#1 : Discussing the dangers of ist’s and ism’s
(part 1)
What am I? A Capitalist? A Socialist? A Dirty Commie? An
Anarchist? A Republican? A Nationalist? A Globalist?A Distributist?
I suppose, I would if asked label myself a Distributist, but
if I wanted to be specific, it would be Catholic, but if you wanted to know my
politics it would be Subsidiaritarian Monarchist, with a couple of other ists
and isms thrown in. I am not criticising being any of these or any ist or ism,
what I am dealing with here is the danger of being a zealous monolithic identitarian.
There is nothing inherently wrong with being proud of your
identity, there is when you refuse to look upon anyone outside it as heathen or
heretic. You need to be open to having your ideology challenged, if it cannot
defend your position, then you need to be open to change. It is also true that,
in a political or economic sense there is no one answer or rather no perfect
solution.
Anyone who knows anything about medicine knows that overtime
bugs build up resistance to antibiotics, so too with political solutions. What
works today, may not be as effective or even work a few years later. You need
to be open to trying new solutions and new medicines realising that it cannot be
a one for all solution because… another fact in medical science is “One Mans
medicine is another man’s poison”. Society needs to open leaving people, who
may not conform (within reason) be free to do their won thing and govern themselves
in the best way they see fit.
Too often in the past and current day, people use their
identity as a battering ram and have a blind zealotry to their ideology. I will
paraphrase CS Lewis here, too many spend so long defending God and delving into
the scientific and philosophical reasons for God, that they forget all about
God and become identified with the argument not the source. They attack any dissenting
voice, even valid arguments and critiques as Blasphemy worth of burning the heretic
at the stake…
I find, if you leave yourself open to being challenged, you
can, if honestly engaged grow stronger in your beliefs, not weaker. I have yet
to find a valid argument against Catholic teaching, or an argument against the
Catholic Church on Theological or stated Moral grounds. I do find issues with
how the Corporate Church engages with the world and how it has not lived up to
it’s own teaching. I find massive issue with princes of the Church, protecting
themselves and their confreres over and at the expense of the flock who they
are supposed to led and protect.
I will deal with reasons for my beliefs in later posts. I
will go into examples of what I began to discuss here and deal with, what I
hope is an honest look at ideologies that would be in opposition to my own. I
will praise where I feel praise is deserved, and call out where I feel it needs
to be. Even where I find something wrong, I will try and dig deeper as to why
this came to be. One example would be the Anti-Clericalism in Republic Spain
before and during the Civil War. It was very obviously a despicable policy, but
it had its roots in some corrupt clergy that helped the powers in Spain oppress
the poor. In other words, One Group had a few who used their identity to
bludgeon their opposition collectively even the innocent and in response another
group attacked them with their new ideology who used it to bludgeon their
opposition collectively even the innocent.
Over the coming year, 2019, I will be trying out new formats both here and on my YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/shronemor
I want to explore Political, Economic & Philosophical Systems. I also want to keep up the Catholic Apologetics that was the focus of my channel in the past. In essence what I want to do is change formats on my social platforms to help this work better.
I will discuss Philosophies and Political Systems, Catholic Apologetics and Church History, seeing how this works in today's world, how it can provide both warnings and solutions going forward. I have a dream of being a writer so this will form part of the direction I will be taking my Social platforms.
To test out my research, a section of this Blog & Videos on my Channel will be given over to what I am calling World Building. I will, in a fictional setting, play out the consequences of what I discuss in my research & apologetics videos...
I plan on doing a series of "What Would You Do? or How Would You Respond?" raising questions via videos and Twitter polls. I would ask you to help me out and give honest answers to the questions raised. The aim is to open peoples eyes (including my own) to prejudiced opinions and to finding reasons why some people persecute the Church or indeed any group.
In this world, people have closed off dialogue. They see anyone opposing their narrative with facts (or just a contradicting view) as someone who must be burnt at the steak. I hope, that in my planned approach of talking about a Topic and then opening it up to scrutiny and debate in a fictional setting we can get those of opposing views together to discuss the issues.
I will give an example of this, using myself as the subject. I was researching Distributism, and heard that the Mondragon Co-Operative is the best example of Distributism in action, yet, in my research I found, Capitalists, Libertarians, Socialists and Communists all claiming the Mondragon Co-Operative as their own and an example of this is why their ideology works and why it is better than the other. I realised, that I had common ground with Capitalists, Socialists, Communists in a solution to the problems with in the current economic system. But if you asked any of those Ideologies to support it if you Claim "As a Capitalist, this is the best way forward" each of the other ideologies would reject what they themselves claim to be the best solution, out of hand because it was proposed by an opposing ideology.
Keep an eye of for further posts or updates here and on my YouTube Channel
Saturday 25 January 2014
The time may soon come for men to stand up and fight.
A Call to arms from Cardinal Wuerl
Washington DC 24th June 2012
“In
the presence of our Lord we will kneel. There is a time to be on one’s
knees. There is also a time when we need to stand — to stand up. Today
there are things that should mean enough to all of us, including our
religious liberty, that we simply need to stand — to stand up for what
is right, to stand up for what is ours, to stand up for freedom of
religion.”
There are many things happening in our world today. The secular society is looking to crush the church.
Some of the signs that we may be in the end times (Part: 1)
The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" tries to offer some
perspective on the end of time, based in part on interpretation of Scripture.
The catechism says the church believes that Christ's death and resurrection
marked the entry of humanity into "the final age of the world," and
that the world's renewal is already under way.
But Christ's second coming and final victory over evil will not be
accomplished before the church undergoes a last phase of persecution and the
world experiences widespread "pseudo-religious deception," it says.
Therefore, the present age is seen as a time of "waiting and
watching," but it is also a time for acting -- for doing good works and
accepting God's grace.
The catechism offers no timeline for the last days, mindful of Christ's own
words in the Gospel of St. Matthew. When asked by his Apostles when the end
would come, he said, "Of that day and hour no one knows, neither the
angels of heaven nor the Son, but the Father alone."
We may be approaching the greatest conflict in history,
the final battle of the world. The pieces are being moved and positioned on the
board and the seals may be about to be opened by the Lamb. In this Posting I
will deal with private revelations to Saints and visionaries about signs of the
end times.
The reason I do is not to revel in fear and worry, but I see a possible fulfilment
While we are told no one but God knows the day or the
hour, Jesus did tell us we may recognise the season. Now there have been many
times in history that could legitimately have fulfilled the Olivet discourse,
today’s world may be no different. However as Jesus promised that he will come
back suddenly it could very well be the season now. Let us be aware that while people
may be saying this in a thousand years, his return me come at anytime.
Luke 21
Good News Translation (GNT)
The Lesson of the Fig Tree(; )
29
Then Jesus told them this parable:
Think of the fig tree and
all the other trees.30 When you see their leaves beginning to
appear, you know that summer is near.31 In the same way, when you
see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to
come.
32
Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living
have all died.33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will
never pass away.
Before I continue lets deal with Luke 21: 32, some will say
well everyone living on that day in 33 AD is dead so it must untrue. We find
the answer in John 21: 20-24
John 21:20-24
Good News Translation (GNT)
Jesus and the Other Disciple
20 Peter turned around and saw behind him
that other disciple, whom Jesus loved—the one who had leaned close to Jesus at
the meal and had asked,
Lord, who is going to
betray you?21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus,
Lord, what about this
man?
22 Jesus answered him,
If I want him to live
until I come, what is that to you? Follow me! 23 So a report spread among the followers of Jesus that
this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die; he said,
If I want him to live
until I come, what is that to you? 24 He is the disciple who spoke of these things, the one
who also wrote them down; and we know that what he said is true.
This of course is not saying that St John is still alive
somewhere but as all things are possible to God, someone in the early Christian
Community may still be. According to the bible, Enoch & Elijah both were
taken body and soul to heaven so it is possible. Or it may simply mean that it
refers to the two Prophets.
The church, even during the Western Schism of the
Anti-Popes, even with the Lutheran and other Protestant Heresies has never been
under so much attack.
This was mentioned by St John Bosco, he dreamt of a major
persecution. We certainly could be in these times, you only have to open
a news paper and the faults real and imagined are write large, her persecutions
are ignored or turned on her. The HSS mandate in the US are a very good example
of this. Catholics are being driven out of society at all levels and the Vatican is under attack from all sides and even from within
Most of the prophecies associated with Don Bosco
came to him during dreams, but just as in Matthew's Gospel where the process of
Joseph being instructed by angels during dreams is described it is clear that
Don Bosco's experiences were more than the sort of dreams most of us have when
asleep.
Most of his dreams were concerned with the
direction both he and his order, the Salesians, were to take in the future, and
in particular with the boys who lived at his oratory in Turin. He would often
speak to them just before they went to bed, sometimes predicting that one of
their number would die within a certain period, but without indicating which.
On 30 May 1862 Don Bosco at his 'Good Night' talk
told his boys, and the young clerics he was training, about a dream he had
dreamt a few nights previously: he actually described it as a parable or
allegory. Strictly speaking a parable is a general story with a deeper meaning,
but one in which the points of the story may not all be significant, while in
an allegory every detail is important and meaningful. In the case of Don
Bosco's dream it is difficult to know just how significant each point is. After
some preliminary remarks he went on to describe what he had seen:
"Try to picture yourselves with me on the
seashore, or, better still, on an outlying cliff with no other land in sight.
The vast expanse of water is covered with a formidable array of ships in battle
formation, prows fitted with sharp spear-like beaks capable of breaking through
any defence. All are heavily armed with cannons, incendiary bombs, and firearms
of all sorts - even books - and are heading toward one stately ship, mightier
than them all. As they try to close in, they try to ram it, set it afire, and
cripple it as much as possible.
"This stately vessel is shielded by a flotilla
escort. Winds and waves are with the enemy. In this midst of this endless sea,
two solid columns, a short distance apart, soar high into the sky: one is
surmounted by a statue of the Immaculate Virgin at whose feet a large
inscription reads: Help of Christians; the other, far loftier and sturdier,
supports a [Communion] Host of proportionate size and bears beneath it the
inscription Salvation of believers.
"The flagship commander - the Roman Pontiff
[the Pope]- seeing the enemy's fury and his auxiliary ships very grave
predicament, summons his captains to a conference. However, as they discuss
their strategy, a furious storm breaks out and they must return to their ships.
When the storm abates, the Pope again summons his captains as the flagship
keeps on its course. But the storm rages again. Standing at the helm, the Pope
strains every muscle to steer his ship between the two columns from whose
summits hang many anchors and strong hooks linked to chains.
"The entire enemy fleet closes in to intercept
and sink the flagship at all costs. They bombard it with everything they have:
books and pamphlets, incendiary bombs, firearms, cannons. The battle rages ever
more furious. Beaked prows ram the flagship again and again, but to no avail,
as, unscathed and undaunted, it keeps on its course. At times a formidable ram
splinters a gaping hole into its hull, but, immediately, a breeze from the two
columns instantly seals the gash.
"Meanwhile, enemy cannons blow up, firearms
and beaks fall to pieces, ships crack up and sink to the bottom. In blind fury
the enemy takes to hand-to-hand combat, cursing and blaspheming. Suddenly the
Pope falls, seriously wounded. He is instantly helped up but, struck down a
second time, dies. A shout of victory rises from the enemy and wild rejoicing
sweeps their ships. But no sooner is the Pope dead than another takes his
place. The captains of the auxiliary ships elected him so quickly that the news
of the Pope's death coincides with that of his successor's election. The
enemy's self-assurance wanes.
"Breaking through all resistance, the new Pope
steers his ship safely between the two columns and moors it to the two columns;
first to the one surmounted by the Host, and then to the other, topped by the
statue of the Virgin. At this point something unexpected happens. The enemy
ships panic and disperse, colliding with and scuttling each other. Some auxiliary
ships which had gallantly fought alongside their flagship are the first to tie
up at the two columns.
"Many others, which had fearfully kept far
away from the fight, stand still, cautiously waiting until the wrecked enemy
ships vanish under the waves. Then, they too head for the two columns, tie up
at the swinging hooks, and ride safe and tranquil beside their flagship. A
great calm now covers the sea."
At this point Don Bosco asked one of the priests
present for his views. He replied that he thought that the flagship symbolised
the Church headed by the Pope, with the ships representing mankind and the sea
as an image of the world. The ships defending the flagship he equated with the
laity and the attackers with those trying to destroy the Church, while the two
columns represented devotion to Mary and the Eucharist.
He did not mention the death of the Pope and
neither did Don Bosco in his reply, in which he agreed with what the priest had
said, while adding that the enemy ships symbolised persecutions:
"Very grave trials await the Church. What we
have suffered so far is almost nothing compared to what is going to happen. The
enemies of the Church are symbolised by the ships which strive their utmost to
sink the flagship. Only two things can save us in such a grave hour: devotion
to Mary and frequent Communion. Let us do our very best to use these two means
and have others use them everywhere."
Not surprisingly this contents of this dream amazed
all those listening, and four of those present wrote down what they had heard.
Two wrote the next day, 31 May and two sometime later, but all four narratives
agree substantially. Such small differences as were found can be explained on
the basis that it is impossible to get every detail when remembering and
writing a spoken narrative.
One point that did cause some argument amongst
those who had been present was over whether there had been two popes as
commander of the flagship as in the above account, or, as some thought, three.
This point was made clearer in 1886 when one of those who had heard the dream
recounted in 1862 returned to the Oratory.
At dinner with Don Bosco he began to narrate the
dream and was quite certain that two popes had fallen, since he was sure that
after the first was struck down the captains of the other ships had said,
'Let's hurry, We can quickly replace him'; on the second occasion he maintained
that they had said nothing. Don Bosco seemed to back up this version of events
by calling attention to what was being said, and so its probable that we are
dealing with three popes in the account.
Those who had written down the dream were convinced
that it was a genuine vision and prophecy, although Don Bosco's immediate aim
was probably to encourage his boys to pray more fervently for the Church and
the Pope, as well as to indicate the importance of devotion to Mary and the
Blessed Sacrament.
We may be living part way through Don Bosco's
vision, but as in all genuine prophecy before its fulfilment, there is quite a
degree of uncertainty and ambiguity, and it would be foolish to attempt to come
to definite conclusions at this stage. The important point is the way in which
the end of the vision points to what would seem to be the world-wide triumph of
the Church, a triumph which will be recognised by all, but one which is only
gained after much suffering.
The emphasis on the role of Mary, Help of
Christians, and the Blessed Sacrament, are also significant especially with
regard to the message given at Fatima when Mary promised a period of peace for
the world following troubled times, paralleled by the 'great calm' of Don
Bosco's dream.
Sources: E. M. Brown, Ed., Dreams, Visions and
Prophecies of Don Bosco, (Don Bosco Publications, New Rochelle, 1986); Sexton,
Dominic Savio, Schoolboy Saint.
There is talk that one sign of the end is the great apostasy,
in my opinion has begun. In many countries worldwide Associations of Catholic
Priests, Nuns and Religious are springing up with doctrines as heretical and
worse than the protestants. Women Priests, blessing of homosexual union etc. And
while they also call for married priests I cannot say anything against this as
several Churches in union with Rome allow this. But the other doctrines, they I
can criticise. Some and I can only say this “scum” preach that abortion is a
choice, now to call the slaughter of the innocents ok is about as sick a
doctrine as you can get. To show compassion for the person, that is what Jesus
preaches, but to tell them it’s okay, now that is just demonic. In Ireland,
Austria and in many places these priests are calling disobedience to the Pope,
they want to create a church in their own image, this is the church of Satan
who also said “I will not serve”
I am going to stop here, I have to get my head around
things. The Prophesy of the Popes says there will be one more Pope, La Salette
mentions Two Popes of the Tribulations who will not see the Triumph of the
Church (John Paul II and Benedict?) Fatima speaks of a Pope under attack who is
assassinated, Garabandal mentions a warning followed by miracle and later a chastisement
.
Before I continue I need to examine and try and draw then
together. If you have any insight please contact me or put links in the
comments either here or on my Youtube channel Shronemor
The one thing I can say with 100% certainty is that these
events may not happen but we will meet our own end time and we do not know the
day or the hour so, repent of your sins, live the Catholic faith and be ready
for we know not the hour of the masters return
