Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 “People of Zion, dwelling in Jerusalem, you shall no longer weep; The Lord will be most gracious to you.” The grace of God is present in this moment. We receive it. Matthew 9:35–10:1, 5a, 6-8 “Jesus proclaims the Gospel of the Kingdom.” The Gospel is Jesus. Jesus proclaims that God is with us. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
On Thursday, retired Swiss bishop Marian Eleganti warned at the RomeLifeForum.com that efforts to promote a 'universal fraternity' risk collapsing into religious relativism. He stressed that, according to Christian teaching, people are not 'children of God' simply by existing. Rather, they receive this identity through faith in Christ and baptism. Any model of human fraternity that obscures this truth ceases to be authentically Christian, he said. Mission Cannot Be Replaced by Dialogue Monsignor Eleganti warned that the Church’s mission must not be reduced to interreligious dialogue which avoids proclaiming the truth. He also noted the impact of media imagery showing religious leaders praying together, which implicitly suggests that "one religion is as good as another". Criticism of Pope Francis’ Statements Furthermore, Bishop Eleganti criticised Pope Francis's controversial remarks. He cited the 2024 statement in Singapore that "all religions are a path to God", as well as the assertion …More
Luke 8:20-21 : They told him, “Your Mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see You.” But He replied, “My Mother and my brothers are those who hear the Word of God and put it into practice.” Romans 8:9 : “Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.”
Brownshill SM - isolated.MOV Repairing a 1930s Roman Catholic church. Rachel Morley, our Director, speaks to Contracts Manager Martin Nee from Messenger Construction about the repairs at St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire. If you’d like to hear more about the repairs at Brownshill, then please follow this link to a longer video on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=s2ugu4N3SKA
Dec 5 First Week of Advent, Friday We continue posting Advent reflections by the Church Fathers. It's a good way to prepare to celebrate Christmas. The reflections and quotations come from the book called, Advent and Christmas with the Church Fathers by Marco Pappalardo. Introduction Jesus was born two thousand years ago. This is a historical fact for everyone, and it is the starting point and destination of salvation history for those who believe. So what are we waiting for? We await the coming of Christ on the last day, which will be the beginning of the never-ending celebration. Yet the way we wait is also important. Here are some fitting words: gladness, hope, poverty in spirit, thoughts directed to God, and everlasting treasures. Dec 5 "Listen to these words of mine and act on them” Here's today's Mass reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 7:21, 24‑27: Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only …
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A Methodist pastor from Rochester, New York, shocked her congregation after publicly announcing she is a transgender woman during a service. Pastor Phil Phaneuf — now transitioning and adopting new pronouns — said her parents “do not support” her decision.
Three hundred and fifty-five years. That was the duration of time that the Hudson’s Bay Company existed prior to the beginning of its liquidation in March of this year. Founded in 1670 by Royal Charter of King Charles II, it is rather poetic that – over 300 years later – it would be dissolved under King Charles III. The history of the Hudson’s Bay Company and the history of Canada are nigh inseparable. In line with the mercantilist policy throughout the remainder of the British Empire, the HBC effectively ruled Rupert’s Land. This was akin to the East India Company in the Subcontinent, and the British South Africa Company in Rhodesia. As with all institutions of culture and identity in this country, the Hudson’s Bay Company had been fundamentally subverted, right under all of our noses. In an article published back in April, Jeffery Vacante of the Toronto Star pointed out that the liquidation of the Hudson’s Bay Company came at a very convenient time. Especially so for its American…
We hear much from the Church of today about “dialogue.” Josef Pieper, in Abuse of Language—Abuse of Power, reminds us: “Any discourse detached from the norms of reality is at the same time mere monologue. The time has come to reeducate our bishops, beginning with how they use—and manifestly misuse—the English language. Our Lord gave us a clear precept about language: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from the Evil One” (Matthew 5:37). And likewise, from the Old Testament: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20). These bishops, and sadly even the supreme pontiff, have, in proclaiming and teaching about immigration and other societal issues, fallen prey to the scourges of muddy thinking, faulty analysis, and false equivalence. This woeful state of affairs recently came to my attention after some time spent in adoration before …
Those who call themselves bishops should be given basic Catholic lessons—intensive classes where they learn that the apostate ecumenism they promote violates the First Commandment. But I don't think they'll attend such classes because they know very well what they're doing and the destructive plan they're following.
Saint Barbara of Nicomedia - December 4 That's don Reto Nay, cofounder of GTV! Virgin and Martyr (3rd century) St. Barbara's pagan father Dioscorus confined her in a tower and goaded her to renounce Jesus. In that forced solitude, she prayed and studied. She also received formation and baptism. When St. Barbara's activities were uncovered, Dioscorus was enraged. He denounced St. Barbara before a civil tribunal. As punishment, she was tortured and beheaded. Martyrologies state that Dioscorus was St. Barbara's executioner. Some also state that he was killed by a lightning bolt. St. Barbara's prayers likely resulted in conversions and miracles through her intercession. Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894]
youtube.com/watch?v=HuLORIyEet4 Gather Us In · Marty Haugen Here in this place new light is streaming Now is the darkness vanished away See in this space our fears and our dreamings Brought here to you in the light of this day Gather us in, the lost and forsaken Gather us in, the blind and the lame Call to us now and we shall awaken We shall arise at the sound of our name We are the young, our lives are a mystery We are the old who yearn for your face We have been sung throughout all of history Called to be light to the whole human race Gather us in, the rich and the haughty Gather us in, the proud and the strong Give us a heart so meek and so lowly Give us the courage to enter the song Here we will take the wine and the water Here we will take the bread of new birth Here you shall call your sons and your daughters Call us anew to be salt for the earth Give us to drink the wine of compassion Give us to eat the bread that is you Nourish us well and teach us to fashion Lives that are holy …More
Barbe Memorial 4 December formerly 16 December limited to local calendars in 1969 Profile A beautiful maiden imprisoned in a high tower by her father Dioscorus for disobedience. While there, she was tutored by philosphers, orators and poets. From them she learned to think, and decided that polytheism was nonsense. With the help of Origen and Valentinian, she converted to Christianity. Her father denounced her to the local authorities for her faith, and they ordered him to kill her. She escaped, but he caught her, dragged her home by her hair, tortured her, and killed her. He was immediately struck by lightning, or according to some sources, fire from heaven. Her imprisonment led to her association with towers, then the construction and maintenance of them, then to their military uses. The lightning that avenged her murder led to asking her protection against fire and lightning, and her patronage of firefighters, etc. Her association with things military and …More
Lighthouse Assembly of God with one of the STRANGEST speaking in tongues sounds we've ever heard, almost like an alarm clock, and then a nonsensical "interpretation."
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) "It is absurd for a heretic to say that he believes in Jesus Christ. To believe in a person is to give our full consent to his word and to all he teaches. True faith, therefore, is absolute belief in Jesus Christ and in all He taught. Hence, he who does not adhere to everything Jesus Christ has prescribed for our salvation does not have any more of the Doctrine of Jesus Christ than the pagans, Jews and Mohammedans."
Apostate Prevost attacks the kingship of Christ and denies the Holy Trinity The apostate Robert Prevost demonstrates once again that he does not profess the Catholic faith by claiming that Christians and Muslims worship the same God in an act of interreligious apostasy. St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) "It is absurd for a heretic to say that he believes in Jesus Christ. To believe in a person is to give our full consent to his word and to all he teaches. True faith, therefore, is absolute belief in Jesus Christ and in all He taught. Hence, he who does not adhere to everything Jesus Christ has prescribed for our salvation does not have any more of the Doctrine of Jesus Christ than the pagans, Jews and Mohammedans."
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"The way to Heaven is tough. Our time has reached a higher intensity of evil than before. Temptations are greater than ever,” said Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X in an interview with Kenya’s Immaculata TV on 23 November (video below). He explained that there has been a terrible crisis in the Church since Vatican II, including a terrifying decline in vocations: "You wonder how far it can go." And, "The influence of the Church on the world is now reduced to nothing." Bishop Fellay quoted Cardinal Ratzinger’s well-known prediction that the Church as we know it will disappear and be reduced to "little islands": "I fear we are very close to that time." He continued, "A lot of things in the Church have already been destroyed." On Tucho’s Document About Marian Titles Regarding Cardinal Victor (Tucho) Fernández and his recent document on the Marian titles Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces, Bishop Fellay called it “pitiful.” “It is an insult to God,” he …More