tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post412789838093722793..comments2024-03-28T05:17:04.006-04:00Comments on southern orders: THE REFORM OF THE REFORM IS INCREMENTAL BUT IT IS HAPPENING AND NO LONGER CAN THOSE WHO DESIRE THE EF, THE ORDINARIATE OR THE ORDINARY FORM BE SHAMED INTO DISAVOWING WHAT THEY SEE AS BEAUTIFULFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-63053735316789850442016-02-11T19:30:11.057-05:002016-02-11T19:30:11.057-05:00an habitual speeder has any firm purpose of amendm...<i>an habitual speeder has any firm purpose of amendment.</i><br /><br />Eh. I go like 95 on I-75N on my way to work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554830859411216515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-82582608332768253542016-02-11T17:34:55.015-05:002016-02-11T17:34:55.015-05:00Good Father - One wonders if, after multiple infra...Good Father - One wonders if, after multiple infractions and one semi-serious wreck, an habitual speeder has any firm purpose of amendment. Given that you think the speed limit is too low on rural roads, one wonders if the next accident might result in greater damage to life, limb, and/or property.Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-53206707592916758172016-02-11T15:41:09.432-05:002016-02-11T15:41:09.432-05:00Kavanaugh, there may be a nice, cushy Anglican Ch...Kavanaugh, there may be a nice, cushy Anglican Church waiting for you somewhere. You sound like a contumacious lib who is always ready, willing, and able to satisfy the needs of his overinflated ego rather than the rightful aspirations of the Faithful to a Mass faithfully celebrated according to the proper texts and rubrics. Non Serviam must be your mottoTJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-55100847621814032322016-02-11T14:22:12.417-05:002016-02-11T14:22:12.417-05:00Of course it is a mortal sin and if not for going ...Of course it is a mortal sin and if not for going to confession for this habitual sin and then by the grace of God, I would be condemned to the everlasting fires of hell if I were impenitent over it or said it wasn't a mortal sin when i know that it is. The clear and present danger is loss of life, limb and property. Very serious matter and I do it will full consent of the will even though I think the speed limit is too low on this rural roads. But yes, if not for my repentance, I would be condemned to hell for this specific mortal sin which you correctly point out. It is a violation of the 4th Commandment as the CCC develops. Who knew? I did! Did you?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-72939462208215385072016-02-11T14:17:10.761-05:002016-02-11T14:17:10.761-05:00Good Father, Is speeding through Georgia and South...Good Father, Is speeding through Georgia and South Carolina, sometimes approaching or surpassing the "Super Speeder" speeds and being let off by a kind-hearted cop, also a breaking of the 4th Commandment? Serious matter is involved and sometimes results in smashing into the rear end of a sheriff deputy's vehicle...<br /><br />Obedience to legitimate authority (and to ask obedience in this area does is not too much too ask of an adult)is required of the 4th Commandment unless that obedience contradicts divine law.Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83872633842982249682016-02-11T13:27:59.763-05:002016-02-11T13:27:59.763-05:00It is more than just a violation of canon law it i...It is more than just a violation of canon law it is breaking the 4th Commandment and that is the mortal sin. Serious matter is involved; as a priest you should know this and if not, your training in the seminary and subsequent priestly formation would be seriously lacking and then you do it with forethought and full consent of the will. If your intention is somehow good to disobey Holy Mother Church even in her canon law, you should also know that the path to hell is paved with good intentions. Obedience to legitimate authority (and to ask obedience in this area does is not too much too ask of an adult)is required of the 4th Commandment unless that obedience contradicts divine law. This canon law is from the highest authority of the Church and does not contradict divine law. You've broken the 4th Commandment as the CCC teaches it. Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-4768862838710161532016-02-11T13:12:01.057-05:002016-02-11T13:12:01.057-05:00TJM - It is a violation of Canon Law, but it is no...TJM - It is a violation of Canon Law, but it is not a mortal sin. Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-64791548301274444822016-02-11T09:44:39.192-05:002016-02-11T09:44:39.192-05:00Fr. Kavanaugh, it is a mortal sin and a violation ...Fr. Kavanaugh, it is a mortal sin and a violation of Canon Law and Sacrosanctum Concilium. Thanks, you just confirmed all I need to know about you.TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-58525018967181171912016-02-11T09:05:50.765-05:002016-02-11T09:05:50.765-05:00Well, dang, Kavanaugh, I can quote Einstein...big ...Well, dang, Kavanaugh, I can quote Einstein...big deal.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-81444955350601487602016-02-11T07:34:44.715-05:002016-02-11T07:34:44.715-05:00TJM - No, editing the words of the mass is not a m...TJM - No, editing the words of the mass is not a mortal sin. And no, I am not hiding behind Canon Law, just quoting it.Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-86199355096453068502016-02-10T15:46:10.124-05:002016-02-10T15:46:10.124-05:00In response to Mark Thomas I don't think there...In response to Mark Thomas I don't think there is a need for a TLM ordinariate and the holy Bishop Schneider answers the point well: "One can compare the traditional Mass with a lion: Let him free, and he will defend himself" He says:<br /><br />"According to the intention of Pope Benedict XVI, and the clear norms of the Instruction “Universae Ecclesiae,” all Catholic seminarians have to know the traditional form of the Mass and be able to celebrate it. The same document says that this form of Mass is a treasure for the entire Church – thus it is for all of the faithful. <br /><br />Pope John Paul II made an urgent appeal to all bishops to accommodate generously the wish of the faithful regarding the celebration of the traditional form of the Mass. When clerics and bishops obstruct or restrict the celebration of the traditional Mass, they don’t obey what the Holy Spirit says to the Church, and they are acting in a very anti-pastoral way. They behave as the possessors of the treasure of the liturgy, which does not belong to them, for they are only administrators.<br /><br />In denying the celebration of the traditional Mass or in obstructing and discriminating against it, they behave like an unfaithful and capricious administrator who – contrary to the instructions of the house-father – keeps the pantry under lock or like a wicked stepmother who gives the children a meager fare. Perhaps such clerics have fear of the great power of the truth irradiating from the celebration of the traditional Mass. One can compare the traditional Mass with a lion: Let him free, and he will defend himself."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-61062588652198465962016-02-10T15:28:37.516-05:002016-02-10T15:28:37.516-05:00Marc said "the people were sitting in the lot... Marc said "the people were sitting in the lotus posture chanting to a statue of Buddha". Unfortunately, this isn't far off what some of our Catholic school children are being taught here, sans Buddha. They're encouraged to meditate while sitting in the lotus position while silently chanting a mantra. Other than that they are "led" by guitar music at Mass and all the gatherings for young people are the same where you have priests - conservative ones at that - sitting ideally by and allowing the laity to lay on hands and "heal" others.<br /><br />As a result of this, I think the rebuild of the Church is largely now in the hands of traditional groups and I agree with what the holy Bishop Schneider recently said on this point:<br /><br />"When the SSPX tries to believe, to worship and to live morally the way our fore-fathers and the best-known Saints did during a millennial period, then one has to consider the life and the work of these Catholic priests and faithful of the SSPX as a gift for the Church in our days – even as one of the several instruments which the Divine Providence uses to remedy the enormity of the current general crisis of the faith, of the morals and of the liturgy inside the Church. <br /><br />In some sectors of the SSPX there are, however, as it is the case in every human society some eccentric personalities. They have a method and a mindset which lack justice and charity and consequently the true “sentire cum ecclesia,” and there is the danger of an ecclesial autocephaly and to be the last judicial instance in the Church. However, to my knowledge, the healthier part corresponds to the major part of the SSPX and I consider their General Superior, His Excellency Monsignor Bernard Fellay, as an exemplarily and true Catholic bishop. There is some hope for a canonical recognition of the SPPX."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-81095458404228444652016-02-10T09:39:04.739-05:002016-02-10T09:39:04.739-05:00Fr. Kavanaugh, and a priest who alters the words o...Fr. Kavanaugh, and a priest who alters the words of the Mass commits a mortal sin and is violating Canon law and the precepts of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Nice double standard of clergy hiding behind Canon law while violating Canon law. Have a weenie! TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-16562447909909615302016-02-10T07:31:19.119-05:002016-02-10T07:31:19.119-05:00Can. 1370 §1. A person who uses physical force aga...Can. 1370 §1. A person who uses physical force against the Roman Pontiff incurs a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See; if he is a cleric, another penalty, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state, can be added according to the gravity of the delict.<br /><br />§2. A person who does this against a bishop incurs a latae sententiae interdict and, if he is a cleric, also a latae sententiae suspension. <br /><br />§3. A person who uses physical force against a cleric or religious out of contempt for the faith, the Church, ecclesiastical power, or the ministry is to be punished with a just penalty.<br />Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-91438086556244208182016-02-10T06:03:53.772-05:002016-02-10T06:03:53.772-05:00TJM, Well, there are a lot of fake Priests...a tar...TJM, Well, there are a lot of fake Priests...a target rich environment, the Church. LOL!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-51736460025691876552016-02-09T23:18:00.779-05:002016-02-09T23:18:00.779-05:00Gene, not a fake priest. These weenies need to kno...Gene, not a fake priest. These weenies need to know their 15 minutes of fame for disobeying the Church's Magisterium is over.TJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-52904120355113190842016-02-09T19:37:31.227-05:002016-02-09T19:37:31.227-05:00Indeed, Gene. I believe it also results in excommu...Indeed, Gene. I believe it also results in excommunication. Or maybe just attacking the Pope. It's one of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554830859411216515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-88740388005920702016-02-09T17:22:54.322-05:002016-02-09T17:22:54.322-05:00Isn't it a mortal sin to attack a Priest?Isn't it a mortal sin to attack a Priest?Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-72522244469072534542016-02-09T14:17:42.706-05:002016-02-09T14:17:42.706-05:00Marc, unfortunately they constitute the majority o...Marc, unfortunately they constitute the majority of "catholic" parishes in most communities. Punch a dissenting priest's lights out would probably be more effective because most of them are bullies, but rank cowards at heart.<br /> TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-34365371201160871942016-02-09T12:11:54.613-05:002016-02-09T12:11:54.613-05:00TJM, I would suggest not going to those churches.TJM, I would suggest not going to those churches.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510317669833026685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-34128011681475555442016-02-09T11:48:32.160-05:002016-02-09T11:48:32.160-05:00Marc,
Absent storming the altar and removing Fath...Marc,<br /><br />Absent storming the altar and removing Father Jollie Ollie by force, what would you suggest?TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-18537628900495424732016-02-09T11:14:46.242-05:002016-02-09T11:14:46.242-05:00I too agree with Fr. MJK, but please don't lea...I too agree with Fr. MJK, but please don't leave out the California guys and gals-- Like they are just like too AWESOME to be like IGNORED! <br />Entrance hymn: "California Dreamin' ". Recessional hymn: "California girls". So rad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-76410599466599177522016-02-09T10:35:58.947-05:002016-02-09T10:35:58.947-05:00TJM, the laity subject themselves to it by going t...TJM, the laity subject themselves to it by going to Protestant churches on Sundays just because the signs say the building is "Catholic." <br /><br />If you went to a building marked as First Methodist Church and discovered the people were sitting in the lotus posture chanting to a statue of Buddha, would you take their word for it that they were Methodists or would you conclude that the sign was wrong and the people were actually Buddhists?Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510317669833026685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-13487762310590250062016-02-09T09:38:02.403-05:002016-02-09T09:38:02.403-05:00It is the attitude of the priest that is key. I we...It is the attitude of the priest that is key. I went to a typical Novus Ordo parish Mass on Sunday with "Jollie Ollie" as "presider, accompanied by whiney, 1970s music. It was banal beyond belief. And it was all about him. Until this generation of loonies from the late 60s and early 70s passes on to their "reward" the laity will continue to be subjected to this utter nonsense. I have far greater confidence in the younger clergy to right the ship. TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295786341022051107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-13970842976671064952016-02-09T09:23:24.938-05:002016-02-09T09:23:24.938-05:00I also agree with Fr. Kavanaugh. I only wish he&#...I also agree with Fr. Kavanaugh. I only wish he'd given us the Jersey Shore version of "The Lord be with you." Here's my suggestion: "Ey! Tha Lord be with yous guys."Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510317669833026685noreply@blogger.com