Indeed. It's the humanism cloaked in a religious veil that St. John Newman described. Best let them at it because there's nothing we can do other than pray.
I agree, I think Mr Voris is an excellent spokesman on this precisely because of his past and many other subjects also. He has done some videos with the Argument of the Month Club on YT which is a group of Catholic men who get together and invite prominent Catholic men to come and give talks on just about anything pertaining to the Faith.
maryrose, When your bishops for the most part are silent, when friends you have admired buy into the adaptive mentality (which is a false compassion), when preachers at the Clonard Novena preach accommodation, you are revealing a massive disconnect with the truth of the Gospel and the valor of Ireland past. What is there left to repent of but intolerance? And it all has manifested itself since sexual abuse reared its ugly head at the turn of the century. So quickly has the public Ireland fallen. But it is in the hands of the Faithful Remnant, for the power you wield in your beads and in your hearts is so much more than that of the darkness! Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the equipment of the gospel of peace; 16 besides all these, taking the shield of faith, with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints. The victory belongs to Christ, to Mary, and to God's faithful children! Safe Under Mary's Mantle!
Over on the Irish independent, the journal and all the other liberal irish papers it seems almost as if they are subtly trying to incite a pogrom against catholics and religious, particularly nuns and priests.
It feels a lot like the propaganda that was spread in Rwanda IMHO. I often think the only difference is that we have few machetes or slash hooks...
I agree. They know well what they are up to. I remember reading on this forum that there are four stages of persecution. I can't remember what they are but things are definitely gathering pace.
Even though I am in some ways afraid - mostly for my children, I also have a sorrow that the majority are so blind to how much they've been manipulated. But God keeps reassuring me in these days of fear - E.g. VI. Meanwhile, though a great many people, whose lives are unchristian, may be found in the Church of God, I beseech you, beloved brethren, neither to imitate them nor to think them to be lost. We are aware of the unhappy condition of these people to-day, but we know not what they will be to-morrow. It often happens that those whom we see behind us on the road to holiness, soon precede us on account of their progress in spirituality; then it is with great difficulty that we follow those whom at some time we seemed to precede. When St. Stephen shed his blood for Christ, his murderers laid their garments at the feet of a young man whose name was Saul (Acts 7:57), and who may be accused of having also stoned St. Stephen by assisting the murderers; yet, by his great labours undertaken for the Church, Saul has gone before the holy martyr, to whose death he contributed. Let us, therefore, consider these two things greatly deserving our attention. First, knowing that many are called but few are chosen, no one can help himself without the grace of God, and, though being called by faith, no one is sure of his eternal salvation. Secondly, when we see our neighbour in the clutches of sin and vice, let us not presumptuously think that he will be lost, for God s infinite mercy is unknown to us. Pope St Gregory the Great's homily on Matt 20:1-16 from thedivinelamp.wordpress
Don't know if this was posted yet. Looks like they are going to try to make Catholic hospitals in Ireland perform abortions. If that is the case then the hospitals should all threaten to shut down. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deacon...lic-hospitals-will-have-to-perform-abortions/
Before making this threat they should fight this tooth and nail in the courts, otherwise they will likely go the way of Canada. Basically the Church's various Hospitals etc were taken over by the goverment.
Here is a conference faithful Catholics can attend in Ireland during the World Meeting of Families: It will be held alongside and will have Cardinal Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider as speakers among others. http://catholicherald.co.uk/news/20...rence-to-world-meeting-of-families-in-dublin/ http://www.ncregister.com/blog/ksch...f-families-plan-parallel-conference-in-dublin Please anyone who is in Ireland, go if you can to show support.
I just heard the most appalling homily in Clonard Monastery in Belfast so full of heresy I thought the Church was full of black smoke. I thought I had died and gone to hell. May God have mercy on us.
The people clapped him when he finished , Terry. I felt like crying. But I noticed the very old priest who said the mass, a missionary from Brazil notably did not. Sometimes I just wish I were dead. He quoted Pope Francis widely as a , ' Modern Prophet'. I wonder why God did not strike him dead.
What pain Padraig. To be said in front of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament! This priest sounds like he has lost his faith. Terrifying for him and anyone. Spiritual leprosy kills our spiritual nerve endings. If there is no pain there is no careful avoidance of that which can destroy. His spiritual nerve endings must be numb. Poor poor man. Signed with the anointing of priest. Altered forever to be he who stands one with Christ. To do this in the sanctuary! I just don’t know what to say.
Padraig, was this the one? https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/p...s-for-evolving-church-to-accept-homosexuality
