"Dear Abby" Dispenses Deadly Advice

Rather than rehash the column as it appeared in today's Washington Times, I'll link to it now.  Please read it. (note: if you read this May 1st or thereafter, click on April 30th in the calendar).  A young man writes that he and his fiancee decided to "terminate the pregnancy".  He is upset by the reaction of her sister, who obviously is pro-life.  Jeanne Phillips, who now functions as "Abby" spouted the usual pro-abortion sloppy logic.

Cleansing in Miami

Following up on the post below, I link to an excellent analysis of the resignation of Archbishop John Favalora from leadership of the Archdiocese of Miami.  It seems that this man was presiding over a network of priests who were actively living as gays - sodomites.  A number of good lay people and clergy worked long and hard, and suffered much to expose this sinful cartel.  At long last their prayers were answered and their labors bore fruit.

This gives me much hope that indeed there is a paradigm shift towards reverence.  If it can happen there, why not anywhere?  In fact, I daresay that the remaining gay-sheltering bishops are asking themselves that question.  I pray that they follow Favalora's footsteps, and that all these men use their retirement years to ponder their eternal destinies and pray and make reparation.

I'll also be so bold as to say that this is most likely that the New York Times automatons are gnashing their teeth at the Holy Father and all loyal to this Chief Shepherd.

Faithful Catholics = Niggers of the New Age

It really doesn't take too much thought to see how I derived that new title for those of us who hold to the True Faith.  You see, we are what the aging flower children call the "New Age" (postmodernism), where everything and everyone is tolerated - except for - (you guessed it!) Catholicism and all who adhere to it (actually, you can toss in there others who hold to traditional Judeo-Christian values, too).  We are continually mocked in the mass media and we even have localities (San Francisco) passing resolutions condemning our teachings.  The reason is not surprising.  It is because they are God's truth, and as such are not subject to man's approval.  Moreover, they reveal to be the sexual licentiousness of today to be mortally sinful.  With their consciences stung, the progressives and all their little lapdogs nip at our heels.

Pope Benedict XVI has been a favorite target of the "cultural elite".

Today's Catholic Standard

This issue, on the front page, featured an account of the first Tridentine Mass offered at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in decades.  I was unable to attend, but appreciate seeing the pictures of the obvious reverence.

I was a tad disappointed to see the "Catholic News Service" piece about the service for the West Virginia miners.  The disappointing element, of course, was the inappropriate prominence afforded to Barack HUSSEIN Obama and Joe Biden.  The only photo in that article was of them.  Yes, they are the President and Vice President respectively, but they're also men who've used their high offices and influence to promote baby-murder.

The bulk of that article seems to have been devoted to Obama's address.  Well, let's look at that, shall we?  He quotes "from emails and letters" that plead "don't let it happen again" (as though the Messiah Most Miserable is actually divine in nature).  Needless to say, it's a shameless plug for more governmental regulation in matters about which it knows absolutely nothing.

Here is a matter, though, about which the President can, and should act to prevent.  I speak of the slaughter, to the tune of 3500 each day, of unborn children via abortion.  "Don't let it happen again"?  This president is hell-bent on making certain that not only does it happen again, but with much more ease and frequency than ever before!  How dare he and Joe Biden shed crocodile tears over the 29 miners, while at the same time pronouncing death over millions of innocent children?

Why, oh why, do the Catholic News Service and the Catholic Standard insist on celebrating these individuals?  Well, there is some improvement.  In previous years, this article would have occupied the front page and the Tridentine Mass would have been on the last pager.  This is progress.

"Up from the Grave" by Some Budding Stars!

Here they are!  (Click here if you can't see embedded videos)



This was too cute to pass up!

USCCB Jumps on Arizona-Bashing Bandwagon

On April 22, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that would make it a state crime to be in the United States illegally and would allow state enforcement officials to verify that individuals are in this country legally.  I for one congratulate Governor Brewer for her courage and dedication to duty. 

Of course, the progressives have their knickers in a knot over this - probably because their main ammunition for voter fraud is going to be reduced.  The Messiah Most Miserable, beneficiary of ACORN-esque voter fraud (remember that?) calls the law "misguided".  He disregards the Tenth Amendment, which does acknowledge the states' rights to police their own territories.  However, not too much of the Constitution resonates with him, so no surprise here.

However, a number of Republicans are jumping on the nay-saying bandwagon.  I understand Mike Huckabee disapproves of this.  As far as I'm concerned, this disqualifies Huckabee as a potential presdiential candidate, as I would want a president who would secure our borders.  Jeb Bush also frowns upon this; truth be told, Jeb's once-rising star plopped into the trash after he basically sucked his thumb during the murder of Terri Schiavo.

But guess who else has jumped onto the progressive bandwagon here?  Guess who else cries out to their progressive funders "Me, too!  Me, too!" and slams Arizona?  The USCCB!   Surprise!  Read that ridiculous statement.  They oppose the "criminalization of undocumented immigrants".  Don't you just love that language manipulation?  Ladies and gentlemen, if they don't have "documents", it means that they didn't go through the steps to acquire those "documents".  Hence they are breaking laws.  What do we call "lawbreakers"?  (Liberals, please sit down for this, lest you fall into a swoon!)  They are criminals!   Yes!  Criminality is defined by behavior.  Boys and girls, if one acts like a criminal, they are a criminal!  Understand?

Of course the USCCB and most of the progressives are snorting about something called "comprehensive immigration reform".   Talk, talk, talk!   Meanwhile, drug cartels come onto US territory with impugnity, ranchers are found murdered on their own property, etc.  It sounds like Governor Brewer is taking that bull by the horn!  Good for her!  Let more follow Arizona's example!

More of Mahoney's Baloney from His REC

I left "REC" in initial format for a reason.  While it would commonly be understood as "religious education conference", I think what it more accurately stands for is "Ridiculous Excuse for Catholicism".  Our colleagues in the Catholic Media Coalition, the Concerned Roman Catholics of America, created this video of the travesty that the Mahoney cabal made of Holy Mass.



Let us keep Archbishop Jose Gomez in our prayers as he will inheret the debacle left behind by this Prince of the Church.  He will need it to deal with the miscreants that will continue to lurk in that chancery.

Pope Rebukes Belgium for Trying to Suppress Church's Right to Speak

From Lifesite News we read that Pope Benedict XVI took an opportunity to rebuke the Belgian government because of the latter's attempt recently to suppress the Church's right to speak on moral issues.  This particular issue concerned condom distribution.  In his remarks, he also made reference to Belgium's liberal abortion and euthanasia laws.

We hope that many, including many in Washington, take note and realize that the Holy Father and the Church are not doormats and we will speak the truth - "politically correct" or not!

Pope Benedict at Regensburg - A Review

You might remember this as the talk where the Holy Father remarked that Islam is spread by violence.  Of course that put Islamic noses out of joint.  It also caused all the mass-media wonks and hacks to go all atwitter and wax indignant (they're good at that - probably the only thing at which they excel).



Here is a translation of that address.

Baby Boomers to Blame for Catholic Shambles?

Now that you've watched this, here is why I must take some exception to Voris's indictment of the so-called "baby boomer" generation.  To start, it is commonly held that the "baby boomers" were born after the World War II soldiers returned to their wives and started to have children galore.  It is these children who are the "baby-boomer" generation, born from around 1946 to maybe 1960 or so.

Voris implies that this generation was somehow responsible for promulgating "the spirit of Vatican II".  I don't see how this assertion can be logical.  This council was held from October 1962 to November 1965.  Many of the baby boomer generation were still in grammar school.  The older boomers were, at most, 20 years of age - hardly old enough to exert any influence on anything.  Granted, that generation did carry that torch - but only after that generation itself had been intellectually and spiritually victimized.

To illustrate, I'll use myself as an example.  I was born in 1956 and went to Catholic grade school.  Up until the time I was 11 years old, the education was decent enough.  However, even at my young age, I could discern the paradigm shift that occurred as I entered 6th grade.  Obviously there was precious little I could do about it as a child.  Even in high school, I was helpless to do much about it as I watched disgruntled priests literally decimate the faith of several classmates.  Some would say we were a spoiled generation, and I'd say that's true; but I'd also ask in rejoinder, "Who spoiled us?"

Voris then says that we are fading from the scene - and then gives the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin as an example.  Example of the "fading baby boomers"?  Not!  Joseph Bernardin was born in 1928.  Whatever else he may have been, he was not a baby-boomer.

I go through all this not to defend "my" generation, as it were, but to avoid what may be shallow and simplistic diagnoses of the reasons behind the cultural decline that is all too evident.  Yes, the baby boomers did their part and carried that destructive torch, but who handed the torch to us?  The corruption of Catholic education began a long time ago; I feel personally cheated of my heritage as I was forced to make those wretched felt banners and to have my religion classes turned into "explore your inner feeling sessions".  We've got to look back at the forces of Modernism (Pope St Pius X was dead-on right about this menace).  We've got to look at other forces, such as freemasonry, humanism and socialism.  I could go on and on, because the roots of this situation are so deep and intertwined.  Let's never be satisfied with simplistic ideas, but always be ready to dig deeper.