Fr. John A. Hardon
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 Because he complains of Catholics hanging on to outdated things and old ideas, it is like he is saying that people who want a united and sacred liturgy (traditionalists or trads) disrupt the purpose of liturgy… who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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Read MoreAlthough many people think Mother Teresa was already canonized, some thinking it happened several times already, today it was official. Some news services are calling her Saint Teresa. Even Pope Francis said it was going to be difficult to change how we refer to her, from “Mother Teresa” to “Saint Teresa.” I think, mostly because…
Read MoreIn Mary’s Immaculate Heart, all things about Our Lord are magnified. She truly does make it easier to understand the essences of God and the form of the mysteries of our faith. That’s not a cliche! Let me illustrate by talking about that one thing we all know: that guy you can’t stand. Everybody has one. You know who…
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Read MoreI often forget that the things that were common knowledge in the 90s are forgotten or ignored today. It becomes apparent when discussing communion in the hand, as I did the other day in the neopaganism article, or as I have in other contexts over the past few years, that people generally believe now that…
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