‘Save the Latin Mass’ Rally Planned at Detroit Cathedral This Weekend Following Crackdown

If I have any readers in the Detroit area or who will be in Detroit this weekend, here's something to do on Saturday: rally for the TLM!

From LifeSiteNews

By LSN Staff

Saturday's rally will begin at 10:30am at 9844 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48202.

Faithful Catholics will gather for a “Save the Latin Mass” rally on Saturday, June 28 outside the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, Michigan.

The prayerful protest follows a decision by Archbishop Edward Weisenburger to ban the Latin Mass at all but four churches in the archdiocese.

Weisenburger has also prohibited ad orientem liturgies, even though nothing in Traditionis Custodes or any Vatican II or subsequent documents forbid the priest facing the altar during Mass.

READ: Detroit archbishop shuts down most Latin Masses, bans ad orientem worship

Saturday’s rally will begin at 10:30am; the faithful are encouraged to bring signs to show support. The Cathedral is located at 9844 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.

Organizers are asking for “prayer and petition to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus to remove all restrictions on the Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Detroit.”

Weisenburger’s crackdown on faithful Catholics who attend the Traditional Latin Mass follows other bishops who have suppressed the centuries-old Mass as well.

Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin, for example, closed all Latin Mass locations in his diocese, relegating Catholics to a single chapel in a remote area.

At the same time, some bishops have sought to provide for the spiritual needs of their sheep. Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan decided to allow the Latin Mass to continue despite it being set to end on June 13.

The traditional Latin Mass continues to be available for Detroit-area Catholics in nearby Livonia at St Anne’s Church, which is serviced by the Society of St. Pius X.

Given the ongoing controversy over the Traditional Latin Mass, it seems Pope Leo XIV may need to weigh in on the restrictions to settle the matter.

No More Woke: German Parents File Lawsuit to Take Down LGBT Flags in School

Let's be real, "Pride" flags, drag queen story hours, and all the rest of the LGBTQ+ agenda are simply grooming and recruitment for perversion!

From The European Conservative

By Zoltán Kottász

This could alter how schools across the country approach the ideology that is being forced upon children by radical activists.

The parents of a schoolgirl in Berlin have filed a lawsuit against the state authorities for allowing the rainbow-coloured Pride flag to fly on top of the after-school care centre, which the girl attends.

The parents argue that the use of political symbols is not permitted in state education institutions, and they see the flag as part of a “politicised” agenda that is not suitable for children.

The first hearing into the case will take place next week, on June 25th, and a verdict is expected on the same day. A ruling favouring the parents could have far-reaching legal and political consequences.

German parties on the left and the centre-right have embraced LGBT-ideology, its symbols, as well as Pride events associated with the movement. This is nothing more than a form of virtue-signalling by the ruling elites who fear the backlash of far-left voters, globalist organisations, and the liberal press.

Should the court rule that the LGBT-flag is indeed a political symbol, it could alter how schools all across the country approach the ideology that is being forced upon children by radical activists.

In the state of Bavaria, the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party recently called for a ban on Pride flags—as well as EU flags—on state institutions, arguing that only the national, state, and municipality flags should be hoisted.

The party said that the motion is a sign that Germans, too, can be proud of their homeland and should not have to feel ashamed of being German.

Unsurprisingly, the motion caused all hell to break loose in the Bavarian parliament, with parties from the left to the centre-right launching a tirade of abuse at the AfD.

The Greens party, for instance, interpreted the AfD’s proposal as an effort to “ban the queer community from public space.”

Meanwhile, the centre-right governing party, the CSU called the motion “a political attack, an attack on diversity, an attack on tolerance, an attack on the free democratic basic order.”

Earlier this year, the co-leader of the AfD, Alice Weidel, made a clear distinction between genuine gay rights and the gender ideology that is being propagated by LGBT organisations.

Speaking as a woman who lives in a same-sex relationship, Weidel said:

We do not want gender-representatives or drag-queens in schools. We do not want our kids to be confused with regards to gender issues. … Simply because of my personal orientation I will not support gender, woke, and green policies that are damaging to society.

EU Takes On the ‘Real’ Threat: Masculine AI

Inflation is rising, the continent is being invaded by an army of jihadists, and the EU is worried about "sexist chatbots"?! Insanity!

From The European Conservative

By Javier Villamor

Forget inflation or border chaos—Brussels is cracking down on sexist chatbots.

The European Union has declared war on “masculinist” algorithms, urging tighter control over AI systems it claims are biased against women.

On Thursday, June 19, the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs of the European Union approved a series of conclusions that, among other things, call for action against what they describe as “gender bias” in artificial intelligence (AI).

Although artificial intelligence is still in development, Brussels considers it urgent to ensure that the data feeding these systems is “clear, representative, and high-quality.” This would also include establishing human oversight and strictly applying existing anti-discrimination rules. Brussels’ mandate has already restricted generative AIs like ChatGPT or Grok.

The Council acknowledges AI’s potential to reduce human bias. Even so, it claims that AI can replicate or even amplify inequalities if not properly directed. It therefore calls for the “full participation of men and boys” in the fight against gender inequality and further research into “misogynistic and masculinist content and networks online.”

One of the most striking points in the document is the concern over “technology-facilitated gender violence.” It claims that young women—particularly those in positions of power or belonging to “traditionally discriminated groups,”—are disproportionately affected by online harassment and attacks. According to the European ministers, the solution lies in including specific measures against this type of violence in national action plans.

As if that weren’t enough, the Council also calls for strengthening governmental structures dedicated to gender equality, granting them “a strong and clear mandate” to implement a gender perspective across all public policies.

The EU’s renewed fervor for regulating algorithms is striking, especially after years of inaction on more tangible issues across the continent. Apparently, Europe’s next political frontier is not inflation, uncontrolled immigration, or growing insecurity—but ensuring that ChatGPT or Google don’t reproduce “masculine stereotypes.”

At the same time, the EU acknowledges its lack of technological competitiveness while dedicating itself to regulating and fining others—an apparent attempt to avoid losing control of the narrative.

Byzantine Saints: Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara

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The Holy Rosary

Friday, the Sorrowful Mysteries, in Latin with Cardinal Burke.

Jeanne III D'Albret - Murdered By Poisoned Gloves?

Jeanne d'Albret was born on 16 November 1528 in the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and died on 9 June 1572 in Paris. She was Queen of Navarre from 1555 until her death under the name of Jeanne III. She was the only daughter of Henry II, King of Navarre, and Marguerite of Angoulême. Jeanne was related to François I of France, and she was raised under his authority at the French court. She married Antoine de Bourbon, the first prince of the blood and duke of Vendôme, and was the mother of King Henry IV of France. Jeanne d’Albret played an important role in the growth of Protestantism in France. At the beginning of the Wars of Religion, she separated from her husband, who had joined the Catholic camp, and established the Calvinist Reformation on her lands.

Human Sensation in Galileo and Aquinas: Is Cognition Strictly Material?

With Fr Brian Chrzastek, OP, MDiv/STB, STL, LPhil, PhD, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC.

In the chapter devoted to “Copuscularianism,’ in his Assayer, Galileo describes human sensibility in terms of the four physical elements of the Aristotelian tradition. This bears a striking resemblance to Aquinas’ discussion of the same considerations in his Summa Theologiae (Ia., 78, 3). Perhaps the main difference is that where Galileo, foreshadowing a trend that is evident in Locke and others, is intent on reducing sensibility to purely material terms. St. Thomas, by contrast, while granting the material aspect of human cognition, is intent to articulate its spiritual nature. This lecture will explore the philosophical breath of Aquinas’ approach as a critique of Galileo’s alternative.

How Corpus Christi Is Connected to St. Augustine

How can a 5th-century Saint be connected to a 13th-century Feast? By a 13th-century Norbertine Canoness who was a student of St Augustine.

From Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski

St. Juliana of Liege, the nun whose vision helped establish the feast of Corpus Christi, was highly influenced by St. Augustine’s writings.

Corpus Christi was influenced by a number of providential events, including a Eucharistic miracle that was seen as confirmation of the need for a feast honoring Jesus’ presence in the Holy Eucharist.

One of the primary inspirations was a remarkable vision that St. Juliana of Liege had in the 13th century.

Jesus spoke to her and interpreted a vision she had, explaining what it was supposed to represent:

"The moon represents the ecclesiastical year. The dark spot within its shining surface means that there is still one feast missing. It is My will that a great festival be instituted in honor of My Sacred Body.”

This request for a feast honoring the Body of Christ in the Eucharist would eventually be celebrated as “Corpus Christi.”

Corpus Christi and St. Augustine

Before St. Juliana had this vision, she was formed by the writings of St. Augustine. Joanne McPortland explains for Aleteia, “Orphaned at the age of 5, she and her sister were housed on a small farm belonging to a double monastery of Norbertines (the French Augustinian canons known as Premonstratensians).”

She is often depicted either wearing the white habit of the Norbertines, or a black habit of the Augustinians.

The Norbertines follow the Rule of St. Augustine and so it is not surprising that she would feel an attraction to the writings of St. Augustine and was immersed in it during her childhood.

The Catholic Encyclopedia explains how she, “read with pleasure the writings of St. Augustine and St. Bernard.” She even reportedly memorized St. Augustine’s writings.

This is fitting, as St. Augustine had a deep devotion to the Eucharist and wrote strongly about Jesus’ Real Presence:

What you see is the bread and the chalice; that is what your own eyes report to you. But what your faith obliges you to accept is that the bread is the body of Christ, and the chalice is the blood of Christ. This has been said very briefly, which may perhaps be sufficient for faith; yet faith does not desire instruction.

He also wrote, “Nobody eats this flesh without previously adoring it.”

Being filled with a clear understanding of the Eucharist from the writings of St. Augustine, St. Juliana was prepared to receive the extraordinary vision that would be a major influence behind the feast of Corpus Christi.