Correction of the Archdiocese of Paderborn: The Confirmation in Paderborn on Sunday, January 25, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop König, took place in the Novus Ordo in Latin. This was announced by 'Pro Missa Tridentina' in Germany. The archdiocese’s website had previously circulated the false report that the confirmation was celebrated in the old rite.
Die Firmung in Paderborn am Sonntag, 25. Januar 2026, in der Busdorfkirche durch Weihbischof König erfolgte im Novus Ordo auf Latein – wie bereits im Jahr 2022.
The author argues that Sebastian Morello incorrectly presents Neoplatonism as fundamental to Catholic theology. In fact, true Catholic tradition adopts Christian Platonism rather than Neoplatonism and explicitly rejects Neoplatonic metaphysics. Theurgy and Hermeticism, which are associated with Neoplatonism, are said to be incompatible with Christianity because they involve emanationism and polytheism. These practices are condemned by Scripture and the Church as superstitious or demonic, and they violate the First Commandment. Morello is accused of misrepresenting his critics as ignorant rather than addressing their arguments and of using accusations of scholarly incompetence as a rhetorical strategy. St Thomas Aquinas and Dionysius the Areopagite are shown to have explicitly rejected Neoplatonic emanation, even though they used certain terms, such as 'emanation', with different meanings. Theurgy is argued to be categorically different from Christian sacraments: the latter depend on …More
The Catholic Problem with "Magic" (A response to Morello) by John Lamont x Saul and the Witch of Endor (Victoria and Albert Museum) Sebastian Morello has written a rather characteristic response to the criticism I made of him in an article in Rorate Caeli. Some observations about his response may cast light on the important issues involved in the debate over his views. The average reader may desire some justification for the claim that the issues in question are important ones. Why should Catholics care about the Neoplatonists, a philosophical school that existed between the 3rd and 6th centuries A.D., or about theurgy and Hermeticism (whatever those things are)? What does it matter if I am right about them and Morello is wrong, or vice versa? Firstly, the stakes in this debate are high. Morello's view is that Neoplatonism is the philosophy of the Fathers of the Church and indeed of the Church herself. Neoplatonism is also the philosophical partner and underpinning of theurgy and …
On 24 January, Pope Leo XIV appointed Rev. Cyril Buhayan Villareal as the new Bishop of Kalibo in the Philippines. CatholicCulture.org has reported critically on his theological positions regarding sexual morality on January 26. Born in 1974, Villareal was ordained a priest in 2001 and has served as a seminary instructor (2012–16), cathedral rector (2016–18), vicar general (2016–21), diocesan administrator (2021–23) and pastor (since 2023). In his 2011 theological master's thesis submitted at the University of Vienna, Austria, Monsignor Villareal showed sympathy towards revisionist arguments that question the Church's teaching on contraception. First, Villareal acknowledges that the Church's teaching "establishes a close bond between sexuality and procreation, linking the two in matrimony". He straightforwardly affirms God’s design of sexuality: "The Church judges the morality of the sexual act based on whether it is separable or inseparable from the unitive and procreative significance …More
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne has announced that he will not be attending the sixth assembly of the German Synod, due to begin in Stuttgart this week. In an interview with Domradio.de, Cardinal Woelki said that, for him, the Synodal Way has come to an end. Five meetings were scheduled, and he attended all of them. The meeting in Stuttgart is intended to evaluate the implementation in the dioceses, a task which Cardinal Woelki says exceeds the original remit. However, Cardinal Woelki claimed that all Synod participants want "what is best" for the Church. On the meaning of "synodality", the cardinal said that not everything in the Church can be open to free-ended debate. “To give a deliberately extreme example: we cannot vote on whether Jesus rose from the dead.” He added that he has the impression that, at a certain point, the German Synodal Way was mainly about pushing specific church-political positions. Launched in 2019, the German Synod is in favour of many things that God …More
Cardinal Woelki declines to attend final Synodal Way assembly, saying, “For me, the Synodal Way is over,” and adding that he does not believe the assembly has the authority to evaluate individual bishops and dioceses.
Completed in 2017–2018, the renovation transformed Sacred Heart Catholic Church (built in the mid-1980s). In 2016, Fr. Sullivan invited New Jerusalem Studios to reorganize the church around a more beautiful and reverent celebration of the Sacred Liturgy. The work included new tile, a redesigned stone altar and ambo, architectural elements, lighting, refinished pews, and a major mural program. The murals center on Christ the King and High Priest, flanked by the Archangels Gabriel and Michael, with Trinitarian imagery above and a gold-leaf tabernacle niche inspired by the Tilma of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Before and After: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona
Home » Architecture , Painting » Before and After: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona New Jerusalem Studios is a firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, which "specializes in theologically informed liturgical design for renovation and the creation of large scale sacred art murals." We have shared some of their work before and we are pleased to be able to share one of their (relatively) recent renovation projects, which nicely fits in with our continued and ever popular 'Before and After' series. The project was completed in 2017-2018, involving Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona, a church that was built in the mid 1980's. The Studio provides us with a bit of background: Fr. Sullivan approached New Jerusalem Studios in 2016 with the ambitious vision of organizing the parish around the beautiful and reverent celebration of the Sacred Liturgy and a plan for complete renovation of the interior of the church. The renovation included new tile in the sanctuary and nave,…
Yup - I guess so. Side note - The Jehovah Witness believe that Christ was Crucified, however they do not believe he resurrected. Easter is our proof of faith.
Thinking I was Catholic, I lived many years in the Modernist sect. Modernism is not exclusively 'rump rangers'. They also have nuns that administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Modernists focus on the resurrected Christ and forget about carrying the cross. Modernists are not bad people. They are usually misled Catholics. I agree that the facelift made this church more attractive. The missing crucifix is disheartening.
Policing experts explain and point out details of Alex Pretti and how he had NO GUN! Murdered in cold blood. Just because they wanted to kill someone. Tired of him struggling to get away from them as they beat him. Once again I am not allowed to even leave the link in Description. When I click on it, another language shows up on Yahoo. So once again I can only leave you the title of the article with the video. One called it murder. Some need more information. How policing experts see the Pretti shooting. Ice Pulling a gun on Alex Pretti
Listened to 42 minutes of the u tube video linked below here which has a good deal more to see that reveals a great deal more about the TRUTH. What I viewed was worth taking the time to look at this. Really good journalism, bit of coverage.. SUNDAY …
It is also reported that ICE agents routinely train with theIsraeli Defense Forces(IDF). In recent days, some videos have appeared on TikTok claiming that some of the ICE agents deployed in U.S. cities are actual Israeli soldiers who served in the IDF. According to the FBI, victims have reported being threatened, robbed, kidnapped and even sexually assaulted by individuals posing as federal officers. Some of the incidents occurred in New York, Florida and North Carolina, the bulletin said. ICE Agents in the U.S. are Trained by Israeli …
Auxiliary Bishop Matthias König of Paderborn, Germany, celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation for 21 young Catholics using the Pontificale Romanum. The website of the Archdiocese of Paderborn reported favorably on the liturgy. The archdiocese is known for a series of scandals. In May 2025, the bishop attended a blasphemous show involving dead chickens in his cathedral, and in September the archdiocese dismissed a Catholic canon lawyer for warning against homosexuality.
Weihbischof spendet Firmung in außerordentlicher Form des römischen Ritus
Toronto's Archdiocesan newspaper The Catholic Register reports about the new Archbishop of Edmonton is Stephen Hero. The article is called "An Edmonton homecoming for native son Hero." He was installed on January 23, 2026. He moves to Edmonton from serving in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. We congratulate Archbishop Hero and may God help him to shepherd the flock. However, Hero realizes there are great challenges in keeping and spreading the faith in present day secular Canada. He says he has worked to support the Catholic schools by working with his predecessor Archbishop Richard Smith. We don't know what the bishops have done in Western Canada to promote Catholic identity in education. We do know that Canada's Catholic public schools have been colonized by gender identity, "inclusive" education and critical race theory. These ideas contradict the Catholic meaning of the person, family, marriage and sexual identity. Why haven't parents and church parishioners been made aware of this from …
Fernández: today there are too many “ex cathedra” condemnations on the web, we need more humility The cardinal opens the plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he is prefect, with his meditation: “Keep alive the awareness of our limitations and our need for God so as not to fall into the same deception that led to the excesses of the Inquisition, world wars, the Shoah, and the massacres in Gaza.”
Have you guys gotten Dr. Doug Haugen's book, Saints of the Apocalypse: Escaping the Empire of Spectacle? I thoroughly recommend it. Here's my review of his terrific contribution to addressing both the Jewish Question and the Great Deception facing us.
The seems to be a good analysis. Especially in its warning against any form of millennialism, which we are warned about as Catholics. The triumph of the Immaculate Heart will be a Sacramental Reign. Available now.
[Saint Patrick - mid-fifth to early-sixth century; Roman Britain/Ireland; Missionary, Bishop; Apostle of Ireland] “30. For that reason, I give thanks to him who strengthened me in all things, so that I should not be hindered in my setting out and also in my work which I was taught by Christ my Lord; but more, from that state of affairs I felt, within me, no little courage, and vindicated my faith before God and man. 31. Hence, therefore, I say boldly that my conscience is clear now and hereafter. God is my witness that I have not lied in these words to you. 32. But rather, I am grieved for my very close friend, that because of him we deserved to hear such a prophecy. The one to whom I entrusted my soul! And I found out from a goodly number of brethren, before the case was made in my defense (in which I did not take part, nor was I in Britain, nor was it pleaded by me), that in my absence he would fight in my behalf. Besides, he told me himself: “See, the rank of bishop goes to you” -…More
"36. Whence came to me this wisdom which was not my own, I who neither knew the number of days nor had knowledge of God? Whence came the so great and so healthful gift of knowing or rather loving God, though I should lose homeland and family?"
The criminal trial of the Famille missionnaire de Notre-Dame (FMND), a Catholic religious community based in Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier (Ardèche), opened on 19 January 2026 before the correctional court in Privas, France. Its founder and superior, Father Bernard Pinède, and the community itself are charged with “abuse of weakness” (abus de faiblesse). This French criminal offense involves the exploitation of a person’s psychological vulnerability. The hearings ran from 19 to 22 January 2026. The public prosecutor requested: - Two years suspended prison sentence for Father Bernard, - Closure of the community’s main house for one year, - A €100,000 fine. The verdict is scheduled for 24 March 2026. What the Accusations Are Based On The case stems from a 2021 preliminary investigation, triggered by complaints from five former members and a report by the government anti-cult body MIVILUDES. The prosecution does not allege physical violence, sexual abuse, or financial embezzlement. Instead …More
"The prosecution does not allege physical violence, sexual abuse, or financial embezzlement. Instead, it focuses on alleged psychological control." They don't like it if there isn't control promoted by them.
26.01.2026 SSPX MUST MEET POPE LEO AFTER HE INTERPRETS VATICAN COUNCIL II RATIONALLY AND APOLOGISES FOR THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF LEFEBVRE Now it should be clear that the traditionalists do not have to accept the Council interpreted irrationally. There is a rational option which is tradition. The National Catholic Reporter and the Society of St. Pius X are in the same doctrinal boat, when they choose the Rational Premise to interpret Vatican Council II. They will be in unity and harmony with the ‘the strict interpretation’ of the dogma extra ecclesium nulla salus. When Pope Leo interprets Vatican Council II with the Rational Premise he is a rad trad on extra ecclesiam nulla salus too. It would be true for Pope Leo and Fr. Davide Pagliarani, the Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X. It would be true for Fr. John Berg, the Superior General of the FSSP. So before a meeting with the pope, Fr. Davide Pagliarani must ask how we can have a pope who interprets Vatican Council II and the …More
Two Saints from Syria cut to the Heart Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Saint Isaac the Syrian Wed Jan 28th "Then the Lord from His glorious heaven shall set up His peace. And the kingdom of the Romans shall rise in place of this latter people, and establish its dominion upon the earth, even to the ends and there will be no one who will resist it. After iniquity shall have multiplied, and all creatures have become defiled, then Divine Justice shall appear, and shall wholly destroy the people, and coming forth from perdition, the man of iniquity shall be revealed upon the earth, the Seducer of men, and disturber of the whole earth." Saint Ephrem the Syrian "Today Mary is heaven for us, because she bears God withing herself. The Most High God has abased Himself and made His dwelling in her, so that He might bring about our salvation." St. Ephrem "O Lord and Master of my life, grant that I may not be afflicted with a spirit of sloth, inquisitiveness, ambition, and vain taking." Prayer of Saint …More
Saint Éphrem le Syrien, Saint Isaac le Syrien Mercredi 28 janvier (oreint) « Alors le Seigneur, depuis son ciel glorieux, établira sa paix. Et le royaume des Romains s'élèvera à la place de ce dernier peuple, et établira sa domination sur la terre, jusqu'aux extrémités, et personne ne lui résistera. Après que l'iniquité se sera multipliée et que toutes les créatures auront été souillées, alors la justice divine apparaîtra et détruira entièrement le peuple, et sortant de la perdition, l'homme d'iniquité sera révélé sur la terre, le séducteur des hommes et le perturbateur de toute la terre. » Saint Éphrem le Syrien (306 – 373) « Aujourd'hui, Marie est le ciel pour nous, car elle porte Dieu en elle. Le Dieu Très-Haut s'est abaissé et a fait sa demeure en elle, afin d'accomplir notre salut. » Saint Éphrem le Syrien « Ô Seigneur et Maître de ma vie, accorde-moi de ne pas être affligé par un esprit de paresse, de curiosité, d'ambition et de vanité. » Prière de saint Éphrem le …More
CATECHISM OF PERSEVERANCE : AN HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL,MORAL, AND LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION Translated from the French of Mgr Gaume by REV. F. B. JAMISON - COURSE FIRST - CHAPTER 43 - The Messiah foretold - Prophecies of Aggeus, Zacharias, and Malachias. (A.C. 538-454.)...to download, to print, to share !
Pope Leo to Roman Rota: “You are called to safeguard the truth with rigor but without rigidity, and to exercise charity without omission…At times, there is the risk that excessive identification with the often troubled circumstances of the faithful may lead to a dangerous relativization of the truth.”