November 22, 1963: (Catholic) President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated In Dallas, Texas...

 In 1959, three "rock'n roll" era performers were killed in a small plane crash in bad weather in Iowa: Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and the "Big Bopper," Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr.  There were no survivors... 

In 1971, the musician, Don McLean, sang the hit song: American Pie... In the song, the words: "the day the music died", referred to the deaths of those above listed rockers.  

Approximately four years later, on November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was killed on the streets of Dallas, Texas, in a massive plot, involving numerous bad actors...  His untimely death shocked not only U.S., but also the world's populace...

Was that the day America died?

Literally tons of books and articles have been written with numerous conspiracy theories that have persisted over the last 59 years.  

One thing is for certain: Lee Harvey Oswald was a scapegoat.  Did he fire the shots the killed Kennedy and wound Gov. Connally?  In my opinion, it is very doubtful...

And his assassination was way too convenient: dead men tell no tales...

The corrupt, Johnson, took the reins of government during the tumult of the mid- and late-sixties.  And though he won the presidency in 1964, he did not run for re-election in 1968, thank goodness...

President Kennedy was a Catholic -- the first to be elected to the presidency.  However, he wasn't the first to be nominated for that high office...

"Al Smith, Governor of New York, was a candidate for President of the United States in the 1928 election. His run was notable in that he was the first Catholic nominee of a major party, he opposed Prohibition, and he enjoyed broad appeal among women, who had won the right of suffrage in 1920."

Whatever anyone might think of Kennedy's morals, or lack thereof, he was the President of the United States, his life was cut short by evil forces that -- to this day -- abound, maybe even more so, considering what is presently occupying the White House along with his cabal of treasonous rats...

I have a question: will any of the mainstream media -- or even the "alternative media" -- write about or even remember the killing of Kennedy?  Or will it be just another day of reporting on stolen elections and drag queen story hour at your local library???

As a Catholic, I wonder if anyone still prays for the soul of President Kennedy???

My wife and I will include him in our Rosary tonight, that's the least we can do -- commemorating the day America died...

Pray for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

A Reflection On Veteran's Day: Letters From Vietnam...

  Back in 2006, there was a movie entitled: Letters From Iwo Jima, directed and co-produced by the actor Clint Eastwood.

Here is a short synopsis from Wikipedia: "The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers, which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint; the two films were shot back to back."

It would be an understatement for me to say that the movie was tough to watch as any realistic war movie should be.  War is truly hell on earth, and is a punishment for the grievous sins committed by a fallen mankind and is devoid of the second great Commandment: to Love Thy Neighbor... 

As most know, the majority of the Japanese soldiers died in battle, many committed suicide, and some were taken as POWs by the Marines, who themselves suffered tremendous casualties, with nearly 7,000 dead and wounded in the five-week battle...

As you can see, I titled my article: A Reflection On Veteran's Day: Letters From Vietnam...

I can speak from personal experience of just how important it was to get letters from home ("the world").  Also important was sending letters from Vietnam to the folks waiting and praying for their sons, fathers, uncles, cousins, friends, etc., to know that they were "all right." 

It played on my mind if I didn't get a letter from home for a couple of weeks or more.  Sure, it took time for a letter to get home and just as much time, or more, for a letter to reach me, so everything depended on how often someone would take the time to sit down and write, it was as simple as that.   In some cases, a G.I. might get a letter every day from his wife, fiancé, girlfriend; that's right, every day!  And some, much less frequently.  And there were cases where the G.I. would get a heartbreaking letter -- known as a "Dear John" letter -- which indicated that a relationship was over, done, kaput.  Regardless of the circumstances, in my mind, it was a heartless thing to do to a G.I. in a war zone... On the flip side, there were G.I.s who did the dirty thing to their lady love back in the States.  When the cat's away, the mice will play, but that shouldn't be the case. 

Actually, it is quite amazing how the system for sending and receiving mail was so efficient considering my letters had to travel 12,000 miles via air and ground!  Plus, there was even an opportunity to make a phone call using the MARS station operated by HAM radio geeks who communicated with other HAM-based specialists in the U.S. who would then run a "phone patch" to the home number.  Everything would occur on a first come, first serve basis, and since the chances of getting into the MARS station were slim, I decided to depend on the written word...

What follows are fictional letters written by my brothers-in-arms as well as a letter that I wrote (I can only vaguely remember what I probably did say in such a letter).

As a caveat, I will say that one of the letters that I will present could not be finished because the writer was killed (KIA).  The severely wounded (WIA) could not correspond for weeks or months or never.  In those cases, the families of those KIA or wounded, would be notified by either the military authorities or the Red Cross back home.  So very, very sad...

I will also indicate by brackets what really happened but did not put those incidents in the respective letters in order to spare the already anxious and nervous folks back home additional anxiety.  And there was plenty to see and hear on the infamous "6 o'clock news," especially when the liar and traitor Walter Cronkite shot off his big mouth every day of the week...

As a side note, I will tell you that I have forgiven Cronkite as I did Jane Fonda for supporting the North Vietnamese Army propaganda arm of the Communists.  It took 50 years -- 50 years! -- to forgive those traitors, but I finally did forgive them...

I do remember hearing about my cousin, now an elderly DDS, who, at the time of my Vietnam tour, was a Captain in the reserves, but never served overseas, decided to mention the battles and deaths of G.I.s while my folks were present.  I heard that he realized his stupid error and apologized for his major goof... My parents, as you can imagine, didn't need nor want to hear the gory details of the ongoing war in Southeast Asia with their son in harm's way...

I will now present three letters: one from me (Sergeant of Air Force Security Police.  Note, I didn't make Staff Sergeant until I was transferred from Tuy Hoa to spend the second half of my tour in Cam Ranh Bay), one from an Army soldier and one from a Marine...

Note also that my job was much different than the Army or Marines out in the field, as my task was to defend the perimeter of the two air bases that I was assigned to during my one-year tour of duty...

Here is my first letter to my folks back home in New Jersey, just before I turned 21-years-old...

... December 16, 1967

Dear Mom and Dad,

I arrived in-country -- at Cam Ranh Bay -- the other day and everything is okay.  I flew from Cam Ranh Bay via a big C-130 troop carrier and arrived at about 10:30 pm at Tuy Hoa.  The tarmac was incredibly noisy and smelly from the engines and exhaust of the planes and maintenance equipment.

[When I disembarked from the C-130, the first thing I saw were bright, glowing tracer rounds being fired from 50-caliber heavy machine guns from the Army base several miles to our south.  I watched those tracers travel over 1,000 yards and ricochet off the rocks and boulders.  The idea was to harass the VC as they traveled at night along well-established trails...  I asked myself: what did I get myself into?????  This was the real war, and I was now part of it, for better or worse!]

Over the last several days, I was given extra weapons training along with some of the other police before they assigned us to the day or night flight.  As it turned out, I got the night flight duty and that's okay with me...

I'm starting to get settled in now; I have my barracks assignment, and, most importantly, I know where the chow hall is!!  Food isn't too bad, but it's not your great cooking!  When the cooks serve liver and onions, most of the guys pass it by, but I take as much as I want!  The eggs are powdered, but I don't mind that... I cover it with black pepper and salt as you know I always do...

So far all is quiet...

While on duty, I keep my eyes and ears open, especially during the wee hours of the night and wait for daybreak.  Every so often the supervisor brings coffee around, but it's only lukewarm by the time it gets to me, but since I'm not a big coffee drinker, I don't mind...

Here at Tuy Hoa we have pretty modern bathrooms and barracks, not bad considering...

[I didn't tell my folks that surrounding the barracks were plywood walls filled with sand nearly three feet thick to prevent any shrapnel from mortars and rockets from penetrating the walls of the barracks.] 

Here's something that will make you smile... Me and my buddy, Chuck, from California, have been "recruited" by our good Irish priest, Fr. Mohan, to set up the altar and serve Mass!  What timing, as we'll serve the Christmas Mass.  Of course, by the time you get this letter Christmas and New Year's will be over with, but time flies here, and I'll be home for next Christmas -- for sure!

[Actually, time doesn't fly, especially when the stuff hit the fan and enemy activity was all around, as it was during the 1968 Tet Offensive that began in January.  Minutes seemed like hours as the threat of a ground attack was always a present danger... As I saw the Offensive unfold right before my eyes, and the mayhem associated with it, I kept my mouth (my pen) shut, because the leftist media did their usual treasonous propaganda blasting one-sided reports of the battles being fought all throughout the Four Corps areas of Vietnam.]

I'll close for now so I can get this letter in the mail.  [I was never one for really long letters] Hope you and Dad are well, give my regards to Rich [my brother] and say hello to Paul Stewart [my neighbor].  By the way, G.I.s have free air mail! 

Take care and keep praying... Love, your son, Gene. 

As I indicated earlier, what I just wrote was from memory or what I probably wrote.  But you get the idea...

The next letter was from an Army trooper from the 173rd Airborne regiment stationed about three miles south of the Tuy Hoa air base... These guys were either dropped into battle zones or were helicoptered into sometimes "hot LZs" (landing zones taking enemy fire).  I had great respect for these troopers as well as for the 101st Airborne -- the famous Screaming Eagles -- who, by the way, made Tuy Hoa their first homebase back in 1966, about a year-and-a-half before I arrived in Tuy Hoa...

Here is the letter from 19-year-old Corporal James Jackson to his folks back in Atlanta, Ga...

...February 5, 1968

[Note: by this time the 1968 Tet Offensive was in full swing... The enemy was getting their rear-ends kicked back to the stone age, but that's not what was reported by the anti-American Marxist media "news" anchors back in the States.]

Hi Mom and Dad,

I wanted to get a quick letter off to you because I'll be out in the field for a couple of days, maybe even a week or more.  That's all I can tell you right now, you know, for security reasons.  But I have a great bunch of guys I can depend on, so don't worry...

[When the Airborne troops go on a mission out in the field, they can suffer heavy casualties, that is, if they come under fire from snipers, mortars and 122s (rockets) not to mention being outnumbered on some occasions.  James doesn't mention this and for obvious reasons...]

Things have gotten a little dicey around II Corps, as the VC made a move to hit some of the Air Force bases and some of our firebases out in the boondocks.  We were called in to help a South Korean outpost that needed some reinforcement and kick the VC to kingdom come...

[The 1968 Tet Offensive was an all-out attempt by the VC and the NVA (North Vietnamese regular Army) to send a military -- and political -- message to the U.S. and its allies as well as to the folks back home showing the "futility" of the war.  Over time, it worked.  But militarily, the enemy got badly beaten.  Again, this was not reported back in the States, just the opposite.]

I think I forgot to tell you and dad that the air force base just north of us has some of the best food and stuff for sale in their commissary.  Those Air Force guys have it pretty good, but they also have some great pilots that give us ground pounders out in the field much needed strafing to clear out the bad guys.  When I hear those jet fighters overhead, I know we're in good hands.  Our choppers are a big help too, as they bring in supplies and take out the wounded.  I have been told that when a G.I. gets wounded and is taken out of the field by a chopper, his recovery is pretty darn quick.  I take my hat off to those "dust off" chopper pilots... 

[What James didn't write, is that some of those brave jet and helicopter pilots were shot down trying to save the troops on the ground.  Some were killed or wounded outright, and some were taken as POWs, suffered severe torture and depravation with some dying in VC and NVA prisoner of war camps.]

Please tell Maria not to worry and to keep thinking of me... I will try to get a letter off to her in a few days.  My time is pretty limited so I can only write when I'm back at the base...

Love, James...

The last letter is from a Marine: Sergeant Phil McGuire to his parents in Pocatello, Idaho...]   

...February 25, 1968

[At this point in time, the Marine base at Khe Sanh was under siege and remained so for at least 77 days... There were about 5,500-6,000 Marines and allied forces occupying the base that was, in effect, surrounded by an estimated 20,000-30,000 plus NVA and VC troops.  Initially, the only way for supplies to be brought to the besieged base was by Air Force C-130s.  In addition to re-supplying the base, the wounded were also extracted from the combat base via the C-130s, many coming under indirect or direct enemy fire with some planes destroyed and crews, themselves, killed or wounded.  Much has been documented and written about the Marines under siege at Khe Sanh, and here we have 21-year-old Sgt. Phil McGuire's -- unfinished -- letter...]

Dear Mom and Dad,

I will have to keep this one [letter] short, as the VC are kicking up a fuss and keeping us awake at night, with the shelling...

[At this point in time, the Marines were getting almost non-stop shelling from the enemy's artillery, in some cases, only a couple of hundred yards from the wire (perimeter).  Add to this deadly harassment, were periodic attempts at penetrating the Marine perimeter with most of those attempts being crushed and the bad guys suffering heavy loses, but also with Marine casualties as well.]   

Forgive the mud spots on the letter... It has been raining and some mud decided to make its home on my writing pad...

[Life in the trenches was miserable with mud, ankle deep water due to the Monsoons, trash, constant ear-splitting noise from the big guns -- both theirs and the Marine's -- little to no sleep for days on end...]

For the time being, we grunts have mostly C-rations with only an occasional hot meal.   Everyone would try to get the first pick of "turkey and fruit cocktail" being the best, and "ham and lima beans" just about the worst I have ever eaten.  A whole universe away from your wonderful cooking, mom...

[Hot meals were few and far between.  Cs and some coffee once in a while were all that grunts could look forward to.]

I hear that one of those Air Force C-130s are supposed to make an ammo drop and pick up some of our wounded, either today or tomorrow...

I had to stop writing today (the 25th) and I'll pick it up again as soon as I can...

[Later in the day on the 25th, NVA artillery hit the ammo dump on base, exploding every type of ammo, grenades and artillery rounds stored in the "protected" bunker, sending armor piercing shrapnel flying in all directions... Sadly, nearly 10 Marines were either killed or wounded, Sgt. Phil McGuire was among the dead.  He was never able to finish his letter to his mom and dad... His parents would be presented the Purple Heart posthumously as did another 250 parents of Marines and close to 2,000 Purple Hearts were presented to those who survived the siege of Khe Sanh.]     

A Reflection On Veteran's Day: Letters From Vietnam...

Pray for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

 

 

 

Brian D. Kelly, R.I.P.... (My Own Personal Theologian!)

  On November 9, 2022, my friend -- and my own personal theologian -- Brian D. Kelly, passed away at his home in Fitzwilliam/Richmond, New Hampshire.

Below I post the "Member Advisory" from the Friends of Saint Benedict Center that chronicles Brian's evolution from his youth to his many accomplishments as a Soldier of Christ and devotee of our Lord's dear Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

But first, I just want to write about a few of my interactions with Brian over the course of twenty-two, well-spent years, while we (my wife, Kathy, our son and I) attended the St. Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire.

During that time, we learned so much about our precious Faith, especially the dogmas of the Catholic faith that one has to come into the Church -- become a Catholic -- in order to obtain the Heavenly Beatitude.  No ifs, ands, or buts, period.

From time to time, I would question Brian about issues in the church and he would graciously help to clear up in my mind any confusion that the evil one loves to inject into those who hold the true faith of Christ, our Lord. 

Brian was also very tolerant of my amateurish attempts at writing articles for the semi-monthly Mancipia newsletter issued by the Center, of which, Brian was the chief editor.

One of our discussions was the modernist infiltration of the Church, making a mockery of some of Her perennial teachings, especially the sacred liturgy that produced Saints and Martyrs over the last 2,000 years...

As Brian's health was failing, my family included him in our daily Rosary... That will continue, but from this point on, we will also pray to him! 

Now, I will post the letter from the Friends... 

MEMBER ADVISORY

Friday, November 11, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: C. J. Doyle
friendsofthesbc@gmail.com

BRIAN D. KELLY, RIP

 

The Friends of Saint Benedict Center today are mourning the loss of one of the longtime Members of the Third Order of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Brian D. Kelly of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Brian died at home on November 9th, after a protracted period of declining health. He was 70 years old. His tertiary name was Brother Michael, MICM, Tert. Brian practiced the First Saturdays Devotion to the Immaculate Heart, and had received all the sacraments just four days prior to his death.

The Irish American son of pious Catholic parents, Brian was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, where he attended parochial school. He graduated from Essex Catholic High School in Newark, which was administered by the Christian Brothers of Ireland.

After attending junior college in California, Brian, impelled by the influence of his devout mother, traveled to New England to seek out the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Saint Benedict Center. He would spend the remaining 49 years of life at the Saint Benedict Center, first as a student, and later as a teacher, catechist, writer, editor and lecturer.

Under the tutelage of Brother Francis Maluf, MICM, Brian studied philosophy, theology and New Testament Greek and Latin. He would go on to spend a year studying at the Angelicum in Rome.

For many years, Brian served the Center's apostolate as Editor of their magazine, From The Housetops, their newsletter, Mancipia, and their website, Catholicism.org. He was also a contributing columnist to all three.

From 1999 to 2005, Brian was was editor-in-chief of Loreto Publications. He was a regular speaker at the Saint Joseph Forum in Indiana, and also lectured at the Saint Benedict Center Conferences in New Hampshire.

Brian Kelly was an old and dear friend, a fervent and apostolic Catholic, an erudite scholar, a gifted writer, a devoted husband to his wife Gwendolyn, and a humble and forbearing Christian gentleman. He will be sorely missed.

The Friends of Saint Benedict Center wish to extend our heartfelt condolences, on the occasion of their grievous loss, to Gwen Kelly, to Brian's sister, Mary Sue, and to the rest of Brian's family.

Brian will be waked on Monday, November 14th, at the Cournoyer Funeral Home at 33 River Street, in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, from 2pm to 6pm.

A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Saint Stanislaus Parish in Winchester, New Hampshire, at 10am on Tuesday, November 15th.

Burial will be at the Saint Benedict Center in Richmond.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Your servants and handmaids departed the full remission of their sins, that, through our devout prayers, they may obtain the pardon, which they have always desired, Who live and reign, world without end. Amen.  Collect of the the First Mass on All Souls Day from the Roman Missal of Saint Pius V

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Prayers for the Bystanders at the Grave from the Roman Ritual of Saint Pius V

It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they might be loosed from sins. — 2 Maccabees 12:4

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R.I.P., my friend and teacher...

Pray for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

So, The "Red Wave" Or "Tsunami" Turned Out To Be A Tiny Ripple...

  Did you all get your hopes up that the election of a bunch of Republicans was going to save us?

As I have written many times, no one politician or political party can save us, whether as a nation or as individuals.  

There is, in fact -- and the God-fearing know this, that there is only One that can and does save us, that is, if we want to be saved: our Lord and SAVIOR, Jesus the Christ!  

I know that I'm preaching to the choir here, but how many of us thought that there was going to be a political "red wave," or "tsunami" that would have shaken up the national landscape, but instead, it seems, dramatically fizzled out?

Having said that, if we look at the races in many of the "blue states," it has become apparent -- again! -- that there were far too many shenanigans (read: fraud!) concerning who casts the votes and where did they actually come from.  Add to this, the lunacy of some Demonrat voters who, get this, reelected a dead man in Pennsylvania! 

What it all boils down to is that we get what we deserve.  Believe it or not, God allows that to happen to His unbelieving, idolatrous, wayward children.  This has been proven time and time again... My wife and I are currently reading the Old Testament and it's stunning to see how many times the "chosen people" spit in the Face of the Lord, then cry to end the chastisement and beg for forgiveness... 

And even more stunning is that our good God does forgive and bless them -- time after time, after time, after time!  

In the New Testament, St. Peter asks our Lord: how many times should we forgive sins?  Seven times?  Our Lord tells St. Peter: seventy times seven!  

I'm no mathematician, but I figure seventy times seven equals 490.  So, does that mean that we sinful creatures can be forgiven 490 times during the course of our lives, then after that we're out of luck to be left to our own devices and slip into perdition?  

No, not at all... It simply means that if we make a good Confession, are sincere, and make a firm purpose of amendment not to commit those sins again, then the priest will grant us absolution.  In other words, as many times that we have the misfortune to fall from grace, we can return -- as the Prodigal son returned to his jubilant Father!

I know I digressed a wee bit here, but the point is, is that we, as a nation, have grievously transgressed the Natural Law, the Commandments, authentic Church teachings and have basically kicked God out of the public sphere, to be replaced by?  That's easy: Satan and his demonic minions who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls...

To be sure, there were some decent, God-fearing, pro-life Republicans elected to the House, or in the chambers of their particular states, but will that be enough to change the damning course of our beloved country?  

I contend that nothing will really change unless and until there is a genuine conversion of heart, mind and soul -- which starts with us -- and beg God Almighty for forgiveness for squandering and destroying His precious gift of the pre-born baby, not to mention other monstrous sins against the Natural Law and common sense... 

Remember, there is only One that can save us...

Pray for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

 

 

  

The Absolute Abomination -- Madness! -- Of The Novus Ordo "Catholic" "Church"...

 With all the lunacy and heresy emanating from the current regime in the Vatican, you would think that the attack on church teachings and Christ Himself, couldn't get any worse or sick, but I was wrong...

I have two videos for you to watch... They are not easy to watch or listen to, but the truth shall set us free!

The first, comes from Dr. Taylor Marshall and reveals the sick, demented mockery of the consecration of the Holy Eucharist at Mass.

First, as a caveat, I must state that I do not recognize the male dressed up in priestly garb as a priest of Christ!  Just because he wears the Roman collar, does not make him a validly ordained priest, but if he is, in fact, validly ordained, he should be defrocked and sent to a monastery for the rest of his natural life to do "hard" penance in a tiny cell!   

And second, there is no way on the face of this earth that the "consecration" performed in the video was a valid consecration, no way!

Then there is his bishop... How did the bishop let him get away with this bizarre spectacle?  I wonder, too, if the bishop is one of those attackers of the TLM, yet tolerates letting Satan into the sanctuary to mock Christ?

 (1098) DJ Priest Desecrates the Holy Mass - Dr. Taylor Marshall Podcast - YouTube.

As I wrote that video was difficult to watch...

The second video is presented by Dr. Stine of returntotradition.org...

You will see and hear the so-called pope, Bergoglio, regurgitating the horrendous errors of the French Revolution concerning the "rights of man," as opposed to the rights of God Almighty and our obligation to live according to His rights and precepts, not those of the secularists and haters of Christ, nor is there any call to repentance or conversion.  How very despicable and sad...

(1098) The Church Has Become A "Marketplace Of Heresies," Warns A Good Bishop - YouTube.

As always, you must make up your own mind about the abomination of desolation that infects the novus ordo "church"... 

I would urge anyone who attends the novus ordo, to listen very carefully to what is being preached from the pulpit, very carefully, in order to discern if authentic Church teaching is being taught, or some new gospel message is slowly brainwashing the parishioners and their precious children... 

Remember St. Paul's admonishment that if anyone preaches a new or different gospel other than what you have been taught either by our word or our epistle, let him be anathema! 

And finally, I would urge all those who attend the novus odor to seek out a TLM and cling to it for dear, spiritual life!

Pray for strength and honor and for the defeat of these bad actors pretending to be Catholic clergy...

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

Catholic Bishop, Or Treasonous Judas?

  Folks, if anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear needs any more proof that the Catholic faithful have been sold a bill of goods over the last 60 years by those who are supposed to be the successors of the Apostles, then here it is -- in spades!

Look, I know that there are some "good" bishops (and priests) and maybe a cardinal or two, but that number is miniscule compared to what passes for the shepherds who were promoted to the high office of bishop with the charism of leading the flock to Christ, our Lord.  But, in reality, just the opposite is true.  And this reality is now apparent -- if it wasn't before -- since the installation of the current occupant of the Chair of St. Peter, Bergoglio, back in 2013.   

During the Reagan days, there was a policy of "trickledown economics" where the guy on the bottom of the economic ladder would eventually see and experience some of the benefits of a thriving economy.  Well, in the novus ordo "church," that same trickledown scheme is at work, but this time, what is trickling down is the gangrenous, diseased filth of apostacy, heresy, appeasement and compromise that starts from the top and filters down to the "bishops," then, to what is left of the confused, non-believing "faithful" sitting in almost empty pews having embraced the false "values" of the world, e.g., contraception, abortion, sodomy, divorce, and the ever-present, it seems, alphabet soup people... 

Here, I will present two videos, one from returntotradition.org, and one from Decrevi Determined to be Catholic... Both cover the same incredible story of a persecuted priest who dared to preach the truth from the pulpit only to be sanctioned by his "bishop"!  But the story doesn't end there... The "bishop" then goes on to -- get ready for this! -- APOLOGIZE -- to the woke barbarians, including those who claim the august handle of Catholic...

Here is the first from Dr. Stine... (1010) Irish Priest Gets Canceled By His Bishop For Teaching The Hard Truths Of Catholicism - YouTube.

And the second... Warning, there is some potentially offensive language in the following!)  

(1010) The Bishop of Kerry apologises to the woke anti-catholic mob on twitter. - YouTube.

Friends, the hard truths of the Catholic Faith are the reasons that "... they walked no more with Him..." (See St. John, Chapter six.) 

We must pray for the defeat of these wimps and for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

"God, I Thank Thee That I Am Not Like Devout Catholics"...

  What?

Are we living in a parallel universe?

I thought we (Catholics) are supposed to be devout!

But as I just wrote: are we living in a parallel universe?

Black is white; night is day; right is wrong; evil is good, etc., etc., etc...

One of my favorite parables from the Bible is St. Luke chapter 18:9-14, the Pharisee and the tax collector...

Of course, we know that the Pharisee brags about his "goodness" to God in the temple, while the lowly -- and admittedly -- sinful tax collector dares not even raise his eyes up to the Holy of Holies, but instead beats his breast and begs for mercy, and, as our Lord proclaims, this man (the tax collector) went home JUSTIFIED!  (In a state of grace, that is!)

I -- being an admittedly sinful man -- beg you to read this article from cnsnews.com, written by Fr. Jerry Pokorsky...

It will show -- in spades -- the ultimate hypocrisy of the self-proclaimed "devout Catholics" inhabiting the highest offices in the land of the free and the home of the brave. 

God, I Thank Thee That I Am Not Like Devout Catholics | CNSNews.

As practicing, devout Catholics, we must discern -- that means to make judgments! -- as to the objective, obvious good or evil of those around us.  If we fall prey to the "judge not lest ye be judged" improperly interpreted nonsense, then we can easily be persuaded to follow the Judas goat over the cliff to our spiritual death...

Of course, the worst hypocrisy flows from those in power in the ecclesiastical realm and trickles down to the lay faithful, or those who are trying to be faithful to our Lord and His holy Church.

We see this on an almost daily basis with heresies and idolatrous actions and words that directly contradict the authentic Magisterium and the dogmas of our holy Faith, emanating, sadly, from the very Bishop of Rome, Bergoglio...

Where, according to Bergoglio, truly devout Catholics (traditional Catholics, that is) are the real enemies of Christianity! 

Weird!

Well, maybe not so weird after all, because we -- traditional Catholics -- are the last line of defense against the new-world-order globalists and their cronies in the Vatican attempting to destroy the last vestiges of the Church of Christ... 

We have to pray for the conversion of Bergoglio and his nest of vipers -- and for the defeat of their diabolical agenda... And for strength and honor!

Viva Christo Rey!  Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Gene DeLalla 

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--Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines.