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Eternal Rest Grant unto Him: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Laid to Rest on this Day in 1963

Bring It. She Has More Power in Her “Virginal Heel” than Any of You Have in Your Silly Dicasteries

Question: Should I Fast?

For the answer, let us look to the several collects for this Ember Saturday in September.
First Collct:
“Almighty and everlasting God, Who by means of healthful abstinence dat heal both
Second Collect:
“Grant unto us, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that fasting from food we may be filled with Thy grace, and by abstinence may b
Third Collect:
“Protect, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy family, that by Thy bounty we may receive those
Fourth Collect:
Grant us, we beseech Ther, O Lord, that we may so abstain from bodily eating, that
Fifth Collect:
“As Thou dost permit us, O Lord, to offer Thee this solemn fast, so in Thy mercy vouchsafe to us, we beseech Thee,
And finally, the actual collect of the Mass or sixth collect if you’re counting, which follows the Lessn from Daniel about the three young men in the furnace:
“O God, Who didst deaden the flames of fire for the thee children; mercifully grant that
So, I think it’s pretty obvious.
Only if you want health of mind and body, the merciful …

Where Were You When It All Began?

I was born in 1977. I say that not for your sympathy (Paul VI was pope) but rather for context. My parents told me from my childhood about the day JFK was murdered. I always remember feeling a sense of wonder that they knew every detail of where they were and what they were doing the moment they heard the news. My mom, a young houswive of 26 with four children and a fifth on the way, was ironing and watching
I understood more and more of that moment during my own lifetime at various events. I came to remember exactly where I was when
I will never forget every moment of September 11, 2001.
These were defining moments. And they were life changing and world changing moments. And they were moments that took time to process before, in many cases, we came to realize how much deeper the stories actually went.
I remember where I was when Trump got shot.
And earlier today, for no reason at all and probably for every reason I fear, I immediately knew I would remember this.
I had just crossed the …

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

If you guessed two of my parish’s five trad priests, you were right.
Friends, if you’ve never invited your parish priests to your home to offer them a meal and some fellowship and to render your thanksgiving to them for the things they day daily that could never be repaid by mere men, you need to get on the bandwagon.
This is a custom my wife and I adopted a few years ago and to our delight and surprise; one that our parish priests seem to truly enjoy. As head of the family, I took it upon myself to initiate the practice. I wanted to express my gratitude to these fine men. They have no wives, no families of their own. I am sure they enjoy the company of their brother priests in the rectory but every now and then I’m sure it’s nice to get out and spend time with their flock.
Let’s face it, what they do for us in offering the Homy Sacrifice of the Mass every day, in forgiving our sins, in blessing us… A meal and a fun night at home is cheap at half the price.
So thank you to our priests …

John-Henry Westen Back at LifeSite

From the site itself.
I don’t know, guys… A lot of nonsense was revealed in this past week.
Westen still seems like a standup guy in my opinion. Even looks better these days. That being said, John-Henry, take note. I learned from fifteen years of working in and running Catholic schools. The “hierarchy of the laity” at the helm of Catholic institutions (specifically non-profit structures) are fundamentally assholes. Chris Jackson, I am not. Sorry, friends, but there’s no other word for it. I remember as a young-er teacher one day telling my wife about some such nonsense in the admin at the school where I was working and finishing the thought with, “The mafia ain’t got nothin’ on this lot.” And I grew up in Jersey!
Bishop Strickland? How sad. That leaked audio did not do you any favors. The man I heard on that tape resembled someone far more concerned with his own image then with defending a fellow man who was in the process of being actively railroaded.
Deacon Keith Fournier? He just …

Blood Oath? The Scary Thing Is that This Is Not Even Close to the Bottom of the Barrel Yet.

Heard about the yeti skiing trip with the bear blood and the seminarians? Take a look but don’t say you weren’t warned.
I was in McCarrick’s seminary in Jersey in the 90’s. I can’t say I ever remember anything of this nature taking place but it’s all of apiece.
Chris Jackson has a great analysis here:
First, I would like to point out that what he says is true. Seminary formation in the Novus Ordo church it’s not only a joke, it is seriously deranged. I have said in the past, and I will repeat it here. Young men training for the sacred priesthood used to be formed according to
Second, a blood oath? Are you kidding me?! What human being with a functioning brain in his head and professing the Catholic faith would listen to someone tell him he has to swear a blood oath – or any oath for that matter – and simply acquiesce? And yet, 14 out of 15 such young men did just that. The one who didn’t? He got the boot.
Finally, the obvious cover-up and obfuscation on the part of the archdiocese …

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Wanna’ Play Hardball, TradInc? Serve Up!

In the wake of the John-Henry situation, a friend suggested something I had not thought of and I like it…
It might not be much, but it certainly sends a sign.
On the handful of occasions, I have had the pleasure of meeting John-Henry, he always presented himself as a very humble and down to earth man who really believed he was doing the Lord’s work. I could certainly say that something smells fishy about this whole thing, but that’s already obvious.
Side note: Harvey will never be controlled by a board. It’s yours truly and that is that.

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Call Me a Sucker

We may have been founded by anti-Catholic Freemasons but I’m a sucker for…
A Sousa march!
Fred Astair lighting firecrackers off his tap shoes while smoking a Camel!
A small town Independence Day parade with fire and drum corps!
William Daniel’s as John Adams!
I truly mean this…
On this day when we celebrate the 249th anniversary of New Jersey declaring independence from Great Britain…
God bless America, for better or worse, my home sweet home.

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Oh Teddy… Your Evangelical Zionism is Showing.

The whole thing is horrifyingly hysterical but pay close attention to Cruz’s supposition that he must support the modern political state of Israel because it’s “in the Bible”.
Pay careful attention.
There, so much easier to comprehend, right?
He then goes on to state that when elected to the human senate** in 2012, he asserted that his main goal was to be the number one defender of that state of Israel. News to me. If I’d known that when I voted for him back then, I would have paused.
Go to confession. Stay out of sin. Live your state in life.
God bless!
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Just Waiting for a Train

These people looked magnificent.
See what we’ve lost? They look great. They’re groomed. They’re covered. They look like they care about themselves and others.
Then the “bomb” went off in the 60’s.
The station was demolished and sunk below ground with a brttualist concrete arena over it. And the people? They step outside in pajamas if they cover themselves at all.
God, please bring back civilization!
But don’t forget… Any man can do his part to bring it back.
My dad one time went to an office Christmas party in the late 1980’s. He wore his tuxedo. My mom wore her fur. Absolutely no one else was dressing the part. But within three years the invitations to that same party went out with the words, “Black Tie” on them and everyone had stepped up.
Father’s Day is this weekend. My wife and kids just bought me a new suit for my collection. It looks great. It’s being tailored as we speak. I’m shopping for a boater hat like my dad used to wear in the summer. Class act, that man.
Gentlemen …

Leo and Friends

Sounds like the title of a morning talk show on Fox… that I would never watch. Let me explain.
You can tell a lot about a man based on the company he keeps. Also, I have heard it said that a man is the average of his five closest friends or something along those lines.
Pope Prevost seems to be turning a blind eye towards one of those friends. If accounts are to be believed (and honestly who could tell anymore since every reporter in the world is using AI to “write” their stories) then Leo met with the bishop of Charlotte at length prior to his ascension to the papacy. That same bishop is now revealing to the world his stunning lack of knowledge of the liturgy and doctrine of the Church. You can read all about that and make up your own mind.
But it’s an episcopal appointment I’d like to bring to your attention. And it isn’t the new bishop that concerns me just yet. It’s his boss.
Again, it seems that Cardinal “Jo-To Call-Me-Joe Nighty Night Baby” Tobin has just picked up a new shiny …

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She Is Not Distant from Us: A Sermon on St. Rita of Cascia on Her Solemn Feast

Friends, the priest preaching this sermon is Fr. Michael DeGrogorio, OSA. Fr. Michael is the man who is responsible for establishing the National Shrine of St. Rita at St. Rita’s parish in Philadelphia. It is he who counseled a much younger version of myself all those years ago to ask St. Rita’s intercession and to be specific in my prayers. I began the first of many, many novenas and nine days later met my wife. When we married, it was in this magnificent church and Fr. Michael was there with us. His words about this great saint of the impossible are as moving as they are true.
She is not distant from us. She is very near to us and she is also near to Our Lord. He “graciously grants favors through her intercession which are considered impossible to human skill and effort” as the novena prayers say. By now you all know of my rabid devotion to her. I think it can be rightly said, and fellow devotees will correct me if I am wrong, that any who have found her – or rather whom she has …

My Reply to Fr. Z’s Recent Post

Friends, Fr. Zuhlsdorf (known to just about anyone who would be reading this page) has posted to his blog an article entitled “Shut up, pray for the man, keep doing your thing, and stay out of sight”.
His combox is closed. I really have no objection to that as I never opened mine.
However, if I
“It almost feels like your telling a lot of people to just shut up and let ‘professionals’ do their jobs. Oh wait, you literally are telling people to shut up. It’s the first words of your title. Also, we get that you’ve got credentials in the inter-blogo thing. You’ve been doing it for years. Yay. If my math is correct, you’ve had an online presence for almost half as long as I’ve been Catholic which is to say, my entire life so that’s gotta count for some cred for me, right? Speaking of… I’m going to quote your friend’s ’sage advice’ here. ‘
Guess I’ll just shut up and let the internet priests and their chat group friends do all the talking from now on. I couldn’t smoothly translate …

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Feast Day on the Horizon

You all should know by now what time it is…
It’s Rita time!
May 22nd is the feast day of the Pearl of Umbria, St. Rita of Cascia – my most special patron.
Click below for the novena prayers.
Starting May 13 and proceeding nine days will take you right to the door of the feast itself.
Remember, she loves to help out with your most “impossible cases”.
Thanks to Andrew for sending me this beautiful shot from the National Shrine in Philly (coincidentally where my wife and I got married).

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Still Cautious but a Good Sign is a Good Sign

Friends, I have written before of my devotion to the Blessed Mother under her beautiful title and image of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
For the majority of my life I belonged to a parish in Newark named in her honor. As a boy I used to gaze up to the fresco painted above the high altar and look upon her (especially when the sermon was banal and boring, so most of the time).
I also have a great devotion (understatement of the century) to St. Rita of Cascia. Rita was an Augustinian nun who lived in the time when the devotion to Hokd Counsel had just taken off. The church in Genazzano where the image of Good Counsel rests is under the care of the Augustinians. So it is no surprise that on the day of my wedding at the Shrine of St. Rita in Philadelphia I gazed up from my kneeler before the altar to behold the image of the Mother of Good Counsel.
I bring all of this up because I read today that Leo XIV took a trip to Genazzano today to pray before the miraculous image of the Blessed Mother.
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Truly, Verily… God Help Us

This doesn’t look good.
But I am entrusting one Augustinian to the prayers of another…
St. Rita of Cascia, glory of the Augustinian order, pray for us all!
This doesn’t look good.
But I am entrusting one Augustinian to the prayers of another…
St. Rita of Cascia, glory of the Augustinian order, pray for us all!

Oh, Pietro…

Sounds like someone’s been served or something.
What’s going on here?
If I read this correctly, this might be Archbishop Vigano’s time bomb.
Remember Our Lord’s words, “The love of money is the root of all evil.”
Seems to me that the Vatican Bank (IOR) has been at the heart of just about every scandal in the past fifty years and this might not be an exception.
Let us see what happens but this one is big.
St. Pius V, pray for us!