Was St. John the Baptist Justified in the Womb of St. Elizabeth by the Voice of St. Mary?
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"—Lk 1:39-42 (ESV) Many Church Fathers teach that St. John the Baptist was justified (cleansed of original sin) as soon as he heard the voice of Mary when he was in the womb of his mother Elizabeth. (This is one reason why he leapt for joy!) St. John the Baptist was conceived in original sin, but born without original sin as he was so filled with the Holy Spirit at the [...]
VLX 67: He Who Is To Come
Mt 11:1-6 https://youtu.be/rTb6j0CbN6Y
QuickPod: How to Make a General Confession
How do you make a lifetime confession? Start with sorrow for your sins.
QuickPod: What We Can Learn From Bullies
Converted from a live from YouTube video.
The Near-Martyrdom of St. John the Apostle
As most of you know, the only apostle not martyred was St. John the Beloved (also called St. John the Theologian.) But as seen in the FSSP Ordo today (the 6th of May) there is an optional 4th class feast of St. John's near-martyrdom in boiling oil at the Latin Gate that is even celebrated in red (R) by the priest (if he can find it at the back of his '62 Missal!) Here's the Roman Calendar as produced by the FSSP: As the definitive and ancient Roman Martyrology reads on the 6th of May, "In Rome, the feast of St. John before the Latin Gate. Being bound and brought to Rome from Ephesus by the order of Domitian, [St. John the Apostle] was condemned by the Senate to be cast, near the said gate, into a vessel of boiling [...]
CPX 66: The Miracle of the Eucharist
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p. 70-72. Q/A 1-17
Totalitarianism Must Be Total
The above picture I snapped while traveling in New Orleans. I'm not sure why it was necessary to put that up since nearly no one in New Orleans dares to go into a restaurant without a mask. It's not like the above picture is actually stopping this imaginary 50% of the population of "right-wing science-deniers" who would "endanger the average population" in the overwhelming fear still set in motion on this coronavirus "pandemic" that has allegedly "overwhelmed the hospitals." Rather, the above sign of No Mask, No Service is simply a reminder that the shop-owners are in cahoots with the brainwashing team. The above picture I also took in New Orleans but it's obviously from a sidewalk. Is this to stop all the KKK still running around Louisiana? No, David Duke has not been in office in Louisiana since 1992. [...]
VLX 66: A Prophet’s Reward
Mt 10:40-42 https://youtu.be/dHRBc-s3c7s
TCE #17: Catholics and Weapons
We will consider weapons in Scripture and then weapons in the hands of Catholics if the 2nd amendment erodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Md51ev1aM
Do We Need Catholic Labels in the 21st Century?
I'm fully aware there were heated debates on matters of speculative theology between Franciscans and Dominicans in the Middle Ages on topics such as "Is the intellect or the will the is the primary faculty in the beatific vision? (I think the Franciscans said the will and the Dominicans said the intellect.) I'm also fully aware there were heated political factions in the 19th century between Catholics and that already there were debates in politics between "liberals" and "conservatives." But far and away, Catholics in the 13th century and Catholics in the 19th century (and every century in between) did not use nasty titles modern like "traditional Catholic" or "liberal Catholic" or "neo-con" Catholic. They were all just "Catholics." I hate those terms. Why, then, do I use terms like "traditional Catholic" or "liberal Catholic" or "neo-con" Catholic in my [...]