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01/12/2019
Something must give. It will not be the Truth,
Which may be scorned, but has an ageless youth.
Something must give. It will not be the Truth,
Which may be scorned, but has an ageless youth.
The world is rotten, boys, round and about,
But God remains, unchanged. Have there no doubt!
Forethought need not be costly, taken today,
Which taken tomorrow might well make me pay.
When waters are troubled, the Devil goes fishing.
That Our Lady step in, we need all to be wishing!
If Heaven says that here is the solution,
Herein it lies, and not in revolution.
Heaven is hard, but amply worth the trouble,
Even if my efforts I shall needs redouble!
”Doctrine and piety,” demands St Paul –
Catholics! Read and pray, or you will fall.
When God is “dead,” then culture dies.
In His “rebirth” its one hope lies.
If I will not live up to what I think,
My thoughts to the level of my life will sink.
When soothing priests put souls to sleep,
Our Heavenly Mother can but weep.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.