Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, removed in June as an exorcist by Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy, is continuing his deliverance ministry. In an August 3 email to subscribers, Monsignor Rossetti said he remains a priest in good standing in his home Diocese of Syracuse, New York, and will continue his work through the St. Michael Center, which operates within the territory of the Washington archdiocese. On June 3, Cardinal McElroy removed Rossetti as an archdiocesan exorcist and ended all affiliation between the Archdiocese of Washington and Rossetti's St. Michael Center. Monsignor Rossetti argues that he retains priestly faculties in several dioceses and exorcist faculties in two others. He also says his own bishop has encouraged him to continue the ministry. The June controversy followed Rossetti's eccentric claim that UFOs "are, in fact, demons." Cardinal McElroy - who had removed him for this claim - later said the decision was not about UFOs but reflected his view that the role of an …níos mó
Apologies for straying from the topic, but if anyone knows anything about the new Bishop of Karaganda, Father Piotr Plytowany, I would be interested to hear it. Thank you very much.
Bishop Mark A. Eckman, 67, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will bring an end to the traditional Latin Mass at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa after nearly 20-years. Bishop Eckman was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh in 2021. In June 2025, Leo XIV promoted him to Bishop of Pittsburgh. In a letter dated 7 August (see below), Monsignor Eckman announced that the final Mass to be held at St. Titus using the 1962 Missal is scheduled for 4 September. The remaining two traditional Latin Masses in Pittsburgh are offered by the Institute Christ the King in Brighton Heights and by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X in the West End. Bishop Eckman said his predecessor, Bishop David A. Zubik, received Vatican permission in 2022 to continue the Mass at St. Titus. The initial two-year authorization was extended in September 2024 for another two years. The Bishop didn't seek another extension, “The permission to celebrate according to the older ritual in a parish church was only ever meant to be …níos mó
On 6 August, Italian journalist David Murgia published the results of a confidential 2016 consultation within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith concerning the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje on IlSegnoDiGiona.com. Two Thirds of the Congregation said Medjugorje was NOT Supernatural According to Murgia, 33 participants were asked to provide written opinions, or 'vota', on the Medjugorje phenomenon. Murgia reports the following results (17 September 2016): 21 participants chose 'constat de non supernaturalitate' (not of supernatural origin). 9 participants chose 'constat de supernaturalitate' (supernatural origin). 3 chose 'non constat de supernaturalitate' (the supernatural character has not been established). This corresponds to approximately 63.6 per cent for 'not supernatural', while only nine voted in favour. Ruini Commission, 2010-2014 This voting followed the work of the International Commission of Inquiry on Medjugorje, commonly known as the Ruini Commission. The …níos mó
A little gossip and gum chewing so as to avoid having to deal with the much bigger problems within the Church (women and gay priests, same-sex marriage, Holy Communion for the divorced, bishop ordinations in China, the complete abolition of the traditional Mass, synodality, etc.)
Seminarian, 33, Died in Car Crash A 33-year-old seminarian from India, who was in the final year of his formation for the priesthood, died in a car accident in Linz Diocese, Austria. Mathews Pouthur had recently begun serving as a pastoral worker. His car left the road early on Friday, struck an embankment and overturned several times, with police finding no indication of another party’s involvement.
Verkehrsunfall in Österreich: Malayalischer Priesterseminarist gestorben Linz: Ein aus Kerala stammender Priesterseminarist ist bei einem Verkehrsunfall in Österreich ums Leben gekommen. Bei dem Verstorbenen handelt es sich um Bruder Mathews Pothoor (33), den einzigen Sohn von Shajan Mathew und Reji aus Pothoor, Perumballoor. Er kam bei einem Autounfall ums Leben, der sich in der vergangenen Nacht in Linz ereignete.
Hiroshima must remain forever in humanity's memory as a warning, not a precedent. Behind that explosion lay lives, families, dreams, and generations scarred by a pain that should never be repeated. No conflict, ideology, or pursuit of power can justify such a tragedy. May the memory of Hiroshima help us understand that, given our capacity for self-destruction, peace, dialogue, and reason are not merely options—they are a responsibility we owe to humanity and to generations yet to come. Never again a nuclear war.
Hiroshima debe permanecer para siempre en la memoria de la humanidad como una advertencia, no como un precedente. Tras aquella explosión había vidas, familias, sueños y generaciones marcadas por un dolor que jamás debería repetirse. Ningún conflicto, ideología o afán de poder puede justificar semejante tragedia. Que el recuerdo de Hiroshima nos ayude a comprender que, dada nuestra capacidad de autodestrucción, la paz, el diálogo y la razón no son meras opciones: son una responsabilidad que tenemos con la humanidad y con las generaciones venideras. Nunca más una guerra nuclear.
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Defense Will Seek to Show That Mary Phagans Body Was Tossed Down a Chute in Rear of Pencil Factory And Not Taken Down by Elevator As the State Insists, The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 Eleven Witnesses Are Introduced Friday to Prove Discrepancies in Time Given by Witnesses for the State. Miss Daisy Hopkins Goes on Stand and Swears That She Never Visited Factory With Dalton, But on Cross-Examination She Admitted Having Been in Jail Recently—She Denied That She Knew Frank. HOLLOWAY'S TESTIMONY RIDDLED BY SOLICITOR; MEMORY FORSAKES HIM Confesses That He Had Told Detectives the Day That He Caused the Arrest of Conley That "If He's Convicted, Remember He's My Nigger"—From Present Indications the Trial Will Be Continued for Two Weeks Longer, and Defense Will Introduce Character Witnesses. The defense in the Leo M. Frank trial introduced eleven witnesses Friday and a mass of testimony to prove that witnesses for the state were incorrect …níos mó
Called By Name: Fr. Patrick Suh on Mobilizing Parishes for Priestly Vocations "If vocations depend just on me, we're never going to get any." Fr. Patrick Suh joins CatholicTV to share how the Archdiocese of Newark invited parishioners to actively call forth future priests. How do we cultivate a culture of vocations in our local parishes? Fr. Patrick Suh, Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Newark, sits down with CatholicTV's Jimmy Reynolds to discuss the success of the Called By Name campaign. Fr. Suh shares the providential origins of the initiative—prompted by Cardinal Joseph Tobin—and explains how it launched on Good Shepherd Sunday. Rather than leaving vocation efforts solely to the diocesan office, the campaign empowered families, friends, and fellow parishioners to identify young men in their pews who possess the qualities of a good shepherd. With over 500 unique nominations submitted, Fr. Suh details the next steps: personal invitation letters from the Cardinal, St. Andrew's …níos mó
The Redemption of Man and the Rejection of “Holy Sex” A Patristic and Scholastic Disputation Against the Modern Exaltation of Carnal Pleasure “The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.” —1 Corinthians 15:45 Prologue: The Question Before Us There is a fundamental question which must be asked before we speak of the holiness of sexual pleasure: What is man? And immediately after that: What became of man through the Fall? For if we begin with fallen man as though his present condition were the standard of human nature, we shall inevitably mistake the wounds of the Fall for the original design of God. This is precisely the danger in the modern exaltation of sexuality. The question is no longer merely: "Is marital intercourse lawful?" The Catholic tradition already answers that question. The more profound question is: "What ought the Christian to desire within the marital act?" And here a profound difference appears between the ascetical tradition …níos mó
OF THE DISTINCTION OF SINS - EVIL HABITS, i.e. VICES AND SINS (QQ[71]-8 - First Section - Summa Theologica - Thomas Aquinas...Download, print, and above all share !
Sir Fred Hoyle ~ The likelihood that life arose from random chemical reaction is no greater than the likelihood that a tornado passing through a junkyard would put...
Saturday, 9th August 1913 Harry Scott and Boots Rogers Recalled to Stand by the State, The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta Constitution August 9th, 1913 When court convened Friday morning Harry Scott, Pinkerton detective, engaged by the defense in the Phagan case, was recalled to the stand by the state and asked how long it took Jim Conley, the negro sweeper, to write a copy of one of the murder notes when it was read off to him and [1 word illegible], dictated word for word. The detective declared that the negro had taken about three or four minutes for this. "Boots" Rogers was next called and asked one question about the condition of the basement. Rogers is the ex-county policeman in whose car the police answered Newt Lee's call the morning of the murder. His testimony Friday was in regard to the unsanitary condition of the basement. After a call for George Epps, the little newsie who swore to riding to town on April 26 with Mary Phagan, had gone unanswered, the defense called its first …níos mó
Saint Asteria of Bergamo | Martyred for Honouring the Christian Dead | Feast Day August 10 Today, we remember Saint Asteria of Bergamo, an early Christian virgin and martyr traditionally honoured on August 10. Saint Asteria is associated with Bergamo in northern Italy and the era of persecution under the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian, around the beginning of the 4th century. According to Christian tradition, Asteria courageously helped recover and bury the bodies of Christians who had been martyred. This might sound like a simple act of kindness today. But during periods of Roman persecution, publicly caring for the bodies of executed Christians could reveal that someone belonged to—or sympathised with—the Christian community. Asteria nevertheless chose mercy over fear. She believed that those who had died for Christ deserved to be treated with dignity and given an honourable burial. Her actions eventually brought her to the attention of the authorities. Tradition remembers …níos mó
Poor Jesus. Just as there is nothing sacred in dancing on Calvary, there is nothing sacred in jumping in the presence of Jesus in the holy sacrament. One more hireling leading the flock astray.
@ Pagina Cadolica blogspot com/2026/08/esto-es-cari... Thank you for the warning of this blasphemous mockery of Devotion to The Blessed Eucharistic Present in the Monstrance. ~ It not only offends Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament; It really is child abuse of the worst kind. ~ ("It would be better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck & be cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones"). ~ St. Luke Chapter 17-2.
10.08.2026 IL MESSAGGERO REPORTS ON SSPX ORDINATION DO NOT SAY THAT VATICAN COUNCIL II IS DOGMATIC AND ECCLESIOCENTRIC : CARD. FERNANDEZ IS IN SCHISM The Il Messaggerro reports on the SSPX ordination of bishops, has not mentioned that the SSPX rejects the irrational interpretation of Vatican Council II and the rational interpretation of the Council would support them and place Cardinal Fernandez in public schism with the past Magisterium over the centuries.1 The reports do not state that according to the Lionel Andrades interpretation of Vatican Council II Cardinal Fernandez could have chosen the rational interpretation of the Council and Catechism and other magisterial documents. This would mean the Council and Catechism would be aligned with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the traditionalists and Fr. Leonard Feeney of Boston and the St. Benedict Center- and not Rahner, Ratzinger, Congar and Balthazar and the popes from Paul VI to Leo XIV. So the reports were one sided and biased. They …níos mó
10.08.2026 The Vatican cannot continue to interpret Vatican Council II irrationally and then excommunicate Archbishop Vigano and the SSPX bishops. The text is constant and does not depend upon the pope. (Conversation with AI on X) x.com/i/grok?conversation=2086789529143255510