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Even from the Grave: I like to go to St. Peter’s to pray my Rosary. The other day on my way out, I glanced over and saw that there was a new “Little Book.” This time it was “The Little Burgundy Book”. Once again, the “Little Book” was dedicated to Bishop Ken Untener – a deceased dissenter. So, I took the book home to see if it really was worth my time. When I got to “Friday, third week”, there was a wonderful description of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

GOOD GRIEF!!! The official statement by UNICEF in the article UNICEF & Family Planning notes that it promotes population control, but indicates it does not provide abortions or contraceptives. EWTN, in the article Behind the Mask of UNICEF, documents something quite different. Once again, Bishop Untener, with the help of our Pastor, continues to corrupt the faith of the parishioners of St. Peter’s.

Stacked Deck = Rigged: So, the Pope is stacking the deck with several new liberal cardinals. (See In “seismic shift” Pope appoints very liberal Cupich and 2 more U.S. progressives among 17 new cardinals). Meanwhile, here at St. Peter’s there is reason to believe that our Pastor would like to stack the deck in both the Finance Council and the Pastoral Council. All he has to do is fire some members and replace them with progressives.

In the political world, their are claims that the presidential election is being rigged. Hmmm!! “Stacking” – “rigging”, is there really much of a difference? Saul Alinsky would say the ends justify the means.

From St. Peter’s in Rome to St. Peter’s in Rappahannock County and from Washington, DC to Washington, VA, it’s all the same. This brings us two important points:

Pray
Play the hand you’re given:

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’
When the dealin’s done

Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin’
Is knowin’ what to throw away
And knowin’ what to keep
‘Cause every hand’s a winner
And every hand’s a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die
in your sleep

St. Simon, Pray for us!

St. Jude, patron saint of the impossible, Pray for us!!!!!!!

The Rest of the Story

October 22, 2016 8:52 pm / Leave a comment

Yesterday, I said, “I report, you decide.” That’s good, but not good enough. In order to be “fair and balanced” I need to make sure you have all the information. One of my readers noted that I hadn’t provided information for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. He rightly suggested that, “Also, since there weren’t three consecutive reports it could appear that a “good one” was deliberately omitted.”

After digging through last year’s bulletins, woohoo! I found it. So, now I’ll report it “all” and you can decide:

FY ended June 30, 2014 / FY ended June, 30 2015 / FY_ended_June 30, 2016

After viewing all three side-by-side, you can begin to understand why another reader stated:

The financial picture is even worse than presented because the deficit has been reduced by the “one-time” sale of cemetery plots – this is, in fact, a non-recurring sale of an asset….

So, without beating my husband’s poor dead horse, please let me repeat some questions I asked in my post Parish Finance, Social Justice, or Political Agenda:

– What is happening within and to the St. Peter’s Finance Council?

– Does the Council’s composition (size and representation) remain as it did under previous pastors?

– Have new members been appointed with or without consultation with other members?

– Has the leadership within the Council been advised of our Pastor’s intentions regarding his vision of the financial future of the Parish?

St. John Paul II, pray for us!

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us!

For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-10-23

October 21, 2016 7:33 pm / 1 Comment on For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-10-23

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I’m tired and don’t feel well. I’ve been plagued with a bad cold for over three days. My sense of humor is on vacation.

I have election fatigue and I’m sick and tired of most everything, especially our Pastor. I’m also tired of hearing our Church being driven into the ground by a bunch of godless heathens. I long to go to daily Mass again in my own parish and to be able to bring my grandchildren to a Mass that won’t scandalize them. I’m just plain tired of progressive and modernist ………. (add whatever words you like).

Last week in my post From St. Peter’s to St. Peter’s, I said “the new parking lot at St. Peter’s is a sin.” In this week’s bulletin you will find the financial report for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2016. Please take the time to compare it to the financial report for the fiscal year that ended just as our current Pastor arrived at St. Peter’s, fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. If necessary, keep a dictionary at hand so you can look up two words “surplus” and “deficit”.

As I said earlier, I’m not up to providing a detailed comparison and discussion. It’s up to you. I report, you decide. Your comments are welcomed.

In keeping with my two-week old tradition, “How many souls have been saved this week?” As the Beatles (also godless heathens, but who wrote good lyrics) would say:

Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
And was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
From his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

From St. Peter’s to St. Peter’s

October 15, 2016 1:15 pm / 1 Comment on From St. Peter’s to St. Peter’s

Image result for st. teresa of avila Today is the feast of St. Teresa of Avila.

I am a Catholic. I am a mother and grandmother. I am a wife. I am a member of no political party. I follow the teachings of the Catholic Church first. I hold the Constitution above any party or candidate.

In his article Catholic Church Leadership Is the Problem Richard Viguerie has presented a viewpoint that spans the distance from St. Peter’s in Rome to St. Peter’s in Washington, VA. I can’t disagree with his concern. It leads to two questions: Are there those in the Church who are leading Catholics to socialism? And: Is capitalism a sin?

To the first question, my answer is Yes. To the second question: Capitalism is not a sin. The new parking lot at St. Peter’s is a sin.

My husband would say it was a sin (with his tongue in his cheek) because it is an offense against the environment and truly defies the spirit expressed in Laudato Si’. I would say it was a sin because our Pastor has saddled the parishioners of St. Peter’s with an unneeded $85,000 debt. The figure $85,000 was given to us by Father in Bulletin_2016-08-14:

The total cost of the job was $85,000 (between two paving companies)

The reason I call it “debt” is because where is our small parish going to get that kind of money?

In the manner of Saul Alinsky, our Pastor brought this debt to the Parish. In the manner of socialist and communist governments and their “central planning” he imposed this debt on the Parish. In the manner of the Former Soviet Union and the Obama administration he has spent beyond the ability to pay. Whether it is $20 trillion or $85,000, it is debt.

Am I being too critical?

Question: What did the Finance Council know about this and when did they know it?

Question: Where is the Parish financial report for this past fiscal year?

Question: Was there a pressing “need” for paving the parking lot?

You may think I’ve strayed from my lead in about Richard Viguerie’s article. Nope. The Church founded by Jesus Christ seeks the salvation of souls. Socialism and the teaching of Alinsky are secular. Even when they claim to seek “interfaith” goals, they don’t care about the salvation of souls.

So, if some Church leaders are leading us to socialism, then wouldn’t that mean that they are leading us away from the salvation of souls. How many souls will be saved by the asphalt surrounding St. Peter’s?

There it is. From St. Peter’s in Rome to St. Peter’s in Washington, VA, the sheep are being led astray. As Joni Mitchell would sing:

Don’t it always seem to go

That you don’t know what you’ve got

Till it’s gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!

St. Teresa of Avila, pray for us!

St. Joseph, Protector of the Church, pray for us!

For the Sheep of Kephas – Bulletin 2016-10-16

October 14, 2016 8:28 pm / Leave a comment

Here is Bulletin_2016-10-16

1. A Mission Church Again: Allow me to quote from this week’s bulletin:

WORLD MISSION COLLECTION – Next Sunday.

Oct. 23 Your prayers and generous support offered to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith on World Mission Sunday directly benefit the Mission Church – places like the Central African Republic and Sri Lanka, Fiji and Tanzania, where young churches are growing, filled with zeal for the faith, but struggling with lack of resources for outreach to communities in need.

Not so very long ago, St. Peter’s was a mission church – through it the Catholic Faith was propagated to Rappahannock County. Not so very long ago, I became a Catholic – the Faith had been propagated to me. This is all about the salvation of souls. Tell me, in the sense of propagation of the Faith and the salvation of souls, is St. Peter’s still a Mission Church?

2. Catholic Spring: Were you shocked? Were you appalled? Or were you quite familiar with the “Catholic Spring” concept suggested by Podesta’s correspondent, Center for Progress President Sandy Newman:

Hi John. This whole controversy with the bishops opposing contraceptive coverage even though 98% of Catholic women (and their conjugal partners) have used contraception has me thinking … There needs to be a Catholic Spring, in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.

I wasn’t shocked. It’s been Springtime at St. Peter’s since mid-2014.

What do I mean? Isn’t the Catholic Spring essentially the same approach taken by Saul Alinsky and the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) to exploit the Catholic Church? There is no way our Pastor could have avoided the influence of IAF when he co-founded Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE). Read the words of VOICE:

VOICE is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s first and largest network of multi-faith citizen organizations, which has seven decades of experience winning tough battles on housing, health care, education, and other issues across the nation. VOICE works most closely with Metro IAF affiliates in the East, Midwest and Southeast.

My husband documented all of this. My husband explained how the Rules for Radical Pastors have been in play at St. Peter’s since our Pastor’s arrival. Saul Alinsky is here, President Obama’s Alinsky style community organizing is here. Soon, it appears, Alinsky’s understudy, Hillary Clinton, will be here with her executive orders.

Our Pastor’s friends have been very much a part of the attempt to bring the Catholic Spring to the Diocese of Arlington. In the post For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-10-09, we reminded you about Mr. Pugarelli and his establishment of the Website www.novabishop.

The modernist and secular agenda is being promoted. What has happened to the salvation of souls?

For more information, see the documentary “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” and “Hillary’s America – the Secret History of the Democratic Party”.

St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!

Catholic by Choice

October 12, 2016 8:04 pm / Leave a comment

I am a Catholic. I am a convert. I became a Catholic by choice and an act of will. Most of all I am a Catholic by an act of God and by the prayers of my Mother-in-law through Our Lady of Fatima.

Today, I learned that: (See this story)

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri and Center for American Progress fellow John Halpin mocked conservative Catholicism as an “amazing bastardization of the faith” in new emails released by WikiLeaks.

Halpin went on to say:

“Many of the most powerful elements of the conservative movement are all Catholic (many converts) from the SC and think tanks to the media and social groups. It’s an amazing bastardization of the faith. They must be attracted to the systematic thought and severely backwards gender relations and must be totally unaware of Christian democracy,”…

As I said, I am a Catholic convert and to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, I am a “deplorable”.

I am going to vote on November 8th. I will vote my conscience and I have worked hard to ensure I have an informed conscience.

I received guidance from the Virginia Catholic Council in the form of the voting guide Know the Positions of the Presidential Candidates that was in the Sunday bulletin at St. John the Baptist. It is both sad and unfortunate that the parishioners of St. Peter’s have not and likely will not receive any similar guidance in their bulletin.

Some of the issues at stake in this presidential election are very important to me. Please let me share with you a statement made by Judie Brown of the American Life League in the press release American Life League Statement on the 2016 US Presidential Election:

American Life League does not endorse or oppose specific candidates. At this time in the presidential election, we wish to remind everyone that the results of this election could make the difference in future Supreme Court nominees, in the laws that are passed, and in the programs that may or may not be funded. We urge all voters to closely examine the position of all candidates—including the presidential and vice presidential candidates of all parties—regarding abortion.

There are those who are talking about sitting out this election. I ask you not to do that. We are the only voice that preborn babies have; we are Americans who hold our right to vote among the most important of our freedoms in this nation. So please go to the polls and vote for those persons whom you believe will do the most GOOD for the preborn, rather than harm.

We know that God is in charge and that these babies belong to Him alone. Let us do our part to exercise our freedoms on behalf of God’s children. And, please, pray for our nation.

Image result for october 13 fatima To conclude where I began. I am a Catholic convert. I am a Sheep in Exile. I see the attack of the Evil One on all sides. Tomorrow is October 13. In keeping with the message of Mary and the Miracle of the Sun, pray the Rosary so that God will have mercy on our nation.

Our Lady of Fatima – Pray for us!

Under New Management

October 9, 2016 7:05 pm / Leave a comment

“Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.”

St. Catherine of Siena

As of this post, I assume full control and responsibility for the Sheep of Kephas blog. My husband has handed this blog over to me and I am happy to have this opportunity to speak to you from my perspective.

I dedicate this blog to my patroness St. Catherine of Siena. I pray for our Pastor, Bishops Loverde and Burbidge, and for all priests. St. Catherine, pray for us!

The Gard3ners Are Not Real

October 8, 2016 2:45 pm / Leave a comment

In reference to our post For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-09-25 we would like to say: “Peyton and Priscilla Gard3ner are not real people nor are they intended to be thought of as such.”

Why do we say that? Well, it has come to our attention that perhaps some folks thought that they were real. Even though we said that this post was “(Written with some tongue in cheek),” it apparently seemed too plausible that there was such a couple.

Fre3d Capra and my dead horse Petition have consulted with me on providing this clarification.

For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-10-09

October 7, 2016 8:59 pm / 2 Comments on For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2016-10-09

Here is Bulletin_2016-10-09

Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Those who wage the battle of the Church Militant know that the Rosary is the weapon given to us directly by Our Lady. Take up your weapon and pray – victory is assured!

R. Alleluia, alleluia. The prince of this world will now be cast out, and when I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all to myself, says the Lord. R. Alleluia, alleluia.

BREAKING NEWS: Bishop Burbidge named to Arlington

Granted, this is no longer breaking news, but it is good news. We have a new bishop. We have a new bishop and he is known by many in the diocese. In the report Warrenton pastor attended seminary with Bishop Burbidge Father James R. Gould, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton, recounts how he entered the seminary the same day as newly appointed Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. Father Gould stated that he is delighted to welcome Bishop Burbidge and went on to say “we are incredibly blessed.” Having talked to Fr. Gould personally on many occasions, I know that his opinion is to be valued. So, let us say that prayer has been answered and “we are incredibly blessed.”

The new bishop’s first name is Michael. Perhaps this is not a coincidence. We pray that St. Michael will watch over him and defend him in battle.

From the Pastor’s Piece: While the Catholic Herald and many sectors of our diocese were celebrating the announcement of a new bishop, our pastor expressed no emotion whatsoever. This come’s from this week’s bulletin:

BISHOP MICHAEL BURBIDGE NAMED BISHOP OF ARLINGTON

On Tuesday, October 4, Pope Francis named Bishop Burbidge the new Bishop of Arlington. Bishop Burbidge will be installed on December 6. Until his installation, Bishop Loverde will continue to be Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Arlington.

To Fred from Fre3d: My dear friend Fre3d Capra has come so far in his transition from unwitting, liberal goat, pawn of modernists and apostates to becoming an enthusiastic, but still somewhat misunderstanding member of the Church Militant. Now that he has been converted he cannot rest. He knocks on my door, he calls on my phone, he sends me emails, he keeps uncovering modernist misdeeds.

He is thrilled with the prospect of a new bishop and what it might mean for St. Peter’s and the entire diocese. So, he constantly informs me of the good he sees coming in the future and he reminds me of the terrible things that have happened in the past. Just today, he called and he reminded me of our post For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2015-12-06 and specifically section 2. “From a Hotel Room in Idaho:”

1. I’m sitting in a hotel room in Idaho Falls. … our Pastor is a friend and associate of the Fred Pugarelli, who is quoted in the article Local Catholics Ask For New Arlington Bishop With a ‘Fresh View’. Rules and Tools for Radical Pastors #8 – Bishop With a ‘Fresh View’

2. … on the face of it, the Website http://novabishop.org/ appears to be of only low-level concern. After all, there are only a few hundred signers at present. Nevertheless, there may be more to it than what we see on the surface. Consider what was said about this by Voice of the Faithful. This has the potential to go national.

News from National

Bishop Selection Options: New Template Available from Virginia
Voice of the Faithful hosts a national web portal (link is external) for the faithful to submit ideas about the qualities their next bishop should possess. It’s a basic survey tool, designed to send responses directly to the papal nuncio from any diocese in the U.S.

But some Catholics hope to increase their impact by focusing only on their home dioceses. The faithful in the Arlington VA diocese did just that, creating a web site that allows local parishioners to support some “requested considerations in selecting the new bishop” as well as enter their own comments. Even better, they are happy to share that template with others.

Check out their web site at www.novabishop.or (link is external). If you would like more information on using the same web forms your diocese, email info@novabishop.org (link sends e-mail). It’s an excellent way to invite other Catholics to speak up about bishop selection.

3. The Association of US Catholic Priests also are interested in the Arlington group’s effort:

Selection of a Bishop

Arlington Catholics seek lay participation in selecting their next bishop, believing that the next Bishop of Arlington should be a person who embodies the criteria laid out by Pope Francis. The criteria include being a “pastor close to the people” and not having “the psychology of ‘Princes.’”

Go to the LINKS tab or click here.

Fre3d Capra has a message for Fred Pugarelli and his friend, our radical Pastor:

“Prayer, especially the Rosary, is far more powerful than a radical, modernist Website! We will win the battle and you and yours will lose! Repent and come home to the One True Church and its sacred teachings!”

Our Catholic and Civic Responsibility

October 1, 2016 9:35 pm / 1 Comment on Our Catholic and Civic Responsibility

On August 25th, 1966, I raised my right hand and stated:

“I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

My oath was to “support and defend the Constitution of the United states”. After 21 years of active duty and 29 years of retired time, I carry an ID card that shows my rank as SCPO (retired) and I still hold myself responsible to that oath I took in 1966. I also hold myself to the promises made for me at my Baptism in 1949 and which I reaffirm every time I say the Apostles or Nicene Creed. In fact, I hold those far above my enlistment oath. —- What if a President of the United States were an enemy of the Constitution and opposed to my freedom to practice my Catholic faith?

We are in danger of losing our freedom of religion and the First Amendment to the Constitution I swore to defend is already being trampled. I will honor my oath of enlistment and my responsibility as a Roman Catholic until the day I die.

This evening at St. John the Baptist, there was a flyer in the bulletin. It was the two-page voters guide for the presidential election entitled “Know the Positions of the Presidential Candidates“. Please click on the title and read what the Virginia Catholic Council provides as the positions of the two Presidential Candidates.

As an important aside, please ask your representative on the Parish Pastoral Council to request our Pastor to have the same flyer inserted into the St. Peter’s bulletin prior to the election – sooner rather than later.

The Sheep of Kephas