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 So the world continues to spin on its axis and the struggle that is the human condition spins as well.

What follows are articles that caught my interest or served as a basis from some of my own work.

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  1. Crisis of the Catholic Church and Social Morality
    1. Tradicat Commentary: There is a lot of conflict happening both in and outside the Catholic Church. Externally, is it on the moral issues, inside moral, theological and liturgical.
    2. Francis Church: Decadence Down to the Last Detail – Gloria.tv
    3. US Apostolic Nuncio receives blowback for slamming the cassock, Traditional Latin Mass - LifeSite
    4. Zen threatens boycott of HK cardinal’s Mass if Beijing bishop attends
    5. EWTN Vatican on X: "🎥VIDEO | At the Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops who passed away in the last year, Pope Francis highlighted the memory of Benedict XVI, from whom he recalled an important teaching: "Faith is not an idea, but a Person, Jesus Christ." https://t.co/MEcIIVTg3p" / X
    6. Open Letter to Francis: Why Are You Destroying the Religion of the Saints?
    7. The Remnant Newspaper - Open Letter to Pope Francis from Chinese Faithful: "You are killing us!"
    8. Pope Francis calls for ‘paradigm shift’ in theology for world of today | Catholic News Agency 
    9.  Praying for Pope Francis - Crisis Magazine
    10. The Debate on Divine Revelation Was a Pivotal Moment of Vatican II| National Catholic Register
    11. Identifying the Problem is Only Half the Battle - Crisis Magazine
    12. Diane Montagna on X: "JUST IN: Pope Francis Drafting New Document to Reform the Papal Conclave. My article here: https://t.co/YeHJI09amt https://t.co/DcKILwbn3B" / X
    13. The Remnant Newspaper - Pope Francis Drafting New Document to Reform the Papal Conclave
    14. Stumbling on the Synodal Path - Crisis Magazine 
    15. Authority: The Real Challenge of the Synod (1) - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News
    16.  Authority: The Real Challenge of the Synod (2) | FSSPX News
    17.  Kansas mayor who tried to rid city library of LGBTQ books loses school board race - Kansas Reflector
    18.  OKLAHOMA VOICE: ‘I’m not real proud’: Kansas public library gets new lease by removing LGBTQ books for kids | News | tahlequahdailypress.com
  2. SSPX
    1. Tradicat Commentary: Funny that I didn't highlight too many SSPX articles. I attribute this to their simply staying the course (link). :-)
    2.  St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary gets new Rector - Farmville | Farmville  
  3. Persecution within the Catholic Church
    1. Tradicat Commentary: The persecution unleashed by Pope Francis continues at a steady pace with the boa constrictors tightening their coils around Traditional Latin Mass communities and people.  The petty move against Cardinal Burke is a great example of the Pope trying to do anything against those he perceives as his enemies.
    2. St. Louis Archdiocese Closes Thriving Traditional Latin Mass Parish 
    3. RORATE CÆLI: The Francis Effect: Old St. Mary Before and After Traditionis Custodes
    4. https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/update-on-latin-mass-in-washington-dc.html
    5. Cardinal Burke
      Tradicat Commentary:The Pope really has issues with people who don't 'get with the program'. I'm surprised that he was a nice to the SSPX as he was.  The following are a variety of articles including the 'Where Peter Is'(WPI). I've included WPI and some of the liberal commentators to highlight the difference in tone.
      1. Cardinal Burke wasn't 'punished,' he just lost some perks | National Catholic Reporter
      2. Cardinal Burke notified of Vatican apartment changes
      3. Reports Say Pope Francis Is Removing Cardinal Burke’s Vatican Home and Salary - The New York Times
      4. Pope Francis punishes leading critic Cardinal Raymond Burke | AP News
      5. Cardinal Raymond Burke: Pope Francis to evict US critic from Vatican
      6. Cardinal Raymond Burke - Latest news
      7. Pope strips conservative US cardinal of Vatican privileges, Vatican official says | Reuters
      8. Wisconsin Catholics say pope's punishment of Cardinal Burke follows years of conflict | Wisconsin Public Radio
      9. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke - Latest news   
      10. https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/pope-francis-reportedly-takes-vatican-apartment-salary-from-cardinal-burke-1927 
      11. Strickland, Voris, and Burke: The November Three - Where Peter Is  
      12. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-reportedly-confirms-he-is-taking-away-cardinal-burke-s-apartment-denies-calling-him-his-enemy
  4. Faith, Liturgy and Law 
    1. Tradicat Commentary: I was doing some research on the Sign of the Cross as well as into online Gregorian Chant Resources.
    2. Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cross and Crucifix - Wikisource, the free online library
    3. A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity - Wikisource, the free online library
    4. On the Effectiveness of the Holy Mass for the Living and the Dead - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News
    5. Can All Priests Always Hear Confessions? - Canon Law Made EasyCanon Law Made Easy
    6.  Restore-DC-Catholicism: Make Acts Of Perfect Contrition
    7. Can a Priest Hear My Confession at an Airport or on a Cruise Ship? | The Fatima Center
    8. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Sacrament of Penance
    9. Amazing Gregorian Chant Tool - Chant Café
    10. Mass Propers
    11. Pilgrim Music - Crisis Magazine 
    12. GregoBase | A database of gregorian scores 
  5. Wars and Rumours of Wars: Israeli vs Hamas, Russia vs Ukraine
    1. Tradicat Commentary: 
      1. It is interesting how polarizing war can become in a very short period of time.  For example, Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine created (meaning they didn't attack Russia first).  As I remember it, pre-emptive strikes do not a just war make. The evidence associated with the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline seems to indicate that this was a Ukrainian initiative and not a Russian false flag.On the other hand, I have heard of the arrest of Ukrainian Catholic priests for actions that evoke memories of the persecution of Catholics (Ukranian and Roman) by Communist and Nazi regimes.  My conclusion is that the fog of war clouds more than just peoples understanding but also their judgment. 
    2. Ground News - Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion Was Orchestrated By Decorated Ukrainian Colonel: Report
    3.  Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia
    4. CSIS warns of Chinese recruitment campaign targeting Canadian government employees | CBC News 
    5. Pure Evil And Collateral Damage | Mundabor's Blog 
  6. Little Miracles or Signs of Hope
    1. Tradicat Commentary: These little signs of hope caught my eye.
    2. Our Lady of Guadalupe statue untouched by Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds in Mexico | Catholic News Agency
    3. ‘One Million Children Praying the Rosary’ surpasses 1 million participants for first time | Catholic News Agency
    4. Did God Get Involved in the 2023 World Series? - Crisis Magazine
    5. The Imperative to Witness: Memoirs by Survivors of Auschwitz | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
    6. Young American Catholic Priests View Themselves as Increasingly Conservative - District of the USA
  7. Voris et al
    1. Tradicat Commentary: I've already commented on the Voris firing here (link), but I would like to note the double standard. Voris and company had no problem raising hell about various scandals and allegations. Yet, here we are with the founder of CMTV being asked to resign and we just get the crickets as to why.  They invoke the privacy thing and think that people won't notice the double standard.   One comment stood out, that when anyone criticized CMTV, there was an immediate visceral response (my paraphrase).  I noticed that CMTV's latest SSPX scare mongering article seems to have died on the vine.  Hopefully, CMTV will improve its content and tone down the 'holier than thou' rhetoric. 
    2. One other note: When Voris published the video of his consecration to Our Lady while in Rome, it raised the hair on the back of my neck. The publicly pronounce such a private act to millions of viewer just sat wrong.  Pray for Voris as you would for any other soul in jeopardy.
    3. GiveSendGo - Unjust Militant: The Leader in Freedom Fundraising. 
    4.  Michael Voris and the Perils of Celebrity - Crisis Magazine
    5. Church Militant’s Michael Voris steps down after ‘morality clause’ violation | Catholic News Agency
    6. Michael Voris on X: "God Love You https://t.co/SBRFDP9vKD" / X
    7. Strickland, Voris, and Burke: The November Three - Where Peter Is 
  8. Miscellaneous 
    1. Tradicat Commentary: I've referenced Dr. Edgar Schein's work elsewhere on this blog and found the xplanation and graphic linked below useful.
    2. Edgar Schein's Culture Model - Mutomorro
    3. Tradicat Commentary: I wrote the article for True and False Pope some time ago and I remember thinking, "oh well a little legalistic but that's their thing", when I read their note before my article.  It would have been better if they had asked for another 'bubble' explaining the need for a declaration by an authority. Only, many would counter that no one judges the Vicar of Christ. This leads us to the two theories on how to handle an errant ie heretical pope and no one has done this yet for a living Pontiff.  Anyway, Salza and Siscoe have, as others have before them, turned against the SSPX.
    4. True or False Pope: SEDEVACANTISM KILL CHAIN
    5. A Guide About The Radio Alphabet Call Signs | Midland Radio
    6. Google Search Suppression - Canon Law Made EasyCanon Law Made Easy 
    7. Tradicat Commentary: Futher Salza and Siscoe, I just read the intro and found a number of issues that don't jive and I get the impression that they 'protest too much'.  Anyway, I may look at it in detail when time allows.
    8. http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/the-1989-profession-of-faith-more.html 

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