Mikey D

[Gema Sanz @gema222sanz]

“… nobody ever knew Christ so profoundly as she [the Blessed Mother] did, and nobody can ever be more competent as a guide and teacher of the knowledge of Christ.”

–St. Pius X

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@lukei4655 …His body to be handled now, that He reigns, limitless, in heaven?” Pope Pius XII, Sacra Virginitas

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@lukei4655 …to perfect continence, asks: “If Our Redeemer so loved the flower of unimpaired modesty that not only was He born of a virginal womb, but was also cared for by a virgin nurse even when He was still an infant crying in the cradle, by whom, I ask, does He wish…

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@lukei4655 service in the Temple, for fear of being declared impure by the Law just as other men, is it not much more fitting that the ministers of Jesus Christ, who offer every day the Eucharistic Sacrifice, possess perfect chastity? Saint Peter Damian, exhorting priests…

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@lukei4655 “Consider again that sacred ministers to not renounce marriage solely on account of their apostolic ministry, but also by reason of their service at the altar. For, if even the priests of the Old Testament had to abstain from the use of marriage during the period of their…

[St. Thomas Aquinas @Aquinas_Quotes]

Love is so good that man ought always to make further progress in it and is that kind of a debt which man always has to pay.
➡️ “Owe no man any thing, but to love one another” (Rom. 13:8).

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Well, another Cardinal has come out with a, shall we say, puzzling take on evangelization.

A few years ago, Cardinal Américo Aguiar, at the time auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, said that he and the other organizers of World Youth Day in his hometown had no interest in converting anyone to Christ.

Now Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algeria has opined that “the Church is not there to convert” and “Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversions.”

Excuse me, but…what?

Last time I checked, the Founder said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Sure sounds like conversion to me.

When St. Paul came to Corinth or Athens or Thessalonica, his purpose was not to listen or to form a discussion group but rather to declare an unnerving message: the euangelion (glad tidings) that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.

So impassioned is he for this work that he says, “I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:22); and “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:16)!

Moreover, the entire thrust of the Second Vatican Council was toward bringing the Light of Christ to the peoples of the world (Lumen Gentium). And this missionary élan has given rise in the last few decades to the idea of a “new evangelization,” which is to say, a fresh declaration of the Lordship of Christ.

Quite obviously, no one thinks that this work of evangelization should be done in a brow-beating, overbearing, or disrespectful manner (proselytization), but for God’s sake, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If I really thought that the Church does not exist to bring people to Christ, then I would resign and get an honest job.

[Become A Saint @BeSaintly]

This advice applies to every person, everywhere, at every time

[Marian Bro @themarianbro]

Mediatrix of all graces, ora pro nobis 🙏🌹

[That Catholic Guy 🇻🇦 @Catholic_bro]

Good morning, have a great day

A little reminder …. you’re going to die one day

[ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔 ℚ𝕦𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤 @Catholic_Mind]

"The purpose of clothing is to keep warm in winter and to cover your nakedness, not to serve your vanity."

- St. Cyril of Jerusalem

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@Rosie_Gamgee_ The straight and narrow…or path less travelled if you will It leads to the the blue sky directly between both well travelled paths.

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@AlcuinPress Early to bed 🛌 Early to rise 🌅 Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise… 😇

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@AlcuinPress The early bird catches the worm 🦅 Funnily enough, I was only speaking to a man from the bar between 4:14am and 5am this morning 🌅 Best time to get hold of him during term.

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@PaulTreyvaud “He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.” George Bernard Shaw

[Trad West @trad_west_]

Austrian mountain rescuers raised a 16 foot cross.

Austria is a Christian nation 🇦🇹✝️

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, a teacher of the law asks Jesus, “Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?” This was an old move in rabbinic circles: Can you sum up the richness and complexity of the law in one statement?

When Jesus answers, it’s not just one rabbi among many answering this central question. It’s the Lord. It’s the Word made flesh telling us what’s at the very heart of the matter.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind . . . and the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The whole law and the prophets depend upon these two commandments (Matt 22:36–40).

The Word made flesh is telling us what is absolutely basic.

[Building Catholic Men | Husbands | Fathers @BldgCatholicMen]

O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.

For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.

On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.

Psalm 63

[Trad West @trad_west_]

Over 200,000 Catholics gathered in Fátima, Portugal, to commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady both on October 13 2025 and 2026 🇵🇹✝️

More than a century later the message of Our Lady to pray the Holy Rosary is still listened.

Pray for us Our Lady of the Rosary!

[Mikey D @Charlie30705]

@trad_west_ Would love to see more coverage from @rtenews on these positive developments. This news is good news 📰