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General News and Discussion / Re: More Jewish Terror in the ...

Last post by Bernadette - Today at 07:46:44 AM

I don't see the problem with not blaming all Jews for the crucifixion of Christ.

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The Bookstore / Re: Normandt' Catholic Meditat...

Last post by Normandt - Today at 05:17:35 AM

145. Jesus leads us to salvation


We go and come from different places, but:
"Jesus is resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem." Luke, chapter 9, verse 51

Jesus could have simply followed the road to Jerusalem like many people every day. However, he embarked on the road with a mission, the only mission he had in Heart and in his Head, which is leading us to salvation, in truth.

This is what the saints like Therese of Lisieux, Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio and people we know have done. As quickly as possible they reached the highway to holiness.

What is the mission that leads us today to holiness, Love in God? The first mission is to make sure we are on the straight path to the Heart of God. If not, where are we heading, to which unknown place? Where are we heading to?

Wherever we are going to, let's go in faith and with the conviction that Jesus is with us. Jesus is with us.

The new American Bible, 2011-2014
Book: ... for Love, Normand Thomas

#13

General News and Discussion / Re: More Jewish Terror in the ...

Last post by josh987654321 - Today at 04:17:08 AM

Rep. Matt Gaetz pretty much summed it up well here - https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1785762505345691786

God Bless

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Traditional Catholic Discussion / Re: When to baptize?

Last post by benedicite - Today at 02:51:14 AM

In the 1790s Mgr. Penlaver instructed his priests to go through their parishes encouraging their parishioners that that when a baby was born, they should within the week bring the baby to be baptized within the week of the baby's birth.   

[14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you. 15 But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.]

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General News and Discussion / Re: More Jewish Terror in the ...

Last post by josh987654321 - Today at 12:21:41 AM

Rep. Matt Gaetz had a good post regarding this bill - https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1785762509187678637

I just wish he quoted the full part of Acts 3 in relation to the Jews (Although probably not enough room for that on Twitter) -

14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you. 15 But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. 16 And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath his name strengthened; and the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.

17 And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.

20 That when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the Lord, and he shall send him who hath been preached unto you, Jesus Christ, 21 Whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the beginning of the world. 22 For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you. 23 And it shall be, that every soul which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 And all the prophets, from Samuel and afterwards, who have spoken, have told of these days.

25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 To you first God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you; that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.

Our Lord Jesus Christ was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, the Jews, He preached to the Jews, He chose all His disciples from among the Jews, He said that the Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat, do as they say but not as they do for they are hypocrites (Matthew 23:2-3).

Of course, the Jewish Scribes and Pharisees in their ignorance, crucified the Messiah, who then established the New Covenant, thus opening the Kingdom of God to the Gentiles.

Now the chosen people are all those who believe in the one and only name by which we can be saved Our Lord Jesus Christ, Jews and Gentiles alike.

34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not?

This was Our Lord's attitude toward the Jews and it should be ours also, if only they would recognise the Messiah, as myself, being a Gentile can see and yet they refuse to see, those who had Abraham as their father.

8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance. 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Those who had the Prophets and Covenant promises, where has the Ark of this Covenant gone?

19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake, 12 and great hail. And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:

Anti-Semitism would be calling for the death of the Jews or such things like that, calling for violence against them and things of that nature, but not for criticism, that's just absurd, furthermore, they harm themselves by pushing such things which would not fly for any other religion or group, when one says you cannot criticise them, it just reaffirms that they cannot defend their actions or beliefs.

We should pray for them, also fight for the correct understanding of Anti-Semitism which is not a criticism free card anymore than the Diocletian Persecution of Christians in Rome could justify laws against criticizing Christians or Christian States.

33 And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there; and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

"Our Lady of Victory, Ark of the New Covenant, Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate, Pray for us."

God Bless

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General Catholic Discussion / Re: Article on Rise of Conserv...

Last post by josh987654321 - May 02, 2024, 11:32:21 PM

As it says though, very much still a minority, so we must not be lulled into a false sense of security with stories like these IMO. Encouraging, but a long way to go and the devil prowls constantly seeking the ruin of souls.

"Our lady of Victory, Ark of the New Covenant, Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate, Pray for us."

God Bless

#17

General Catholic Discussion / Re: Russell Brand is getting B...

Last post by josh987654321 - May 02, 2024, 11:27:46 PM

To be fair tarot cards are not inherently evil.

To be even fairer, knowing what we know, you just would not ever go near them, no matter how 'benign' they are presented to us because we know better and the devil is very cunning with a superior intellect than us. 

God Bless

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Ask a Traditionalist / Re: Engaging with the Eastern ...

Last post by Bonaventure - May 02, 2024, 10:43:35 PM

It's no wonder the Orthodox have no interest in swimming the river when you have people who wax lyrical about the papacy but also think it's been vacant for 60 years, then start making stuff up about the praxis of those Easterns who've decided to stay loyal to Rome.

It is certainly a river of shite.

We will both have to, rather soon, explain to our young children that:

There has been what appears to be a great apostasy of the faith. In 99.999999% of supposed Catholic Churches, a liturgy is celebrated which has been aptly described as a bastard rite or a striking departure from Trent, religious indifferentism masquerading as ecumenical endeavors reign supreme, Christ the King has been uncrowned in favor of religious liberty, and the supposed hierarchy and popes allegedly obtruding this on the faithful have either:

1. Professed heresies and have thus lost their offices. There appears to be no human means in sight for how these sees will be filled again (Arian Crisis did not entail the Petrine See being vacant).
2. Cannot be hierarchy/popes as this would contradict indefectibility.
3. Are somehow still popes/hierarchs (Fr. Cekada's "cardboard, cutout pope" analogy).

It's a shit sandwich.

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Ask a Traditionalist / Re: Engaging with the Eastern ...

Last post by Bonaventure - May 02, 2024, 10:37:54 PM

Bonaventure,
I was just listening to the video that you posted; and while I tend to agree that being a schismatic in the formal sense of the word involves an act of the will; what that gentleman was describing viz: "an Orthodox person who accepted the Pope as the head of the Church"; was probably not a schismatic; I would have to disagree. To accept the Pope as head of the Church in the Orthodox sense, is to empty the office of its essence. Secondly he states that if a person is a member of an Orthodox Church, is he a schismatic? He responds: "Probably not"; there is no way of knowing this, since it involves the interior disposition of the soul, known only to God. Then he states (in support of the foregoing) that "we are allowed to venerate a number of post schism Orthodox saints": Yes, this is true, but only since Vatican II; while the Church has never said that everyone who does not die as an "actual" member of the Church will go to Hell; neither does she ever encourage people to have the idea that its O.K. To die outside the Church; in fact the contrary is the case (EENS). He admits that "before 1964 things were simpler"; right, both sides agree that there were two different religions and one was false and the other true; only one could be right.
The gentleman even goes on to state that an "Orthodox that does not hate the Church, has as much chance to save his soul and a Catholic does". So why try to convert the Orthodox to the true faith? The response from the Vatican since the Council is: "We don't try to convert them; in fact we prohibit any attempt to convert them (Treaty of Balamand). He goes on to practically say that both sides are equally guilty of the current state of affairs; which the Popes in the Past have condemned such statements, such as Pius XI in Mortalium Animus.
This gentleman is in good faith, but he has imbibed the "indiferentist" and "latitudinarian" spirit which the Council and the Conciliar Church are filled with and no longer has a firm grasp on the uniqueness of the Catholic Church as the sole custodian of truth and salvation.   

Interesting perspective and I would love to present to him for a response. He is a traditionalist feeneyite , so it would be an interesting one indeed.

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General Catholic Discussion / Re: Russell Brand is getting B...

Last post by josh987654321 - May 02, 2024, 10:37:20 PM

Not Catholic but Protestant.

Want to be careful too as some of them do the whole "We" baptize you rather than "I" baptize you, and the former being invalid.

Nevertheless, it's still a positive development and if he stick with the Rosary, hopefully he can make it the rest of the way.

"Our Lady of Victory, Ark of the New Covenant, Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate, Pray for us."

God Bless