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The word Antichrist has two meanings: 1) against the Christ, and 2) instead of the Christ. The Antichrist will be against the Christ, meaning he will be an enemy of the Christ, and he will try to replace the Christ, meaning he will be a false Christ. In the New Testament, we read that: He is called the man of sin, the wicked one, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit, and a beast (II Thess. 2:3, 8; Rev. 11:7, 13:1). He will oppose God and claim that he is God (II Thess. 2:4). His coming will be...

DESIDERATUS CUNCTIS GENTIBUS: Message of Archbishop Viganò for the end of 2022Te Deum laudamus: te Dominum confitemur. We praise you, O God: we acclaim you as Lord. In the plural “we,” one perceives the august voice of the Bride of the Lamb, adorned with the precious jewels of the Sacraments and the most precious gems of her royal crown: the most august Sacrament of the Altar, the Sacrosanct Sacrifice of the Mass and the Order of the Priesthood. And it is before the Most Blessed Sacrament that we all, standing as befits victors who are on our feet with Christ...

It's almost like a Hobbit or a Star Wars movie or something, at least if you are non-Catholic, and actually, even if you are. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the titular archbishop of the mythical-sounding Ulpiana (which is some place in Ruritania, err, Kosovo), has sent President Trump an unexpected letter of support, speaking deeply of good and evil. The archbishop, whose name was last in the news for his rather courageous stance exposing Vatican knowledge of pedophiles, began his new pronouncement with this: In recent months we have been witnessing the formation of two opposing sides that I would call Biblical: the children of...

For the first time, the United States has in you a President who courageously defends the right to life, who is not ashamed to denounce the persecution of Christians throughout the world, who speaks of Jesus Christ and the right of citizens to freedom of worship. Your participation in the March for Life, and more recently your proclamation of the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, are actions that confirm which side you wish to fight on. And I dare to believe that both of us are on the same side in this battle, albeit with different...