Our Lady of Loreto - December 10 Aleteia. December 10 Translation of the Holy House of Loreto (1291, 1294) Towards the end of the thirteenth century, the terrible news reached Europe that the Holy Land was lost to the Christians, who during two centuries had been able to maintain the Latin kingdom there by virtue of their repeated Crusades. But at the time the Church was deploring this painful loss, a new joy was given them: the holy house of Nazareth — site of the birth of the Mother of God, of Her early education and of the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel of the wondrous news of the Incarnation of the Son of God — had been found, transported miraculously, near Tersatz in Dalmatia (Yugoslavia) on May 10th of the year 1291. Between Tersatz and nearby Fiume, the residents of the region beheld one morning an edifice, in a location where never had any been seen before. After the residents of the region talked among themselves of the remarkable little house surmounted by a bell tower, …More
Prevost @Pontifex_es Great is the gift of the Immaculate Conception, but so too is the gift of Baptism that we have received. Wonderful is the "yes" of the Mother of the Lord, but ours can be as well, renewed each day with fidelity, gratitude, humility, and perseverance in prayer and in concrete works of love. Father Federico Palma @PadrePalma Translated from Spanish What bad taste to put "buts" or objections to the most important day of the Most Holy Virgin Mother of the Redeemer. But everything is for the "ecumenism" that arose from Vatican II, in order to curry favor with the Protestants, among other things. Prevost:"All Religions Are Mothers. All Believers are Brothers" Prevost promotes heresy on matters of faith and morals.
[Saint Catherine of Bologna – XV Century AD; Bologna/Bologna (aged 49); Virgin; Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Teacher; Artist] '[VI] Of the Sixth Weapon. (1) The sixth weapon is the memory of the goods of paradise which are prepared for those who lawfully struggle by abandoning all the vain pleasures of the present life in accord with the saying of the most holy doctor Saint Augustine that it is impossible to enjoy present goods and future ones too. (2) So, dear sisters, be content not to have in this world any pleasure or any beloved, and do not grow tired of denying your own will, remembering what our patriarch St. Francis said, that is, that the most excellent and greatest gift that God’s servant can receive from God in this world is to conquer himself by denying his own will. So he said: “So great is the good that I behold / that every wound is beloved by me,”38 in order to show how, through the memory of eternal things, he rejoiced in suffering evil. (3) And in confirmation of the …More
"(7) For this reason, I beg you, daughter, that you not follow your current evil desire and temptation, but stand strong and persevere until the end, so that you can finally reach that noble feast and company which I saw, and rest eternally with these glorious virgins who await you.”
Swiss Auxiliary Bishop Marian Eleganti has criticised the Vatican study commission that has examined the impossibility of a female diaconate. In a post on his personal blog on 8 December, he argued that it was difficult to understand why the commission was unable to reach a definitive conclusion. According to Eleganti, "it is all too obvious that, despite the historical evidence, the goal is to keep the pot simmering — to keep the question open." He notes that church feminists already wear "fantasy stoles". He recalls that previous study commissions have repeatedly re-examined the historical record, only to arrive at the same results that have been known for decades. "Is it tragedy or comedy?" he asks. The bishop adds that the ancient deaconesses "were different from the deacons of their time and were shaped by cultural circumstances". Contradicting Sister Linda Pocher, who is presented publicly as a papal advisor, Eleganti insists that the Church's rejection of a sacramental female …More
Christ said that your yes must mean yes, and your no must mean no. Since V2 we hear doublespeak from the hierarchy. It is mamby pambyand all it does is confuse everyone. From this, sins can be committed because everything is fluid.
A new documentary "Making a Killing" and subtitled, "Reconciliation, Genocide, and Plunder in Canada" is a must see for all Canadians. It's a must see for others around the world to learn just how a government, the MSM and activists can push a story of genocide all based on lies. The documentary is presented by the ONEBC Party. "Making a Killing" is a "feature documentary film exposing the massive scandal behind the taking of wealth, land, and power from the Canadian public to benefit indigenous tribes. It debunks the worst lie in Canadian history: the lie that 215 bodies were found at the Kamloops Residential School and that Canadians committed a mass murder against indigenous children. "Making a Killing" is the first documentary film produced by an elected caucus." One priority of the OneBC Party is to "Bring capital investment and local opportunities back to BC by removing UNDRIP and all band veto powers from British Columbia." UNDRIP is the United Nations Declaration on the Rights …
Bravo! It rankles that no matter what we say the lie about the genocide of indigenous children will not go away. The main stream media and politicians as well as Indian Bands are all making money on this nasty scheme! Bravo One BC party!
Robert Prevost has "de facto" nullified the requirement for salvation that all human beings receive the sacrament of Baptism and believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This evening, Pope Leo XIV participated in a niche interreligious gathering organised by the Sant’Egido Community at the Colosseum. At the beginning, Andrea Riccardi emphasised that “the Spirit of Assisi still blows”. Representatives of various religions were present, including Christian sects, as well as representatives of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths. Together, they lit small candles. Leo XIV held a speech praising the false religions and spiritualties. His key points were: - We have prayed for peace according to our diverse religious traditions. - This is our witness: offering the immense treasures of ancient spiritualities to contemporary humanity. - On 27 October 1986, Saint John Paul IIinvited religious leaders from around the world to Assisi to pray for peace. This historic event marked a turning point in interfaith relations. - We embrace the challenge of Assisi and the awareness of our shared task and responsibility for peace. - For the Catholic Church …More
The story of Christianity in West Papua is inseparable from the broader struggle for identity, dignity, and political recognition in one of the world’s most contested postcolonial spaces.
A reflection by Umberto Eco While giving a lecture at the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome, I found myself repeatedly blinded by a woman’s camera flash. Every time I tried to read my notes, another burst of light hit me. Annoyed, I finally said what I often have to say to overly eager photographers—that while I’m doing my work, I need them to pause theirs. She turned off her camera, but with a look that suggested I had somehow offended her. Another time, in San Leo, during a civic event where I had been invited to speak about the landscapes painted by Piero della Francesca, three people stood in front of me firing their flashes nonstop. Again, I had to ask them to show at least a minimum level of courtesy. And mind you—none of these people were paparazzi. They were educated adults who had voluntarily come to listen to a lecture. Yet the moment they held a camera or a phone, the “electronic eye” took over, and their cultural awareness evaporated. They weren’t interested in what I was …More
Sweden has joined the list of EU countries where neo-Nazi actions are permitted. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the neo-Nazi march in Stockholm: It's not even about the number of extremists. The fact itself is revealing. Sweden has joined the ever-growing list of EU countries where such neo-Nazi actions are permitted. Although Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson condemned the event, Zakharova stressed that the facts say otherwise. She noted that Sweden, along with other EU countries, is voting against the UN General Assembly resolution aimed at combating the glorification of Nazism and xenophobia. According to her, this created a tolerance of Nazism in society. The flow of Swedish weapons and military equipment intended for neo-Banderist formations does not stop. Thus, Sweden is directly complicit in their crimes
Notitiae ac Documenta ultima Rogitum de Electione Romani PontificisNovember 24, 2025 Rogitum de Electione Romani Pontificis* In Nomine Domini Nostri, Dei Uni Veri Aetaerni Vivi, Santissimeae Trinitatis, Patri et Filii et Spiiritus sancti, ex his letteris attestatur quod propter violationem Constitutionis Apostolicae… Nicolaus PP. II — In Nomine Domini: 13 Aprilis 1059November 23, 2025 PP. Nicolaus II In nomine Domini Dei salvatoris nostri Iesu Christi. Ab anno incarnatione eius MLVIII, mense Aprili, indictione XII, propositis sacrosanctis euuangeliis, praesidente quoque reverentissimo ac beatissimo Nicolao apostolico papa, in basilica… Skip back to main navigation
Legati a latere Duties: Ambassador and special representative for the negotiation of individual and/or general affairs. Special Legate a latere for the elected Pontiff: Frà Alexis Bugnolo Representative of the Roman Pontiff in all affairs and regarding all persons in the matter of his consecration. — The special Legate can be contacted through the Secretariate of State. Issues With (Br) Alexis Bugnolo, Ordo Militaris … Alexis Bugnolo Is NOT a Religious Brother The biography of Alexis Flavian Bugnolo claims he’s “a Franciscan hermit who observes the Rule of St Francis by private vows with tacit permission of Pope Benedict XVI and written permission of the Congregation for Religious in 2006.” He repeats this claim elsewhere. Conclusion Alexis Bugnolo is not a “brother” in any even extended meaning of the term, lacks the credentials to run a university-level institute as he is attempting, makes claims that are completely unfounded on his news site, and runs an organization with …More
The incorrupt left foot of Saint Anna, the mother of the Theotokos, the grandmother of Christ. The nerves and toes are clearly visible, while it still retains the temperature of a living body. Skete of Saint Anna, Holy Mount Athos. Saint Anna, pray to God for us!
Is there a definitive cause for the collapse in religious vocations? In this Pints With Aquinas episode, host Matt Fradd asks Sister Miriam Heidland, SOLT, a pressing question: Why are there so few religious sisters today? “I think part of it is the attack on spiritual motherhood and spiritual fatherhood…really, it’s the attack on man and woman, and like, who are we?” she begins. Sister Miriam then shares a personal story and offers her opinion on why there are fewer vocations to the religious life today. “I was talking with the bishop many months ago, and he was saying that in the 1960s…there was a religious community in Wisconsin that was receiving a hundred women a year. 100 women! And they built a brand new novitiate, and then by 1972, they were receiving just four,” she says. At this point in her conversation with the bishop, Sister Miriam says, he posed the question: “Women still have the capacity to say ‘yes’ to this divine invitation. What is preventing them?” Sister Miriam …
The number cause is FEMINISM, in my opinion. Young women have been brainwashed to want to "have it all" = career & 'family" although the latter needs to not be an 'oppressive patriarchal structure' but some self affirming set-up or divorce. Religious life is not even on the radar.
AOC CONGRESSWOMAN IN THE U.S. EXPOSES THE LIES THAT THE ECONOMY OF THE U.S IS BLOOMING WHEN IS THE OPPOSITE BUT TRUE FOR ONLINE BUSINESSES LIKE AMAZON, AND ALIKE. OTHER THAN THAT ALL ASPECTS OF ECONOMY THAT WORKING PEOPLE, NOT ONLINE AI BUSINESSES ARE BLOOMING, IS DETERIORATING. UNEMPLOYMENT IS RISING, AND SO ARE THE AREAS THAT SUSTAIN SOCIETY IN REGARDS TO EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, WELFARE, AND MORE. CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIA CORTEZ (AOC) TALKS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THE DT GOVERNMENT IS NOT TELLING PEOPLE AT ALL AND HOW THE RICH ARE GETTING RICHER WHILE MOST OF THE U.S. ECONOMY IS PLUMMETING AT A RAPID PACE.
Defenders Of Faith In Word And Deed, Maryknoll Martyrs: Ford & Walsh, Catholic Series. James E. Walsh joined the Catholic Foreign Missionaries of America, also known as the Maryknoll Missionaries. Walsh, along with Fr. Francis Ford were missionaries to China. When the communists took over, these Maryknoll Bishops refused to leave. They were both imprisoned as spies and tortured. They are known as the Martyr Bishops of Maryknoll. This series seeks to examine Catholics who have defended the faith in word and deed by their wet martyrdom, (the shedding of blood) and dry martyrdom, (exclusion or banishment, persecution, imprisonment.) It is hoped that Catholics who view these programs will be strengthened in the Faith they profess by looking more closely at the lives of these who have sacrificed all in it’s defense. Francis Xavier Ford, M.M., was an American bishop of the Catholic Church and a Maryknoll missionary in China. Because of his torture by the Communist Chinese and death in prison …More
Defenders Of Faith In Word And Deed, Maryknoll Martyrs: Ford & Walsh, Catholic Series. ClassicCatholicAudiobooks on Oct 31, 2017 In 1912 James E. Walsh joined the Catholic Foreign Missionaries of America, also known as the Maryknolls. Walsh, along with Fr. Francis Ford were missionaries to China. When the communists took over, these Maryknoll Bishops refused to leave. They were both imprisoned as spies and tortured. They are known as the Martyr Bishops of Maryknoll. This series seeks to examine Catholics who have defended the faith in word and deed by their wet martyrdom, (the shedding of blood) and dry martyrdom, (exclusion or banishment, persecution, imprisonment.) It is hoped that Catholics who view these programs will be strengthened in the Faith they profess by looking more closely at the lives of these who have sacrificed all in it’s defense. Francis Xavier Ford, M.M., was an American bishop of the Catholic Church and a Maryknoll missionary in China. Because of his torture by the …More
Group portrait of Maryknoll Fathers Walsh and Ford with Bishop Gauthier, China, ca. 1918-1938 Colorized lantern slide of Maryknoll Fathers James E. Walsh, second from left, and Francis X. Ford, third from left, with Bishop Auguste Gauthier (1868-1927). A large pile of woven baskets provides a backdrop. James Edward Walsh - Wikipedia