“Although it clearly follows from the circumstances that the Pope can err at times, and command things which must not be done, that we are not to be simply obedient to him in all things, that does not show that he must not be obeyed by all when his commands are good. “To know in what… Read More When a Pope Is to be Obeyed
Updated Note: I too am in anguish over the scandals Mr. Damian Thompson(1) cites in his above-referenced jeremiad. Terribly so. It is a crushing weight all traditional Catholics must feel. But after linking to his article and after prayer I have either fallen prey to some fearful scruples which I cannot ignore, or to some deeper… Read More The scandals haunting Pope Francis.
St. Catherine of Siena Love from ‘Eternal Goodness’. Eternal Goodness, you want me to gaze into you and see that you love me gratuitously,so that I may love everyone with the very same love. You want me, then, to love and serve my neighbors gratuitously, by helping them spiritually and materially as much as I… Read More St. Catherine of Siena. Feast Day April 29.
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