The Mass is The Mass

The Coronavirus pandemic is playing out more like an apocalypse than a virus pandemic. What should Catholics actually be doing during this trial?

Spiritual maturity and immaturity are real conditions. I fear many in the Church are trapped in spiritual immaturity, and may sadly  even be content with it. I hope to encourage listeners to be better than that.

Rumors are going around that the Vatican is about to “ban” the Traditional Latin Mass. I don’t like that idea, but there may be good reasons for it

Fake news? Says who? Extremist speech? According to who? The latest craze in secular rhetoric is to disqualify truth by labeling it as fraudulent, dishonest, cruel, or unjust.  The secular super powers who control the information are becoming the arbiters of what information is worthy of being seen, read or heard. Today, it's political speech. Tomorrow—and this is already starting to happen—it'll be moral speech. The European Union has drafted a law that would force sites to remove extremist content. In an article on engadget.com, Jon Fingas writes, "he EU is drafting legislation to force Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other internet companies to delete material when law enforcement flags it as terrorist-related." He goes on to talk about how the law, if passed by the EU and member nations, could be a logistical nightmare for small websites who don't have the staff or resources to respond to the 'take-down' mandate within the legally mandated hour of it being flagged. But he suggests that, on a positive note, "A law could help by encouraging sites to think about anti-extremist strategies from the get go, but it might also create logistical headaches for sites with limited staff and tight budgets." While he sees some concern...