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Admonishing the Bishops: We Need Reformers, Not Diplomats

Jeff — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:02:59 +0000

In this powerful homily, Fr. Kirby reflects upon the weakness of today’s priests and bishops. He points to the example of St. Charles Borromeo, who died at age 46 after pouring himself as a reformer within the Church.

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We Are Called To Be Courageous Prophets

Jeff — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:57:55 +0000

By our baptism, we have been commissioned by Jesus Christ to the mission of saving souls. This mission cannot be accomplished without entering into conflict with the world, the flesh and the devil. It is immoral to remain silent in the face of evil.

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Bishops Must Publicly Resist Pope Francis

Jeff — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:57:16 +0000

Fr. James Mawdsley encourages bishops to publicly resist the errors of Pope Francis.

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Are We Willing to Accept Persecution?

Jeff — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:03:07 +0000

Fr. Jeffrey Kirby possess the key question that most Christians need to ask themselves today: am I willing to gladly accept the consequences of being a witness to my faith in a Godless society?

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I Am Not Afraid

Jeff — Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:09 +0000

In today’s homily, Fr. James Altman announced he has been asked to resign his position by his bishop, Bishop Joseph Callahan.

As we all know, Fr. Altman has been subject to diabolical persecution for simply doing his job as a shepherd to his flock. Unfortunately, yet not totally unexpected, the time has come for Father to mount a legal defense because his opponents have been marshaled and are moving to cancel him from being pastor at his parish, St. James the Less in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

His flock is rising-up to support him just as he has supported his flock for all of these months. Father Altman has shown courage and strength in his commitment to giving us the Truth. In a culture that celebrates deception and sin, Father Altman has been a shining light to tens of thousands of faithful Catholics worldwide. Sadly, as we are all aware, our holy priests are being attacked from within.

It is our duty and honor as faithful sheep to help our shepherd to defend himself. If there were only one scripture verse that we could use to describe what Father means to us, it would be this:”No man has greater love than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13.

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All donations will go to pay for his legal defense and related fees. Should Father be disciplined to the point of being “fired,” additional funds in excess of the amount needed for legal fees will be used for his personal needs like health insurance. If any monies are left over from these expenditures, Father will gratefully donate them to The St. James Handicap Ramp Fund if he successfully retains his position as Pastor, or will donate to those organizations that support life (such as LifeSiteNews) and defend the Catholic Church (such as Church Militant).

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Going Along to Get Along

Jeff — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:45:56 +0000

Fr. Meeks reflects on 1 John chapter 3: “The reason why the world does not know us is it did not know Him.” The world refers to the world of sin estranged from God. The world cannot relate to people that live according to the will of God.

We are citizens of another Kingdom – to be in this world but not of this world. Those of the world have chosen darkness over light. Approval, affirmation and validation by the world are ultimately undesirable by the Christian.

If we are children of God and do not receive disapproval by the world we need to seriously evaluate our faith and life. The Church is called to be counter-cultural. The failure to do so on the part of so many Catholics has contributed significantly to the moral decline of our culture. Far too many Catholics have remained silent as our culture becomes more and more debase.

We cannot placate evil – we must show the world there is a better way.

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The Coming Crackdown On Faithful Catholic Priests

Jeff — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:18:57 +0000

Father Echert speaks of the growing pressure being leveled against him to stop “rocking the boat” from his pulpit. In response, Father speaks of the need to be smart in exposing the evil agenda of the children of darkness. Listen up, Fathers. Here’s how it’s done. Never back down, and also be wise as serpents and cooing as doves. You must continue to run the race and fight the good fight, no matter what the consequences. Listen up, children of light. It’s our job to work with all good priests who have the courage to preach the truth from the pulpit, no matter how hard the children of darkness attempt to crack down on them.

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2020 Year End Homily

Jeff — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 01:54:47 +0000

Fr. Altier takes a look back at the year 2020. The darkness is great, but do not fear! Stand-up for our faith and our nation.

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Where Are The Heroes Of Today’s Church?

Jeff — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:23:20 +0000

Fr. Richard Heilman reflects upon the heroic first Christians who grew the faith in spite of persecution by courageously proclaiming the faith. Where are today’s courageously leaders in this time of crisis?

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Persecution for Speaking the Truth

Jeff — Wed, 20 May 2020 13:34:06 +0000

Fr. Altman discusses St. Paul’s persecution for speaking the truth and the courage shown by many saints throughout the ages. He then discusses how bad actors in the hierarchy are trying to suppress priests for preaching the truth.

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