[Catholic Caucus] Uncertain Trumpets: Cardinal Cupich and Pope Francis
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Crisis Magazine ^
| August 26, 2024 | Msgr. Richard C. Antall
[Catholic Caucus] Uncertain Trumpets: Cardinal Cupich and Pope FrancisFrom the Vatican's embrace of a socialist dictator to Cardinal Cupich's scandalous invocation at the Democratic National Convention, we find ourselves without leaders to guide us.Two events of recent days have scandalized me. Both
were symbolic gestures and included the exchange of platitudes but also created an ambiguity about the Church’s teaching that is stretched to obfuscation. The first symbolic event was when the pope sent a new nuncio of Venezuela. In case you don’t pay attention to Latin American dictators, there was a presidential election in Venezuela that almost everyone but...
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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Catholics cannot support Democrats because they are the ‘party of death’
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LifeSite News ^
| September 1, 2024 | LifeSite News Staff
[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Catholics cannot support Democrats because they are the ‘party of death’On this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses not living like the scribes and Pharisees, the evils of the Democrat Party, apostasy 'at the top' of the Church, and more.On this week’s
two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses not living like the scribes and Pharisees, the evils of the Democrat Party, the importance of the Akita message for our times, apostasy “at the top” of the Church, and more.Host Terry Barber begins Part 1 of...
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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 1-September-2024
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Universalis/Jerusalem Bible ^
1 September 2024 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar of Repose at Saint Giles, ChicagoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingDeuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8Observe these laws and customs, that you may have lifeMoses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and
observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! Rejecting False Accusations - Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| September 1, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCBWhen the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. Mark
7:1–2What a foolish thing for these Pharisees and scribes to be concerned about! They were in the presence of the Son of God, the Savior of the World, a man of perfect virtue and pure goodness, and all they could do was to observe that some of Jesus’ disciples failed to follow the scrupulous teaching on how they should wash their hands before a meal....
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[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Catholic college allows female Anglican ‘priests’ to celebrate ‘Eucharist’ inside basilica
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LifeSite News ^
| August 30, 2024 | Antonino Cambria
[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Catholic college allows female Anglican ‘priests’ to celebrate ‘Eucharist’ inside basilicaSt. Vincent College, a Benedictine school in Pennsylvania, allowed the Anglican Church in North America to hold on campus its 2024 Provincial Assembly, which included 'Eucharistic' services with women 'priests' inside St. Vincent Basilica.A Catholic college in Pennsylvania allowed a
group of Anglicans, including women “priests,” to celebrate an “Anglican Eucharist” inside a historic basilica.Back in June, St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, permitted the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) to hold on campus its 2024 Provincial Assembly, which included “Eucharistic” services inside St. Vincent Basilica.Hundreds of...
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[Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Faithfulness to the Word of God: Readings for
the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
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The Sacred Page Blog ^
| August 31, 2018 | Dr. John Bergsma
The Readings for Mass this week call us to purify our walk with God, and make an examination of conscience: are my "religious" practices helpful, or are they distracting me from what is central in my relationship with God? 1. The
First Reading is from Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8: Moses said to the people: "Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Superabundance - Saturday, August 31, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| August 31, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCB“The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He
said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.’” Matthew 25:20–21Oftentimes, when we are presented with a story of success versus tragedy, our attention goes to the tragedy first. The parable we are given today, the Parable of the Talents, presents us with three persons. Two of the people display stories of great...
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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Zen publishes book on building Church without ‘synodal process’
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Catholic Vote ^
| August 28, 2024 | CV News Feed
[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Zen publishes book on building Church without ‘synodal process’Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun published a book on August 20 providing advice and practical wisdom for how to live an authentically Catholic life amid the contention brought by the Synod on Synodality.Cardinal Zen, who has previously criticized the Synod, focuses on
ways to daily live out the Catholic faith in his book, “Catholic and Apostolic: From the Church of the Apostles to the ‘Synodal’ Church.” One of his former criticisms of the Synod was that it is at the universal level with no clear goal, Catholic News Agency reported...
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[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s September prayer intention: For the cry of the earth
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Vatican News ^
| August 30, 2024 | Christopher Wells
[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s September prayer intention: For the cry of the earthIn a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that "each of us might listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, making a personal
commitment to care for the world we inhabit."Considering rising temperatures around the globe, we can say the earth has a “fever”, Pope Francis says in his video-message announcing this month’s prayer intention.The earth “is sick”, he continues, “just like anyone who’s sick”.“But are we listening to this pain?”...
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[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Why Synodality is a Sham
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Crisis Magazine ^
| August 28, 2024 | Eric Sammons
[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Why Synodality is a ShamSynodality isn't a process in which the laity's concerns are heard; it is a process by which they are ignored.Last month a social media intern working for the General Secretariat of the Synod posted a poll on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter). The yes/no poll asked: “Do you
believe that synodality as a path of conversion and reform can enhance the mission and participation of all the baptized?” One can imagine the thought process of this young intern. He (or she) is surrounded by people obsessed with All Things Synod. These people have been living and...
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[Catholic Caucus] African archbishop: Opposition to homosexuality is not ‘cultural’ but about fidelity to Christ
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LifeSite News ^
| August 29, 2024 | Stephen Kokx
[Catholic Caucus] African archbishop: Opposition to homosexuality is not ‘cultural’ but about fidelity to Christ‘Africa was not defending a cultural idea. Africa
was defending the teaching that the Church has had for 2,000 years,’ Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon said about opposition to homosexual ‘blessings.’In an apparent rebuke of Pope Francis, the president of the Cameroon Episcopal Conference reiterated that African clerical resistance to “female deacons” and LGBT ideology is not based on the continent’s conservative cultural outlook but rather on “fidelity to what Christ taught.” “Africa was not defending a cultural idea. Africa was defending the teaching that...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! Being Prepared by Charity - Friday, August 30, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| August 30, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus told his disciples this parable: “The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five
of them were foolish and five were wise.” Matthew 25:1–2The “ten virgins” in this parable refer to the bridesmaids who were following Jewish tradition by going to the home of the bride to await the coming of the groom for a wedding. This parable is one of a few parables Jesus told that emphasizes the importance of being vigilant in our Christian walk. As the parable goes on, we...
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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 30-August-2024
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Universalis/Jerusalem Bible ^
30 August 2024 Friday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Sanctuary in honor of the Ecuadorian saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo, Nobol, Equador Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Corinthians 1:17-25We preach a crucified Christ, the power and wisdom of GodChrist did not send me to baptise, but to preach
the Good News, and not to preach that in the terms of philosophy in which the crucifixion of Christ cannot be expressed. The language of the cross may be illogical to those who are not on the way to salvation, but those of us who are on the...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! Fidelity in Suffering - Thursday, August 29, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| August 29, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCBHerod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. John
had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so. Mark 6:17–19The suffering and death of Saint John the Baptist greatly parallels the suffering and death of Jesus. They were cousins. John was one of the first to acknowledge the divine presence of our Lord...
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[Catholic Caucus] The Modernist Pedigree of Francis’s Synod on Synodality, and Its Implications
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The Remnant Newspaper ^
| August 28, 2024 | Robert Morrison
[Catholic Caucus] The Modernist Pedigree of Francis’s Synod on Synodality, and Its Implications“The Holy People of God has been set in motion for mission thanks to the synodal experience. . . The
seeds of the Synodal Church are already sprouting!” (Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, June 14, 2024)Fr. Dominique Bourmaud went to his eternal reward on September 4, 2021, a month before Francis announced his intention to “create a different church” with the Synod on Synodality. Remarkably, though, Fr. Bourmaud was able to describe the essence of the Synodal Church in his 2003 book, One Hundred Years of Modernism:“The Tyrrellian Church is...
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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 29-August-2024
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Universalis/Jerusalem Bible ^
29 August 2024 The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist on Thursday of week 21 in Ordinary Time St. John the Baptist Church in Newburgh, Indiana Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Corinthians 1:1-9You have been enriched
in many ways in ChristI, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle, together with brother Sosthenes, send greetings to the church of God in Corinth, to the holy people of Jesus Christ, who are called to take their place among all the saints everywhere who pray to...
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[Catholic Caucus] Amsterdam bishop says young Catholics are going back to ‘roots of the faith,’ want traditional liturgy
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LifeSite News ^
| August 28, 2024 | Andreas Wailzer
[Catholic Caucus] Amsterdam bishop says young Catholics are going back to ‘roots of the faith,’ want traditional liturgyYoung Catholics who embrace tradition ‘are appearing out of nowhere’ in the Netherlands and ‘going in the opposite direction’ of the older, liberal generation, Dutch Bishop Johannes Hendriks said. ‘The
Holy Spirit is at work.’Dutch Bishop Johannes Hendriks said that young Catholics are going back to the roots of the faith, including more traditional liturgies.In an interview with the German newspaper Die Tagespost, the bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam described the dynamic of Catholics in the Netherlands. While many of the older generation are still...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! The Firmness and Strength of Love - Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| August 28, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You
are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.” Matthew 23:27–28This would not have been an easy thing for the scribes and Pharisees to hear. It is a hard truth, spoken by our Lord, partly in an attempt to shake them free of their sin. And even though they may not have enjoyed hearing...
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Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 28-August-2024
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Universalis/Jerusalem Bible ^
28 August 2024 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor on Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Cathedral of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18We worked night and day not to be
a burden on youIn the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we urge you, brothers, to keep away from any of the brothers who refuses to work or to live according to the tradition we passed on to you. You know how you are supposed to imitate us:...
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[Catholic Caucus] My Catholic Life! The Sanctuary Within You - Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - Catholic Caucus/Devotional
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My Catholic Life (YouTube) ^
| August 27, 2024 | My Catholic Life
Daily Readings from the USCCB“Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel! Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.” Matthew 23:24–26Imagine if someone were to offer to wash the dishes after dinner and all they did was to wash the outside of the cups and bowls but left the inside untouched and then placed them back in the cupboard. The next time...
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