Insight into the Catholic Faith presents the Catholic Tradition Newsletter

Vol 10 Issue 27 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
July 8, 2017 ~ Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
 
1. Is the Chair of Peter Vacant? An Argument for Sedevacantism
2. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Maria Goretti
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
 
Dear Reader:

A priest encounters many times a patient who is dying and unable to live without life support. Continue reading

Reflecting on our Faith as Catholics

See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good towards each other, and towards all men, always,  always rejoice, pray without ceasing,  (Meaning to have God in your heart at all times) Thess. 5:15,  In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all. 19 Extinguish not the spirit. 18, Despise not prophecies. 20, But prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 21.If any man will not work, neither let him eat. II Thess.3:10
Dear friends.
Our enemy is not the Jews, Protestants, Masons or Communists. Our enemy is MORTAL SIN. Without MORTAL SIN their would be NO Jews, Protestants, Masons or Communists.The church teaches that every dis-order in the world is a reflection of Mortal Sin.

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56 dead, 22 missing as massive floods hit China, 11 million affected

Between 100 and 300 mm (3.9 – 11.8 inches) of rain were recorded since June 29 in central and southern Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, northern Jiangxi, eastern Hubei, southern Anhui and other parts. Guilin, Guangxi, Jiujiang, Loudi and Xiangtan recorded between 420 and 486 mm (16.5 – 19.1 inches). On July 1, Guilin, Wuzhou, Yongzhou, and Xiangtan saw between 200 – 240 mm (7.9 and 9.4 inches), Gullin registered between 250 – 407 mm (9.8 – 16 inches), and the largest three-hour rainfall of 150 – 203 mm (5.9 – 8 inches). MORE

Newborn baby may be the first to be registered ‘gender unknown’ because its mum insists only the tot can decide what sex it wants to be

A PARENT who identifies as a “non-binary trans person” is demanding their baby is given the world’s first “gender unknown” birth certificate.

Canadian Kori Doty, who has a moustache and claims to be neither male or female, has been fighting to keep Searyl Atli’s gender off government records since giving birth last November. MORE

Military heads want transgender enlistment hold

Military chiefs will seek a six-month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday.

After meetings this week, the service leaders hammered out an agreement that rejected Army and Air Force requests for a two-year wait and reflected broader concerns that a longer delay would trigger criticism on Capitol Hill, officials familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. MORE

Turkish government seizes Syriac Orthodox properties

The government of Turkey has seized more than 50 properties from the Syriac Orthodox Church in the country’s Mardin province.

The government’s religion ministry said that ownership permits had lapsed for the properties in question—including churches, monasteries, and cemeteries. Many of the properties are no longer in regular use, although Syriac officials report that the cemeteries, for instance, are still used on occasion for memorial services.

One of the properties, the Mor Gabriel monastery, has considerable historic value. The 1600-year old monastery is one of the world’s oldest.

An appeal by Syriac officials has been denied. SOURCE

VIDEO: Florida Mom Who Went from Homeless to Making Six Figures Shot Execution-Style in Front of Children

A Florida mother-of-three was fatally shot in her home on Thursday just hours after writing on Facebook about her inspirational journey from homelessness to making six figures.

Makeva Jenkins was fatally shot early Thursday morning after a masked suspect entered her Lake Worth home at around 2 a.m., according to a statement from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office obtained by PEOPLE. MORE

The reasons why Catholics believe, “No one knows when the End will come.”

In as much as I have written on this before, like for the last 47 years, human beings being what they are, continue to find those loop holes that I figure were not necessary to explain. So once again I will try to give a more in depth explanation of this subject which really started in the 1500’s.
 
To begin with, we have to go to the first prophecy and sign we have for Christ’s return in St. Paul’s letter 2 Thessalonians when he tells us that the Lord cannot come back until the “Man of Sin” the son of perdition comes into the world. I’m sure that all through the century’s there were lots of people accused of being the Man of Sin or the AntiChrist. Pope Leo X got this distinguish title from Martin Luther.

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Thousands flee their homes as floods hit Germany

Record floods engulfed the historic eastern German city of Dresden today, swamping its Baroque architecture and driving thousands from their homes.

A tide of debris-laden brown water also submerged other towns on the River Elbe, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands while volunteers battled to save the centre of Dresden, the capital of Saxony, 120 miles south of Berlin. MORE

Americans consume roughly 400 Million gallons of gasoline a day.

Environmentalists have an honest concern over the welfare of our planet but I don’t think we all realize the energy consumption of our nation. This one statistic of roughly 400 million gallons of gasoline a day is mind boggling. And this is just one product. I can’t even begin to fathom the amount of all the other products. So, yes lets keep switching to cleaner energy as long as we don’t punish the consumer with shortages and higher costs.

In 2016, about 143.37 billion gallons (or about 3.41 billion barrels1) of finished motor gasoline were consumed2 in the United States, MORE

“The Man of Sin” ~ by Francis Panakal,

Paul VI wearing the Jewish Breast Plate in place of a Cross
This book is addressed to Traditionalists Catholics. Its brevity is
international. It is an attempt to identify Paul VI as the main AntiChrist,
whose spirit, on a global scale, is now drawing countless souls into
 his ecumenical apostate church, the mystical body of Satan, inside
of which there can be no salvation.     1983
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