Statue of Our Lady Decapitated in Hammer Attack at New York Parish: In the early hours of 1 August, a statue of the Virgin Mary at St Rita's Church in Long Island City, New York City, was smashed with a hammer, leaving it decapitated and knocked from its pedestal. The police are investigating. According to the Diocese of Brooklyn, this is the fourth act of vandalism to target the parish since 2024.
Our Lady statue destroyed in latest attack on New York Catholic church
The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela, Spain, has distanced itself on August 5 from comments by one of its priests after he called for the "reconquest of Morocco and its conversion to Christianity" following the invasion into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. In a statement, the archdiocese said Rev. Javier Aizpún's remarks were "strictly personal opinions" that "neither represent nor are shared in any way by this diocesan Church." The controversy stemmed from a post on X.com in which Aizpún, parish priest of San Juan Evangelista in Huarte and a canon of Pamplona Cathedral, wrote: "May Our Lady of Africa, patron saint of Ceuta, inspire the reconquest of Morocco and its conversion to Christianity. May we finish what Queen Isabella the Catholic left undone." In subsequent posts, he also called for Spain to "bombard Rabat" and "open fire if necessary" in response to the mass crossing of invaders into Ceuta. Archbishop Florencio Roselló sought an explanation from Rev. Aizpún, describing the …Bontsi
This priest should really have known how offensive his remarks were. Apparently he was under the impression that he was a priest in the Catholic Church where Jesus Christ ordered His followers to “go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost. No. He’s a Conciliarist! What is absolutely amazing, though, is that Conciliarists who call themselves Catholic, are so indoctrinated they believe the SSPX is schismatic.
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has called on Catholics to defend the sacrament of marriage and the Christian family even at the cost of suffering. Preaching on July 25 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Wisconsin, the cardinal encouraged married couples to embrace their vocation as a path to holiness. "The grace of Holy Matrimony is not an ideal to which only a few can aspire," he said, "but an objective reality, a supernatural gift, which leads husband and wife to seek each other's eternal salvation along the path of divine love." The cardinal concluded: "Let us be ready for martyrdom, if not the red martyrdom of blood, certainly the white martyrdom of faithful witness to Our Lord in the face of indifference, ridicule, and persecution." Cardinal Burke's appeal comes just two months before the Vatican's October meeting convened by Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia. In this exhortation, Pope Francis repeatedly uses the language of the "ideal" of marriage …Bontsi
Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum – the Forum of United Cultures. Italian Publisher complaining to Putin about his country and how things are suppressed, how he no longer is invited by publishers as a political scientist. That we have the most severe censorship anywhere of speaking as a patriot. Then pleads with Putin later on about helping to save and publish literature. I want to ask our rulers such a question and there are no need for enemies. We not only provide Ukraine with weapons, we pay 12 million in pensions to pensioners in Ukraine every month. He went on to complain about other things going on. I know Putin is called King of Russia, Prince of Russia, The last Emperor of Russia, Father and Grandfather not only in Russia but around the world. But they need to give him a break. He is only one man. It's time to give the man a break. Crazy how many people around the world look up to him and love him. And how he …Bontsi
Seven years after his death, the Capuchin bishop Juan Rodolfo Laise still lacks a proper grave inscription in the Capuchin cemetery of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. Bishop Laise became internationally known for defending the practice of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue. During debates within the Argentine Episcopal Conference in 1996 over the introduction of Communion in the hand, he chose not to implement the indult in his diocese, maintaining that receiving Communion on the tongue remained the universal norm of the Church. After retiring, he settled in San Giovanni Rotondo, where he spent his final years serving as a confessor. Although a marble slab was placed over his grave at the time of his burial in 2019, it still bears only the temporary paper funeral notice affixed on the day of his funeral. No permanent inscription has ever been added. The case has attracted renewed attention following an investigation by Italian journalist Simone Ortolani, as reported by Messa in Latino. …Bontsi
The Russian Orthodox Church has revoked its June decision assigning its former foreign affairs chief to two Russian Orthodox parishes in southern Brazil. Instead, Patriarch Kirill has assigned Hilarion, 60, to the Exaltation of the Cross Monastery near Moscow. The latest reassignment comes after a series of controversies involving the once-powerful church diplomat. In May, Czech police detained Hilarion in Karlovy Vary after searching his car and finding four containers containing a white powder. Czech authorities later identified the substance as cocaine. Hilarion was released without charges after two days, while the investigation remains ongoing. He denies any involvement and says he was the victim of a provocation. Hilarion had already been removed as Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary in 2024 after a former male assistant accused him of homosexual misconduct and financial impropriety. The allegations were accompanied by claims that Hilarion lived a lavish lifestyle and accumulated …Bontsi
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord - August 6 Memorial 6 August Article Commemorates the revelation by Jesus of His divinity to SaintPeter the Apostle, SaintJames the Great and SaintJohn the Apostle on Mount Tabor outside Jerusalem. The Old Testament patriarchs Moses and Elijah also appeared as a brilliant white light radiated from Christ. Patronage pork butchers Borgomasino, Italy Readings After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved …Bontsi
The Transfiguration (August 6)-- mantheycalltom on 2009 August 6 is the feast day of the Transfiguration, Matthew 17:1-13.
Novus Ordo Goes to the Dogs: On 26 June, a video of a Eucharistic celebration at the Santo Domingo Savio parish in Villavicencio, Colombia, went viral after two dogs started howling along with Rev. Carlos Mario Peña Lopera as he sang a hymn. The dogs, Simón and Luna, are strays that the priest took in and who now regularly accompany him at Eucharists, often sitting near the altar. According to Rev. Peña Lopera, Luna had not previously joined in the howling alongside Simón. The priest continued the hymn without interruption.
Dos perros que acompañaban al sacerdote durante la eucaristía protagonizaron un inesperado momento al unirse, a su manera, a los cantos de la misa.
I love dogs and have have/had several as pets - but they DO NOT belong at Holy Mass (guide dogs - who care for those with various ailments & are trained to behave - excepted).
Let's explore WHY cultures like the British and Germans have fallen off a cliff (after straying from Holy Mother Church). If your society isn't Catholic, then it is patently inferior.
The Winnipeg Statement was an influential and controversial pastoral letter issued by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) on September 27, 1968. Released during a plenary assembly in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, the document served as the Canadian hierarchy's official response to Pope Paul VI’s papal encyclical, Humanae vitae, which reaffirmed the Catholic Church's absolute prohibition on artificial birth control. [1] The statement became a historical milestone due to its unique stance on individual conscience, which many interpreted as a departure or dissent from official Vatican teaching.
Ceuta Immigrants Are "Saints": Spanish priest Fr Ángel García, founder of the charity Mensajeros de la Paz, described invaders in Ceuta as "saints" because they had remained calm in difficult circumstances. Speaking to laSexta television in Ceuta on August 3, the priest said that many people would have reacted violently in the same circumstances, but the invaders were peacefully waiting for an opportunity to enter the reception centre. His remarks contrast with reports of unrest, including incidents of looting, violence and the carrying of machetes.
In the Moroccan invasion of Ceuta, people with katanas, jihadists, and all kinds of criminals have entered, but for "Father Ángel," they are true "saints."
From the hearts of the Romanian people. And may this be a lesson for the European Union. I truly hope that very soon, we will no longer have Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European commission. (Leaving two short videos). "WE ARE NOT ENEMIES. WE WANT TO COOPERATE WITH RUSSIA" — ROMANIAN WOMAN RECEIVES THUNDEROUS APPL... «МЫ НЕ ВРАГИ. МЫ ХОТИМ СОТРУДНИЧАТЬ С РОССИЕЙ» — РУМЫНКА ВЫЗВАЛА БУРНЫЕ АПЛОДИСМЕНТЫ From Putin in another video During his 2022 state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin rhetorically asked why the United States is making an enemy of Russia. The answer, he argued, is that the West doesn't need a large and strong Russia. «Зачем делать из нас врага?»: Путин задал риторический вопрос США #путин #россия #сша Isn't that the truth. Hatred, jealousy and greed drive NATO and the EU to destroy Russia.
A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS. ~ O Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep all Thy priests within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart, where none may harm them. ~ Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body. ~ Keep unsullied their lips purpled with Thy Precious Blood. ~ Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of Thy glorious priesthood. ~ Let Thy holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion. ~ Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they have ministered here below be their joy and consolation and in Heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. ~ Amen. ~ O Mary, Queen of the clergy, pray for us, and obtain for us a number of holy priests. ~ Source: Catholic Prayers. TAN Books & Publishers Page 83.
1) Wisdom 14:12; The invention of idols was the beginning of fornication; their discovery, the corruption of life. a) Ezekiel 8:6; He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what these people are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here to drive me away from my Sanctuary? You will yet see other great abominations.” b) Revelation 2:14; I have this against you: you tolerate some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and commit fornication. c) After leading the flock into the sin of idolatry, in the next step they introduce Fiducia Supplicans, which paves the way for fornication. d) As a result, many Altars, Churches, and Liturgical Ornaments of the Catholic Church around the world are being decorated with LGBTQ colors. 2) Obedience as an instrument to obtain adherence to iniquity: a) The only excuse the Church authorities have to impose …Bontsi
Bischöfe und Kardinäle tragen den Dämon Pachamama auf ihren Schultern in einer Prozession durch den Vatikan. BIBLISCHE VORHERSAGEN: Die Kirche wird entweiht, das ewige Opfer wird eingestellt und der Antichrist wird 42 Monate lang in der Kirche zum Gott erklärt. 1) Weisheit 14,12; Die Erfindung der Götzenbilder war der Anfang der Unzucht; ihre Entdeckung der Verfall des Lebens. a) Hesekiel 8,6; Er sprach zu mir: „Menschensohn, siehst du, was dieses Volk tut – die großen Greuel, die das Haus Israel hier begeht, um mich aus meinem Heiligtum zu vertreiben? Du wirst noch andere große Greuel sehen.“ b) Offenbarung 2,14; Das habe ich gegen dich: Du duldest einige unter dir, die an der Lehre Bileams festhalten, der Balak lehrte, den Kindern Israels ein Hindernis in den Weg zu legen, damit sie Götzenopferfleisch aßen und Unzucht trieben. c) Durch dieses Beispiel führen sie die Herde in die Sünde und verleiten sie zur Unzucht. d) Nachdem sie die Kirche in die Sünde des Götzendienstes geführt haben …Bontsi
WSJ: “Senator Rand Paul deserves credit for digging into the truth about the destructive Covid response and the effort by Dr Fauci to stifle dissent and hide the record.”