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9/11, Election 2024, and the Escape Paths God Gives Us

Yes, in varying degrees, we tend to take for granted the good things that we have. This is part of the human condition, and it seems that we never have to wait too long before God sends us some reminder that we have settled into thinking that those things we value most could be far more fragile than they seem. The world saw this with the Covid-19 pandemic, and many Traditional Catholics have experienced it with Francis’s Traditionis Custodes.

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Why the Pro-life Movement Needs Traditional Catholicism

To find a solution to this spiritual problem, one needs to look no further than Dom Chautard’s classic, The Soul of the Apostolate. Although written over a hundred years ago, this little book graced the nightstand of Pope St. Pius X and remains a treasure house of practical advice for religious and laity alike.

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A Special Devotion for Turbulent Times: the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary

We immediately notice the important teaching about the role of the Holy Virgin Mary, co-redemptrix, in establishing a harmonious relationship of submission and fidelity between the person who consecrates themselves and Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Virgin Mary is the mediator of restoring harmony between repentant penitents and God. The consecration was printed on the back of an image of the Heart of the Holy Virgin, which quickly became famous in Belgium, the home country of the visionary Berthe Petit.

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Dear President Trump, Please Help Catholics Help You

As you know, many of your most ardent supporters are Catholics who consider their Catholic Faith to be the most important part of their lives. As Catholics, we are grateful to you not only for your work to help overturn Roe v. Wade and support the sanctity of life, but also for your efforts to help make our nation one that allows us to work hard and raise our families with minimal interference from the increasingly evil forces that hate you and us. Thank you for what you have done already for our nation, and for what we hope you will do in the future.

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Bulgaria – The next target for the LGBTQ+ cult?

Likewise, the pro-LGBTQ+ group Forbidden Colors stated that “it is deeply troubling to see Bulgaria adopting tactics from Russia’s anti-human rights playbook”, alluding to a similar law in Russia. Going a step further, Forbidden Colors even exhorted Brussels to “take decisive action” against Bulgaria for simply maintaining traditional family values.

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What Would American Catholics Do With Another Trump Presidency?

Become Saints: All throughout salvation history, the best use of the time God gives us has been to cooperate with His grace to try to become saints. There is no other reason for which we have been created, and our temporal and eternal happiness will increase in proportion to our efforts to serve God as well as possible. We also know that God uses His saints as instruments to rescue the world from darkness, which is what we need so desperately today. Moreover, everything else we do generally becomes immensely more effective if we are trying to be saints.

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How to Read the Holy Scripture: Practical Advice from an Old Monk

Indeed, the level of knowledge of the Holy Scriptures is incredibly low among Catholics today. When we read books like the remarkable volume Letters to a Protestant Friend by the great-grandfather of Michael J. Matt, Hugo Klapproth, we see how well he knew the sacred texts of the Holy Scriptures. Additionally, many Catholics who are faithful to Tradition are avid readers of the Clementine Vulgate. They are simply following the famous advice given to Laeta by Saint Jerome:

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