The are images  not a videos: When I was ordained in 1980, girls were not allowed to be altar boys, I mean, servers. But that did not stop many parishes in the USA from having them. Bishop Lessard of the Diocese of Savannah, knew that many of his parishes had them, including my first parish as “associate pastor” in Albany, Georgia.  Thus he came up with a diocesan policy that allowed girls to serve as candle and cross bearers, and vested in different liturgical garments than the boys were. Only altar boys could minister directly to the priest by holding the Roman Missal, then cal ..read more

I just saw a news story about Steward Hospital Corporation, a for profit corporation, which is declaring bankruptcy in conjunction with some scandals associated with their practices.  One hospital in Massachusetts is named Saint Elizabeth’s. It also has a St. Margaret clinic.  I presume this hospital was once a Catholic hospital, but the name was maintained when it was sold to a for-profit corporation. The same thing happened in Augusta, Georgia. Saint Joseph Hospital once owned and run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Corondelet was sold to a for profit corporation. There was muc ..read more

 The restoration of the baldichinno continues. It seems to me that another solution would have been better, meaning a temporary altar placed over the confession. I have seen the floor in front of the papal altar extended over it and that would have been a better solution. At any rate, it is all temporary.  ..read more

In an act of true humility for this particular pope, Pope Francis is depicted in traditional papal vestments as a sign of his turn to the right? Can it be true? This week, Pope Francis talked about two things in a very positive way, he talked positively about parish priests without denigrating them and he spoke positively about making reparation for sin.  He didn’t complain about worrying about sin as being rigid, backwards or obsolete. He encouraged examination of conscience and the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the reparation that is demanded of our forgiven sins. Thi ..read more

This story is filled with Catholic cowardice fomented by a Catholic LIte approach to the Church, her liturgy, her Scripture and Tradition and a 2,000 year heritage of proclaiming Christ and His Paschal Mystery which alone saves us from the fires of hell.  These Catholic Lite Catholics have become like non-denominational Christianity. But make no mistake non-denominational Christianity is Protestantism in its various evolved forms.  What Catholic Lite Catholics want is a “bleeding heart” Church, and not the Bleeding Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ! They want feel-good religion. They ..read more

 On May 1, Cardinal Pizzaballa took possession of his titular church of Sant’Onofrio, which was given to him upon his being made cardinal in the September 2023 consistory. Sant’Onofrio is the Rome church for the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem ..read more

  Abuse in the Church by those in authority, any kind of abuse, occurs when truth is replaced by ideology and perverted desires. Not only can people be abused but even Catholic teaching is abused by the abuser. When people are convinced by a Church leader that doing something immoral isn’t wrong, that is abuse. We need prophets to stand up and call it out. And two African prelates continue to do so, one who is Pope Francis’ closest advisors. Press the title for the full story: Top African cardinal says Fiducia Supplicans ‘has been buried’ on the continent Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the ..read more

I returned to the parish that I was pastor from 1991 to 2004, for a foretaste of heaven, the wedding liturgy and banquet following. I witnessed the marriage vows of the daughter of a very good friend of mine who I have known since 1991 before he married. I married him and his wife in June of 1996 and had to privilege of celebrating their daughter’s wedding this past Saturday in the very same church. The Church of the Most Holy Trinity photographs very well as does the wedding party!  And if I do say so myself, this is how you renovate/restore a historic church. It was begun in 1857 and ..read more

It is safe to say that Pope Francis has begun a tradition of reversing three of his previous predecessors’ papal reforms. Clearly blessing mortal sins of those who live together outside of marriage undermines and reverses many, many aspects of Saint Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae. Clearly many of Pope Francis’ teachings reverses so much of Veritas Splendor of St. Pope John Paul II. And certainly TC reverses Pope Benedict’s XVI reform of the reform and reform of authoritarianism in forbidding liturgies of the Church with well over a 1,000 year tradition.  Pope Francis has gone back on papa ..read more

Okay, I will admit it! I don’t understand AI and the threat it poses to the Church and the world. And when I do get it eventually, it will leap frog ahead of me and I will still be in the past.  But with that said, there was some hoopla about Fr. Justin an AI “priest” who would answer all your questions based on artificial intelligence.  Well, after two days, he was not well received and instead of being transferred he’s being laicized! But once a priest always a priest. AI told me that! This is this morning’s sad, sad, report from the National Catholic Register: Father Justin, we ..read more