November 16th Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Rite at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Pontifical High Mass celebrated by Archbishop Alexander Sample at the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception on April 28, 2018 in thanksgiving for Summorum Pontificum.

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Join us for a Solemn Pontifical High Mass, which is the first-ever celebration of the Mass of the Americas in Latin celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Canon Avis is the Master of Ceremonies.

This Solemn Pontifical High Mass is free to attend. However, we ask for those attending to RSVP for planning purposes. Mass will begin at 10 a.m.

Parking is plentiful. The nearest Metro is about a 5-minute walk from Brookland CUA on the Red Line Metro.

Poor Virginia: God Have Mercy on Catholics who Voted for Pro-Abortion Politicians Yesterday!

Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse

I thank God I don't put my trust in men, because if I did I'd be under the bed sucking my thumb this morning. The godless culture of death won the Virginia statehouse yesterday. And, let's face it, Northern Virginia, Richmond, and the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area are in control of the state. The results don't speak for the people of Virginia, but for the carpetbaggers who flock to the seat of power outside Washington, D.C. and the liberals who populate the cities. My rural county went strongly for the pro-life conservatives. God bless my delegate, Todd Gilbert, who stood up to the evil espoused by Kathy Tran whose bill introduced last season would allow abortion up to the moment of birth. She may reintroduce it now that the death peddlers are running the slaughter house.

Refugee Resettlement Watch: What Don't You Understand about Islamic Infiltration?

America is (or was) a Christian country -- a PROTESTANT Christian country. And that is part of the problem today impacting most government decisions. Because protestantism is the religion of individualism beginning with the firebrand that lit the holocaust, Martin Luther.

Bishop Bransfield's Immoral Shenanigans Keep Coming!

Now, really, don't the articles below make you ask yourself how many other of these immoral bishops and priests are stealing from their dioceses and parishes. I remember when one of my pastors put in a marble fireplace in the rectory. Nothing too good for him. Like the L'Oreal commercia, he "was worth it." He's dead and gone. But, hey, the legacy of his marble fireplace lives on!

As for disinviting Bransfield to the bishops' meeting, I will happily make a list of others who should be deep-sixed starting with Wuerl, Cupich, and any bishop who promotes the homosexual lifestyle by supporting Fr James Martin and other heretics of his ilk. It's high time the good guys formed another group like the orthodox nuns did years ago. Stop meeting with these wolves to scandalize the sheep.

Charleston priest retired over Wheeling bishop's costly renovation to Sacred Heart

USCCB leaders disinvite Bishop Bransfield from fall general assembly

Editorial: Reveal Details about Bransfield

How Do You Distinguish a Good Shepherd from a Bad Shepherd?

The amanita species can kill you quickly.

Discernment isn't an option these days; it's a necessity!

If you knew that a restaurant owner gathered mushrooms from the woods and didn't know anything about which were good to eat and which were poisonous, would you eat in that restaurant?

Suppose you knew that not only did he put poisonous mushrooms in his dishes, but he considered it a game of mushroom roulette to add a little "spice" to the dining experience. His motto might be "Eat, drink and be merry because tomorrow you may die." Hey, maybe he would even offer free meals for those willing to consume his mushroom dishes and see what happened, a life or death adventure.

Pray and Repent in Sackcloth and Ashes: A New Message from Sr. Agnes of Akita

Reports coming out of Japan and published by an EWTN radio affiliate (WQPH Medford, MA) say that on October 6th, the opening day of the Amazon Synod, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa, the seer of Akita (an approved apparition), received a private message from her angel which included a public call to repentance. Sister, who is 88 and suffering from multiple health problems gave the message to another sister who shared it.

Before you read the messages, watch this video by Michael Matt that indicates exactly how vigilantly the hierarchy is to hide the serious messages that warn very graphically of the impending chastisement if we do not repent. 

Need Hope? Listen to this young man who threw the idols in the river. #Iamcatholicmaccabees

Watch the video below and listen to the words of this impressive young Catholic warrior! Shouldn't these words have been spoken by a cardinal? Where was the descendent of St. Boniface to throw the idols in the river? God forgive the cowards in pointy hats! At least a few are speaking out, but actions speak louder than words. Thank you, God, for this young man and his friends. Isn't it meaningful that they threw the idols from the "angels bridge?" God bless these young men.

And God Said..........

I checked out a book from our parish library last Sunday that is giving me a lot to think about.  The title is Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, Old Testament, Genesis 1-11.   One of a whole series of books, it is a collection of writings from early Church fathers and saints.  The quotes are included in this book in order that the subjects of the quotes appear in The Bible.  It is or could be an excellent companion guide along side Holy Scripture.  Each of the quotes below corresponds to specific verses which are noted in the book. 

Sunday Meditation: "Take up your cross and follow me."

The Carthusian martyrs of England joyfully accepted martyrdom. St. Thomas More seeing them  from his own prison cell wrote to his daughter Margaret, “these blessed fathers be now as cheerfully going to their deaths as bridegrooms to a marriage." (Source)

My friend and colleague, Dexter Duggan, reported in last week's Wanderer on Cardinal Raymond  Burke's address to Catholic Health Care Workers in Phoenix, AZ. His comments on suffering seem especially poignant during this month dedicated to the suffering souls in Purgatory.

Take Your Children to a Cemetery Today to Pray for the Dead!

Why are we here? Really? What is life on earth all about?

Some think it's to "eat, drink, and be merry", acquire as many toys as you can, seek power and prestige and the money that brings it (and surrounds you with sycophants who flatter and cajole).

Is that what it's all about? Is that ALL it's about?

HELL NO! (And I mean the hell part literally.)

How many are dancing merrily along the primrose path to perdition? It seems like a pleasant saunter, but those foolish souls who choose it are missing the big picture. They spend all their energy on what is essentially the first ten feet of the journey that ends here: