How We Dress for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Matters!

A priest on Facebook posted this and it elicited quite a discussion. One gentleman argued that at least people were at Mass and, besides, how you dress depends where you are geographically. I always find that argument shallow. How many weddings do you see with guests arriving in shorts and flip flops even if the wedding is held outdoors?

A Sobering Meme from Facebook. Preparing for a Good Death is the Most Important Goal!

Are you sure?

I received this on my Facebook wall today and thought it was important enough to share. Many people have the erroneous view of God as the Candy Man or the Pillsbury Doughboy dishing out Snickers bars and Cinnabons on Judgement Day. Sorry folks, not true.

Living in a Dystopian Novel Is No Fun, but Never Fear: Our God Reigns!

I used to read a lot of science fiction and enjoy science fiction films. Many of the stories were set in dystopian societies where the people were controlled by elitists keeping the masses hypnotized and quiet with bread and circuses and deadly "entertainment" by the enslaved. Think of the Hunger Games!

An Opportunity to Perform a Corporal Work of Mercy: Visit the Imprisoned with a Letter

Two Red Rose Rescuers are in jail for defending God's babies. While child trafficking and abuse is epidemic in this country and often goes unpunished, trying to save babies from the hired killers in abortion storefronts earns significant time in the U.S. gulag. The abortion sacrament must be protected, whatever it takes!

The Goal of the Synodal Takeover of the Church Is the Corruption of Priests! Thank God for the SSPX!

Remember Good-Bye Good Men, Michael Rose's book about the attack on orthodox men aspiring to the priesthood? Corrupt seminaries welcoming homosexuals bearing nicknames like The Pink Palace (St. Mary's in Baltimore) had gatekeepers to make sure only those who supported women's ordination, homosexuality, changes in moral teaching on sexuality, etc. were accepted. Those "rigid" Catholics, men who loved the faith as taught over the millennia, were blacklisted, excluded, and expelled especially if they had the temerity to tell seminary rectors about being approached by their gay classmates. Actually, sometimes they were approached by faculty. And they often ended up being told they were unfit for the priesthood. 

Is the SSPX Position Really Indefensible? Part 2

I'm continuing to read and reflect on the article claiming that the SSPX position is "indefensible." I wrote in part 1 about clandestine ordinations forbidden by Rome but performed by both John Paul II when he was bishop of Krakow and Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, a prisoner of Russia. Rome explicitly forbade the clandestine ordinations during the Cold War battle with Communism. The bishops did it anyway. Sometimes, crisis situations necessitate disobedience. John Paul II never expressed any regret over his deliberate disobedience of the pope's directives and he never suffered any consequences despite the automatic punishments defined in canon law. He is now a canonized saint and Cardinal Slipyj's cause is in progress.

Thought for the Day: Govern Yourself!

 Most days I read the saints of the day from Butler's Lives. Today is the feast of St. Henry the Emperor who died in the early 1022 and was one of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire. A line from his description really hit me. While he had the responsibility of governing his nation, he had the prudence to recognize that, "the government of himself was his first obligation."

That invites serious introspection. How well do I govern myself? Do I reflect on my chief faults and work diligently to master them? Do I "govern" them by a prudent use of my intellect and will? A serious examination shows me exactly how often my faults govern me rather than me governing them. Thank God for the sacrament of Confession and the help of my guardian in mastering myself, a lifelong project.

Reading the lives of the saints always invites serious reflection on our faults and failings, but also our successes. At the end of the day, it's good to examine both. How well did I do in my actions? Did I omit something I should have done?

I am the queen of my own little nation. How well am I governing?

Is the SSPX Position Really "indefensible?" Part 1

Cardinal Wojtyla and Cardinal Slipyj both ordained clandestinely
without permission from the Vatican violating canon law.

I'm currently reading SSPX Indefensible posted by Dom Dalmasso of the Logos Project written by Noah and Wesley Weidig who  were raised in the SSPX. The document is really just a reiteration of points made by Dalmasso, John Salza, ex-32nd degree Mason, Robert Siscoe, and Andrew Bartel, all of whom came out of the SSPX and now attack the SSPX as schismatic and a danger to the faith.

Biden Signs Order Authorizing More Boots on the Ground for Operation Atlantic Resolve!

What's Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR)? The program addressing the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. OAR began in 2014 responding to the Ukraine/Russia conflict in Donbass. We already have about 100,000 troops in Europe. This order authorizes the deployment of 3,000 more, although it's unclear whether the deployment is imminent and the Pentagon will actually call up the troops. Clearly though something spurred the move.

My take on this? 

Start Calling Out those who Promote Predatory Lust as Sex Traffickers and/or Enablers. That's What They Are!

Meanwhile in Newsom’s California: pic.twitter.com/ELZ9GEYxnD

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 12, 2023

Law enforcement should investigate every one of these folks. When you see people advocating the abuse of children you can bet the farm on the fact that they are benefitting from it in some way.