Sadly enough this is the norm and the question is what came first. Did the clergy water it down or did the people pressure the clergy to water it down.

Mass is more than a series of dry rubrics. It is a protocall, a way of addressing God with Respect, Veneration and Love.

How one phrase from God's word can speak to you in a most profound manner.

Just some simple thoughts on prayer.

One of the things that the liberals don't realize is that their systematic tearing down of the authority structure will in time lead to their being ignored and marginalized.

Those who point out the problems in the Church are constantly accused of just causing problems, but actually they are leading us to fix the problem by diagnosis.

Too much stuff in the back of the mind of the average parish priest. lol

They weigh and ballence before every word.

Within all these equations, and rhetorical methods, and techniques where is the room for the Holy Spirit. lol

I don't know about this priest what are you talking about? What happened to the poor guy?

Today we seem to have a milk-toast faith presented to us today, why is it that those who have zeal are discouraged for politicians who weigh the winds of social acceptance before they speak.

So many come at overcoming sin as if it just stops one day. Our vices took us years to create and they take years to break.

We find that those who challenge or attack the man who is trying to follow God, are really letting us know how much their sin is bothering them.

I know a priest who would complain to the bishop about that. Since he is a marxist, and another who would complain because it harms the attempt at unity we are seeking with the partiotic church.

It is indeed an example of the peace of this world, but wouldn't it do to just discuss his imprisonment, and stop before the song. Or do the song and go no further? They alone illustrate the point.

How does your story work at St. Charles Sem, or Dunwoodie that had patriotic seminarians, and even one … [Más]

Just as it says, proper veneration of Mary is giving Jesus the adoration He deserves as our Divine Lord.

There are some people who are brillant when it comes to spirituality, and some in intelligence, but the two sometimes don't cross

The liturgy as our master teacher tells us even in the colors somthing to think about. But if we only use one color over and over, we miss the ideas presented in the others.

A separate recording device, that would require special software to sync the two up. (Something I am planning to do but not for my sermon for concert I recorded, where some of the video needs syncing. If I fix it up I may upload it, so you may see it, but I have not played with that yet. My camera software does not allow that option, you cannot break audio from video in an edit. So I would have to transfer from one to another, causing resoluation problems.

As for the story. I think a joke can … [Más]

So many accuse the faithful Christian of being a source of division, yet Jesus is the Prince of Peace, so how do these two ideas harmonize. Only in understanding the nature of Christian Peace can we harmonize these to seemingly contradictory ideas.

I too like Fulton Sheen, but I have to say he WOULD NOT FLY TODAY. He is far to melodramatic, and that odd habbit he had of grabbing his fierolla even when he doesn't have it. (You see Fr. Rutler copying this action a great deal.) Fulton was also very into distinct poses, but his method of teaching was more like a great lecture than a sermon. His best talk was the Malvern talk "All I ask for is one hour." If you have a chance you should take a listen. Fulton also had a great deal of substance, … [Más]

Danka, yep the church is bad lighting, but it is a beautiful Church. If only they would use the high altar all the time there. (Beautiful altar, with forbidden organ keys for the servers on the base of the stairs. lol Also a freeze of the moment of revelation/(Last supper) on the base of the altar, also not allowed until the 1920. Oh and the presider's chair, which is old looks like a Cathedra, which was also forbidden, but they played legal games with it, the back does not touch the seat of … [Más]

Actually my problem with notes is not that, familiarity with them helps little. Dyslexia is dyslexia. The only way to become more familiar is to memorize and I did public speaking, and it can always be caught.

This is why I rarely read. I usually use impromptu, or I use note cards, but when the issue I think is so important that I need to not omit one particular distinction (So people don't misunderstand) I write it. And I try to do it in 16 point, and sense lines so as to keep to it less … [Más]

Because I don't interfere with the people scheduled. I do not refuse what is already at the church. I get in enough fights just trying to say a reverent Mass, since the lay people don't know they are being used as political pawns in an agenda I let it go. I get in enough disagreements over the faith alone, if I try to challenge the other crazyness I will make political enemies of people who don't know it is wrong, because another priest told them they could do it. I am choosing my battles. I … [Más]

I actually rarely use stories for a reason. When I was in seminary in Balitmore and working at the local Catholic Hospital a woman told me how irretated she was by sermon upon sermon with stories. She told me don't you priests have anything about the faith to say, you always use stories, because you lack content. (So I only rarely use stories, jokes, or other what I call rhetorical gimmicks if they follow a series of rules I have laid out when to do it.)

As for the hands, and passion. lol lol … [Más]

Today the Lord calls a person to give up all he has to follow the LORD. We can learn from this lesson, that though the Evangelical Councils may not be for us, we too must set aside what interferes with our relationship with God

There is a storm in the Church. It is not over the Horizion, or just around the bend, but it is here, we are in the middle of it. This storm we have seen the effects of, and thought they were the crisis. They are only birth pangs, a foretaste of a … [Más]

There are just those in the world who more naturally seek after God than others, who are His best friends.

In our lives there are times something needs to be restarted, as opposed to just repaired. Let God rebuild in your life.

The Catholic faith lies in continuity to the Apostles. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

Today the left claims it loves while teaching people to distain God's law. If you truly love a person you will challenge them to change.

What a gift we have, to be allowed to visit our Divine LORD in the Eucharist, it gives the time to develop spiritual depth.

Sin has as a consequence destruction of relationships most importantly, that of our relationship with God. If we wish to have life we must put sin away.

On the feast of the dedication the LORD tells us that no one can take His sheep from His hands. We can rest in the arms of our Shepherd.

So many think that they can buy God or that God owes them, but all Grace is freely given.

Obedience to God is what makes a person faithful.

So many people put up impediments to God's mercy. We need get over ourselves and just let the LORDs mercy flow.

Thank you, frankly I need to post some more, but I am catching up on some major projects. I have some more files converted just need to upload. I intend to put my entire diagnosis of the illness of liberal Catholicism, and the remedy for it. For unless we point out the problems we will keep having them.

Thanks I can always use prayers, I need them. thanks.

The High Altar is nice there isn't That is St. Gabriel's Church, now the parish is called Holy Annunciation in Hazleton. The high altar was unused when I got there. Actually the chairs used to be put in front of it during lent, and advent. I told the pastor at the time I didn't want to be up there. I prefered a chair to the side. So I pressed for that. If you look the tabernacle is not functional in the center. It has a marble sheet in front of it. (But based on the crooked way it is placed in … [Más]

This was a statement I read before Mass the weekend we had a second collection for the CCHD. Since I could not kill cut it out: I gave people the ability to make an informed choice about the CCHD. The question is why do they allow this stuff to … [Más]

Catholic schools are training children in the way of the LORD so they will have a safe enviorment to develop their faith. My homily given at SS Peter And Paul Church for Catholic Schools Week January 2010.

Sheen is a pretty good guy. I have very few disagreements with him theologically, and at the end he nailed it with the homosexual problem in seminaries, if we had listened then we might not have so many legal and financial problems, but the church did not, so they pay the pipper.

Now I do like much about the 12 step program, it is basically compatable with Christian paradigms, but my problem is with those who use it, many are inconsistent, it applies to addiction but not sin, which is the … [Más]

You know there is a story of Sheen that he actually was pulling himself toward the blessed sacrament when he died. Of that man I would not doubt it, he had a deep devotion to the blessed sacrament.

You know a really great book is ambrose's book on the office of the priesthood. (A great work. It amazes me how you read the church fathers and how their advice works today, with a few cultural exceptions, and time based issues. Priests would be better served by studying patristics.)

There is a great deal to discuss here, but I think we need to put some things into context. One cannot look at the new mass, and blame Vatican II directly for it. I would hope even a good liberal would recognize that the Mass of Pope Paul comes from a later theological thread. What the Fraternity of St. Peter does is the Mass that SC/Vatican II asked for. SC never requested a new mass, just a revision of the existing rite. So like or don't like Vatican II is one thing, but slam Vatican II for … [Más]

Well these points were mainly about the Liberal attack on Mother A and how those who attack her, usually betray liberalism in their theology. As for disobedience to gain a good, I could never endorse this, but even if I disagree with the objective act, I will not judge the subjective state of the person who performed the aforementioned act.

As I have posted in other places the whole PX fiasco I am sad occured back in the 80's. I am still distressed it presently exists today. Hopefully our … [Más]

I love that sequence, I have to say I usually start in reparation with my prayers. (Figgure I gotta tell the boss I am sorry for all the mistakes I made in the day.) Then I go into adoration, thankgiving, and petition. (Though also sometimes if someone has really laid upon me heavy I may jump in with the prayer they asked me for, so I don't forget it. (Then again I say masses for intentions I may have forgot and people I have forgotten to pray for all the time. The prayers of an absent minded … [Más]

The priest must be a man dedicated to God completely, to do this, he must spend a great deal of time with the LORD.

Taking some time to be with the LORD was Arch Bishop Sheen's main emphasis, and I think we should really take his advice and sit with God.

Thank you, I am just hoping that I can get people thinking about reforming the Catholic Church. So many think they are reformed, and because they are not they are like the person who says they have no sin, their sin remains. So many have been tricked into thinking that what they are doing is correct, that challenging them is like asking them to question their own presuppositions. This is why the sermon I gave the Myths of Vatican II was applauded, but then also attacked by the left. (The reason … [Más]

Always wanting her mantle over me. It is a hard road indeed to try to disagree without being disagreeable How hard indeed to stick for what is important without being too hard in your expression. One to remember there comes a time where you will just have to recognize that you can only go so far, and let it go. Because some will be offended even if you are the nicest person possible. This is where real discernment is needed.

All I can say is WOW. If I had known this would be the outset of this posting I would have posted it first.

This is a deep subject we have jumped into. Pius X. All I can say is I am in deep pain that it exists. It should have never happened. And though I would hope I would never make such a decision to consecrate without permission, I cannot judge the person, because I was not in his situation.

I only wish it never happened, because the PX guys tent to be good guys, and now they have been … [Más]

So many times I think many parents have a minimalistic attitude in reguards to Sacramental Prep. They do the minimum they have to, and this carries over into the child's understanding of Sacraments. We need to embrace the prep and teach the child … [Más]

Vatican II is the unimplemented council. What many think is Vatican II is the spirit of Vatican II, maybe we consider trying to do what the council calls for and not all this stupid liberalism.

Well there are some interesting points here. I have to say this sermon was mainly concerned with ecuminism, and that covers Christians. So mormons and Jehova's Witnesses, and Oneness Believers would not count under this definition. Since JW's are Arians, Oneness believers are Modelists, and Mormons are polytheistic.

Another problem with applying my model with Mormons, is though we do have a great deal in common in the camps of both abortion and even birth control, the problem is that Mormons … [Más]

The gifts we are given are all from God, and they are to be used for the greater glory of the Kingdom, those who use their gifts for worldly things will have them taken away and given to those who will produce fruit.

I am proposing two models for true ecuminism here. The primary I call Hiearchic Unity, where the goal is to bring the non Catholic into the fullness of the faith. This is the best and ultimate model, but it I believe it is possible in this fallen … [Más]

I think she will be canonized also, she is very holy, and what people find annoying is her lack of compromise. (A halmark of a saint, they drive secular people crazy. Why because they are truly rational, we are insaine when we compromise with the world.)

Lets just hope that the faithful are no so hurt, which we have been by the liberals rigidity and legalisms that we don't try to get revenge on them. I have known some faithful when they get into power to want revenge on the habbitless nuns, … [Más]

RevThreeVs21 Who is Precious Bloods video and is he here on gloria, or some other system, or a blog. (I don't do much blogging.)

I believe that those who claim not to like Mother Angelica are using her powerful personality as an excuse to attack her, when in reality what they hate is the Historic Catholic Faith.

Are you letting God's word, as revealed in Sacred Scripture, change the way you live your life

When you analize the faith of the liberals you will find it is not the same faith of the apostles. It has no connection to apostolic Christianity, through the apostolic and church fathers. I use Polycarp as an example wh0ose faith is shown to be … [Más]

Our God, Who is spoken of as a consuming fire, is purgative when it comes to impurity in our love. God can use the trials of our world also to purify us.

The Mass is capeable of Infinate Grace, the Grace of Our Divine LORD upon the Cross is made present. So why do we not come out of it levitating, because we are not disposed to the Grace. The Grace is there, but our free will blocks our greater … [Más]

Jude what you describe is the definition of true humility. Giving credit to God for all your gifts. You can indeed recognize that God has given you gifts just as long as you use them in the body, for its building up. I am referring to Grace. People who think they have a right to grace or that it is part of their nature.

Many leaders in the Church will quickly try to pull the obedience card on the faithful to get submission, even when they are contradicting the faith. St. Thomas tells us obedience is in right reason, so don't let them try to paint you as a heretic … [Más]

The issue of marriage is not complex when we look at the words of Jesus. The intention of God was for man and woman to be one flesh, and therefore cannot be separated by men.

Just some small pieces of advice for those who are starting off in prayer, and claim that they lack the disicipline or attention to have deep prayer.

The Divine Mercy Devotion is one that many have a problem with, I find that when I push some of them I find an idea that they are owed Grace.

Thank You, I am trying to put up a diagnosis of what the church today needs. We can only reform if we point out the problem and prescribe a cure.

The Book of Jonah is God's way of letting us know that He even calls those farthest from Him to union.

RevThreeVS21.

I had to admit that had me laughing. I mean really laughing. I could just see your pastor. (You will find that the virtue, if I can call it a virtue, of diocesan priesthood is compromise. Ie keeping the majority of the people happy.

Many years ago when I was in my 20's I was at a church where the 'kiss of peace' was a three ring circus. (I have seen worse, at Spanish Masses, so bad my former pastor cut them out, and he liked the kiss of peace.) At this one Mass the pastor used … [Más]

Miss Maria,

Indeed you raise a great question one I have recently been dwelling on. You have some of these people one or two times a year. C & E Catholics, as opposed to PTA Catholics who you get three times a year. Either way you see these people, if luckey 2 to 3 times a year. They are the unevangelized.

What is the problem, they have been so indoctrinated by the secularism preached for the last 30 years that they don't know what Catholicism is anymore. They have itching ears.

So how do … [Más]

This is a rather simple sermon laying some of the reasons Catholic Schools are imploding. Now it is not exhaustive for there are more demographic reasons, and some theological, which I will develop in a longer sermon, but here are just some thoughts … [Más]

I just goraned today, a person who worked for a church called the sacred vessels dishes. I groaned, and said explained how they are not, she discussed how a priest had celebrated a rite that was the way the early Eucharists were celebrated. I asked her how does he know what it looked like, a little hypolytus, or Justin Martyr, then I explained antiquarianism to her. It is not a normal meal, for in what other meal does your God allow you to become like Him by grace. Theosis. The way we celebrate … [Más]

Isn't it interesting that those who are really bothered by reverence at Mass are those who have a problem with the Real Presence.

The LORD calls us to have a childlike faith, but too many misunderstand and think they can be childish with God. These are two distinct things.

I know many love the works of Fr. Raymond Brown S.S. but since his doctrine is just rehashed protestantism, doesn't it make more sense to study Catholic Doctrine as opposed to the contradictory theories of a man who has exceeded the epistomological … [Más]

The description says it all, just a very small sermon on how much God loves us.

This sermon was given in response to people who found it odd and disturbing that I blessed an area in my Church that was used by people involved in Santeria. This discomfort with exorcism and blessing betrays a liberal faith, which is really … [Más]

Lets not forget that Christmas lasts for 12 whole days, and that the song the 12 days of Christmas are a Catechism of The Catholic Faith.

So many are busy decking the halls, preparing presents, and having parties, that they forget what we are truly celebrating in Christmas, God's gift of His very self, Emanuel. That God the Father has given us the ultimate present, His only Son, and … [Más]

So many times people get confused about giving to the Church. We need to remember that giving is returing to the LORD for what He has given you, in Love. Don't get stuck on legalisms, but give because you care.

The New Theology does nothing more than enable people to sin, so that they can never find salvation.

The left wing of the Catholic Church has been so busy playing footsie with the secular left that they have sold out the faith. In doing this they have allowed people to come into power, that when they are strong enough will openly attack the church. … [Más]

So many Catholics, in a desire to be ecuminical have tried to erode Catholic doctrine. In the proccess they have truncated their theology of sacraments and sacramentals, this has led to a dammage of how God's grace is mediated to a more protestant … [Más]

So many people are upset when a priest is transfered, but the church should evenly spread the gifts she has in her clergy. This sermon was given my last weekend at a parish before my transfer

What exactly does the present Holy Father mean when he asks priests to celebrate the New Rite as if it were the Old.

So many are rushing into Christmas, that Advent becomes the forgotten Liturgical season. So here are some things to do in Late Advent to Transistion to Christmas.

So many people just grab the first person they see for Spiritual Direction. One should look for a priest with the right qualities.

The Secular World is at constant war with Christianity. One of these attempts is to negate Christ from the season with the mantra 'Happy Holidays.' This P.C.ing of the season exiles Christ from our celebration, as Christians we cannot let them take … [Más]

So many people get angry with priests for preaching doctrines that they find problamatic, but we must remember that a Priest has to answer to God for his doctrine. He risks his own salvation in not teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.