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On today’s episode, Steve talks to Ann Barnhardt about the crisis in the Church, Synod predictions, and the coming persecution.
Links to items mentioned in this episode:
- Ann Barnhardt’s Official Website
- Revolution in Tiara and Cope: A History of Church Infiltration
- Veils by Lilly
- Why husbands who share household chores miss out on sex
- In England, one cardinal says brace for martyrdom over marriage
- How Sinful Is It to Disregard the Rubrics?
- Our Lady of Akita and the Threat of Schism and Annihilation
- Her Majesty’s Jihadists: More British Muslims have joined Islamist militant groups than serve in the country’s armed forces. How to understand the pull of jihad
- NJ Catholic Bishop Won’t Say If He Agrees With Church Teaching on Homosexuality, Marriage
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Good job to both of you.
At one point, as the discussion turned to the question as to what Catholic bloggers are to do, other than to keep shouting from the rooftops, I was reminded of something I recently read by P. V. Steccanella in an article entitled La necessità della associazioni cattoliche (1871) regarding the deeper function of Catholic Associations – of which Catholic blogs are very much the modern analog – in a post-Papal State world. The quote from Steccanella is as follows:
“A person moves in an atmosphere that is, in short, impregnated with liberal ideas. Can he live very long there without being infected or touched in some way, without his faith being damaged, without his ability to speak openly and to act as a strong Catholic being at all reduced? Well, then, to prevent this, he needs another atmosphere, one in which the light of Catholic truths shines in all its purity, where examples of strong Catholic intentions and generous Catholic resolutions flourish. With such aids, the shadow of any prejudice which may perhaps insinuated itself into his mind can be dissipated; or if his spirit is perhaps become weak or disheartened at seeing the reigning revolutionary self-confidence, he can derive new strength so that he is not overcome by it. Do you know where he will find such assistance? In the bosom of a legally constituted and well-organized Catholic association, which, arrayed for battle in defence of Catholicism, counts among the things proper to it the pure Catholic truth and generous activity according to its dictates.”
If that doesn’t resonate, despite its having been written more than a century ago, with Catholic bloggers trying to cover the spiritual and moral crisis in the Church and the world today, I don’t know what would. I think it is not at all a stretch to see this essential function being served by Catholic blogs and online newspapers at present. I’m a student of old-school Catholic Action, and though we cannot (yet) claim the direct patronage of prelates – which would be the next step in advancing towards a real movement in Catholic Action – I think certain prelates (e.g. Cardinal Burke, Bishop Schneider) have begun to appreciate the role we are playing – to say nothing of the positive response we see from our readers.
In short: even though we might sometimes feel like we’re limited to shouting from the rooftops, to never advance to ‘concrete action’, we are nonetheless fulfilling a vital role simply by building genuine Catholic community where one can be radically and unabashedly Catholic without fear of censure or reprimand.
No hate mail from me, Steve and Ann. Thanks for wonderful podcast. May the Blessed Virgin keep you under her blue mantel of protection.
Thanks Steve and Ann for the update on the ever worsening ‘war of the worlds’: Satan vs. God. I think it is time for God to give us a little assistance don’t you think?
Please keep up the good work and let us pray that there would be more of you. And let us also pray for Pope Francis and the rest of them that they follow the will of God before it is too late.
Excellent! No hate mail from me, either. Time for us all to wake up and smell the sulfur
Praying for you Ann! Got to be hard to be that intelligent; skilled; educated and confident and stuck with her current job and unable to do that much about our deteriorating condition.
Steve very attractive picture of Ann I don’t know about you Steve.(Joke)
Tell her when her picture gets to intimidating, hostile or masculine not attractive.
As smart as Ann obviously is, (she acknowledges the Oligarchy) and as much as she can discern evil, she still refuses to accept “malignant, malicious enemies” could possibly be responsible for 9/11. Oh, they’re evil all right, just not that evil. Oh, they will betray you and their nation, but they could never commit murder, let alone mass murder.
“Shape shifting lizard jooohs” does not negate the fact conspiracies exist. Watch WTC 7 collapse.
“Never fear the conseuquences of doing the right thing.”
Speaking of the French Revolution, this quote reminded me of the story of Blessed Sister Marie-Anne Vaillot, member of the Sisters of Charity and martyr of the French Revolution. Her persecutors were trying to get her to take a revolutionary oath, tempting her with all the good she could do for souls if she would only say a few words. Finally, after the officer offered to spare her life if she would just allow them to pretend she took the oath, she responded with these final words:
“Citizen, not only do we not want to swear to this oath, but we do not even want to appear to have sworn to it. Do not think us so cowardly and attached to the miserable life that you believe us capable of staining our soul and sacrificing it for an oath which we have always detested and still detest. God will not ask us to render an account of the services we could have rendered our neighbor only by swearing an oath that He detests and condemns. If taking that oath is the only way that we can save our lives, we declare that we prefer to die rather than do anything opposed to the love that we have sworn for God.”
And further, the Bishop of Senez, one of the 118 of 125 bishops who refused the oath of fidelity to the French Revolutionary Constitution:
“I can no more renounce the spiritual contact which binds me to my Church than I can renounce the promises of my baptism. … I belong to my flock in life and in death. … If God wishes to test his own, the eighteenth century, like the first century will have its martyrs.”
TY Steve for this revealing interview with Ann Elizabeth. I particularly enjoyed the intro referencing Ms. B as a “shape-changing lizard Jew”. Separating the facetious from the factual (maybe on 1, no on 2, yes on 3), it confirms something I have long suspected, and explains much about her past peccancies and current, ferocious adherence to the Roman Mystery Cult (traditional version)…whose odious bureaucracy has, after all and alas, been a nest of sodomites since Day One. Only the Marxist infiltration is new and that, I fear, has plenty to do with her own Tribe. Particularly the current Rothschild control of another unique RMC insititution, the Vatican Bank
Ugh, two people who were born after Novus Ordus was instituted, who are convinced it is the source of decay and decline. Why is it, that whenever I talk to people old enough to remember before Vatican II, that none of them want the church to return to the old practices? Fifty years from now, both Ann and Steve will realize sky did not fall, the world was not in decay in decline in 2015, and that their fears were misplaced.
It’s precisely because we were born after it was instituted that we can see clearly. But don’t worry, we’ll be publishing some testimonials from people who lived through it that don’t match up with your experiences at all.
Lest we think that this is merely a matter of taste, however, let the statistics on Mass attendance, belief in the Real Presence, obedience to moral teachings and the like all speak for themselves.
The apostasy is here, and it’s not getting better.
You are right Steve. Pre-Vatican II was much better for various reasons: Catholic doctrine was mostly understood by the faithful, the clergy didn’t mince words, the nuns clearly taught the faith. That’s how I and my wife grew up. However, it was another story with our 11 kids during Vatican II which was mostly spent fighting for solid Catholic teaching and keeping our kids away from Catholic schools due to heresy being taught. Basically, it was a very unhappy time and went on for 40 years.
All that is true. The main advantage the infiltrators in the Church took upon themselves was the unwavering obedience to the Pontiff. These men milked all they could from that obedience and led the people to believe Vatican II and the NO mass “promulgated” by the pope (and de facto replaced the Mass Immemorial) are infallible. The spiritual chastisement we are going through is leading millions upon millions of souls to peril, God help us.
Steve:
Enjoyed the pod cast. My mother who is Greek Catholic but of course attended Roman catholic schooling, dearly misses the Tridentine mass I think because it is very similar to the Eastern Divine Liturgy. The eastern rite liturgy was shortened in VCII (so it is no longer exactly the same as the Eastern Orthodox Liturgies) but it was not completely gutted as the Roman rite was. My mother does not like attending Roman Rite services because the churches are like barns or warehouses. My father recently passed away and my mom was going through some of her papers from when she lived in Toronto in 1959. The Catechism that was taught by the monks in the fifties would seem like military training by today’s standards yet, it was simply being Catholic back then. There were rules for how your dress, how you behave, how you interact with people, and they were RULES, not suggestions.
Things have so changed. People forget that western civilization, secularism itself is a manifestation of Judeo Christian culture based upon the Catholic church. Political freedom and the thought from whence it sprang is from Catholicism. Should the Church die, Freedom will die, the two go hand in hand. Yes the church has made mistakes, of course it has. Its run by men and men err, that is the nature of man.
Keep up the good fight.
john
I’m rather surprised that Barnhardt didn’t know about the Alta Venditta.
And Mr. Skojec, if you haven’t read “The Plot Against the Church” by Maurice Pinay yet, I suggest you do so immediately. Parts are available online for free. Online, used booksellers have hard copies available.
Canon 212. Continue doing your DUTY!! Good podcast.
As per marriages and divorces, in the US alone, it’s roughly 50,000+ annulments a year.
From the 75000 yearly declared annulments around the world, the US has almost 70% of the bulk of annulments. The kicker is, the US only has 5% of the worlds “Catholic” population.
Slap on the fact that he dioceses are giving away decrees of radical sanation left and right.
This is on order so the “Catholic” spouse can be happy thinking he/she is licitly married with the non-catholic even without his/her consent. It’s a circus. These are the same “Catholics” who are pro-Vatican II, extraordinary ministers of the (sometimes doubtfully confected) sacrament of the Eucharist and think the pope and bishops can do no wrong. That the Holy Spirit is always acting through them 24/7.
Catholics who resists these sacrileges and abuses that are inherent and inevitable in the Novus Ordo mess must not only say “No”. They must act. That is the difference between a “neo-conservative Catholic” and a true Catholic. You are carrying out a great apostolate here.
God Bless.
Excellent discussion. That was a lot. Any one of those topics could make a whole podcast in itself. You have now identified the situation. Next – What is the family in Novusordoville to do? Just throwing out ideas:
1. Drive many miles to TLM.
2. Educate your friends in faith and tradition (this is harder depending on your/their starting point).
3. Support faithful priests materially AND spiritually.
4. Withdraw from worldly things – cut the cable, etc.
5. Go to confession! Regularly!
6. Learn about tradition – any good book recommendations?
7. Learn about and make reparation for sins. Remember those Lenten practices? Keep them up.
8. Build faithful community – not just on the internet, but in person. Meet regularly, live in close proximity, involve the kids, etc.
Steven, all your recommendations are strong and helpful. But #8 should not be underestimated. The internet makes the world a smaller place in many ways. But until we interact with each other in person, acknowledging differences in background, differences in personality, and even sharp differences of opinion, and still trying to make community for the traditional faith happen, the network stays at least somewhat at the theoretical level. Thanks for including that. God bless you and all who are striving mightily to remain faithful to the Lord Jesus and His One True Church.
That article about men not getting as much sex if they help out around the house – honestly! And some couples have no sex at all because they need to abstain due to serious repercussions if a pregnancy should occur, or because one spouse is too ill etc. I’m getting pretty tired of articles about sex. No sex, or little of it, in a marriage is no excuse for a lack of love and respect between spouses. I really loathe these worldly studies. Can anyone imagine this stuff *ever* being “studied” in such a way back when Christians were grown ups and Christendom was a reality? And the problems today between the sexes are worse than ever. At least in the past, the quarrel between men and woman was a lovers’ quarrel. Now it’s just a scorched earth policy.
Peter / Ann: If the Lord showed up at your doors with a power point presentation telling you to leave the Catholic church and become Eastern Orthodox would you do it? +FD