MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Today's meditation shows two Apostles who betrayed Christ. Both were wrong, one repented, the other didn't. One went on to be one of the greatest saints of the Church and the first Pope who would die for His Master. The other died of his own hand unrepentant because he turned from His Master. He would forever be remembered as Judas the Traitor. For the Meditation for Tuesday in Holy Week, see The tale of two Apostles who both denied Christ
COMING TOMORROW:
"Feed My sheep"
In Wednesday's issue Dr. Edward Ciaccio addresses something almost everyone encounters in church and that is quirks and behavior that are not always in harmony with being considerate Catholics. In a serious, yet humorous way, Ed will share his perspectives and observations in his column Ecclesial Etiquette. For Dr. Ciaccio's column last week, see A Pilgrimage with the Passion of Faith
Pro Life Prescriptions
Wednesday Dr. Frank Joseph equates the blackballing of the Senate Judiciary Committee against Judge Charles Pickering in the same light as Jesus before Caiphas and the Sanhedrin where a small band of pompous deciders rule biasly against innocent men. Dr. Frank points out that most on this modern Sanhedrin court consist of Democrats - today's pharisees who on the outside might try to appear righteous but inwardly are rotting sepulchres. No Catholic can be associated with this kind of hypocrisy and still consider themselves Catholic as he will explain in his column The Sanhedrin of Sin! For Dr. Frank's column last week, see A careless civilization that could care less!
"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do"
The Boston Archdiocese's official publication The Pilot opened a whole new can of worms with their challenging of the celibacy rule in trying to protect their beleagured prelate Cardinal Law and the coffers these modern bishops so treasure. In presenting the editorial from the editor of The Pilot we accompany it with sound comments by Gary Morella that put into perspective the progressive program Boston and many other dioceses are trying to ramrod through in totally Protestantizing the Roman Catholic Church. Though satan is trying, he will not prevail as Gary points in Those reeling from the scandals are putting a false face on the reasons.
Simply Sheen
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen shares the wisdom of Saint Thomas Aquinas, misunderstood as a 'dumb ox' who became one of the brightest lights to ever live and provide a most excellent example of the Fruits of Celibacy as he explains in The "Dumb Ox" and the Fruits of Celibacy. For last week's "Simply Sheen" see
Every liberal is in revolt against the last revolt
LATER THIS WEEK:
Echoes of True Catholicism
On Maundy Thursday Dr. Marian Horvat will share a beautiful, inspirational and very thought-provoking essay on the seven last words pronounced from the Cross by our Lord and Savior and how, through her full co-redemptrix role His Blessed Mother ruled the demons, commanding them to stay and watch the victory of her Divine Son over death - giving them a taste of their final demise as well. Marian will show the analogy for our time in all of this in her special Holy Week column The Seven Last Words. For Dr. Marian's column last week, see 'Be Sober and Watch: Vigilance in Symbols
Precious Gift of our Faith
This Thursday we continue a beautiful catechetical apologetic series on the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar on the true meaning of the Holy Sacrifice. The 265th installment concludes an enthralling, truly inspiring and enlightening understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass gleaned from My Catholic Faith as we present Graces from the Holy Eucharist. For last week's 264th installment, see Dispostions of Holy Communion.
The Great Sacrilege
Father James F. Wathen, O.S.J. has granted permission to publish his entire work which was first published by Tan Books in 1972, and which we urge you to read for everything he wrote back then is backed by the solid depositum fidei - the Sacred Deposit of the Faith and still holds true. It takes up where the Ottaviani Intervention left off as you'll see in Thursday's issue when Father addresses the whole facade behind the over-exaggerated Rite of Peace that has become an excuse to elevate the social instead of the Immolated Lamb as Father will explain in the first section of Part Fourteen of Chapter Four The Rite of Peace. For part thirteen, see The Purpose of Archaism.
Christ or chaos
This Good Friday Dr. Thomas Droleskey will present a special column of inspiration just for the day which we strongly urge all to read as meditation during the day and share it with all for Tom personalizes what we do to our Lord Jesus Christ. He illustrates how each and everyone of us need to take heart and resolve to do all we can to restore Christ to His throne in the Social Kingship of the King of kings with respect and reverence in the continuing plan for the Triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart in his special Good Friday column "Into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit." Tom's fourth part of his four-part article on Merely a Matter of Preference will be carried Easter Monday. For Tom's third part, see Merely a Matter of Preference?
Traditional Insights
On Friday Mario Derksen continues his series on "Vatican II and the Gospel of
Man" as he meticulously peels off the skin-deep layers of rhetoric, exposing the tightening muscles of modernism that seek to squeeze the bones of doctrine. This prevents the living organs of Truth and Tradition from fully being able to function, thus allowing the cancer of humanism to penetrate the pores of the Mystical Body of Christ. On Good Friday Mario will illustrate how the razzmatazz, 'bafflegab', and skimble-skamble of the post-conciliar church, and especially in the pronouncements by John Paul II leave the faithful gasping for air and flying blind in a snowstorm of ambiguity and humanism as Mario will explain Friday in part seven with his column The Skimble-Skamble of the Post-Conciliar Church: Razzmatazz III For part six of Mario's series, see The 'Bafflegab' of the Post-Conciliar Church: Razzmatazz II .
The Fatima FILE
On Good Friday we continue a very interesting exposition by John Vennari on contradictions of Fatima and how it not only doesn't gel with what Sister Lucia previously had professed, but with the facts Russia was not consecrated as Our Lady specifically requested. That is obvious as the errors spread in the world and in the post-conciliar church. Through John's good graces and permission as editor of Catholic Family News we present on Friday the second part of his commentary It Doesn't Add Up! For part one, see It Doesn't Add Up!
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
Exsurge Domine
We continued with pertinent Papal Decrees. The third was from the time of the Protestant Reformation by Pope Leo X, elevated to the throne of Peter on this day 489 years ago. Seven years into his pontificate, as the revolt grew, he issued on June 20, 1520 his strong Papal Bull condemning the errors of the rebelling Augustinian monk Martin Luther and his followers. For this Papal Bull condemning Protestantism and Martin Luther's errors, see Exsurge Domine
Catholic PewPOINT
Monday editor Michael Cain completed his series on the analogy of the Mystical Body of Christ with the sorrowful mysteries. The Jews cried out 'Crucify Him! Crucify Him!' Alas, in these times the world and post-conciliar church do it all over again as they seek to justify the Jews' rationalization, allow worldy error and satanic filth to seep into and saturate homes, parishes and chanceries, thus defiling so many souls as Our Lady foretold at LaSalette. So many seem oblivious to Christ's words in Matthew 18: 7, "Wo to that man by whom the scandal cometh." The Mystical Body of Christ thirsts for truths in saving souls and is given the vinegar of ecumenism and humanism as he explained in his commentary Today's shepherds do know what they do!.
On the BattleLine
In Monday's issue Atila Sinke Guimarães weighed in on his perspective of the problems with returning the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan to the Russian "Orthodox" Church. He also equated the situation of the Campos compromise of the Fraternity of Saint Jean Marie Vianney with modern Rome as akin to the fox and the chicken making temporary peace. No matter how well-intentioned the chicken may think the fox may be, the latter is just waiting until his hunger moves him to change his mind and then dinner will be more readily available. So also the Campos contingent who could get fried by the concordat as Atila pointed out in his column A slap in the two-faces of Modern Rome
Liturgy of the Saints
HOLY WEEK
TUESDAY, March 26:
Tuesday in Holy Week. Historical feasts of Saint Ludger, Bishop who died in 802 and Saint Margaret Clitherow, martyred in 1586.
WEDNESDAY, March 27:
Wednesday in Holy Week. Traditional Feast of Saint John Damascene, Doctor of the Church who died in 749. Historical feast of Saint Rupert of Salzburg, Bishop who died in 720.
HOLY THURSDAY, March 28:
Traditional Feast of Saint John of Capistrano, Priest and Doctor of the Church who died in 1456. He is Patron Saint of Jurists. Historical feast of Saint Guntramnus, King who died in 592. He is Patron Saint of repentant murderers and those suffering a divorce.
GOOD FRIDAY, March 29:
Solemn Day of Fast and Abstinence. Historical feasts of Saint Joseph of Arimathea, Patron of Funeral Directors, and Saint Gladys, Mother of Saint Cadoc.
HOLY SATURDAY, March 30:
Easter Vigil. Historical feasts of Saint Quironus of Neus who was martyred in 117 and Saint John Climacus, Abbot who died in 605.
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