Tag: Priesthood
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On “Catholic” Institutions Celebrating Sin
Can Catholics Celebrate Pride Month? Of course, the answer is a big NO! We know this is contrary to Sacred Tradition. But many would wonder, why do Catholic establishments now unashamedly wave the pride flag everywhere in support of this non-Christian celebration? This is a problem when theology is replaced by pastorology, God is left…
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Diocesan Priest: ‘We are being threatened by our own bishops’
A post for the first anniversary of http://www.epistlesph.com. As an ordinary Catholic, it is difficult to gather an audience that would actually support your content, especially if it challenges the status quo. Had I created content that would appeal to the majority of Catholics who have a more modernist view of God and His Church,…
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‘Opus Dei Priest Deserves no Punishment’: My Letter to the Dicastery for the Clergy
02 May 2024, Feast Day of Bishop Saint Athanasius, Doctor of the Church THE PREFECT OF THE DICASTERY FOR THE CLERGYHis Excellency Lazarus You Heung-Sik THE PRELATE OF OPUS DEIHis Excellency Fernando Ocáriz THE VICAR OF OPUS DEI IN IVORY COASTHis Excellency Serge Abdoulaye Sissoko Your Excellencies, “Of every tree that is in the garden,…
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Salesian Priest: ‘I Almost Left the Priesthood. Twice.’
In my previous post, Priests Need our Prayers, Not Judgment, I said that we should praise and celebrate the good things that priests do and, at the same time, rightly criticize them for doing things that would not help the mission of the Church. If we purposely do only one thing and not both, we…
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Priests Need Our Prayers, Not Judgment
If he waits for people,People say he has never been punctualIf he starts the Mass on time,They say his watch is wrongIf he owns a car,People say he is too luxurious.If he does not have one,They say he is always late.If he asks for donations,People say he is a money maker.If he does not ask,They…
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Heartbreaking! Catholics in the Philippines Denied Communion on the Tongue
While I was drafting this article in mid-February, I became aware of a viral Facebook post about a young woman who was denied Holy Communion in a parish in Manila solely because she wanted to receive Our Lord on the tongue while on her knees, as is her custom. Her post, which is no longer…
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What is Your Current Position on the Lipa Case?
Most Catholics do not realize that every time they say something in favor of the few exorcist priests who attack the Mediatrix, they also attack the peaceful devotion of other priests, probably hundreds of them, who believe in the apparition. These believing priests are scattered throughout the archipelago, and they defend the cause of the…
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Worse than Fiducia Supplicans, a Priest Urges Catholics in Sinful Unions to Receive Communion
While Pope Francis needed the help of Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez to compose a declaration opening the possibility of allowing a “blessing” for couples in sinful unions; a priest in Cebu, Philippines, without anyone’s help, scandalously declared in his homily that unmarried Catholics who do not receive communion because of their status are wasting their…
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A New Priesthood: A Priesthood Without a Cross
By: Lance Patrick Enad I had the privilege of visiting my professor in Moral Philosophy, and Ancient Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy in his home in Malolos, Bulacan. The visit was a bit brief and yet we were able to converse on several topics ranging from moral philosophy and theology, Sacred Scripture, Dogmatic Theology,the Modernist Heresy,…
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On Our Right to Speak Out on the Liturgy
By Carlos Antonio P. Palad The liturgy is not the property of bishops and priests. It is the common worship of the Christian faithful, clergy and laity alike. It is our participation in the heavenly liturgy, and the river through which grace flows into our souls. Therefore all the faithful have a stake in it.The…
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Modernist Priest Warns Catholics on Taylor Marshall
This is my reaction to a Filipino priest, well-known in the social media for being “hunk” than for his priestly ministry, his expertise in theology, and his intellect, who probably never posted in favor of Sacred Tradition, who criticized a well-known intellectual Catholic convert, a tradition-loving Catholic, Taylor Marshall, for sharing anti-Francis materials such as the…
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Pope John Paul II and the Poor Beggar Priest
There was a priest from New York. And he wanted to take a trip to Rome to meet John Paul the second this is while he was still there. And after 10 years of being in ministry at his church, he took a vacation and took a pilgrimage to Rome to be in the audience…
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Church Instructions on Homilies
In this post we will see a collection of references about an ideal homily, its purpose, suggested content, and structure. These are taken from different sources such as the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, Inter Oecumenici, Redemptionis Sacramentum, Code of Canon Law, and the Homiletic Directory by the Congregation for the Divine Worship. The CDW, with…
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Calling All Catholics: Devote an Hour to Pray for Priestly Vocations
Every Thursday night, at the Minor Basilica of Saint Michael in Tayabas City, a few parishioners come to spend a holy hour or hora sancta dedicated to praying for the clergy and the increase of priestly vocations. This is practiced widely in many parishes worldwide even in countries with low number of Catholics such as…
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Sad Truths Depicted in the ‘Midnight Mass’
A Short Review of The Midnight Mass TV Series When a Catholic stops being Catholic, that is, when he stops believing in the sacraments, he deliberately breaks his communion with the Church. The spiritual graces conferred by the sacraments also stop, and the virtues he developed slowly fade away. The person then begins to contradict…
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You Can Help the Needy Through the Misionaries of the Poor
The Missionaries of the Poor take Vows of Poverty, Chastity, Obedience and Free Service to the poorest of the poor. We surrender all rights to our own material possessions, bodily desires, will and remuneration for services rendered to the poor. We have no private possessions, no bank accounts and live in community – sharing all…
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Methodist Priest Gilmartin Guerrero Converts to Catholicism
Today, during the clergy session of Philippines Annual Conference Cavite, I submitted my letter of withdrawal “to unite with another denomination” and “from the ordained ministerial office” and surrendered my ministerial credentials. This means I am no longer a clergy person in full connection in the United Methodist Church. My reasons for leaving the denomination…
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Cardinal Burke’s Message to the Faithful Priests of the Church in Germany
Reverend and Dear brothers in Christ, You have been very much in my prayers throughout the time since the beginning of the so-called Synodal Way. After the conclusion of the Fifth Synodal Assembly on March 11th last in Frankfurt/Main, I have been praying for you most especially, so that you remain faithful to the Apostolic…
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‘This Year I Came Out of the Closet’, a Priest Testimony
It’s true, this year I decided to come out of the closet. After seeing so many people flaunting their “diversities” who were applauded by world saying “how brave” etc. I asked myself why not me? So, I made the decision, this year Father Álvaro would come out of the closet. I made up my mind…