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[Catholic Caucus] Some Reflections for Our Catholic Friends Who Freely Denounce Traditional CatholicsAs Catholics, we hear that we are schismatics, heretics, and enemies of the Church; as those who refuse to take experimental Covid shots, we hear that we are science-deniers and enemies of society. And, thanks be to God, none of that unhinged nonsense impels us to abandon what we know is right.“And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye? Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of...

[Catholic Caucus] Father James Martin’s pro-LGBT fundraiser hosted by ‘married’ homosexualsThe Jesuit priest thanked the two men for their support of LGBT activism in the Church.Fr. James Martin at the Outreach fundraiser, July 2024.Father James Martin S.J.’s pro-LGBT group had its recent fundraiser hosted by two “married” homosexual men in a seemingly recurring event. In a social media post, the prolific LGBT advocate and Jesuit priest revealed details of the latest fundraiser for his pro-LGBT group, Outreach. “Thanks again to Brian Stevens and Alex Capecelatro for hosting a fundraising dinner for Outreach at their beautiful home in Provincetown, Mass,” Martin...

From Pius XII to Paul VI to Cardinal Roche: The Difference One Word Can Make - Article by Paolo PasqualucciThe current Catholic hierarchy, starting with the Pope, often refers to the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) as the basis for the “reforms” it continues to carry out in the constitution of the Church (with synodality), in doctrine (with the ecumenical Declaration of Abu Dhabi), in Christian morality (with unprecedented concessions - liturgical and otherwise - to irregular couples of all kinds) and to justify its constant fight against the ancient rite of the Mass, also known as the “traditional Mass”, whose...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Abp. Viganò Clarifies His Position Following DDF Ruling — Part IIn this exclusive interview, which will continue in a further installment, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò clarifies various aspects of his position following the Vatican’s announcement that he was “found guilty of the reserved delict of schism” on July 4 by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF). In this first installment, he explains more precisely what he means when he distinguishes the Catholic Church from the “conciliar church,” describing it as “an overlap of two entities — Church and anti-church — in the same Hierarchy,”...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: ‘Silent shepherds’ are betraying Christ with their apathy'I fear time is running out, and that we are fast approaching a time when the cord of Mercy may be withdrawn from Heaven, and in its place, the rope of Justice shall swiftly descend,' writes Bishop Strickland. Featured Image 'The Taking of Christ'Caravaggio“As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus, for to kiss him. And Jesus said to him: Judas dost thou betray the Son of man with a kiss?”...

[Catholic Caucus] For Those With Eyes to See, Satan’s Synodal Church is the Most Important Sign in the World Today“He will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the Church, because he, the Devil, is the ape of God. It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content.” (Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Communism and the Conscience of the West)Five years before the publication of Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Communism and the Conscience of the West, Pope Pius XII wrote his 1943 encyclical on the Mystical Body of Christ,...

“The People Shall Save the Church.” But How?p>n October 4, 2019, at the Hotel Massimo D’Azeglio in Rome, there was a roundtable discussion, sponsored by Voice of the Family, an international lay initiative supporting Catholic teaching on the family. The topic was: “Our Church – Reformed or Deformed?” The panelists were a who’s who of lay Catholic thought leaders. Panelist John-Henry Westen, co-founder of LifeSiteNews, said one word that reverberated throughout the whole conference: “Enough!” Enough to the harm being done to the faith by Pope Francis. At virtually the same time, the Pachamama idol was being worshipped in the...

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The Jewish Press web article “New Study Suggests Some Tefillin Boxes Were Not Colored Black 2,000 Years Ago” (June 14) is quite provocative from the standpoint of Jewish law. Based on an analysis of tefillin boxes dating to the end of the Second Temple era (approximately 2,000 years ago), researchers at Ariel University have concluded that “the law requiring tefillin to be made black may not have been in place in the Second Temple period.” Rather, says Professor Yonatan Adler, the study leader, “Only at a later period did the rabbis rule that tefillin should be colored black.” He adds:...

The beauty and elegance of Judaism lie in its masterful fusion of the rational and the irrational, creating a blended religious experience which both excites the intellect and inspires the soul. This duality is not a contradiction, but a sweet melody, composed of reason and enriched by faith. Through our submission to divine mysteries and our commitment to irrational mitzvot as acts of devotion we transcend the limitations of human understanding, allowing faith to soar beyond the confines of logic and into the boundless realm of the infinite. The halachot of the parah adumah comprise the quintessential illogical ritual. There...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholic priest denies Communion to pro-abortion Irish politicianFather Gabriel Burke denied Holy Communion to Fine Gael Minister Colm Burke because the politician voted for the murder of the unborn in abortion. ‘I told him that nobody was entitled to receive Communion,’ the priest said.WHITECHURCH, Ireland (LifeSiteNews) — An Irish pro-abortion politician was refused Holy Communion by a Catholic priest during a funeral service.Father Gabriel Burke denied Communion to Fine Gael Minister Colm Burke during a Requiem Mass at St. Patrick’s Church in Whitechurch, a village close to Cork City, on July 12. Father Burke told local news outlet...

[Catholic Caucus] The Neo-Modernist Principles of Thought and the Traditional MindsetThose who have such an attitude towards the past will also demonstrate care for what they receive as an inheritance from their ancestors: the rite, the worship, and, above all, the faith transmitted through the mediation of Holy Tradition. They do not look towards the future except after they have carefully and respectfully learned all that has been passed down from the past.When preparing some articles about the liturgical revolution as reflected in the modification of the Holy Altar’s form and position, I discovered an article published in the Jesuit...

Bishop Schneider: Modernism condemned by Pius X ‘has been realized in all its devastating consequences’'To fight against heresy is a truly noble and selfless act, an expression of an authentic love for one’s neighbor,' Bishop Schneider told LifeSiteNews.Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, kindly granted LifeSite an interview about his new book, Flee from Heresy: A Catholic Guide to Ancient and Modern Errors (Sophia Institute Press), whose publication date is today.In this new interview (please see full text below), the prelate discusses the atmosphere of heresy and relativism in our Church today. “There reigns a ruthless relativism,”...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope hopes for ‘faithful’ and ‘creative’ interpretation of Lord’s intentions for women and ministryJuly 12, 2024» Continue to this story on L'Osservatore Romano (Italian) CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has written the preface to Donne e ministeri nella Chiesa sinodale [Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church], an anthology written by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, and the three women who addressed the Pope’s advisory Council of Cardinals on the topic in February. “Christian thought, in its theological, juridical, magisterial and cultural dimension, in its legitimate effort to transcend the contingency of the...

[Catholic Caucus] Wheat and TaresDuring your life, you have resided under the Muhammad Ali of American presidents “the greatest of all time,” and as luck would have it, you are now living under the second greatest president, ever. What are the odds? Provided that is not enough, over in Rome on the chair of Peter sits the grandest pope in the history of the Church. Every day is like having the largest Powerball winning lottery ticket sitting on your dresser waiting to be cashed. Halcyon days, indeed.And then you wake up.As the American nation endures a cold civil war, its...

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[Catholic Caucus] New Synodal Working Document: Continuing Plan to Ordain Women?Editor’s note: follow Synod Watch for analysis of the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome this fall. In his new article “Pope Francis Disappoints Progressives. He Will Do So Again,” Fr. Thomas Reese describes a source of frustration for some papal supporters: the slow pace of change in certain areas of the Church. From the pope’s “temporary no” to the ordination of married men (Reese’s words) to Francis’s current “no” to the ordination of women deacons, the pope has surprised many by stepping back—more than once—from the precipice of change.So...

Astana, Kazakhstan, where Athanasias Schneider is a Bishop, seems a remote backwater. Except that various rising, non-aligned nations are making it a center of geo-strategic planning. The Mackinder Thesis, The Geographical Pivot of History, is that whoever controls the heartland of Eurasia controls the world. Astana is not a strategic backwater. From this location at the center of the world, where key events are unfolding, Bishop Schneider offers astonishing insights in his catechism that are not original in any sense of the word, but are in the true tradition of the Catholic faith. One of them is that, far from...

The fight for tradition after Vatican II is as old as the council itselfFollowing Vatican II to our present hour, writers and artists have rallied to the defense of tradition. We see this in the responses of many highly capable minds grappling with the same questions at the beginning that we are grappling with today.Throughout the decades following Vatican II, many great thinkers and artists have understood the importance of preserving Catholic tradition, including the magnificent rite of the Mass in the Tridentine form. They have recognized both the acute danger to the faith and the cultural impoverishment posed by...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican confirms third study group is looking at issue of ‘female diaconate’Cardinal Mario Grech, a supporter of ‘ordaining’ women to the diaconate, said Pope Francis has tasked the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith of looking into the theme of ‘female deacons.’VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — It was revealed today that a papally-appointed study group examining the issue of the “female diaconate” is comprised of members of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).Fielding questions after a Synod on Synodality press conference, Cardinal Mario Grech noted that Pope Francis has tasked the CDF to...