Are you tired of "Catholic" bashing??

I'm not, and here's why: those that are "bashed" are not, nor have they ever been Catholic, they are a facade.  Real Catholics, on the other hand, embrace Catholicism -- whole and undefiled -- and the authentic Magisterium -- the teaching arm of the Church.

To deny this is to assuredly repeat history, and we've had enough repetitive history over the last 55 years or so, ever since that Modernist monstrosity: Vatican II -- the neutron bomb that spared some of the buildings, but nearly totally destroyed the Catholic faith of our fathers.

The one caveat: unfortunately, the good guys get lumped in with the bad guys, whether it's priests, Baptist ministers, Rabbis, or public school teachers/administrators -- a catch-22, if you will.  As in war, non-combatants suffer along with those troops on either side of the battle.  As our Lady said regarding the coming World War II: many good men will die (along with the bad).

St. Paul tells us to be angry, but sin not.  In other words, we must -- must! -- resist to the face, sin, and all that it entails, especially condemning and fighting with all our might, the author of sin: Satan and his minions.  It is they who have infiltrated our glorious Church with the prime intention to destroy her from within.

The make-believe priests, bishops, cardinals -- and popes? -- may wear the Roman collar, but in reality are Judas goats attempting to lead what is left of the flock over the cliff to certain physical and spiritual death.

But there is another side of the coin: there are faithful priests, bishops, and cardinals who are beginning to fight back and call the phony spade a spade.  They know the true mission of the Church: the salvation of souls, not social "issues" such as immigration, or plastic straws floating in the ocean.  They also know that the real "issue" is abortion: the killing of the pre-born, and now the born!

They better watch out, though, because we now know we only have 10 or 12 years left before the end of the world, that is, according to those who buy into the lie of climate change!  (Man, how can anyone miss that big, old elephant in the room??)

The bottom line: faithful Catholics must continue to fight for the restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass, as well as those dogmas that are the foundation and the cement that fortifies and sustains the Chruch that was founded by our Divine Judge, Jesus Christ. If we don't believe that, we are doomed...

I ask all of good will to pray for the Catholic Church (and come home to it!!) and pray for our country..

Gene DeLalla

The Democrats Refuse to Allow Vote Against Infanticide -- For The 17th Time!!

That headline is taken from a CNSnews.com story, but the sad implications of that non-vote is too horrendous to imagine: the killing of the born that survived the attempt to destroy them while in the womb.

So, the Demonrats even refuse to allow a vote on the floor of the House (of Representatives)!  This is what happened when those very same Demonrats gained control of the now-disgraced "peoples house"...

What are they so afraid of?

They are not afraid of anything because they don't believe in anything but their own power and influence peddling all the while enjoying millions in filthy lucre gladly handed over from Murder, Inc., a.k.a.: planned parenthood, and their minions that live in luxury from the blood money of dead babies, and the selling of those poor kid's body parts for bizarre experiments.

Most of those who are vehemently for the taking of pre-born and now the born, are females.  You know, the carriers and bearers of life...

On top of that, many are "Catholics".

They not only have abandoned their roles as assigned by God almighty, they have abandoned their faith to become their own little gods.  They are, in fact, traitors to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness they claim to be in favor of: they're hypocrites.

Remember what our Lord said: it is better for milestone to hung around the neck and thrown in the sea of anyone that scandalizes (or kills!) these little ones...

Please pray for Divine intervention; the only way I see to stop the killing!

Gene DeLalla

 

The Battle of Khe Sanh, South Vietnam (January - March, 1968)...

I am writing this from memory, as well as from articles and videos that I have seen and read over the years regarding the siege of the Marine combat base at Khe Sanh, located in the northern sector of I Corps, South Vietnam.

(South Vietnam was divided, for military purposes, into four "corps": I (eye) Corps, II Corps, III Corps, and IV Corps.)

I served in the northern sector of II Corps, at two strategic air bases that supported our troops in the field with uncountable sorties (strikes) from our fighter-bombers located at Tuy Hoa and Cam Ranh Bay.

What became known as the Siege of Khe Sanh, lasted for nearly 77 days, that is, just before, during and after the major 1968 Tet Offensive that I saw unfold right before my eyes from an observation tower that was given the designation: Oscar Six.  It was manned by a "short-timer," in other words, by an Air Force Security Police Buck Sergeant with 27 days to go in-country.  I was assigned to stand watch with him that night.  I had a mere 10 1/2 months to go before I could return to "the world" -- the U.S...

Oscar Six overlooked the entire valley to our south and west.  The tower was equipped with an enormous "star-light" scope that could see the light from a cigarette miles away in the bitch blackness of a moonless night.  

Years later (2010), I would write and publish a story entitled: The Battle For Oscar Six (available on Amazon).

As Tet unfolded, we were informed of a major battle taking place at the Khe Sanh Marine base.  It turned out that those Marines were in a world of hurt!  They were surrounded by an estimated 20,000+ force of North Vietnamese Regular army troops as well as numerous Viet Cong forces determined to overrun and take the Marine base.

But the Marines were just as determined to defend their base and destroy the enemy forces that wanted to destroy them!  

From the videos that I have seen of the Khe Sanh battle, it is a miracle that those Marines survived to tell about it, notwithstanding the substantial KIA and WIA suffered by those valiant grunts.

What is lesser known is that the Air Force played a major role is helping the Marines, not only survive, but also achieve a major victory over the enemy forces.  It is estimated that about 10+ thousand NVA and Viet Cong were destroyed by the artillery as well as the bombing and strafing from our fighters and B-52 heavy bombers.  In fact, some NVA soldiers that either surrendered or were captured, told their interpreters how dazed, devastated and demoralized they were after each massive bombing raid from the B-52s.

The Battle of Khe Sanh was a Marine battle, but the efforts of the other services, mainly the death reigned down from the sky by Air Force fighters and bombers, helped to save the nearly 6,000 Marines from almost certain death.  What is even lesser known, is that Air Force C-130s brought in supplies and took out wounded during the ongoing attack, but with heavy losses to some of the planes and crews.  It is said that those C-130s were "mortar magnets" with some hit while landing or taking off the battered and pot-holed runway.  

The siege of Khe Sanh is filled with many harrowing stories from the Marines that lived to tell about it, but it must also be said that their survival was a multi-branch effort, with Air Force, as well as Army (artillery) that pounded the enemy into submission and eventual defeat.  Sure, I've read accounts from various media that the battle was a draw with both sides claiming victory, but facts and statistics don't lie; the media does, and that is one reason why the American people back home turned against, not only the Vietnam war, but to their shame, also the soldiers that fought in that winnable war.

I think of, and pray for my fellow brothers that didn't make it home, and are now engraved on the Wall in D.C...

Gene DeLalla 

Can a practicing Catholic be a "progressive" (a Liberal)?

To repeat the question: Can a practicing Catholic be a "progressive" (a Liberal)?

First, let's take a look at what is going on in the Democratic party right now...

Most -- not all -- Demonrats are for the killing of the pre-born, and now the born!

Second, most -- not all -- Demonrats are pro-sodomite.

Third, most -- not all -- Demonrats are for the indoctrination of the young children (up to the age of 18 or so) in the public school systems all across this country.

Fourth, most -- not all -- Demonrats are socialists, or worse.

Fifth, most -- not all -- Demonrats outright despise God and His Commandments as is evidenced by their hatred for the Natural Law and paleo-traditionalists.

Sixth, most -- not all -- Demonrats want to restrict free speech AND! free movement -- the ability to travel at will.  If you don't think that the ability to travel is not important, think again...

Seventh, most -- not all -- Demonrats would like nothing better than to restrict or outright ban our ability to defend ourselves, i.e., repeal the Second Amendment.  This is not an exaggeration, but a cold, hard fact.  And without our ability to defend ourselves and our families, we are at the "mercy" of the state.  Why is this important?  Because an UN-armed citizen can more easily be enslaved; hence, what is left of the Republic will disappear right before our eyes.

Eighth, most -- not all -- Demonrats want to absolutely transform this country into their own image; they are, in fact, their own gods.

Ninth, most -- not all -- Demonrats were successful in eliminating prayer from all public schools, and embracing evolution, thus "proving" that mankind crawled out of the pond covered with scum, not made in the image and likeness of the Creator.

Tenth, most -- not all -- Demonrats are in favor of open borders; without a secure border, there is no sovereignty; there is no true security, as is witnessed by the attacks and murders of our fellow countrymen and women by illegal aliens that have poured across our southern border, as well as draining our medical and social services almost to the breaking point.

What does the Church teach regarding the "ten commandments" of the progressive agenda just listed?

Casting aside the abomination of the sexual abuse scandals by the sodomites that have infiltrated the Church through her seminaries, and the mass cover-up by those hierarchs who are sympathetic, or are themselves part of the lavender mafia, the Church's perennial teachings on faith and morals cannot be reconciled with the Progressive/Liberal agenda.

I strongly suggest that those who claim to be "progressive", practicing Catholics, read or re-read the Ten Commandments!

One cannot fulfill the second great Commandment to Love Thy Neighbor and, at the same time, continue the slaughter of the pre-born, and extinguish the most incredible gift given to us by God Himself: to be co-creators with Him in bringing new life and souls into the world.

Without life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is impossible...

If you claim to be a practicing Catholic, you cannot be a "progressive" or a Liberal, period.

Pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

Mixed-up "transgender" kid believes he's an alien.

This from thebridgehead.ca:

Jareth Nebula might live on earth but he[?] firmly believes he[?] belongs on another planet. The 33-year-old, who was born a woman but transitioned[?] to become a man[?] when he[?] was 29, now believes he[?] doesn’t fit into any human gender and is, in fact, an alien[?].

…Living alone he[?] now just wants people to accept who he[?] is and admits he[?] would rather be called ‘thing’ or ‘it’ rather than he or she.

Jareth, who legally changed his[?} name four years ago, said: “After coming out as transgender and believing I had finally found myself, I realised I was wrong – I wasn’t male or female, or even human. I don’t think or feel like humans. I can’t really explain it to others – I’m simply otherworldly. I didn’t feel comfortable as either gender or even anything in between. I know I’m stuck in a human form and that’s how I’m perceived by others – but to me, I’m an alien with no gender.”

My comment: this poor soul has rejected the Natural Law -- which is an extension of God's law -- and, therefore, has opened up his intellect to the most bizarre influences from those demons who roam the earth, as a roaring lion, seeking all those they can devour (paraphrasing St. Peter).

There are also those who claim that anyone who condemns or even points out that they are sliding toward Gomorrah, are judgmental racists.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, it is a spiritual work of mercy to do so, in addition to being a work of charity (love of neighbor) to bring that lost soul back to the fold as the Prodigal Son returned to his forgiving father...

Who is to blame for this crazy nonsense?  Parents?  Teachers?  The public school system in general?  Lax and anti-life "laws"?  

Rest assured that the devil will be paid his due when the time comes, and it will get ugly.  Many will be dragged to hell, with little recourse and little hope for salvation.  Those who die in their sins will pay the ultimate price.  Those who follow Christ know the answer, and it is not in man-made laws or supreme court decisions, but only in the Savior, and His holy, spotless Bride, the Church!  

Pray for these lost souls and pray for our country.

Gene DeLalla

Can a faithful Catholic serve in the military today?

This is a "bombshell" question!

Why?

Because someone has to do it, yet we see how the military has been corrupted to serve corrupted government leaders leading us into endless and destructive wars, displacing the native populations as well as killing far too many innocents in a half-hearted attempt to destroy the bad guys -- that is, if one can tell just who the bad guys are!

There is traditional-minded priest that I know who continually discourses on the anti-Christ U.S. Constitution, and writes that we should not vote in any election (or serve in the military?).  He is entitled to his opinion, as I am mine.

But being a decent and faithful priest, and me, being -- or attempting to be -- a truthful writer of social and ecclesiastical current events, the fact remains that the Constitution and the military are  "necessary evils" if one looks at it that way...

Let's face it: the job of the military is to kill people and break things -- in war, that is.  Someone has to "win" the conflict, or we have another Korea that has lasted for sixty-six years!  Or Afghanistan, or Iraq, or any of the other misadventures we have entangled ourselves in for far too long.  It's obvious that our first president, Washington, was right...

Yet most of the wars and world-wide conflagrations have not been just wars.  This is one of the elements that a good Catholic as well as others who adhere -- at least -- to the Natural Law must take into consideration as to whether or not join the military service.

But again, the military is necessary if a nation is to survive in this veil of tears -- that's a fact --period.

The problem I have with the attitude of this priest is that he has the freedom to criticize the Constitution or military service, or anything else for that matter, precisely because we have a strong military, and a Constitution that guarantees our freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment to that very same Constitution that he considers to be an anti-Christ document.

To him I would say that this is what we have to work with, so to speak; this is what the country has as its founding document; this is what has lasted longer than any other constitution of any other country in the world.

I also took an oath (twice) to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Our form of government is not perfect, and that, of course, is an understatement.  But the fact remains it is also a form of government that was praised by a previous pope of the Church back in the latter part of the 19th- and early part of the 20th-century, for being a country where the Catholic Church can practice freely without government interference or control.  This very same Pope -- Leo XIII -- did warn Catholics about "Americanism": the watering down of doctrine for the sake of "going along to get along" with our separated brethren.  Truly deadly, as there can be no compromise with doctrine as always and everywhere taught and believed for the last 2,000 years.  To do this, would be treasonous to Christ!

I know that I have mixed several elements in this article, but all are connected in one way or another.
To answer the question: Can a faithful Catholic serve in the military?  I would answer, yes.  Some reasons may be obvious, and some may not be so obvious.

It can be looked at in the sense that it can be a Cross to bear, and, at the same time, a faithful, practicing Catholic can be an example to others, possibly leading some to conversion.  Having said that, it can also be a danger to the Faith, because of the many temptations that are readily available to the serviceman, and now servicewoman.

I served in two branches of the military, and a war, but no one promised me a rose garden when I joined.

Gene DeLalla 

A Vietnam Veteran's Poem...

To My Brothers...

Side by side we stood,

Black or white, it made no difference.

Catholic, Protestant, Jew, or Atheist,

I may not have liked you, but I loved you.



Only God can give and only God can take away,

But Charlie took and never gave.

Why did my bunker-mate die and I live?

To fulfill my dreams but not his?



Yet he is with me always -- in my dreams,

Not wanted there, as I struggle to sleep.

Lord help me to live and not just exist.

Take this burden from my soul.



Have mercy on them that stayed,

Some here, some there.

Arlington is their home now,

As mine will someday be.




Author: Eugene R. DeLalla (former Staff Sergeant of Air Force Security Police, Vietnam, December 16, 1967 -- December 16, 1968)...