Box On Band - 2018 - Polka Down Pulaski Street - Pulaski Wisconsin

No parades.  No festivals.  We need a little entertainment.

Pope Francis on feast of Saints Peter and Paul: 'Only prayer unlocks chains'

Pope Francis on feast of Saints Peter and Paul: 'Only prayer unlocks chains': On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on Monday, Pope Francis urged Christians to pray for one another and for unity, saying “only prayer unlocks chains.”

Archbp. Cordilone recites the Exorcism where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was town down. OORAH!

Archbp. Cordilone recites the Exorcism where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was town down. OORAH!: His Excellency Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, made reparation and the site in Golden Gate Part where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was torn down.

Then the Archbishop - God Bless him and his tribe - read the Title XI Chapter 3 Exorcism against Satan and the Falle

Arkansas church's ad draws spotlight

Arkansas church's ad draws spotlight: A church in rural Hot Spring County has been getting national media attention after it placed a full-page advertisement in The Tennessean newspaper Sunday saying 'Islam' would detonate a nuclear device in Nashville on July 18.

Father Moloney vs. the Cult of Woke - Crisis Magazine

Father Moloney vs. the Cult of Woke - Crisis Magazine: Progressivism is not an ideology, but a political religion. Black Lives Matter is not a political movement: it’s a secular cult. I’m sure Crisis readers need no convincing on either point. But, should any doubts remain, consider the case of the Reverend Daniel Patrick Moloney. Until June 9, Father Moloney served as Catholic chaplain for …

Diocesan bankruptcies could require Vatican approval, Vatican official reminds bishops

Diocesan bankruptcies could require Vatican approval, Vatican official reminds bishops: The Vatican has written to the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, to remind dioceses that filing for bankruptcy could require the consent of the Holy See.

Meet Our Lady of Czestochowa

Meet Our Lady of Czestochowa: Q:  I know that Pope John Paul II had a strong devotion to Our Lady of Czestochowa. Please explain how this devotion came about. Pope John Paul II visited the shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa on his first trip to Poland in 1979. He said, “The call of a son of Poland to the …

Make up your mind

The same people (clergy?) that wanted the pope emeritus out of the Vatican a few months ago were the same ones that demanded that he return to the Vatican immediately.

Happy Feast Day

     St. John Fisher is the patron saint of the Diocese of Rochester, NY.

Cardinal Sarah remains head of Vatican liturgy department after 75th birthday

Cardinal Sarah remains head of Vatican liturgy department after 75th birthday: Cardinal Robert Sarah said Wednesday he would continue to serve as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship beyond his 75th birthday.

Regensburg Bavaria German Flag

My first thought was where's his mask?

He's 93 years old!  He has trouble walking.  What did you expect?
But mentally, sharp as ever.
Pray for him and his brother.
BTW:  He drew a crowd of well wishers!

Catholics: They Are Not Coming Back..Unless

Catholics: They Are Not Coming Back..Unless

An Identity Crisis in the Priesthood - Crisis Magazine

An Identity Crisis in the Priesthood - Crisis Magazine: As a new wave of protests erupt in response to the death of Rayshard Brooks, many Catholics are finding themselves angered, frustrated, and perplexed, but not in the way that immediately comes to mind. For months, we have been told that we must be exiled from the public celebration of the Mass, and, in some …

Benedict XVI visits his ailing brother in Germany

Benedict XVI visits his ailing brother in Germany: Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is making a private visit to Germany to see his ailing brother Msgr. Georg Ratzinger.

Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again (1943)

Vera Lynn has passed away at 103 years old.

Signs?

A reading from Isaiah

How bad is the state of the Catholic Faith in Germany?

How bad is the state of the Catholic Faith in Germany?: One incident can't tar a whole nation. However, the single incidents keep heaping up and up and up.

The last in just how nuts Germany is.

From LifeSite:
German archdiocese celebrates Corpus Christi with photos of monstrance in profane places
Photos showed the monstrance in a playground, on a

Locusts Swarms Cover 13 Countries; Expected to be 8,000 Times Larger Than Last Year

Locusts Swarms Cover 13 Countries; Expected to be 8,000 Times Larger Than Last Year: The worst infestation in 70 years endangers the food security of some 40 million people.

The one time there is an ordination in the Southern Tier of the Rochester Diocese

It has to be private. 

Benedict XVI probably didn't say this

If I knew that I was going to live this long...
Francis is the pope whether you like it or not. 
The way the majority of Cardinals have been missing for the last twelve weeks, Francis is probably the last pope. 
Benedict may be making a bigger impact on the Church and its followers as emeritus than if he was still the pope.

The Emergence of the Underground Church

The Emergence of the Underground Church: In the last several years we have seen a severe disruption in the cultural fabric of the United States in nearly every category. There are few exceptions. Every generation has its challenges, and this generation is experiencing a seismic shift. Generation X, Y, Z, and Millennials are about to come of age

Lone Star Parson: Feast of the Holy Trinity

Lone Star Parson: Feast of the Holy Trinity: Today's Trinity Sunday, so it's time to tear our gaze away from the two-bit Maoists  waging war on statues and everything else...

What's God Shouting in This Pandemic? How Should Christians Stand? The B...

The Mazza Hypothesis: Benedict resigned as Bishop of Rome but not Vicar of Christ. Wherein Fr. Z ponders with a heavy heart.

The Mazza Hypothesis: Benedict resigned as Bishop of Rome but not Vicar of Christ. Wherein Fr. Z ponders with a heavy heart.: I've been pondering lately.   One needs to do this out of love.  Ponder, comes from Latin pondus, "weight".  Hence, I am weighing things.  Augustine famously wrote, amor meus pondus meum... my love is my weight.  In Augustine's time, gravity was thought to be an interior force that compelled things

Why we are doomed

The most referenced world leader in the last 100 years?
Adolph Hitler.

Churches in 6 states damaged by violent protests

Churches in 6 states damaged by violent protests: Churches in California, Minnesota, New York, Kentucky, Texas, and Colorado have been attacked during recent violent protests.

Oh my Jesus...

Forgive us our sins

Save us from the fires of Hell

Lead all souls to heaven

Especially those most in need of they mercy.

A sign from Mary?

Listening to The Stations of the Cross radio today.  During the song  "Ave Maria" the Emergency Alert System test came on.