The purpose of this blog is to construct authentic Catholic Culture rooted in the entire 2,000 year deposit of the Church's History and Tradition. This deposit is something that has been neglected in the past 40 years but has recently been given new life through Pope Benedict XVI's most recent Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. This blog's purpose is also to help to upbuild the Social Kingship of Christ. This dimension of the Catholic Faith is also something that hasbeen overlooked in recent history, but is at the Heart of the Gospel. To be a faithful Disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ is to work to build His kingdom, first in the hearts of men, then in society as a whole. Christ speaks of this at the Sermon on the Mount where he says "You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. - Matthew 5:14-16
Modern Society, with its idolatrous and relativistic concept of Human Freedom seeks to rip Christian Faith from the hearts of men and from the values which serve as the beadrock of civilization. Many 'Christians' unwillingly contribute to this also by downplaying or compartmentalizing Faith from how it impacts their lives as individuals. In light of this, it is neccessary that Catholics seek to proclaim their faith boldly, zealously with the fire of Charity and the Grace of the Holy Spirit as their guide. When people do this, they will truly be living out Christ's command to upbuild His Kingdom through proclaiming the Gospel for the Glory of God and the Salvation of Souls. This is the purpose of this blog and this is what I will strive to do with all my heart.
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"And We remember saying that these manifold evils in the world were due to the fact that the majority of men had thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law out of their lives; that these had no place either in private affairs or in politics: and we said further, that as long as individuals and states refused to submit to the rule of our Savior, there would be no really hopeful prospect of a lasting peace among nations. Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ; and that We promised to do as far as lay in Our power. In the Kingdom of Christ, that is, it seemed to Us that peace could not be more effectually restored nor fixed upon a firmer basis than through the restoration of the Empire of Our Lord. We were led in the meantime to indulge the hope of a brighter future at the sight of a more widespread and keener interest evinced in Christ and his Church, the one Source of Salvation, a sign that men who had formerly spurned the rule of our Redeemer and had exiled themselves from his kingdom were preparing, and even hastening, to return to the duty of obedience. "If the kingdom of Christ, then, receives, as it should, all nations under its way, there seems no reason why we should despair of seeing that peace which the King of Peace came to bring on earth - he who came to reconcile all things, who came not to be ministered unto but to minister, who, though Lord of all, gave himself to us as a model of humility, and with his principal law united the precept of charity; who said also: "My yoke is sweet and my burden light." Oh, what happiness would be Ours if all men, individuals, families, and nations, would but let themselves be governed by Christ! "Then at length," to use the words addressed by our predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, twenty-five years ago to the bishops of the Universal Church, "then at length will many evils be cured; then will the law regain its former authority; peace with all its blessings be restored. Men will sheathe their swords and lay down their arms when all freely acknowledge and obey the authority of Christ, and every tongue confesses that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father." - Pope Pius XI - Encyclical Quas Primas - On the Feast of Christ the King, 1 & 20
Napoleone was the nephew of Cardinal Ugolino, who would later become Pope Gregory IX and later canonize Saint Dominic
These are the musings of a young Roman Catholic living in New York City
Church Documents and Resources
- Cantea Aurea - Patristical Commentary on the Gospels by St. Thomas Aquinas
- CDF - Dominus Iesus on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of the Catholic Church
- Documents of the Second Vatican Council
- Explanatory Letter of Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops of the World on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum
- Holy Bible
- Pope Benedict XVI - Encyclical Deus Caritas Est on Christian Love
- Pope Benedict XVI - Encyclical Spes Salvi on Christian Hope
- Pope Benedict XVI - Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum on the Reform of the Roman Liturgy Prior to 1970
- Pope Pius XI - Encyclical Quas Primas - On the Feast of Christ the King
- Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas
- The Writings of the Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church
- Writings of the Early Church Fathers
Christ on the Cross being adored by the Saints of the Dominican Order
Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom and Mother of the Dominican Order
Holy Father Dominic, Pray for Us
Catholic Links
- Adoremus Society
- ARCHIVUM LITURGICUM
- Athanasius Contra Mundum
- Catholic Church Conservation
- Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights
- Catholic NYC
- Closed Cafeteria Blog - Missives from the Culture War
- Dawson Archives
- Desiderium Blog - Longing for a Catholic Restoration
- Dominican Province of Saint Joseph
- Eternal Word Television Network
- Fish Eaters
- For The Whole Christ - Writings of Dr. John C. Rao
- Fraternity of St Peter
- FSSP IN VRBE
- Ignatius Insight
- InsideCatholic.com
- Keep The Faith - Catholic Audio Downloads and Latin Mass Magazine
- List of Religious Orders Using the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
- Lumen Gentlemen Apologetics
- Miles Christi - Religious Order
- Musica Sacra-Church Music Association of America
- New Oxford Review
- Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club
- Roman Catholic Blog
- Roman Forum/Dietrich Von Hildebrand Institute
- Sancta Missa
- Sensus Traditionis - Fr. Chad Ripperger, F.S.S.P
- Shrine of the Holy Whapping
- Society of St John Cantius
- Society That Thinks Pope Pius XII Rules
- Spirit Daily
- Summorum Pontificum Blog
- The Cornell Society for a Good Time
- The New Liturgical Movement
- The Remnant
- The Wanderer
- TOTUS PIUS
- Una Voce America
- Una Voce International
- Vatican - The Holy See
- What Does The Prayer Really Say? - Fr. Z
- Whispers In The Loggia
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Mission: Predica Veritas - To Establish the Kingship of Christ in our world, one soul at a time
"And We remember saying that these manifold evils in the world were due to the fact that the majority of men had thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law out of their lives; that these had no place either in private affairs or in politics: and we said further, that as long as individuals and states refused to submit to the rule of our Savior, there would be no really hopeful prospect of a lasting peace among nations. Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ; and that We promised to do as far as lay in Our power. In the Kingdom of Christ, that is, it seemed to Us that peace could not be more effectually restored nor fixed upon a firmer basis than through the restoration of the Empire of Our Lord. We were led in the meantime to indulge the hope of a brighter future at the sight of a more widespread and keener interest evinced in Christ and his Church, the one Source of Salvation, a sign that men who had formerly spurned the rule of our Redeemer and had exiled themselves from his kingdom were preparing, and even hastening, to return to the duty of obedience. "If the kingdom of Christ, then, receives, as it should, all nations under its way, there seems no reason why we should despair of seeing that peace which the King of Peace came to bring on earth - he who came to reconcile all things, who came not to be ministered unto but to minister, who, though Lord of all, gave himself to us as a model of humility, and with his principal law united the precept of charity; who said also: "My yoke is sweet and my burden light." Oh, what happiness would be Ours if all men, individuals, families, and nations, would but let themselves be governed by Christ! "Then at length," to use the words addressed by our predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, twenty-five years ago to the bishops of the Universal Church, "then at length will many evils be cured; then will the law regain its former authority; peace with all its blessings be restored. Men will sheathe their swords and lay down their arms when all freely acknowledge and obey the authority of Christ, and every tongue confesses that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father." - Pope Pius XI - Encyclical Quas Primas - On the Feast of Christ the King, 1 & 20
Saint Dominic and Saint Francis embracing at Santa Sabina in Rome
Saint Dominic raising Napoleone from the dead
Napoleone was the nephew of Cardinal Ugolino, who would later become Pope Gregory IX and later canonize Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic Receiving the Rosary from Our Lady
The Martyrdom of Saint Peter of Verona by the Cathari
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelic and Universal Doctor of the Church
Saint Catherine of Siena, Seraphic Virgin
Saint Vincent Ferrer, Angel of Judgement
Pope Saint Pius V
