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There are enough Catholic Germans who think with the Church (sentire cum Ecclesia) in spite of media reports of many of the German brethren behaving like heathen. Back in 2023, Neuer Anfang, New Beginning, a group of faithful Catholics, challenged the heterodox Synodal Way (Der Synodale Weg). Where such faithful groups exist, there is hope. https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/group-of-faithful-in-germany-rejects-synodal-way-we-want-to-remain-catholic https://neueranfang.online/ Saint Boniface: pray for them! According to the 8th-century Vita Bonifatii auctore Willibaldo , Saint Boniface of Wessex, an Anglo-Saxon missionary, and his companions cut down Thor's Oak, a tree worshipped by the German population. The oak’s wood was reportedly used to construct a church on the site, dedicated to Saint Peter. Boniface, known as the Apostle of Germany, earned this title for his significant role in the Christianization of the region. "For 10 years (725–735) Boniface was active in Thur...

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The Barque of Peter replaced by the Barge of Francis Oddities, odd deities and weird ditties shipped in to parishes to clutter the cloisters of the Church. Domini-canus Biretta (No animals were harmed in the production of this biretta.) A favourite of the Order of Preachers. Comes with a retractable leash and a stick. Tennis ball not included. Heresy's Child Fashions Episcop-alien No need to take on the TEC's issues, we've got enough of our own problems. The Miterang For the charismatic (i.e., beguiling) bishop who loves to make an impression on the congregation. Now he can toss his hat into the nave and, if the angle is right, can have it land on his head at that moment in the homily when he tries to hit up his flock for an extra $10 million in cash to make up for the shortfall created by abuse lawsuits, shallow teaching and banal liturgies favoured by aged hippies clinging to their demented dreams of an earthly utopia saturated with free cheap love, folk Masses, clown Mas...

... the assaults of confused men. I would imagine that much of this blog's readership does not frequent the online pages of the National Catholic Reporter, known to many as The Fishwrap, or The National Schismatic Reporter, or The National Catholic Distorter, or The Harbor of Heretics, etc. An article by a Monsignor Kevin Irwin - s ee credits at the bottom of the quoted text - leaves little doubt that divisive and shabby thinking is all too common among too many of our shepherds. Monsignor Irwin is upset that the first draft - a leaked draft - of the US Bishops' proposed document on the Eucharist lands short of his expectations. https://www.scribd.com/document/536574988/USCCB-Draft-Document-on-Eucharist-The-Pillar We should recall, dear readers, that Monsignor Irwin is writing for the NCR crowd, which has a readership that frequently descends into a full embrace of heterodoxy. It is a readership that has dedicated itself to a forum that is the epitome of irrelevance. The draft...

Woke Stroke If you consider yourself one of the "woke", be advised: the following quotes may raise your blood pressure. A Gallery of Inoculations https://www.crisismagazine.com/2020/the-dictatorship-of-relativism-has-arrived Yet unlike Christianity, which is premised upon an invitation to believe, wokeism operates in threats and coercion . We don’t hear the gracious, welcoming words of Christ: “Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.” Rather, we are warned that failure to believe and dutifully articulate the commandments of wokeism will result in social or economic marginalization. Even pious acknowledgement of our sins may be insufficient, as was the case for Sue Schafer, a liberal and Democrat who foolishly wore blackface to a 2018 Halloween party, and was demonized by the Washington Post two years later, eventually losing her job. Christian faith is defined by love and gratuitous gift that is followed by inner spiritual transformation. Identity...

Saint Matthew 13:24-30 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Because many are currently small (like a mustard seed! - cf St. Mark 4:30–32) and enthusiastic, emergent fa...

Christ Our Savior Catholic Church, California Catholic Daily Shopping mall architecture. A  new Catholic church will soon sprout from what was once one of Orange County’s last remaining parcels of undeveloped farmland. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church and new parish buildings are expected to be dedicated in mid-2020 and will be located at Alton Avenue, Bear Street and MacArthur Boulevard in Santa Ana. [...] https://www.santa-ana.org/pb/planning-division/major-planning-projects-and-documents/christ-our-savior-catholic-parish-2000-w  The parish’s new home will be modern, welcoming and inclusive, diocesan officials said. A committee of Christ Our Savior parishioners provided input on the design of the church, which is being designed by San Diego-based domusstudio architecture . The church’s interior is designed so worshippers can see easily sign language interpreters and video monitors. California sycamore, pink trumpet and olive trees will line outdoor walkways and p...