The Anti-Modernist

I have just returned from my trip to the United States, and it has indeed been both refreshing and reaffirming. It has been refreshing because I have had the opportunity to visit my family, who I had not seen in almost a year and half, and being with family is always good. It has been reaffirming because it has reaffirmed my faith and given me the opportunity to participate in wide range of religious activities, from feeding the hungry with the Franciscans of the Renewal , to attending Latin Mass, to participating in some very reverent Novus Ordo Masses. I only wish that so many activities existed in Singapore. Without a doubt there are many things to do, but the abundance of Masses and Divine Liturgies, volunteer activities, and Church related functions are not comparable; nevertheless, I would still choose to live in Asia. Of my many experiences, a few stand out in my mind. The greatest of these is the fact that no matter my location there always seems to be parish within walking

Yesterday was a First Holy Communion Day for me. My wife and I traveled back from Singapore and have been in the United States for the last 5 days in anticipation of this glorious event for my niece. Needless to say, we spent a great deal of time ourselves preparing for this event, praying for our niece and the other children who were to receive and attending daily Mass. Yet, and to my surprise, I would have never have thought that I would feel compelled to do Act of Reparation following what is supposed to be such a monumental and joyous occasion. So what was wrong? Adults are supposed to set the example for children, especially as to the standard of behavior and how to reverence to the Eucharist. The First Holy Communion of the children was a Mass, and our Lord was present in the tabernacle; however, aside from the customary genuflection, almost no one knelt to pray or to prepare themselves for Mass. In fact, it became so loud in the church that the sister who was overseeing the

Tolerance...LOL Liberals speak of tolerance when it suits their agenda, not when it opposes their point of view. Let us continue to defend the true definition of marriage and do so with honor and dignity. Cor Iesu Sacratissimum, miserere nobis.