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[Catholic Caucus] Open Letter to Archbishop of Atlanta on the LGBTQ Scandal at Immaculate Conception Shrine NAMEADDRESS14 March 2024The Most Rev. Gregory Hartmayer (archbishop@archatl.com)Archdiocese of Atlanta2401 Lake Park Dr SESmyrna, GA 30080Your Excellency, I ask you to stop the scandal being given by personnel at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta (cf. can. 212 §2-3). Two men are being given positions of prominence who claim to be women and are being addressed by incorrect names/pronouns. At Holy Mass, the only persons who are supposed to be serving at the altar are those who are known for their good...

Antichrists and Practical Heresies: Saint Augustine’s Warning Both the signs of the end and the signs of recognizing the antichrist have been left to us in the inspired texts with the purpose of warning us about the imminence of crucial historical events. Their purpose, however, is never to satisfy our human curiosity, but to urge us to repentance, to penance, to prayer – to a life of more intense and deep sanctity. From the numerous difficult and enigmatic passages contained within the sacred texts of the Bible, the most read are the prophecies concerning the end of the world. No...

[Catholic Caucus] REPORT FROM A SECRET LATIN MASS HELD IN THE US CAPITOLI received this very interesting message, which I have been given permission to share.As I write, it is the Feast of St. Raymond of Peñafort (and of St. Emerentiana).I haven’t edited this. It is from a reliable source. Ed Condon of The Pillar was there, since I saw a different photo of the altar has his photo credit at their site.REPORT FROM A SECRET LATIN MASS HELD IN THE US CAPITOL TODAYThe Capitol building and grounds wore a sullen air, almost of foreboding today, as a couple of...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Gregory: "Tradition dies a slow death, sometimes a bloody death"On Wednesday 6 December, the Archbishop of Washington, Wilton Cardinal Gregory, took part in an event at the Catholic University of America as part of their Presidential Speaker Series, entitled "Celebrating Diversity" (h/t Diane Montagna). The full video can be found below, as well as on YouTube. In this talk, His Eminence notes that "even our American Catholic comfort zone can be rattled by the vastness of God's family of cultures, languages, and expressions of Catholic worship; so much diversity can throw some people off balance and quite...

Indi Gregory was mandated to die by the courts despite offers of continued treatment and legal protection by the Italian government and Vatican leaders. Indi Gregory, the 8-month-old infant who was forced off life support by the United Kingdom courts system, was baptized before her death despite her family not originally being religious. Dean Gregory, Indi's father, said before her death that he was inspired to baptize his daughter by Christian legal volunteers who fought to keep her alive. Dean said he became convinced of the existence of the devil by his family's treatment in the courtroom. "I am not...

[Catholic Caucus] The Francis Effect: Old St. Mary Before and After Traditionis CustodesOld St. Mary in Chinatown is a beautiful historic Church in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood. Built by German immigrants, it fell on hard times in the 1980s. But when it obtained an indult Latin Mass in the mid1980s, it sprang back to life. Many rediscovered the TLM-- and their Catholic faith-- at the Latin Mass at Old St. Mary. It routinely attracted 400 people to Sunday Mass, as seen below.The Traditional Latin Mass parishioners also helped finance the restoration of the Church, provided roughly two-thirds of the parish's...

[Catholic Caucus] Archdiocese of Washington's Director Of Evangelization - To What??About four years ago, when Cardinal Gregory was just getting his feet wet in the Archdiocese of Washington, he held a meeting with young Catholics downtown. Right off the bat he started singing the praises of Fortunate Families, an organization that facilitates the commission of homosexual perversions. He was quite unabashed about it, and most likely still is. Please watch that video.LifeSiteNews broke a story about a rather prominent priest in this diocese, who is clearly moving up the echelons of ecclesial power. He is Father Edgardo "Lalo" Jara. He...

[Catholic Caucus] New TLM Shrine in Cleveland Shows that the Growth of the TLM Remains Unstoppable, Even Under TraditionisEstablished in 1892, St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Cleveland, OH was the first parish specifically for Hungarians in the United States. It continues to be a center of Hungarian culture in Cleveland. The physical beauty of the stunning church, completed in 1922, "rightly inspires the Christian faithful to worship," in the words of Cleveland's current Bishop. Edward Malesic.St. Elizabeth offers a Low Mass on most Saturdays. one of ten parishes in the Cleveland Diocese to offer to the Traditional Latin Mass. Thanks...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Virginia this week delivered a message to Congress, the White House and developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline: not so fast. Pennsylvania-based Equitrans Midstream’s roughly 300-mile pipeline, envisioned to bring shale gas from the Marcellus and Utica in Appalachia to markets in the Southeast, was fast-tracked as part of the Biden administration’s deal with Congress to suspend the debt limit in June. It’s also supported by Pennsylvania congressmen, including U.S. Reps. John Joyce, R-Blair, and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, who joined U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., to introduce the legislation in May that helped...

The developers of Mountain Valley Pipeline have asked the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency intervention to allow the project’s construction to progress. The pipeline developers made their application late Friday to vacate the stays of the Fourth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Such applications represent a request for emergency action addressed to a specific justice, in this case Chief Justice John Roberts. Each justice is assigned to circuits to handle such applications, and Roberts has the Fourth Circuit, which includes the region where the pipeline is being developed. The 35-page filing is in...

Black Catholics celebrate Juneteenth, reckon with church’s history of slavery“Dearest brothers and sisters in Jesus, the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Cardinal Wilton Gregory said from the altar at Mount Calvary Catholic Church Sunday morning. “Surely that scriptural quotation must’ve captured the emotions of those formerly enslaved people in Texas as the words of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War finally had reached them.”Sunday’s Mass in Forestville, celebrated by America’s first Black cardinal, is part of a nationwide commemoration of Juneteenth. President Biden first designated the day as a federal holiday in 2021, a year...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Italian Archbishop Vigano Prays that “the Divine Majesty May Grant His Church Holy Shepherds Inflamed with Love for the Lord”Archbishop Vigano shared the following message with me on June 14:STATEMENTCONCERNING THE MASS TO BE CELEBRATED TODAY [Wednesday, June 14]:AT HOLY TRINITY PARISH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.Today at Holy Trinity Parish, run by the Jesuits of Georgetown University in the Archdiocese of Washington, a Mass will be celebrated for ‘Catholic’ activists of the LGBTQ+ movement.For years – ever since he was Archbishop of Atlanta – Wilton Daniel Gregory has been abusing his power to promote the homosexualist agenda, much...

[Catholic Caucus] ‘Pride Mass’ Takes Place in Washington, D.C., Despite Calls for Cardinal to InterveneNeither Cardinal Gregory nor the Archdiocese of Washington has issued any statement regarding the pride MassCrowds exit Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., after the June 14, 2023, "Pride Mass" with "Progress Pride" flags visible in the back of the church. (photo: Peter Pinedo/ CNA / EWTN)A “Pride Mass” took place in Washington, D.C.’s Holy Trinity Catholic Church Wednesday night despite calls for Cardinal Wilton Gregory to cancel it.About 250 people attended the third annual Pride Mass, organized by Holy Trinity’s LGBTQIA+ Ministry at the...

[Catholic Caucus] Archdiocese of Washington Tiptoes Around ‘Pride Mass’ at Biden’s ParishAn LGBTQ+ “Pride Mass” scheduled to take place Wednesday evening at President Joe Biden’s preferred parish appears to have the support of the Archdiocese of Washington. Asked if the archdiocese supports the Mass, Paula Gwynn Grant, secretary of communications for the Archdiocese of Washington, pointed The Daily Signal to “our Holy Trinity parish website.” She would not return further requests for comment regarding the “Pride Mass,” which is scheduled to take place Wednesday evening in Georgetown. This is not the first time that Holy Trinity Catholic Church has made...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Viganò: Cdl. Gregory’s silence on DC ‘Pride Mass’ a ‘betrayal of Christ’s teaching’Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has urged the faithful to 'prayer, fasting, and penance' in 'atonement for the disrespect and sacrilege committed' at the 'Pride Mass' in Washington, DC.Editor’s note: The following is a statement from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò regarding the “Pride Mass” being celebrated at Holy Trinity Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2023.(LifeSiteNews) — Today at Holy Trinity Parish, run by the Jesuits of Georgetown University in the Archdiocese of Washington, a Mass will be celebrated for “Catholic” activists of the...

[Catholic Caucus] Joe Biden’s Jesuit-run church to celebrate LGBT ‘Pride Mass’ on WednesdayAmerica Needs Fatima will hold a Rosary rally outside in reparation for the blasphemous event.Jesuit-run, ultra-liberal Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C.The Catholic church that Joe Biden attends in Washington, D.C., is holding its third annual “LGBTQIA+ Pride Mass” on Wednesday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. The conservative Catholic group America Needs Fatima will hold a Rosary rally outside beginning at 5:00 p.m. in reparation. Holy Trinity is a Jesuit-run parish that falls under the jurisdiction of Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington D.C. Gregory is an...

[Catholic Caucus] Lucky Indeed to Suffer for the ChurchJoyfully Proclaiming the Word of Christ No Matter the Circumstances On March 25, 2023, the Feast of the Annunciation, a group of 100 Catholics embarked on a pilgrimage of penance, prayer, and thanksgiving between the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, VA and the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. – a two hour walk – as part of the Second Semi-Annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage. In the pouring rain, we sang Marian hymns, prayed the rosary, and proclaimed the truth of the Catholic faith. Very few causes could...

[Catholic Caucus] March for Life 2023 -- a very different year On Friday, January 20, the annual March for Life will occur in Washington, D.C. In the past it was a rally of hundreds of thousands of pro-life people to the U.S. Supreme Court, commemorating the January 22, 1973 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. This time it will be a (peaceful) march to the U.S. Capitol.So many things have changed since last year's March for Life. On the positive side, Roe was overturned, with the Dobbs decision. On the negative side, D.C. Cardinal Wilton Gregory banned all traditional...

Catholics must be ‘active participants’ in MLK’s ‘unfinished’ work, Cardinal Gregory says at MassUPPER MARLBORO. (OSV News) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is best honored when people “recall to mind and heart that the issues Dr. King placed before our nation have not been adequately accomplished,” and strive to continue his work, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory said during a Jan. 15 Mass honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader.“Dr. King’s national holiday will provide a welcome respite from work for most Americans,” Cardinal Gregory said at the Mass, “but it cannot, and it must never, be used...

Washington Archbishop, Court Dwarf to Pro-Abort Democrats, Cancels Pro-Life MassAccording to Lifesitenews:The annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life in Washington, D.C. has been cancelled for 2023.The Archdiocese of Washington announced the decision to cancel the event in an undated notice. The Youth Rally and Mass for Life have attracted thousands of young people over the past 25 years; they gathered in Washington D.C. to celebrate life and pray for an end to abortion as well as taking part in the National March for Life to the Supreme Court.…[Gregory said that he] would not refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion House...