OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell

ORIGINAL NOTES Posted on 13 May 2008

Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar.

This is the second PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave.

Thanks to your feedback after yesterday’s I decided to do another.

Today we dig into John Paul II’s encyclical on the Holy Spirit Dominum et vivificantem and what he teaches about the unforgivable sin, “blasphemy” against the Holy Spirit.

I add a few digressions, of course, including one where I connect the sinner’s closing off to the redemptive power of the Holy Spirit and the self-enclosed circle created in versus populum worship rather than the opening out to the coming of the Lord in ad orientem worship. I might be on a limb with that, but… hey! Food for thought.

Then we hear Our Lady of Fatima, on this her feast day. We hear Lucia’s description of the vision of Hell, which Our Lady showed the children.

Just in case you were wondering what closing yourself off to the Holy Spirit comes to….

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Z is the guy who runs this blog. o{]:¬)
This entry was posted in Linking Back, PODCAzT and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink.

One Comment

  1. JR says:

    If Wotylya is a saint, is the Koran he kissed a relic?

    What about the pagan items he wore during the numerous smoking ceremonies he assisted in. Are these also relics?

    I understand, ‘Fr.’ that you used to advance the notion that this great apostate should be made a doctor of the Church. Do you still hold these sentiments?

    [Goodbye!]

Leave a Reply