Just a matter of time
A broken clock is right twice a day, or so the saying goes. While it might hit the mark on rare occasion, in the end, it’s still broken, and the only question that remains is how many people will be misled before it …
Monthly Archive: July 2014
Dear Gabby
A priest looking for advice on how to advance the Church in a fast-paced world so often embroiled in conflict recently approached a well-placed cleric who had been a religious order priest and bishop for many years. In response, the bishop answered, in …
The modern ecumenical heresy
Does communion between the Church of Christ and the many thousands of heretical communities still exist? Pope John Paul II said it does, but what did the popes who preceded him have to say?
The Deep Roots of John Paul II
Just less than a year after his elevation, Pope John Paul II wrote in Redemptor Hominis, the encyclical that set forth the principles that would guide his long pontificate: Entrusting myself fully to the Spirit of truth, therefore, I am entering into the …
Ut Unum Sint: A virtual hair shirt
Thinking of wearing a hair shirt or engaging in some other form of mortification? Try this: First, read Satis Cognitum of Pope Leo XIII followed by a reading of Mortalium Animos of Pope Pius XI. Take a moment to let these clear and …
Who does Bono think he is, the pope?
The diabolical disorientation of which Our Lady warned runs so deep that when it comes to Pope Francis people simply see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear; putting gestures in his public record and words in his …
Tony Palmer
As some of you may have already learned, there are reports that Tony Palmer, the man Pope Francis called his “brother bishop,” died in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. May Our Blessed Lord have mercy on his soul. While none of …
BIG ANOUNCEMENT: Pope’s mother is expecting!
Yes, you read that right; the Holy Father’s mother is expecting, and it’s a girl! And if that’s not un-freakin-believable enough; it’s a bishop too! I know, it sounds like I’ve lost my ever lovin’ mind and indeed someone has, but don’t blame …
And the land shall be left desolate
In Isaiah 6, the prophet says: In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train filled the temple … And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; …
He is the King of the Universe!
Imagine, if you will, an international group of economic experts and other leaders assembled at the Vatican for a conference. The Holy Father, recognizing the importance of the topic, makes a personal appearance to address those in attendance, saying: Anthropological reductionism causes man …