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Category Archives: The Coming Storm
How bad is the situation of vocations to the priesthood tragic Germany?
How bad is the situation of vocations to the priesthood tragic Germany? “In 2017, only 76 priests were ordained in Germany; in 2000 there were still about twice as many, namely 154. When the German Bishops’ Conference tallied this number … Read More
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Irish “Mass Path”, for secret worship, mapped and photographed (and some BOOKS)
Occasionally a friend of mine in England makes weekend adventures to visit sites where there are preserved “priest holes”, and he sends photos. They really give you pause. As you know, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Catholics who refused … Read More
UDPATED Two stories intersect in Ch 8 of Amoris laetitia: An attack on Humanae vitae and a Cardinal speaks up
UPDATE 11 Jan: Fathers and seminarians, Be sure to read the response by a good theological to the bad theologian – the canary in the mine shaft – who at a Jesuit school launched an attack on the integrity of Humanae … Read More
Juxtaposition: Demolition of churches
At the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald I saw two stories side by side. First, the sad tale of the purposeful demolition of a large church in Germany for the sake of expansion of coal-mining. HERE Sad photos … Read More
Yet another German moral mudslide: bishop proposes blessing homosexual relationships
Yesterday I took time away – mostly – from the blog and email. I checked in only long enough to approve comments in the queue, etc. Of course today lots of things are going “DING”, whimpering for my attention. Most of … Read More
“The solution is staring the bishops in the face”
The pastor of the parish where I came into the Church was downright disgusted with the Archdiocese’s approach to vocations and the priest shortage crisis that would follow. He used to compare the geniuses of the vocations office et al. … Read More
“The world needs proud warriors, animated by their faith” – OORAH!
There was a meeting in Chicago this week of Catholic young people. Something called SLS18. As it happens, the actor Jim Caviezel made a surprise appearance and gave a heck of a short speech about courage. He talks about “happy … Read More
Is the #AmorisLaetitia agenda just the warm up for the full assault on #HumanaeVitae?
If the unrepentent sinner, unshriven and without a firm purpose of amendment, can officially be admitted to Holy Communion, it’s game over for discipline in the Church. It’s over for authoritative teaching on faith and morals. If Christ was wrong about marriage … Read More
Prophetic words from 1966 about the post-Conciliar state of the Church
Put aside everything else and go to First Things. They have reprinted a piece written for The Tablet in May 1966… 1966… by Christopher Derrick, a student of CS Lewis and WWII RAF pilot. He writes … in 1966… of how the … Read More
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