Altar no longer an altar but a table: During a recent interview on the Philippines, Bishop Athanasius Schneider noted that since Vatican II, the Church has put man at the center of the liturgy and Christ at the corner. "This is so anthropocentric, and the manner of celebrating Holy Mass facing the people is like a closed circle … the altar is no longer an altar. It is a table, and the center is the priest, not Christ."
Schneider on May 20 on the Philippines: "The altar is no more altar. It is a table."
"People reject the Church because She speaks against the sins they love." - St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine knew exactly what it meant to resist God. Before his conversion, he lived years chasing pleasure, pride, and worldly desires. He did not hate truth because he could not understand it. He hated the idea of giving up the sins he had grown attached to. He was speaking from experience. The Church does not change truth to match our desires. She calls all of us to repentance, holiness, and freedom from sin. That can feel uncomfortable because deep down, many of us want God without wanting to change. Jesus Himself said, “the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light” (John 3:19). Sometimes people reject the Church not because Her teachings are false, but because those teachings challenge the way they want to live. And honestly, every one of us struggles with that in some way. St. Augustine eventually realized that God was not trying to take his joy …অধিক
Four intruders vandalised the parish church of San Paolo della Croce in Rome's Portuense-Corviale district on Wednesday afternoon before being stopped by the assistant priest. The Diocese of Rome said damage included oil overturned onto the altar, staining the liturgical cloth; pen markings on the same cloth; the glass of a small Madonna image smashed; catechism rooms defaced; and human excrement left on bathroom floors. The group slipped in while the church was largely empty. They fled after the assistant priest heard suspicious noises and confronted them. Police spent several hours collecting forensic evidence. The church remained closed for the rest of the afternoon. No arrests have been announced. Auxiliary Bishop Stefano Sparapani described the episode as "an obvious expression of youth disaffection." The Diocese stated that Rev Giacobbe Elia, who described the attack as premeditated and spiritually motivated, is neither incardinated in the Diocese of Rome nor serves as a diocesan …অধিক
So, according to the diocese, only a few lads letting off steam, the REAL problem being that pesky priest who has the courage to live in the real world instead of on a comforting VII cloud, and who had the Chutzpah to have expected better from the dear, misunderstood boys. So move on, people--no anti-Catholicism or hatred of western culture to see here. (Then again, maybe the boys were just art lovers who thought churches shouldn't look like supermarkets.)
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's Manhattan Legacy: Pregnancy Center Helps Women in Crisis She’s been called a “true daughter of the Revolution,” but St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is more famously known for being a mother. A Manhattan shrine that once housed the first American-born saint is now saving lives in a very different way on State Street at the Visitation Pregnancy Center. currentsnews
US Archbishop Defies Traditionis Custodes: Yesterday morning, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, USA, ordained 12 new priests for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) in the Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska. Traditionis Custodes prohibits both the use of the Pontificale Romanum and the use of parish churches without Vatican approval. Archbishop Wenski is well known for his love of motorcycles and his annual Archbishop's Motorcycle Ride.
Priestly ordinations for FSSP seminarians took place yesterday morning at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska, and were celebrated by His Excellency Bishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami.
The headline reads...Bishop "defies." Anytime a Bishop does something really Catholic these days it is considered defying Church authority. I am grateful this Bishop is taking seriously his divine commission to advance the Faith.
The Online Citizen https://tocasia.link/8zjp2r The United States Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into E Jean Carroll, the former Elle magazine columnist who successfully sued President Donald Trump for sexual assault and defamation. The probe is examining whether Carroll committed perjury during a 2022 deposition after she stated she had received no outside financial support for her legal battles. The investigation follows revelations that billionaire Reid Hoffman had contributed to some of her legal costs through a Chicago-based nonprofit organisation. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1437664658396551&set=a.6…
Recently visiting the Philippines, Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave a wide-ranging interview to Adrian Milag TV on May 20, also addressing the upcoming FSSPX episcopal consecrations. Key quotes Appeal to Pope Leo XIV on the FSSPX episcopal consecrations "Do not go down in history, dear Pope Leo XIV, as the Pope who accepted or permitted that there was a schism or again excommunications and a wound opened again — which was not necessary." Leo XIV’s generosity toward other religions "You are so generous with the other confessions, receiving the lady Archbishopess of Canterbury... visiting mosques and so on. Why can't you do some gestures towards your own children?" Calling for an exceptional papal permission "Grant them in exceptional way the permission to consecrate bishops who will love you and pray for you — and later you can find with them a solution. It takes time." Leo XIV’s inner circle driving hard-line policy "Be a father, be a son of Augustine to do the peace and let speak your …অধিক
Bishop Joseph Strickland criticizes on PillarsOfFaith.net (May 25) Leo XIV's new encyclical on AI. He argues that it subtly shifts Catholic theology from God-centeredness to man-centeredness. The core charge: "the deepest concern is not that the document says false things about humanity, but that it reorders the hierarchy of truths by placing humanity, human flourishing, human dignity, and human relationships at the center." The encyclical speaks repeatedly of "human solidarity, human fraternity, human communion, human participation," while the glory of God, sin, redemption, the Cross, and the salvation of souls appear secondary. The document addresses "technocracy, war, economic injustice, manipulation, algorithmic control, social fragmentation, and dehumanization," but says comparatively little about "original sin, concupiscence, personal repentance, moral culpability, judgment, hell, penance, or the eternal destiny of the soul." A central criticism is that evil is treated primarily …অধিক
The homosexual activist and apostate Robert Prevost, alias Leo XIV, expels Christ from His own Church. Saint Paul points out that sodomites are idolaters, and that those who promote sodomy are sodomites. Whichever way we examine it, we can confirm that—in addition to those we know to be homosexuals (Tucho, Cobo, and Paglia)—their accomplices are as well. The profanation of the House of God is an unequivocal sign that a priest has expelled the Holy Spirit from his own body by committing the sin of fornication. For the priest who profanes his own body—having turned it into a den of demons—worships the demon he serves and wages war against God by profaning His Temple.
Tyrus: Israel bombardiert die libanesische Stadt ... __ Tyre in ruins: Israeli bombing flattens Lebanese city New footage shows the coastal city of Tyre under heavy Israeli bombardment. The IDF says “Hezbollah infrastructure” was struck, but residential areas and historic sites have also been hit. Families, including refugees, have been forced to flee as entire neighborhoods are reduced to rubble. Local authorities describe the attacks as indiscriminate and brutal, with damage far exceeding any said military objectives. Geopolitics Prime
“Your Holiness, is that really you?” Rev. Diego Semeraro, 81, collapsed from the heat during Wednesday’s General Audience while waiting to greet Leo XIV. The Pope noticed what had happened, stepped down from the platform, knelt beside the priest, and personally came to his aid. When Rev. Diego realized who was helping him, he reportedly exclaimed, “Your Holiness, is that really you?” Pope Leo later gave him a rosary and his blessing. He recovered well and was able to celebrate the Eucharist later that day.
Pope Leo helps priest suffering due to heat in St Peter's Square
"The Church continues to reproduce this sacrifice in the sacrament of the altar so well-known to believers wherein it is evident to them that in what she offers she herself is offered." St. Augustine, De civitate Dei
And it's truth and light I love. I just don't care to condemn Our Lord's choices. Once again, I will repeat it. EVERYTHING IS FROM GOD. BAD PRIESTS ARE OUR PUNISHMENT. So maybe we should start with yourselves and start complaining about yourselves and for Our Lord to give us such bad Priests and clergy. Put the blame where the blame is. OURSELVES! And thank GOD. Thank Him because by them we will receive Graces. IF we pray for them and ourselves and ask GOD for forgiveness. Or you can keep up the complaining and condemning and see where that will get you all.
Seminarian Pilgrimage Across Nebraska A group of seminarians will begin a pilgrimage May 19, walking 375 miles across the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln in less than a month. Six seminarians studying for the diocese – five who attend St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, and one from Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, Md. – will make the pilgrimage with Father James Morin, a formator and instructor at the seminary. Father Morin is also vice chancellor for the diocese and in April, he was appointed rector of St. Gregory. He will officially begin that role mid-pilgrimage, on June 1. Father Morin said the pilgrimage was the idea of seminarian Colter Fulton, a native of St. Mary Parish in Nebraska City who just finished his first theology year at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. “Colter shared his idea with me, and I told him that I’d help make it happen,” Father Morin said. “We discussed our ideas about why we would do this and what we hoped from it.” Fulton explained his …অধিক
On 27 May in Monticiano, near Siena, a local young man assaulted parish priest Don Paolo Casagrande shortly before a funeral service. According to reports, the suspect first verbally abused the priest before attacking him. The man also assaulted a Carabinieri officer and other people who intervened. Three individuals were taken to hospital for examinations, but no serious injuries were reported. The suspect was detained by police.
Ultim'ora Trovato tesoro della droga di Messina Denaro,sequestri per 200 milioni Nazionale |Follia prima delle esequie Il sacerdote non ha riportato gravi conseguenze ma per celebrare il funerale è stato necessario l'intervento di un altro prete. Per l’aggressione è stato fermato un giovane del posto Segui Il Giornale su Google DiscoverScegli Il Giornale come fonte preferita Momenti di paura si sono vissuti nel pomeriggio di oggi a Monticiano, piccole comune di poco più di 1600 abitanti della provincia di Siena. Poco prima del funerale di Giovanna Regoli, moglie dell’ex dirigente calcistico Luciano Moggi e madre del procuratore Alessandro Moggi, un giovane del posto si è scagliato contro don Paolo Casagrande, il parroco incaricato di celebrare le esequie. Tutto è accaduto all’improvviso. In base ad una prima ricostruzione dei fatti, come ha raccontato Siena News, l’esagitato per motivi ancora da chiarire avrebbe iniziato a insultare il sacerdote per poi colpirlo davanti ai presenti …
At the general audience on May 27, Pope Leo XIV urged priests to respect the “norms of the liturgy” and not to make changes to the Mass “on their own initiative,” in order to avoid confusing the faithful. “I encourage all priests to respect the texts and norms of the liturgy with openness, humility, trust in God’s greatness, and with sincere fidelity to ecclesial communion,” the pope said in remarks in St. Peterʼs Square. Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during the general audience on May 27, 2026. The pope spoke about the Second Vatican Council and the need for priests to follow liturgical norms. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News The Second Vatican Council “affirmed that legitimate progress in the liturgy must also preserve sound tradition and that certain elements of the liturgy can never change because they are divinely instituted,” he said. Vatican II’s reform of the Mass Leo’s catechesis on Wednesday continued his reflections on the magisterium of the …
"If you knew how quickly people would forget about you after your death, you will not seek in your life to please anyone but God." — St John Chrysostom
Polish police shot a Belarusian and expelled him from the hospital! On the night of May 12, 2026, a 60-year-old native of Slonim, Belarus, was subjected to an unprovoked attack by criminal police using a firearm in Poland. The driver suffered severe wounds to the head and limbs. Twenty-nine bullet holes were found in the car. The man managed to reach the border, after which he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. There, he was quickly patched up and escorted out of the country! What is this called? Why is Poland silent? The question I have is, why aren't these sort of thing ever reported? By anyone! There was once someone on gtv from Poland who use to post and comment about President Putin and Russia. He was in great favor of both. And he always defended both with facts. He once said that he had to be very careful and not be caught posting or commenting the way he is because it can be very dangerous for him. He posted one day and the next day till today I have not seen him …অধিক
When the US suppress' truth, there are ways we always find it. No matter what it's about. I pity those in Europe who never get the truth or hard to find. They have to live on the propaganda their government and their fake news give them.
Vendredi des Quatre-Temps de Pentecôte – « Tu es le Père des orphelins ! Je ne vous laisserai pas orphelins. » La Station se faisait dans le sanctuaire des Douze Apôtres qui constituèrent l’Église naissante que « le Saint-Esprit consuma dans les flammes de son divin amour » (Secr.) et dont il est l’âme. L’abondance des fruits de la terre, que l’Église demande à Dieu en cette saison d’été qui commence, est une figure de l’affluence des biens spirituels que l’Esprit-Saint apporte en ces jours à nos âmes (Ép.). Aussi la liturgie mettait-elle sur les lèvres de ses enfants nouvellement nés par le baptême des chants de louange à Dieu (Intr., Off.), et à l’Esprit du Seigneur si bon et si doux à notre égard (Alléluia). L’Évangile nous montre les prodiges que Jésus opéra par la vertu du Saint-Esprit en guérissant les malades et plus spécialement le paralytique auquel il remit ses péchés en même temps qu’il lui rendait la santé. L’Église formée par le Saint-Esprit (Or.) imite …