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Professor Josef Seifert… Amoris Laetitia’s “Immense Threat” To The Moral Teaching Of The Church

September 13, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Professor Josef Seifert… Amoris Laetitia’s “Immense Threat” To The Moral Teaching Of The Church

By MAIKE HICKSON (Editor’s Note: In light of Professor Josef Seifert’s recent essay examining some of the dangerous logical consequences of Amoris Laetitia — an essay for which he was dismissed from his teaching position by the archbishop of Granada — Dr. Maike Hickson of OnePeterFive.com reached out to the Austrian philosopher to ask him some additional questions about not just the post-synodal exhortation that has generated so much controversy, but the state of moral teaching and praxis in the Church in its wake. (This interview was first published by OnePeterFive.com on September 5 and it is reprinted here with their gracious permission. All rights reserved. (The Wanderer is publishing this interview in two parts, in place of our usual…Continue Reading

A Leaven In The World… A Quiet Storm Of Tradition Builds To Reshape The Church

September 11, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on A Leaven In The World… A Quiet Storm Of Tradition Builds To Reshape The Church

By FR. KEVIN M. CUSICK On a recent national holiday in a seaside town packed with vacationers, I attended a daily Mass and took note of the clientele. The church was nearly full and could be said to thus constitute a fairly reliable test group. The majority of the people were retired men and women, in this case as elsewhere serving as the backbone of the parish. They undertake much of the volunteer work required to stay within budget and shoulder most of the financial burden of running a parish. They are marvelous disciples and certainly bring much richness to parish life with their wisdom, experience, and generosity. Members of the retired set are, however, as everywhere in need of…Continue Reading

God The Sanctifier Of Men… The Pearl Of Great Price

September 10, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on God The Sanctifier Of Men… The Pearl Of Great Price

By RAYMOND DE SOUZA, KM Part 2 Holy Mother Church compares sanctifying grace to the “Pearl of Great Price,” which a merchant bought by selling everything he had. It is our ticket to Heaven to eternal happiness in the contemplation of the infinite Beauty of God in the Beatific Vision. For us to have an idea of the value of sanctifying grace, we can consider the price that was paid for it: the price was the Life-Blood of the Son of God. I recommend that we watch from time to time the movie The Passion of the Christ to renew in our minds the idea of the price paid by the Innocent One par excellence to atone for us miserable…Continue Reading

The Recipient, Minister, And Celebration Of Anointing Of The Sick

September 9, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on The Recipient, Minister, And Celebration Of Anointing Of The Sick

By DON FIER The biblical basis of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, as we saw last week, is implicitly found in the sixth chapter of the Gospel of St. Mark when Jesus sends forth His apostles to preach the Good News and to cast out demons. As part of their mission they also “anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them” (Mark 6:13). The principal text for the sacrament, however, is found in the Letter of St. James: “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the…Continue Reading

Catholic Replies

September 8, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Catholic Replies

Editor’s Note: Continuing our summary of the six appearances of Our Lady of Fatima 100 years ago, here is an account of what happened on September 13, 1917. On July 13, some four thousand people had gathered for the apparition, but now the word had spread even farther, so that an estimated 25,000 were present for the appearance in September. The children had difficulty getting through the crowd because so many were kneeling before them and begging for our Lady’s help. “If these people so humbled themselves before three poor children, just because they were mercifully granted the grace to speak to the Mother of God,” Lucia wrote later, “what would they not do if they saw our Lord Himself…Continue Reading

Living For Jesus

September 7, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Living For Jesus

By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR A) Readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7 Romans 14:7-9 Matt. 18:21-35 In the second reading today, St. Paul states that none of us lives for our own self and none of us dies for our own self. Each of us has to ask the question: “Does this sound true for me?” It has always been difficult for us to live in a selfless manner because sin causes us to be selfish. Even more for us today, because we live in such a selfish society, one in which the norm is now to be self-focused. I often marvel when preparing for funerals how many families present the deceased as a generous person who was…Continue Reading

“Spiritual Closeness”… In The Face Of The “Immense Material Devastation” Of A Historic Hurricane

September 6, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on “Spiritual Closeness”… In The Face Of The “Immense Material Devastation” Of A Historic Hurricane

(Editor’s Note: Below The Wanderer presents a selection of statements from Church leaders in response to Hurricane Harvey. Note that this issue of The Wanderer went to press on August 31.) + + + “Deeply Moved” By The “Tragic Loss Of Life” Pope Francis stated in an August 31 message his wish that the United States, affected by Hurricane Harvey, which devastated Texas and then moved to Louisiana, will receive “a vast outpouring of solidarity and mutual aid in the best traditions of the nation.” ZENIT News Agency reported on the Holy Father’s message on August 31. In a telegram of condolences, made public on August 31, Francis assured the U.S. of his prayers for the victims, which as of…Continue Reading

A Leaven In The World… “In Meam Commemorationem”

September 4, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on A Leaven In The World… “In Meam Commemorationem”

By FR. KEVIN M. CUSICK Visiting us at our little parish in southern Maryland for nearly two months is Fr. Michael, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. He is with our parish family to learn how to offer the Traditional Latin Mass and how to plant the sacred liturgy among the priests and people when he returns to his home country. Fr. Michael tells an interesting story of his conversion. He was raised as an Anglican and, as an adult, suffered the rejection of his family as a result of converting to the Catholic faith. This is the example of someone who would never want to “go back.” Fr. Mike went forward to the faith in…Continue Reading

God The Sanctifier Of Men . . . A Supernatural Gift Of God

September 3, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on God The Sanctifier Of Men . . . A Supernatural Gift Of God

By RAYMOND DE SOUZA, KM There was once a priest who was giving a catechism class to a group of children in a Catholic school. At some point in his explanation of God’s love for us, the beauty of Heaven, and the angels, he said, “Who among you here wants to go to Heaven?” All of the kids raise their hands (they had been told by an older student that in Heaven you do not go to school). Then the priest asked again, “Now, who among you here wants to be a saint?” Two or three of the younger ones slowly raised their pinky finger. The priest asked: “Why do you have so little interest in becoming a saint?” The…Continue Reading

Scriptural Basis And History Of Anointing Of The Sick

September 2, 2017 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Scriptural Basis And History Of Anointing Of The Sick

By DON FIER As we initiated our consideration of Anointing of the Sick last week, the second of two sacraments that are designated by the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) as “sacraments of healing” (the other is Penance), we were promptly given a sobering reminder that our mortal bodies are subject to sickness, suffering, and finally, death. “Illness and suffering have always been among the gravest problems confronted in human life” (CCC, n. 1500), and there is no escape for anyone — rich or poor, man or woman, powerful or homeless — from drawing his or her final breath. In His great mercy, however, God has given us this special sacrament as a powerful aid to assist us as…Continue Reading