Monk’s
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Random Thought 1: I cannot ignore what is happening to Christians around the world. In Europe, due to migration, Islamists have taken over whole sections of their large cities which become parts of the city where Christians are not allowed, nor would they take the chance of going there. Much violence is happening in those cities in Europe. Africa is on fire with violence the government in Nigeria has changed to a Muslim society. A country that for years was mostly Christian. In fact, they had so many vocations in the past they have sent many priests as missionaries to us here in America. Christians in Canada are being persecuted by woke government regulations that are heretical in their nature. Attacks on Christians in India are up 500% under Hindu nationalist rule.
Here in the U.S. you are, or should be, aware of the persecution the Catholic Church is going through. Under Biden, (a so-callee Catholic) the FBI was directed to investigate Traditional Catholics because theirs Traditional beliefs are “far-right” fascist. I could go on with many more anecdotal incidents but you get the idea. Christianity is under attack! Jesus told us this would happen and he also told us not to be misled by all kinds of strange doctrines. To persevere in faith and love and wait for his coming
Random Thought 1: I am trying to keep my thoughts on Christ and the mystery of his Incarnation and his Church. But the disunity, even in the Church, is so prevalent that one cannot laud our unity in prayer without feeling hypocritical. Recently Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen on his commentary, worried that the Catholic Church has “become like the Anglican Church” and that it is seemingly “committing suicide by assimilating with” the world.
Zen proceeded to rebuke the synod’s final document, calling it ambiguous and experimental. He also accused Fiducia Supplicans, which permits blessings of homosexual “couples,” of having caused “significant turmoil and deep divisions within the Church.”
In October Cardinal Zen condemned the LGBT pilgrimage inside St. Peter’s Basilica. “The Vatican knew of this event beforehand yet issued no condemnation afterward. We find this truly incomprehensible!” he exclaimed while calling for reparations of prayer and fasting to be made. His Eminence is not alone with these thoughts, there are other Cardinals and Bishops that agree with his thoughts.
Random Thought 2: All this commentary comes at a time when we will celebrate the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation. A Christian solemnity that has become very commercialized i.e. given in to the ideas of the “world.” My answer to all this disunity is to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, and at least one rosary daily and pray for Pope Leo, that the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will truly move him in the right direction.
© Deacon Joe 2025