Monthly Archive: August 2015
Fr. Michael Rodriguez was so impressed with your resourcefulness, that he has asked if you might assist him once again by finding the exact source of the papal quotations listed below. Thank you in advance! No doubt, God is being glorified through your …
Fueled most recently by an article on the sacred liturgy published in L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, is skyrocketing toward the outer limits of neo-conservative stardom. The highlight of the article – what some headlines are …
{Nota prævia: This article was first published, in its substantial form, in the Catholic blog, OnePeterFive. It is now being published here on Harvesting the Fruit, somewhat modified}. First of all, let us begin with this certitude of our holy Catholic Faith: anything—and …
The seductive words of Satan… Surely they come to us from various voices and many places, but from the Bishop of Rome? You better believe it.
On August 6th, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church, following the lead of the schismatic Orthodox (seriously?), would institute its own annual “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation,” with its inaugural event to take place on September 1st. In …
If the pope were a liberal Jew, what would his pontificate look like? I’m being facetious, of course, as everyone knows that the pope, by definition, is Catholic. That said, humor me, if you will, and consider the sorts of things that might …
The interview of Bishop Athanasius Schneider recently published on the website Adelante la Fe (the Spanish language partner of Rorate Caeli) is quickly making its rounds in traditional (aka Catholic) circles, and for good reason. In reviewing reactions, it occurs to me that …
… And they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine. What fascinating times we Catholics live in! The anthropological twist that we are experimenting in the Church—in all ecclesial settings, but most especially palpable in the liturgy—wreaks utter havoc. It is the cult …
Writing in his diocesan newspaper and prompted by God only knows what, Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison issued, “A word of caution about the Society of Saint Pius X.” I will provide commentary on key excerpts, but please follow the …
I just received the following email from Fr. Rodriguez: Dear Louie, Blessed be Jesus Christ and His most pure Mother! Thank you very much for your help, Louie–your blog readers did an excellent job in finding the sources for those quotations which I …