Harvey Millican's Blog: Musings of a Trad Dad

Well this just seems odd, doesn’t it?

https://dioceseofraleigh.org/news/bishop-announces-additional-summer-2024-appointments

You may recall that Fr. Johnson (referenced under the “July 31” post above) is the priest with whom Mother Teresa Agnes of the Arlington Carmel was alleged to have had an inappropriate relationship.

Question: How can a priest who has been found guilty of an offense under Canon Law be considered “in good standing” and have “full faculties to exercise priestly ministry”? The answer is that he cannot. One can infer from the statement of the Raleigh Diocese, therefore, that Fr. Johnson was essentially acquitted of involvement in this case.

So the next question would be: If the priest is innocent, what does this say of Mother?

This certainly appears to be a declaration of the innocence of Fr. Johnson and, ipso facto, of Mother Teresa Agnes as well.

The Bishop of Fort Worth has yet to publish any of this on the diocesan website.

I doubt he will…

In your charity, please pray for a person who may be in final agony.

Thank you!

Funny how the old calendar works… anyway, the collect of this Mass is most appropriate to us today.

“O Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy household continually under Thy mercy: that as it leans only upon the hope of Thy heavenly grace, so it may always be protected by Thy mighty power.”

Going to Mass daily if you are able?

Saying your prayers?

Praying your rosary?

Going to confession?

Spending time with your family doing silly things?

Spending time with your family doing laudatory things?

Asking Our Lord to send you good works?

Receiving those works with joy?

Fasting frequently?

Reading the saints?

Reading Scripture?

Just thought I’d toss it out there. Things might be looking up at the moment (or at least not as down as they had been) but these are never bad things to do.

Let us pray for each other.

Lest I be accused of dissembling , the two positions are not mutually exclusive.

I share this now from my friend, St. Louis Catholic.

https://stlouiscatholic.wordpress.com/2024/11/07/yes-yes-understood/

Side note, this morning I stood on my front porch after returning from Mass. FYI the Carmelites Sisters seemed extra joyful from behind the screen as they prayed by name for President Trump, America, and the Church. They have been doing this for years now.

I stood on my porch and I sipped my black coffee from my Trump coffee mug.

I stood on my porch as the garbage men came by in their yellow high-viz vests to collect my trash. These guys come around twice a week around the same time. They are hard-working and they actually seem to enjoy their labor. We always smile and wave at each other. I greatly appreciate the work they do. I’ve gotten to know some of them. This morning, the two men who jumped off the back of the truck – both Mexican – pointed to my house, gave big thumbs up, And, seeing the flag, gleefully, shouted at me, “Go Trump!”

So yes, yes, I will enjoy the next few days.

God convert President Trump. Straighten out his lovely wife, strengthen his new Vice President, and bless our land with peace!

Immaculate Mary, Mother of God, pray for us all!

I have just returned from my parish Church, where I spent an hour in prayer of Thanksgiving. I also continued my prayers for the conversion of President-elect Trump and for the strengthening of faith of Vice President-elect Vance.

Meanwhile, leave it to the ever frosty Mark Docherty to sum up exactly what I’m feeling. Please take a look.

This is history, folks.

God bless America!