Grace and Truth

st. faustina

The problems with "Saint" Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion

Reasons for concern: 1) wording of the messages (theologically questionable) 2) image itself (hides Sacred Heart, doesn't display His wounds) 3) "useless imitations or corruptions of similar ones which are already legitimately established.” "We may never know for sure the exact reasoning of the consultors of the Holy Office for rejecting this devoti…

hell

An Eternity of Heaven or Hell

"Some have compared eternity with the sands on the sea shore, drops of water in all the oceans of the world, or the multiple letters in the books that have ever been printed. But in the fanciful flight of our imagination we might still look forward to a time when every grain of sand might be counted, every drop in the oceans or letters in all the books account…

Fr. Benedict Hughes

The History of the CMRI

A 3-part series by Fr. Benedict Hughes Congregation of Mary Immaculate https://cmri.org/

pro life

The Deception behind "Pro life Inc"

Realizing that so many of the pro life organizations that I trusted over the years are essentially "controlled opposition" was a black pill for me. This is not to say that there aren't many good people striving to end this evil who work within these organizations but it's important for us Catholics to know how abortion is being used as a tool *aga…

the catholic wire

Fiducia Supplicans - an analysis worth reading

"... upon reading the document, even the least cautious will discover the whole purpose of this document is to give the Vatican’s modernist-style (one step to the right, two steps to the left) scandalous approval to same sex-unions. I say Modernist, because the document indeed follows a well-known strategy used by these heretics. To quote St. Pius X in His Encyc…

vatican I

Lightning and Thunder - an eyewitness account of Vatican I

Excerpt taken from Tumultuous Times : " The last formal working day of the [First Vatican} Council was July 16, 1870, just two days before the solemn promulgation of Pastor Aeternus. An eyewitness described the dramatic scene at St. Peter’s Basilica on the remarkable day of the final vote: "The fateful day of the Public Session, Monday, July 18, dawned in…

spiritual edification

How to Act towards Invalidly Married Catholics

By Fr. Donald F. Miller, C.SS.R. Some guiding principles for those who face the too common problem of an invalid marriage in the circle of their family or friends. ONE of the most common and difficult moral problems that must be faced by Catholics today is that concerning the right attitude to be taken toward Catholics who have publicly renounced the grace of God by …