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The burden of Catholic sanity…
A child enters the world through the struggle of pregnancy and the pains of labor. Health is preserved and perfected through the efforts of a balanced diet and physical fitness. True intellectual prowess is achieved after years of intensive study, reflection, … Continue reading
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Tagged liturgy, Second Vatican Conch Shell, sentire cum Ecclesia, Tradition
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Who knew?
4:09: “It is a long established principle of the Church never to completely drop from Her public worship any ceremony, object, or prayer which once occupied a place in that worship.” — Fulton J. Sheen, narrator
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Tagged Fulton Sheen, irony, liturgy, The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Tradition
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Masters of the house… #Augustine #solaScriptura
Whilst researching the origin of the expression, “In essentials, unity, etc.”, I stumbled upon an intriguing passage (paragraph 2, below) in a letter by St. Augustine. I now provide a few other passages from that letter which I think you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, sola Scriptura, solemn nonsense, St. Augustine, Tradition, truth is the best ecumenism
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BEWARE OF MINES
A prudent reminder from Fr. Hunwicke: REMORA: What exactly IS a pope? “[I]t is one of the reproaches urged against the Church of Rome, that it has originated nothing, and has only served as a sort of remora or break in the … Continue reading
I especially like…
…numbers 3, 8, 9, and 12. 12 Things to do for a Traditional Catholic Lent The passion, death and resurrection of Jesus brought about the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the whole Church. This is … Continue reading
A caveat on traditionalist revanchism…
“Tradition is to be distinguished from the various theological, disciplinary, liturgical or devotional traditions, born in the local churches over time. These are the particular forms, adapted to different places and times, in which the great Tradition is expressed. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Arinze, doctrinal development, Eucharist, hylemorphism, liturgy, piety, Pius XII, sensus fidelium, Tradition, traditionalist revanchism
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Rosman the Specious Blogs in Truisms…
“31 And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy … Continue reading
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Tagged #YOPO, chrism of confusion, hermeneutic of ambiguity, the Bible, This isn't Denzinger, Tradition
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The Second Vatican Conchshell…
The Second Vatican Conch Shell is something you put to your ear in order to hear whatever you want to hear. And then use it to bludgeon some hapless traditionalist. Amen. It gets worse. “Compromise Formulas” I recently had a … Continue reading
Fixed prayers fix prayer…
“Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, … and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend … Continue reading
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Tagged Entish, F1 F/X, flesh, joy, liquid faith, mortification, Rosary, solemn nonsense, Tradition, words
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No greater offering…
“[A]s St. Thomas maintains: ‘Each one is under obligation to show forth his faith, either to instruct and encourage others of the faithful, or to repel the attacks of unbelievers.’ (Summa theologiae, IIa-IIae, qu. iii, art. 2, ad 2m.) To … Continue reading
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Tagged solemn nonsense, The Catholic Thing, Tradition, Vatican II
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