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   Wed 21 Jan 2004 11:53am (UK) Gays are Perverts Says Cardinal "PA" Up to 95% of lesbians and gays are not really homosexual but “sexual perverts,” a Belgian cardinal claimed today “I will sign here in my own blood that of all those who say they are lesbian or gay, at most five to 10 are effectively lesbian or gay,” Cardinal Gustaaf Joos, 80, told a magazine “All the rest are simply sexual perverts. Don’t hesitate to write that down. I demand you write it down. If they come to protest on my doorstep, I don’t care. I...

Springtime Decay by David L. Sonnier As soon as I heard of Ken Jones' Index of Leading Catholic Indicators,1 I had an intense desire to purchase a copy. The 113-page paperback book contains statistics relating to all aspects of Catholic life: Catholic education, religious orders, Catholic practice and belief, seminarians, nuns, and diocesan priests. Having read the Index, my compliments go out to Mr. Jones. Like myself, Mr. Jones is the father of seven young children, so I understand the sacrifice it was for him to take the time to bring this important information together. He has done an excellent...

31 December, 2003If you're not a "nice guy"... by Jeffrey JacksonSearching for one’s vocation in life is a most daunting task. This is especially true given that society today is not only apathetic, but perhaps hostile, to the meaning of the word "vocation." It is no longer within the standard definition of the term "success" to have found a vocation. Oftentimes, a man of faith searching for his vocation, perhaps with lack of encouragement from his family and certainly no help from society, will turn to his diocesan vocation office for much needed wisdom and guidance on these critical matters....

  No sooner than I get all gushy over the Old Oligarch than he posts something with which I must mildly take issue: Natural Woman -- so typical of many people we've known who have adopted NFP, through twists and turns and sometimes despite their pastors and DRE.Now, I say the rest of this with the following qualifiers: (1) Believe it or not, I really try to be a faithful Catholic. Oh, Lord knows I mess up sometimes. I've never said otherwise (except to irritate my wife, but that's different). (2) My wife and I practice natural family planning, because,...

CatholicCitizens.org censors Bridgitte O'Donnell for critiquing sex-therapist Gregory PopcakPreliminary note from Robert Sungenis: As of November 13, CatholicCitizens.org decided to engage in unwarranted censorship by arbitrarily removing one of its posted articles due to protests from the author the article critiqued. The article was originally written by Bridgette O’Donnell for the Catholic Family News in August 2003 and borrowed by CatholicCitizens.org. The article was Ms. O’Donnell’s critique of author and speaker Gregory Popcak (pronounced: Popchak) against his “perverse psychology and profane theology.” Apparently, Mr. Popcak contacted CatholicCitizens.org in “several communications” to complain about Ms. O’Donnell’s article, which eventually led...

Mahathir Retires Amid Praise and Diplomatic Silence By Jalil Hamid KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of Asia's longest-serving and most controversial leaders, retired on Friday to a mix of Asian praise and Western silence after an international outcry over his remarks about Jews. In a somber ceremony at the royal palace following prayers at the national mosque, Malaysia's King Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, accepted Mahathir's resignation and swore in his deputy, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, as the country's fifth prime minister. The 78-year-old leader of the mainly Muslim Southeast Asian nation spent much of his 22 years...

Another Diocesan Priest Rejects the New Mass Editor, The Remnant: Three weeks ago today I celebrated my last Novus Ordo Missae.  Attached is the letter I sent to my Bishop explaining why.  I offer it to you for publication with the prayer that priests and laity in your readership who might be on the fence can see a succinct summation of the arguments in favor of authentic Catholicism. Please pray for me and all priests—and especially for the final coming of the priestly reign of Christ the King sicut in caelo et in terra.God bless you, Father Lawrence C. SmithSacerdos...

The Catholic Library: Articles:Fr. Gabriel Amorth on the Reform of the Rite of Exorcism Articles The Reform of the Rite of Exorcism Webmaster's Note: [Father Gabriel Amorth is the most famous exorcist in the Holy Church. As the chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, he has performed countless exorcisms, and has contact with many of the active exorcists in the rest of the world. You may remember him from the story of the highly-publicized case of a demonically-possessed girl wreaking havoc at a Papal event last year. He has even written a book, published by Ignatius Press, on...

Seattle Catholic(www.seattlecatholic.com / seattlecatholic@hotmail.com) September 15, 2003 BOOK REVIEW Liturgical Time Bombs in Vatican II: The Destruction of Catholic Faith through Changes in Catholic Worship reviewed by Gladden J. Pappin Imagine the scene — which may sound familiar. Midway through a century of unprecedented strife, with ever-widening swaths of humanity denying their God, the cradle of Western civilization itself flirting with apostasy, and Christ's Church beleaguered by the synthesis of all heresies, the Church convokes a council. It will be the first ecumenical council in the Church's history that responds to the errors of the age (for the Church...

Seattle Catholic(www.seattlecatholic.com / seattlecatholic@hotmail.com) August 25, 2003 A Traditional Pilgrimage Right Here in America by John Galvin What: Eighth Annual Pilgrimage for Restoration When: September 24-27, 2003 Where: Lake George, NY to Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY How: 75-miles of hiking on foot (modified pilgrimage available for young & old) Who: Sponsored by National Coalition of Clergy & Laity, with pilgrimage support by the Company of St. Rene Goupil. Up to 150 pilgrims expected for full march plus up to 600 on final day (Saturday) for 7-mile pilgrimage from Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Shrine to North...

Sacrosanctum Concilium A Lawyer Examines the Loopholes by Christopher Ferrara, Esq., American Catholic Lawyers Association For nearly 30 years, traditionalists have listened to "conservatives" argue that the postconciliar devastation of the Roman Rite has nothing whatsoever to do with language of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council's document on the sacred liturgy. (I shall refer to this document throughout as SC) As we know, most "conservatives" are constitutionally incapable of recognizing that Vatican II opened the way to the greatest debacle in the history of the Catholic Church, producing a state of affairs which makes the Arian heresy look...

Your Children, and the Psychology of the Mass by Elizabeth Altham We all know people who have done everything right as parents: daily family Rosary, home schooling, vigilance over the children's friendships and reading material, serious observance of feasts and fasts, no television - they have done everything right, and yet some of their adolescent and adult children have abandoned the Faith. Perhaps it was just Original Sin, darkening their minds and weakening their wills; perhaps it was just the world, the flesh or the devil. There must have been attrition in every age; we have famous apostates to prove...

Here is the photo that dominates the home page of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. This is not a parody. You can click the link and see for yourself. Notice the 2 flags behind the Capitol. Which country are we living in here, and where lie the loyalties of our leaders?

Sorry for the vanity, but my computer stopped working today. I would get an error message: "Generic host process for Win 32 services System Shutdown NT Authority / System" "Remote Procedure Call (RCP) service has terminated unexpectedly" Then it would do a 60-second countdown until it shut down the computer. It's a weird looking error message and the backwards countdown from 60 seconds until it shuts down the system seems very ominous (although I suppose it's better than an immediate crash). It did it once about a week ago, then today it would happen as soon as I'd reboot, so...

LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT SUPERIOR   My dear Faithful,Are we in the last times?  Is our soul in greater danger of being lost forever in these times than it was in centuries past?  Are the words of Saint Paul to Timothy for our time: “…there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears, and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.” (II Tim iv, 3-4.) The Last Times To answer these questions Our Lady...

Mel Gibson's 'The Passion' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: July 23, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Joseph Farah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com I saw a movie this week that moved me, changed me, inspired me and deepened my faith. I was blessed to be part of a small group of people invited to a screening in Washington of Mel Gibson's "The Passion." Even better was the fact that Mel Gibson was there to introduce the rough cut and answer questions for an hour afterward. It was a memorable day, but it was Mel Gibson's art that stole the show. It's not an easy...

What Ever Happened to the Counterrevolution?by Michael J. MattWhile confirming the good based on the liturgical reform wished by the Second Vatican Council and initiated by Pope Paul VI, the Church grants also a sign of understanding to those persons "attached to certain previous liturgical and disciplinary forms" (motu proprio, Ecclesia Dei, n.5). It is in this perspective that one must read and apply the motu proprio, Ecclesia Dei: I desire that everything may happen in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, in full harmony with Tradition, aiming at unity in charity and loyalty to the Truth. (Emphasis added)...Pope...

The "Father Tim" ArgumentThe Simple TruthLayman Looks at the Case of Necessityby Edwin Faust "The priests did not say: Where is the Lord? and they that held the law knew me not, and the pastors transgressed against me." - Jeremias 1:8-11     We are simple folk, most of us. We understand what is written large upon the human heart, and what is spoken plainly. We understand love and loyalty, and their dark opposites.We do not always understand subtlety.     Subtlety lives in shadowlands, places with unlighted passages and unexpected turnings where lurk the long words and intricate legalities that are the progeny of...

UVA Interviews Ken Jones, Author of Index of Leading Catholic Indicators Una Voce America director Fred Haehnel recently sat down with Ken Jones, vice president of Una Voce St. Charles, to discuss his new book, Index of Leading Catholic Indicators: The Church since Vatican II. Mr. Jones is an attorney and legal publisher in St. Louis. His translation from the French of Cardinal Hoyos’ letter to Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X was published in the August-September 2002 issue of Inside the Vatican. Why did you decide to put together your Index of Leading Catholic...

Rehnquist's Surprise By Michael Kinsley Friday, May 30, 2003; Page A23 The Supreme Court surprised everybody by ruling Tuesday that even state governments have to obey the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Liberals and women's groups are hailing the opinion and love-bombing its author, Chief Justice William Rehnquist... Rehnquist disappointed them, holding that discrimination against women is such a serious social problem that federal power can trump states' rights... The chief justice writes in a wonderfully matter-of-fact way about "mutually reinforcing stereotypes" about "women's domestic roles" and "a lack of domestic responsibilities for men." About how these "create...