Monthly Archive: November 2017
In my last post, we discussed some of the evidence that strongly supports the “conspiracy theory” (so-called) that the Third Secret of Fatima has been committed to writing in two distinct texts – one describing the vision, the other Our Lady’s explanation of …
Catholic World Report has recently published an interview with Kevin Symonds, author of On the Third Part of the Secret of Fatima (En Route Books and Media, 2017). Symonds, who is a friend of the World Apostolate of Fatima (the former Blue Army …
The Italian Catholic daily, La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, recently reported that Pope John Paul II had a mystical experience wherein he foresaw an Islamic invasion of Europe in the Third Millennium. That story has since been translated into various languages and is garnering …
In an interview with Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register published over one week ago, Cardinal Burke was asked, Are you here making a final plea to Francis? Cardinal Burke replied: Yes, for these grave reasons, one year after rendering public the dubia, …
At the General Audience earlier today, Francis presented Part 3 of his “catechesis on the Mass,” which he began by asking a critically important rhetorical question: What essentially is the Mass? I’m not certain for how many more weeks we can expect this …
According to CathNews – the news service of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference – Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Zealand, encouraged his pastors to make some changes to the Mass for Sunday, October 29; presumably as a dry run …
I recently had the privilege of being interviewed for the first episode of a new podcast called “Saturday Night Trad.” Readers can give it a listen below. (Please excuse my rough voice. I’m on the tail end of a cold.) It’s pretty lengthy …
The Associated Press is reporting, and no doubt with considerable satisfaction, that Francis has charged so-called climate change deniers with being “perverse” concerning what he considers “one of the most worrying phenomena our humanity is experiencing.” If only the Humble One’s propensity for …
At today’s General Audience, Francis continued his “catechesis” on the Mass and it’s a doozy. As of this writing, the complete text is available only in Italian, but an English translation should be posted on the Holy See website at some point tomorrow. …
Francis, according to Vatican Radio, has sent a video message to the Italian Bishops’ Conference third International Symposium on Amoris Laetitia. The theme of the Symposium tells us everything we need to know about it: The Gospel of Love between Conscience and Norm. …