I don’t ever (as in never) post about food. But this is the day before Thanksgiving and yours truly is preparing to use his smoker grill for the first time with a turkey. I have visions in my mind of succulent fowl. I also have visions in my mind of the most massive hillbilly grease explosion of all time. We shall see.
But check out this video below. I’m intrigued. Halfway through his list of ingredients I questioned whether he was smoking a turkey or distilling gin. Either way would prove a win for me.
Yesterday I posted a video that had gotten quite the bit of feedback in my inbox.
One reader took the time to write a very thoughtful reply and I am much appreciative. This man states that an omission of the Filioque from the Creed does not imply a lack of belief in the dogma. In theory I can accept that. To this I would reply with the following.
Suppose I were to make the sign of the cross thus: “In the Name of the Father and of the Son” and stop there. I still believe in the Trinity.
I truly hope this does not come across as combative nor as ignorant (certainly not willfully so). Truth be told, if the ancient Roman Mass were taken away I would absolutely head toward my local Byzantine church (which almost just autocorrected to “churro”😂) for that liturgy is also ancient and beautiful and fitting for worship of God.
And to that reader who took the time to dialogue with me, my apologies for lack of a personal response. I hope the next paragraph explains.
I received news from one of my sisters that her adult daughter has cancer. I won’t share any more details out of respect for her privacy but I will beg each of you reading this to pray, in your charity, for her.
I came across another video while walking on the treadmill today. Sensing a trend? I know, I should be praying my rosary; but at my pace I have no breath. Mental prayer, I guess…
Anyway, I’m not sure who the priest is. He’s speaking on behalf of the Fatima Center. And he is plain wrong. Watch the video and I shall explain.
Father states that we ought not forget the Byzantine Catholic, the Ukrainian Catholic Churches [presumably as alternatives should the TLM be taken away]. He says, “ No monkey business has yet…” and here he trails off but one can assume he means that nothing nefarious has yet to creep into these ancient liturgies.
Except…
I just attended a wedding in a Ukrainian Catholic church three weeks ago. Do you know that the “filioque” was not only omitted in the Creed but when I picked up the equivalent of a daily missal from the pew, it had been literally scratched out with a pencil.
Muddying our understanding of the procession of Persons in the Trinity certainly seems like “monkey business” to me. Of course this may not be the norm in all Byzantine Catholic churches. Perhaps a reader can enlighten me.
I’ve started walking on my treadmill recently and have been on the lookout for decent, hour-long content to watch while pounding the belt.
I came across this today. Though not an hour long, the content is impeccable. It’s from the Marian Friars Minor, a group about whom I know very little. Yet, when one hears authentic Catholic teaching on the spiritual life, one knows.
Fr.’s insights into the virtue of chastity are profound.
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“Now, let me be clear so that people can follow me. My religion outlaws sodomy and greatly shuns gay inclinations, gay relationships, and effeminate men. And if there are any such men in existence, then they need to be converted to normalcy. My religion says that God can be a jealous God, and that all other gods are demons, and that there is only one True Religion. All others are demonic lies. There is no such thing as divorce, and remarriage is adultery. We don’t live to be “greenpeace gardeners” of the Earth; we live to know and love God and one day meet Him in Heaven. And Christ didn’t resurrect to start up an NGO. He started a proselytizing organization on a mission during wartime to save humanity’s soul from the Devil. Also in my religion, the death penalty is one of the heaven-decreed penalties for a number of crimes. That is my religion.” - Laramie Hirsch (with permission)
