“Latin is not the main reason figures like Burke support the Tridentine Mass. Instead, it’s pre-Vatican II ecclesiology that justifies their support for a ‘muscular, patriotic, white supremacist’ form of ‘Christianity,’ promoted by figures like Trump & his followers.” www.ucanews.com/news/revivin...
Posts by Friar Pierre Ducharme, OFM
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Cardinal Cupich: “What is at stake in accepting the liturgical reforms of the council, then, is our very understanding of what it means to be a church of tradition.” www.chicagocatholic.com/cardinal-bla...
As the Franciscan Cardinal says, the Vatican recognized the Palastinian State some time ago.
“Prevost and Francis used to meet for two hours every Saturday morning in the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived…Francis came to rely on Prevost more and more. He trusted Prevost’s decision-making and admired his way of working.” www.commonwealmagazine.org/ivereigh-pre...
#Never51st #ElbowsUp #Canada youtu.be/vhiKlhTmwDU?...
News: Pope Francis has approved next phase of the implementation of the Synod. Cardinal Grech writes to church leaders that, as the Pope noted, the Synod "'is part of the ordinary magisterium of the Successor of Peter' and and, as such, must be received accordingly."
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Quoted in.. #Synod #franciscan #Canada Renewed energy needed.
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youtu.be/OFNFTpsCmQU?... #USAid Defend foreign aid.
Congratulations, Brother Pierre! It will take us some time until it will be natural for us to call you "Monseigneur"!
The Apparition at the Chapter House at Arles
In 50 days, the Franciscans of Canada will gather for their next Chapter. It's a time for the brothers to come together and consider where we are and where we need to go.
"Christians know very well that it is only by affirming the infinite dignity of all that our own identity as persons and as communities reaches its maturity." #PopeFrancis #Trump
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“I exhort all the faithful of the Catholic Church, and all men and women of good will, not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters.”
Pope Francis, letter to US bishops, 2/10/25
Pope Francis has written a sweeping letter to the U.S. bishops decrying the "major crisis" triggered by Trump's mass deportation plans and explicitly rejecting JD Vance's attempts to use Catholic theology to justify the administration's immigration crackdown.
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How to treat refugees.
Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh condemns Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ calling it “unimaginable.” She insists, “A people has the right to live in their own country, on their land.”
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Maria Ressa - the golden rule still stand. #MariaRessa #Vatican #Jubilee
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These are all questions that I have been pondering for some time.
"the continued bombardment of areas in Gaza that has killed and maimed civilians, including many women and children, almost every day since early October 2023 has long ago ceased to be a war of self-defense."
Is the owner of that other social network censoring the Church? #Gaza #Israel #PopeFrancis
"They felt unwelcome in the church and even spoke of being denied baptism and admission to Catholic schools for the children they adopted." #LGBTQ
Pope's January prayer intention: 'for the right to an education'
"we’re experiencing an educational catastrophe"
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
I’m surprised by the number of negative and passive-aggressive comments on this post. It seems the concept of the Incarnation continues to be a stumbling block for many. Check out John 3:16 📖