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New Lies For Old: Fr. Hardon Explains Neopaganism as Our Dechristianized Reality

Get you coffee, tea, or favorite beverage, and plan to spend a while learning one of Father Hardon’s master points on the state of modern man and the anti-religion we face, even within the Church. A massive post, it has analysis of the new religion we face today and why so many are unhappy following it but cannot escape.

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Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bellarmine, and Fatima

There is always a little magic it seems in the feast days of Mother church. It’s not really magic, not in the sense of Simon Magis, but magic in the sense of little special things and connections — some might call it serendipity. I think it’s more to do with the actual intercession of the saints honored…

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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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picture of a hippy playing guiter in a church in front of a felt banner

Truth of the Roman Rite Today. Laugh or Cry.

I’ve often been dismayed when visiting a town or city or knocked off schedule and unable to catch a recommended parish and have to toss my fate to the winds and catch Mass at whatever Church is available. It shouldn’t be like this, but I often have the feeling that I’m putting my spiritual life…

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Eternal Rest, Nicholas Gruner

Catholic Family News reports that Nicholas Gruner, aka Fr. Gruner, has passed away of a sudden death by heart attack. Says John Vennari in a blog post: Father Nicholas Gruner, RIP It is my sad duty to announce the sudden death of Father Nicholas Gruner He died suddenly late today of a heart attack while working…

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Earth Day, Shmearth Day… Lenin and the Fig Tree

Today, April 22, is “Earth Day” according to some people who have the power to influence the media and make something from nothing. I don’t really remember when I first ever paid attention to the Earth Day thing. I know over the years it has grown into a cult of sorts, however. I say cult because I don’t…

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Miracle: St. Gennaro’s Relics Re-Vivify for Pope Francis [VIDEOS]

I used to watch the Bob and Penny Lord shows because they had a great way of traveling around and finding some great things worldwide about the Church that were really neat. I don’t recall them covering Naples and the miracle of St. Gennaro (Januarius). I can hear what they would be saying, though. I…

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The Errors of Russia… Occultism, Theosophy, demon worship

Last year, I had an ambitious multi-part Fatima post series that I never finished. Truth be told, I’ve had a project about twenty years collecting tidbits and collating information. I’ve never been satisfied that “Marxist atheism” adequately describes the errors of Russia in the context of Fatima’s warning that “Russia will spread her errors throughout the world.”…

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St. Joseph had to believe

I have a number of icons and a few images in my office, one of which is pictured to the right. It is an old print titled “The Death of St. Joseph.”  I’ve always liked this print, because it points out the trust in God St. Joseph had to have in many ways. Joseph must have had…

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March 17 is Perfect for St. Patrick, don’t move this Feast!

Every year I wonder about the draw of so many to the green day. It used to be that you’d see shamrocks and the “Erin go braugh” or more recently, it seems that “luck of the Irish” is the bigger hit anymore, but I don’t see as many shamrocks, more leprechauns than anything else. I think that…

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