PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION ON THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE:
Having received the food of immortality,
we ask, O Lord,
that, glorying in obedience
to the commands of Christ, the King of the universe,
we may live with him eternally in his heavenly Kingdom.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
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This advent season, the preparation for the birth of our Lord, I ask you to ponder this question: how are you heeding John’s call to repentance and how are you preparing for Jesus fiery return?
New Post: https://fretheim.blog/posts/heeding-john-the-baptists-call/
Jackson Fretheim
Heeding St. John the Baptist's Call
The great John the Baptist proclaimed the coming of Jesus, the savior, one who is mightier than even John himself (Mark 1:7). John’s baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was essential in fulfilling the role of the one crying out in the wilderness…
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"The comforts and tribulations of this life are momentary and small, but the comforts and tribulations of the next life are everlasting and great beyond measure."
—St. Robert Bellarmine
—St. Robert Bellarmine
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Someone close to me is coughing up blood, please pray for them.
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"Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent" (Proverbs 17:28).
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Make sure that you fulfill both your obligation for Sunday and Christmas, details below:
"Hence we see that these senses are, as it were, five gates through which all kinds of sin can enter into the soul. If, then, we carefully guard these gates, we shall easily avoid a multitude of sins, and therefore we shall be enabled to live well and die well."
—St. Robert Bellarmine, The Art of Dying Well
—St. Robert Bellarmine, The Art of Dying Well
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St. Robert Bellarmine, quoting Augustine, provides the following remedy for temptations to unchastity:
"The holy Father [St. Augustine] thus speaks: 'If you cast your eyes upon anyone, fix them upon no one.' Wherefore, if we do not purposely accustom ourselves to look upon a beautiful person, and should, by chance, cast our eyes upon one, and then quickly turn them aside, there will be no danger to us; for truly does St. Augustine remark that the danger is not in the glance, but in the dwelling upon the object" (The Art of Dying Well, 108-109).
"The holy Father [St. Augustine] thus speaks: 'If you cast your eyes upon anyone, fix them upon no one.' Wherefore, if we do not purposely accustom ourselves to look upon a beautiful person, and should, by chance, cast our eyes upon one, and then quickly turn them aside, there will be no danger to us; for truly does St. Augustine remark that the danger is not in the glance, but in the dwelling upon the object" (The Art of Dying Well, 108-109).
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"Peter’s successors in the primacy were unequivocal in testifying to their preeminence and universal jurisdiction in the Church."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"The history of the Church in the first millennium is replete with instances of the Popes deposing heretical patriarchs and bishops, hearing appeals from bishops of East and West, calling local councils, ratifying or annulling the decisions made in ecumenical councils, and making other doctrinal judgments to safeguard the 'deposit of faith,' which Christ gave to the College of Bishops united to their head and center of unity, the Bishop of Rome."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"These great Popes insist that the primacy of the Chair of Peter in the Church was not the consequence of the political status of “Old Rome,” but of the words of power Christ spoke to Blessed Peter."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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If you want to have a better understanding of how Catholics should approach the issue of race, take a look at Fr. Gregory Pine's video "Should We Love Everyone the Same?" and take the logic pertaining to one's immediate family and apply it to your extended family (racial group, ethnicity).
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Forwarded from TESTAMENT STAR
In his new article, Jackson Fretheim discusses how we often use the platitude "You are fine just the way you are" as an excuse to avoid true transformation in Christ.
https://testamentstar.com/2024/true-transformation-in-christ/
https://testamentstar.com/2024/true-transformation-in-christ/
Testament Star
True Transformation in Christ - Testament Star
One of the most widely propagated falsehoods of the modern era is the conception of man as having a static or ‘complete’ spiritual state. This idea comes in many forms, atheism being the prime example where a denial of the soul has the necessary consequence…
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Many of the issues we see pertaining to chastity and modesty stem from an implicit denial of concupiscence and original sin.
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