CHRISTIANITY / SPIRITUAL WARFARE / FATHER DAN REHILL
Father Dan Reehil sits down with Mark McLean and they have a very honest, and straight forward conversation about spiritual warfare and the end-times.
As Fr. Reehil correctly points out, the end-times does not mean the end of the world itself, but it certainly means the end of the world as we know it, and that's a good thing.
As for the church and Christians, the coming end-times will mean intense persecution of Christians, even unto death. The Catholic church does not believe in a "pre-tribulation rapture", rather they teach that the events in the book of Daniel and Revelation will be used to purify the church as is. More importantly, they firmly believe that after the events of the antichrist, and his defeat, the world will be a far, far better place than it is now.
This is a conversation that is well worth listening to.
I give to you the testimony of Mary Faustina "Tina" Gorham. She has a very special announcement that we all need to hear: she is becoming a nun! She enters the convent on June 27, 2024.
So who are "The Benedictine Daughters of Devine Will", the order that Mary Faustina has decided to join??? They are an order that seems to be inspired by Catholic mystic Luisa Piccarreta, who had an AMAZING revelation about God's divine will. The Mother Superior: Mother Garbrielle, is an incredible woman, and she explains what's involved in the teachings about The Divine Will. Very interesting stuff!
The priests from this tiny little chapel in Auburn, Kentucky have some of the best homilies I've ever heard anywhere. In this video, Father Tony talks about one of the greatest Christians of the 20th century, Corrie Ten Boom!
There seems to be something about the Chaplet of Divine Mercy that brings out the best priests and religious.
This Homily was given by Father Tony Stephens C.P.M of the Fathers of Mercy at the Chapel of Divine Mercy in Auburn, KY. on May 7, 2023 at the 10:00AM Mass. Jesus shows us the way to the Father, He teaches us the truth through revelations made in Scripture and in nature, and He gives us a share in His Divine Life in the Sacraments.
CHRISTIANTIY / CATHOLICISM / TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS
Against all odds, the old-school "Traditional Latin Mass" has made a tiny, but significant comeback in the Catholic Church. But why would Catholics be drawn to a service that they have no experience with?
Father Dwight Lonenecker is a fascinating person. He grew up in a hard-core traditional evangelical Christian family, and then moved on to the Anglican church. From there, he moved to Catholicism. He knowledge of tradition, history and Christianity is extraordinary.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Christianity is spiritual warfare. And no one has been doing spiritual warfare longer than the Catholic Church, and no one knows the ministry better than Fr. Chad Ripperger.
Chris Stefanick has has FIVE PART series where he talks all about exorcisms with Fr. Ripperger. This is an INCREDIBLE interview, and really shows you the theology involved in deliverance.
Of course Fr. Ripperger is a hard-core, traditionalist Catholic, and for good reason: they have an excellent track record when it comes to dealing with demonic possession, and the "old ways" seem to work the best.
This is MUST SEE TV regardless of background or interests. Here are all five episodes in order:
On March 5, 2023, there was a Eucharistic miracle - multiplying of the Host - during the distribution of communion... it was reported immediately by an extraordinary minister who was a last-minute substitution for the Pastor (whose thumb was bandaged before the Mass).
The Pastor is Rev. Joseph Crowley of the St Maximilian Kolbe Parish at St Thomas Catholic church in Thomaston, CT. This parish was previously known as St Thomas Parish until a merger and was the last parish served by Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus.
This video is the beginning of the 3/12/23 Homily where Fr Crowley reviews the details of the Miracle that he witnessed at the 3/5/23 10am Mass.
I don't really pay much attention to eucharistic miracles, because they can often times be more of a distraction than a blessing, but I think this little miracle at St Thomas Catholic Church is significant, and for real.
As far as miracles go, this was a small one: communion hosts kept multiplying in the chalice, instead of running out as communion was being served. And it happened to just one minister. That's it. That's the whole miracle. No, it's not a big deal, but it's significant.
Miracles like this point to "multiplication" stories reported in the gospels:
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- John 14:13-21 ESV
There are two very important spiritual lessons to be learned from these stories:
1. JESUS WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, IF YOU KEEP YOUR ATTENTION ON HIM. Five thousand men, not including woman and children, followed Jesus out in the wilderness to hear Jesus teach. They were not concerned about food, for they were hungry for something far more important than food: spiritual truth. But Jesus, seeing their "hunger" for the word, had compassion on them, and gave them food for their stomachs as well as food for their souls. By following Jesus, all their needs were taken care of.
2. JESUS HONORS THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIS COMMANDMENTS. Jesus had a few of his own "commandments" that he issued, in addition to those made famous by Moses in regards to "The Ten Commandments". One of those commandments was to remember his sacrifice on the cross whenever you broke bread and drank wine. Despite all its problems and failings, the Catholic Church is really good at following and obeying that particular command of Jesus. Hence, Jesus wasn't going to allow a Eucharistic minister to run out of hosts in his willingness to follow Jesus' command. So the minister witness a small miracle, just to let him and the congregation know that Jesus appreciates their act of obedience.
While some, including Father Joseph Crowley, the priest in this video, will say that "transubstantiation" is the bigger miracle of the Eucharist, we can wonder if that's really true. Transubstantiation is the doctrine that states that the host and wine really do become the body and blood of Jesus when the priest blesses the elements. The problem is that doctrines and dogmas are not miracles, but teachings of facts and information. And obeying the teachings of Jesus are not miracles either, that's just what you should be doing as a believer.
But the multiplication of hosts, even though it's a very small miracle, is still a miracle, in that it flies in the face of nature itself, as miracles should. By consuming a substance, you do not, under any circumstances, get more of it. That's how you know a real miracle has taken place. There is no doctrine or dogma that states that communion hosts must multiply during a mass.
So what's the message of this miracle? What's the point? It's just Jesus way of letting his church know that he appreciates their obedience to his commands. And that by doing so, he will certainly take care of all their needs. It's no more complicated than that.
We are conditioned to think that miracles only occur if they are prayed for. But in the biblical texts, there are multiple cases of miracles occurring without anyone asking for one. God does not need us to ask for miracles, sometimes he just sends one because he wants to bless people. Most likely, that's what happened at St. Thomas Catholic Church.
So, if you have a need, ask God to help out. Maybe he will take care of you like he took care of the Eucharistic minister in Connecticut.
As for me personally, there is a bigger message here. St Thomas is apart of the parish of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. St Kolbe was a Polish priest who was martyred at a concentration camp during World War II. I think I need to pay closer attention to this saint, and learn more about his life and ministry.
The Fathers of Mercy, who seem to be located in the tiny little Kentucky town of Auburn, have some of the best homilies I've ever heard from everyone. There have been some great Catholics who have come out of Kentucky, as strange as that may seem.
Here, Father David Wilton teaches on the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
It's ALWAYS good to hear Christian leaders speaking out against the cultural marxism that is the fake religion of wokism.
Can THE VIRGIN MARY heal us? Most Catholics will say yes, most Protestants will say no.
Father Chad Ripperger explains how Mary can help us heal. This is a surprisingly deep lesson in regards to Mary and the sorrows she had to deal with being the mother of Jesus.
THIS IS MUST-SEE TV!!! Father Chad Ripperger is the MOST interesting and knowledgable priest in America, by far. Perhaps it's because he's an exorcist by profession, and has a knowledge of the spiritual realm that is second to none.
Here is an incredible video where he explains the basics of spiritual warfare. It's a long video, but really interesting!