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15 05, 2025

The Magical “Convert-Making” Chair-of-Peter

By |2025-05-17T20:06:47+00:00May 15th, 2025|Theology|

They refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false.—2 Thess 2:10-11. Before the 2025 Conclave, Archbishop Viganó stated: "The Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis that regulates the Conclave, confirmed by the Motu Proprio of Benedict XVI Normas Nonnullas, peremptorily establishes that the number of Cardinal electors must not exceed 120 individuals. But the Cardinal electors who make up the imminent 'conclave' are 136: we are therefore faced with a very serious violation that alone would be enough to undermine the legitimacy of any supposedly valid Conclave. Furthermore, a College of Cardinals composed of 108 [...]

13 05, 2025

The Pope of the Synodal Church

By |2025-05-13T10:11:22+00:00May 13th, 2025|Theology|

Despite the obvious differences in the outfits above, the two men hold the same ecclesiology.  In Leo XIV's very short opening speech on 8 May 2025, he favorably mentioned "Francis" twice, indicating he would continue all his reforms.  In that short speech, he also honored Peru, where he had been bishop.  (It should be noted that in Peru, Bishop Prevost had once promoted the sacramental-heresy of phone confessions being valid.  He also publicly stated that the abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccine had to be “available for all.") But the most important thing he said from the loggia in his acceptance speech last week was: "To all you brothers and sisters of Rome, [...]

11 05, 2025

To Sell Out the Faith for a Bowl of Porridge

By |2025-05-15T03:06:54+00:00May 11th, 2025|Theology|

p/c Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN Vatican. Are there traditionalists willing to make a deal with the devil? Are there American traditional Catholics willing to ignore yet another prelate’s destruction of the faith in order to keep their own local Traditional Latin Mass (TLM)? Are there allegedly-traditional Cardinals, teachers, priests, influencers or bishops willing to ignore yet another non-Catholic-in-white destroying the Faith just to save their local devotional life? Such is the approach I see in the Catholic media over the last week.  But it is neither Catholic, nor is it charitable to make a pact with enemies of the Faith for temporary peace on the liturgical field when the souls of billions [...]

8 05, 2025

Is the Theology of Aquinas That Different From St. Paul?

By |2025-05-08T02:31:23+00:00May 8th, 2025|Theology|

Having come from the charismatic movement before being a traditional Catholic, I still talk to charismatic Catholics and admire some of them.  Heavily influenced by the American Pentecostal (Protestant) movement, most charismatic Catholics today have a great devotion for the Apostle Paul.  You can't fault them for this. In fact, besides the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Paul is still my favorite saint.  Thus, I want readers to see before continuing that there is clearly no problem in having tremendous devotion to the Apostle Paul (the Apostle as many later saints and Popes have dubbed him.) But some charismatic Catholics today can be heard saying things like "I love St. Paul [...]

6 05, 2025

The Blueprint for a “Synodal Papacy.”

By |2025-05-06T23:16:31+00:00May 6th, 2025|Theology|

Above: Cardinal Kurt Koch, p/c Zenit. Jesus Christ said to St. Peter in the Gospel of St. Matthew: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.—Mt 16:18-19. The above passage is one reason why Pope Pius VI in the 18th century condemned a proto-collegiality that "every Bishop, as much as the Pope, was called by God to govern the [...]

5 05, 2025

VLX 168: Mt 28:11-20. “Make Disciples of All Nations.”

By |2025-05-01T23:26:35+00:00May 5th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

-My Site: https://www.padreperegrino.org The Gospel: While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers and said, “Tell people, His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day... Now the eleven [...]

5 05, 2025

Conclave and Personal Conversion

By |2025-05-05T00:23:08+00:00May 5th, 2025|Life|

This was an update I put on X this last week: I have hope in the future of the Catholic Church, but like Joshua and Caleb, we need two extremely courageous Cardinals. I don't mean decently lukewarm. I mean men who will avoid crafty-strategy in the Conclave and rather adhere with childlike courage in following ALL of traditional Catholicism. And if those men don't exist, I know Christ loves His Church more than me and may send Divine Intervention from an unexpected quarter, even if it's allowing something bad like war or schism. All I know is I need to do more to avoid sin in my own life as [...]

1 05, 2025

AB. Viganó’s Approach to the Conclave

By |2025-05-02T11:43:34+00:00May 1st, 2025|Theology|

p/c Canon212. Italian Marco Tosatti recently translated an interview granted by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó to Francesco Borgonovo here regarding the upcoming 2025 Papal Conclave.  Once again, I find that the only bishop in the world with a supernatural outlook on the crisis in the Church is Archbishop Viganó. I also repeatedly find that none of his enemies are ever able to counter his water-tight logic, except by calling him names like “schismatic.”  I will only highlight a few aspects of the above-linked spectacular interview.  Below, my commentary will be in orange font. Francesco Borgonovo: Your Excellency, the first question is perhaps the most difficult. Do you still consider yourself [...]

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