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Celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi – the Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity of Christ… Happy Feast!

 Ecce Panis Angelorum, Behold the Bread of Angels,  Factus cibus viatorum, Made the Food of wayfarers, Vere panis filiorum, Truly the bread of children,  Non mittendus canibus. Not to be given to the dogs. In figuris praesignatur, Presignified by figure,  Cum Isaac immolatur, When Isaac was [to be] immolated,  Agnus Paschae deputatur, The Paschal Lamb was assigned, Datur manna patribus. Manna was given to the Fathers. Editor writes... Happy Feast everyone! ...

Priests Citing Pious Reflections & Ignoring Scriptural Truths in Sermons – Confusing!

Editor writes... Sometimes teachers find themselves asked questions in religion lessons by students confused about something their priest has said in a sermon.  Things like, "Miss/Sir, Father X said the Church began at Pentecost when the tongues of fire came down on the heads of the apostles, but that's not what you said last lesson!"...

Madeleine McCann Disappearance: Is It Unfair/Judgmental To Blame Bad Parenting?

From Wikipedia... Madeleine Beth McCann (born 12 May 2003) is a British missing person who disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on the evening of 3 May 2007, at the age of 3. The Daily Telegraph described the disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".[5] Madeleine's whereabouts remain unknown,[6] although German prosecutors...

Open Discussion: Your Thoughts on International, National, Church News, Interests… Whatever!

Editor writes... Among the suggestions for ideas on how to best utilise the blog as we approach its closure in July, nobody suggested this one - an open forum for bloggers to post their thoughts on ... whatever!  Still, that doesn't mean we can't have said open forum, so voila!  If this one proves popular,...

Bread & Circuses… Why the Obsession with Media Trivia As World In Turmoil – Are People Stupid?

Westminster Fly emails - 22 May...  Talk about ‘bread and circuses’ [Definition: entertainment or political policies used to keep the mass of people happy and docile]... The world’s going to hell on a handcart and yet the headlines screaming from just about everywhere for the last three days have been about ‘Holly and Phil’ from daytime...

Traditional Chartres Pilgrimage Sold Out: A (Clear) Message to Pope Francis – Will He Listen?

Le Forum Catholique reports: Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, the association that organizes a large pilgrimage to Chartres every year at Pentecost, has recorded a participation rate in 2023 that has never been equaled in the past. No less than 16,000 pilgrims are preparing to travel from Paris to Chartres on May 27, 28 and 29.  Neither the motu proprio Traditionis...

The Christian Attitude to Friendship: Is It Wrong – Or Simply Prudent – To Identify “Frenenemies”?

Editor writes... The common theme running through various articles and videos on the subject of friendship, is the need to remove people from our lives who are not helpful - "toxic" people who are not bringing out the best in us.  That sort of thing. In this, Jordan Peterson is no different from other commentators. But...

Digital Currency Comes For Your Freedom – Fight!

From Bank of England - The digital pound: A new form of money for households and businesses? Overview A Bank of England and HM Treasury publication The way we use money is changing. This Consultation Paper sets out our assessment of the case for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) – a so-called ‘digital pound’. It...

Explaining the Dangers of the New Mass to Diocesan Catholics – But Will They Listen?

Blogger, RCA Victor (USA) writes...  "...I’d like to discuss how traditional Catholics (i.e. Catholics) can speak convincingly (not to mention charitably and patiently) to “mainstream” Catholics about why the Novus Ordo is a poverty-stricken, basically anti-Catholic liturgy that should be shunned. I know we just had a topic on the “Stated Purpose of the New...

Duty of State Vs Religious Obligations – Clash?

From The Fatima Center... Faithful Discharge of Our Duties of State. If we perform our duties of state with the proper intention, and of course in the state of grace, we can make fitting penance in reparation for sins. Rather than doing them in the spirit of rancour, if we accept our long days, difficulties...