by Timothy Flanders | Jul 24, 2019 | Our Lady
Marian Devotion is Christocentric It is an unfortunate thing that some object to Marian piety based on an imagined opposition between Marian Devotion on the one hand and “Christ-centered” devotion on the other. This is a false dichotomy. Any true devotion to Mary...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 22, 2019 | Practical, Spiritual
Our Lord Commands us to Suffer in order to follow Him In the Gospel of St Luke, at the moment when “great multitudes” followed Him, our Lord turned to them and said If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 19, 2019 | Current crisis
Fact: Every Bishop has jurisdiction over the sacraments in his diocese. That means that he has the power to excommunicate anyone in the world and refuse them communion in his diocese on his own authority. For example, Bishop Briand of Quebec excommunicating American...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 15, 2019 | Current crisis
I am beginning a series of forty posts commenting on the historical and theological significance of the Declaration of Truths. From my view, this document holds the key to the way forward and out of this crisis. See my essay here for why I believe that is. Among other...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 12, 2019 | Current crisis
Fact: In the 1960s the “Rhine Group”[1] successfully gained control of Vatican II and threw out the original document drafts to craft new ones. On the whole, the documents were perfectly orthodox but on particular points ambiguities remained where the...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 10, 2019 | Practical, Spiritual
1. Always Flee The Spiritual writers tell us that every deadly sin can be faced and conquered. For every deadly sin, we can cultivate the contrary virtue even while facing circumstances which provoke these sins. For example, to conquer anger, we can seek out the...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 6, 2019 | Current crisis, Our Lady
The Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays Catholic brethren: heed the requests of our Lady for our times. Do not neglect our Mother’s wishes. Mary does not ask much of us in this crisis. Do the little that she asks for God’s greater glory and the salvation of...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 5, 2019 | Greek schism
When the Nicene Creed was translated into Latin, a total of three interpolations were inserted into the text. Deum de Deo. The Greek text has φῶς ἐκ φωτός, Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ “Light from Light, True God from True God.” But the Latin inserts the...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 3, 2019 | Prayer
—Purgative Way— 1. Vocal Prayer 2. Mental Prayer 3. Affective Prayer 4. Acquired Recollection Bridge: Dark Night of the Senses —Illuminative Way— 5. Infused Contemplation 6. Prayer of Quiet Bridge: Dark Night of the Soul —Unitive...
by Timothy Flanders | Jul 1, 2019 | Current crisis, Spiritual
The Church celebrates the Feast of the Precious Blood of Jesus on July 1st and then dedicates the month to the same.[1] Let us reflect on the realities we face. The demons are exposed. Stand up and fight As the current crisis continues to unmask its hideous face, more...
