Angelus May-June 2016 "Mercy"

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Theme: The True Notion of Mercy

• Devotion to the Sacred Heart, by Fr. Pierre Duverger, SSPX
• The Jubilee of Mercy - and the Participation of the Society of Saint Pius X, SSPX Headquarters, Menzingen, Switzerland
• "You Visited Me", interview with Mike Banschbach on Prison Ministry 
• The Visitation Order, by Fr. Jonathan Loop, SSPX
• The Whole Law - Meditations on the Gospel (John 13:1, 33-35), by Bishop Jacques Benigne Bossuet

Faith and Morals

• Paschaltide and Ascension, by Fr. Christopher Danel, SSPX
• Haurietis Aquas, extracts from the Encyclical of Pius XII on the Sacred Heart (May 15, 1956)

Spirituality

• An Anti-Liberal Theologian, by Fr. Dominique Bourmaud, SSPX
• The Order of Charity, by a Benedictine Monk

Christian Culture

• Invention and Exaltation, by Daniel Mitsui
• Paintings of the Crucifixion, by Daniel Mitsui
• Spiritual Infancy in Old Age, by Michael J. Rayes
• Educating Boys, Advice from the Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X
• The St. Mary's Down Under, Interview with Fr. Michael Fortin, SSPX

Question and Answer

• ​Has the Pope's new book (The Name of God is Mercy) been analyzed critically by theologians?
• Could you mention some positive things [about the book]? 
• What does the Holy Father say about confession?
• Does the Pope explain his famous comment "Who am I to judge"?
• Does Pope Francis seem to focus on certain Pharisaism among Catholics?
• Are the Pope's words on relativism a needed corrective to other things he has said?
• Cannot we also speak of moral relativism with what the Pope said, about artificial birth control and the Zika virus?
• What of the notion of "graduality"?
• Are there any salutary reminders in text on divine mercy?

News from Tradition

• Archbishop Robert Carlson and the Girl Scouts
• Celebrating the Lutheran Heretical Revolt?
• Pope Francis and the Mandatum
• Islamic State Continues Its Attacks on Christianity
• United States: ISIS declared guilty of "genocide"

Theological Studies

• Reflections on the Jubilee and Mercy, by Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX

The Last Word by Fr. Daniel Couture