VLX 129: Mt 21:12-13. “Den of Robbers.”
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Mental Prayer to Heal Narcissism
Remember that the narcissistic person appears arrogant on the outside, but lives with tremendous inadequacy and insecurity on the inside. This is why the narcissist lives on the supply of validation of self and also the degradation or manipulation of others. Is there any hope for such people? I received an anonymous email from "two narcissists who married each other." One of the spouses wrote: "Long story short, we use a combination of plain old Catholic religious practices, health practices, and deliverance prayers. I do not think most people should give up on a narcissistic spouse. Maybe get away for safety if needed, but never give up hope." On the podcast precipitating that email, I said that God can indeed heal a person of narcissism. But perhaps I didn't give enough examples of hope. Nor did I give enough instruction [...]
Durable Power of Attorney Documents
There are many legal documents online similar to the one I created below. However, even Catholic modifications to the average durable power of attorney documents miss the two main aspects of euthanasia: 1) Artificial Nutrition and Hydration. Even the Vatican website (published several years before Pope Benedict XVI's semi-resignation) admits that artificial nutrition and hydration is always part of ordinary care in end-of-life decisions, provided the body can assimilate food and hydration (be it oral or artificial.) As most of you know, the Catholic Church always requires ordinary care (food and water) but not always extraordinary care (eg a ventilation machine) in order to preserve life. For example, intubation and ventilation are acceptable for the Catholic, but not always required. (In other words, there's nothing against a pro-life culture to "pull the plug" after a valiant attempt at saving a [...]
RCT 16: Conceived by the Holy Ghost
The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 42-44 The Creed, Article III, Part A. *** - My site: www.padreperegrino.org - Subscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/embed/v28vq5m/?pub=e5jg1
Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday Sermon Series (S1E13). "Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God."—2 Thess 2:3-4
Grey Rock Vs. Yellow Rock (a Narcissism Follow-Up)
After appearing on Dr. Taylor Marshall's show to discuss Christian Boundaries against Narcissists, I got numerous emails similar to this: "My spouse is a narcissist. I can't divorce him. I can't always grey-rock him. What else can I do?" (That is not a direct quote of anyone, but it is a summary of numerous emails I received.) In this video, Dr. Ramani explains how to go low-contact with a narcissist in your life. She says, "Low-contact is exactly what it sounds like: Really only the most essential contact... Low-contact is tight: Only essential communication, nothing but the facts. No emotion and only when necessary... Grey-Rocking is something that can be an add-on to low-contact. Grey Rocking is emotionless, flat, uninteresting: 'Yes... No... Ok.' It's you not taking the bait. But Grey-Rocking is a very tricky strategy: Being flat and not [...]
What Happened to All the Good Priests?
Several years ago I was at a dinner in Florida and a bunch of us were discussing Church history in the 20th century, especially the state of the priesthood. It was a light-hearted discussion about the topic, "What happened to all the good priests in the 20th century?" After typical answers for awhile, an older Polish gentleman chimed in, "Maybe they all died in the World Wars." The levity departed from the room at the profundity of his answer. Everyone got silent because he seemed to have said something unexpected, but accurate. Even the man who said it seemed surprised at the potential accuracy that had just come out of his mouth. His answer has haunted me for years. I think it's too simplistic to say that he solved the entire Church crisis of the 20th century (and he certainly [...]
VLX 128: Mt 21:6-11. “Hosanna in the Highest.”
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First Sunday of Lent Sermon
Sunday Sermon Series (S1E12) -My site: www.padreperegrino.org -Padre Peregrino on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1209063 You can follow me gratis on Rumble and Telegram. You can donate here. Please pray for this upcoming NJ trial for my pro-life work here.
Hyper-Patriarchal and Hyper-Matriarchal Societies
I recently watched a documentary on the Roman Empire. What struck me about episode one is how masculine the pagan world used to be. Demons seemed to have known who was in charge of that society, namely, men, so the sins were particularly male-based from the very start of the city of Rome: Fratricide, rape of the Sabine women (See above) and then, of course, centuries of conquering other nations. At the beginning of episode one, the documentary host reads a tombstone from about the 4th century BC where a certain "Scipio" boasts of how many hostages he took as a warrior. How did Christianity ever convert the Roman Empire? I read the Roman Martyrology almost every day, and it constantly employs the verbs "triumph" or "conquer" in a non-ironic sense. For instance, one martyr might "overcome" the flames [...]