tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85684190398476927172024-03-19T04:48:49.793-04:00LES FEMMES - THE TRUTHMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comBlogger9582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-31202314888655642802024-03-17T12:36:00.005-04:002024-03-17T12:36:54.237-04:00Sunday Meditation: Need Patience? Contemplate your Savior Scourged at the Pillar!Flagellation of Christ by Rubens (1577-1640)“If you need patience...contemplate the mystery of your Saviour scourged at the pillar. Consider first the blows and revilements hurled at Him by the soldiers as they brutally drag their innocent victim to the appointed place as ordered. Secondly, consider Him stripped of His garments exposed to the piercing cold. Thirdly, picture those innocent hands,Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-52181019663568175792024-03-16T08:13:00.001-04:002024-03-16T09:31:38.762-04:00Some people major in the minors over modesty!I'm a big fan of Dymphna's blog, especially her random thoughts posts. This item caught my eye recently:A priest posted a photo of his 90 year old mother and asked for prayers because she passed away. One person complained that the mother was wearing pants and chastised the loving son for showing an immodest photo. My brothers, if you experience temptation looking at a 90 year old woman I suggestMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-5546427276588947592024-03-15T05:30:00.001-04:002024-03-15T05:30:00.244-04:00How Can You Identify a Bad Bishop? Sometimes it's Easy! Gustavo García-SillerUnfortunately, we have numerous examples of bad bishops in this country. That sad situation leads me to shake my head ruefully while reading the quote attributed to St. John Chrysostom:The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.Two weeks ago I did a post about the Archbishop of San Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-67599362645494026732024-03-14T09:04:00.003-04:002024-03-14T09:05:02.177-04:00For all the moms and grandmoms walking the Martha pathI had to laugh this morning as I was reading chapter seven of Fr. Scupoli's Treatise on Peace of Soul. He wrote that we should "remain in a state of perfect self-denial like Mary at the feet of Jesus, instead of busying ourselves with many things like Martha."Poor Martha always seems to get a bad rap! Whenever I read things like this, I always laugh and say to myself, "Martha is a saint too, and Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-15765339371244995182024-03-13T10:32:00.005-04:002024-03-13T19:51:47.616-04:00Put First Things First: Love God and Maintain Your Peace of Soul!Dom Lorenzo ScupoliOne of the books I use for regular spiritual reading highly recommended by St. Francis de Sales, The Spiritual Combat by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli (c.1530-1610). My edition contains an additional work by the priest, Treatise On Peace of Soul. Along with Imitation of Christ, Imitation of Mary, Humility of Heart, and, of course, holy scripture; Fr. Scupoli's books offer a Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-74414739587598373512024-03-12T06:00:00.183-04:002024-03-12T14:19:43.108-04:00What Kind of Deep Hell Is This?The Burning Up of God's ImageThe Earthly Trinity, the Image of God on earth in which man participates in creation, is the FAMILY - MAN/WOMAN/CHILD. The FAMILY is made in God's Image. We've all heard of lesbian "families" but this one is particularly horrifying. As a true story, it's a living example of the demonic destruction of God's Image. Let's call our lesbians Mindy and Dee...MindySusan Matthiesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507964871759902557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-28310599679203107742024-03-11T12:22:00.006-04:002024-03-11T14:59:27.654-04:00What happens when universities abandon the pursuit of truth and instead.... ...are "securing brutalism in the world that they were founded to oppose?"It's a question raised by Jeffrey Tucker in an article in the Epoch Times titled, What Happened to Intellectual Life? In view of the investment parents make in the higher education of their children, it's an important question and Tucker's analysis is spot on.He begins by mentioning a hoax in a "prestigious journal" Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-77318405231043119792024-03-10T05:30:00.186-04:002024-03-10T16:07:24.446-04:00Sunday Meditation: The Nature of LoveI recently read an article about courtly love in the Middle Ages that began, "Love is the universal feeling." (my emphasis) Is that an accurate statement? If it is, then -- can one also say that "hate" is a universal feeling...or anger...or the desire for vengeance? We all experience feelings, but is that really the nature of love? Is love and the proof of love found in our feelings? IfMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-70218349873363980392024-03-09T06:00:00.003-05:002024-03-09T09:43:04.847-05:00St Issam of Egypt and Companions - 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya St Matthew Ayariga St Issam Baddar Samir "A stopped clock is right twice a day." Bergoglio got it right with the 21 Coptic Susan Matthiesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507964871759902557noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-68060720713213223402024-03-08T08:21:00.005-05:002024-03-11T08:43:51.538-04:00Cabrini: A Worldly, One-Sided View of a Saint!I checked out two reviews of Cabrini before deciding to go see the film for myself. One gave it a glowing review. The Catholic mom called it one of her five top movies of all times. The other, Thomas Mirus at Catholic Culture lamented the almost complete omission of any spirituality. Last night I went to see the film and make up my own mind.I really wanted to like this movie; I didn't.If I Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-37799768472793765512024-03-07T11:12:00.002-05:002024-03-07T11:13:37.901-05:00Flee the Cities!4th black SE Pennsylvania mass shooting in “less than a week.”But MSM will not report this.But if a white person shot 4 MASS Shooting would be everywhere! Report: 8 Wounded After 3 Suspects Open Fire at Philadelphia Bus Stop https://t.co/iPLRw0Kxgz via @BreitbartNews— Mr.RCM10001 (@RCM9953) March 7, 2024This was the fourth shooting in Philadelphia near or on SEPTA buses in ONE WEEK! One Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-68056078808332629262024-03-06T09:20:00.003-05:002024-03-06T15:41:46.125-05:00Fiducia supplicans opens a priest to the demonic!In a recent interview with LifeSiteNews, Kyle Clement, a lay associate and assistant to exorcist, Fr. Chad Ripperger, discussed the dangers of Fiducia supplicans. I've highlighted what I consider particularly important. Let us commit to prayer and fasting for priests. We need holy priests who refuse to be caught up in the insanity of our woke culture and woke cult infecting Holy Mother Church!Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-5272457867803667052024-03-05T11:04:00.009-05:002024-03-08T07:18:49.490-05:00Is Just War Theory Dead? Are Babies Just Collateral Damage?Bombing of Yassin Mosque in Gaza City -- Are Churches, synagogues, and mosques appropriate targets during wars?Regular blog visitors know that I'm a big fan of Chronicles Magazine. The January issue ran a sobering article titled Sowing the Seeds of Future Terror by Mark G. Brennan. I recommend it for anyone who is an unbridled cheerleader for Israel's response to the horrible terrorist attack of Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-64717812519529206512024-03-04T19:26:00.002-05:002024-03-04T19:26:21.140-05:00The Cowboy Career of G.K. Chesterton(Left to right) Lord Howard de Walden, William Archer, J.M. Barrie, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard Shaw, in the middle of making the cowboy film How Men Love. From Peter Whitebrook, William Archer: A BiographyMy curiosity over Chesterton continually leads me into highways, biways, and labyrinthian detours. I presented at one of our monthly Chesterton bookclub meetings on Saturday and chose a unique Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-33045702246732869712024-03-02T08:04:00.002-05:002024-03-02T08:04:45.971-05:00Is America Collapsing Like this Ancient Barn? It's Not Hopeless!I love Victor Davis Hanson and enjoy his columns in the Epoch Times and his interviews on TV. We don't agree about everything, but his opinions are so thoughtful and thought-provoking that I always find myself stopping to reflect as I read. The article below is one such thought-provoking, not to mention inspiring articles. Is it a metaphor for our country? I hope so, because perhaps the 1,000 Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-16034161169270945882024-03-01T09:18:00.002-05:002024-03-01T09:18:20.137-05:00Bishop Strickland's Heartfelt Plea to His Brothers in the Episcopate!I suspect the Vatican had no idea what they were in for when they dropped the nuke on Bishop Strickland. He has become a voice of encouragement and hope for persecuted Catholics. At CPAC recently he had the courage to boldly address the evil of IVF and the terrible consequences for the millions of preborn infants abandoned in the deep freeze. How many bishops will treat that monstrous evil with Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-49231518673559262712024-02-29T09:22:00.002-05:002024-02-29T09:22:17.781-05:00Is there no limit on the injustice bishops are willing to inflict on faithful Catholics?San Antonio archbishop cancels Catholic family businessThe video contains shocking stories. If you watch only one part, look at the treatment of Deacon Gene and his wife beginning around minute 35. It's horrifying what they were put through. Money was apparently more important to the diocese than protecting a victim of sexual harassment. So much for all the lip service!If I lived in the Diocese Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-90647159500688659782024-02-28T06:00:00.003-05:002024-02-28T06:00:00.132-05:00Be like the Repentant Magdalene! Christ is Waiting for you in the Confessional! Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-63043213964058158812024-02-27T06:00:00.003-05:002024-03-01T11:24:54.502-05:00Bergoglio Is the New MuhammadIMPOSTUREDefinition: act or an instance of deceiving others, especially by assuming a false identity Similar: pretense, deceit, deception, hoax, trick, ruse, fraud, trickery, artifice, falseJorge Bergoglio, posturing as the Vicar of Christ, is fast inventing a new religion from the remains of the Catholic Church that he's currently deliberately destroying. Using the Seven Marks of Imposture Susan Matthiesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507964871759902557noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-60799300972166643432024-02-25T19:54:00.006-05:002024-02-25T19:54:38.648-05:00When Doctrine and Scripture are Stumbling Blocks -- Ask for Understanding!Expulsion of Adam and Eve by Benjamin West circa 1800I've mentioned before that Larry and I are studying Bishop Schneider's Credo, the Compendium of the Faith for Lent. The other evening we came across a teaching that was one of those difficult ones. It was in Part 1, Chapter 6 #224-226:#224 -- Is the dignity of the human person rooted in his creation in God's image and likeness?This was true forMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-56428004065996809572024-02-21T14:37:00.002-05:002024-02-21T15:05:03.370-05:00What are you reading for Lent?Prayer and study are an important element of the Catholic life, especially during the season of Lent when we are invited to grow closer to the Lord. Since "ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ" obviously it's important to read the Bible. I usually focus on the four passion narratives during Lent and always read Pierre Barbet's meditation from Doctor at Calvary on Good Friday. You Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-36749945533689770672024-02-19T13:15:00.000-05:002024-02-19T13:15:00.422-05:00Do You Want to be Happy for the Rest of Your Life? There's a Way!Owen Francis DudleyI've been re-reading Owen Francis Dudley's series on the Masterful Monk which is recommended by Fr. John Hardon in his Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan. Dudley was an Anglican priest who converted to the Catholic Church in 1915 and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1917. Like Anselm Thornton, who became the Masterful Monk of the series, but was a doctor, he served in the Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-91485193222780379012024-02-18T06:06:00.008-05:002024-02-23T06:59:24.253-05:00Sunday Meditation: How Has Your Lent Started?Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-12900756753348723252024-02-15T07:10:00.002-05:002024-02-16T06:15:42.178-05:00Thinking about penance and almsgiving! Charity is better than giving up chocolate!Meet Fifi LaFoo!This Lent I'm thinking about penance and almsgiving in a new way. After a homily last Sunday about the Lent's focus being about charity not suffering, I've decided to do penance and almsgiving a little differently. I will still be avoiding sweets and between meal snacks (I'm not much of a snacker anyway.), but I will focus on acts of charity. Sometimes those are harder than Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-63939395512528477402024-02-13T11:11:00.005-05:002024-02-14T06:49:00.294-05:00This Land is Your Land! Pray for her and your local community!Woodstock, VA historic courthouseDoes it make you angry to see the evil global elitists doing everything they can to destroy not only our country, but all the sovereign nations of the world? Love of your homeland is a virtue. According to St. Thomas Aquinas it is man's nature to be a “civic and social animal.” (ST, I-II, 72.4) Society begins in the family, the basic building Mary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com0