John B. Manos

A statue of an elderly bearded St. Peter in profile against a blue background, with the text "Bellarmine Forum" written in white and red. The man appears to be a historical or religious figure, likely associated with Catholic themes."

BFP The Church Mess Today is Deja Vu

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2frmhi/BFP_The_Church_Mess_Today_is_Deja_Vua2r4f.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLet’s sit down and chat about this mess today, and how we’ve come to the end of the modernist climb and marxist normalization of the Church. The “listening church” of synodality appears to be nothing more than an enactment of Richard McBrien’s Catholicism. How the shock cycle of media today…

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A man with a beard and glasses speaks in front of bookshelves. Text at the bottom reads: "Russia has declared an uprising. We cannot exist in a world where sin is normal!"

Fatima, Akita, Compromise: Normalizing Sin. Professor Dugin explains Russia’s Stand Against Apocalypse

USCCB starts a Special Assembly wherein they plan to figure out why they have no authority. Meanwhile, a Russian decries a world that normalizes sin.

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Fr. Hardon: An American Schism? Beware! (video)

In 1994, Fr. Hardon named the American schism from the Catholic Church. Although things changed since then, has the schism been cured or gotten worse?

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Cordileone Hasn’t Done Enough: Public Sin and Reception of Holy Communion

The attacks on Cordileone prove that the spirit that muted them after Humanae Vitae also made them quite dumb. But has he done what he should do? Or is there more?

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The Cordileone Kamikaze Run is a Hit

If, when Jesus healed the boy struck with a dumb spirit, they accused him of working with beezelbub, what will they do to Cordileone who has cast out the demon of silence on pro-abort politicians?

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A person in a red robe walking down an aisle between wooden pews in a church, with stained glass windows and altar visible. Text reads "WATCH THE HANDS"."

VIDEO: What Happened to the Blessed Sacrament in this Communion in the Hand scene?

A scene from an ordinary AmChurch parish reveals a mystery as to what happens to the Blessed Sacrament by Communion in the hand

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BFP: Liturgical Battlefield: Are You a Victim or Combatant?

Pope Francis said that we Traditional Catholics should not make a battlefield of the liturgy.  Because he complains of Catholics hanging on to outdated things and old ideas, it is like he is saying that people who want a united and sacred liturgy (traditionalists or trads) disrupt the purpose of liturgy…  who are the real combatants?  why is this deja vu?  and what did Father Hardon say we can do about it?

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A statue of an elderly bearded St. Peter in profile against a blue background, with the text "Bellarmine Forum" written in white and red. The man appears to be a historical or religious figure, likely associated with Catholic themes."

Akita and Fatima: Priests Must Be Nicodemus Today

Nicodemus supported Jesus, but had to hide lest the compromised clergy then make him disappear. Just as Fatima secret said of today – two popes?

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BFP – The Consecration is Nice But Not What Our Lady Asks of Us Today

Was Friday’s consecration what Our Lady Asks of us today? The 2d secret of Fatima, history, and Akita, imply that we are not doing what she wants…

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Is Modernism Dead?

Anymore words don’t mean much in the English language. “Modernism” is a word that I think had sharp meaning a century ago, but it seems like it’s just a vague reference these days. It’s diluted partially by other uses of modernism in the world, such as the art movement of the same name. When we…

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