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Fr. Barron and Planned ParenthoodIf there is anything profound about these undercover sting videos proving the evil of Planned Parenthood, it is the now proven to be profoundly stupid ramblings of now Bishop-Elect Fr. Robert Barron still clinging to the idiocy that we have a reasonable hope that all men are saved.Deliberately stated: Like hell we do.Look at those videos: People who get up every day, get ready for work, get their kids off to school and then go to work and kill other children, sell their parts for enormous profits, make jokes like "It's a boy," poke through the...

First Week in Ordinary Time Mark 1:14-20 Friends, our Gospel today is Jesus’ inaugural address, setting the tone for the whole of his preaching. Mark tells us that he was proclaiming the Good News of God, and that this was “the time of fulfillment.” Something was being brought to completion. What was it? It was everything that the Old Testament had spoken of. Jesus gathered up in his person everything that Israel was about—and this is why his presence was so compelling and why following him was of paramount importance. This is why he says, “Repent, and believe in the...

[Catholic Caucus] Bye Christmas: Archdiocese Cancelled ALL EucharistsDue to the Covid hysteria, Quebec Archdiocese cancelled all Christmas Eucharists.Cardinal Gérald Lacroix announced December 22 that from midnight December 23 to January 10 all public Masses are canceled. Funerals are the only exceptions.“I am aware that it will be very disappointing not to gather in church this year for Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations, but I consider that it is our duty to participate in the collective effort to avoid the further spread of the coronavirus,” Lacroix feigned.Lacroix allows “personal visits” to churches. He encourages Catholics to “celebrate the Nativity in...

[Catholic Caucus] South Carolina bishop restricts Latin Mass, bans some traditional sacraments altogetherBishop Robert E. Guglielmone expressly prohibited the traditional sacraments of confirmation and anointing of the sick. Wed Nov 24, 2021 - 6:25 am EST CHARLESTON, South Carolina (LifeSiteNews) — Charleston’s Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone has issued a letter severely restricting the Latin Mass and traditional sacraments, while attacking those he described as “relegating the ‘NOVUS ORDO’ to a lesser expression of the prayer of the Church.”Dated November 12, Guglielmone’s letter told the priests and deacons of the Charleston, South Carolina, diocese that the Second Vatican Council had “indicated...

Crazy Bishop: Jesus Would Have Sung “Imagine There Is No Heaven”Noto Bishop Antonio Staglianò, Sicily, praised on OsservatoreRomano.va (September 4), the John-Lennon song “Imagine,” saying that it “poetically reconfigures a new world” which - “without exaggeration”- is in line with the “magisterium of Fratelli tutti.”An accomplished pop-singer and guitar player (“inventor of Pop Theology”), Staglianò has been singing “Imagine” for Christmas to his diocese because “Jesus too would have sung this song with conviction.”The problem: The song starts with the words “imagine there’s no heaven” and later adds “and no religion, too.”But this is no problem for Staglianò because “one...

Cardinal Sit-It-Out CupichWhen I read the comments by Fr. Brandt, after he gave the Eucharist to Lori Lightfoot, that Cardinal Cupich tapped him at the last minute and said he was “going to sit this one out”, I didn’t find it shocking at all. It’s one of the hallmarks of his episcopacy. I fully expect Father Brandt will have to put out some sort of retraction, because Cardinal Cupich is a tyrannical narcissist and persecuting his priests and seminarians is LITERALLY the only skill at which he excels. Upholding Catholicism? Not so much. I have no idea why they chose...

BREAKING: Bishop Callahan CANCELS Fr. AltmanBishop William J. Callahan, the bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, today issued a decree removing Fr. James Altman as pastor of St. James the Less. Fr. Altman has suspected for some time that his removal was forthcoming, but plans to fight the order. Fr. Altman cares for his 90-year-old parents at the parish rectory of St. James the Less. It remains to be seen if Bishop Callahan will forcefully remove them from the rectory.TAKE ACTION: Contact Bishop Callahan at 1608-788-7700 or at dbrannon@diolc.org and let him know how you feel about him removing Fr. Altman...

During border visit, bishop speaks with vice president about immigrationBishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, asked Vice President Kamala Harris June 25 to engage with the faith community as partners on a path to bring relief and a compassionate solution to immigration issues in the Americas and to “hear the voices” of those turned away at the border.He also invited her to join Catholic bishops from the U.S. and Central America in an upcoming meeting in Washington to talk to Congress about the root causes of migration.In the border town, where the bishop has in the past accompanied...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Minnerath Looks for the Fly in the OintmentDijon Archbishop Roland Minnerath is denigrating the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) to justify their unjust eviction from his archdiocese.In an unsigned June 17 statement, Minnerath recalled that the first FSSP-priest was received into Dijon Archdiocese in 1998 with the – illegal – clause that he had to co-preside “from time to time” in the New Rite so that there would be “no watertight separation” between the “two rites.” Presenting “co-presiding” as a sign of unity is inadmissible because every priest is free to co-preside or not.Minnerath who came to...

Building a Nation of Peace and JusticeJan. 9, 2021Dear Friends in Christ, The violence that erupted in our nation’s capital last week was shocking. People asked, “Is this really happening?” “Is this the kind of country we have become?” Sadly, our nation is divided now more than at any time since the Civil War. Political divisions are nothing new. Bitter partisan debate is nothing new. Political passion is nothing new. But a direct physical attack on members of the Congress is unprecedented and must never happen again. People died and were wounded in the attack. So too was our democracy...

A Roman Catholic Archbishop from Zambia with a colorful history of rousing the Vatican and ties to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, will once again annoy his bosses this Sunday when he ordains three married men as priests at a church in West New York.   Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo returned to the United States this July to kick-start his movement, known as Married Priests Now. This weekend he will host a conference at a Sheraton hotel in Parsippany, convening as many as 600 married priests from around the world. On Sunday, Milingo will perform the ordinations at Trinity Reformed Church in...