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Speaking of Paul VI and surprising comforts…
I just saw the following quotation on another forum–it is solid gold! “4. In making this profession, we are aware of the disquiet which agitates certain modern quarters with regard to the faith. They do not escape the influence of a … Continue reading
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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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Ignorance is bliss…
“Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldier knew Someone had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism WOW!, courtiers, exile, grace and truth, hermeneutic of ambiguity, hope and change, I can haz pope, Invisible Catholic, memoirs, sellouts, soft ultramontanism, solemn nonsense, sycophants, The Catholic Thing, This is why we can't have nice things
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Just inside the line…
“God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, … Continue reading
Call me a dumb sheep, but…
…I can’t fathom how someone could be a sedevacantist. The following comes from Session IV of the First Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, chapters 1-2, which predates any supposed apostasy at Vatican II by almost one century (cf. … Continue reading
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Tagged papacy, solemn nonsense, theology, This is Denzinger, This isn't Denzinger
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Silly fellow, the world is not so black-and-white anymore…
“’I am Jesus Whom thou persecutest.’ Saul is persecuting the Church of Damascus and Christians of Damascus, and Christ says to Saul: ‘Why persecutest thou Me?’ Christ and the Church, are they the same thing? Precisely, the Church is Christ … Continue reading
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Tagged God, solemn nonsense, The Catholic Thing, the Incarnation, theology
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New Policy Day!
“1 It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue. 2 All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits. 3 Lay open thy … Continue reading
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Tagged bloggorhea, Elliam Fakespeare, solemn nonsense, special pleating, theology, words
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Breathe it in…
[UPDATE: I added an appendix to this post the next day, in red, below.] “21 Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps. 22 Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where … Continue reading
To be Catholic is to be traditional…
I Thessalonians 5 – 16 Always rejoice. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all. 19 Extinguish not the spirit. 20 Despise not prophecies. 21 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ents, Jesus I trust in You, solemn nonsense, The Catholic Thing
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“God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” – I Cor 14:33
“Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Let no one separate; let no one cut himself off. You are the wheat; bear with the chaff until it is winnowed away. Do you want to be driven from the threshing floor[?] … Continue reading
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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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♪ ♫ And always let your conscience be your guide? ♪ ♫
Can Atheists Be Pleasing to God? “It is held by eminent theologians like Ludwig Ott that ‘Inculpable and invincible ignorance regarding the existence of God is not possible for a long time in a normal, grown-up person…’ (cf. Fundamentals of … Continue reading
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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“This is a sacrament of love, the sacrament of unity.”
. Of course, some of you might think that such “small-minded rules” are much too “Vatican-centric.”
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