Money and the Vatican
The Vatican is rolling around in money…right?
Author: pilgrim
Timmerie on Immaculate Heart Radio
Those of you who came to the Faith on Fire back in October will have heard Timmerie Millington‘s talk on the pro-life movement and social media.
Well, in fifteen minutes (11am PST) she’s going to be on Immaculate Heart Radio 1000 AM discussing the election results. Click on the picture to listen live:
Second Century Liturgy Uploaded!
A while ago I uploaded a document to the Patristics section of this blog which was a short extract from the writings of St. Justin, apologist and martyr of the Early Church. The extract came from his First Apology where he wrote about the liturgy of the Church in Rome during the Second Century. I’ve recently been doing some blog maintenance and I’ve now recorded that document onto MP3:
First Apology (Extract) from St. Justin Martyr
More recordings will be coming over the next couple of weeks: Apostolic Tradition and the Liturgy of St. James.
Historic Worship
I would suggest that a large number of Christians naturally assume that the Early Church worshiped in the same way as their own congregation in 21st Century America:
(Thanks to Patrick Vanderpool for the artwork)
Thankfully, we are not left in ignorance as to how the Early Church worshiped, since Church Fathers such as St. Justin left us written descriptions. These documents show us that the Early Church had a structured liturgy which had, at its centre, the Eucharist.
Pius Voting
Consequently, there is a heavy responsibility on everyone, man or woman, who has the right to vote, especially when the interests of religion are at stake; abstention in this case is in itself, it should be thoroughly understood, a grave and a fatal sin of omission.
On the contrary, to exercise, and exercise well, one’s right to vote is to work effectively for the true good of the people, as loyal defenders of the cause of God and of the Church.
– Pope Pius XII, Allocution to the Congress of the International Union of Catholic Women’s Leagues, Rome, Italy, September 11, 1947.
Go out and vote tomorrow…
”I am worried about America! I am not so much worried about its politics and economics, important though they be: I am worried about its soul. After all, politics and economics are determined by the sense of values which underlies them.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen
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