Struggling #Catholic thinker. Thee/Thou
Valley of Tears, Alberta
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To be classically educated in the Catholic tradition, you were expected to be read texts by Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Homer, Euclid, Virgil, Ptolemy, Dante, Chaucer, Descartes, & many more. It's the modern "scientific" mind who narrowed curriculum to the physical sciences alone.
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Israel kills three Catholic civilians in a church, but the pope is the one causing harm to Catholic Jewish relations because he isn't giving Israel a pass for it. Insane.
Did the IDF "attack" the church or hit it by accident? The distinction matters and the fact that Pope Leo XIV chose to imply a deliberate act is deeply regrettable. It will give cover to the terrorists still holding Israeli hostages and open old wounds between the Church & Jews.
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Apples are better than oranges. To prove it, here's a fresh apple and a rotten orange.
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I'm overdue with this announcement, but this is my newest son, John Albert Holdsworth. He's making a guest appearance in the video I'll be posting later today.
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WWII was a full scale bloodbath between representatives of the three waves of modernity: Liberalism, Socialism, and Facism; all of which have had prominent atheistic thought leaders.
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My wife is going into labor. We would be so grateful for your prayers for a smooth and safe delivery. I'm praying for you too.
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We attended a Novus ordo parish out of town once and my daughters were all wearing their veils and two elderly women sat behind us loudly discussing how Vatican II corrected such out-dated practices.
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Who's the judgmental one - the uptight fictional stereotype, or the person who made the meme assuming that people who don't have edgy tattoos like she does are all Pharisees?
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I've seen some Catholics complaining that they still can't receive the precious blood at mass. The full body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ are present in the host. To complain that this is not enough is to betray a serious misunderstanding of the sacrament.
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The thing that always gets forgotten in news reports about Latin masses being shut down is that these aren't just people who prefer a particular form - they are communities being broken up. This isn't just about liturgy but families being scattered and divided by cruel bishops.
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If Catholic obsession with Mary is evidence that we worship her, then what does that make the Protestant obsession with Catholics?
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I know it's a lot to ask in a time when everyone is feeling anxious, but we just found out our newborn daughter needs emergency surgery. If you have any prayers to spare, we could use them.
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If you believe Pope Francis is a Father to you, then pray for him out of filial love. If you believe he is your enemy, then pray for him as Christ instructed (Matt 5:43). Either way, you benefit from what you bring to prayer.
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This kind of stuff is nonsense. The truth is, they offered you a pill that would sterilize your future and you enthusiastically took it. Complaining about immigrants filling the emptiness of lost generations is dishonest.
Stockholm, Sweden, in 1955.
This is what Sweden could have been like. This is what they took away from us. People living in peace. Our children being safe.
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Bible verses about child pornography: 0
This is where sola scriptura has taken you.
Bible verses condemning trans folks: 0
Bible verses condemning drag queens: 0
Bible verses about welcoming migrants: 33
Bible verses about advocating for peace: 429
Bible verses about loving God and others: 714
Bible verses about taking care of the poor: 2000+
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I think it's time Catholics stopped treating him like he's engaging in good faith.
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Objection: I don't need sacraments. I can just go straight to God.
On the contrary: The sacraments are how God comes to you.
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"Strictly speaking of course we know nothing about prehistoric man, for the simple reason that he was prehistoric." - G.K. Chesterton
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Am I the only one who thinks @LilaGraceRose was speaking to a pornofied culture that thinks promiscuity is necessary when she said men don't *need* sex? I didn't hear anything about married men surrendering conjugal rights which is what everyone seems to be accusing her of.
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Anyone who thinks this is true should Google "Positive Christianity" to find out how the Nazi party hoped to replace Christianity with their own antichrist religion.
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If you're Protestant and find Pascal's Wager persuasive, you should see the same logic applicable to Catholicism. If you become Catholic & are wrong, you still win because Catholics are still saved by faith alone. But if you remain Protestant & are wrong, you lose everything.
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"Rock is not the rock."
I feel like half the problems in modern Christianity would disappear if people had a better grasp of the fact that relying on English removes you one very big step from the Gospels.
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It might be true that Matt Fradd will be compromised by the DW. It might also be true that the DW will be compromised by Matt. Or they might continue to allow him to do what he's been doing all along. Matt's a faithful Catholic and I don't see that changing. I hope it works out.
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Whoever the new Pope is, I think it's really important that we give him the benefit of the doubt and avoid expressing regret if we're disappointed . God can do amazing things with insufficient instruments.
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I find it disturbing when people say "Kids are resilient" to justify divorce. Just because someone can endure suffering doesn't mean it's licit to inflict it on them.
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I just finished reading his full homily. He never once uses the word "synodal".
Pope Leo XIV is officially inaugurated as the first American Pope, drawing 250,000 to St Peter’s Square. In his homily, he warns against “religious propaganda” and pledges a synodal Church.
Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/hundreds-thousan…
#PopeLeoXIV #Vatican #PapalInauguration
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The Shroud of Turin is real and it adds nothing to the gospel because it IS the gospel. It is an image of our salvation and the one who bought it.
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Benedict XVI early in his papacy and then later. Notice the contrast. Early on, he was assuming the character of JPII's papacy. As he became more comfortable in the role, his own character appeared. We may see Leo's distinct qualities become more pronounced with time.
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Catholic social teaching is about promoting the common good. Every pro open borders comment I see from Catholics relies on vague sentimentality and ignores this question. I can't think of any case from history in which unregulated mass migration contributed to the common good.
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With all the interest on Cardinal Pizzaballa's last name, I failed to notice that his first name is "Peter the Baptist". That seems significant somehow.
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According to this report, Pope Francis lied about the survey of the bishops regarding the TLM and the largely successful and beneficial policy of Summorum Pontificum in order to pursue a new policy that the bishops believed would do more harm than good. May God forgive him.
EXCLUSIVE: Official Vatican Report Exposes Major Cracks in Foundation of Traditionis Custodes.
Previously undisclosed text raises serious questions about the stated rationale for Pope Francis’ decree restricting the TLM. My inaugural article on Substack: dianemontagna.substack.com/p…
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Here's a banner I made to help you remember the month of the Sacred Heart and some of the virtues we should commit to developing during this time.
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"The Church is already maximally inclusive because it welcomes all people who wish to follow Jesus, but it can't include those who reject Christ's Church and teachings. That would be suicidal for the Church, which is what Fr. Martin seems to desire."
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It's amazing how Iran has been only weeks/months away from developing a nuclear weapon for my entire adult life.
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In 1950, most Americans were smokers. Given everything we've been taught about smoking, you'd think there was an epidemic of disease and death, but only 1% of premature deaths were from lung cancer and only a fraction were connected to smoking. How is that possible?
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Amazing. Tell us more about how there are no problems or divisions in protestant churches.
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I was just thinking to myself, I really admire the work that Trent Horn has done for the benefit of Holy Mother Church. And what's neat is, that admiration doesn't mean I have to agree with every single thing he says. Amazing how simple that is.
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Being a priest isn't a reward, it's largely a sacrifice. Notice that most of the advocates who want women's ordination also want to abolish the sacrificial elements like celibacy because for them, it's a prize to be won, rather than a cross to be carried.
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Catholics who are hostile towards Latin in liturgy, complain about it lacking universality, or are in the habit of referring to it contemptibly as a dead language, should read Pope. St. John XIII's Encyclical Veterum Sapientia and then feel bad about how wrong they are.
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The Bible never says anything about a "personal relationship with Jesus." But it does say, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24
This is not what Jesus is asking of people. Jesus is asking people to surrender their hearts to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Live the Word, repent and have a personal relationship with Jesus to be transformed.
The suffering that the scripture talks about is what will transform us from flesh to spirit, not crawling on your knees with a candle in your hand publicly to be seen as some sort of martyr.
As it says in Romans 12:1, "Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."
Satan is the author of confusion, as stated in 1 Corinthians 14:33, "For God is not a God of confusion but of peace."
Much love and truth,
Sister Christine
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If you consistently describe Protestants as our 'separated brothers and sisters' or the rainbow crowd as the 'LGBTQ community', but any time you refer to groups like the SSPX, you can only describe them as schismatics and heretics... you might have a double-standard problem.
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How desperate and insecure do you have to be about your own tribe to think that a leader of another doing something cringe is grounds to renounce all the saints, beauty, & majesty of the Holy Catholic faith. The only converts you'll gain are the most capricious of our ranks.
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The perfect Catholic lunch on nostalgic dinnerware. I hope your no-meat Friday is going as well as mine!
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The irony of the Pope St. Francis crowd is that they're so convinced of his canonization that they're probably not bothering to pray for his soul - which is what my family has done since he died.
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Any Catholic who affirms the creed of Nazism is abhorrent, but I've never met someone who fits that description IRL. I have, however, met plenty who would proudly fly a hammer and sickle which is just as egregious. Purging Nazis seems like a distraction from the real problem.
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A church that prioritizes unconditional inclusion, above all else, has more in common with Hell than it does with Heaven.
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Even if he is entirely right here, which I don't grant, saying something like this is unbelievably reckless. It undermines and calls into doubt the promises of Christ and the integrity of the Church.
.@BishStrickland, who was removed from his position by Pope Francis, lays out why he believes Francis wasn't even Catholic: "He said he wanted a different church. He wanted to change...So to say we're going to do something different, in many ways, in itself, isn't Catholic."
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Not all talks are preaching. Homilies within the liturgy are considered the definitive form of preaching and that's not what this is. St. Hildegard von Bingen went on a speaking tour that was attended by bishops. This is not out of the ordinary.
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We need more bishops like this.
To the Paris Olympics organizing committee, not good enough. #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris @Olympics
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Whenever the Vatican releases a new logo, reactions tend to be negative. As a Catholic & a professional logo designer, I can shed more light on what makes this new jubilee logo a failure starting with the criteria of good logo design: simple, unique, representative, & attractive.
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If Rome imposed some liturgical change on Byzantine Catholics, I would never presume to tell them how they should feel about it.
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99% of Catholics have told lies before. Why are we in denial about this? Get with the times, Church, and abolish the 8th commandment already.
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This is why good Catholics don't want to work for the Church. New bishops come and go and you'll eventually end up working for a bad one and have your whole life derailed. I've seen it over and over again.
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Things Jesus never said...
"Go out and be a listening Church. Do not insist on the firm teachings I have given you, but instead, dialogue with competing creeds to see how you can blend them with what I have taught you."
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Q: Why are young people drawn to Latin Mass?
A: Typical novus ordos, where I live, are trying to be culturally relevant and failing in that goal. Latin Mass is trying to be something other than culturally relevant and succeeding in that goal.
The TLM is authentic to what it is.
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I'm so tired of the "You're not a real man unless..." posts. Obsessively measuring the masculinity of your neighbor is a pretty good sign that you're gay.
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Just listened to a lecture from Venerable Fulton Sheen in which he talks about a Satanic elite, fanatically opposed to traditional values dominating cultural life. If he were alive today, I feel like most mainstream Catholics would denounce him as a rad trad conspiracy theorist.
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Many are saying that Leo XIV demonstrates the same heart of Francis which some are responding to with anxiety. If the "heart of Francis" as it was portrayed to the world means evangelical, concern for the poor, humble, etc. then this is nothing to be concerned about.
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Just want to commemorate the new liturgical year in the only way we Catholics know how... with sumptuous felt.
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I sympathize with these kinds of reactions right now. Ideally, qualified, accountable people, who have publicly taken vows, are best for apostolic work. But, the Church has suffered such a deficit of the ideal for so long, that lay people, like myself, have filled in.
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I remember Benedict XVI saying that in becoming Pope, you lose your personal identity - your desires, opinions, & individuality must, of necessity, disappear so that the Petrine office not become confused with/by personal whims. That showed a profound understanding of himself.
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Just a reminder that there is no such thing as a gay priest.
As a gay priest, I was shocked and saddened by the Holy Father’s use of an offensive slur during a discussion with Italian bishops.
americamagazine.org/faith/20…
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Everything wrong with the "Catholic left". They equate deliberately murdering the most innocent form of human life with... checks notes... owning a gun.
The U.S. Catholic right seems very muddled. Why was it not alright for the Church to honour a pro-abortion senator for his defense of migrants, but ok to honour a free-speech advocate who favoured the death penalty and opposed gun control? 🤔🤷♂️
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Yes it's cringe, but this is the correct response. Being based isn't one of the 4 marks of the Church or its institutions. And besides, we're a generation away from this being over and done with.
If a block of ice and a boomercringe ceremony has you shook then you’re in for a rude awakening.
Log out. Pray. Do spiritual reading.
Go to Mass. go to confession.
Otherwise…
Satan will sift you like wheat.
Pray that your faith may not fail.
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Catholicism predates Anglicanism in England . English "Reformers" are the ones who spat on and renounced the English tradition.
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So anonymous app data has revealed that Catholic priests are breaking their vows at an alarming rate and the first objection some people have is, "gathering that information is unethical". I'm sorry, but your agenda is showing if that's your biggest concern.
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Excommunications have declined in recent decades but people still break communion with the Church all the time. That hasn’t stopped; all that’s stopped is the Church no longer informs them of that fact. There are countless Catholics headed for disaster and nobody’s telling them.
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"Nuh uh... haven't you ever heard of Blessed Mikhail Vasiliev of Siberia who got drunk and stumbled across the Bering Strait and baptized a polar bear right before being martyred by it?"
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Hallow's response. They are trying to lead people in prayer (which is great), but by paying an anti-Catholic actor to perform prayers that are scripted and not assented to. They aren't praying... just pray-acting. Separating matter and form like this is a big problem, I think.
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When there is division in the Church, if you find yourself on the side of the spirit of the age/the world/the media/the principalities, you are probably NOT on the side of Jesus.
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Cardinal Cupich claims the Church erred by allowing the liturgy to be wed to the age of aristocracy. His solution is to wed it to the age of liberalism.
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The older I get, the more convinced I am that God will not be mocked without consequence. If a ceremony that is globally celebrated does this without widespread denunciation, we can be sure there will be global consequences.
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20 Years ago this Easter, I was initiated into the Catholic Church. Don't forget to pray for all those who have been received this year for an outpouring of grace and a faith that will endure to the end.
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RIP Pope Francis. It will be tempting for commentators to comment at this time, but the first priority should be prayer - prayer for a man who dramatically shaped the life of the Church and prayer for his successor. The time for commentary will come, but not yet.
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So, we're having another baby any day now and, like a big dumb idiot, I fell off my skateboard last night and may have broken my arm in a couple spots. Prayers for a speedy recovery so that I can support my wife would be much appreciated.
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The factions trying to claim ownership over Kirk's memory for denominational superiority comes across as needlessly petty. As a Catholic, I hope he was receptive to the Catholic faith, but insisting that he was to score points for my side looks desperate and uncouth. Please stop.
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9 out of 10 boys have viewed internet pornography as minors. If we were really interested in protecting kids from harmful content, why are we stopping with Dr. Seuss books?
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I'm following reports about the Pope with prayerful concern but they're reporting that he has pneumonia in both of his lungs. I'm reminded of countless media reports that said he only had one lung. Why does everything feel like propaganda and misinformation these days?
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Absent fathers are the cause of many, if not most of the world's problems today. Anyone obstinately contributing to that problem is not a conservative.
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With all the unfounded accusations of mass graves of indigenous children leveled at the Catholic Church, it should be noted that some such mass graves have been discovered. The only problem is that the assailants were indigenous conquerors, not colonial powers.
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Imagine 100s of Eucharistic hosts dropped at a given mass. Wouldn't that alarm you? Well every crumb is fully Christ and hundreds (thousands, likely) get dropped because of communion on the hand. If you would want to reform the former, you should want to reform the latter.
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"Couples are blessed. The union is not blessed." - Card. Fernandez.
It's easy to qualify that the goal is to bless individuals and not the relationship. I just did it. But instead, we're left to speculate what a couple is and what a union is. How is this not willful negligence?
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The commodification of provocation through religion as a consumer marketing gimmick has to be one of the most heinous symptoms of social media. Lord have mercy on us.
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