Insecure Narcissism or Greatness in Christ?
When I first started listening to an exorcist's talks on the link between Marxism and demons’ psychology, I came to the conclusion that narcissism was a major trait of demons and those on the left. However, the more I study Marxism and demonology, the more I started that narcissism was not simply one of the psychological aspects of those groups, but rather the central tenet to those groups. I recently saw that again in an attack on me on Twitter from some leftist "Catholics" this last weekend. People just sent me screenshots of the Tweets against me but I didn't spend much time on X. Keep in mind that narcissism [...]
The Unique Holiness of St. John the Baptist
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’—St. Matthew 11:7-10. We will look at five ways in which the holiness of St. John [...]
In Defense of Archbishop Viganó
Last week, Archbishop Viganó wrote this on his site: "The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has informed me, with a simple email, of the initiation of an extrajudicial penal trial against me, with the accusation of having committed the crime of schism and charging me of having denied the legitimacy of 'Pope Francis' of having broken communion 'with Him' and of having rejected the Second Vatican Council. I have been summoned to the Palace of the Holy Office on June 20, in person or represented by a canon lawyer. I assume that the sentence has already been prepared, given that it is an extrajudicial process. I regard the [...]
Bad and Good Catholic Art
The top-left picture was drawn by Fr. Mario Rupnik SJ. The top-right is an icon I snapped at the Greek Catholic Church in Athens earlier this year. National Catholic Register wrote about the Jesuit who drew the above left picture: "Father Rupnik, a priest and artist, has been accused of spiritual, psychological, and sexual abuse of religious sisters. He was removed from the Jesuits last June." Even the Knights of Columbus wanted his removed from the National Basilica in DC as Detroit Catholic reported. It's unfortunate that "art" which mocks Our Lord and Our Lady and the saints is asked to be removed only once "the artist" is found to [...]
More Reasons for Kids Not to Have Cell Phones
Many conservative and traditional Catholic parents know the dangers of kids having cell phones. These dangers include inappropriate images and bullying. But most good Catholic parents somehow still think their children are beyond the reach of predators because they have relatively-obedient children. In this article, you're going see why that's you need to put away that pipe-dream forever. Ex-SEAL Shawn Ryan now has over 2.5M subscribers on his YouTube channel alone, not to mention many more listeners on other forums. He's a conservative podcaster who recently became a Christian. A year ago, he twice had on his show a 30 year old man named Ryan Montgomery who is known as [...]
Flow-Chart For Salvation-Emergencies
What do you do if you come across a dying person? Should you prioritize getting a paramedic or a priest? What can a lay person do for a dying person who is baptized or unbaptized? What should a priest do for a dying person who is baptized or unbaptized? The traditional answers are relatively simple. They come from what the Bible and Catholic Church has always taught. The following Flow-Chart For Salvation-Emergencies is going to focus on the faith-aspects of helping people die. As an ex-paramedic who has come across a lot of emergencies even as a priest (and I wrote about one here) one needs to consider both the [...]
St. Catherine’s Letter to Cardinals Under an Antipope
These days, St. Catherine of Siena is frequently quoted in her love of the pope of her day (as well she should be.) However, she is less frequently quoted in what she had to say about the antipope of her day. There have been 20-40 antipopes in history, so a discussion on this topic is not “anti-Catholic," or "schismatic," as the following account of St. Catherine clearly demonstrates. The website Virgo Sacrata reads: “In 1378, after the election of Pope Urban VI, the majority of Cardinals, Prelates and the people recognized Clement VIl as pope, even though he was in reality an antipope. Thirteen out of sixteen cardinals questioned the [...]
Discernment Rules on Secular Decisions
Last year I wrote an article titled, Why Do Rad-Trads Keep “Guessing” Everything Right? In it, I explained it was not a coincidence that traditional Catholics were accurate on everything from resisting "the covid vaccine" to seeing the current Church crisis accurately. Why is this? It wasn't because my Google-button worked better than the priests that were ordained before me. It wasn't because I wanted to save lives by avoiding an mRNA gene therapy injection while other more lukewarm Catholics wanted their loved-ones to die. The reason was not physical. Rather, it was spiritual. We all might have good-wills, but we were informed by different beings. If Rad-Trads Guessing was [...]
Should Those Who Commit Abortion Be Punished?
In the more righteous days of Christendom, Catholic countries did indeed reserve the death penalty for men or women who had killed children. This is seen in the fact that in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the Church Fathers and the Popes held that the death penalty was not only for safety for society, but it was a just punishment upon the guilty. This was especially true when the guilty killed even one innocent person (like an unborn baby.) In case you think the Catholic Church has changed her teaching on the death penalty, just realize that such a notion is impossible. The dogma of the Catholic [...]
Hope For America in the Heartland
Riding my bike around Denver as a 12 year old boy, I got good at maps. These were obviously the days before cell-phones and GPS, so I studied my maps as a hobby. I studied city maps of Denver and Chicago, state maps of Colorado and the Eisenhower Interstate System. I would look at globes for hours, memorizing countries all over the world. For me, my map study was always about both location and meaning. The current return to tradition that Catholics are making across the globe is strong, especially places like France and the United States. As I mentioned above, for people obsessed with geography like me, I [...]