Crisis in the Church

Journey to Tradition

DVRodriguez2019-12-06T15:08:16-05:00

A personal testimony of Fr. Rodriguez's "conversion," that is, how he came to discover and adhere exclusively to the traditional Roman Mass. He considers this the greatest grace of his priesthood and hopes it may inspire laity, and especially brother priests, on a path of authentic Catholicism. Important elements were his awareness of the crisis in the Church, the desire to be a holier priest, and a love for the Mass. He explains many other details but reminds us to 'brace ourselves' for persecution. This is a path of carrying the Cross out of love for Christ and His Church, of [...]

Journey to TraditionDVRodriguez2019-12-06T15:08:16-05:00

Devil Gains Power by being Enthroned

svfonline2019-10-28T23:19:41-04:00

Whenever God wants to restore some fallen thing - a person, a nation, the world - He sets about establishing, as it were, a home base, or we might say a sort of supernatural homing beacon to attract His graces. Yet the devil apes God and likewise wishes to establish his "home bases" upon persons, places, and even the Church. The devil prefers to create his 'homing beacons' by sacrilegiously profaning sacraments and sacramentals, which calls down God's wrath upon men. The devil gains greater permission to corrupt and seduce when he is enthroned, and increased power if it be a sacred place. His chains are loosened even [...]

Devil Gains Power by being Enthronedsvfonline2019-10-28T23:19:41-04:00

Devil Co-Existing with a Pagan Goddess

svfonline2019-10-28T22:09:53-04:00

God has established an irreconciable enmity between Our Lady and satan (cf. Gen 3:15). The can be no 'co-existence' between Christ the King and Baal. Where Christ reigns, there His Mother reigns. If the devil wishes to usurp Christ, he must first attempt to replace His Queen Mother. Consider the Amazonian idol recently enthroned in the Vatican. She is a queen goddess of 'mother earth' depicted as a dragon or a woman with serpents entertained who demands worship and blood sacrifice. In this image we see the woman and satan now reconciled, according to the 'spirit of the age' so favored [...]

Devil Co-Existing with a Pagan Goddesssvfonline2019-10-28T22:09:53-04:00

Great Power in the Rosary

svfonline2019-10-28T21:50:45-04:00

We are living in an age of apostasy: God's Law has been rejected, Christ and His Church have been rejected. What do we most need? - The Rosary! It is a most powerful means of dissipating heresy, extinguishing vice, spreading virtue, imploring the divine mercy, and obtaining Our Lady's protection. It is fitting to recall this on the 102nd Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun, when Our Lady revealed herself as "Our Lady of the Rosary." In praying the Rosary, we should specifically ask for the graces to be [1] confirmed in the faith, [2] protected aging the disease one error, [3] and increased in strength [...]

Great Power in the Rosarysvfonline2019-10-28T21:50:45-04:00

Have Recourse to Mary

svfonline2019-10-28T15:59:03-04:00

How to survive the widespread apostasy? In part two of his three-pronged plan, Pope Leo XIII encourages Catholics to follow the example of our holy fathers and all our tradition by turning in a special way to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Given the evil of our times, all the popes for nearly a century repeatedly insisted that Catholics have recourse to Our Lady and her intercession. God Himself confirmed this papal exhortation by sending Our Lady to Fatima and requesting devotion to her Immaculate Heart. This devotion entails a particularly intense turning to the Mother of God and should be practiced [...]

Have Recourse to Marysvfonline2019-10-28T15:59:03-04:00

Pray Fervently to God

svfonline2019-10-28T12:46:12-04:00

Apostasy is the voluntary and conscious rejection of Christ by one who has been a Christian. How are we to preserve and live our beloved Catholic Faith in this time of widespread apostasy? The apostasy was already raging in the time of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), and has only progressively worsened. That saintly pontiff provided us with an admirable three-pronged plan. First, we must offer fervent prayer, for it wins certain help from God. We are at a point where natural solutions are wholly insufficient and only supernatural aid will overcome the evil. Only God - and Our Lady - can help us now. [...]

Pray Fervently to Godsvfonline2019-10-28T12:46:12-04:00

Maturity Full Stature in Christ

svfonline2019-07-22T08:37:32-04:00

Maturity is an essential trait for a servant of God. In a way, that is the purpose for our time on this earth - to mature into the full stature of Christ. Guided by the wisdom St. Paul, who coined this term, let us strive after this maturity (cf. Eph. 4:13-15; 2 Cor 4:7-9). The saints also guide us in this path. We ought to look to St. Anne as we approach her great feast. Why did God make Saints Joachim and Anne wait to receive a child? Apart from the significance of their age and sterility being linked to the [...]

Maturity Full Stature in Christsvfonline2019-07-22T08:37:32-04:00

Stand Fast and Firm in the Faith

svfonline2019-06-25T09:58:06-04:00

There are many attacks on our Church from outside and within. This is why we must stand fast and firm in the faith. It’s difficult because the vast majority of Catholics, including those in the hierarchy, have lost the Faith. So pray for this grace and look to Our Lady and her message at Fatima. She came to warn us about dangers to the Faith and to always preserve the dogma of the Faith. She emphasizes the truth about God and her Son and especially that the truth about Christ centers upon the Mass and the Holy Eucharist.

Stand Fast and Firm in the Faithsvfonline2019-06-25T09:58:06-04:00

Command Obedience Promise

svfonline2019-06-14T05:53:43-04:00

The Ascension bridges all the mysteries of the Incarnate Word on earth and in Heaven. Three central aspects of the Ascension which you should reflect upon are: [1] It directs the mind and heart to Heaven. The Christian must follow Christ - all the way to where He is now. Your strongest conviction ought to be that you exist for the purpose of getting to Heaven. Orient all your life in conformity with this truth. [2] It teaches us how to get to Heaven, for Our Lord provides the means. One must believe the truths He taught and live by the [...]

Command Obedience Promisesvfonline2019-06-14T05:53:43-04:00

Every Best and Perfect Gift

svfonline2019-06-01T13:37:15-04:00

Listen to these true words of St. James with faith: "'Every best gift and ever perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights." These best gifts include grace, truth, and eternal life. They all come through the hands of Our Lady. I urge you to grow in your devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the collect, the Church prays that we [1] receive the grace to love what God commands; [2] desire what God promises; and [3] fix our heart on Heaven. Each of these three is very connected to the message Our Lady brought at [...]

Every Best and Perfect Giftsvfonline2019-06-01T13:37:15-04:00