The Anti-Modernist

I think that sometimes the distractions of the world can hit people so hard that they become disoriented. We are constantly besieged by bills, expectations of work, expectations of spouse, household responsibilities, and countless other matters which can cause us to lose sight of what is important, prayer. As adults, we can lose sight of that constant necessity to have dialogue with God, but to make matters worse sometimes our lack of prayerfulness can be adopted by our children. I was most recently reminded of this scenario in a conversation with my sister, and I offered her some solutions to help rectify the problem. Hopefully, if this is a problem in your life, you can use some of the solutions, or if you know of some other solutions that you think are helpful, you would be kind enough to add to them in the comment box. First, you must understand that my sister is a housewife and has one child in school and the other is still at home. She often finds herself a bit st...

Today is the 4th Sunday of Easter, and is also known as Vocations Sunday. Now, I don't believe that I can write anything better than is being said by our priests in their homilies today; however, they need our prayers today as much as ever. Praying for vocations doesn't mean just praying for new zealous souls to enter the priesthood, but it also means praying for the vocations that we already have and sustaining them. Therefore, I will share some prayers for the Sanctification of the Clergy, and I hope that some will be moved to at least say some of them for our priests. Please pray for our priests. [Taken from the Raccolta] Prayers to Obtain from God The Sanctification of the Clergy 656.  Jesus, Saviour of the world, sanctify Thy priests and sacred ministers. 658.  O Jesus, humbled in the Eucharist to be the source and center of charity of the Catholic Church and the strength of souls, we offer Thee our prayers, our actions, our sufferings in behalf of Thy priests, to...

This has been an interesting week to say the least. For the first time in my life, I was put in a position where I had to defend Catholic schools teaching Sacred Scripture, Tradition, especially liturgical and sacramental tradition, and the people who have given witness to the Word. Yet, it was not the defense of these elements which struck me, but it was against whom I had to defend them against, a fellow Catholic. As I travel the world, I see more and more that the elements which define Catholicism have continually been watered down by secularism or by well intentioned people who have misunderstood the call of Vatican II. There is a mistaken notion that we as Catholics must not offend, or that we will be guided by the Holy Spirit alone in our institutions; therefore, religious doctrine, catechesis, or Catholic stances on positions need not be focused upon, and that religion is entirely separate entity from other subjects which are taught in school, but this is a ...

To be Catholic is a way of life. It is a constant uphill journey, guided by the Bride of Christ towards Christian perfection. That Christian perfection that is sought is sainthood; we are all called to be saints, but in order for this to be accomplished, we must embrace the sweet yoke of Christ and struggle forward. In this age, we are all too often faced with those who proclaim themselves Catholic, yet disregard the Church’s teachings on morality, ethics and on sin. They believe that they themselves have some divine privilege to alter these unchanging teachings because society has shunned God, because they believe that “they are the Church”, but if this were true, they could do the Sacraments without a priest. Doesn’t quite work now, does it? With their belief, they negatively comment on the Pope, the magisterium, and the teachings of Christ. They adhere to modernist principles, disregarding the writings and warnings of the popes and saints, and put their trust in man....

There is no doubt that the wolves are after our beloved Pope, and responding to that I thought I would provide some prayers that could be said for the Holy Father. Whether you say these, or any other prayers for him, please pray for our Pontiff. These are some prayers taken from the Raccolta . 650 Invocation Lord Jesus, shelter our Holy Father the Pope under the protection of Thy Sacred Heart. Be Thou his light, his strength and his consolation. 652 Versicle and Response V. Let us pray for our Pontiff N . R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not the will of his enemies. (Our Father, Hail Mary) 653 Prayer O Lord, we are the millions of believers, humbly kneeling at Thy feet and begging Thee to preserve, defend and save the Sovereign Pontiff for many years. He is the Father of the great fellowship of souls and our Father as well. On this day, as on every other day, he is praying for us also, and is offer...

These are Micheal Voris' last videos in his week discussion on Progressivism in the Catholic Church.

Ignorance is bliss, or so it is said. Around the world there are people who have the mistaken notion that the Catholic Church is a democracy and that they can weigh in on matters of morals and faith. As I was doing my reading of world events, I came across an article Costa Rica president: End priests' celibacy vows . In this article, the President of Costa Rica says it’s time for the Roman Catholic Church to stop demanding celibacy from its priests. As I read that, I thought to myself, "Really? Time to end priestly celibacy, and by what modernist delusion did you concoct this wild notion?" The fact of the matter is this, the Catholic Church is not built upon societal consensus; rather, is governed by God’s moral law, something which many politicians fail to adhere to. Further, the idea of priestly celibacy is known as the Rule of St. Paul, and has been an effective part of Catholic tradition. Honestly, there is really no basis for changing this rule, except to give in...

This program is from RealCatholicTV.com I think this guy is spot on. I love how he goes through the different labels, but shows that they are all the same thing. I hope that some may find these useful or reinforcing in their fight against the modernist.

I think Michael Voris has got the right idea. I think it is time to clean house and take back the Church from those who corrupt the flock. Visit RealCatholicTV.Com

This year, the celebration of the Easter Vigil Mass was very special to me, not only because it is a very holy day, but because three of my aunt in-laws decided to accompany us to the Mass. Now, this may seem like nothing special; however, my in-laws are Taoist so their asking to attend Mass more and more often is of special significance, and as one of my aunts put it “This is so beautiful.” My aunts had been keen to attend other Masses with us during Holy Week, but problems with schedules kept arising, especially on Good Friday. Still, God’s grace had touched the hearts of my aunts and they freed themselves on Saturday for the Easter Vigil Mass. It was all surprising and new to them, as they had never seen a fully darkened church and what caught them even more was that we actually arrived an hour before the start of the Mass to ensure that we would have seats. Surprisingly, they didn’t complain at all; rather, just watched as we prayed and asked some questions about the evenin...

Regina Caeli V.  Regina caeli, laetare. Alleluia R.  Quia quem meruisti portare. Alleluia. V.  Resurrexit, sicut dixit. Alleluia. R.  Ora pro nobis Deum. Alleluia. V.  Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria. Alleluia. R.  Quia surrexit Dominus vere. Alleluia. Oremus. Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi mundum laetificare dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus; ut, per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. (English) V. Queen of heaven , rejoice! Alleluia. R.  For he whom you did merit to bear. Alleluia V.  Has risen, as he said. Alleluia. R.  Pray for us to God. Alleluia. V.  Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia. R.  For the Lord is truly risen. Alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we beseech you, that through the intercession of th...