More than 30 priests from the Diocese of Charlotte have formally appealed to the Vatican with a series of questions concerning recent liturgical directives issued by their bishop, including the prohibition of altar rails and kneelers during Communion. The questions, known as dubia, were submitted in a letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on Jan. 5.
31 priests of the Diocese of Charlotte have formally challenged recent liturgical directives issued by Bishop Michael Martin, submitting Dubia to of all places the Vatican. The Substack.com account The Pillar reports that the priests’ letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts was sent on January 5. It questions whether the bishop has the authority to mandate the removal and prohibition of kneelers for Communion. This a policy was announced in a “pastoral” letter by Bishop Martin on December 17. Temporary kneeling fixtures are required to be removed by Jan. 16. Thirty-one priests are about a quarter of the diocesan presbyterate. They argue that kneeling for Communion is explicitly permitted by the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and part of the traditional liturgical practice of the Church. Furthermore, the Dubia question Bishop Martin’s authority to prohibit certain vestments, liturgical prayers, gestures, and elements associated with the Mass of the Roman rite but …More
THE DONROE DOCTRINE AS D.T. HAD PRESENTED IT SO PROUDLY IS NOT WELCOME IN ANY CORNER OF THE WORLD AND WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTED. AS D.T. HAS PROVEN THAT HE CAN IGNORE AND UNDERMINE INTERNATIONAL LAWS, THE GINEVRA TREATY, THE U.S. CONGRESS, AND THE U.N. ARTICLES THAT MODERATE CONFLICTS, DIPLOMACY AND WARS IN THE WORLD. The entire world sees the U.S. as a threat now, the commercial warfare is scaling to actual warfare to steal the resources and land from other countries. Latin America has shown opposition against the unjustifiable acts of the U.S., others countries around the world followed from Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia. The U.S. has lost its image, respect and credibility before THE ENTIRE WORLD. China and Russia are no longer seen as a threat or enemy, it's the U.S. that's taken that place for the lunacy and bloodlust of power of ONE MAN AND HIS SMALL CABINET AND ELITE GROUP.
[Saint Victorinus – III-IV Century AD; Roman Greece/Pettau, Roman Greece; Spiritual Writer; Martyr under Diocletian] “From the Second Chapter 2. I know your works, and your labour, and your patience. In the first epistle He speaks thus: I know that you suffer and work, I see that you are patient; think not that I am staying long from you. And that you can not bear them that are evil, and who say that they are Jews and are not, and you have found them liars, and you have patience for My name's sake. All these things tend to praise, and that no small praise; and it behooves such men, and such a class, and such elected persons, by all means to be admonished, that they may not be defrauded of such privileges granted to them of God. These few things He said that He had against them. 4, 5. And you have left your first love: remember whence you have fallen. He who falls, falls from a height: therefore He said whence: because, even to the very last, works of love must be practised; and this is …More
"10. Be faithful unto death. That they should continue to be faithful even unto death. 11. He that shall overcome, shall not be hurt by the second death. That is, he shall not be chastised in hell."
I heard that there might be a Cardinal Speaking up: Excuse me, Pope Leo but do you have documented proof that you have an Apostolic line of Succession to ANY Apostle of Christ?
An anonymous song composed for the King of France Louis VII and his crossed knights for the outbreak of the Second Crusade in 1145, following the capture of the County of Edessa (present day in Turkey) in 1144 by the Muslim Zengids.
[Saint Jerome – IV-V Century AD; Stridon, Roman Empire/Bethlehem, Palaestina Prima; aged 75-78, Translation of the Bible into Latin – Vulgate; Doctor of the Church] “Chapter 7 Luke a physician of Antioch, as his writings indicate, was not unskilled in the Greek language. An adherent of the apostle Paul, and companion of all his journeying, he wrote a Gospel, concerning which the same Paul says, We send with him a brother whose praise in the gospel is among all the churches and to the Colossians Luke the beloved physician salutes you, and to Timothy Luke only is with me. He also wrote another excellent volume to which he prefixed the title Acts of the Apostles, a history which extends to the second year of Paul's sojourn at Rome, that is to the fourth year of Nero, from which we learn that the book was composed in that same city. Therefore the Acts of Paul and Thecla and all the fable about the lion baptized by him we reckon among the apocryphal writings, for how is it possible that …More
"John, the apostle whom Jesus most loved,the son of Zebedee and brother of James, the apostle whom Herod, after our Lord's passion, beheaded, most recently of all the evangelists wrote a Gospel, at the request of the bishops of Asia, against Cerinthus and other heretics and especially against the then growing dogma of the Ebionites, who assert that Christ did not exist before Mary."
St. John the Baptist Contra Effeminacy A Voice Crying in the Wilderness: On the Helper Turned Snare Repent. For the order of creation has been inverted, and the curse still spreads. Hear again the sentence God pronounced—not softened, not explained away: “Because you have hearkened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, cursed is the ground because of you.” Because you listened. Adam was not condemned for appetite first, but for misplaced obedience. She was created as helper—adiutorium, not governor; crown, not commander; aid for the good, not guide against God. St. Augustine speaks plainly: > “The woman was given to the man as a helper, but by sin she became an occasion of his fall—not by nature, but by disorder.” (On Genesis, Against the Manichees) This is the tragedy: the helper became a liability, not by her existence, but because Adam surrendered his post. He allowed the order of creation to turn against itself. St. John Chrysostom declares: …More
The Gift of the Magi "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by American writer O. Henry, first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. The plot and its twist ending are well known; the ending is generally considered an example of cosmic irony. The story was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City. The story was initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905. It was first published in book form in the O. Henry collection The Four Million in April 1906. youtube.com/watch?v=eEYKlV0vkIs
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Other articles of interest maybe. ‘Imagine Russia captured Zelensky’: Correa exposes hypocrisy after US kidnaps Maduro The world’s “lukewarm” reaction to Washington’s action is a sign of “regression at the civilizational level,” the former Ecuadorian president has told RT Denmark tells Trump to stop Greenland ‘threats’ More deaths from Trump. 80 people killed in US raid on Venezuela – NYT Cuba says 32 of its citizens died in Washington’s military intervention to abduct President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas 80 people killed in US raid on Venezuela – NYT Back to old ways: Maduro’s capture follows a long list of US interventions in Latin America Washington orchestrated dozens of regime changes in the region in the 20th century alone, including via direct military invasions Back to old ways: Maduro’s capture follows a …
Epiphany, the Magi parade in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan One of the most fascinating of these traditions is linked to the story of the Three Kings, also known as the Magi, and to one of Milan’s most important historical churches: the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio.This basilica is not only a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, but also a symbolic place connected to one of the most evocative moments of the Christian calendar: Epiphany. Every year, on 6 January, Milan celebrates the journey of the Magi with a historic procession that links the heart of the city to this ancient basilica. A place of legend and devotion Located near the Navigli area, the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio is one of the oldest churches in Milan. According to tradition, it was founded in the 4th century by Saint Eustorgius, bishop of Milan, and quickly became a place of pilgrimage. What makes this basilica truly unique is its historical connection to the Three Kings, the wise men from the East who …More
Epifania, a Milano Pontificale in Duomo e Corteo dal Duomo a Sant’Eustorgio alanew (mi-lorenteggio.com) Milano, 4 gennaio 2026 – Martedì 6 gennaio è la Festa dell’Epifania, che ricorda la visita dei Magi a Gesù Bambino, come rappresentanti simbolici di tutti i popoli della terra: per questo l’Epifania è anche Festa dei Popoli (da non confondersi con la Festa delle Genti, che nella Chiesa ambrosiana si celebra in occasione della Pentecoste). Alle 11, nel Duomo di Milano, solenne Pontificale presieduto dall’Arcivescovo, di ritorno dallo Zambia. Diretta su Telenova (canale 18 del digitale terrestre), Chiesa di Milano – Il portale della Diocesi … e ChiesadiMilano, servizi di interpretariato in Lis e di sottotitolazione. Alle 16.30 in Duomo l’Arcivescovo presiederà i Secondi Vesperi pontificali dell’Epifania e il Rito dell’Omnes Patriachae, canto di un’antica antifona ambrosiana in cui si acclama alla rivelazione di Cristo nel Mistero natalizio proclamata dai patriarchi nell’Antico …More
Every year, on 6 January, Milan hosts a historic Epiphany procession that dates back to the Middle Ages. Dressed in traditional costumes, the Three Kings, accompanied by pages, knights and musicians, cross the city in a symbolic journey. The procession traditionally connects the Duomo of Milan to the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio, recreating the final steps of the Magi’s long voyage. The Three Kings in Milan: Sant’Eustorgio, the …
It takes Courage to Speak and Defend Truth. We seem to have a deficit of Courage in the Church. It is better to be a Friend of Christ and defend His Law.
Fr. Dr. Joseph Iannuzzi OSJ presents the theology of Adam and Eve in the Divine WIll according to the parallels of Luisa Piccarretas and Blessed Anna Katharina Emmericks writings
Fr. Dr. Joseph Iannuzzi OSJ presents the theology of Adam and Eve in the Divine WIll according to the parallels of Luisa Piccarretas and Blessed Anna Katharina Emmericks writings