ich powodu Droga Prawdy zostanie zniesławiona”. 4) Dzieje Apostolskie 20:29–30; „Wiem, że po moim odejściu wkradną się między was okrutne wilki, które nie oszczędzą trzody; i że spośród was powstaną ludzie, którzy będą głosić przewrotne nauki, aby pociągnąć za sobą uczniów. 5) Ewangelia Jana 10:1; „Zaprawdę, zaprawdę, powiadam …More
Thank you for this post. Also, each party believes strongly that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. So, pride, stubbornness and vanity are also factors.
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day, Saturday, March 11th, 1967 St. Gregory the Great by Zurbarán Today, March 11th is the feast of Saint Eulogius of Córdoba. Tomorrow, the 12th will be the feast of St. Gregory the Great, considered the founder of the Middle Ages in the West. 6th century (in the current calendar, the feast of St. Gregory the Great is celebrated on September 3rd). In the Dictionnaire de la Conversation et de la Lecture by William Duckett,1 we find the following biographical indications about St. Gregory the Great: “St. Gregory was born in Rome the son of the wealthy Senator … After an educated youth, his considerable knowledge made him worthy of being elevated to the dignity of Praetor by Emperor Justus. In this office, the young man later became so notable for his intelligence, mature judgment, and extreme love of justice that he became well known in the Eternal City. “Some reproached only because of the great luxury and worldly splendor in his clothes and …More
German Bishops’ Website: Christ Had Tendency Toward Alcohol and Impulse-Control Disorder: On September 2, Katholisch.de, the German bishops’ website, published an article referring to two lay theologians who examined biblical figures for signs of psychological disorders. Jesus Christ is described as having a "tendency toward alcohol". His reaction to the livestock traders in the Temple could indicate an "impulse-control disorder". According to Catholic theology, Christ was free from sin, moral disorder, bodily or mental illness, and disordered appetites.
Was ist bitte mit unseren Theologen los?!! Die "Wissenschaftler" & "Experten" Simone & Claudia Paganini urteilen: "JESUS selbst werde in der Bibel mit einer NEIGUNG zum ALKOHOL beschrieben. Seine Reaktion auf die Viehhändler im Tempel lasse auf eine IMPULSSTÖRUNG schließen." Doch psychische Probleme bedeuteten nicht, dass der Mensch nichts leisten könne. "Die BIBEL war da schon WEITER als WIR", sagt Claudia Paganini.
This is far worse than the Pharisees claiming Our Lord had a devil....at least the Pharisees hadn't yet witnessed the Resurrection and Christ's founding of His Church, along with 2,000 years of Magisterium teaching Our Lord's impeccability and perfect human integrity united to a Divine Nature. And the German Bishops reference these sick men? Pure Evil .... God's chastisement can't be long in coming now.
PRAYER THAT IS SUNG Gregorian chant is a tradition of sacred liturgical singing in the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike many modern songs, chant isn't primarily written to entertain an audience. Its purpose is prayer. Many chants use texts directly from: 
Scripture 
The Mass 
WHY DOES IT SOUND SO DIFFERENT? Gregorian chant usually has several distinctive characteristics. It is traditionally: 
Sung without instrumental accompaniment, although organ accompaniment is sometimes used today. 