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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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Government Has Lied To Us Before

Jeff — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 23:36:40 +0000

Fr. Daniel Nolan reflects upon the old adage that those who ignorant of the past are bound to repeat it. Fr. Nolan offers a number of historical examples of when government officials conducted unethical scientific experiments on its citizens and then lied about it. Knowing our history enables us to think for ourselves and hopefully avoid repeating similar mistakes in the future.

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REAL COVID CRISIS: Church Silent While Unvaxed Persecuted

Jeff — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:49:03 +0000

Fr. Daniel Nolan courageously proclaims he is compelled to speak-out due to the persecution of the unvaccinated. Most priests and bishops have remained silent during this unjust discrimination.

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Do Not Succumb to ‘Pandemic Madness’

Jeff — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:30:14 +0000

Fr. Nolan reflects on the fact that when people leave Christ, they begin living in a delusional world. God gave us a brain – let us use it. Fr. Daniel Nolan warns us what happens when we remove Christ from our society. People will begin to loose touch with reality and adopt irrational thinking. God gave us a brain – let us use it.

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No Earthly King

Jeff — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:46:30 +0000

Our king tells us in his written word that our bodies our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. First Corinthians, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you which you have from god you are not your own you are bought with a price so glorify god in your body.”

Do you believe that? Do you believe that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit? Do you take it seriously?

Among all the other things that that implies, if you do take it seriously, is this: no earthly king or president or public health official or billionaire technocrat gets to dictate what we must put into our bodies – into these temples of the Holy Spirit.

Because that’s between us and God. Do you hear what I’m saying?

Now if you think about it in a kind of strange paradox, it’s easier for a Christian living today in a repressive totalitarian regime to maintain that perspective of the heavenly kingdom than it is for us.

I’m sure, for example, that Christians living in the Roman Empire of the first three centuries or in the Soviet Union of the 20th century or today in radical Islamic countries had and have an easier time acknowledging in their hearts their primary allegiance to king Jesus than do most Christians living in America today. And I think the reasons are obvious. I say it because there is little or nothing, there was little or nothing, in the societies of ancient Rome or of the Soviet Union or today in radical Islam to compete with the Christians’ attention or affection.

But there is much in our modern western culture of freedom peace and prosperity to attract us and thus to distract us from our allegiance and responsibilities to the one whom we verbally confess as Lord.

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True Equality And Bad Law

Jeff — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:26:33 +0000

Fr. Kirby discusses the proposed Equality Act and its dangerous ramifications for people of faith. Christians must speak-out and oppose this legislation.

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Rebellion Against Tyrants Is Obedience To God

Jeff — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 01:52:10 +0000

Fr. Richard Heilman delivers a powerful homily citing President Trump’s Declaration Regarding St. Thomas Becket.

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Apostolic Authority – Use It Or Lose It

Jeff — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:30:37 +0000

Fr. Edward Meeks reviews the Gospel process for reconciling with a sinner and the moral authority of the Catholic Church to admonish the sinner, including presidential candidates.

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The Life Lesson of English Muffins and French Toast

Jeff — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 01:28:24 +0000

On the solemnity of Corpus Christi, Fr. Altman reflects upon Jesus’ teaching regarding the reception of his most holy body and blood. Without Corpus Christi, there is no life within us. Homily from 06/14/2020.

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The Truth About the Crisis in the Catholic Church

Jeff — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:55:28 +0000

Father Paul Mankowski addresses the Catholic Citizens of Illinois in February 2020 regarding the abuse and corruption crisis in the Church. Fr. Mankowski passed away in September 2020.

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