A Treasure To Be Shared

This blogger is certainly not the first to ask that question, nor will he likely be the last. Dr. Kwasniewski reminds us in an article, The Connection Between Liturgical Abuse and Abuse of Minors : Given the absolute centrality and infinite dignity of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist, abuse of the liturgy and the sacraments is the worst crime against God and man possible. If the highest and holiest thing in existence does not deserve our utmost veneration, why should mere human beings deserve any respect? We are mere dust and ashes compared to the divine Sacrifice of the Altar. On the other hand, if we profoundly reverence and fear Christ, true God and true man, we will acknowledge and care for His image in the souls and bodies of all human beings. Reverence for Him goes hand-in-hand with respect for the little ones.

Fr. Ian Ker: In today’s secular world, where holding even basic Christian moral convictions is regarded as “extremist” and therefore by definition irrational, Newman is a powerful champion of the reasonableness of faith. Indeed, he is himself one of the great Christian apologists, who continued his defence of Christianity as a Catholic in his philosophical magnum opus, the Grammar of Assent . The canonisation is also significant in that it opens the way to the Church’s recognition of Newman the theologian as a “Doctor of the Church”. Often called “the Father of Vatican II”, he is surely the counterpart in the post-conciliar Church of St Robert Bellarmine, the Doctor par excellence of the Tridentine Church. https://catholicherald.co.uk/magazine/newman-should-be-the-next-doctor-of-the-church/ And this: https://aleteia.org/2019/02/21/cardinal-newman-could-be-declared-a-doctor-of-the-church-expert-says/ And, still more from a few years back, 2010 to be exact: h...

A prominent Canadian priest, a critic of tradition-minded Catholics and adversary of a certain  blogger  against whom he threatened legal action for merely being held to account for his misbehaviour, that priest, Fr. Thomas Rosica, media mogul and pundit, is brought down. Fr. Rosica's apology smacks of more than a hint of self absolution. “ I take full responsibility for my lack of oversight and do not place the blame on anyone else but myself .” Father Rosica's fraud is his own: https://twitter.com/JoshHochschild/status/1099435829179678720 https://twitter.com/mathewablock/status/1099927517983518720 https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/rosica-resigns-from-catholic-college-board-after-plagiarism-discovered-32459 https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29058-fr-rosica-resigns-from-st-mike-s-following-plagiarism-revelations " Father Thomas Rosica has resigned from the governing body of the University of St. Michael's College, following new...

https://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2019/02/13/pope-signs-decree-recognising-second-newman-miracle/ Blessed John Henry Newman is headed for sainthood. Pope Francis on Tuesday authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to issue a decree attributing a miracle to the intercession of the great 19th century convert. The move clears the final hurdle in the cause of Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman’s Cause for canonisation. Is it too soon to ask... Saint John Henry Newman: pray for us.

Recall the words of Saint Paul to Timothy (2 Tim 4:1-5): I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober. — DR1899 The former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Gerhard Cardinal Müller has issued a document that is sober, precise and complete with sound doctrine. He is merely handing on what he himself has been given. That is, the Apostolic Faith. How can we be saved and live if we do not know Who saves u...

Read the full story — CLICK HERE From the Saint Barnabas parish website: Saint Barnabas has acquired the historic Offutt-Yost house at North 39th and Davenport Streets (immediately adjacent to the church and to the Joslyn Castle) as a home for its expanding ministries in Midtown Omaha. The 1894, 6000-square-foot Renaissance Revival or “Chateauesque” building will serve as the church’s Parish House and Rectory as of January 1, 2019, and includes public rooms and residences for the pastor and pastoral staff. As a hub for Saint Barnabas’ apostolic work in building Catholic culture and in evangelization, the parish house will provide much-needed space for educational, devotional, outreach, fellowship, and administrative activities. These include the parish’s thriving high school, Saint Barnabas Classical Academy , as well as major events planned to celebrate the church’s 150th anniversary in 2019. Saint Barnabas is a parish of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter ,...