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Category Archives: Si vis pacem para bellum!
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, and old project, and a plot
It being the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, I am minded of a project a few years ago during the Amazonian Together Walking when the demon idol was venerated in the Vatican Gardens and the demonic idol bowl was … Read More
If “full communion” with Rome requires full acceptance of ALL of Vatican II, then, by that standard, many Catholics are lacking “full communion”
Fr. McTeigue hits another one out of the park. Here’s the line of thought. Before I get to that, you should know that the present Prefect of the DDF (olim CDF, a respectable office) told the SSPX that the documents … Read More
Posted in Si vis pacem para bellum!, SSPX, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged full communion
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10 Comments
“And that, to be restored, our sickness must grow worse…”
From The Four Quartets East Coker […] IV. The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer’s art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart. Our … Read More
Deinde de chirurgo et plumbario. Chirurgus habet urgentem aquae rimam ad reparandam…
Then there’s the one about the surgeon and the plumber. A surgeon has a terrible leak to be fixed. It’s a weekend, so the plumber charges extra. He fixes it in 5 minutes. When the plumber gives the him the … Read More
“Ministerial Miranda”? Another attack on the Seal of Confession on priests… and on YOU.
Most American and many illegals know a little about the Miranda Warning, sort of. In short, it is a notification given to “suspects” advising them of their right to silence and protection from self-incrimination and legal representation. There was a … Read More
Apple allows “back door” to data. Implications for texting apps like WhatsApp and Signal?
This got my attention. I wonder what the implications are for texting apps like Whats App and Signal. If I remember correctly (correct me if I am wrong) WhatsApp is already being mined by AI because it is part of … Read More
PENTIN on “Trump’s Early Decisions Expose Damage Caused by Vatican Complicity With Democrat-Run Globalism”
Ed Pentin has an important post at his blog: HERE Trump’s Early Decisions Expose Damage Caused by Vatican Complicity With Democrat-Run Globalism, Says Italian Scholar A taste… In sum, Fontana said the Church’s alignment with these policies of globalism has … Read More
Posted in Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Ed Pentin
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2 Comments
Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which … Read More
“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
The Gospel reading for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost (Vetus Ordo) was from Luke 10. It begins with verse 21 in which the Lord rejoices in the Holy Spirit and thanks His Father in Heaven. However, when we read our … Read More
Posted in Semper Paratus, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Luke 10
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11 Comments
EAW on Full contact martial arts as mandatory seminary training.: “@William Tighe: That was my first thought as well. But, as many of us here know, African Anglicans are an…”
