Sept 7 2025 is also a full moon. https://www.moongiant.com/calendar/september/2025/ Hopefully the Canonization doesn't get delayed again.
This quote comes from one of the greatest critics of the Catholic church during the enlightenment period. By your very quoting of him you contradict yourself in saying that you have to be in a state of grace to have common sense. Unless you believe that Voltaire was in a state of grace. The term common sense doesn't originate with Catholicism, it has its origins with Aristotle who predates Christianity by over 400 years. Definition: "knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or less without reflection or argument" Literally nowhere in the Catholic church does it say you have to be in a state of Grace to have common sense. You're making things up. Also, anyone who thinks the threshold for common sense based on the definition isn't common, doesn't understand what the word universal means. Again, the threshold isn't very high. Yes it is a gift from the Holy Spirit, no doubt. Just like breathing and existing is a gift.
Was so happy to be at a Eucharistic Holy Day today where we were able to venerate a relic of soon to be St. Carlo Acutis
I'm looking forward to the first World Youth Day with Pope Leo because he is young and will likely have a strong missionary drive with young people. I believe that Blessed Carlo Acutis, even from heaven in spirit, can be a leading figure in a new Catholic revival.
Don’t think this was posted but it made me pretty happy. The Pope is catholic! He does use VII jargon but, well, what do you expect at this point in history. Only the second pope in history to speak fluent native English. (And Adrian IV’s English probably wouldn’t be too intelligible to the modern ear, lol).
Just saw this interview for the first time today; here's a quote : "...which includes, of course, those who are monetarily poor, but there are many other kinds of poverty in today's world" (around 1:35). What a thing to say. What a sigh of relief...a Pope who doesn't focus on the material exclusively.
Happy 43rd anniversary to priesthood for Pope Leo! Ad multos annos! https://aleteia.org/2025/06/19/happ...ily-&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_term=20250619
Pope Leo's first major appointment as a Catholic Bishop . Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth. Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay Wednesday 18 June 2025. It is with great pride that we congratulate Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay on his appointment by Pope Leo XIV as the new Archbishop of Brisbane, succeeding Archbishop Mark Coleridge who is retiring after 13 years leading the Archdiocese of Brisbane and more than five decades as a priest. Mackinlay was a supporter of Fiducia supplicans, the Vatican declaration on same-sex blessings, which appeared between the synod on synodality’s two sessions. While many Catholics argued that the document short-circuited the synod’s deliberations, Mackinlay suggested it was an early fruit of the synodal process. “As with many things Pope Francis has done in the last year, he has not waited for the final document. He has already responded to things that were raised in the discussions and in the final report last year,” the bishop said in October 2024. Mackinlay has faced local criticism in recent months over the installation of a controversial sculpture in his diocesan cathedral in Bendigo. In an event reminiscent of the Pachamama incident during the 2019 Amazon synod in Rome, the 220-pound sculpture was allegedly wheeled out of the cathedral on a trolley by an elderly man and two youths, and later found abandoned nearby. Critics of the sculpture, which is called “Transcendence” and depicts a naked man and claimed there was an occult reference in a text describing the inspiration for the work on the artist’s website. Mackinlay said the reference was never made in the cathedral, only on the artist’s website, where it was later removed. “This possibility is something that we take extremely seriously,” he commented. Shortly after Mackinlay was named Archbishop of Brisbane, critics took aim at his theological outlook. Bishop Joseph Strickland, whom Francis removed as Bishop of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, after a series of social media posts criticizing the pope, described the Australian as a supporter of women deacons. “Appointing a bishop who holds such views to shepherd a major archdiocese is a source of scandal and division,” he said in a June 18 statement. “The faithful deserve clarity, not ambiguity; fidelity, not experimentation.” But while Mackinlay might seem to have a sharp ideological profile, he has earned the respect of churchmen on other parts of the theological spectrum, who say they Archbishop-elect Mackinlay seems broadly to share the theological views of Archbishop Coleridge, who emerged on the international stage at the 2014-2015 family synod as an articulate English-speaking supporter of Pope Francis’ pastoral priorities. Both Mackinlay and Coleridge are deeply committed to synodality and stress the importance of listening to lay Catholics, particularly those on the Church’s margins. In an initial visit to his new archdiocese, Mackinlay said that Coleridge was leaving a “strong legacy.” As Coleridge noted when he welcomed Mackinlay’s appointment, the Brisbane archdiocese is large and complex (as well as an important contributor to Queensland’s economy). Some Australian observers suggest Mackinlay will be a more effective manager than his predecessor. Given that he’s 60, he will likely have at least 15 years in which to show whether that’s true. Mackinlay’s move to Brisbane also likely has implications for the Australian Catholic University, which critics have repeatedly accused of diluting its Catholic identity. In his capacity as president of the university’s corporation — the body at the top of its governance structure — Archbishop Coleridge has vigorously defended the ACU’s leadership against the accusation. Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Melbourne’s Archbishop Peter Comensoli have sought a Vatican probe into the university. But Rome might be reluct ant to intervene given the differences among the country’s archbishops. As Archbishop of Brisbane, Mackinlay will automatically serve as a member of the corporation. Australian observers believe that Mackinlay will take the same line as Coleridge, meaning the episcopal stalemate over the ACU will probably continue. Bishop Shane's commission.sculpture, 'Transcendance' . There are nearly 700,00 Catholics in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
The translation of "Welcoming people on the margins" appears to mean focusing 50% of the churches energy on allowing lgbtq pagans run roughshod over the church. The other 50% is paying for migrants. Still no TLM verdict, but allegedly a new document is coming. Female deacons also appear to be on the menu, as well as the worship of hindu gods.
