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Padre Pio Brings Us Into the Mystery of the Baby Jesus at Midnight Mass
St. Padre Pio had a deep love for Christmas and the Baby Jesus. Eye-witnesses have written about seeing the Baby Jesus in the saint’s arms. When people were seeking his prayers at Christmas, Padre Pio sometimes handed them a picture … Continue reading
Bishop Schneider Comes to the SSPX’s Defense Again
Bishop Athanasius Schneider Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, recently defended the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) from detractors who continue to insist the Society is “in schism.” This is not the first time that Schneider has come … Continue reading
Father Willie Doyle: A New Saint for Ireland?
“The cause for canonization of the Jesuit priest moves forward!” Comment: This is joyful news. For years now many of us have believed Father Willie Doyle SJ to be a Saint. Over the years we have published plenty of articles … Continue reading
St Padre Pio: An “Alter Christus” at the Altar when celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
According to some estimates, approximately 20 million people have attended Holy Mass celebrated by Padre Pio. Concerning the value of the Mass, Padre Pio said: “If men only appreciated the value of a holy Mass they would need traffic officers … Continue reading
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40 Years Ago Our Lady Appeared in Kibeho, Rwanda
November 28 is the feast day of Our Lady of Kibeho, and is the only Marian apparition site approved by the Catholic Church on the African continent. Kibeho is a village located in the southern part of Rwanda, in the administrative district of Nyaruguru. It is … Continue reading
The Suffering Souls in Purgatory Cry Out to us in Anguish
November, the month the Church dedicates in a special way to prayer and sacrifices for the holy souls in n Purgatory, is already half way through. For the souls enduring the excruciating pains of Purgatory who can no longer help … Continue reading
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Saint John Vianney, pray for us!
This is a CP&S reblog with an added prayer for the feast of St John Vianney, patron saint of priests: To recover the sacred in our Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, in his Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests of June … Continue reading
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Viganò: Cardinals Cupich, Gregory and Tobin are unworthy to celebrate Mass
Marco Tosatti at Stilum Curiae: Viriliter agite, et confortetur cor vestrum. Act manfully, and let your heart be strengthened. Ps 30:25 What do you think of Pope Francis’s support for Father James Martin? The LGBTQ+ ideology and the gender theory … Continue reading
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Biden, The Eucharist, and the Bishops: WHAT IS AT STAKE?
By Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla The possibility that President Biden will be refused Holy Communion as a result of the American bishops’ decision to go ahead with writing a document on “Eucharistic coherence” is making headlines in many newspapers, especially … Continue reading
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The Simple Path to Holiness: the Careful Performance of our Daily Duties
Today (June 9) is the feast of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi. She was one of the most remarkable lay mystics in the history of the Church. Despite being favoured with many extraordinary mystical gifts, and consulted by bishops, popes and … Continue reading
Pilgrims Return to Spain’s ‘El Camino’ Paths as Pandemic Wanes
Seventeen years ago, in May 2004, my sister and I walked the famous ‘Camino De Santiago’ (the Way of Saint James). We did it as a pilgrimage, in the style of the pilgrims of earlier times, carrying all our belongings … Continue reading
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Embrace the Lifestyle of a Living Martyr
Catholic author, Peter J. Kreeft, in his new book, “How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss“, recalls the unshakable faith of the early Christian martyrs who refused to recant from what they knew to be … Continue reading
Lent, St Padre Pio, and Spiritual Combat with the Devil
“We must prepare for temptation if we want to approach God.” (St. Padre Pio) Pope Benedict XIV wrote an encyclical on Lent in which he said: “The observance of Lent is the very badge of the Christian warfare. By it, … Continue reading
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Pre-Lent Preparation: Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima
The Septuagesima season always begins with the ninth week before Easter and includes three Sundays called respectively Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima. These names which were borrowed from the numeral system of the time, denote a series of decades working back … Continue reading
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