In 1594 Pope Clement VIII tried a cup of coffee, which was thought to be evil. He liked it so much he baptized it and issued an edict to the effect, "we will not let coffee remain the property of Satan", he said. "As Christians our power is greater than Satan's. We shall make coffee our own."
"A man who has served God
and His Church well"
The California Catholic Daily, February 3, 2008
"Fr. Philip L. Bourret, retired priest reportedly ordered by his Jesuit superiors to stop saying traditional Latin Mass, dies at 94.
"Jesuit Fr. Philip L. Bourret, reportedly ordered by his superiors in March 2006 to stop saying the traditional Latin Mass or face suspension, died Jan. 29 in Regis Infirmary of the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. He was 94."
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Melting away the objections to the Traditional Mass
My Second First Mass. [A liberal priest transformed]
as reported in America Magazine, 12/3/07, by MICHAEL KERPER
and posted 11/27/07 onFreeRepublic.com by "Antioch"
"...I obtained a 1962 missal, looked through it, and concluded, reluctantly, that I knew more Latin than I had thought. My original cranky demurral crumbled under the force of my own pastoral self-understanding, which had been largely shaped by the Second Vatican Council. As a promoter of the widest range of pluralism within the church, how could I refuse to deal with an approved liturgical form?
"As a pastor who has tried to respond to people alienated by the perceived rigid conservatism of the church, how could I walk away from people alienated by priests like myself—progressive, “low church” pastors who have no ear for traditional piety? An examination of conscience revealed an imbalance in my pastoral approach..."
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A Bishop Who Understands The Pope
by Damian Thompson of the UK Telegraph
21 November 2007.
From the United Kingdom comes praise for the Bishop of Harrisburg PA, His Excellency Kevin C. Rhoades.
"Bishop Kevin Rhoades has declared that, from the beginning of Advent, worshippers at St Lawrence Chapel in Harrisburg – already set aside for traditional worship – will be known as the Mater Dei Community, in honour of the Blessed Virgin. They will have their own official chaplain, a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP). ..."
"How tantalising to learn that, in at least one diocese, a bishop is treating the Motu Proprio as a gift to the Church, rather than as a document to be systemically misrepresented and effectively suppressed."
The author asks: "Will US Catholic bishops be more in tune than our own with the pope?"
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"What Had Grown Old Will Be Made New"
by Christopher Dawson
Following are a few excerpts from an article by Christopher Dawson from "Inside the Vatican". The complete article (see link below) provides a comprehensive look at the hope we have, through Jesus Christ, and through the basic need for man to seek his Creator, that the Catholic Church will be victorious in a world constantly at odds with her.
"The majority of men, whatever their political beliefs may be, are prepared to accept science and democracy and humanitarianism as essential elements in modern civilization, but they are far less disposed to admit the importance of religion in general and of Christianity in particular. ... [They say] a man can indulge in religious beliefs, so long as he treats them as a private luxury; but they have no bearing on social life, and society can get on very well without them."
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"You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for."
"We must abandon the vain attempt to disregard spiritual unity and to look for a basis of social construction in material and external things. The acceptance of spiritual reality must be the basic element in the culture of the future, for it is spirit that is the principle of unity and matter that is the principle of division."
Marine Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Chessani to Be Arraigned Friday, November 16, 2007
from the Thomas More Law Center
"Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani, USMC, will be arraigned in a Camp Pendleton courtroom on Friday, November 16, 2007, at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time" .. .
"... If convicted, LtCol Chessani faces 2 ½ years imprisonment, dismissal (dishonorable discharge) from the Marine Corps, and loss of all retirement benefits."
"The Thomas More Law Center is representing LtCol Chessani alongside the detailed military defense lawyers. LtCol Chessani is a 20 year veteran and the father of 5 young children (expecting a sixth shortly), who served in the Panama Invasion, the Persian Gulf War, and three tours in Iraq, including the Second Battle of Fallujah."
"The charges against LtCol Chessani were incited by an inflammatory Time magazine headline accusing Marine enlisted men of 'massacring innocent civilians.' The story was planted by known terrorist propaganda operatives, and has since been discredited. Anti-war Congressman John Murtha, who holds major influence over military appropriations, in an unprecedented action publicly accused Marine officers of a 'cover-up' and enlisted men of killing 'in cold-blood' even before the investigation of the incident was completed. Subsequent investigations have specifically found no 'cover-up' at any level of command, and have exonerated several of the Marines involved."
[IPSO note: The Thomas More Law Center is one of our best hopes for America. Please visit them and consider a donation.]
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further info
God bless Baltimore's New Archbishop Edwin O'Brien!
Baltimore priest removed for liturgical abuse
Baltimore, Nov. 9, 2007 (CWNews.com)
"Baltimore's Archbishop Edwin O'Brien has removed a pastor who invited a female Episcopalian priest to join him in celebrating a funeral Mass, the Baltimore Sun reports."
[IPSO Note: How refreshing it is to have yet another Bishop see the wrong and take action! Having met him before, we think that this is not an isolated event. It is great to see him do the "unthinkable" and so early in his Archbishopric! May his good works continue to give glory to God!]
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Can bishops agree on Communion for politicians?
By Russell Shaw
Our Sunday Visitor, November 11, 2007
"It's the issue that won't go away. When the American bishops gather in Baltimore for their semiannual meeting Nov. 12-15, the pros and cons of denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support legalized abortion will once more be on their agenda."
[IPSO note: This should not be an issue of discussion but a matter of Church law. Any Catholic who supports abortion should not receive Holy Communion. Politicians, or any Catholic who is publicly known to be pro-abortion, should be denied Holy Communion. It would appear that some Bishops would prefer to offend Our Lord, than to offend those politicians who are Catholic in name only. Shameful.]
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Sacrilege, Scandal and Homosexual Ideology in San Francisco
by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo (TFP)
"What happened at Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco is so outlandish that it recalls a type of theater play in the mid-twentieth century called the 'Theatre of the Absurd' which had personages who were not what they appeared to be, dialogues that made no sense and plots that lacked any meaning."
. . .
"Many Catholics found that the apology was 'terribly incomplete' since the Archbishop [Archbishop of San Francisco, Most Reverend George H. Niederauer] apologizes only for having given Communion to persons dressed 'in a mock religious habit' which is 'deeply offensive to women religious'
without a word about the sacrilegious insult perpetrated against the Holy Eucharist,
let alone the gravity of the vice of sodomy." [CWN News]
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Notre Dame Students Demand Traditional Latin Mass
... and get it!
After Pope Benedict XVI brought attention to the discontinued tradition of Latin Masses in early July, students began asking Campus Ministry to bring back the "Tridentine Mass" to Notre Dame. Starting Sunday [10/14/07], they will get their wish.
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The Catholic Vote
CRISIS [magazine] recently commissioned QEV Analytics, a prestigious Washington polling group, to analyze the available data for trends among Catholic voters. What it found verifies what many politically active Catholics have long suspected: Stripping away inactive Catholics who retain the label as a cultural identification, the real swing voters are active Catholics.
Here's the reportMuslims tell Christians: 'Make peace with us or survival of world is at stake'
Prominent Muslim scholars are warning that the "survival of the world" is at stake if Muslims and Christians do not make peace with each other.
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Vatican paper set to clear Knights Templar
The mysteries of the Order of the Knights Templar could soon be laid bare after the Vatican announced the release of a crucial document which has not been seen for almost 700 years.
A new book, Processus contra Templarios, will be published by the Vatican's Secret Archive on Oct 25, and promises to restore the reputation of the Templars, whose leaders were burned as heretics when the order was dissolved in 1314.
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Connecticut Bishops Allow Plan B in Catholic Hospitals for Rape - Catholic Medical Association Opposed
info & Vatican's opposition
And you thought 40 years was a long time to wait - try 450
Bishop Edward J. Slattery made history recently by offering the first Solemn Pontifical Mass to be celebrated at Oxford University since the reign of Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII (1553-1558).
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on the Diocese of Tulsa website.
(with thanks to Angelqueen.org for bringing this to our attention)
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A Century Before Fatima
100 years before Fatima, Blessed Elizabeth Canori Mora received holy revelations of chastisements to come due to "the bad habits of many priests and religious who do not behave according to their state in life and the bad education given to children by their fathers, mothers and others entrusted with this duty."
Pour yourself a cup of coffee, and prepare to read the whole article, which can be found
here.
PRESERVING THE BEST
By Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Ph.D., Th.D.
Thursday, August 23, 2007 - The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA)
I disagree with the premise that the Latin Mass is divisive. Benedict XVI made it clear that the vernacular Mass would remain the ordinary form of divine worship. The older Latin Mass is the extraordinary form.
Yet, there are not two different rites for the Mass, but two different editions of the Roman Missal: John XXIII's (1962), the last revision since Trent, and Paul VI's (1970), issued after Vatican II. The older form is optional, like Masses in Spanish or Italian. Catholics aren't obligated to attend, but it should be offered for anyone who wants it.
Vatican II didn't abandon Latin, since the newer form can be celebrated either in vernacular or Latin. The priest may celebrate Mass facing the people or facing East, as done by Byzantine Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.
Vatican II didn't drop indulgences, either. Paul VI issued a decree (1967) reaffirming the doctrine defined at Trent (1563) and taught in the Catechism of 1992 (#1471).
Pope Benedict isn't turning back the clock, but preserving the best of the past and providing for the future.
-- REV. FR. JOHN TRIGILIO JR., Pastor Our Lady of Good Counsel, Marysville Saint Bernadette, Duncannon
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