Heaven 1: The Beauty of Your Majesty
There is a modern idea that God will forgive everything on one's death bed and let everyone into heaven, but the collect in the Traditional Latin Mass for Epiphany (prayed all week, several times a week in both the Divine Office and every Mass until Sunday) teaches us something very important about getting to heaven. The collect for Epiphany week in Latin is: Deus, qui hodiérna die Unigénitum tuum géntibus stella duce revelásti: concéde propítius; ut qui iam te ex fide cognóvimus, usque ad contemplándam spéciem tuæ celsitúdinis perducámur. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen. The English is: O God, Who by the leading of a star manifested on this day Your Only-begotten Son to the Gentiles, mercifully grant that we, who [...]
VLX 47: The Son of Man
Mt 8:18-20 https://youtu.be/AxYy9Y-TQnU
Becket and Trump
It is nothing short of astonishing that a President of a traditionally Protestant country would name last week as a day dedicated to a Catholic bishop killed by a pre-Protestant state. As most readers already know, President Donald Trump proclaimed "December 29, 2020, as the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket" here in the United States. Becket received his help from Rome, not from the State. Perhaps Trump recognizes it is quite the opposite for conservative Catholics in the USA today: Many support President Trump, not the current events in Rome. It's a very strange irony that doesn't line up with Becket. But what does line up with Becket is putting the truth before politics. In our current Church crisis of dogma and sex, many lukewarm Catholics blithely quote St. Matthew: "I will build my Church, and the [...]
CPX 46: Hallowed Be Thy Name
Prayer part 4 in the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p. 49 Q/A #11-14. Music bumpers courtesy of Alyssa Kortright. https://youtu.be/8m_GNQMG9ZI
Bill Gates Begins His Second Genocide
If the title of this blog post seems like an exaggeration, I will prove it through secular hyperlinks below, all of which you can follow for confirmation. First Genocide: Bill Gates has been a top donor to Planned Parenthood for years. The father of Bill Gates, Bill H. Gates Sr., was on the board of Planned Parenthood. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation brags on their own website when they give $1.7M to Planned Parenthood. In fact, Gates and Gates' Foundation Warren Buffet are listed among the biggest donors to the point that Planned Parenthood's Biggest Donors gave $374M in Four Years. Of course, George Soros is also listed in that article. The myth of Planned Parenthood's income coming only 3% from abortions has been disproven by Lila Rose who shows in this article that "Planned Parenthood commits over 30 [...]
The Sacrifice in the Octave of Christmas
The introduction to the Missal of Pope Paul VI defines the Mass as a “sacred synaxis [meal] or assembly of the people of God met together under the presidency of the priest to celebrate the memorial of the Lord.” Notice that in this definition, the term "sacrifice" is missing. In fact, many TLM-writers before me have noticed that the Protestants who helped write the Mass of Pope Paul VI purposefully removed many references to "sacrifice" in the Propers, Prefaces and even the new "Eucharistic Prayers." Their new calendar is also missing references to blood and sacrifice. In the old calendar, the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus was replaced by the Mother of God on the 1st of January. However, in the old calendar, the Mother of God was already on 11 Oct under the title of "The Maternity [...]
TCE 12: New Year’s Interview with Fr. Altman and Fr. Nix
We point to a Catholic "Extreme-Ownership" even when your leaders let you down. Music bumpers courtesy of Alyssa Kortright. My TCE series stands for "Theology and Current Events." https://youtu.be/PjKiEbYO2uU
VLX 46: Jesus Heals Many
St. Matthew 8:14-17. Jesus heals the Mother in Law of St. Peter. Then, Jesus "ejects" many demons from people. https://youtu.be/3u57lyMNJi0
Is Catholicism Really Threatened by Communism in the USA?
I received the below description from a Catholic family moving out of Portland, Oregon to go to another part of the country. Their move is due to what they call "communism." Before publication, I forwarded it to another friend (who also recently moved away from Portland) asking her if the below is an exaggeration. She said no. I post it with the family's permission; I changed their names for safety. === We turn off phones before leaving the house if attending a larger gathering. Not airplane mode… really off. Andy says they track clusters. They can also tell if you are social distancing with your phone. Airplane mode still pings. It’s a $1200 fine or 30 days in jail if you host any gathering over 6…including your family. Our governor has asked neighbors to call police. Communism from the ground [...]
CPX 45: The Lord’s Prayer Overview
Why ancient religions would never dare to call God their "father." https://youtu.be/UNpgO6w8Tr8