Is There a Scriptural Basis for Annulments?
Dico autem vobis quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, nisi ob fornicationem (πορνείᾳ) et aliam duxerit, moechatur. Et qui dimissam duxerit, moechatur.—Our Lord Jesus Christ in St. Matthew 19:9. Before we look at the above translations of Sacred Scripture, we must look at some definitions and statistics. First of all, there are three tiers of marriage: Civil Marriage—this is any couple married in a fashion that is recognized by the country in which they live. Due to the rejection of the Natural Law in the United States, you can now "marry" another person of the opposite sex, the same sex, your pet, or even yourself. Some Western countries are even considering incestuous relationships as being legal and binding civil marriages. Thus, there's an extremely low bar to effect a "civil marriage." Natural Marriage—this happens when a man and a woman [...]
Holy Face Devotion with Fr. Carney
Fr. Lawrence Carney teaches us about reparation and love of the Holy Face from St. Veronica on the Sixth Station of the Cross to Sister Mary of St. Peter in the 19th century. Fr. Carney’s books and talks can be found on https://www.martinians.org.
Are Muslims Converting En Masse?
p/c NYT and Jose Sachin on X New Orleans was the target of Muslim terrorism New Year's Eve, just two nights ago, as seen in the news above. At least ten people were killed and over 30 were injured. As this was on Bourbon Street, no one is considering the revelers to be Christian martyrs. But it's a grim reminder that a Muslim (according to the Quran) gets brownie points for killing infidels. Muslims kill many Christian all over Africa, the Middle-East and the Far East every day. Their blood is bearing fruit. Perhaps the actual Muslim terrorists are not converting, but other more moderate Muslims across the globe may be converting due to the Christian martyrs. As Tertullian said: "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church." Every 2 hours, a Nigerian Christian is killed for [...]
Biden and Thomas on the Natural Law
Recently, I watched an excellent documentary called Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words. That movie includes the 1991 Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings where Clarence Thomas had to defend himself against the false-accusations of Anita Hill in regards to verbal sexual harassment. Most people in the 1990s were fascinated by the racy language surrounding things like "Long Dong Silver" and other odd statements from Hill. But what I found most interesting in the movie was that the then-Senator Joe Biden tried to hang Clarence Thomas on these false-accusations mainly because the Democrats were afraid Thomas was going to vote against abortion if he were elected to the Supreme Court. Their fears proved correct on Justice Thomas being pro-life. But today's article is not about the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade. Back to the 1991 confirmation hearings: Despite the obvious [...]
Holy Mary Is the Exemplar of the Catholic Church (Podcast)
The more you love the Holy Spirit, the more you love the Mother of God.
Holy Mary as the Exemplar of the Catholic Church (Article)
We are rounding the end of 2024 this week. At the beginning of 2024, I wrote an article called Marian Devotion in a Church-Eclipse. In it, I gave readers the negative reasons as to why Mary was our only guide to orthodoxy in an unprecedented era of compromised visibility due to a heretical hierarchy afflicting the true Catholic Church. ("Visibility" is a normative mark of the true Church. It usually refers to the hierarchy. Yet many traditionalists now believe we are in an eclipse of that visibility, as predicted by Our Lady of La Salette, due to all the scandals both doctrinal and moral.) But today, I am going to give the positive reasons as to why Mary is the Exemplar both to the Catholic Church and the heart of the Sensus Fidelium. Just before St. Maximilian Kolbe was [...]
Christmas Eve’s Roman Martyrology
The Roman Martyrology is a definitive history of various Catholic saints listing about twenty martyrs a day from the early Church. Each martyr receives about one sentence, so it only takes two minutes a day to read. But Christmas Eve has a very unique beginning to its daily martyrs, as it also contains the history of the entire world leading up to the birth of Christ. These words are sung during Midnight Mass, as you will quickly recall: In the year, from the creation of the world, when in the beginning God created heaven and earth, five thousand, one hundred and ninety-nine; from the flood, two thousand, nine hundred and fifty-seven; from the birth of Abraham, two thousand and fifteen; from Moses and the coming of the Israelites out of Egypt, one thousand, five hundred and ten; from the anointing [...]
RCT 51: The Institution of the Sacraments.
The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p.154-161. The Sacraments, ep. 3. *** -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino
Padre Pio and Vatican II
Padre Pio lived from 1887 to 1968. This modern saint appears to many serious Catholics as if he were the last non-martyr saint. Why? Because he seems to be the last with apostolic miracles, apostolic faith and only the ancient sacraments at his belt—not to mention heaven's own approbation with extremely rare gifts like the stigmata, bilocation, healing and even raising the dead. Padre Pio is in a different galaxy of holiness than say, Carlo Acutis. (I'm sure that boy was a nice kid, but if all it takes to get "canonized" is to run a Catholic website, then even losers like me are going to be shoe-ins for the honors of the altar one day. Heaven forbid such a low bar.) Again, note closely I wrote non-martyr saint. See how I have been recently posting even on Twitter about [...]
More Christian Tools to Help with the Narcissist
p/c Jeffrey Bruno at Helpers' Prayer Vigil at Planned Parenthood in Manhattan. As most of you know by now, the narcissist is not so much epitomized in the person seeking vain-glory, as the person who manipulates others so as to obtain an unearned vain-glory. In the heart of the narcissist, there is usually an arrogance which often appears as meekness. However, this is to cover a deep-seated insecurity. The exorcist Fr. Ripperger has demonstrated this is also the false victim-mentality frequently found in both demons and Marxists. My advice on Christian Boundaries for Narcissists has normally been to Grey-Rock them. To "Grey Rock" a person is basically to ignore them. Of course, there is a slightly more charitable approach where you can "Yellow-Rock" the narcissist. The Yellow-Rock technique is similar to the Grey-Rock method insofar as you refrain from sharing [...]