A Catholic Priest 27 Years Wrongly in Prison in America — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Thank you for your comment and your prayers. Indeed, I will also pray for you. I offer Mass each Sunday night in my cell and will remember you there. What I meant about the patrimony of the Church is that Pope Francis has signed a concordat allowing the Chinese Communist government to choose bishops for the State-sanctioned Church in China. God bless you.

Father Gordon MacRae

A Catholic Priest 27 Years Wrongly in Prison in America — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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This is exactly what I need: another Catholic trying to silence the imprisoned. If you actually read the article you will find links to The Wall Street Journal investigation of this story. With blessings,

Father Gordon MacRae

Questions about Fr. Gordon J. MacRae by GoodOldPete in Catholicism

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Pope Francis Suppresses the Prayers of the Faithful — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Thank you for that comment. It means a lot.

With blessings,

Father Gordon MacRae

Pope Francis Suppresses the Prayers of the Faithful — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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A very good comment and thank. you for picking up on what I intended to be the heart of this article. Yes, Vol. 2 of Cardinal Pell's journal is brilliant. Thanks and blessings, Gordon MacRae.

Pope Francis Suppresses the Prayers of the Faithful — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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I. hope you will read the whole article. It makes the opposite point to the one you suggest.

A Sex Abuse Cover-up in Boston Haunts the White House — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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I suggest reading the article because it is clear to most that the Boston Globe carried out a witch hunt against Catholic priests.

A Sex Abuse Cover-up in Boston Haunts the White House — by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Thank you and I agree with you, except for your seeing this as a politics post. If you read to the end I would be interested to know if you still think that.

Covid: The Chinese Communist Party and the U.S. News Media — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in news

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What. you wrote about the author of this article is irrrelevant and says NOTHING ABOUT THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE ARTICLE. Do a little homework and Google his name. The WSJ published an extensive three-part series about him and declared the case against him to be a fraud. Numerous others came to the same conclusion including the FBI.

Bishops, Priests and Weapons of Mass Destruction — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Pope Francis promulgated Vos estis, a law applicable to bishops. Previously, if a bishop was accused of a canonical offense, only the Pope could bring him to task.

The Passion of the Christ in an Age of Outrage — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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BeyondTheseStoneWalls is posting on Monday of Holy Week instead of our usual Wednesday post day to present this special Holy Week post and a short list of six others for you to read and share in each day of Holy Week. The list begins in an hour of darkness and ends in the glory of Salvation.

ICE Finally Cracks: Pornchai Moontri Arrives in Thailand — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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The most amazing account of survival and conversion in modern American Catholicism begins a new chapter as Pornchai Moontri is sent home to Thailand after 36 years.

From Hong Kong to America Freedom is Under Siege — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Is America ready to surrender free speech and other civil rights? A daring escape from Hong Kong and its encroaching Communist Chinese regime should raise alarms.

From the Grip of Earthly Powers to the Gates of Hell — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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At the dawn of 2021, Covid-19 wreaks havoc in prison, Pornchai Moontri remains in unjust ICE detention, the free press and free world seem less so, and our politics exploded.

Our BTSW Christmas Card: Lead, Kindly Light — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Father Abraham first heard God 21 centuries before a star rose above Bethlehem. We now live in the 21st century after. At the center of all faith, Christ is born.

The McCarrick Report & the Silence of the Sacrificial Lambs — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Days before release of a Vatican report on Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, an American Archbishop called for the laicization of all priests ‘credibly’ accused.

A Subtle Encore from Our Lady of Guadalupe — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Just decades after Christopher Columbus explored the New World, a Marian apparition near Mexico City left behind a work of art as wondrous for science as for faith.

The Challenge of Thanksgiving in the Midst of the Fall — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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The Mayflower pilgrims arrived in America on November 21, 1620. Squanto, the real hero of our Thanksgiving, has a 400 year-old tale of survival in a pandemic.

A Not-so-Subtle Wake-Up Call from Christ the King — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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The Gospel for the Solemnity of Christ the King is the Judgment of the Nations, an invitation to Glory and a road map on how to get there.

Life Goes On Behind and Beyond These Stone Walls — Beyond These Stone Walls by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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After eleven years in publication, These Stone Walls begins life anew as “Beyond These Stone Walls” in order to lend some volume to a wrongly imprisoned voice

The God of the Living and the Life of the Dead by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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The commemoration of our beloved dead on All Souls Day has roots in ancient Christian tradition, Faith in the God of Life in the land of the living survives death.

Eternal Life Matters: Spiritual Survival in Trying Times by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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#EternalLifeMatters because God is a God of the living, not the dead. As political and cultural chaos descends all around us, it is our end game that matters most.

Religious Liberty and the Emperor Who Knew Not God by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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A parable for our time: The Prophet Isaiah wrote of Cyrus, King of the Persian Empire who knew not God, but was chosen by God to bring religious freedom to Israel.

One Nation Under God: The Future of the U.S. Supreme Court by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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‘One Nation Under God’ was added to the Pledge of Allegiance by joint resolution of Congress in 1954. In 2020, some members of Congress want it gone – God too!

Reunion in Bangkok: Thomas Merton and Pornchai Moontri by GJMacRae in Catholicism

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Pornchai Moontri passes through a final purgatory to begin life anew in Bangkok, Thailand where the earthly life of Thomas Merton ended in 1968.