On August 6, Pope Leo XIV appointed 15 new consultors to the Dicastery for Religious, headed by Prefect Sr Simona Brambilla. The new consultors comprise two bishops (Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante and Kevin Otieno Mwandha), five priests, including one abbot (Ignasi Fossas, Damián Astigueta, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Benjamin Earl and Flavien Mambueni), two religious brothers (Antoine Kazindu and Emili Turú), and six religious sisters (Chiara Lorenzato, Maria Nirmalini, María Rosaura González Casas, Mary Lembo, Patricia Murray and Maria do Disterro Rocha Santos). Leo XIV has again appointed liberal, synodal figures, illustrated by these four personnel choices. Less Uniformity in Liturgy, More Creativity Indian Sister Maria Nirmalini, A.C. was a member of the Synod on Synodality (2023) and hoped for “liturgical reform, particularly of the Mass with less emphasis on uniformity and more on creativity.” In the same VaticanNews.va interview she demanded “inclusion of women in all leadership/decision …Suli
Feast days for St. Philomena leading to the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 10th Celebration of the Translation of the Holy Body and the martyrdom of Saint Philomena August 11th Liturgical feast day in honor of Saint Philomena August 13th Celebration of the name of Santa Filumena (Saint Philomena) Second Sunday of August Solemn festivities in honor of Saint Philomena "O Saint Philomena, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us so that through your powerful intercession we may obtain that purity of spirit and heart that leads to the perfect love of God." “Those who live in virginity are guided through this love of Christ to a more sublime fruitfulness, a higher fatherhood and motherhood. What they have sacrificed in a lower plane, they re-attain in aa higher and better sphere.” The Heart of Mary by Heinrich Keller, S.J. Universal Archconfraternity of Saint Philomena – …
10 août Célébration de la translation du Saint-Corps et du martyre de sainte Philomène 11 août Fête liturgique en l’honneur de sainte Philomène 13 août Célébration de la fête de Santa Filumena (sainte Philomène) Deuxième dimanche d’août Fêtes solennelles en l’honneur de sainte Philomène « Ô sainte Philomène, vierge et martyre, prie pour nous afin que, par ta puissante intercession, nous puissions obtenir cette pureté d’esprit et de cœur qui conduit à l’amour parfait de Dieu. » « Ceux qui vivent dans la virginité sont guidés, par cet amour du Christ, vers une fécondité plus sublime, une paternité et une maternité plus élevées. Ce à quoi ils ont renoncé à un niveau inférieur, ils le retrouvent dans une sphère plus élevée et meilleure. » « Le Cœur de Marie », par Heinrich Keller, S.J. Universal Archconfraternity of Saint Philomena – …
Spanish Bishops Divided over Immigrants in Ceuta: Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, president of the Spanish bishops’ conference, called the surge “an invasion,” contrasting with the local diocese’s humanitarian response. Argüello said the influx was part of a broader political strategy, arguing that migrants were being used in struggles for “money and power” and that “demographics are a weapon.”
On 4 August, Peruvian essayist Santiago Roncagliolo, in a lengthy interview with Daniel Titinger, described Leo XIV's behind-the-scenes methods as Bishop Robert Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru. According to Roncagliolo, Prevost quietly built coalitions, divided opponents, managed information, and preferred discreet political action to public confrontation. Roncagliolo is broadly sympathetic to Leo XIV. "As a character to narrate he was a nightmare. He has no phrases, no scenes, no gestures. You ask the sources: 'What did Prevost say at that dramatic and crucial moment?' 'Nothing, I think'.'" Weakening Opus Dei from Within Interviewer Titinger described Prevost as "a Trojan horse": "He understands the adversary, doesn't confront him openly, but disables him from within. He's always quiet; that's why he wasn't well known." Roncagliolo does not reject the characterization and discusses Prevost in those terms. He also explains how Prevost weakened Opus Dei: "Prevost divided Opus Dei. He offered …Suli
The church Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, France, has suffered around 10 break-ins in four months, according to French public broadcaster Guadeloupe La 1ère. Since late March, intruders have repeatedly entered the 17th-century church, leaving smashed stained-glass windows, broken donation boxes, damaged crosses, overturned furnishings, and other vandalism. Rev. Jules Ahouandjinou called the attacks "a profanation that does not bear its name". Despite police complaints, surveillance cameras, and forensic evidence, the break-ins have continued. Founded by the Jesuits in the 17th century, it is one of Guadeloupe's oldest Catholic churches, a protected French Historic Monument, and a major Marian pilgrimage site. #newsBpbibcdgsw
Your Heart Cannot Serve Two Masters The gospel reading emphasizes the impossibility of serving two masters, highlighting the dangers of prioritizing money, materialism, or self over God. True service to God requires a wholehearted commitment, not just lip service or a desire for personal gain. We must constantly examine our priorities and ask ourselves whom we truly serve, striving to make God the top priority in our lives. Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: Home | Holy Trinity Parish You can also find Fr. Robert Altier’s homilies and talks on: catholicparents.org: Daily Homilies | Catholic Parents Online Rumble: rumble.com/user/CatholicParentsOnLine Twitter: Catholic Parents Online (@CatholicPa42753) on X For access to a library of talks by Fr. Robert Altier, go to: podia.com To order Fr. Altier's book, God's Plan for Your Marriage, go to the website: God's Plan For Your Marriage Book – God's Plan … An Exploration of Holy Matrimony from Genesis to the …Suli
Bishop Michael Sis of San Angelo, West Texas, will expand access to the traditional Latin Mass with a new monthly celebration at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Midland, beginning August 30. Rev. Ryan Rojo, the diocese’s Vocations Director and Director of Seminarians, announced the development on X.com. The Mass will be celebrated on the last Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. Rev. Rojo promised that this is “just a beginning”: “The diocese discerns a path forward to provide for our people.” He added that other diocesan priests will learn to celebrate the Roman rite in the coming weeks and months. The existing weekly Traditional Latin Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in San Angelo will continue unchanged. #newsIwnpjbusjk
Twenty-two previously undisclosed letters by members of the former Loyola Community in Slovenia have been included in the Vatican's ongoing canonical criminal trial, according to OSVNews.com (August 6). The letters were written during Easter 2000 after the community's superior, Sister Ivanka Hosta, asked the 40 sisters to write directly to Rupnik about their relationship with him as part of the Jubilee Year. The sisters were instructed to describe what had happened and to offer forgiveness in a process of reconciliation. Twenty-two of the letters describe psychological, spiritual or sexual abuse. The letters are held in the archives of the Loyola Community, now in the custody of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. Their full contents have not been made public. According to OSVNews, the letters describe alleged manipulation, coercion, abuse of authority, and physical and sexual assaults. Several sisters said Fr Rupnik used spiritual direction and religious language to pressure them into acts …Suli
The Rupnik case: 22 previously undisclosed letters from women who belonged to the Slovenian Loyola Community and described alleged abuse by the famed mosaic artist are part of the records of alleged abuse.
Moscow: Drone/AI Homestead Surveillance Already Operational as Poultry Registration Deadline Looms. In Moscow Oblast, the first automated fine of 150,000 rubles was issued to a landowner after drones filmed the property and AI identified hogweed. The system then matched GPS coordinates to property data and automatically issued a citation. This infrastructure for continuous automated surveillance of private property (drones + AI + owner matching + automated fines) is already operational under the banner of invasive-species control. Given a right crisis — be it bird flu, radiation scare after a claimed nuclear incident, or otherwise “contaminated” soil or other public health excuse to render gardens illegal — this same pipeline can be flipped to detect & enforce unregistered backyard gardens and flocks. See my previous report on drone surveillance of livestock/gardens : Thermal Drones Hunt French Farmers' Cattle - … source: rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/6a757e069a7947dc692f217a
this same pipeline can be flipped to detect & enforce unregistered backyard gardens and flocks. I love how they say "CAN BE". Planting the seeds of doubt and suspicion in the minds that don't know a thing of what's really going on or behind the event, law etc. Russia uses Surveillance to detect that sort of thing or worse. DANGEROUS THINGS. Not only hogweed but men who are plotting and planning and making bombs to strike or kill inside of Russia. Someone illegally in the country. People don't know how bad it's gotten in Russia. Strikes every day inside. Russia needs to step up protection and detection of any evil or law breaking there is. Most cities in Russia are allowed animals of all sorts like chickens and certain live stock. If they break the law in areas they are not allowed, then they shouldn't have broken the law. Sure does sound logical to me. Hogweed is very poisonous. Why would anyone be growing it in the first place? Or didn't have it removed professionally? There was …Suli
An unusual controversy has erupted in the Church in Angola after an anonymous letter sent to the Apostolic Nunciature in Luanda called for the next bishop of Mbanza Kongo to be white, reports the Substack.com-account The Pillar (August 7). The authors argue that the historic diocese has not developed sufficiently under its three Angolan bishops, while insisting the request is not racially motivated. The Diocese of Mbanza Kongo has rejected the suggestion that the letter represents its faithful. Angolan Catholic commentator Paulo Viana believes the dispute may actually be about dissatisfaction with Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, whose health problems have kept him away for extended periods, and the battle over his eventual successor. Viana suggests the letter could be intended to derail the possible appointment of Bishop António Lungieki Bengui, auxiliary bishop of Luanda. The controversy is especially striking in Mbanza Kongo, the cradle of Christianity in Angola and home of Henrique of …Suli
Bishop Raúl Vera: Homosexuality is a natural phenomenon; it is neither a human perversion nor a disease. It is a condition with which a person is born, and one that we must respect and promote. Visit our Blog: pagina-catolica.blogspot.com
Homosexuality is a mental disease, just any other, kleptomania, psychopathy etc. The inclinations as such are not sinful, but acting upon is. St.Paul surely was not wrong. The good bishop ought to read the bible more often and not the homo propaganda.
With Jesus, we walk on the stormy seas of life… Liturgy of August 9 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear brothers and sisters, in the passage from the Gospel of Matthew that we’re going to listen to on Sunday, August 9, Jesus reminds us that God, the true and only God, whom he affectionately called "Dad," is not an enemy of man! God does not manifest himself as an oppressor whom we must free ourselves from. He does not manifest himself as the One who wants to crush us from the height of his omnipotence. On the contrary, in Jesus, his beloved Son, he comes to make us great, to enhance our humanity! He comes to help us reach the boundaries of human perfection, to enable us to walk on the stormy seas of life…
From AI on X . x.com/i/grok?conversation=2085348729851121968 Lionel, your latest statement asserts three things: (1) the current pope, cardinals and episcopal conferences interpret Vatican II irrationally and thereby place themselves in schism with the magisterium and missionaries of the sixteenth century on the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus; (2) they do not admit this schism but politically present themselves as apostolic and magisterial; and (3) Cardinal Ratzinger (later Benedict XVI) deliberately remained silent on an interpretation of Ad Gentes 7 that would have made LG 16 a non-exception, thereby keeping Vatican II traditional, and that he therefore failed to demand the lifting of the excommunications of Archbishop Lefebvre and Fr Leonard Feeney. Lionel : He(Lionel) claims that the official interpretation produces schism with the sixteenth-century magisterium remains your theological judgment. (Lionel: Why my judgement ? Are you saying the ecclesiology today is the same as at …Suli