Traditional Catholic Vaccines

JMJ

These days it is critical that one's TC vaccinations be up to date, and if it has been more than seven years since you were vaccinated it is time for a doctrinal booster shot.

Vaccine #1 Ecclesia Locatus

The Four Marks of the Church (One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic ) must exist somewhere at all times. 
One = unity of faith and government. The Pope is the unifying "principle" for both.
Holy = united with her Holy head OLJC
Catholic = universal
Apostolic = governed by the successors of the apostles


If a Catholic understands these truths as the Church understands them, they are inoculated vs most variants of schism, sedevacantism and resistorism.
Vaccine #2 Obediens Veritas

True obedience has a simple decision framework:
1. Is the person issuing the command the superior to the person commanded?
2. Is the command issued within the scope of authority of the superior?
3. Is the action commanded sinless (  immediate or proximate )?

If the answer to all three questions is "yes" then a moral obligation to obey exists and it is sinful to disobey.

The temptation exists to look at the person issuing the command and base the decision of whether or not to obey on one's feelings about that person.  Whether or not one trusts their superior.

This is a liberal approach as it renders the decision subjective.

Blind obedience in the case of #3 being sinful is obviously sinful in itself. So those individuals who believe that simple disobedience to a command of the Pope implies schism, need to stop their hallucination by being inoculated immediately. 

This will cure cases of papalotry as well as other forms of stupidity.

Vaccine #3 Vita Spiritualis

Having a healthy spiritual life is key to keeping a good perspective on what is and about the happen to the Church.  The Pope is warning Bishops about a 'conspiracy' mindset and he is right - in one way. Nothing kills the life of the soul quite like suspician.

However, based on what happend last year, there is good reason to habour concerns of how this particular Synod is going to end.

So your spiritual life needs supplements to ensure a thriving a robust faith that is the galvanized against the errors of our times. Holy Mass, Communion, Meditation, Spiritual Reading and prayer (ie my favorite is the Rosary) are all essential nutrients to keeping the Faith alive and strong.

Be Strong ...

P^2

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Auctorem Fidei

Can the SSPX be right about the Novus Ordo? Revision: Feb 11, 2013 On another web forum, I was engaged in a rather heated discussion about the documents of Vatican II.

Morning and Evening and other sundry Prayers

+ JMJ Along the theme of P^3 (Prayer, Penance, Patience), and for my own reference ... here is a collection of Morning and Evening prayers from the Ideal Daily Missal along with some additional prayers. In this crisis of the Church, I do not think it is possible to do too much prayer, penance and have patience. P^3

Catholic Culture - The Edgar Schein Model Analysis of the Pre and Post Conciliar Culture

+ JMJ So ... I was thinking ... I've used Edgar Schein's (RIP) organizational cultural model (link ) in my research ... why not apply it in a comparison between the Catholic Organizational Culture - PRE and POST Second Vatican Culture? Of course, this will be from my own perspective, I'm certain that others will think differently. 😁 Also, apologies for a rather long article. Graphic: https://mutomorro.com/edgar-scheins-culture-model/ Below is a quick mapping of the cultural factors that I could think of. Since the Church is vast and composed of millions of Souls, it is necessarily a limited cultural map. Yet, I think it will still be useful to assess what has changed since the Second Vatican Council. Additional Reading: 5 enduring management ideas from MIT Sloan’s Edgar Schein | MIT Sloan Artifacts Artifacts are tangible and observable aspects of the culture being examined. All organizations have them. Walmart has their Walmart chant, Charismatics have their spe

Is it sinful to attend the Novus Ordo (New Mass) - Is it Sinful to Not Attend the Novus Ordo on Sunday?

+ JMJ A non-SSPX Catholic is upset over the SSPX statements on not attending the Novus Ordo Missae. Ladies and gentlemen, what the SSPX, or at least its website editor, is advocating is a mortal sin against the Third Commandment. Unless the priest deviates from the language of the Sacramentary, the consecration, and thus the rest of Mass is to be considered valid. No one may elect not to attend Mass simply because abuses are occurring therein. Might I suggest that such absenteeism is its own abuse? The Third Commandment binds under mortal sin. Father So-And-So from the SSPX has no authority whatsoever to excuse attendance at Mass, be that Mass ever so unpalatable. Source:Restore DC Catholicism Well, this is interesting. First why does the SSPX issue this statement? Because it is sinful to put your faith in danger by attending a protestant service. It is likewise dangerous to put your faith in danger by attending a protestantized mass (ie the Novus Ordo Missae

Holy Ghost vs Holy Spirit

+ JMJ Something that always and I do mean always causes me to cringe interiourly is when non-Trad Catholics use the words "Holy Spirit" instead of "Holy Ghost". First, this is a natural response because of long usage of "Holy Ghost" as soon as I hear the word "Holy" in a prayer, my brain automatically is prepped to hear "Ghost" afterwards. This creates a short period of interiour dissonance (discomfort). Now the question I would like to ponder today is whether or not there is a difference and whether or not there is a right way vs wrong way.

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