The Book of Jude for Today
Jude is one of two books in the Bible that is so short that it is numbered not according to chapter and verse, but rather verse only. It seems Jude is particularly applicable to today. We'll look at a few verses with St. Jude's words in Scripture in italics and my commentary in bold: Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.—Jude 3 The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So, if 1920s Catholicism looked like medieval Catholicism, then what do you think very early Catholicism looked like? The answer is that Apostolic Christianity looked just like Patristic Catholicism which looked just like Medieval Catholicism. This is why [...]
VLX 101: The Leaven of the Pharisees
Mt 16:5-12. https://rumble.com/embed/vs4xpe/?pub=e5jg1
EIX 1: The Gospel of Jesus Christ in English
This is a video and audio series using the Greek abbreviation EIX which stands for Eὐαγγέλιον Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. That is, “Gospel of Jesus Christ.” This is a multi-language evangelization series used to explain the basics of Apostolic Catholicism in just 15 minutes to unbelievers, seekers and even uneducated Catholics. Part 1 is in English. By God's grace and by your prayers, future episodes of EIX will be in other languages. Thanks to Randy Grasso, Mike Ton, William Gil (and special thanks to the late Bishop Morrow who wrote the text for this series.) https://rumble.com/embed/vs4v06/?pub=e5jg1
Mary: The Missing Key to Courage
Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.—Jn 19:27 Even though Sacred Tradition outside Scripture proposes some accounts of Apostles having wavering courage after Pentecost (for example, the famous story of St. Peter fleeing Rome under persecution as Christ appears to him to say Quo Vadis? at which point Peter returns to Rome to be crucified) we know that for the most part, the pre-Pentecost Apostles have numerous failures in courage whereas the post-Pentecost Apostles have nearly unchecked success in their cooperation with the Holy Spirit's gift of fortitude as 11 of the 12 of them approach bloody martyrdoms. (And St. John was put in boiling oil which would have been his martyrdom except for a miracle that left him uninjured.) But hard cases make bad law, [...]
CPX 100: The Eighth Commandment
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p.126-128 Q/A 1-15. https://rumble.com/embed/vr9l7u/?pub=e5jg1
Is Water Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
Is water baptism necessary for salvation? The first Pope (St. Peter) wrote under inspiration the following: Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to Him.—1 Peter 3:21-22. The Catholic Church has interpreted this as water baptism being ordinarily necessary for salvation. However, there are some extraordinary circumstances to consider. The Church also teaches officially that baptism by blood (martyrdom) is sufficient for salvation if that martyr were to die for Christ even before water baptism. Furthermore, the Catholic Church teaches that baptism by desire is sufficient for salvation if one dies while awaiting [...]
VLX 100: The Sky is Red
Mt 16:1-4 https://rumble.com/embed/vr9l5c/?pub=e5jg1
TCE 38: Dr. Mark McDonald MD
Since when did the United States enter a pandemic of fear? Child Psychiatrist out of Los Angeles Dr. Mark McDonald MD (who has been on Tucker Carlson) answers this question in Theology and Current Events (TCE) #38. Dr. McDonald's website is https://www.dissidentmd.com. https://rumble.com/embed/vre4wm/?pub=e5jg1
Clone Protocol 66
This is going to be my nerdiest blog-post to-date, but it gets to the priesthood and the current Church crisis. Despite the abysmal acting, I have to admit that I really like the Star Wars prequels (released 1999-2005.) In the third of those three, Revenge of the Sith, Chancellor Palpatine orders "Clone Protocol 66" or "Order 66" (see above picture) and Wookieepedia describes it: "Order 66, also known as Clone Protocol 66, was a top-secret order identifying all Jedi as traitors to the Galactic Republic and, therefore, subject to summary execution by the Grand Army of the Republic. The order was programmed into the Grand Army clone troopers through behavioral modification biochips implanted in their brains, making it almost impossible for the clones to disobey the command to turn against their Jedi Generals." Everybody knows that the Jedi resemble the old-school [...]
CPX 99: The Seventh Commandment
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p.124-126 Q/A 1-19. https://rumble.com/embed/vqoop0/?pub=e5jg1