Saturday, 1 March 2014
Are you still asleep, Catholics?
National Kink Month. PP promoting bondage and sadomasochism. http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/planned-parenthood-produces-video-promoting-bondage-and?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Marketing&utm_term=Facebook+&utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=BDSM
Why are the clergy silent on these issues?
Why are the clergy silent on these issues?
Nuns in Persecution Part Four
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Some of the families of these nuns knew each other. For example, the Throckmortons knew the Garnets, of course, as Father Henry Garnet was at Coughton Hall for the planning of the Gunpowder Plot, as the confessor of the Throckmortons. Father Garnet was killed for holding the seal of Confession. That two of his neices became nuns would not be an accident. I have found the name of one, I think, Mary, and I am trying to trace the history of these women. Of course, these women had to leave England in order to pursue their vocations. I shall add more to their stories later on this blog.
The Throckmortons knew the Garnets, who also knew the Vauxs and so on. Such families were in each other's houses, although separated by hundreds of miles. Are we too lazy to network in person, to "pod", as I call it? Think about this.....do Catholics think they can remain holy on their own?
Recusant families supported each other in life and in death. The importance of networking cannot be over-emphasized and why priests do not talk about this from the pulpit astounds me.
Therefore, the laity must take the lead in networking.
Otherwise, Christ's query as to whether there will be any Faith on earth when He comes again will be answered in the negative.
Do not think that the Catholic parishes and churches one sees today will last another twenty years.
I doubt it.
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| http://libraries.slu.edu/a/digital_collections/spiritual-journeys/tanner1.html Father Garnet suffered a terrible death. But, the legacy of Catholcism continued. in his family. |
http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/garnet.asp
and here
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06386b.htm
But, there was another Garnet priest who was martyred, St. Thomas Garnet. Again, one sees a pattern of holiness in Catholic families at this time. He was the nephew of Henry Garnet
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His biography may be found here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Garnet and here
http://www.marysdowryproductions.org/catholicfilms/saint-thomas-garnet/ and here
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Ven._Thomas_Garnet
A partial list of the recusant families in England is found here, including the name of the family of Fr. Henry Garnet and the two nuns, Garnet/Garnett, Gascoigne of Parlington, Aberford, Yorkshire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recusancy
Men and women risked their lives for even owning medals or Agnus Deis, such as this one found in Lyford Grange which was hidden for 400 years.
http://jesuitinstitute.org/Pages/Campion.htm
To be continued...next, the Vaux nuns, another family connected to the Garnets.
Nuns in Persecution Part Three
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St. Margaret Clitherow's sons and daughters carried on the holiness of their saintly mother. Two of her sons became priests and her daughter, Anne, became a nun with the Ursulines in Louvain.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04059b.htm
I think it is interesting to see that saintliness and holiness runs in families
This is not an accident. I know of two holy families in Illinois which have had saints in their ancestry and that holiness has been passed down even to this generation.
Remember, that St. Margaret Clitherow's children were taken away from her and put into a Protestant family. And, yet, grace overcame tyranny.
Also, remember, that St. Margaret was pregnant when she died, and her baby in the womb died with her. She was killed on Good Friday, March 25th, 1586.
That these children went on to carry on the faith to the next generation is one reason why I am concentrating on this little series. When Christ returns, (not in my lifetime), will He find any faith on the earth?
I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? Luke 18:8 DR
Parents, it is your duty to pass the Faith on to your children. St. Margaret's husband was not a Catholic and he did not take part in her Catholic life of having secret Masses and hiding priests. But, God blessed Margaret's family because of her faith and her death.
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To be continued....
Nuns in Persecution Part Two
I have been researching the number of women who left England in order to become nuns on the continent, owing to the persecution of the Catholic Church in Great Britain.
Between 1600 and 1800, at least 4,000 women left England to be nuns in France and Belgium and Flanders, mostly. What was England's loss was France's gain. I am trying to trace some of these nuns.
As seen in another post, the More Family produced several nuns.
Two other women from a famous family also became nuns on the continent.
Here is a short article from the blog Idle Speculations.
http://idlespeculations-terryprest.blogspot.com/2009/05/throckmorton-nuns.html
Nicolas de Largillierre French, 1656 - 1746
Elizabeth Throckmorton, 1729
oil on canvas
Overall: 81.5 x 65.7 cm (32 1/16 x 25 7/8 in.) framed: 115.6 x 89.5 cm (45 1/2 x 35 1/4 in.)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Nicolas de Largillière (1656 - 1746)
Portrait of Anne Throckmorton as a Nun 1729
Oil on canvas 80 x 63.5cm
Coughton Court, Alchester
Anne Throckmorton (1664 - 1734) was Abbess of the Augustinian Convents of 'Filles Anglaises' in Paris from 1720 to 1728. She was the daughter of Sir Francis Throckmorton, 2nd Baron and sister of the 3rd Baronet.
See also http://www.coughtoncourt.co.uk/
Between 1600 and 1800, at least 4,000 women left England to be nuns in France and Belgium and Flanders, mostly. What was England's loss was France's gain. I am trying to trace some of these nuns.
As seen in another post, the More Family produced several nuns.
Two other women from a famous family also became nuns on the continent.
Here is a short article from the blog Idle Speculations.
http://idlespeculations-terryprest.blogspot.com/2009/05/throckmorton-nuns.html
Throckmorton Nuns
Nicolas de Largillierre French, 1656 - 1746Elizabeth Throckmorton, 1729
oil on canvas
Overall: 81.5 x 65.7 cm (32 1/16 x 25 7/8 in.) framed: 115.6 x 89.5 cm (45 1/2 x 35 1/4 in.)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Nicolas de Largillière (1656 - 1746)Portrait of Anne Throckmorton as a Nun 1729
Oil on canvas 80 x 63.5cm
Coughton Court, Alchester
The Coughton estate in Warwickshire has been in the Throckmorton family since 1409
The Throckmortons and Coughton Court have since the Reformation been notable in their deep and continuous adherence to the Catholic faith, in spite of the costs.
The above two paintings were part of a group of three portraits of English Augustinian nuns from the Paris convent painted by de Largillière which once hung together at Coughton Court.
Elizabeth Throckmorton was the daughter of Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton Court.
She joined the convent where her Aunt was a member as a schoolgirl aged 14. In 1714 she took her vows with her sister Mary. Although not always in good health, Elizabeth Throckmorton was twice elected Abbess and her death was recorded as a great loss to the community. Her interest in reading and study is emphasised by the book in her hand. She died in 1760.
See also http://www.coughtoncourt.co.uk/
The More Family Nuns-Nuns in Persecution Part One
Will there be any place for nuns to go in the upcoming persecution?
This is the first in a mini-series of Nuns in Persecution.
I shall do a little series on the recusant nuns. Many daughters and nieces of saints, including the daughter of St. Margaret Clitherow and women from the Garnet family went to France and became nuns. So, too, did descendants of St. Thomas More and women of the Throckmorton family, the Catholic side. Here is the first of a smattering of fascinating information from times of persecution.
Thomas More's adopted daughter, Margaret Clement, became a nun.
Thomas More's adopted daughter, Margaret Clement, became a nun.
I have written on the More women who became nuns. Helen More, daughter of Cresacre More, one of Thomas More's sons, became a Benedictine nun in France. Her journey through the spiritual life provides us with one of the more interesting tales of a person struggling with the life of perfection. Sadly, all my notes on her are in a suitcase in Guildford, in an attic somewhere, so I cannot make detailed comments.
Here is a snippet from the Catholic Encyclopedia on Sr. Gertrude.
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Benedictine nun of the English Congregation; b. at Low Leyton, Essex, England, 25 March, 1606; d. atCambrai, France, 17 August, 1633. Her father, Cresacre More, was great-grandson of Blessed Thomas More; her mother, Elizabeth Gage, was sister of Sir John Gage, Baronet, of Firle, Sussex, lord chamberlain to Queen Mary. Her mother dying at an early age, Helen's care and education now devolved upon her father. By persuasion of Dom Benet Jones, O.S.B., she joined his projected foundation at Cambrai, and was first among nine postulants admitted to the order, 31 Dec., 1623, but vacillation of mind so disquieted her novitiate, that only with the greatest hesitation she pronounced her vows on 1 January, 1625; nor was she even then quite free from scruples and temptations, until she had availed herself of Dom Augustine Baker's prudent guidance. A year or two later, having now become Dame Gertrude, learning from him the use of affective prayer, a complete change was wrought in her; rapidly advancing in the interior life, she became a source of edification to the infant community, and, in 1629, when a choice of abbess must be made, her name, conjointly with that of Catharine Gascoigne, was sent to Rome for a dispensation on point of age. Catharine was eventually chosen, but Gertrude was always honoured as chief foundress. Supporting her abbess by lifelong devotion, promoting peace and good observance, she was universally beloved. None suffered more nor with edifying fortitude than Dame Gertrude, under a heavy trial to which the community was subjected through interference of the vicar, Dom F. Hull, with Father Baker's teachings. Later, doubts arising as to her mode of prayer, formal inquiry was made, resulting in approval at the General Chapter in 1633, during the sessions of which, however, Gertrude was attacked by small-pox and died a peaceful death.Some papers found after her death and arranged by Father Baker, were afterwards published in two separate works: one entitled "The Holy Practices of a Divine Lover, or the Sainctly Ideot's Devotions" (Paris, 1657); the other, "Confessiones Amantis", or "Spirtual Exercises", or "Ideot's Devotions", to which was prefixed her "Apology", for herself and for her spiritual guide (Paris, 1658), both recently republished.
I have already written about St. Thomas More's granddaughter and great granddaughter on this blog. See links. I have read the biography of one, which is no longer in print, Dame Gertrude More by Dame Frideswide Sandeman. Sister Gertrude was influenced by the spiritual writings and guidance of Father Baker. Also, I have seen some of the books mentioned in the article above.
Also, I am reading the archives of such monasteries found here:
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanbrook_Abbey She is the chief foundress of Stanbrook Abbey.
Two other "Mores" were abbesses in that monastery.
One may also see this site for the entire list of St. Thomas More's descendants.
http://www.thomasmorestudies.org/docs/Descendants_John.pdf
Cresacre had two daughters who became nuns.
1. Helen: Born 1606. Became a Benedictine Nun at the Monastery of Our Lady of Consolation at Cambrai, Flanders. Known in religion as Dame Gertrude More. Died at Cambrai on 17th
August 1633.
3. Bridget: Born 1609. Became a Benedictine Nun at the Monastery of Our Lady of Consolation, Cambrai. Known in religion as Dame Bridget More. Elected Prioress at the new foundation of the Order at Paris – Monastery of Our Lady of Good Hope. Died there on 12th October 1692.
Elizabeth More died 15th
Another nun who was a descendant of St. Thomas More died as the result of imprisonment. She was the daughter of Thomas More V.
5. Mary: Born 1638. Became a Nun in the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Committed to York Prison in 1678 for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy. Released in 1685. Died at one of the Institute‟s houses in Bavaria. Date not known.
More nuns in the More Family follow. This one was the daughter of Basil More.
8. Anne: Born at Gobions, and birth entered in the Register of St. Mary‟s Church on 5th
December 1662
Became a Nun with the Canonesses Regular of the Lateran, at St. Monica‟s, Louvain. Took the name Sister Theodora. Died on 6th June 1699.
Yet another is the daughter of Thomas More VIII. After the death of his last child, the line of St. Thomas More ended in the early 19th century.
4. Mary: Born at York on 1st April 1732. Known in the family as "Mally‟. Joined the Augustinian Canonesses Regular of the Lateran at Bruges, becoming „Dame Mary Augustina.‟ Elected Prioress.
The community fled to England (to Hengrave Hall, Suffolk) in 1794 when they were expelled from France at the beginning of the French Revolution. The Nuns returned to Bruges in 1802. Dame Mary died there on 23 March 1807, and was buried in the Convent Chapel.
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http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.com/2013/06/repost-on-thomas-more-and-john-fisher.html
Information on Stanbrook Abbey today may be found here.
http://www.stanbrookabbey.org.uk/page-ourroots.html
Readers, Need Prayers
One, first eye operation coming up next week, so please pray.
Second, after the second one towards the end of the month, (and pray for that one as well), pray I can get to Europe.
Thanks.
STM
Second, after the second one towards the end of the month, (and pray for that one as well), pray I can get to Europe.
Thanks.
STM
Reason One Why Catholicism Is The One, True Faith
The Catholic Sun
Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!
Hilaire Belloc
Friday, 28 February 2014
Exciting News! WOW! School of the Annunciation
http://www.schooloftheannunciation.com/
And, the methodology is Benedictine
A Benedictine Initiative
Buckfast is well-known for its uniting of spirituality and education, rooted in the Benedictine tradition. Since the Rule of St Benedict first proposed that a monastery be seen as a ‘school for the Lord’s service’, dominici schola servitii, monasteries have responded to the desire for learning - both among members of their own communities and also more widely - by supporting opportunities for a deeper appreciation of the faith in the light of the Lord’s own divine teaching of his people. The School of the Annunciation is the latest in a series of initiatives reaching back to the foundation of the Abbey in 1018.
In his Historical Sketches, Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman writes of the Benedictine educational tradition at some length. He draws attention to the Benedictine characteristic of balance and harmony, and in one striking passage evokes the gradual growth of institutions rooted in patterns of prayer and scholarship and in the development of quiet friendships, together with a humble willingness to begin again without complaint, that can still inspire us today.
“St. Benedict…found the world, physical and social, in ruins, and his mission was to restore it in the way, not of science, but of nature,… not professing to do it by any set time or by any rare specific or by any series of strokes, but so quietly, patiently, gradually… Silent men were observed about the country, or discovered in the forest, digging, clearing, and building; and other silent men, not seen, were sitting in the cold cloister, tiring their eyes, and keeping their attention on the stretch, while they painfully deciphered and copied and re-copied the manuscripts which they had saved. There was no one that "contended, or cried out," or drew attention to what was going on; but by degrees the woody swamp became a hermitage, a religious house, a farm, an abbey, a village, a seminary, a school of learning, and a city…
And then, when they had in the course of many years gained their peaceful victories, perhaps some new invader came, and with fire and sword undid their slow and persevering toil in an hour…and nothing was left to them but to begin all over again; but this they did without grudging, so promptly, cheerfully, and tranquilly, as if it were by some law of nature that the restoration came, and they were like the flowers and shrubs and fruit trees which they reared, and which, when ill-treated, do not take vengeance, or remember evil, but give forth fresh branches, leaves, or blossoms, perhaps in greater profusion, and with richer quality, for the very reason that the old were rudely broken off.”
The School of the Annunciation is delighted to be able to participate in the Benedictine charism of education, with its faculty and students sharing in the rhythms of the prayer, life and study of the community.
Why A Catholic Cannot Discern
As many of my readers have noted, and as I have tried to put on this blog, things such as court decisions, laws passed in the States and in the EU and financial changes are snowballing rapidly. The remnant Church must be prepared for great changes. My pastor in England warned his congregation of this for the two weeks running up to the acceptance of ssm in Great Britain. Rightly so, he said our lives would never be the same if that bill passed. It did.
If you cannot see this, you need to pray for discernment.
Discernment is a gift from God to all Catholics, connected to the virtues of Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Fortitude, which we all have.
Discernment is an absolute necessity now, in these times.
If you cannot discern the signs of the times, peaceful or dangerous situations, good or evil, you must ask yourself why you cannot discern.
Here are some reasons why a Catholic may lack discernment.
1) The person is not praying daily and enough. Discernment is honed in prayer.
2) A person is too caught up in materialism and/or consumerism. One must be honest as to whether one is pursuing God and His Ways, or comfort.
3) One may be sinning in a certain area, in a habitual sin which stops discernment. Habitual sin may be serious venial sin.
4) One is not reading spiritual books daily, such as the Doctors of the Church or the daily readings from Mass.
5) One is following a certain false teaching, such as Liberation Theology, the Gospel of Success.
6) One is following false seers and false apparitions, which is a sinful position, by the way, especially if Rome has decided on such.
7) One is not going to Confession weekly or at least every two weeks.
8) One is living in mortal sin, which kills the life of the soul and, therefore, discernment.
9) One is a heretic in some way, perhaps not even knowing that one is not completely orthodox, If one chooses not to be orthodox, such as maintaining a position of "informed dissent", one will lose discernment quickly.
10) One is choosing friends and companions who do not have discernment and one is following bad advice, instead of looking towards the Teaching Magisterium or seeking out wise friends.
11) One thinks that there is neutral territory in the spiritual world. There is NO neutral territory. One is either in the land of God or the land of the devil.
12) One turns against discernment again and again, and finally, the Holy Spirit leaves one to one's devices. Grace must be followed.
Do you have discernment? If not, why not? We all must be in the position to hear God and react quickly.
Very quickly.
Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ. Mark 8:29 DR
To be continued....
If you cannot see this, you need to pray for discernment.
Discernment is a gift from God to all Catholics, connected to the virtues of Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Fortitude, which we all have.
Discernment is an absolute necessity now, in these times.
If you cannot discern the signs of the times, peaceful or dangerous situations, good or evil, you must ask yourself why you cannot discern.
Here are some reasons why a Catholic may lack discernment.
1) The person is not praying daily and enough. Discernment is honed in prayer.
2) A person is too caught up in materialism and/or consumerism. One must be honest as to whether one is pursuing God and His Ways, or comfort.
3) One may be sinning in a certain area, in a habitual sin which stops discernment. Habitual sin may be serious venial sin.
4) One is not reading spiritual books daily, such as the Doctors of the Church or the daily readings from Mass.
5) One is following a certain false teaching, such as Liberation Theology, the Gospel of Success.
6) One is following false seers and false apparitions, which is a sinful position, by the way, especially if Rome has decided on such.
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8) One is living in mortal sin, which kills the life of the soul and, therefore, discernment.
9) One is a heretic in some way, perhaps not even knowing that one is not completely orthodox, If one chooses not to be orthodox, such as maintaining a position of "informed dissent", one will lose discernment quickly.
10) One is choosing friends and companions who do not have discernment and one is following bad advice, instead of looking towards the Teaching Magisterium or seeking out wise friends.
11) One thinks that there is neutral territory in the spiritual world. There is NO neutral territory. One is either in the land of God or the land of the devil.
12) One turns against discernment again and again, and finally, the Holy Spirit leaves one to one's devices. Grace must be followed.
Do you have discernment? If not, why not? We all must be in the position to hear God and react quickly.
Very quickly.
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Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ. Mark 8:29 DR
To be continued....
Hello, Europe
I was out all day in frigid temps and just got back. I shall post for you all tomorrow my time. God bless, and good night or good morning.....
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