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.

DOJ and restraining orders were on his tail.

-----Original Message----- To: Apostolic Nuncio Cc: Boston Bishops Sent: Wed, May 20, 2020 9:45 am Subject: Fwd: Yesterdays Boston Archdiocese Carona Conference - One Remaining Concern  + IHS Please forward to Bishop Reed - thank you. Kindly see below.   This is not going to happen.  Put an end to it before something needs to be done to legally put an end to it. It is of critical importance to nip this political and hostile attack on the free exercise of religion in the bud.    Massachusetts is the door of entry for the communists.  It is all coming out of the Kennedy school of government. Once the church agrees to break laws that impose compromising civil liberties of their people in order to receive Sacraments, the door is opened for the hostile government control on Sacraments and the Church and our people.  It will be impossible to stop once they get the foot in the door. There are all kinds of problems in Boston's see.  Here are a most immediate dang

Betrayal of Christ The St. Charles Borromeo Society has been  holding prayer vigils  outside Holy Name Cathedral on Fridays starting at 12:00pm for the last month. The group, which has  demanded that churches be considered “essential”  during the coronavirus outbreak, reached out to Cupich previously so they could discuss ideas on how to re-open churches safely and quickly  but were turned away  by his office. 

I listened to yesterdays 'rona conference put on by the Archdiocese of Boston and there is one more problem that needs to be resolved.   See below email to the 'pandemic team'. Other than this one remaining housecleaning item, there were no other concerns.   I am reaching out to other MA diocese to confirm whether they have received similar instructions from the Department of Health.     Expecting people  with a sniffle, sneeze or cough stay inside their home - even if it comes from hayfever - is a perfectly reasonable expectation. I have not encountered anyone in a supermarket or retail store with any kind of symptom.  I believe people are doing what is necessary to keep the public safe.   If a person shows up at a retail store with a symptom, asking them to leave, encouraging them to call their doctor, cleaning the area - these are all rational and reasonable responses. But the state is not requiring any other business

To: Boston Bishops Sent: Tue, May 19, 2020 9:54 am  + IHS Gentlemen: I did not have Bishop Reed's email, but it was my intention to include him in my communications about the present dangers and would appreciate your forwarding this email to him.   The forces in government thirsting for the destruction of Christ's Church are in retreat, but they will be back.  We've got to use this temporary stay to resolve the problem in the Chancery. I know that Cardinal O'Malley is a good man who desires proper catechesis of our people.  I mean no disrespect to his intentions in what I am about to say. The time has come for each bishop in Boston's see to pick up the phone and call the Nuncio and Holy See to substantiate the need for a coadjutor to remove Fr. Hehir and all of the George Soros/Jack Connors Kennedy School of Government associates that he has brought in to infiltrate and destroy - including Terry Donilon.     This situation has been

Another miracle brought to you courtesy of St. John Paul II and St. Thomas Aquinas - be sure to thank them! Good afternoon, The following document is guidance for resuming Mass following Governor Baker's morning announcement regarding re-opening.  We understand cities and towns, such as the City of Boston, are implementing orders specific to their community. We will review this and the state orders tomorrow (May 19th) at the 1:00pm webinar. A reminder for the webinar will be send out this afternoon. Thank you. May 18, 2020 corona@rcab.org Archdiocese of Boston Plan for safely resuming Masses at the beginning of Phase One Governor Baker announced on Monday, May 18, that houses of worship can resume services, within the guidelines he has issued. When can we start Masses? If a parish within the Archdiocese of Boston, after careful and deliberate preparation, considers that they are able to meet all of the State, Municipal, and Ar

+ IHS May 18, 2020 Dear  Archbishop Pierre : Over the past month, I have been copying you on communications with Boston Bishops regarding a draconian plan obstructing Sacraments to Christ's people in Massachusetts.  I am reaching out to you today regarding the situation to urgently request the intervention of the Holy See. According to public statements by various officials in the Archdiocese of Boston, including Cardinal O'Malley, Fr. Bryan Hehir has been "working closely" with Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker to implement a plan  as described in my recently published article in the Federalist.   The Archdiocese of Boston conducted a webinar releasing details of 'the plan' with a timeline of expected return of Sacraments of  "two years ".  A snapshot of that timeline is attached. In response to 'the plan', I filed a complaint with the Department of Justice against Governor Baker for violations of the