Today I remembered the beautiful story of a child who one day told Pope Benedict XVI that his family did not go to Mass. I'm sure the parents were mortified that their first communicant told the pope this! The Holy Father responded so beautifully. According to a priest friend who heard it in the original Italian, the pope responded to the child in so many words, 'I know your parents work hard every day to buy food and clothes and toys for you. But can you give a message to them from me? Please tell your parents that the Pope said if they get up on Sunday and go to Mass, he promises them that while they still might be tired on the outside, they will no longer be tired on the inside.'
Image: "Pope Benedict XVI" by @Raul_Berzosa Fernández
The Red Scare at the Conclave:
The arrival of a vocal China dissident had his fellow cardinals on the edge of their seats as he was expected to challenge the papal front-runner.
This thread details how Joseph Zen may have derailed Pietro Parolin's hopes of becoming pope.
On May 8th, Pope Leo XIV was elected, on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
A providential echo: In 1886, Pope Leo XIII composed the St. Michael Prayer after his terrifying vision.
What did he see? Why does it matter?
A vision, a warning & a prayer - a 🧵✝️
For all those worried about Pope Leo moving into the Apostolic Palace after Pope Francis in “humility” moved into the hotel built in the 1990s- here’s the deal: the Pope’s room at the Palace is hardly grand. The photo(on the left) of brass bed was Pope Benedict’s room there. The later photo is Pope Francis humble room. Which looks more austere to you? I’d live at the hotel too; the central cooling works and the bathrooms are spacious. Let’s put this tired, false humblebrag to rest. God Bless Pope Leo.
@tobitcruz Also, dapat siguro generalize na Taytay App siya kaysa may "Smile" pa para sa long term use sana and non-partisan yung app. Although I know sa kanila galing 'yun pero at least mas commendable yung walang halong partido.
"The most convincing and beautiful argument in favor of the qualities of the traditional Mass is the first-hand experience of it, as attested by those who discover it and come to love it simply through their encounters with God in this ancient rite"
The Catholic Church, as the guardian of objective truth, only moves when these truths are under attack. Political conflicts and personal disputes fall outside its divine mission to safeguard souls and uphold moral principles. As the spiritual cornerstone of the Philippines, the Church stands firm in its role, not as a political weapon, but as the conscience of the nation.
Christ is King.
"When a society loses its moral compass, it collapses from within." – G.K. Chesterton
A Thread Exposing the Decline of the West🧵
1. The Celebration of Obesity
Porn must be completely banned in every state.
If you oppose banning porn, you are in favor of exposing children to porn.
And exposing children to porn is profoundly evil.
So as a nation, let’s stop being profoundly evil & completely ban porn.
EVERYONE will be better for it.
The fall of Rome is widely misunderstood.
It wasn't invasion, disease or famine that truly brought it to its knees.
Rome collapsed because the birth rate did… (thread) 🧵