Fr. Simplicius

Our Catholic Tradition, succinctly expressed by St. Augustine, teaches that an unjust law is not a law at all. Thus the Supreme Court decision which mocks God by attempting to 'redefine' marriage contrary to natural and divine law has no legitimacy at all. Instead, like Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, we must all stand up for the higher law of God. We must also reject all legal positivism, a grave error that disconnects human law from foundational moral principles.

Before the Day of the Lord, the devil will have his hour; things are going to get worse. At Akita, Our Lady prophesied that Cardinals and Bishops would oppose one another. She warned that fire will fall upon the earth. Through the Italian Mystic, Bl. Anna Maria Taigi, God has warned us about a two-fold chastisement: a natural one (wars, plagues, etc.) and a supernatural one: the Three Days of Darkness. Blessed Candles and the Holy Rosary will preserve men during that dark hour. Each bead of the Holy Rosary is like a star that, along with the Morning Star, Our Lady, lights up the darkest [...]

Devotion to the Precious Blood is especially needed in these days when many deny the very notion of sin and its great cost in Blood. When Pilate did not want to condemn Innocent Blood, the Jewish mob embraced responsibility, "May His Blood be upon us and upon our children." The Blood of Christ became a mark of Cain and curse upon them; but it can immediately become a blessing if we repent and mourn for our sins. (In imitation of Christ, St. John de Matha sought to ransom and free Christians enslaved by Muslims.) Woe to us! who have been redeemed by that Blood, however, if we waste [...]