On 20 January, Cardinal Joseph Zen wrote about the consistory on his blog. His main points. - Because of time constraints, we were asked to discuss and vote to choose only two out of the four topics; the result was that Synodality and Evangelisation were selected. In my view, this wasted an entire afternoon. - What was originally a two-day meeting has now become one day. - The form of the meeting was like a copy of the recent ‘Synod’: everyone sat around round tables chatting; the time for plenary discussion was very little, leaving only two sessions of forty-five minutes. - Before the meeting began, the ‘Synod’ preacher addressed the Cardinals; the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith also distributed documents; the Secretary General of the ‘Synod’ also spoke; and even though liturgy was no longer discussed, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship also distributed a document. - It seems that someone treated this consistory as a continuation of the Synod on …Ավելին
Ad Orientem: Why the Mass Is a Sacrifice, Not a Performance This video is part of TAN Books’ Year of the Latin Mass, a year-long initiative to restore reverence, clarity, and continuity in Catholic worship. Question: Why does the direction of the priest matter at Mass? In this reflection, Conor Gallagher explores ad orientem, the ancient practice of priest and people facing east together, and why this single outward gesture reveals the true nature of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass is not first a communal meal or a performance for the congregation. It is the offering of the Lamb of God to the Father for the remission of sins. When worship turns inward, something subtle but devastating shifts in the soul of the liturgy and in the soul of man. Ad orientem restores the original axis of worship. It reorients the heart away from what is convenient, comfortable, or entertaining, and back toward what is worthy, beautiful, and true. Facing east teaches us to ask the right question, …Ավելին
An exciting announcement: we are partnering with Tan Books to provide quality content alongside their huge collection of books on the Latin Mass for their Year of the Latin Mass! They have launched The Year of the Latin Mass to anchor Catholic families in the worship that formed nearly every saint in the Church’s history. In a time of confusion and declining belief in the Real Presence, this initiative calls Catholics back to the liturgy that unified the Church for centuries. Each month of this year, you can expect the following: A Deeply Discounted Book of the Month: Each month will spotlight a key Latin Mass title offered at a major discount, making it easy to build a serious liturgical library. Curated Bundles to Build Your TLM Foundation: Starter, Family, and Deep Study sets give you ready-made pathways to begin or deepen your journey. Monthly Formation Videos: Twelve short, accessible lessons that unpack the structure, symbolism, and spiritual power of the Latin Mass. Ongoing …Ավելին
St Luke Catholic Church Mint Hill hosted “A Service of Ecumenical Friendship” Tuesday night. Presided over by Bishop Michael Martin, the evening featured Rev. Dr. Steven Harmon, professor of historical theology at Gardner Webb University; Rev. LeDayne McLeese Polaski, executive director of MeckMIN; and Father Benjamin Roberts, Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of Charlotte.
Full steam ahead, Few if any Cardinals will object. In five years it will be a NEW DYNAMIC Community. In ten years - even those who offend the real Holy Spirit will be welcome.
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Bishop Athanasius Schneider argues in an interview with Diane Montagna on January 20 that Cardinal Roche’s document on the liturgy to the consistory is shaped by a predetermined opposition to the Mass in the Roman rite. Below is a summarized version Bishop Schneider’s critique. He calls Cardinal Roche manipulative, dishonest, rigid and a clericalist. The original English interview is available in authorised translations into Italian, German, French and Spanish. Methodological Bias and Use of History Schneider maintains that Roche’s document lacks genuine objectivity and instead selectively employs historical data to justify restrictions on the Traditional Roman Rite. He argues that Roche: · presents partial or misleading historical interpretations · applies selective citations · and frames conclusions in advance rather than deriving them from evidence Schneider: “It appears driven by an agenda aimed at denigrating this liturgical form and ultimately eliminating it from ecclesial …Ավելին
Roche is a joyfully ignorant man, a term that implies more active will than blissful. There is no accounting for a man that has spent no time in front of a Missale Romanum (1945), and has never consulted with anyone remotely learned on the subject. He is merely a catty gay.
Bishop Schneider quotes from Archimandrite Boniface Luykx's writings. His monograph on Vatican II as a peritus and contributing author of Sacrosanctum Concilium is available on Amazon. "A Wider View of Vatican II. Memories and Analysis of a Council Consultor". A Wider View of Vatican II by Archimandrite …
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 3,7-12. Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, "You are the Son of God." He warned them sternly not to make him known. shareyouratholicfaith
Can Comfortable Christians Endure? Fr. Altier emphasizes the importance of learning from the saints’ endurance and faith, particularly in the face of persecution and suffering. He encourages individuals to view their own struggles as opportunities for growth in virtue and holiness, urging them to cooperate with God’s grace and avoid making excuses for their shortcomings. By doing so, one can develop a stronger faith and potentially be counted among the saints. Fr. Altier’s Daily Homilies Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: holytrinitysspmn.org You can also find Fr. Robert Altier’s homilies and talks on: Rumble: rumble.com/user/CatholicParentsOnLine Twitter: x.com/CatholicPa42753 For access to a library of talks by Fr. Robert Altier, go to: CPO Premium Streaming Media To order Fr. Altier's book, God's Plan for Your Marriage, go to the website: God's Plan For Your Marriage Book – God's Plan … An Exploration of Holy Matrimony from Genesis to the Wedding …Ավելին
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Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, 63, - famous for declining the appointment as Cardinal from Pope Francis in 2024 - has resigned as the Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia, on January 19. The Holy See had requested the resignation. Leo XIV appointed Bishop Christophorus Tri Harsono of Purwokerto as Apostolic Administrator of Bogor according to yesterday’s bulletin from the Holy See Press Office. Bishop Syukur is a Franciscan. He resigned 12 years after being appointed and 12 years before the age of 75. The Diocese of Bogor in West Java serves about 83,000 Catholics and was established in 1948. Out of Obedience to the Holy See The Vatican did not provide a reason for the decision, and there have been no public reports of health issues. The Diocese of Bogor confirmed that Bishop Syukur read a resignation letter during a farewell event on January 19. Quoting 2 Timothy 4:7, he said: “"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Behind every administrative decision, …Ավելին
Well, I'll be A Franciscan who had enough! Who knows better than to follow like a lemming and allow the worship The Cult of Maria Lionza or pachamama. Also it's my guess that he was stonewalled in receiving a proactive solution...... what? For Six Years? Did the "manual" ever come out? In 2020, while deputy chair of the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia, he addressed the country's first prosecution for the sexual abuse of minors, an acolyte trainer accused of molesting 23 altar boys. He said the Church was developing a manual for child protection in conformity with Vatican guidelines that call for cooperation with local authorities instead of suppressing information and arranging private settlements. If you are a Clergy from Chicago, abuse like this gets you promoted.
Mary Live with Dr. Mark Miravalle: "They Have Lost the Meaning of Sacrifice" What does an underground Chinese bishop who has spent 25 years in Communist Chinese prisons say about Communism, Our Lady of Fatima, and Western culture's effect on the Christian "meaning of sacrifice"? Check out this edition of "Mary Live" with Dr. Mark Miravalle.
Open letter to Pope Leo XIV: The heresy of Modernism lives on through Vatican II: Legal scholar Raymond Marcin has urged the Pope to reject Vatican II’s path, calling it a covert revival of what St. Pius X condemned as the ‘synthesis of all heresies.’
Wed Jan 14, 2026 - 7:31 am EST Editor’s note: Below follows the full text of an Open Letter to Pope Leo XIV by Emeritus Professor of Law at the Catholic University of America Raymond B. Marcin. (LifeSiteNews) — Your Holiness, The purpose of this letter is to express a concern regarding the path that our Catholic Church has been following for six decades now in the wake of its Second Vatican Council. In your address to the College of Cardinals on Saturday, May 10, 2025, just two days after your election as Pope, you described that path with clarity and invited the entire College of Cardinals to commit themselves completely to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council in these words: In this regard, I would like us to renew together today our complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Pope Francis masterfully and concretely set it forth in the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, from which I …
@HustleBitch_ WATCH HIM CLOSELY. SOMETHING BIZARRE IS HAPPENING TO MACRON - AND NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT IT French president Emmanuel Macron appears in public with a bruised, blood-red eye. His very next appearance? Sunglasses. Indoors. On camera. Then comes the strangest part: Macron calls it the “Eye of the Tiger.” He lightly brushes it off by saying: “It is, of course, something completely harmless.” That’s it. No details. No explanation. No questions. That silence is the signal. Visible mark → instant concealment → total media blackout. Same elite tier. Same response. Every time. This is why people keep bringing up the Black Eye Club. Not because it’s edgy - because the pattern never changes. The mark appears. The cameras adjust. The conversation dies. If it were harmless, it would’ve been explained. If it were nothing, it wouldn’t be hidden. So what actually happened to Macron behind closed doors? Another coincidence… or something the public was never meant to question?
Fr. Timothy Leonard The Irish Columban priest was martyred by Chinese Communists in 1929 As he said Mass in his parish church in Nanfeng, it was stormed by rabid Communists who flung the hosts and ciborium across the floor and prevented him from consuming the hosts. Then tore at his vestments and punched him in the face because he admonished them. It was later revealed that the parishioners consumed the hosts that had been trampled on by the Communists. The Communists put him on trial and declared him an enemy amd accused him of being friendly with Chinese Nationalists Before he had left Ireland for China, a priest had asked him if he was afraid of martyrdom He replied: 'What of that? What is it after all but bad quarter of an hour? Think of the reward' After being found guilty by the Communists, he was hacked to death He was just 36 years old
He replied: 'What of that? What is it after all but bad quarter of an hour? Think of the reward' After being found guilty by the Communists. GOD heard him and took him for his reward.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni has denied to journalist Matteo Matzuzzi as “completely false” the fake news claiming that Pope Leo XIV refused to grant French President Emmanuel Macron an audience. The rumours began circulating widely on January 20. The implausible story claimed that Pope Leo XIV had refused to receive Macron because of the new stained-glass windows in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. In reality, there has been no refusal, no cancelled audience, and no diplomatic incident between Leo XIV and the French president. The unfounded report alleged: - Pope Leo XIV was irritated with Emmanuel Macron and had cancelled a planned meeting - The Pope considered the replacement of the stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame Cathedral a “travesty” - French euthanasia legislation had provoked Vatican anger - The climate between France and the Holy See was “toxic” The fake news attributed these statements to Vatican archivist and librarian Monsignor Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi. Monsignor Pagazzi …Ավելին
What an inspiring example: a Nigerian imam who gained international recognition for saving hundreds of lives from a mainly Christian community during an outbreak of violence has died at the age of 90. Abubakar Abdullahi had been suffering from a heart condition and was being treated in hospital, where he died on Thursday night. In 2018, the imam saw many desperate, frightened families running into his village in Plateau state, central Nigeria, and decided to risk his life to save theirs. In all he sheltered 262 people in his home and mosque. In countering Jihadist atrocities and abductions never forget the goodness of Muslims like Abubakar Abdullahi
"God created mankind differently, but he wants us to live together in peace and harmony, and not harm each other," Abdullahi was quoted as saying at the time. Beautiful!