Category: spirituality

Pornocracy, pt. 3: Good out of Evil Papal Corruption

Part I The Third Pornocracy: the Current Crisis in the Church Part II Pornocracy and the Coming Reign of Antichrist   One of the greatest parts of the Summa, or at least my favorite, is when St. Thomas considers the best argument against the existence of God: Objection 1. It seems that God does not exist; because if one […]

Pornocracy, pt. 2: the Coming Reign of Antichrist

Read part I The Third Pornocracy: the Current Crisis in the Church The term “pornocracy” is brutally grotesque, and yet it is honest. It is helpful, I believe, because the term truly describes the reality of how bad the corruption is. But it also reminds us that the Church has been through two other times […]

Aussie Comedian James Donald Forbes McCann

⭐ Become a Locals supporter: http://mattfradd.locals.com/support James Donald Forbes McCann is a stand-up comedian from Australia. He is associated with the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2018 he won three awards at the Adelaide Comedy Awards. His early shows at Adelaide fringe were titled ‘Wolf Creek: The Musical’, and ‘The Sound of Nazis’. 💵 Show Sponsors: […]

The Third Pornocracy: the Current Crisis in the Church

Above: some suggest Cardinal Rampolla was the origin, as he was accused of occult membership when he was elected pope in 1903 and then vetoed. Editor’s note: with more commentators calling this period of Church crisis a “pornocracy” in the midst of “L’affair Fernández,” this week we will finish the five part series on pornocracy […]

Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Blessings from lackings

It seems as if, once Christmas has passed – BAM! – it’s over.  Trees are at the curb, decorations come down, music on the radio goes back to whatever it was.  However, Holy Church gives us an Octave to rest within the feast of the Nativity itself and contemplate it from different angles, including the […]

Pope Francis Knew His Doctrine Chief was an Erotic Author

The Pope knew. The Vatican knew. They knew that Tucho “Heal Me with Your Mouth” Fernández was also the author of the erotic text Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality. And then he was appointed to be in charge of the doctrinal purity at the Office Formerly Known as Holy. The new doctrinal chief continues to […]

Burning Hearts Set to Music

Three hundred and fifty years ago, on January 12, 1674, one of the greatest Italian composers of the 17th century, or rather “the Master of Musical Europe,” suddenly died in Rome: Giacomo Carissimi. The Jesuit Athanasius Kircher, a scientist and theologian who taught at the Roman College (the future Pontifical Gregorian University), praised him thusly […]