Catholicism, Milwaukee, Rome.
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A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
For those startled by the public display of relics- be not afraid. There is a long, long history of this in both the Scriptures (Old and New Testaments) and the Church tradition that they rest in. This is instructive:
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Just so everyone knows where I stand, I won’t cancel Thanksgiving as governor.
Figured it was worth mentioning again.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
The pope, it seems, is comfortable keeping the situation in a gray area for now – one in which he is not inclined to immediately change the law, but will continue slowly encouraging bishops to adopt more generous applications.
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A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
If Ceuta being European since 1415 is illegitimate, then, Constantinople being Turkish since 1453 is more illegitimate.
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Detalle: el Papa habla frente a la estatua “Carlos V y el Furor” : Representa a Carlos I de España y V del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico como un César victorioso, sereno e imperturbable. A sus pies, un monstruo encadenado retorciéndose representa al "Furor", simbolizando la guerra, la herejía o la rebeldía sometidas por el poder y la razón del monarca. El simbolismo de la monarquía hispánica y de España es única en el mundo.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Leo XIV in address to the Spanish Cortes Generales (Parliament) and in front of abortion-obsessed Prime Minister Sánchez: “If life ceases to be recognized as a fundamental value, what future can our societies have? Can a community that leaves in the shadows the child not yet born, the elderly person, the sick, those who suffer in silence, or those who depend entirely on the care of others truly be called fully just? The defense of human life is not a matter of particular or confessional interest: it is a goal of civilization. Every human life must be recognized and safeguarded from conception until its natural sunset, in every circumstance of its existence. When this certainty grows dim, the most vulnerable are the first victims, and the law loses its deepest meaning: to serve and protect every person. For this reason, the moral greatness of a nation is manifested, above all, in its ability to accompany, protect, and love those lives marked by greater fragility."
Il Papa al Parlamento spagnolo (e davanti a Sánchez): "Se la vita cessa di essere riconosciuta come un valore fondamentale, quale futuro possono avere le nostre società? Può dirsi pienamente giusta una comunità che lascia nell’ombra il bambino non ancora nato, l’anziano, il malato, chi soffre in silenzio o chi dipende interamente dalla cura degli altri? La difesa della vita umana non è una questione di interesse particolare né confessionale: è una meta di civiltà. Ogni vita umana dev’essere riconosciuta e custodita dal concepimento fino al suo naturale tramonto, in ogni circostanza della sua esistenza. Quando questa certezza si offusca, i più vulnerabili sono le prime vittime e la legge perde il suo significato più profondo: servire e proteggere ogni persona. Per questo, la grandezza morale di una nazione si manifesta, soprattutto, nella sua capacità di accompagnare, proteggere e amare quelle vite segnate da maggiore fragilità"
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Mormons and Catholics believe in two different Gods. Both call God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, but each means a totally different thing from the other.
In Catholicism, God is three persons in one divine nature. God is immaterial and absolutely simple. In Mormonism, the three persons are distinct in substance and essence. They are made of material and exist in a material world.
In Catholicism, God created everything ex nihilo (from nothing). He brings everything into existence, and all existence is contingent on him. God is the uncaused cause—the ultimate explanation of all things.
In Mormonism, God does not bring all things into existence from nothing. Instead, he organizes eternally existing matter. This matter has existed forever, and all things, including god, are made by it.
This should already suffice to show that Mormons worship an altogether different "god" from Christians, so Mormonism is not a type or denomination of Christianity.
But setting aside that debate for the moment, there is a more fundamental question: is the Mormon view a sufficient explanation for why anything exists at all?
It is not. Eternal matter cannot explain its own reason for existence, let alone existence itself. Only a theology where God is the very act of being can explain reality fully.
Why? Continue reading below 👇
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during his papacy. The mozzetta is perhaps one of the more traditional clerical vestments worn by the pontiff. But what is its history and symbolism?
ewtnnews.com/vatican/the-pap…
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
‼️El Papa aprueba el decreto por el que serán beatificados 80 mártires de la Guerra Civil española.
67 eran sacerdotes, 3 religiosos carmelitas, 3 seminaristas y 7 laicos asesinados, por odio a la fe del Frente Popular, en el año 1936, durante la Guerra Civil.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
I'm probably reading too much into it but it's pretty based of the Pope to declare a bunch of Catholics murdered by the Communists in the Spanish Civil War to be martyrs right before he goes to a Spain newly under a left-wing government.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
First look image from Mel Gibson’s Resurrection of the Christ. Gibson’s Resurrection of the Christ delayed until May 6, 2027. “This film represents a major part of my life’s work, and it has demanded everything of me as a filmmaker and as an artist. This is far more than a film to me. It’s a mission I’ve carried for over 20 years to tell what I believe is the most important story in human history.”
- Mel Gibson
Image: Lionsgate.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Please offer a prayer for Deacon Redmond Tuttle who today will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. During my rector days at Notre Dame, our hall, Morrissey Manor, was blessed with 21 vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Redmond is now the third of that number to be ordained for the Church in Milwaukee. Other "Morrissey men" are presently ministering as priests with the Dominicans, Jesuits, Congregation of Holy Cross, the Fathers of Mercy and with the Dioceses of Ft. Wayne-South Bend, Cleveland, Covington, and Rockville Centre.
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Cardinal Eijk: Why Synod Study Group 9’s Report Undermines Catholic Moral Teaching | National Catholic Register
By elevating such testimonies without doctrinal commentary, the report effectively normalizes homosexual relationships within a Church context.
ncregister.com/commentaries/… @NCRegister
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Such a wonderful bishop!
Prayers for his recovery!!
Please keep in your prayers a very good Dutch Bishop, +Rob Mutsaerts, who was injured in a serious car accident while returning from hearing confessions.
May Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast we celebrate tomorrow, intercede for him and bring swift healing. 🙏 infovaticana.com/en/2026/05/…
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
JUST IN: “This Vatican-sponsored destructive subversion must come to an end now. Souls are endangered by the scandalous false teachings being propagated by the Synod. Pope Leo needs to strengthen the brethren in the Faith by putting an end to this poisonous betrayal of God’s truth.”
‘Synodal Shepherds’ Attack the Sheep — Fr. Gerald Murray on the final report of Study Group No. 9 released earlier this week by the Secretariat of the Synod: thecatholicthing.org/2026/05… @GeraldMurray8 @catholicthing
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
Even in my day, schools never adequately conveyed how *evil* the French Revolution was, perhaps because it paled to the evils of Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and the Nazis. Can’t imagine how it’s sold to kids today.
On this day in 1794 the French Republic guillotined Antoine Lavoisier. He had named oxygen, formulated the law of conservation of mass and founded modern chemistry.
Appeals were rejected with the line "the Republic has no need of scientists."
The next day Lagrange said: "It took only a moment to cause this head to fall, and a hundred years will not suffice to produce its like."
A Milwaukee Catholic retweeted
The Apostolic Pardon, also known as the Apostolic Blessing, represents one of the profound acts of mercy extended by the Church to the faithful at the hour of death. Administered by a priest as part of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick for those in danger of death, it consists of a special blessing that grants a complete remission of the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven through sacramental absolution.
Sin, we must remember, carries both eternal and temporal consequences. The Sacrament of Penance forgives the guilt of sin and the eternal punishment associated with it, restoring the soul to sanctifying grace. However, temporal punishment—the remaining debt of reparation for the harm caused by sin—may still require satisfaction, either through penance in this life or purification in purgatory. The Apostolic Pardon addresses this by drawing upon the Church’s treasury of merits, accumulated through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ and the merits of the saints, to remit all such temporal punishment for a properly disposed recipient.
This indulgence is typically imparted after the sacraments of Penance, Anointing of the Sick, and Viaticum (Holy Communion for the dying). It presupposes that the individual is in a state of grace, with no unconfessed mortal sins, and is nearing death. The priest invokes it with specific formulas, such as: “Through the holy mysteries of our redemption, may almighty God release you from all punishments in this life and in the life to come. May he open to you the gates of paradise and welcome you to everlasting joy.” An alternative form explicitly grants a full pardon in the name of the Trinity by the authority of the Apostolic See.
The significance of the Apostolic Pardon lies in its pastoral compassion. It offers profound spiritual consolation to the dying and their loved ones, assuring that, should death occur in grace, the soul may enter eternal life without delay in purgation. The Church urges priests not to neglect this blessing in life-and-death situations, emphasizing its role within the broader framework of the sacraments that prepare the faithful for their passage into eternity. Even in the absence of a priest, the Church provides for a plenary indulgence at the point of death under certain conditions of habitual prayer and right disposition.
Ultimately, the Apostolic Pardon underscores the Church’s understanding of divine mercy as both just and abundant. It invites the Catholic faithful to live in preparation for death while entrusting the final moments to the compassionate authority granted by Jesus Christ to His Church.
