Catholic Religious Freedom

+ IHS What a gift  - Christ's Blood will again be available to many of us this weekend.   Deo gratias. Lots of local and national news that can be summarized with a few examples below.    The CDC now concedes that COVID is not contracted from surfaces, the fatality rate is close to 0.26% and is falling so rapidly the problem will likely be eradicated before a vaccine is needed.   We've learned many things in this crucible, but the most important lessons are, the government's attack on Christ's Church has begun, with few exceptions US see of bishops are either too craven to respond or are actively helping the government (Boston's see is the latter) and we have a lot of work ahead of us to be ready to prepare and respond. Many Catholics feel something extraordinary happening in the spiritual world and question whether if a full-blown government persecution and underground Church is around the corner.  Quite frankly, that is up to us and we really ca

Are you ready to give witness to the hope of all nations? https://www.complicitclergy.com/2020/05/22/watch-mayor-planning-to-arrest-catholics/?fbclid=IwAR2e6F6tZG-epPhhsG-t0Yk9GKZTdz9l4UF7Kmsdm24thYoCCYvh4PN51eA The spiritual battle for immortal souls is shaping up and the generals of each side are revealing themselves. The demons, alleging they are so concerned about the 'rona, they must release convicted rapists and felons so as not to expose them to contagion.   In the same breath, they threaten to arrest Catholics who will attend Mass in Minnesota. What bizarre theater. If it wasn't such a long ride from Massachusetts, I'd be there. Good luck to her with that - she is up against God Himself. Minnesota Governor forced to grant religious freedom.    A restraining order against Governor Waltz was filed and a hearing is pending for Tuesday.  President Trump's announcement that the Constitutional free exercise of religion is not trumped by executive ord

CDC issuing guidance at President Trump direction. President Trump said many governors gave exemptions to liquor stores and abortion providers as essential services but did not provide the same exemptions. The President said it is very important that governors open houses of worship immediately and if they do not, he will override governors. I'll update as soon as CDC guidance is issued. The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad Let the distance shores rejoice Clouds and thick darkness surround Him Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne A fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side His lightning lights up the world The earth sees and trembles The mountains melt like wax before the Lord Before the Lord of all the earth The Heavens proclaim His righteousness And all peoples will see His glory  UPDATE: Guidelines Posted. Looks like they were scrubbed of unconstitutional content!

Came down hard. Federal justice officials have been pressing states including Massachusetts to reopen houses of worship as the country battles the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday. Baker said his decision to shutter houses of worship during the state of emergency “was the right thing to do, but I hated doing it .” They have been allowed to restart religious services this week as long as they practice social distancing as part of the first phase of the state’s reopening plan. Governor Baker didn't "hate" authorizing cross-contaminated cups of coffee getting passed out at any Dunkies enough to stop it. I'm glad he felt that way, but even as worshipers brought their concerns forward, he had to be legally threatened before he conceded his orders violated the First Amendment. Something screwball going on. We have a contagious virus which approximately 7/10 people with healthy immune symptoms overcome without havi

Every day we walk out the door, we come into contact with hundreds of healthy people who would test positive for COVID. We would be on house arrest forever if the Department of Public Health required us to quarantine every time we encountered someone with caronavirus. There are no efforts to 'trace' covid-positive people at Stop and Shop, Home Depot or Dunkin Donuts. What's the purpose of the hysterics at the Archdiocese of Boston?

Will defy illegal church closures. Prayers for a thousand more.

The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a rural judge's order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown.