When the conclave of 2013 selected Cardinal Bergoglio, it gave him a mandate to eliminate corruption at the Vatican. And that mandate has not been fulfilled.
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Mounting frustration in the twilight of the pontificate
Mounting frustration in the twilight of the pontificate Was it sheer frustration that prompted a group of Catholic scholars to issue their open …
In March 2022, we announced that “Team Thunderhead,” led by Public City Architecture in Winnipeg, won the competition to design the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument …
Turkey has converted yet another historic Greek church, the Chora Church, into a mosque According to the official website of Princeton University, the church was “described by Osterhaut as ‘second in …More
Turkey has converted yet another historic Greek church, the Chora Church, into a mosque According to the official website of Princeton University, the church was “described by Osterhaut as ‘second in renown only to Hagia Sophia among the Byzantine churches of Istanbul’. “The original structure was built by the Holy Theodus in 534 in the reign of Justinian. In the 11th and 12th century, it was rebuilt by the Comnenus family and dedicated to Christ (thus the name, Christ in Chora).” Ottoman Turks invaded Constantinople in 1453. They converted the Chora Church into a mosque in 1511. Following Turkey's founding, the mosque was converted into the “Kariye Museum and Museum Warehouse” in the 1940s. In 2020, Turkey's State Council decided to convert it back into a mosque. There is absolutely no shortage of mosques in Turkey. According to 2024 official data, the number of mosques in the country stands at 89,817. So why are authorities in Turkey constantly converting historic churches into mosques …More
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Δεν έχουν τέλος οι τουρκικές προκλήσεις: Ως τζαμί θα λειτουργεί από σήμερα …
Δεν έχουν τέλος οι τουρκικές προκλήσεις: Ως τζαμί θα λειτουργεί από σήμερα …
Vatican announces that Cardinal Fernández will issue the new "norms for discerning about apparitions and other supernatural phenomena" on Friday 17th May, via a press conference.
The world's first invalid deaconess is Harare Angelic Molen. Orthodox Archbishop Serafim of Zimbabwe, who belongs to the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, invalidly "ordained" her on 2 May. Serafim …More
The world's first invalid deaconess is Harare Angelic Molen. Orthodox Archbishop Serafim of Zimbabwe, who belongs to the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, invalidly "ordained" her on 2 May. Serafim told OrthodoxDeaconess.org: "She will do what the deacon does in the liturgy and all the sacraments in our Orthodox services." Already in 2016, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and the whole of Africa decided to "allow" women to be "deacons". Molen works at St Nektarios Parish in Harare. She studies geography and "environmental sciences". According to her, "the earth is a sacred (sic) gift from God". She insists that "we must protect it from harm and live in harmony with plants, animals and all living things". Speaking about her fake diaconal ordination, Molen said, "At first I was nervous about entering the altar, but when Metropolitan Serafim blessed me to enter the altar as part of my preparation this week, those feelings went away and I felt comfortable. I am ready". The invalid …More
Sometimes we have ups and downs. Our life is not always in a straight line. There are sometimes curved lines. And we know that we can wander far before a return to the natural base of life offered by …More
Sometimes we have ups and downs. Our life is not always in a straight line. There are sometimes curved lines. And we know that we can wander far before a return to the natural base of life offered by God. In society as in the Church, it is similar, their members live ups and downs. King Josiah has had a long journey. He repented. He moved back into his life and he adjusted. He makes a commitment and concludes that it’s good to put his life in God’s hands: “Standing by the column, the king made a covenant before the Lord that they would follow him and observe his ordinances, statutes and decrees with their whole hearts and souls, thus reviving the terms of the covenant which were written in this book. And all the people stood as participants in the covenant.” 2 Kings, chapter 23, verse 3 What a person can manifest by his faith and freely uniting himself to God in his covenant, when he testifies to it, enables others to dare to be in a natural union with him. As a result: “All the people …More
Vatican message to Buddhists: “The noble teachings of our respective traditions, and the exemplary lives lived by those whom we revere, bear witness to the abundant benefits of reconciliation and …More
Vatican message to Buddhists: “The noble teachings of our respective traditions, and the exemplary lives lived by those whom we revere, bear witness to the abundant benefits of reconciliation and resilience,” wrote the prefect and secretary of the dicastery. “Reconciliation and resilience unite to form a potent synergy that heals past wounds, forges strong bonds, and makes it possible to meet life’s challenges with fortitude and optimism.”
The Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, headed by Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, sent a message on 6 May to Buddhists celebrating 'Vesak', a festival commemorating Buddha's birth, enlightenment …More
The Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, headed by Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, sent a message on 6 May to Buddhists celebrating 'Vesak', a festival commemorating Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing [i.e.: descent into hell]. The message expresses the belief that Christians and Buddhists can work together to promote peace, reconciliation and resilience, "values deeply rooted in our respective religious traditions". In real life, there is no way to peace without Christ, the Prince of Peace. It even speaks of the "noble teachings of our respective traditions" and believes that "the rituals and worship appropriate to our respective religious traditions" promote reconciliation and resilience. In reality, Buddhist ideas are wrong and their rituals are demon worship, while the Vatican fights against "the rituals and worship" according to the Roman Rite, which originated with Christ and the apostles. The message quotes Paul VI, Desmond Tutu, Buddha, St Paul and St Francis (…More
As an adherent to Vatican II and the dismantling of the sacred over the past 60 years - he's been part of the problem. He wouldn't have risen in the …More
As an adherent to Vatican II and the dismantling of the sacred over the past 60 years - he's been part of the problem. He wouldn't have risen in the ecclesiastical ranks if he hadn't gone along with the agenda. Why don't these hierarchs ever take responsibility for their part in the destruction of the Church?
The Parisian Olympics promotional poster depicts the Dôme des Invalides without its gilded Christian cross. Instead of a cross, the poster shows a simple spike, like the one on top of the Chrysler …More
The Parisian Olympics promotional poster depicts the Dôme des Invalides without its gilded Christian cross. Instead of a cross, the poster shows a simple spike, like the one on top of the Chrysler Building.
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In early March, the organizing committee for the upcoming Paris Olympics released its official promotional poster, featuring familiar Parisian landmarks …
The greatest saints avoided the company of men as much as they could and chose to live to God in secret. —The Imitation of Christ: Book I Image: Saint Paul, "The First Hermit", Jusepe de Ribera, …More
The greatest saints avoided the company of men as much as they could and chose to live to God in secret. —The Imitation of Christ: Book I Image: Saint Paul, "The First Hermit", Jusepe de Ribera, Museo del Prado (1640)
Recently canonized Italian educator Saint Rosa Venerini (1656-1728), who founded Catholic schools for girls and young women during the late 17th and early 18th centuries
MAY 7 - SAINT ROSE VENERINI breski1 Rosa Memorial 7 May Profile Daughter of Godfrey Venerini, physician in Viterbo, Italy. Following the death of her fiance, she entered a convent; following the death of her father, she returned home to care for her mother. She invited neighbourhood women to pray the rosary in her home, and formed a sort of sodality. As these friends had little religious education, she began to teach them. JesuitFather Ignatius Martinelli, her spiritual director, convinced her that she was called to be a teacher instead of a contemplative nun. With two friends, Rose opened a free pre-school for girls in 1685, which was well received. In 1692, Cardinal Barbarigo asked her to oversee training of teachers and the administration of schools in his diocese of Montefiascone, Italy. She organized schools in many parts of Italy, including Rome, and by the time of her death there were 40 schools under her direction. Friend and co-worker with Saint …More
Extract from the SPIRITUAL CATECHISM OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, VOLUME I, Composed by RPJJ SURIN, of the Society of Jesus:True WisdomWhat is true wisdom? To base his judgment on the common sense of …More
Extract from the SPIRITUAL CATECHISM OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, VOLUME I, Composed by RPJJ SURIN, of the Society of Jesus: True Wisdom What is true wisdom? To base his judgment on the common sense of the Saints. What do you mean by the common sense of the Saints? I hear what they commonly think of the maxims of the Gospel, and the ideas they have of perfection. So what are the sources of true wisdom? The Gospel, the Writings of the Saints, their feelings and their conduct, when they all, or almost all, agree to think in the same way in certain points of perfection: for example, on the practice of gentleness, contempt for oneself, and for the virtues of which we spoke in the chapter of the Evangelical Councils. For, although the Saints are very different from each other in relation to their external conduct, they are so similar in the ideas they have of virtue, and in the way of practicing it, that it clearly appears that it is is the same spirit that animates them. This assembly of ideas …More
I would correct it, one step deeper. This man was put on the Chair of Peter by St. Gallen Mafiosi (cardinals), to make sure that what he has done in …More
I would correct it, one step deeper. This man was put on the Chair of Peter by St. Gallen Mafiosi (cardinals), to make sure that what he has done in the past 11 years, happened: demolish Catholicism publicly for the benefit of pagan/modernist/gnostic sects! So, the 'true Cardinals' (elected by Ratzinger and Wojtyla) should declare the conclave of 2013 'null and void'; Pope Benedict XVI was still the only Pope when he died in 2023.
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The greatest saints avoided the company of men as much as they could and chose to live to God in secret. —The Imitation of Christ: Book I Image: Saint Paul, "The First Hermit", Jusepe de Ribera, …More
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