Jeanie Hannaman

By Guest Contributor, Catholic Stand - We appear to be at a literal tipping point, a spiritual Archduke Ferdinand moment, and the one good shepherd willing to risk everything for his sheep seems to be the only one among many brothers with the spiritual acuity to appreciate the moment and the fortitude to stand and not be silent. Sadly, however, again due to abdication at the upper levels, it will likely fall to us, and to faithful priests and religious, to pray for this good prelate, demonstrate our support and encouragement, gird our loins in advance of the Synod, and otherwise make up for what is lacking within the Body of Christ (Colossians 1:24).

By James Monti, The Wanderer - The concept of making the Cross upon which Our Lord died the ultimate symbol of His entire mission of our redemption came from the lips of Our Lord Himself, for it is implicit in His command that if we are to be His true disciples, we must take up our own crosses and follow Him. St. Paul invokes the image of the Cross directly: “But far be it for me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal. 6:14).

By Charles Coulombe, Crisis Magazine - The latest development in the ongoing saga is the result of the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Jose Gomez, and the Bishop of Orange, Kevin Vann, being taken in for questioning by the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Christophe Pierre, as to their alleged non-compliance with TC. The result of that particular trip to Berchtesgaden was that, in Orange County, the venerable Tridentine Mass at St. Mary’s by the Sea, which quite literally saved the parish’s life when it was brought in, is to be suppressed. In Los Angeles, the torture is a bit more exquisite. There, wherever parishes have integrated the TLM into their regular lives, said Masses are to be moved to the gyms.