Epiphany and a A Light Upon the East
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him..—Mt 2:1-2, Gospel for Epiphany. Ven. Bartholomew Holzhauser was a Catholic priest and prophet of the 17th century. He outlined the seven ages of the Church which some say refer to the seven candlesticks of the Apocalypse (see medieval manuscript as featured image above.) The fourth age was the Middle Ages. The fifth age began an age of schism and heresy, beginning with the Protestant revolt. Ven. Bartholomew shows that this fifth age will include not only attacks from without (like Protestantism) but also an infiltration of heretics within Rome. [...]
Epiphany Sermon 2024: A Light Upon the East
A light upon the East may soon lead many to the Messiah and His Church.
The Papal-Coronation Oath
The following is the Coronation-Oath made by most or all Pope-Elects from at least 678 AD until the 1960s (when it was eradicated.) Notice what old-school Popes used to call down upon themselves, should they divert from Jesus Christ’s teaching as given to the Apostles: “I vow to change nothing of the received Tradition, and nothing thereof I have found before me guarded by my God-pleasing predecessors, to encroach upon, to alter, or to permit any innovation therein; "To the contrary: with glowing affection as her truly faithful student and successor, to safeguard reverently the passed-on good, with my whole strength and utmost effort; To cleanse all that is in contradiction to the canonical order, should such appear; to guard the Holy Canons and Decrees of our Popes as if they were the divine ordinance of Heaven, because I am [...]
What the LGBT-World and TLM-World Have In Common
A few times in the past, I had on my YouTube channel a man named Joseph Sciambra who had gone from an extremely dangerous gay lifestyle in San Francisco to becoming a traditional and chaste Catholic. He has since become Eastern Orthodox, partly due to the promotion of the gay-agenda within the Catholic Church. A few years ago, Joseph indicated to me how the few people attending Fr. James Martin talks were almost all old. I believe he described such tiny Church-basement gatherings as being comprised of "parents of gays who want to change Church teaching." Joseph is right even today: It's mostly straight old white people who are getting pumped at these so-called "changes" in the Catholic Church. Where are the most intense people in the LGBT movement? Ironically, they know the same thing as TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) [...]
VLX 142: Mt 24:15-28. “The Abomination of Desolation.”
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Thanks to Benefactors This Year
Merry Christmas Octave to all readers, listeners, friends and family! The top-left pic is the tiny Christmas tree of my hermitage. The top-right is the Roman Breviary on my altar into which I have written the perpetual-petition to pray for "all benefactors, spiritual and material" in the Roman Canon of the Traditional Latin Mass. As you know, my blog and channel has no ads or patreon. This approach is very unique in the Catholic world, but it means my teaching can be free and modest for everyone. Of course, I never charge for any sacraments or blessings. That is why I am thankful to all you who support me, as you are my only income (besides health insurance). For those of you who want to support me in the future, there are three main ways on my Donate Page: [...]
“To End Abortion, the Church Must Awaken.”
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, and many American Catholics link this Feast day to ending abortion. They are right to do so, but most are missing the underlying problems and solutions. First of all, 89% of Novus Ordo Mass (NOM) Catholics believe there is no problem in using contraception. This means most American Catholic couples are on the Pill. This is a huge problem considering "The Pill" Kills More Than Surgicals. Even most NOM priests who preach two or three pro-life sermons a year will not preach against the widespread contraception-use among their flock. This means: 1) Surgical abortions in this country will not end until NOM Catholics get off the Pill, as we can't expect the general population of a post-Christian country to have higher morals than Catholics. AND 2) Catholic priests could stop millions [...]
Overturning Envy at Christmas
p/c St. Mary's of Pine Bluff, WI. There's an English gentleman named Tom Holland (who I don't think considers himself a Christian) who recently wrote a book called Dominion about what is unique about Christianity. He wrote about how Christianity conquered the West not through violence but through the enduring of the cross. One reason he did this is because he saw with his own eyes crucifixions done by ISIS several years ago. Holland realized the inverted power-structures that we still value in even the post-Christian West essentially come from early Christianity. Holland compared Medieval Christian monarchs to pre-Christian Roman monarchs in the introduction to his book: "That the Son of God, born of a woman, and sentenced to the death of a slave, had perished unrecognised by his judges, was a reflection fit to give pause to even the [...]
What Are We Waiting For?
p/c St. Alphonsus parish, Baltimore. In Advent, you already know that we are waiting for the first coming of Jesus as He comes in gentleness and the Second Coming of Jesus in justice. But I want to admit some misunderstandings I had of world history—specifically the state of the world in waiting for the First Coming of Jesus.—that may shed some light in how we look for the Second Coming of Jesus. For my thanksgiving after Mass, I am now using a 19th century book of Jesuit Meditations from Angelus Press called "Practical Meditations For Every Day of the Year." It is old-school Jesuit, not new. Every day of the year has an Ignatian meditation that usually pertains to the liturgical season. But like all good Jesuit meditations, you use your imagination to picture Jesus or Mary or a Saint [...]
Pharisaical Word-Games from the US Bishops
The Catholic Church has always had blessings for people and items. Blessings for people are usually for individuals, but occasionally a priest may bless groups living in a vocation designed by God (like a family.) Blessings for items can be anything from a vehicle to a crucifix. But there is a new heretical document from Cdl. Fernandez that reads: "III. Blessings of Couples in Irregular Situations and of Couples of the Same Sex. 31. Within the horizon outlined here appears the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex, the form of which should not be fixed ritually by ecclesial authorities to avoid producing confusion with the blessing proper to the Sacrament of Marriage." (emphasis mine.) Catholic News Agency has an article titled "U.S diocese respond to Vatican declaration on same-sex couple blessings." [...]