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  • [Catholic Caucus] Austrian priest and papal critic: ‘Let’s remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith’

    03/15/2024 9:07:41 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 14, 2024 | Maike Hickson
    [Catholic Caucus] Austrian priest and papal critic: ‘Let’s remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith’'Let's remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith. That is the right way. We don't need to pay attention to anything else; it doesn't come from God,' said Austrian priest Fr. Joachim Heimerl.(LifeSiteNews) — In recent weeks, LifeSiteNews has published a number of commentaries about the crisis in the Church and Pope Francis’ reform agenda by Father Joachim Heimerl, a priest incardinated in the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.Being unable to exercise his priestly ministry due to health problems, Father Heimerl has been...
  • DeSantis Slams Haley, Trump For Skipping Debate: ‘I’M THE ONLY ONE Who’s Not Running A BASEMENT CAMPAIGN’

    01/17/2024 9:05:46 AM PST · by conservative98 · 67 replies
    Daily Wire ^ | 1.17.24 | Daily Wire News
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump during a town hall event this week for declining to debate ahead of the New Hampshire primary. DeSantis made the remarks during the CNN town hall after finishing second in the Iowa caucuses this week behind former President Donald Trump, with Haley coming in third. Both DeSantis and Haley had heavily focused on the state, ad spending for both surpassing $30 million — pro-DeSantis spending reaching $35 million while pro-Haley spending reached $37 million, the most of any candidate. “The tradition here with first-in-the-nation is...
  • In distant third place in New Hampshire, Ron DeSantis presses for debate nonetheless

    01/16/2024 12:14:26 PM PST · by conservative98 · 40 replies
    Florida Politics ^ | 1.16.24 | A.G. Gancarski
    'THIS IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION.' Gov. Ron DeSantis is as low as 4% in some New Hampshire polling, but he continues to contend the two front-runners should debate him before next week’s Primary. “This is a time-honored tradition that you debate in New Hampshire the week before the New Hampshire Primary. So I plan on being there on Thursday,” DeSantis said about the WMUR debate scheduled, but so far with only a commitment from the Florida Governor. “I understand why Nikki Haley doesn’t want to debate and yes, Donald Trump should debate as well. But either way, I’m going to...
  • [Catholic Caucus]The Papal-Coronation Oath

    01/04/2024 10:08:46 AM PST · by ebb tide · 3 replies
    Pilgrim Priest ^ | January 4, 2024 | Fr. David Nix
    [Catholic Caucus]The Papal-Coronation OathThe following is the Coronation-Oath made by most or all Pope-Elects from at least 678 AD until the 1960s (when it was eradicated.) Notice what old-school Popes used to call down upon themselves, should they divert from Jesus Christ’s teaching as given to the Apostles:“I vow to change nothing of the received Tradition, and nothing thereof I have found before me guarded by my God-pleasing predecessors, to encroach upon, to alter, or to permit any innovation therein;“To the contrary: with glowing affection as her truly faithful student and successor, to safeguard reverently the passed-on good, with my...
  • The Landkady’s Tale, a Halloween Tradition on Freerepublic

    10/27/2023 3:43:35 PM PDT · by Swordmaker · 15 replies
    Vanity by Swordmaker | 2000 | Swordmaker
    The Landlady's Tale By SWORDMAKER copyright 2000Preface The following story was told to me by the woman who rented my parents their first home in California when they moved to Sacramento in 1939. A devout Catholic (so much so that although she had been divorced by her husband, she did not consider the divorce valid and did not remarry until her husband died many years later) the landlady swore on her Bible, in front of my sister and me after she told us the story, that it was absolutely true. She was quite serious about it.In the 1970s, I personally...
  • Fired Ukrainian Asks a Question [semi-satire]

    08/28/2023 10:20:57 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 1 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 27 August 2023 | John Semmens
    In an interview this week, Viktor Shokin, the Ukraine prosecutor who was investigating Burisma--the firm that employed Hunter Biden--asked "why isn't the fact that Joe Biden bragged he threatened to withhold $1 billion in US aid to Ukraine unless I was fired evidence of his corruption? Is that not paying a bribe for my dismissal?" Presidential Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointed out that "President Biden was very clear that his threat to withhold the billion dollars in aid had the full backing of President Obama. The threat to withhold federal aid in order to extort desired behavior is a presidential...
  • Pope, claiming to be a victim of the Holy Spirit, launches yet another vicious attack on traditionalists. He calls holy priests "Blessed Imeldas" Time for Vatican III is not yet ripe.

    08/04/2023 11:48:00 AM PDT · by Gillibrand1 · 5 replies
    Catholic Conclave ^ | 04/08/2023 | CG
    Full interview in English “This started with a crazy idea and here we are.” This is how Francisco's welcome begins. With the naturalness with which he has impregnated every corner of a pontificate that has already exceeded a decade and does not smell of wear or liquidation due to closure. At least, that is perceived. Not only first, but when the conversation delves into any topic.
  • Ukraine moves Christmas to Dec. 25 to ‘abandon’ Russian tradition

    07/29/2023 12:55:16 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 56 replies
    Nypost ^ | 07/29/2023 | Jacob Geanous
    Here’s hoping you have a very unhappy holiday! Ukraine is so eager to spite Russia, it passed a law changing when it celebrates Christmas. The country will now mark the holy day on Dec. 25, dropping the Russian Orthodox Church’s tradition of celebrating the holiday on Jan. 7. The bill’s sponsors believe the change will help Ukraine “abandon the Russian heritage of imposing the celebration of Christmas on January 7,” while helping Ukrainians “live their own life with new traditions [and] holidays,” The Guardian reported. The change was passed by Ukraine’s parliament earlier this month and signed into law Friday...
  • "People Don't Freaking Believe You": 25 Of The Most Upsetting Aspects Of Womanhood In 2023, According To The Women Who Experience Them Daily

    05/22/2023 4:02:46 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 82 replies
    BuzzFeed ^ | May 21, 2023 | Michaela Bramwell
    "The one time they created a birth control pill for men, they took it off the market due to side effects such as depression, mood swings, and weight issues. Meanwhile, women have to do a ton of trial and error to find a pill or implant device just to prevent their lives changing completely due to pregnancy, while dealing with all of those same side effects.” ........ 1. "People don't freaking believe you. 2. "Women's medical procedures are constantly being done with no pain management. 3. "Having old men tell you what you can and can't do with your body."...
  • [Catholic Caucus] History of Modernism in the Life of Father Lamennais

    05/10/2023 4:05:09 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    The Fatima Center ^ | May 2, 2023 | Mattew Please
    [Catholic Caucus] History of Modernism in the Life of Father LamennaisWho Was Father Lamennais?Simply put, Father Lamennais is most recognized today by the epithet ‘Father of Modernism.’Father Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais was a Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, and political theorist. He lived from 1782 to 1854 in France. This was a turbulent time. France had suffered terribly from the French Revolution, the ideas of the so-called ‘Enlightenment’ were in ascendancy, and many no longer knew the fundamentals of a sound Catholic catechism. While Lamennais began his priesthood as a faithful son of the Church, he later fell from the Faith...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Marcel Lefebvre and the Passion of the Church

    02/26/2023 3:58:41 PM PST · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    One Peter Five ^ | February 24, 2023 | Kennedy Hall
    [Catholic Caucus] Marcel Lefebvre and the Passion of the ChurchKnowing Reality When You See ItMuch ink has been spilled on the topic of the Society of Saint Pius X and Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and I imagine much more will be written as history continues.Are they schismatic? Was Lefebvre a renegade? Was he a rebel? Was Pope John Paul II correct to do what he did? And so on.No matter how many arguments are made, no matter how many documents are promulgated, and no matter how many debates are won and lost, there are those who see the truth about the...
  • 20 State AGs: 'SPLC Has Been Utterly Discredited as a Reliable Source'

    02/14/2023 3:24:21 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 37 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | February 14, 2023 | 4:19pm EST | Michael W. Chapman
    In a Feb. 10 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, 20 state attorneys general note that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) “has been utterly discredited as a reliable source.” The letter concerns the FBI’s targeting of traditional Catholics as potential “violent extremists” and its reliance on “hate group” information crafted by the SPLC as detailed in a Jan. 23 FBI memo , which was leaked to the public on Feb. 8. The memo explains how the FBI Richmond Virginia office is assessing an alleged increase in the association of “racially or ethnically motivated violent...
  • Why Do We Eat Pork and Sauerkraut on New Year’s Day

    12/30/2022 3:19:18 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 113 replies
    EatDelights ^ | Kimberley Baxter
    It’s no coincidence that pork chops and sauerkraut are traditional holiday dishes, especially on New Year’s Day. This meal symbolizes wealth and prosperity for the coming year in German-American culture
  • NATIONAL PFEFFERNUSSE DAY – December 23

    12/23/2022 5:57:52 AM PST · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    National Day Calendar ^ | December 23, 2022 | Staff
    NATIONAL PFEFFERNUSSE DAY December 23rd is reserved for National Pfeffernuse Day, a German spice cookie. Very popular around the holidays, pfeffernüsse are fluffy cookies made with ground nuts and spices and covered in powdered sugar. #NationalPfeffernusseDay The exact origin of the cookie is unknown. However, the Dutch believe that pfeffernüsse (or pepernoten in Dutch) are linked to the feast of Sinterklaas, which is celebrated on December 5 in the Netherlands and December 6 in Germany and Belgium. This holiday is when children receive gifts from St. Nicholas, who is partially the inspiration for the Santa Claus tradition. Over time, many...
  • [Catholic Caucus] A Unified Theory of “Backwardism”

    11/30/2022 5:16:29 PM PST · by ebb tide · 8 replies
    Crisis Magazine ^ | November 30, 2022 | Darrick Taylor
    [Catholic Caucus] A Unified Theory of “Backwardism”What was so awful about the pre-Vatican II Church that its memory needs to be obliterated and those who hold to doctrines that are ancient in provenance must be labeled as “rigid” and psychologically damaged?Pope Francis has presented many of his key initiatives as pope as efforts to “move the Church forward,” as the saying goes. As you probably also know by now, he is vehemently opposed to anything that takes the Church “backward.” In recent months, he started using an Italian neologism—“indietrismo” or “backwardism”—to describe those Catholics who are opposed to progress in...
  • Camilla scraps position of lady-in-waiting at Buckingham Palace: 'Unfussy' Queen consort brings an end to a centuries-old tradition, but will retain six 'Queen's Companions'

    11/27/2022 3:36:59 AM PST · by C19fan · 39 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | November 27, 2022 | Kate Mansey and Tom Cotterill
    The position of lady-in-waiting has been scrapped at Buckingham Palace, bringing to an end a centuries-old tradition. Combining the roles of companion, adviser and secretary, ladies-in-waiting played a key part in Royal life, accompanying the late Queen and her sister Princess Margaret on official duties and foreign tours. But in a sign of the new Queen Consort Camilla’s unfussy approach, they will be replaced by six aides styled ‘Queen’s Companions’.
  • [Catholic Caucus] SSPX. As I was saying….

    09/14/2022 5:21:40 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 19 replies
    Fr. Z's Blog ^ | September 14, 2022 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
    [Catholic Caucus] SSPX. As I was saying….I read something familiar at LifeSite in a piece about Bp. Athanasius Schneiders remarks about the SSPX.I have often explained in these electronic pages that…There is no question that the Mass celebrated is in a Catholic Rite. The priests of the SSPX are Catholic priests and not some other kind of priests. Regardless of their unique and somewhat thorny canonical status, they are priests of the Catholic Church and not some other Church. They are even able to receive faculties from competent authority. They validly absolve sins even when there is no danger of...
  • PETER HITCHENS: Why our Head of State, not the spin-doctored politicians who so many of us revere, is the TRUE defender of our freedom

    09/11/2022 6:55:14 AM PDT · by Nextrush · 57 replies
    DailyMail.com ^ | 9/10/2022 | Peter Hitchens
    My brother and I loved to play with my father's sword. The fact that my mother was quite unworried by this tells you a lot about the world we then lived in. It was a real weapon, made by Messrs Wilkinson, a beautiful patterned blade and a very sharp point. But the thing which fascinated me about it most was the hilt, several ridges of rough grey sharkskin... Now, the Royal Navy to which my father belonged had by then given up the use of naked steel blades, though only just. As recently as February 1940 sailors from the Destroyer...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Royal beekeeper has informed the Queen's bees that the Queen has died and King Charles is their new boss in bizarre tradition dating back centuries

    09/10/2022 2:45:26 PM PDT · by Twotone · 102 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | September 10, 2022 | John Dingwall
    The royal beekeeper - in an arcane tradition thought to date back centuries - has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen’s death. And the bees have also been told, in hushed tones, that their new master is now King Charles III. The official Palace beekeeper, John Chapple, 79, told MailOnline how he travelled to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House on Friday following news of The Queen’s death to carry out the superstitious ritual. He placed black ribbons tied into bows on the hives, home to tens of thousands of bees,...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Francis Fights a “Preconciliar Mentality” in the Church

    07/03/2022 6:35:06 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    FSSPX.News ^ | July 1, 2022 | FSSPX
    [Catholic Caucus] Francis Fights a “Preconciliar Mentality” in the Church In an interview given to the Corriere della Sera on May 3, 2022, in addition to the war in Ukraine and his health problems, Pope Francis returned to the ecclesial questions that regularly concern him.The sovereign pontiff has let it be understood that the implementation of the guidelines given by the Second Vatican Council was “perhaps more difficult” in Italy than in Latin America or Africa: “I often found a pre-conciliar mentality that disguised itself as conciliar.”He nevertheless points out the qualities of many Italian priests, parish priests, nuns...