Halloween and the Forces of Darkness Where did it all come from? October 31st is a day of ghosts, witches, goblins, and grotesque creatures. It is also a day of orange and black, of candles and jack-o-lanterns. Costume parties and strange customs occupy the minds of western civilization, and all of this seems to be intensifying every year. Children wearing every kind of costume imaginable, and some unimaginable, have been going for door to door for years at the end of October saying “trick or treat” and collecting bags full of treats. In recent years, many people have been decorating their yards as cemeteries and making their houses look spooky. Even churches have Halloween parties and set up “haunted houses” as fund raising projects. Where did it all come from, and what does it all mean? Most people would say it is all harmless fun. Some would venture to say, “If there is any witchcraft in it, it is white witchcraft.” In order to truly answer both of the questions where did it come …More
The Mass in the Roman rite has a new location in Poland, writes Peter Kwasniewski on Facebook.com. Fr Wojciech Pobudkowski IBP is offering a regular Sunday Mass in the church of the Camaldolese Hermits from the 17 century. It is also known as the parish of Blessed Edward Detkens and is located on the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University campus. Noteworthy: The building is a parish church. Last Sunday's opening Mass was well attended, with many young families present.
Peter Kwasniewski on facebook: "In the good news category, a new location for the TLM in Poland. Fr. Wojciech Pobudkowski, IBP, is now offering a Sunday TLM in a lovely 17th-century church. The opening Mass was crowded, full of young families, and accompanied by beautiful choral singing. Interestingly, this new location is a parish church which is located at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University campus. The good cardinal would have felt right at home"
A GOOD CONFESSION: The term "daughters" or secondary vices of the capital sins was popularized by Saint Gregory the Great, but it was adopted and systematized by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his main work, the Summa Theologiae (II-II, q. 153-154, among others). Below is a list associating each capital sin with its derived vices, or "daughters," as described in the moral theology of Saint Thomas: Daughters of the Seven Capital Sins (Secondary Vices) Capital Sin (Principal Vice)Secondary Vices or "Daughters"Explanation Pride (Superbia - Queen and origin of all sins) 1. Boastfulness (Vainglory)To brag about what one is not or what one does not have, seeking the approval of others. 2. Contempt (Contemptus)To look down on others as inferior and refuse to recognize their merits. 3. Hypocrisy (Hypocrisis)To feign virtues one does not possess in order to be praised. 4. Obstinacy (Pertinacia)To blindly adhere to an opinion, refusing to acknowledge the truth. 5. Discord (Discordia)To break unity with …More
Vatican honoured a pseudo-divine “Mother of Africa”: At the Vatican’s 60th-anniversary celebration of Nostra Aetate on 28 October, an African performance blended Christian and Pagan elements with a prayer written for the event by Vatican Radio journalist Filomeno Lopez from Guinea-Bissau. It invoked the “Supreme God”, but described him as “the God of the ancestors.” Furthermore, the prayer introduced “Mama Lucy,” portrayed as an “African and universal mother” functioning like a Mother-Earth figure found in other pagan spiritualities. The “love letter of God” was said to be “written on the womb of Mama Lucy.” The poem prayed for peace “with the help of the divine and of the ancestors” and directly addressed the dead: “My dear ancestors… honor and glory to you.”
Breaking911 - A photographer in southern Spain captured what is believed to be the ... A photographer in southern Spain captured what is believed to be the first-ever white Iberian lynx, a leucistic big cat so rare it seems almost mythical. Already one of the world’s rarest cats, the Iberian lynx was pulled back from the brink of extinction after its population …More
Rm 8:31b-39 "No creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ." It is up to us to continue to allow ourselves to be Loved by God. God already Loves us. Lk 13:31-35 Jesus says to those who do not welcome Him: "Behold, your house will be abandoned." Let us remain in God. When our relationship with God is deficient, we distance ourselves from Him, we find ourselves alone, and we move towards evil. Let us remain in God. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
Ghana Archbishop Wins Hearts by Directing Traffic! | Shalom World Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle of Cape Coast, Ghana, was seen assisting in managing heavy traffic outside St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast. His humble gesture drew admiration from onlookers, who praised the archbishop’s hands-on example of servant leadership and community spirit.
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