Friday, December 25, 2020 – It is Christmas! Do not forget that is it also a Solemnity on a Friday, so…EAT MEAT! Also, take a moment to read the Birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke: The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-14) Chapter 2 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that Read More
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Day 235 – Is the Pope Catholic?
Friday, November 6, 2020 – You know the old “joke:” Is the Pope Catholic? Well, ya know…in this particularly trying time of world mess, it does not help to have a Pope saying off-the-cuff stuff in old documentary footage. BUUUTTT, this is the Pope we got. Anyhoo, I find it comforting to occasionally pull up Read More
Day 232 – Election Day
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 – Today we vote! Just to be clear, you CANNOT be Catholic and Democrat because you CANNOT be Catholic and support a party so entrenched in death. It is absolutely our duty as Catholics to vote. For the record, yes, abortion is the “abortion and euthanasia have become preeminent threats to Read More
Day 194 – Captain’s Log: The Four Marks of the Church
Saturday, September 26, 2020 – Continuing, here is our Captain’s log on the Four Marks of the Church: Part I: What are the Four Marks of the Church? Part II: Unity / One Part III: Sanctity / Holy Part IV: Catholicity / Catholic Part V: Apostolicity / Apostolic Part VI: When various churches were founded Read More
Day 176 – Before We Continue…Watch THIS!
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 – As we approach another election, it has become quite evident that many Catholics have zero clue what our Church teaches. The “catholic” politicians consistently show their utter lack of morals by voting for abortion, contraception on demand, euthanasia, homosexual “marriage,” and the like. STOP! You cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion! Read More
Day 165 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part IV)
Friday, August 28, 2020 – Ever-onward in our discussion of the Marks of the Church! Today we will be talking about CATHOLIC (AKA CATHOLICITY). This one confuses people because so many think, “oh! Y’all just givin’ yourselves the **name** Catholic.” Sorry, but no. Catholic literally means universal. And that, dear reader, is what we aim Read More
Day 162 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part I)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 – That’s right, folks! It is time for another round of super basic Catholic primers! This time we will be covering the Marks of the Church. This is one of those topics that makes people a little itchy because, well, it confirms that Christ founded ONE Church—the Catholic Church—which of course Read More
Day 84 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part XV)
Monday, June 8, 2020 – Yesterday we started talking about the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the Novus Ordo and saw that there was a lot missing in the New Mass vs. the Traditional Latin Mass in terms of the prayers said over the gifts. Today we continue with the Liturgy of the Eucharist: the Read More
Day 83 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part XIV)
Sunday, June 7, 2020 – While much of yesterday’s post was extremely confusing, today is going to be a little less so…except where it isn’t. Okay, so today is going to be confusing too. The downside of how the USCCB has divided the Novus Ordo (NO) is that their outline leaves a lot of “stuff” Read More
Day 82 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Mass (Part XIII)
Saturday, June 6, 2020 – Today we are continuing on with our walk through of the Novus Ordo (NO). Yesterday we covered the Introductory Rites, now we are going to cover the Liturgy of the Word. This section can be compared to the “Instruction” part of the Mass of Catechumens in the Traditional Latin Mass. Read More