QuickPod: Was Jesus Influenced by the Eastern Religions of His Time?
This was another YouTube live I made in my car. https://rumble.com/embed/v11uoj2/?pub=e5jg1
CPX 109: The Cardinal Virtues
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p.145-146 Q/A #56-61. -Music bumpers *gratis* thanks to https://benedictinesofmary.org -More on the Cardinal Virtues by Dr. Taylor Marshall at: https://youtu.be/bFW9r-eaq_c and https://youtu.be/yQs52dDuAVs
The SSPX is Not Schismatic
Although canonically-irregular, the SSPX (Society of Pope St. Pius X) founded by Archbishop Lefebvre (above picture) in the 1970s, is not schismatic. In traditional papal encyclicals, a "schismatic community" is a Christian community adhering to valid sacraments but without recognizing the primacy of place of Rome or the importance of the papacy. An example of this would be the Eastern Orthodox: The Eastern Orthodox have valid sacraments, but many do not realize the primacy of place of Rome (or believe it was transferred due to error a thousand years ago.) In any case, the SSPX has always recognized the papacy and the primacy of Rome. The reciprocal is also true, namely, that every Pope since foundation of the SSPX in the 1970s has recognized the validity of their sacraments. Thus, they do not fit the classic definition of "schism." Not [...]
Pro-Aborts Deface a Catholic Church in Colorado
Shortly following the so-called "leak" that the Supreme Court of the United States may vote to overturn Roe vs. Wade (the non-law saying it was "legal" to kill unborn children from 1973) a group of vandals defaced Sacred Heart of Mary (Boulder County, CO above in featured image) with pro-abortion and anti-Catholic phrases. The news of the possible re-vote and the vandalism both took place in the first week of May 2022. Yesterday, I called the pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary and I was moved that he had such a view of the triumph (not defeat) of the cross in all of these events. After we spoke on the phone, he texted me his thoughts (with permission to publish) that summed up our edifying conversation: "Just like in the Acts of the Apostles: when they spoke the Truth the [...]
QuickPod: Planned Parenthood Conversation
Re-cap of a conversation outside Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. https://rumble.com/embed/v10y5ir/?pub=e5jg1
A Common Misunderstanding Of Trafficking
When I tell people that I have given spiritual direction to organizations working for the restoration of child sex-slaves and even have friends associated with those on the front lines of international rescue using automatic weapons, the most common response I get is: "Oh, you see, my city has the highest rate of child trafficking because this interstate runs through it!" This response is getting really tiresome. Firstly, these can't all be true considering how many people have told me about "their city" and "that interstate." Secondly, this response shows that most people think child sex-trafficking has mostly to do with moving children around for single-time events (like the Super Bowl.) Yes, every beginner in the anti-trafficking world gets a lot of mileage on the Super Bowl. I want to sigh and shake my head and say to them all, [...]
VLX 109: Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
Mt 17:14-21 https://rumble.com/embed/v10brgz/?pub=e5jg1
“All Human Conflict is Ultimately Theological.”—Cardinal Manning
Michael Knowles frequently quotes the 19th century British Cardinal Manning who said "All human conflict is ultimately theological." I had an experience of this yesterday afternoon. I put up the following Tweet... ...and then countless leftists piled on me with unspeakably filthy reply Tweets. Although I recently blogged here about how we on the right are all too quick to say any of our enemies are "possessed," many of the replies were so dark that I had to come to the conclusion that they were not coming from "bots" but from real people who are highly obsessed or even possessed by demons. But what does this have to do with politics? Again, Cardinal Manning said "All human conflict is ultimately theological." This quote-Tweet of my Tweet (from someone who goes by "demon mode" in her handle) solved a riddle I [...]
When One Island Converted the Other (and Vice Versa)
St. Patrick was a Celt of Roman Briton (possibly Wales?) and was taken as a slave to Ireland by the Irish themselves. As a young man, he then escaped Ireland and returned to the land of his birth. But after a small conversion on a moral matter, he gave his entire life to Christ, was ordained a priest (and later a bishop) and then he returned to his land of slavery to convert them. St. Patrick nearly-singlehandedly converted the entire Island of Eire to Jesus Christ and the Roman Catholic Church. Very early on in the history of Christianity in the UK, the UK still needed a huge conversion. Up until recently, I had erroneously believed that by the end of the 6th century, all of England was Christian. Reading ON SAINT COLUMCILLE [521-597] by Raymond O’Flynn, we find the following account [...]
CPX 108: On Hope and Charity
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p.143-145 Q/A 37-55. https://rumble.com/embed/vzj4sh/?pub=e5jg1