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I totally agree…and we wonder why so many leave the Church…BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW THEIR FAITH…it is touchy feel good…we need the SPIRITUAL…the beauty of our faith…meditating…using the wonderful sacraments we have…uniting ourselves with Christ for Lent…
well said
Someone above writes, “Reducing our carbon footprint is just a popular and politically correct way of saying that we should reduce our dependence on material resources. What’s wrong with learning to be better stewards of God’s creation?”
This new, unsubstantiated and exposed ideology is the glue of a new ‘spirituality’ for what the Financial Times calls a New World Order. It is creeping (now galloping) crypto-earth worship. The Vortex is absolutely right.
Another great video
Well said Michael!
The mission of the church IS to save souls and it is the obligation of the Catholic Church hierarchy from the Holy Father to the Bishops, Priests and Deacons to Preach, Teach, and especially Live what Jesus called us to do
We’ve had Perpetual Adoration for almost 11 years, and I am encouraging more parishioners to commit to 1 hour of adoration per week.
Spritual Renewal is needed in our church. We need to pray for that.
Keep up the good work Michael.
Fr. Joseph
TheHiachiever, you’re right that we need to be good stewards of God’s creation. Don’t use the term carbon footprint though because it’s a term that refers to the Progressives’ attempt at population control, among other things. If you want to use Lent as a time to learn more about our role as stewards, you need to do something that will truly cause you to sacrifice something of yourself and will help you reflect on our fallen human nature. This is how we look forward along the path to God.
Michael!
This was very well put! American Catholics need to ask themselves what it means to be Catholic and not to resort to their own definitions of Catholicism. I find that the more we study our Faith, and the more we put time into studying philosophy and theology… we truly do come to realize the beauty and universal truth of the Catholic Church.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Nothing’s wrong with learning to be better stewards of God’s creation,But to reduce Lent to such things is to be focussed on lower matters.Creation is a good gift, but sanctifying grace is a higher gift. This we should be focussed on first. By growing in grace and virtue we can attain Heaven. And even in terms of creation, the pinnacle of the physical world is human life. At least the Bishops could have focused on this…But reducing L:ent to our carbon footprint? Come now.
jcemanuele,
As a former Catholic who is strongly considering returning to the Church, I agree with what you’ve written here. Tragically though, many Catholics do not know their faith because liberal priests and nuns did not teach the Faith to them. This sort of heresy continues to this day. I don’t understand why more heretical religious leaders are not excommunicated from the Church.
Could not have nailed it any better than you did friend. Well said!
i hope and pray you come back to the One True Faith brother…Pax tecum. (by the way, if your name is emanuel thats awesome, because your name means “God with us” . )
peace
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All the more reason to rejoin! We need to form a “Wine Party” movement within the church and reafirm the Catechism. “We must be the change we wish to see.”
It is notable how Michael in only a few minutes can clearly, succinctly and honestly put his point. If only more of our bishops were similarly able.
who is this petty and immature person that goes around giving thumbs down rating for everyone’s comments……….. interesting!
Anyways,……GO MICHAEL!
We support you, and we support the Church and her teachings. It’s hard for society to see the Truth when they are all wrapped up in their selfish desires.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
This Michael Voris guy needs his own talk show on TV. He’s a much better speaker and knows what he’s saying; Oprah wouldn’t be as smart as him.
It is ironic that while Catholic leaders are encouraging limiting our carbon footprint as a Lenten observance, the American church has universally eliminated the beautiful Corpus Christi procession which leads the congregation out of the church into nature in a celebration of God’s material creation through our adoration of the Body of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. As Michael observes, we have abandoned those things which are distinctively Catholic and have replaced them with a dull secularism.
You are not making a convincing point in this video.
This lenten calendar does not contain any errors in Catholic teaching. It is putting forth a resposnibility in the consumption of material goods and resources. Does that speak clearly to a return to a thoughful and austure life as we prepare ourselves for Easter?
Isn’t Lent supposed to be a time when Christians are more mindful about being less worldly?
>> This lenten calendar does not contain any errors in Catholic teaching
Actually, it does – an implied error, at least. It says we should abstain from meat on ONE Friday; to fail to do so on ALL Fridays of Lent is a violation of Church law.
And the statement “puppies are cute” is not contrary to Church teaching, but neither does is speak to an increase in HOLINESS.
Lent is not a time for reducing carbon footprint – it is a time to grow HOLIER.
There are precisely ZERO things on the calendar which lead to greater holiness.
The calendar encourages CERTAIN activities which are possibly laudible; it does not, however, encourage anything specifically Christian.
We are the Church, we are not an environmental help group. The mission is to grow holier.
Reducing carbon footprint is dubious science, indeed. Still less material consumption and being mindful of all the effects of all our act, no matter how seemingly small, is an increase in holiness.
But I don’t want to continue on on this issue. It is small. Your work on making known the errors of the CCHD and the improper association with any Catholic that advances the morally objectionable crusade of abortion, non-traditional marriage. You bring light on important subjects.
Please continue.
>> less material consumption and being mindful of all the effects of all our act, no matter how seemingly small, is an increase in holiness
Not unless it is done SPECIFICALLY with reference to Christ. Nothing done without Christ increases holiness.
Only if we do anything BECAUSE it is Christlike does it make us holier. And the economy-destroying effects of this sort of environmentalism have negative effects which are anti-life, and so it CANNOT be holy.
“Only if we do anything BECAUSE it is Christlike does it make us holier.” — That is an excellent point.
Michael, as I often say to you, AMEN!