Faith Is Illuminative, Not Operative: It Does Not Force Obedience

Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, but it does not prevent sin. The will is the source of action. - Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman

God From God And Light From Light, Entered Into Human History Through The Family

The only-begotten Son, of one substance with the Father, "God from God and Light from Light", entered into human history through the family: "For by his incarnation the Son of God united himself in a certain way with every man. He laboured with human hands... and loved with a human heart. Born of Mary the Virgin, he truly became one of us and, except for sin, was like us in every respect". If in fact Christ "fully discloses man to himself", he does so beginning with the family in which he chose to be born and to grow up. We know that the Redeemer spent most of his life in the obscurity of Nazareth, "obedient" (Lk 2:51) as the "Son of Man" to Mary his Mother, and to Joseph the carpenter. Is this filial "obedience" of Christ not already the first expression of that obedience to the Father "unto death" (Phil 2:8), whereby he redeemed the world? - Blessed Pope John Paul II, Letter to families, 1994

To Obey The Catholic Church Is To Obey God

To obey the Catholic church is to obey God because the Catholic church is God's living voice. Proof of that is 20+ centuries of existence unlike any other institution in history. The Roman empire tried repeatedly to destroy the Catholic church and FAILED. This is a historical fact. "The gates of hell will not prevail against it." (Matthew 16: 18) - Michael Fanelli

Abuses Are Done Away With by Teaching Rather Than Commanding

‎Be assured that abuses are done away with by teaching rather than by commanding. If we make threats, let it be done sorrowfuly, in the words of Scripture, and in terms of the world to come. In this way it is not we who are feared because of our power, but God because of our words. - Saint Augustine

Forget About Whether Something is Needed or Useful; See it as a Whim of Jesus

‎I made the resolution never to consider whether the things commanded me appeared useful or not...it is love alone that counts. Forget about whether something is needed or useful; see it (the demand, rule, obligation, etc.) as a whim of Jesus. - Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

There is No Such Thing as Being a Good Catholic And Being Disobedient to The Holy Father

There is no such thing as being a good Catholic and being disobedient to the Holy Father. There is no such thing as being a good Catholic and being a dissident when it comes to faith and morals. There is no such thing as dissent from authentic and authoritative Church teaching. No such thing. Those who do that separate themselves from Christ and His body. They become dead members of the body of Christ.

You should avoid such people like the plague and you should keep your children from such people as though keeping them from the worst contagion, because contact with such people can poison their minds, poison their souls and kill them morally and spiritually, and you don't want to be responsible for that. That is not lack of charity, that is not lack of pastoral concern. That IS charity, that IS being pastoral and that IS being merciful. It is not merciful to turn our children over to those that can poison their hearts and minds. That is not charitable, merciful, nor pastoral. - Fr. John Corapi

Wrong is Always Wrong, Right is Always Right

Wrong is wrong even if everyone else is doing it, and right is right even if no one is doing it. - Saint Augustine

Let The Waters Rise...If You Want Them To

I am willing to go where You want me to. God, I trust You. There’s a raging sea right in front of me, wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees. So, let the waters rise...if You want them to. I will follow You. I will swim in the deep because You’ll be next to me. You’re in the eye of the storm and the calm of the sea. You’re never out of reach. God, You know where I’ve been, You were there with me then. You were faithful before, You’ll be faithful again...I’m holding Your hand. I will follow You. God, Your love is enough. You will pull me through. I’m holding onto You. God, Your love is enough. I will follow You. I will follow You. - Mike’s Chair

Some Practices of a Traditional Catholic

-No Communion in hand
-kneeling for Communion,
-Recieve Communion from priest/deacon only
-Pray the Rosary
-learn a little Latin
-No meat on all Fridays.
-Daily Mass
-Holy Hour
-Wear nice and modest clothes(women often wear mantillas or hats)
-Silence in the Church
-Geneflect facing the tabernacle
-no holding hands during the Our Father
-Family Rosary
-Tip off your hat when passing your parish
-Ask priest for a blessing on knees
-when a priest enters a room, all stand until he allows you to sit.
-Grace before meals

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No Foul Language

No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear. - Eph 4:29

Remember, there was a time when we too were ignorant, disobedient and misled

Remind your people that it is their duty to be obedient to the officials and representatives of the government; to be ready to do good at every opportunity; not to go slandering other people or picking quarrels, but to be courteous and always polite to all kinds of people. Remember, there was a time when we too were ignorant, disobedient and misled and enslaved by different passions and luxuries; we lived then in wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful ourselves.

But when the kindness and love of God our saviour for mankind were revealed, it was not because he was concerned with any righteous actions we might have done ourselves; it was for no reason except his own compassion that he saved us, by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and by renewing us with the Holy Spirit which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our saviour. He did this so that we should be justified by his grace, to become heirs looking forward to inheriting eternal life. - Titus 3:1-7

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The Creator of The Heavens Obeys a Carpenter

He Who is the beginning and the end, the ruler of the angels, made Himself obedient to human creatures. The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this? Let the philosopher no longer disdain from listening to the common laborer; the wise, to the simple; the educated, to the illiterate; a child of a prince, to a peasant. - St. Anthony of Padua

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