As I began my prayer this morning, a wave of various emotions washed over me. It was a wave that began in the middle of the night, one filled with great anticipation, yet stocked with the unknown. We are entering into decisive times where a final sifting is taking place. Consider these three prophetic voices, spanning over nearly 70 years:Continue reading
Were I the devil, at this moment in the Church and the world, I would do my best to discredit the priesthood, undermine the Holy Father’s authority, sow doubt in the Magisterium, and attempt to convince the faithful that they can only rely now upon their own inner instincts and private revelation.
That, simply, is a recipe for deception.
Pope Leo XIV/The late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
On July 2, 2026, the Apostolic See issued ipso facto a latae sententiae excommunication of four priests “ordained” to the episcopate within and by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), as well as the bishop who acted as co-consecator in the liturgical celebration.[1]zenit.org The priests were elevated to the level of bishop without the express permission and authority of the Pope. The Vatican added:
Clergy and lay faithful are warned not to adhere to the schism of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, as they would automatically incur the penalty of latae sententiae excommunication. —Zenit, July 2, 2026
This has caused new divisions, if not the birth of a new schism in the Church…Continue reading
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POPE Benedict XIV once said, “if there was no purgatory, then we would have to invent it, for who would dare say of himself that he was able to stand directly before God.”[1]Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, from God and the World: Believing and Living in Our Time – A Conversation With Peter Seewald, Ignatius Press I couldn’t agree more.Continue reading
Footnotes
| ↑1 | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, from God and the World: Believing and Living in Our Time – A Conversation With Peter Seewald, Ignatius Press |
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