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For the Sheep No Longer in Exile – Mass Tomorrow Morning
Tomorrow, June 30th, there will be a Mass at 8:30 AM. Yes, you read that correctly. St. Peter’s will have a Saturday morning Mass.
You prayed four years for this day. The exile is over. It’s time to come home!
“Oh, just one more thing …”
Investigation Summary: “There are a couple of loose ends I’d like to tie up.” You contracted me to conduct a private investigation on behalf of individuals known as the “Sheep in Exile”. Based on your recent request, I have closed out that case. I have forwarded a large confidential file containing the following:
- Detailed report of investigation with key judgements,
- Photographs,
- Interviews,
- Source materials (news clippings & electronic media), and
- Physical evidence from dumpster diving.
As discussed earlier, I remain on retainer and am preparing for the imminent activation of Phase II operations. I stand ready to conduct a thorough review of certain matters pertaining to the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP).
With regards to the AUSCP, I have worked with your friend, Mr. Fre3d Capra, and trained him in the tradecraft required to infiltrate the AUSCP and provide inside information on the upcoming Albuquerque Assembly to be held June 25-28. His counterfeited dissident, liberal catholic credentials were impeccably contrived. He is now an AUSCP member in good standing.
Having Fre3d feign being comatose last year was a brilliant ploy. That gave him an opportunity to join the AUSCP and win their trust. Good thinking on your part!
Fre3d recognized that his old Rambler would be far too recognizable for undercover work. So he gave it to me. My dog loves it.
I have also been in touch with your “dead horse” Petition. He is quite alive and thriving
at Wyoming Catholic College. He is assisting with their P.E.A.K. summer programs (click here and here.) He will be part of the horseback riding and horse excursion program. His devotion to prayer and desire to help in influencing strong Catholic youths is a fitting way for him to move towards retirement. The way Petition was treated at St. Peter’s was a very sad thing, indeed.
As we move into Phase II, the sensitivity of the operations focusing on AUSCP and similar organizations demands that we refrain from any further open discussion. This will be my final post. All future correspondence will be encrypted and sent via other means.
Personal Comment: Although this was an exceedingly difficult case, it has certainly been intriguing and spiritually instructive. The reason I took this case pro bono was because all of us in the Church Militant have to contribute our time and prayers to defend the One True Church founded by Jesus Christ.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Evelyn Kerr who passed away today.
I’m coming back home
I have been a “sheep in exile” for four years. I met many of you during our exile. And, although we didn’t speak of it, I could tell you all wanted to go home.
Some of you, have made changes and have become members of one of our surrounding parishes. Perhaps your children have made new friends in CCD or you are tied to your parishes in other ways.
Now the announcement is there in the Catholic Herald for all to see; St. Peter’s will have a new pastor. (Click here.)
Like me, many of you have no real decision to make. You knew all along that you would come back the very first moment that you could. For some of you, the decision will be a bit more difficult.
This will be our last post. Your support and prayers kept us going. Now, I’m coming home. Will you join me?
It’s been a very long time since I dedicated a song – this is for you.
Charlotte
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home
For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-05-27
Here is Bulletin_2018-05-27
Contribute to Health & Wellness in Rappahanock County?
Imagine, if you will, Yul Brenner in The King & I singing “A Puzzlement”. We often imagine that when we see certain items in St. Peter’s Sunday bulletin. For example, this week we read:
If you want to know what the PATH Foundation is about, click here. If you want to know who sits on the board of directors, click here. (Perhaps some of the names and faces will be familiar to you.) If you want to know what the PATH Foundation used to be, click here.
The part that doesn’t click for us is why the PATH Foundation will be meeting in St. Peter’s parish hall. It’s all well and good that an organization exists that is concerned about the physical health of those living in Rappahannock County. We’re sure the County Library would be well suited for that type of “community listening tour”. But, please tell us, where we can find the organization that is concerned about the spiritual health of those living in Rappahannock County? To quote the king:
“But… Is a puzzlement!”
For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-05-20
Here is Bulletin_2018-05-20
It is now 36 days to the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) Assembly. Although our Pastor has attended this event at least twice in the past, we have no idea if he will attend this year.
If you have the time, read the article Listening to Women: Creating space for women’s voices in the Catholic Church (click here). After you have read it, please note the remarks at the end of the article. This will help in understanding some aspects of the AUSCP agenda.
Listening to Women is sponsored by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, Australian Reform Organization, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, RAPPORT (Renewing a Priestly People, Ordination Reconsidered Today) and the Women’s Ordination Conference.
No Corpus Christi Procession at St. Peter’s This Year?
If you are a Knight of Columbus and you were looking for a reason to attend tonight’s meeting at St. Peter’s, please read the two emails below. Both were sent to me by a person whom you know as one of most active and faith-filled members of our parish.
I have removed all names for the sake of privacy.
For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-05-13
Here is Bulletin_2018-05-13
Why wait for a formal review? I don’t know why the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) Facebook page bothers to spend time on linking to articles like Archbishop Gregory: The time is right to review Mass translations in the America – Jesuit Review magazine. It’s obvious to us here at St. Peter’s that some probable members and associates of the AUSCP have already taken matters into their own hands.
The text in the Roman Missal used at Mass and the text in my Daily Roman Missal agree – word-for-word. What we hear at Mass, however, does not necessarily agree with either. Apparently, our Pastor has done his own ‘expert’ review of the current Mass translations. “Charity” becomes “love”, “graciously” disappears, and many other changes are frequent and consistent. Apparently, the personal views and opinions of the celebrant supersede what the Church has given to him to pray on our behalf. He has his own separate interpretation and translation.
Would it not be refreshing to pray once again as “one body and one Spirit” as St. Paul urged us in the second reading today:
I, a prisoner for the Lord,
urge you to live in a manner worthy of the calling
you have received,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another through love,
striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace:
one body and one Spirit,
as you were also called to the one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.
I suppose we could also add: “one translation”.
For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-05-06
Here is Bulletin_2018-05-06
Congratulations to the First Holy Communion Class of 2018!
(See the program here – Bulletin_2018-05-06A
For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2018-04-29
Here is Bulletin_2018-04-29
Social Justice Warriors? No, Social Justice Hypocrites!
In the right hand column of our Home Page you will find a list of links to “Catholic” websites. Click on any or all of those and you will will learn about the death of Alfie Evans. Alfie, being Baptized and under the age of reason, is in Heaven today – he is now St. Alfie. (Read the story here: BREAKING: Alfie Evans has died)
His story is a terrible demonstration of the abuse of human rights by those who have no hearts, no human compassion. The right to life and parental rights have no place in the thinking of the people who caused this atrocity. This is truly a great social injustice.
So, dear readers, where are the ‘catholic social justice warriors’? Where are their demonstrations against this evil? Where are the busloads of their activists with signs proclaiming their outrage for this injustice? Where indeed?
I’ll be glad to show you where 1,200 priests who claim to be among the strongest workers for ‘catholic social justice’ are. I’ll be glad to give you the link to the pro-human rights, socially minded Association of U.S. Catholic Priests website – click here.
Once you get to their site, use their search engine and search for “Alfie” or “Alfie Evans”. Here is the response you receive: “Your search did not match any documents.”
If you go to the AUSCP site, you won’t be able to avoid seeing one of their ‘catholic social justice’ triumphs proclaimed in all its amazing glory. This says it all.
Yes, it’s easy to say “-make every day- -EARTH DAY-“. It’s more difficult, however, to stand up to corrupt ideas and government officials. Sure, AUSCP members may have been jailed for demonstrating for some of their seemingly important social justice causes, but, I ask you, where are they when it comes time to challenge the government (whether it be in the UK or in the USA) when it tramples the God-given rights and dignity of human beings the way He created them to be or for the salvation of their souls?
For the AUSCP the answer is simple: “Your search did not match any documents.”
The AUSCP will hold their assembly in 57 day, perhaps our Pastor will decide not to attend this year.
St. Alfie, pray for us!
The Sheep of Kephas 