Francis Vindicated

DDF Vindicates Francis on Fiducia

Last month, controversy broke out over a pastoral document issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith dealing with non-liturgical blessings for people in irregular relationships. The DDF doc, Fiducia supplicans, was seized upon by sensationalist news outlets in the Death Cult and radical traditionalist media to libel…
January 5, 20243 Comments
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State Persecutes Kim Davis

Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who made headlines for acting in line with the basic reality that two people of the same sex cannot contract matrimony, is back in the news. This time, anti-Christs are celebrating the state's persecution of Davis through lawfare - in particular, a district…
January 4, 2024
Heavenly Light

Heavenly Light Music Video

For those who enjoyed superversive musician Ben Zwycky's rendition of "Silent Night", you'll be delighted to learn that the second - and title - track from his new album Heavenly Light is now live. As promised, here is the second music video from my first album, this time for the…
January 3, 20242 Comments
Pondering Orb

Pondering My Orb for 2024

As anyone who's extremely online knows, the most longstanding internet holiday tradition is web sites - in particular gaming magazines - posting annoying fake stories on April Fools' Day. But the second oldest internet holiday tradition is unqualified bloggers making baseless predictions about the year ahead at New Year's. It…
January 2, 202413 Comments
Benedict

Remembering Pope Benedict

As of last night, we passed our first year without the late Pope Emeritus Benedict. He had a short reign by modern standards, but he was among the most accomplished theologians ever elected to the papal throne – which is saying a lot. And like the best teachers of the…
January 1, 20241 Comment
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Generation Y’s Real Café 80s

Most people reading this will be familiar with the 50s retro diner, in concept if not by firsthand experience. This style of restaurant gained popularity in the 1980s as Baby Boomers neared middle age. Savvy restaurateurs figured out that appealing to that generation's nostalgia for the 1950s culture they dismantled…
December 29, 20236 Comments
Uncle Buck

Comedy Classics: Uncle Buck

Since we're in the Christmas season, I thought it fitting to give my regular readers a peek behind the VIP curtain. Please enjoy my previously Neopatron exclusive review of the John Hughes classic Uncle Buck. More than 30 years on, Uncle Buck retains its status as a John Hughes comedy classic. Besides…
December 28, 20233 Comments
FInding God

How to Prove God and Find Him

Helping others clear away intellectual obstacles to faith in God and His Church is every theologian's solemn obligation. As Fr. Chad Ripperger has said, Hell is so bad that we shouldn't even wish it on our worst enemy. So it is in a spirit of fraternal charity that I offer…
December 27, 20238 Comments
Strange Spirit

Discernment of Strange Spirits

A question pertaining to our previous tale of high strangeness comes from a user on X: Wouldn’t it be more likely, per the Church, that the “ghost” is a demon masquerading as the spirit of the officer? My answer:   Another user then chimed in to add this chilling personal…
December 26, 20234 Comments
Venite Adoremus

Venite Adoremus

Christ the Lord! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af7qmTGuz5A Merry Christmas, everyone!
December 25, 2023