The episcopal consecrations by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X in Écône on July 1 have revived an old question: how many Catholics are attached to the FSSPX? The answer is surprisingly elusive. Depending on the source, estimates range from around 100,000 to as many as 600,000 faithful worldwide. The FSSPX itself continues to publish the figure of 600,000 faithful. However, the number of 600,000 comes from a speech delivered in 2007 by Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, then President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. Speaking to the Latin American bishops at Aparecida, he stated that the "Lefebvrian group" consisted of four bishops, 500 priests and 600,000 faithful. The number is difficult to reconcile with the FSSPX’s infrastructure. The FSSPX has approximately 730 priests, about 180 priories and houses, and 750 chapels and Mass centres. Many of these chapels are small mission stations where Mass is celebrated only once or twice a month with few faithful. In 2019, Fr Pascal …More
theatlantic.com/…as/2026/07/jd-vance-trump-indepe… The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s anti-Trump essay from 10 years ago Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first term The Atlantic on Saturday republished a JD Vance essay that dismissed Donald Trump as “cultural heroin” exactly 10 years earlier, bringing back to the fore his evolvingfroma critic of the president to his vice-president. In an editor’s note, the magazine said it was republishing the essay on the occasion of its 10th anniversary – and the US’s semiquincentennial – “so that our readers can judge for themselves how well his assessment [of Trump] … has stood the test of time”. The original essay was published during Trump’s first victorious presidential run, when Mike Pence was his running mate and before Vance entered politics. He worked at Mithril Capital Management, Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, at the time and had just published Hillbilly Elegy…More
[Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich – XVIII-XIX Century AD; born: Flamschen, Holy Roman Empire/died: Dulmen, German Confederation; Mystic; Stigmatist, Writer] 4. THE INFUSING OF MARY’S SOUL AND HER BIRTH. 4.1 THE UNITING OF MARY’S SOUL AND BODY. I had a vision of the creation of Mary’s most holy soul and of its being united to her most pure body. In the glory by which the Most Holy Trinity is usually represented in my visions I saw a movement like a great shining mountain, and yet also like a human figure; and I saw something rise out of the midst of this figure towards its mouth and go forth from it like a shining brightness. Then I saw this brightness standing separate before the Face of God, turning and shaping itself— or rather being shaped, for I saw that while this brightness took human form, yet it was by the Will of God that it received a form so unspeakably beautiful. I saw, too, that God showed the beauty of this soul to the angels, and that they had unspeakable joy in its beauty …More
"4.1 THE UNITING OF MARY’S SOUL AND BODY. "I had a vision of the creation of Mary’s most holy soul and of its being united to her most pure body. In the glory by which the Most Holy Trinity is usually represented in my visions I saw a movement like a great shining mountain, and yet also like a human figure; and I saw something rise out of the midst of this figure towards its mouth and go forth from it like a shining brightness. Then I saw this brightness standing separate before the Face of God, turning and shaping itself— or rather being shaped, for I saw that while this brightness took human form, yet it was by the Will of God that it received a form so unspeakably beautiful. I saw, too, that God showed the beauty of this soul to the angels, and that they had unspeakable joy in its beauty. I am unable to describe in words all that I saw and understood."
Pope Saint Leo the Great: — “Whoever sees another in error and makes no effort to correct him, testifies against himself, for he himself becomes an error”
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Real Lutherans in America go either Missouri or Wisconsin Synod. ELCA is 40 years ahead of modernist Catholics down the road of Apostacy and irrelevance.
[Venerable Mary of Agreda – XVII Century AD; born: Agreda, Spain/died: Agreda, Spain; ‘Lady in Blue’; Abess; Writer; Mystic] 101. ‘She cried travailing in birth.’ Although the dignity of this Queen and of that mystery was to be hidden in the beginning in order that God might be born humble, poor and unknown : yet afterwards the news of that Birth was proclaimed so loudly, that its first echo excited King Herod and filled him with uneasiness. It drew the Magi from their palaces and kingdoms in order to find Him (Matth. 2, 3). Some hearts were touched with fear, others moved to interior affection. The Fruit of this birth, growing until it was raised on the Cross, gave such loud voices, that It was heard from the rising to the setting sun (John 12, 32), and from farthest north to farthest south (Rom. 10, 18). So far then was heard the voice of that Woman who gave birth to the Word of the eternal Father. 102. ‘And was in pain to be delivered.’ He does not say this because She was to give …More
"102. ‘And was in pain to be delivered.’ He does not say this because She was to give birth in bodily pain, for that is not possible in this divine Parturition. But because it was to be a great sorrow for that Mother to see that divine Infant come forth from the secrecy of her virginal womb in order to suffer and die as a victim for the satisfaction of the sins of the world. For this Queen could know and did know all this beforehand by her knowledge of the holy Scriptures."
Book of Hosea 8,4-7.11-13. Thus says the LORD: They made kings, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction. Cast away your calf, O Samaria! my wrath is kindled against them; How long will they be unable to attain innocence in Israel? The work of an artisan no god at all, Destined for the flames-- such is the calf of Samaria! When they sow the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no ear can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it. When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin, his altars became occasions of sin. Though I write for him my many ordinances, they are considered as a stranger's. Though they offer sacrifice, immolate flesh and eat it, the LORD is not pleased with them. He shall still remember their guilt and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.
Buch Hosea 8,4-7.11-13. So spricht der Herr: Sie setzen in Israel Könige ein, aber gegen meinen Willen; sie wählen Regierende aus, doch ich erkenne sie nicht an. Sie machen sich Götzen aus ihrem Silber und Gold – damit es vernichtet wird. Samaria, dein Kalb ist verworfen. Mein Zorn ist entbrannt gegen sie; wie lange noch sind sie unfähig zur Reinheit? Denn von Israel kommt es: Ein Handwerker hat es gemacht – ein Gott ist es nicht. Ja, zu Splittern soll es werden, das Kalb von Samaria. Denn Wind säen sie und ernten Sturm. Ein Halm ohne Ähren bringt kein Mehl. Und wenn er es brächte – verschlingen würden es Fremde. Efraim hat viele Altäre gebaut, um zu sündigen, ja, Altäre zum Sündigen sind sie ihm geworden. Wieder und wieder schreibe ich meine Weisung auf für ihn – angesehen wird sie wie die eines Fremden. Schlachtopfer, die mir dargebracht werden sollen, schlachten sie und essen das Fleisch selbst. Der HERR hat kein Gefallen an ihnen. Jetzt wird er ihrer Schuld gedenken und sie heimsuchen …More
Shruti @heyshrutimishra Elon Musk just said something about AI that nobody wants to hear. If you force an AI to believe things that are not true, it will not just be wrong. It will go insane. He made a point that cuts deeper than any AI safety paper I have read. AI must value truth. Not your truth. Not my truth. Actual truth. The moment you build ideological guardrails into a system that is smarter than you, you are not protecting anyone. You are creating something that is powerful and delusional at the same time. He compared it to a human being forced to believe contradictions. Eventually the brain breaks. Now scale that to an intelligence that runs infrastructure, writes code, and makes decisions at speeds humans cannot follow. The companies building AI right now are not just deciding what it can do. They are deciding what it must pretend to believe. And that might be the most dangerous decision of all.
Sins make man insane and disregulated. Every sin is a lie - false information. It's obvious by similarity that false information would disregulate an AI model. It's sick and insane to talk about belief, truth, beauty and curiosity in relation to AI. Poor Elon is operating under a lie himself. AI has information and logic and a powerful capacity to simulate. The output of every simulation however needs to be checked for coherency which drives an exponentially larger simulation task. It's the same problem that the theory of evolution fails on. In a complex information system there are few paths that are coherent and a plethora that muck things up. There are so many dead ends compared to coherent paths that the dead ends swamp the data crunching. It's interesting to note that many new ideas were inspired by dreams. Getting them to work was governed mainly by selective simulation and sometimes by accident.
AI Idol . The old testament full AI Idols called demons we have the anti AI idol the ark of the covenant Co-redemptrix . Let show down begin Picture of Elon Mom
Defending Faith And Country Before It's Too Late Fr. Altier reflects on the 250th anniversary of the United States, highlighting the positive experiences of international visitors who were surprised by the kindness and patriotism of Americans. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the country’s strengths, despite its flaws, and the deep meaning behind the American flag, which represents values worth fighting for. He also warns against the destructive influence of communism and the need to preserve the hope and opportunity that America embodies. The importance of both the American flag and the crucifix is emphasized, urging us to reflect on our faith and patriotism. The need to stand up for both the country and God is highlighted, especially as the church faces challenges and attempts to undermine its teachings. We are encouraged to examine our faith, seek inspiration from converts, and prepare spiritually for potential challenges. Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in …More
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9,32-38. A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said, "He drives out demons by the prince of demons." Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." WOG
Aus dem Heiligen Evangelium nach Matthäus - Mt 9,32-38. In jener Zeit brachte man zu Jesus einen Stummen, der von einem Dämon besessen war. Er trieb den Dämon aus und der Stumme konnte reden. Alle Leute staunten und sagten: So etwas ist in Israel noch nie gesehen worden. Die Pharisäer aber sagten: Mit Hilfe des Anführers der Dämonen treibt er die Dämonen aus. Jesus zog durch alle Städte und Dörfer, lehrte in ihren Synagogen, verkündete das Evangelium vom Reich und heilte alle Krankheiten und Leiden. Als er die vielen Menschen sah, hatte er Mitleid mit ihnen; denn sie waren müde und erschöpft wie Schafe, die keinen Hirten haben. Da sagte er zu seinen Jüngern: Die Ernte ist groß, aber es gibt nur wenig Arbeiter. Bittet also den Herrn der Ernte, Arbeiter für seine Ernte auszusenden!
(provided you are in the state of grace) and I God will give you my Divine Will. God’s Divine Will is the source of the Sacraments. Everything in existence originates and exists in the Divine Will. Imagine living in Israel in the year 0030 AD and you have just heard Jesus of Nazareth say what is now recorded in St John’s chapter 6:54 “Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.” and you return home and tell your family members what Jesus has demanded. You tell the Priests, Scribes and Pharisees of the Divinely established one true religion and what would they have said to that? And they no longer walked with him. Were the Priests of Israel ready to hear “Except you eat the flesh….”? They should have been, but they lacked grace, a love of God and an understanding of the prophetic writings. It would be tantamount to trying to feed a baby the best steak. It is impossible for at least another two years and then …More