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“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.
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.
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!
For the Sheep in Exile – Bulletin 2018-04-22
Here is Bulletin_2018-04-22
Comments, Affirmations & Criticisms
When I press the publish button this evening, this will be our 343rd post. It was to be expected from the beginning that some readers would have reason to comment on our posts. And comment they did. Some were constructive. Some were affirming. Some were critical. We read all the comments and tried to learn from them. However, owing to discretion, prudence, and charity we elected to refrain from publishing some comments.
We will take this opportunity to highlight two radically different reactions to our last post For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-04-15.
While we appreciate the opening remarks in the first comment, we were somewhat hesitant to publish it. That is because we at the Sheep of Kephas blog have avoided making any statements about what goes on at the Chancery. It is simply beyond our scope and competence. Nevertheless, this comment reflects how some from St. Peter’s have come to think.
The second comment is critical of my wife and me because of our blog. That reaction certainly is representative of a segment of parishioners at St. Peter’s. If after reading all 342 of our preceding posts, someone comes to the conclusions presented in this comment, they are entitled to that opinion. We would never hesitate to publish their comments. In doing so, please remember, we can still pray for each other and let God sort this out.
I think the parish will eventually return to normal…many of his acolytes will leave with him. As for those in exile, I suspect some will return. Pastors come and go…just like popes.
It will take a strong, orthodox priest who believes that teaching the Truth and bringing the sacraments to the faithful is more important than spewing modernism & socialism.
Thank you for your work exposing and reporting on his destruction of a once-vibrant parish…the whole sad affair could have been avoided if we had real men running the diocese instead of the feminized officials we are saddled with. I lay the blame for this sad epoch with the chancery and the two high officials who personally knew what was going on but failed to do much of anything…Tuck was as far away from the chancery as he could be and that’s all that mattered.
Your charity, prayer, and concern for divisiveness are four years late. Your blog appears retaliatory for your lost position and power at St. Peter, and it has merely served to publicly humiliate a person you obviously care little about. Had you any humility, you would start with allowing comments like mine, but I’m betting you delete them because they don’t fit your agenda. Not only are we leaving St. Peter, but we are leaving the Arlington Diocese. I told my daughter about your blog and her response was, “And they are Christians?”
For the Sheep in Exile – 2018-04-15
Here is Bulletin_2018-04-15
Visiting Priest: In last week’s bulletin, Bulletin_2018-04-08, Communion Services were scheduled for Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13. That is usually a tip off that our Pastor is going to take an extended weekend. This evening at the the 5:00 PM Mass, there was, indeed, a visiting priest. As usual, there was little or no advance notice.
The as yet unidentified priest was a classmate of our Pastor while in Belgium some 46 years ago. He lives in Lexington, VA and is a retired priest from the Diocese of Richmond. He pretty much says the “black” and does the “red”, but he uses the same unusual Eucharistic Prayer that our Pastor uses.
Thoughts: We are approaching the end of the “exile”. It was not 40 years in the desert, it was only four years attending Mass at other parishes. We have seen the stark contrast between the Church and church. If you are like my wife and me, you may now know more about your faith than before. You may have grown in spiritual understanding and fortitude. I, for one, have had to seek spiritual direction and counseling – monthly Confession was a minimum, often I had to go every two weeks.
The parish to which we return has changed. Perhaps we will never again see St. Peter’s at “status quo ante”. If there is now division, if there are parishioners who can’t bring themselves to return, if there are those who have been hurt, we the “exiles”, will have to practice charity. We will have to pray. We as a parish will have to come together. Come together to worship, to receive the Sacraments, and help each other as we seek the fullness of salvation.
Most of all, we will have to welcome a new pastor and help him do at St. Peter’s what the Bishop will ask him to do. – – Just a thought ….
The Sheep of Kephas 