A Spring of Grace in the Desert: Novena To Merciful Love

FIRST DAY
Introductory Prayer
My Jesus, I am deeply sorry when I consider the many times I have offended you.
However, with a Father’s heart you have not only forgiven me but with the words “Ask, and you shall receive” you invite me to seek from you whatever I need.
With complete confidence I appeal to your Merciful Love [...]

Mary Through the Ages, Her Beauty Bespeaks the Beauty of God by Sylvie Barnay

For us she is the Mother of God. The centuries hail her as Queen of Heaven. The Gospels call her Mary. In the Middle Ages she was known as Nostra Signora (Our Lady), in more modern times Madonna (My Lady) and in the contemporary age, Immacolata (the Immaculate One).
Through the passing of time those [...]

Fratres Inside Scoop: A Sneak Peek Into The 2009 Northern California Call To Action Conference

Regarding Change Agents: Turn Around Is Fair Play
Before being exposed as fraudulent apostates this week, highly trained change agents sent by the editor of this blog infiltrated the infamous church dissent group known as Call To Action.
Miraculously successful (at first) my guys gained access into the higher echelons of the group, with one agent reporting back [...]

Potato Head Redux…The Alienated Jesus: Fratres Blog News 05.21.08

Call To Action Must Go…            
            Two weeks ago I posted the now infamous “Mr. Potato Head Mass” Video on this blog and it ripped through the worldwide internet like a California firestorm. All but lost within the ensuing liturgical debates, shock, disbelief, outrage, and downright snarking (a new word for me) was the purpose for posting the video in the first [...]

“Heretic, Rebel, A Thing To Flout”: The Sole Revelation Of Truth Found Hidden Within The Mr. Potato Head Homily

                             According to Wordnet Dictionary, to paraphrase means to express the same message in other words. It also means to reword for the purpose of clarification: that is, unless one desires to omit or hide something that may offend or embarrass the audience–like the truth about someone or some organization. In that case, one [...]

Holy See - US Joint Statement: Oval Office of the White House 04.16.08

At the end of the private meeting between the Holy Father Benedict XVI and U.S. President George W. Bush, the Holy See and the Office of the President of the United States of America released a joint declaration:
President Bush, on behalf of all Americans, welcomed the Holy Father, wished him a happy birthday, and thanked [...]

Fratres Daily Mass Reading, Monday in the Octave of Easter 03.24.08

 
Reading 1
Acts 2:14, 22-33
On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up with the Eleven,
raised his voice, and proclaimed:
“You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.
Let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
“You who are children of Israel, hear these words.
Jesus the Nazorean was a man commended to you by [...]

Fratres Daily Mass Readings 03.11.08

Reading 1
Nm 21:4-9
From Mount Hor the children of Israel set out on the Red Sea road,
to bypass the land of Edom.
But with their patience worn out by the journey,
the people complained against God and Moses,
“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,
where there is no food or water?
We are disgusted [...]

Fratres Daily Mass Readings 03.10.08

Reading 1
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62
In Babylon there lived a man named Joakim,
who married a very beautiful and God-fearing woman, Susanna,
the daughter of Hilkiah;
her pious parents had trained their daughter
according to the law of Moses.
Joakim was very rich;
he had a garden near his house,
and the Jews had recourse to him often
because he was [...]

Fratres Daily Mass Readings 03.06.08

Reading 1
Ex 32:7-14
The LORD said to Moses,
“Go down at once to your people
whom you brought out of the land of Egypt,
for they have become depraved.
They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them,
making for themselves a molten calf and worshiping it,
sacrificing to it and crying out,
‘This is your God, O Israel,
who [...]