The Chinese Communist government has once again boldly promoted itself as the ultimate master of all things Chinese, including mainland religious affairs, with the ordering of three illicit consecrations (since November, 2010) of bishops having no papal mandate. The Chinese … Continue reading
One of us must surrender Ere this affair is done. I beg You — for it could not be — That You be not the one.
Think you, if this were I, You would be let to cry? Were it I, for your sake, Think you I would not wake?
There are three persons I admire tremendously and love the most, And these are God, The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. I admire them the most because beyond all others they are
The current definition of the Middle Ages implies that they are an intermediary epoch between two civilizations, and, therefore, only a break in the course of civilization. There is no term about whose definition there is more perfect agreement than … Continue reading
As has already been noted on the SBC website, Archduke Otto von Habsburg, who in 1916 became heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has died. I’d like to offer a couple of additional thoughts. The Archduke passed away … Continue reading
May God be kind to captive fish Who dwell in little bowls and wish To swim, and can’t, and have no notion
The night before Our Lord was born Saint Joseph went about forlorn, Knocking at doors from left to right, Knocking at every door in sight,
Saint Expedite: A Real Saint? Some would claim, in answer to the above question, that Saint Expedite really did not exist. In reply to that claim, we need to point out that he is indeed found in the Roman Martyrology, … Continue reading
Reading in the Book of Acts about the events of Pentecost, three physical things accentuate the spiritual. In fact, without them, the coming of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles would be impossible to imagine, being, as we are, creatures … Continue reading
It is probably safe to say that everyone reading this knows of the famous preacher on Boston Common of the 1950’s, Father Leonard Feeney, and of the religious brothers who accompanied him there each Sunday. Father preached the unvarnished truth … Continue reading
My meager brightness must I dim: Curtail my scanty skill; My little well, below the brim,
Lest I should ever be mistaken for a mad Manichaean, Who am enamored of realities maybe not three-dimensioned enough, I hereby praise God loudly for all measurements and materials, Foliage, flesh, fabric and fiber, substance and stuff.
If you watch the video, you’ll see glimpses of our religious brothers and sisters. Reminder: The 16th annual Pilgrimage for Restoration is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, September 23-25. Learn more here. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byjR0bfOvt0
Below is the official English translation of the Instruction, Universae Ecclesiae. The Latin original — and all the official translations — are found on the Holy See’s web site.
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