To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.” Damasus seldom heard such unrestrained praise. Internal political struggles, doctrinal heresies, uneasy relations with his fellow bishops and those of the Eastern Church marred the peace of his pontificate. MORE
Gov. Jerry Brown surveyed the devastation Saturday in Ventura — the area hardest hit by firestorms that have displaced nearly 90,000 people in Southern California — calling it “the new normal.”
The visit came four days after Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires. In all, blazes from Ojai to Oceanside have destroyed more than 790 structures and burned 175,000 acres. MORE
Women who rely on birth control pills or contraceptive devices that release hormones face a small but significant increase in the risk for breast cancer, according to a large study published on Wednesday. MORE
I just noticed that the teams who are going to play in the 2018 Rose Bowl are Georgia and Oklahoma. Gosh, I always and can’t remember when there wasn’t a pac/ 12 team in our Rose Bowl?
I guess we have to go with the Global World agenda now. Nothing Sacred anymore. Terrible.
Newchurch Has Changed the Mass and the Sacraments
The Rosary and the Stations of the Cross; Now Is Changing the Lord’s Prayer
After Newchurch changed the Mass and made its “new” version invalid. After Newchurch changed the Sacraments and made its “new” versions invalid. After Newchurch changed the millennial devotions of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross. Now Newchurch is changing the basic prayer of Christianity, the Lord’s Prayer (Pater Noster), at least in vulgar versions in the French language throughout the world: in France, Belgium, French Oceania, and other Francophone countries. Continue reading →
Vol 10 Issue 49 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
December 9, 2017 ~ Saint Peter Fourier, opn!
1. Is the Chair of Peter Vacant? An Argument for Sedevacantism
2. Second Sunday in Advent
3. Saint Melchiades
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
As Catholics, as I said previously, the stress is always on the Truth. This is based both upon the nature of God and supported by the Second and Eighth Commandment. The educational system, starting with the Benedictines and Charles the Great, then developing into centers of Continue reading →
St. pope John Paul II, – “Jerusalem will become the city of peace for the entire world” April 3, 1994 Easter Sunday
What AntiChrist number three meant by this statement was. Jerusalem will become the city of peace for the Religions of the world and today President Trump is helping fore-fill that prophecy. Apocalypse 11:8
In 1994, Pope John Paul II expressed the hope that at the dawn of the 21st century, “Jerusalem will become the city of peace for the entire world and that all the people will be able to meet there, in particular the believers in the religions that find their birthright in the faith of Abraham” (Parade, April 3,1994). Gerald Flurry …
This Gospel gives us many signs and prophecies of the second coming of Christ, which of course we should be anticipating for the new year.
Traditionally, Great Chastisements from God generally happen during the Lenten Season. I’ll go down the line to these passages, and try to show you, how they apply to the Vatican Council II generation.
Matthew 24:
[15] When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.
Daniel was referring to a Roman God which was put inside the Temple. In our time it is the gathering of other Religions and the false prophet, (Rev.Billy Graham) inside our Churches. Continue reading →
In 325, he was one of many bishops to answer the request of Constantine and appear at the First Council of Nicaea; the 151st attendee was listed as “Nicholas of Myra of Lycia”.[17] There, Nicholas was a staunch anti-Arian, defender of the Orthodox Christian position,[18] and one of the bishops who signed the Nicene Creed.[19] Tradition has it that he became so angry with the heretic Arius during the Council that he struck him in the face.[20] Continue reading →
What most Catholics are not aware, that it is generally held, Jeremias and St. John Baptist were both born without sin. They were sanctified in their mother’s womb before birth. The protestant Bibles substitute the word sanctified for favored one or chosen one.
Sicily was one of the first countries to celebrate the feast day to a double of the first class with a vigil. 1739.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8
Benedict Baur, O.S.B.
“Blessed art thou, O Mary!”
1. “The Lord possessed me in the beginning of His ways, before He made anything, from the beginning” (Epistle). Mary is likewise contained in the eternal Wisdom, who is to become man in time, who adorns her with His person, His purity, and His glory, and is most intimately united with her in His work on earth. Continue reading →
A video making the rounds on social networks is causing an uproar in Israel’s Arab sector, intensifying passions on both sides of a major dispute dividing the community. On one side are young people who feel that Israel is their country. On the other side are young people who feel like outsiders in Israel and oppose any move that they feel might normalize their relationship with the state. MORE
The song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” was written during a time of persecution and contains hidden meanings, such as: Partridge in the Pear Tree – Jesus Christ; Two Turtle Doves – the Old and New Testaments; Three French Hens – faith, hope, and charity; Four Calling Birds – four Gospels; Five Golden Rings – first five books of the Old Testament (the Pentateuch); Six Geese a-Laying – six days of creation; Seven Swans a-Swimming – seven gifts of the Holy Spirit; Eight Maids a-Milking – the eight Beatitudes; Nine Ladies Dancing – nine choirs of angels; Ten Lords a-Leaping – Ten Commandments; Eleven Pipers Piping – the faithful eleven Apostles; Twelve Drummers Drumming – twelve articles of the Apostles’ Creed.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world, and the world’s third most-visited sacred site.[1][2] Pope Leo XIIIgranted the venerated image a Canonical Coronation on 12 October 1895.
