John B. Manos
Communion in the Hand is “Perfectly” Legal?
When famous ponzi scheme fraudster Bernie Madoff was apprehended, he defended himself by positing that “I was only doing what everyone else was.” I can recall trying that defense as a child: everyone else is doing it… The implication is plain: …so it must be OK. That never really worked with my parents (nor should…
Ever Get Tempted to Give up Catholics for Lent?
I get a little edgier this time of year every year now. It’s because of the stupid, vapid advice I see repeated about lent. The Forum has posted a lot of good posts about lent on social channels recently. One was this piece of gold by Cindy Paslawski. In it, she asks whether traditional lent is optional. And she…
MacLean’s Brings the Contraception Freak Show to Mainstream
The cover of the February 2018 Maclean’s magazine (a Canadian publication) features a smiling woman holding a young smiling boy over her head. If you did not read the text yet, it looks like fun. She looks happy. But, emblazoned across her face is a bold pink banner that reads “I wish I never had kids. There. I said…
“I put the Calf in the Oven”, “we give Papal Awards to anyone that visits”, and Slavery
One my favorite lame excuses of all time should be enshrined and burned into the memory of every child. It should be repeated now and then while drinking — everyone at the table laugh and laugh and laugh. It should be the first example off our lips when someone dissembles… “I put the gold in the oven…
The First Church Liturgy: Angels Adoring, Shepherds Give Glory – All History is Changed
Let Our Lord remember your stinky self as one of the shepherds that bent a knee in the stable.
The Baptism of Fire: Why Protestants Think They Don’t Purgatory, But Catholics Do with Landon DePasquale: BFP 010
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.podbean.com/mf/play/dx38ji/bellarmineforumpodcast_bellarmineforum_org_wp-content_uploads_2017_11_BFP-010-Why-Protestants-dont-need-Purgatory-but-Catholics-do-with-Landon-DePasquale.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEver wondered why purgatory is so messy? And why do Protestants think it is wrong? Join in the discussion with Landon DePasquale and John Manos on Purgatory, Luther, and the Fr. Weinandy departure from the USCCB. St. Ambrose of Milan described it: “Before the resurrected lies a fire, which…
Kick in the Pants on the Four Last Things: BFP NOV17
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.podbean.com/mf/play/3f2ru9/bellarmineforumpodcast_bellarmineforum_org_wp-content_uploads_2017_11_BFP-NOV17-kick-in-the-pants-on-the-four-last-things.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn today’s “prepper” society, we are often told to prepare for calamity by purchasing survival rations, and exchanging our cash for gold. That’s because they want us to be ready for the calamities they believe are inevitable. The Church has always had a “prepper” society, though. With November, when…
We Can All Breathe Easier Now that Fr. Weinandy resigned from the USCCB
Today, a dangerous force creeping into the Church was solidly quashed and quelled. After all, one must take firm and swift actions to keep the public order, right? After all, asking questions of the Holy Father is subversive and confusing to the laity. They might think the wrong thing. They might be encouraged to question his authority as…
Halloween Apostasy: Celebrating the Greatest Trick or Treat Disaster. Ever.
Once you understand the two reasons all apostates leave Mother Church, you will understand why people are commemorating Martin Luther this year. You see, Martin Luther was just a pedestrian apostate. His reasons weren’t that different from the others. The problem was that Luther hit the jackpot. And today, in the midst of Amoris Laetitia and similar confusion, people…
Fr. Hardon on How to Bring Lapsed Catholics back to the Church: BFP 009
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.podbean.com/mf/play/7ttz8p/bellarmineforumpodcast_bellarmineforum_org_wp-content_uploads_2017_10_BFP-009-Fr_-Hardon-on-How-to-Bring-Lapsed-Catholics-back-to-the-Church.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadChances are you know many lapsed Catholics in your life. The statistics would suggest we each know at least four. I bet you know many more. So how do we get them back into the pews? How do we get them reconciled with God and living a life of…
