spirit of Vatican II

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On Being Catholic – Your Way

The problem with the Catholic Bishops endorsing President Biden while Biden supports and endorses abortion is caused by the cafeteria Catholicism now generations old. A refusal to teach the faith to the past generations has led to a reluctance to choose the faith today, let alone follow it. The blind lead the blind in search of feelings and declare their truth as if it were the Catholic Faith.

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Chuck Norris giving a thumbs-up with text "TAKE DOWN COMMUNION IN THE HAND" in bold letters. He is wearing a gray shirt and has a can of Pepsi next to him. The text references Catholic communion practices."

Chuck Norris (Fr. George Rutler) on Communion in the Hand

If you’ve ever been a fan of kung fu movies or action films, you can always tell who the prize fighters are. Maybe Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris. But then they reveal the bad guy. The best of these films always have you wondering how the good guy is going to win. You know he’s going to. You can’t wait…

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A collage of news headlines about Pope Francis declaring liturgical reforms irreversible. Headlines include "HIPPIES REJOICE! FELT BANNERS FOREVER BECAUSE POPE FRANCIS!" and "Pope Francis says with magisterial authority: the Vatican II liturgical reform is 'irreversible'". The text is overlaid on images of Pope Francis and Vatican Radio website.

Pope Francis Endorses Felt Banners, Guitars, Carol King “Hymns”, Church in the Round

If you read the headlines today, it sounds like Pope Francis made an infallible pronouncement! (whoa, step back!). America Magazine proclaimed:  Pope Francis says with magisterial authority: the Vatican II liturgical reform is ‘irreversible’  CRUX rallied with a howling:  Pope Francis says with magisterial authority: the Vatican II liturgical reform is ‘irreversible’ and both seemed to…

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Text-based image with repeated word "Bread" in various fonts and sizes, primarily black on white. The text reads: "How long can those words be repeated and sung before all we believe is on the altar is a simple piece of bread?" Themes related to Catholic Eucharist and faith."

We’ve Been Saying This for Years! WSJ on Ugly Churches

Déjà vu. The February 24, 2017 issue of the Wall Street Journal ran the story, “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid” by Professor Anthony Esolen of Providence College. In this wonderful piece, Esolen laments “Stations of the Cross that can hardly be recognized as depictions of the Passion” and “crosses that look as…

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Father Hardon: Stop Communion in the Hand Now!

  I 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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The Four Armed, Three Eyed Monster of the Year of Mercy Logo isn’t Catholic

Even children cannot recognize Jesus in the jubilee Year of Mercy logo… it’s like a graphic “speaking in tongues” that utters a bunch of gibberish. But what does the logo really show?

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A collage featuring religious and pop culture symbols: a cross with text "IC XC NIKA," Pope Benedict XVI making the sign of the cross, a Batman logo, and a Star Trek phaser. Text reads: "The sign of the cross really is: BATSIGNAL PHASER COMMUNICATOR." The background is primarily dark with red and white text."

Suffering the Ignorant Orthopraxis of Our Day

One of the things I really like about how God ordered this world is precisely how unassuming some of the greatest things He has worked really are to the passer by.  If you didn’t look, you wouldn’t notice.  It’s so easy to take them for granted until you look with the eyes of faith that…

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What Really Killed the Catholic Church in America

Appearing on a heavily trafficked blog today is an article by Fr. Dwight Longenecker titled What’s Killing American Catholicism.  In it, Father Longenecker says two things worthy of note: Ethnic Parishes destroyed America (!).  Literally, he says “The first problem is cultural Catholicism”.  I am flabbergasted and nearly speechless at the ignorance of this statement….

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