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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Burke: Doctrinal and Moral Corruption ‘Directly Related’ to Abuse of the LiturgyRecalling the warnings of popes and saints, Cardinal Burke said neglect of liturgical law and tradition has paved the way for widespread confusion about faith and morals.Cardinal Raymond Burke has appealed to Pope Leo XIV to lift the restrictions on the pre-1970 liturgy, stressing that respect for liturgical tradition is critical for the Catholic Church’s mission and that doctrinal and moral corruption shows itself in “divisions and factions” that lead to liturgical abuse. Speaking via video link to a London conference celebrating 60 years of the...

[Catholic Caucus] The Traditional Latin Mass on Mount EverestAb ortu enim solis usque ad occasum, magnum est nomen meum in gentibus, et in omni loco sacrificatur : et offertur nomini meo oblatio munda, quia magnum est nomen meum in gentibus, dicit Dominus exercituum. (Mal. 1:11)From the National Catholic Register:Father Doohan, a priest of the Diocese of Dunkeld, arrived in Nepal on May 2, hauling medical supplies for St. Ignatius’ Church in Kathmandu, then set off with Bishokarma and a small porter team toward Everest Base Camp — 4 vertical miles higher than Scotland’s Ben Nevis. “Heaven has once again come...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was reinstating the names of seven military bases that had been named after Confederates, including their leader, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Trump made the announcement during his trip to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, which had briefly taken on the name 'Fort Liberty.' In February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that it would be riverted to Fort Bragg, but would be named after a World War II hero, not the problematic Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. 'For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort...

Dr. David White, Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, and the Faith They PreservedMy journey to Catholicism began in earnest in Dr. David Allen White’s classroom in 1993, a few months after he published his biography of Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, The Mouth of the Lion. As an agnostic plebe in Dr. White’s Naval Academy English class, I naturally had no idea that he would eventually lead me to the religion that Bishop de Castro Mayer fought so valiantly to preserve. But Dr. White was a truth-teller, and he gradually taught me (and many other midshipmen over the years) that...

[Catholic Caucus] “We do not want to separate ourselves from Rome, we belong to the Church” - Interview with Fr Pfluger SSPX on new episcopal consecrations The following excerpt is translated from InfoCatolica; the original in Spanish, published on November 22, 2024, may be found hereThe FSSPX will in the future negotiate with Rome for authorization to ordain new bishopsFr. Stefan Pfluger, superior of the German district of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX), gave an interview to the Catholic weekly Die Tagespost on the relationship of his fraternity with the Apostolic See. After the death of Bishop...

Ask again later. Vice President Kamala Harris refused to answer Friday when asked for at least the fourth time what she would have done differently than President Biden. Harris, 59, cited a nebulous “tradition” of vice presidents not being “critical” of their bosses when queried by NBC News reporter Peter Alexander during a campaign swing through Michigan. “I mean to be very candid with you – you, even including Mike Pence – um – vice presidents are not critical of their presidents,” Harris began. “I think that really, actually, in terms of the tradition of it and also just going...

[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...

Can you believe it? Scenes of Chinese citizens taking up arms against the CCP police is starting to unfold. Transcript linked below video.

[Catholic Caucus] Tradition and Traditionalism: Let us not be "men of little faith" - by Father Richard CipollaFather Richard CipollaIn that by now well -read article posted at Messa in Latino just a few weeks ago in which a representative of that web site engaged in a conversation with Andrea Grillo, the famous (or infamous) professor of Sacramental Theology at the Pontifical University of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, I was of course, struck by Professor Grillo’s un-Catholic statement that “Tradition is the future”. The image that sprang to my mind is the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Alice in Wonderland. Or...

The progressive priests who dominated the U.S. church in the years after Vatican II are now in their 70s and 80s. Many are retired. Some are dead. Younger priests, surveys show, are far more conservative. “They say they’re trying to restore what us old guys ruined,” said the Rev. John Forliti, 87, a retired Twin Cities priest who fought for civil rights and reforms in Catholic school sex education. Doug Koesel, an outspoken 72-year-old priest at Blessed Trinity Parish in Cleveland, was blunter: “They’re just waiting for us to die.” At St. Maria Goretti, once steeped in the ethos of...

[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...

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...

'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 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 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...

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...

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.

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...

"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 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...