Author Archives: Fiat

Quiz: Which Cardinal Said This?

When I “adopted” a cardinal, this is the one I was hoping I would be assigned.  He is unabashedly supportive of the TLM, and he invited the Fraternity into his diocese. Make some guesses before you turn to this site … Continue reading

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Professor de Mattei, Abbé de Nantes – Post-conciliar Crisis

The latest post on Rorate Caeli is the translation of an article written by historian Roberto de Mattei. The piece is quite sobering and it certainly will not resonate well with those of “pseudo-mystical optimism”.  (I will refrain from giving … Continue reading

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Seed Wars

How could something so pleasant as selecting flower seeds for spring planting turn out to be such a downer, especially when the flowers are destined for Jesus on the altar? I had made 9 selections from my Seymour’s Selected Seeds … Continue reading

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Go for it! Get Involved in this Conclave!

It is not too late to “adopt” a Cardinal.  You will be assigned a Cardinal for whom to pray by by enlisting here. “You now have the opportunity to actively be part of this providential endeavour by having a Cardinal … Continue reading

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The Fatima Connection: A Bishop Dressed in White

Let us continue praying for the Holy Father Benedict XVI.  I really believe we are reaching a tragic denouement in the unfolding drama of the Fatima  revelations.   As Catholics, in general, have not heeded our Lady’s warnings, as even the … Continue reading

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Lenten Feast for the Soul – Day of Recollection

Lenten Day of Recollection  Saturday, March 2 7:30 a.m.  Confessions 8:00 a.m. High Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 9:10 a.m.  Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Spiritual Conference: “Mortification and Saint Francis de Sales“ 10:15 a.m.  Rosary & Confessions … Continue reading

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He will be “Bishop emeritus of Rome”; he will not return to being a Cardinal.

But he will continue to be addressed as “His Holiness”. I had been mulling over in my mind that vision of the three seers of Fatima in which they saw “a bishop dressed in white” whom they believed to be … Continue reading

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“And reigning will be he, the antipope……”

Sister Lucia revealed that the Secret of Fatima is contained in chapters 8-13 of the Apocalypse.  oh, oh…. Look at what philosopher and theologian Enrico Maria Radaelli [edited to correct the name] is saying about the papal resignation: “Not considering … Continue reading

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Cardinal Mahony Petition

Update, Feb. 20: A concerned commenter asked:  “Are you sure you want to be involved with anything initiated by Catholics United?” I had forgotten about those people, the leftest group in the Church.  It is interesting that they would launch … Continue reading

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Prophecies for our Times – St. Hildegard

You will find here a few more paragraphs on the prophecies of St. Hildegard.  These are my translations from Spanish though the original source is from the French, Voix Prophétiques: Ou, Signes, Apparitions Et Prédictions Modernes Touchant Les Grands Événements … Continue reading

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