This publishing house does not put out any material detailing the True Third Secret. Neither does its material even hint at a controversy surrounding Fatima.

Yet we know that there IS controversy surrounding Fatima and that all is not well in terms of what the Vatican has claimed.

"Masculinity crisis" is a term kicked around so much, I've lost track of how many times I've heard it. It seems to be a huge topic in our society, and a huger one in contemporary Christianity. The topic is not less but more prominent in Latin Mass circles. It all leads me to the question: What is it? I'd like to hear your answers.

1. What is masculinity and how is it formed by your Catholic perspective, if it is at all?
2. What are the masculine traits that men (or catholic men, if you wish to get specific) are missing.
3. What actions can Catholic men take to attain this elusive masculinity?

I'm aiming for a bit of a discussion on this so rest assured, I will be annoyingly picking apart your answers in hopes that you try to defend them. It could be a fruitful conversation, and if its not, maybe we'll atleast have fun. Fire away, brothers.

Hello, hope everyone is having a great day so far!

For my research project in AP Literature for my senior year in high school, my research question is: “What caused a collapse in the faith for many Catholics following the various reforms stemming from the Second Vatican Council during the late-20th century? What other factors played a role?”.

I am currently working on finding sources (mainly articles) to eventually use in my research paper. I was wondering if any of you could recommend me good sources to use for my paper. I am primarily looking for sources comparing the TLM to the Novus Ordo to show why the TLM is superior and leads to increased faith and devotion, sources explaining how reforms from V2 led to decreased faith, changed doctrines, declining beliefs in catholic positions (e.g. Eucharist, Mass attendance, abortion, etc.), and decreasing vocations, and sources which list other factors as to why Mass attendance and faith decreased during the late-20th century.

Thank you for your time,

Pax Vobiscum

As long as the Christian God is being invoked, is it ipso-facto not witchcraft/divination?

If, for instance, you're walking through the forest at night and a owl flies in front of you, would it be divination to say it's a sign from Odin, and not-divination to say it's a sign from the Christian God?

Side question: Sometimes, when people bring up the Miraculous Medal or the Brown Scapular, respondents say stuff like "make sure you don't treat it as a charm!". With regard to the above, what's the trad view on this? What would treating the Brown Scapular as a charm entail?

I have a hypothetical question for anyone who attends either a diocesan Latin Mass or a Latin Mass said by one of the Ecclesia Dei orders such as the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) or the Institute of Christ the King (ICKSP), or any other orders which sometimes say the Latin Mass such as the Oratorians.

If the Bishop cancelled that Mass which you attend, there were no other diocesan or Ecclesia Dei Latin Masses close enough to where you live that you'd actually be able to attend and the only other Latin Mass(es) within range of you were said by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), then what would you do?

If your only option to attend a Latin Mass was to attend an SSPX Mass would you attend that Mass or would you return to attending the Novus Ordo Mass?

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Hello friends. My job involves driving a lot, as in 40-60h a month. On days when I have to drive, I try to pray, but realistically I'm not going to pray more than 90 min on an 11h drive, and just listen to music the rest of the time. I've been thinking of picking up audiobooks to listen to (mainly) religious works. My first pick is probably going to be "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest" by Father John Gerard, an English Catholic priest during the English Reformation. Looks like a great read, and having just had my first child, a son, a month ago, I want to find books that exemplify bravery and faithfulness that will keep his interest.

Anyways, any opinions on the best audiobook program for Catholic works?

A while ago I posted that I was writing a novel about the Eucharist. I am very proud to tell you all that I've finished it and my literary agent adored it. The agency feels strongly that it has a future on the market, both with Christian and secular readers. It's basically The Matrix meets The Chosen.

Please pray for the next step of the process: shopping the book around to submissions editors. I'd like to get picked up by a Top 5 publisher and then optioned for an adaptation. I completely believe in this novel's ability to sell.

Thank you!

Hello, hope everyone is doing well. I was curious on the overall views regarding anything related to evolution on this sub. Personally, I reject macroevolution (since death cannot precede the Fall), yet still believe in microevolution (e.g. animals might slightly adapt based on their environment, like with thicker fur or scales) through natural selection, observable today.

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Pepe, among other things, is among the items included in the new glossary of antisemitic speech called Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition. I will sleep soundly like an infant cradled in its mother's bosom knowing that our bishops contributed time and money to a resource that would condemn most saints before the Second Vatican Council.

Link to the article: https://www.usccb.org/news/2024/new-glossary-breaks-ground-tackling-antisemitism-through-catholic-lens

Link to the glossary pdf itself: https://www.ajc.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-12/TranslateHateCatholicEdition_December_2024.pdf

Does Satan try to prevent you from being productive by constantly having chatter (talk) so that you can't do anything ?