Monthly Archives: January 2023

If Vatican II was supposed to usher in a new “springtime”…

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Blessed Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer From  Fr Z’s Blog : Here’s an informal thought exercise. If Vatican II was supposed to usher in a new “springtime”… I saw something – HERE – EUROPE, NO LONGER CHRISTIAN ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH … Continue reading →

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Holiness is the Antidote to Evil in the Church

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Gavin Ashenden on THE CATHOLIC HERALD There may be few greater hindrances to believing in God and loving His Church than the offence caused by clerical sexual abuse.   The latest scandals, and the arguably equally offensive attempts to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Mass Readings

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Sunday, January 29 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar St. Gildas the Wise Book of Zephaniah 2,3.3,12-13. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI said that he abdicated because of insomnia

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

 By Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: From personal experience, I can confirm that insomnia is a terrible affliction. ANSA: The insomnia suffered by Pope Benedict XVI was the “central reason” for his resignation in 2013: he revealed it himself in a letter sent … Continue reading →

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Mary, Victrix of Satan

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

In these times in which it seems the world rulers of this present darkness are exercising demonic power here and all over the world, it should never be forgotten that Mary will crush the head of the serpent. Who better … Continue reading →

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The Cardinals and the Pen

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Through interposed books, the maneuvers of the next conclave are being played out. While Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Cardinal Ludwig Müller, and a posthumous work by Benedict XVI question the seemingly obscure side of current pontificate, the progressive wing is stepping … Continue reading →

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The White-Martyr Cardinals’ Dinner

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By George Weigel at the National Catholic Register: On the night of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral, Cardinal George Pell hosted a dinner in his apartment for a group of like-minded mourners, and all present were delighted that the heroic … Continue reading →

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Feast of the Conversion of St Paul

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Today we not only celebrate the incredible conversion of St. Paul, but we celebrate the infinite power of God’s love and mercy. Both before and after his conversion, St. Paul was a zealous man.  He did everything with vigor and … Continue reading →

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St Francis de Sales, pray for us!

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Saint Francis de Sales’ Story Francis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the young man could eventually take his elder’s place as a senator from the province of Savoy in France. For this reason Francis … Continue reading →

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Saint Agnes, pray for us!

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

On 21st January we honoured and remembered St. Agnes, virgin and martyr. Born in the year 291 AD, St. Agnes was solely devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ from a remarkably young age. Such was her love for the Lord … Continue reading →

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The One Thread By Which the Council Hangs: a Response to Cavadini, Healy, and Weinandy

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

A brilliant article by Dom Alcuin Reid: Above: photos of (left) Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI at the Monastère Saint-Benoît, provided by the monastery, and (right) Mass in Mexico, by marianaarias of CathoPic. “Don’t touch that! If you do, everything will … Continue reading →

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Sunday Mass Readings

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Sunday, January 22 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar St. Vincent Pallotti Book of Isaiah 8,23.9,1-3. First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land … Continue reading →

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An Outstanding Catholic Journalist Has Died: RIP George Neumayr

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The American Spectator reported yesterday: “Late this morning, we received this dreadful news: “It is with great sadness that the family of George Neumayr announces his untimely passing on January 19, 2023. He was abroad in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa, living … Continue reading →

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Pope curses ‘delinquent’ priests who withhold absolution!

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By Simon Caldwell on The Catholic Herald Priests should grant absolution in the confessional even when the penitent has no intention to repent, the Pope has said in a speech which has shocked seminarians. The Holy Father put aside a … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Men Holding Rosaries Sing Ancient Marian Hymn at Basilica in Poland

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

This is what real men look like: Are Poland and Hungary the only truly Catholic countries left in Europe today? More than ever we need strong heroic men like these shown here to fill our churches, homes, society once again. … Continue reading →

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