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  • Mayor, Press Attack Faithful California Cleric

    08/09/2020 6:30:49 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 5 replies
    Church Militant ^ | 8/6/20 | Martina Moyski
    Priest targeted for putting God above manSAN FRANCISCO (ChurchMilitant.com) - Secular elites are blasting a California priest for his traditional presentation of the Catholic faith. San Francisco mayor London Breed and Bay Area media are excoriating Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco, for encouraging his parishioners to attend Holy Mass — safely — during the California shutdown. Late last week, media source SFist accused Fr. Illo of making "a number of outrageously irresponsible statements that sound like they came from Fox News." One statement SFist found "outrageously irresponsible" was the priest's empirical observation...
  • Stella Maris & Custos Maris

    04/30/2006 11:08:53 PM PDT · by Macoraba · 3 replies · 135+ views
    One of Our Lady's most ancient titles is Stella Maris - Star of the Sea. There does not seem to be a set feast day. Thus I propose that Columbus Day, 12 October, would be most appropriate especially for us here in the Western Hemisphere for that feast day! Several years ago our late Holy Father Pope John Paul the Great bestowed upon Our Lady's most chaste spouse the title of CUSTOS - Guardian. So I was thinking that as Our Lady is Stella Maris that Saint Joseph should be CUSTOS MARIS! Most fitting and proper! And as the feast...