Cardinal Warns That The Church Has Lost Its Courage

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1. Regarding: “ . . afraid of its own Mission” . . .
   but if the “dialoguing to conversion” does not
   lead to, and include, BELIEF IN the summit and
   goal of the Faith —Holy Mass and the Real Presence
   [ reserved in the Tabernacles throughout the world ]
   then the one desiring full communion in the Catholic
   Church isn’t even “half way there”.

   How does this thought “jive”, Anthony, with
   your coming into the Church [ through the
   inspiration of Hillaire Belloc ] ?

   Was the Apostolic Mass, and BELIEF IN the
   Real Presence, presented as CENTRAL for the
   Baptized Catholic, or “bunched together” with
   all the rest of the tenets of the Faith [ the Creed
   . . Apostles’, Athanasian, Paul VI . . ] leaving the
   convert to “discover” this “Summit and Goal”
   of the Faith?

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   1. Hi Prairie Grandpa Bob ,

      I live two thousand miles from you in Arizona. We can meet half way in Salt Lake City for a coffee?

      Anyway, INTERESTING, Anthony’s web-site hacked ? I read your post today , went to give it a “thumbs up” and observerd a thumbs down ? I was perplexed. I have never seen you post anything offensive to anyone. My thought , I give it the intended thumbs up I decided to give – behold , the thumbs down disappears and is replaced by my thumbs up !!! INFERENCE, I was the one to have given thumbs down . Anyway , Shakespeare , much fury and thunder amounting to nothing.

      Blessings, Scott

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      1. That’s going to take some kind of miracle.

         However, I will put it to St. Joseph.

         Didn’t know Anthony’s website was hacked.

         Will put THAT to St. Joseph as well, AND
         to Bl. Carlo Acutis [ secondary Patron of the
         Internet ] who died of cancer at age 15, yet
         had become a real internet “whiz”, putting
         it to wonderful Eucharistic use: he identified
         and “collected” every Eucharistic miracle
         since the Last Supper.

         He is a great friend. He won’t leave me.

         “Always to be united to Jesus, that is my
         life’s program.”

         Thanks for the invite! I’ll be competing with
         our son Patrick, who’s job takes him on
         audit/ safety assignments “all over the
         place”.

         Oremus !

         Prairie Grandpa

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      2. P.S.

         YES! . . when I saw the thumbs up it forced me
         to scour my memory for original devious intentions,
         but couldn’t find any.

         Thanks for letting me know, and for the description
         of the “dynamics” . . very Shakespearian indeed . .
         and Ash Wednesdayish. Our Priest explained that
         mark of “Sinnership” best: “It tells everyone that
         we’re a Sinner and “proud” of it, because the Cross
         places us in the Court of the Divine Physician . . .
         who can and does FORGIVE”.

         The ashes had been sprinkled liberally with the
         Holy Water, so that they stayed big and black
         on my bald forehead. Elizabeth and I went for
         usual Mall Walk [ for Senior’s exercise ] right after,
         showed me a mirror [ VERY prominent and black ! ]
         . . and, indeed, I noticed a couple or three shoppers
         goin’ the other way looked UP at that cross !

         Yes, I even felt a little bit pround “announcing” the
         Church’s beginning of Lent . . “Ashes to ashes”.

         May we indeed begiven the Compassionate Sorrow
         for Jesus Crucified, as St. Francisco Marto was given
         at Fatima.

         Oremus, Scott.

         PG Bob

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