See my full review at Amazon here. Do yourself a favor and read this book. It is very readable and has lots of information to consider in the current debate about the crisis. See my timeline for more information. I address critics of this work here. Every reasonable Catholic can disagree with various points of this work, but what we cannot do is dismiss it without evidence. All … [Read more...] about Book Review: Infiltration by Taylor Marshall
Archives for May 2019
Five things to get you through the crisis in the Catholic Church
By Timothy S. Flanders This article is also available in French. You may be struggling in this crisis. You may be scandalized by the evil priests, or by the Holy Father himself. You may just be asking the question: what do we do? (Acts. ii. 37). Here are five things to do to get you through. I. Take up your cross manfully like a saint This is not the Church’s first … [Read more...] about Five things to get you through the crisis in the Catholic Church
Concerning Pope Francis
I. There is legitimate disagreement among Catholics about Pope Francis II. Religious submission takes for its object fallible authority III. Insofar as Pope Francis manifestly denies the faith, I will resist him IV. Insofar as Pope Francis confesses the faith, I submit to him I. There is legitimate disagreement among Catholics on this point During the great Western … [Read more...] about Concerning Pope Francis
On the necessity of keeping your peace undisturbed
When a man reads about the crisis in the Church, he is often disturbed within himself. He may be agitated, anxious, or wrathful. His emotions are disturbed, which can affect his intellect and will. He can be tempted to pusillanimity—which is failure to do what lies in your power (ST II-II q133 a1)—or despair, which is conforming your emotions to a denial of God’s goodness and … [Read more...] about On the necessity of keeping your peace undisturbed
Against the vice of curiosity
St. Thomas defines the vice of curiosity as “when a man is withdrawn by a less profitable study from a study that is an obligation incumbent on him” (ST II-II q167 a1). Fr. Ripperger defines it as “Inordinate desire for useless or profane knowledge.” The opposite vice is negligence, defined as “lack of due solicitude” (ST II-II q54 a1) elaborated by Prummer as “the voluntary … [Read more...] about Against the vice of curiosity