Leo XIV: "Faith Is Not Given Once and for All" At today’s Angelus, Leo XIV appeared to blur the distinction between the objective content of the Faith and its subjective appropriation: “Faith is not something given to us once and for all. Rather, we continually need to rediscover the face of Christ.” He then urged the faithful not to retreat into religious certainties, adding: “When it comes to the Christian faith, we may be content with […] what has been handed down to us.” Instead, Leo advocated “friendship with Jesus” through an “ever-new encounter”: “This may also ask us to follow unfamiliar paths and to make choices different from those we had imagined. This is true both for our personal journey and for the journey of the Church, as well as for our pastoral choices, when we may sometimes think that it is enough simply to continue doing things as we have always done them.”
Two short video quotes from today's Angelus: Leo XIV offers unusual definitions of faith, suggesting that focusing on what has been handed down to us is insufficient.
"when we may sometimes think that it is enough simply to continue doing things as we have always done them" Do not simply continue going to the Novus Ordo. Instead, attend the Tridentine Mass!
What someone get him the Baltimore Catechism Is the Pope catholic or he a anti pope If That not formal heresy I don't know what is 30 or 40 Antipopes There have been perhaps 30 or 40 Antipopes in the 2000-year history of the papacy. An antipope is a person claiming to be Pope
Why Gen Z is Returning to an 800-Year-Old Prayer: Fr. Joseph Anthony Kress on the Rosary Revival "In a digital world full of fleeting, disappearing moments, people are hungry for something deeply rooted." Fr. Joseph Anthony Kress, OP joins CatholicTV to share the vision behind the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Why are thousands of Catholics—especially young adults and newcomers to the faith—flocking back to the ancient devotion of the Holy Rosary? Father Joseph Anthony Kress, OP (co-host of the Godsplaining podcast) steps into the studio on This Is the Day to preview the upcoming Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage in Washington, D.C. Father Joseph Anthony breaks down the schedule for this full 12-hour day of prayer, preaching, adoration, Mass, and confession held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He shares how a simple prayer intention from a Dominican friar exploded from standing-room-only crowds into a national gathering expecting over 5,000 pilgrims. Discover …Bebree
Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of ’s-Hertogenbosch spoke with AdVaticanum.com on August 22 about the Synod and the decline of Catholicism in the Netherlands. Main quotes. - “Walking together” is valuable only if the Church knows where she is walking. The destination is not increased participation but Christ. - Consultation, participation, pastoral structures and synodal methods all have their place. Once the means start occupying more attention than the end, something has become inverted. - The Church possesses something unusual among institutions: she has received a Revelation which she did not invent and cannot rewrite. - The missing words in the Synod are repentance and conversion. - The synodal process did not create the Western European crisis. But after several years, there is little evidence that it has found an effective remedy for it. The medicine resembles the disease! - Nobody needs Christianity in order to learn that meetings should be inclusive. - Dutch statistics report …Bebree
On August 25, 2016, Argentina awoke to the news that a monastery of Discalced Carmelites in Nogoyá, in the province of Entre Ríos, had been raided. And as details of the abuses of power taking place there began to emerge, more than one person thought, amid surprise and horror: “This could be a series.” Ten years later, that intuition became a reality. Cautiva will premiere next month on HBO, TNT and Flow. Once it premieres, many people will have the opportunity to enter the little-known world of a cloistered monastery and discover, through fiction, the events that took place at the Carmelite monastery in Nogoyá between 2007 and 2016, during which time Silvia and Roxana were held captive by former prioress Isabel Toledo, who was sentenced to three years in prison in 2019 for these acts. And while the series opens the doors of that cloistered world to the general public, it also allowed me to enter another world that had been completely unknown to me until then: that of a large-scale …Bebree
More than 2,300 Catholics took part in Argentina’s 17th Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Christendom from August 15–17. Inspired by the Paris–Chartres pilgrimage in France, this year’s pilgrimage set a new attendance record. The pilgrims covered approximately 100 kilometres from the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rawson, in Buenos Aires Province, to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Argentina’s national Marian shrine. Mass in the traditional Roman rite was celebrated each day at outdoor altars along the route. The traditional Mass was not permitted inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján. The pilgrimage instead concluded at the basilica on August 17 with Eucharistic adoration and the Rosary. Several prominent clergy took part in the pilgrimage. - Fr. Raúl Olazábal, of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, celebrated Mass on the first day, the Feast of the Assumption. - Fr. Augustin-Marie Aubry, prior of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Chémeré, France, celebrated …Bebree
Christendom College Alumna Seeks to Restore Beauty and Truth to the Fashion Industry: ‘Fashion [is] actually a unique expression of man’s rational and social nature. It is only as rational beings that we are able to perceive beauty and attempt in an infinite number of ways to try and express it.’
That's the good thing about classical education--it produces people with the foundation to reflect on all the ways they could use their intelligence and imaginations to serve God in a way few had ever thought of before.
Church authorities are examining a possible Eucharistic miracle after a consecrated Host placed in water reportedly failed to dissolve and subsequently developed reddish stains that “could be blood”, the Cathedral Parish of El Niño Dios in Cuilapa, Guatemala, has announced on August 22. The parish is the cathedral of the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima. The incident began on July 30, during a Missionary Eucharistic Week. A priest was celebrating the Eucharist at a private school when he noticed that a teenage student, after receiving Holy Communion, was removing the Host from his mouth. The priest intervened before the student could throw it to the ground. Following the procedure used in such cases, the priest placed the Host in a glass of water in the chapel of the parish house so that it could dissolve. When the chapel was cleaned the following Thursday, however, a parish worker found that the Host had not dissolved and noticed reddish stains which appeared as though they might be blood …Bebree
The ART of deceit to mislead the Faithful. Many consecrated will break the Vows they made with God and embrace what is abominable. 1) Genesis 3: 1-4,6; The serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field that Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “How is it that God has said to you, ‘You shall not eat from any of the trees of the garden’?” The woman replied to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden. But as for the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it, or you will DIE.’” The serpent said to the woman, “YOU WILL NOT DIE”. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eye, and desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, and he ate it. 2) Proverbs 6:16-17: "A lying tongue" and "a false witness who lies with every breath" among the seven things God detests. 3) John 8:44; You belong to your father,…Bebree
1) Księga Rodzaju 3: 1-4,6; Wąż był najprzebieglejszym ze wszystkich zwierząt polnych, które stworzył Bóg Jahwe. I rzekł do kobiety: „Jak to, że Bóg wam powiedział: «Nie wolno wam jeść z żadnego drzewa w ogrodzie»?”. Kobieta odpowiedziała wężowi: „Możemy jeść owoce drzew w ogrodzie. Ale co do owocu drzewa, które znajduje się pośrodku ogrodu, Bóg powiedział: «Nie wolno wam go jeść ani nawet dotykać, bo umrzecie»”. Wąż rzekł do kobiety: „NIE UMRZECIE”. Gdy kobieta zobaczyła, że drzewo to jest dobre do jedzenia, miłe dla oczu i pożądane, by zdobyć mądrość, zerwała z niego owoc i zjadła; dała też mężowi, a on zjadł. 2) Księga Przysłów 6:16-17: „Kłamliwy język” i „fałszywy świadek, który kłamie z każdym oddechem” należą do siedmiu rzeczy, których Bóg nienawidzi. 3) Ewangelia według św. Jana 8:44: „Wy należycie do waszego ojca, diabła, i chcecie spełniać pragnienia waszego ojca. On był mordercą od samego początku i nie trwał w prawdzie, ponieważ nie ma w nim prawdy; kiedy mówi kłamstwo, mówi …Bebree
Today, Vice President J.D. Vance attended a Mass in the Roman rite with his family at Old St. Mary’s Church in Cincinnati, reports Crisis Magazine editor Eric Sammons on x.com, who was present. “It was nice to see J.D. Vance and his beautiful family at Mass this morning,” Sammons wrote on X on August 23. Sammons said Vance lives nearby and that his family attends several Cincinnati-area parishes when in town. He added that this was Vance’s first visit to Old St. Mary’s since becoming vice president. Vance’s presence brought additional security. According to Sammons, Secret Service agents screened everyone entering the church with handheld wands and checked bags. Sammons said the screening caused only a minute or two of waiting, describing the agents as “professional, efficient, and quite friendly. He also noted that he had heard Vance say his family deliberately varies which churches it attends to avoid repeatedly inconveniencing parishioners at any one parish. #newsBibrwcfcti
20 Catholic Classic Books for All Ages | Mary Fabyan Windeatt Set Explore the beauty of the Catholic faith through charming stories with beautiful illustrations in this 20-book set of classics for all ages about the lives of the greatest saints by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. Get the set: Book Set of 20: Mary Fabyan Windeatt Every child needs good examples of a faithful Catholics in their life— what better examples than the saints themselves. Each of these books is easy-to-read and filled with simple stories from the lives of the greatest saints. Your child will love the beautiful illustrations and charming stories. Aimed at instructing children in the Faith, these books will become an invaluable resource in your home. This set is perfect for homeschooling families and parents looking to further their children’s’ knowledge of the faith in an engaging way! The stories are perfect for children of all ages if read aloud. The set includes: The Children of Fatima and Our Lady's Message to the World …Bebree
20 Catholic Classic Books for All Ages | Mary Fabyan Windeatt Set Explore the beauty of the Catholic faith through charming stories with beautiful illustrations in this 20-book set of classics for all ages about the lives of the greatest saints by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. Get the set: Book Set of 20: Mary Fabyan Windeatt Every child needs good examples of a faithful Catholics in their life— what better examples than the saints themselves. Each of these books is easy-to-read and filled with simple stories from the lives of the greatest saints. Your child will love the beautiful illustrations and charming stories. Aimed at instructing children in the Faith, these books will become an invaluable resource in your home. This set is perfect for homeschooling families and parents looking to further their children’s’ knowledge of the faith in an engaging way! The stories are perfect for children of all ages if read aloud. The set includes: The Children of Fatima and Our Lady's Message to the World …Bebree
Does Leo XIV Embrace Borderless Globalism? “People always come before borders, before definitions and institutions,” said Leo XIV at the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy, on Saturday. “This realization stands at the center of Christianity,” he continued with more platitudes, adding: “Evil is not fought with evil. It is time to oppose the false realism that rearms minds, words, and nations with the realism of mercy.”
“People always come before borders, before definitions and institutions. “This realization stands at the center of Christianity. “Evil is not fought with evil. It is time to oppose the false realism that rearms minds, words, and nations with the realism of mercy.” — Pope Leo XIV
Revelation 21:21 indicates, albeit metaphorically, that Heaven has 'pearly gates'. I suppose he is in favor of the gates of Hell prevailing against those, as well.
Prevost, UN henchman (accomplice): The mass migration, which is really a crime against our European peoples and ultimately spells the death of Catholic culture, is sugarcoated here by Prevost in an unbearable LEFTIST way.
Woman Distributes Communion at Leo XIV’s Eucharist — One Communicant Bare-Chested During the Eucharist celebrated by Leo XIV this evening at the Port of Rimini, a woman was spreading Communion in the hand as if it were cookies. One male attendee even received Communion bare-chested, without a shirt.
– Folha de S. Paulo, April 18, 1978 – by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira This is a “sui generis” article. It is not a dissertation on a single theme in the classical mold but a confetti of information on various facts, each accompanied by a “minimum” of commentary. The common thread running through the entire article is that either the facts or the commentary have not been reported domestically. Almost all of these facts concern communist China. Preceding these news items from so far away are two comments on news from home. Widely reported, to be sure, but crying out for a quick gloss. 1. The unexpected result of the French elections – so different from what public opinion polls had predicted – showed the world that people’s genuine aspirations are often misrepresented or presented in a biased way. In fact, we don’t need to look far to see this for ourselves. June 1977: The Brazilian Congress is about to vote on a divorce bill. Some people in Catholic circles talk about calling a referendum,…Bebree
This morning, Pope Leo XIV arrived in San Marino, where he was received by the Captains Regent, Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva, as the Republic and the Holy See mark 100 years of diplomatic relations. At the Basilica of San Marino, he venerated the relics of St. Marinus, the country’s patron saint. He will then continue to Rimini for the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, stopping along the way at the Augustinian nuns’ monastery in Pennabilli.
Leo XIV venerating the relics of St. Marinus, the founder of San Marino.
Prof. Bray’s “Christianity in Britain and Ireland” Reformed Theology (#3951): Prof. Bray’s “Christianity in Britain and Ireland” Psalm 119.8: I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly! Prof. Bray continues to discuss the history of Christianity in Britain and Ireland, particularly the efforts of Malachy to reform the Irish church in the 12th century. He discussed Malachy's consecration, his friendship with Bernard of Clairvaux, and his establishment of Cistercian monasteries in Ireland. The reorganization of Irish dioceses was a key topic, along with the challenges posed by small, poor dioceses and political disunity. The session also covered the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and its impact on the church, as well as the ongoing debate about papal authorization for English rule. In Scotland, the development of the church was influenced by English and Norman practices, with figures like Queen Margaret and King David I playing significant roles. The meeting highlighted …Bebree
Religious Sisters Suppressed After Vatican Intervention for “Being Too Traditional”: Conservative Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus has suppressed the Children of Mary, a traditional community of religious sisters (canonically, a public association of the faithful) based in Newark, Ohio. In his August 10 letter, Fernandes cites fairly general problems with formation and communal life, as well as concerns about the proper separation of the internal and external forum. He says that Rome’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life informed him that the community would never be approved as an institute of diocesan right. But there’s another side: Anthony Stine, citing an anonymous source close to the community, claims that the underlying issue was that the sisters’ formation and catechesis were regarded as too traditional.
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"Masons, heretics, apostates, sodomites, pro-abortionists, sexual abusers, prevaricators, atheists, fraudsters, misers, pagans, enemies of the Virgin and of Tradition... these are the members who make up the new church orchestrated by Prevost-Bergoglio, which they want to force us to accept as if it were the Church of Christ."