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I’m endorsing Ron DeSantis for U.S. President
I intended to write this sooner, when Ron DeSantis first announced it, but here I am finally getting around to writing it now. The truth is, I just haven’t been invested in politricks as much other than touching on the proverbial “culture wars” where Christian tradition has come under heated attack. I hope to have… Continue reading
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The Fall of Numenor – Book Review
Following in the tradition of the now late Christopher Tolkien, Tolkien scholars have gone to work in looking through J.R.R. Tolkien’s notes in order to complete the histories of the now well-known and most beloved, Middle Earth. The Fall of Numenor is essentially a collection of the notes of J.R.R. Tolkien on the history of… Continue reading
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The Ascension
For 40 days, we prepared ourselves for the raising of Lazarus. Another 10 days, we spent Fasting in anticipation for Holy Week. For 40 days, we spent basking in the glory of the Light of the Sun of Righteousness, Jesus Christ, Who is Risen from the Dead! But now, it is time for Him to… Continue reading
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What is “Christian nationalism”?
Like a lot of things these days, political discourse has undergone a mode of both sides “talking past each other”. They don’t understand each other’s language, they don’t understand each other’s views, but they nevertheless seem authoritative on talking about this. One of things I notice among Christian leaders is an obsessive compulsiveness with joining… Continue reading
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An unexpected visit
Christ is risen! She would go down to that well almost daily. It was her source of water. Never before had a Jew been in this area before. Samaritans and Jews had split from each other long ago and it was unheard of for a Jew to mingle around in these areas. Why was this… Continue reading
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Were Church Fathers universalist?
Christ is risen! RH17, in his response to my post, contended that multiple Church Fathers embraced universalism and it wasn’t until the sixth century that St. Justinian ended debate on the subject. So he did list some Church Fathers that he alleges testified to universal salvation, but I’m not certain if he’s actually bothered to… Continue reading
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How a woman built a kingdom
Christ is risen! May 1 is the Feast Day of St. Tamara of Georgia. St. Tamara was raised to govern the entire Kingdom of Caucasian Iberia in the Late Middle Ages. She was born sometime around the mid-1100s, probably closer to 1165 A.D. then to 1150, but estimated between those two eras. She took up… Continue reading
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When is eternity not eternity?
Christ is risen! Partial response to RH17’s reply to my own post. Part of my objection of universalism rests on the fact that Scripture and Tradition are in fact clear on the concept of eternity. The universalist, as well as the annihilationist, both concur that aionion has been mistranslated. I think this argument is deeply… Continue reading
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Responding to universalist complaints
Christ is risen! A blogger by the nickname “thereluctantheretic17” (RH17) has been advocating for universal salvation for years. As I have stated before and will again, much of the arguments for universal salvation are based on a limiting conceptualization of God’s love and so much of their argument starts from a fallacious concept to begin… Continue reading
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The limitations of philosophy and universalism…
Christ is risen! Fr. Aidan Kimel has been promoting the doctrine of universal salvation for years. His post the other day contends for universal salvation on the basis of a concept known as “complacent love”. God has complacent love which, according to the authors cited is “highlights the recognition of goodness in another person, which… Continue reading
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T.K. Wilson’s Chronicle of the Hidden People, Bk 1
The Book of the White Raven An elf of royal blood who was cursed. A visitor from another world. A visitor who is human but with elf-blood. Wilson’s category of fantasy is very much indebted to that of C.S. Lewis. It becomes very much clear upon reading it. This is T.K. Wilson’s first published novel… Continue reading
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Yet again…
…a reminder of what autism is and is not. +Christ is risen! There are many jerks on the internet and people who masquerade themselves as “Catholics” or as “Christians” who show by their actions that they have no desire toward empathy nor toward understanding of people in the autistic community. We see a person claiming… Continue reading
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Dragon-slayer
The soldier was wandering around through the land that afternoon. He was observing the boundaries of all that his armies had conquered. He served the most glorious army of the Romans with valor. No opposing army stood in his way. But he was different than other soldiers. Most soldiers held to the old religion and… Continue reading
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Embrace orthodoxy, adapt to modernity
I see this meme going around from the cringiest of the “Trads” at times. “Embrace tradition, reject modernity.” The whole idea behind it is how everything that is “modern” is to be anathematized and rejected and tradition is about being a goat-herder or a shepherd or a cattle farmer and drinking raw milk and eating… Continue reading
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The Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Bright Friday commemorates the Holy Icon of the Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring. Bright Week is also called Renewal Week. What do we think of when we think of a spring? We think of going through a desert wilderness without water or food and then we come across… Continue reading
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The decay within the Church…
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! It’s hard to be a Catholic these days. There is much scorn upon those who are Catholics and try to be most faithful to the Magisterium. Not only is there repudiation from secular authorities to withhold our adherence to this wonderful Faith of ours. This Faith is a… Continue reading
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She knew not where He was…
She had followed Him after He had exorcised her. She had been oppressed by numerous demons in her life. But He had healed her. She loved Him for He had freed her. But where was He? She had been there at the Cross as He suffered and died. Joseph and Nicodemus had been responsible for… Continue reading
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Come to the Feast!
Christ is Risen! Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and bestowing life to those in the tombs! Paschal Troparion Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! We glorify His Resurrection on the Third Day! Continue reading
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The fish swallowed him whole
He had fled from God once. Gone to the other direction he went. The opposite end of the world. He hitched a ride upon the boat. But the storm came upon them all. The waves thrashed the ship. The men grew wearisome; would the ship maintain afloat? Lots they cast and upon him the lot… Continue reading
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The Harrowing
Enter Hades and Demons 1 and 2 Hades: ARGH! What is this that I have swallowed? I cannot contain it within me! This bitterness is giving me a tremendous pain in my stomach. Demon 1: Perhaps thou hast devourest too much, my lord? After all, you have been quite ravenous the last several thousand years.… Continue reading
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Treason!
He sat at the table watching her pour the oil on His head and wipe His feet with her hair. He was astonished at how this woman could be so loved by Him despite her sins. He viewed himself and only himself as righteous. He was loyal to the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin would supply him… Continue reading
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What it’s like being autistic…
It’s been a while since I wrote on my autism and I think why not bring it up while I’m currently reflecting on how it’s been a while. I have seen a lot of misconceptions and a lot of failures to understand autism. From autistic activists to people unfamiliar altogether with autism. What’s the number… Continue reading
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Their candles burned out.
The women stood outside. They were handmaidens of the Bride. There were ten of them in all. They awaited the Bridegroom to let them into the doors of the Wedding Hall. This was no ordinary Wedding Hall. This was the Wedding Hall of Eternal Life. Each of them had candles lit. As long as their… Continue reading
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The King arrived
The King was preparing for His final battle but He knew the endgame. His Apostles did not. But He knew with what glory He would arrive. He did not come in on war horse. He could have come in on a war horse as Caesar did, but He was not an earthly ruler. He came… Continue reading
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He was woken from the dead
The sisters of the sick man urged the Christ onward to Bethany while the Disciples of the Christ halted Him. They did not want the Messiah to be arrested under the most impious order of the Synagogue. But the Christ knew of His own power and would not let the Disciples stop Him. Nevertheless, He… Continue reading
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Meme fact-checking
One of my close friends as of late is a memeologist. She Tweets out a lot of memes. She is a very humorous lady and most people love her. She encounters trolls who take her memes seriously though and they pester her with fact-checking. About how the meme didn’t actually comprehend facts and what-not. Of… Continue reading
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Trump’s indictment.
As some of you already know, Donald Trump, the former President of the United States who was impeached for trying to open an investigation on his political opponent President Joe Biden for his corruption committed as Vice President, was indicted. I’m not a legal scholar. Apparently, the evidence that was used against him was poorly… Continue reading
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Slandering someone and whataboutism
In this loony toon world today, it is frequent that I end up short-shafted into a conversation with left-atheists who see that I am a Catholic and the discussion quickly ends. It no longer concerns itself with the topic but rather whether I am a pedophile or not. Obviously, I am not a pedophile and… Continue reading
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“STOP FORCING THINGS ON ME!”
You get this a lot nowadays from the trove of left-wing internet atheists. I’ve known atheists who are not like this at all but they are an unfortunate rarity. They view religious people as forcing things on them. They hold religious people as imposing religious beliefs on them. This is largely a perceived reality which… Continue reading
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St. Mary of Egypt
St. Mary of Egypt is commemorated April 1 as well as every Fifth Sunday of Holy Lent for Christians following the Rite of Constantinople. Her Life is also read during the week. At my parish, we read her Life as written by St. Sophronios on Wednesday Evening. St. Mary of Egypt is an example of… Continue reading
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The angel appeared to her
It was normal. She would always attend the well. But this time, something was there. Someone. He said he was carrying a message. She was astonished at this. Why would he of all people, of all creatures, show himself to her? She was an ordinary girl. What was this message he claimed to be carrying… Continue reading
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Modesty and dressing for Church
There tends to be a certain (pardon) rigidity among a strain of certain (not all) Traditionalist Catholics out there about how to appropriately dress for Church. While I agree with their philosophy that they are going to see a King so dressing much nicer for Church than other events is more than acceptable, I think… Continue reading
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Forgiveness…
During my time off Twitter, I would often times be assaulted by my past miscommunications which led to ugliness, hostility, and broken relationships as a result. I learned though that real life relationships ought to be pursued more than internet ones though I still have deeply beloved internet friends. Being plagued by these thoughts, one… Continue reading
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Playing victim?
I get accused of this a lot when someone attacks me and makes a jab at my autism or mocks me because I have a disability. As I’ve criticized Woke culture on here, it should be no surprise that I do think there is legitimate cases where someone is playing a victim rather than actually… Continue reading
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Her father was cruel
The maiden knew that her father hated these people. They were members of the new religion. They claimed to follow the Christ. She did not know much about this religion but she knew that the nuns were generous and compassionate toward her. They knew her father was the Emperor and how he had ordered them… Continue reading
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Coming back on Twitter…
I ended up reopening my old Twitter account again. Only time will tell whether that was a mistake or not. I made some friends that were close but there were a lot of communication difficulties that I experienced on the platform. I doubt I will be as prolific a Tweeter as I was in the… Continue reading
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Commentary on Ruth (Ruth 4)
Ruth 1 is here. Ruth 2 is here. Ruth 3 is here. And Bo′az went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the next of kin, of whom Bo′az had spoken, came by. So Bo′az said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here”; and he turned aside and sat down. And he took ten… Continue reading
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Law enforcement preying on autistic people?
I have a legitimate concern for the future of America right now. Last week, Fox News TV host Tucker Carlson showed footage that had never been publicly shown to people regarding the January 6, 2021 incident that involved what was definitely hooligan and riotous behavior at times but also largely people who thought they were… Continue reading
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Wokeness and autism…
It’s no surprise to my readers that I am not Woke and I think that Wokeness is detrimental to the success of autistic people. I have written posts against the hard right belittlement of autistic people but I think I need to also write a post against the Woke mentality that manipulates the disabled, especially… Continue reading
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She carried his body
The martyrs had been tormented and tortured. They were dunked in boiling water, then the water was rapidly cooled to shock them. The martyrs underwent these cruel tortures. One among their ranks left for he could not handle the tortures. But there were meant to be 40 of them. 40 crowns had descended from Heaven.… Continue reading
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The struggles of an autistic churchmen
I’m a Catholic. That is obvious by my public statements. I have had issues with my brethren on occasion. That’s why I’ve recently been hiding away from them on social media. My brethren aren’t perfect, but they are still my brethren. My online brethren are not my pastors, fortunately, though some seem to think they… Continue reading
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Why don’t pro-lifers vote for Democrats?
I don’t know why this even needs to be addressed, but for some reason it does. The news media likes to present a portrait of people who oppose abortion as supporting every “alt-right” (what is the alt-right again?) and “racist” thing imaginable. It even paints a portrait of pro-lifers being somehow unanimously agreed on subjects… Continue reading
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Is entering into the Faith done in disobedience?
I believe that anyone stating that anyone who has come into the Faith in an act of disobedience is doing the Devil’s work to fuel despair into a person. Actually, God believes that anyone stating that anyone who has come into the Faith in an act of disobedience is doing the Devil’s work. There was… Continue reading
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Autistic does not mean inept!
Gosh, I’m so angry right now. Some idiot pretending to have ASD on Reddit the other day complained how a man didn’t know what blasphemy is on the mere grounds that he was autistic. He was foolishly and blasphemously declaring the Holy Mass of the Old Rite the “mumble Mass” and the fools of r/Catholicism… Continue reading
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Pope Francis phasing out the Tridentine Mass?
It’s difficult to verify a lot of things lately but there is an article published by La Croix just yesterday claiming that this is the case. I avoid a lot of things concerning the Papal politics as I think it serves more as a detriment to the Faith than anything else. Also, since I am… Continue reading
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Commentary on Ruth (Ruth 3)
Ruth 1 is here. Ruth 2 is here. Then Na′omi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a home for you, that it may be well with you? Now is not Bo′az our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint… Continue reading
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Leo of Catania and the sorcerer
Among the most interesting of saints is St. Leo of Catania, which is a region on the island of Sicily. Leo was known as a wonderworker, proclaimed for his many miracles. Once, he came across a group of Pagans worshiping the idol Decius and upon his emergence on the scene, the idol cowered and came… Continue reading
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Taking a Twitter break
I’ve been dealing with more intense depression as of late and more autistic meltdowns. Seeing a comment here and there on Twitter and I’ve just been incredibly distressed to the point of screaming. I do blame this on Twitter. I have told a couple of people about this so far and I just am not… Continue reading
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Commentary on Ruth (Ruth 2)
Ruth 1 is here Now Na′omi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a man of wealth, of the family of Elim′elech, whose name was Bo′az. And Ruth the Moabitess said to Na′omi, “Let me go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she… Continue reading
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Commentary on Ruth (Ruth 1)
A friend of mine is sad and since her favorite book of Scriptures is Ruth, I’ll be doing a commentary on it. In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his… Continue reading
About Me
I am an autistic Catholic who is faithful to the Magisterium of the Church.
The LonelyWandrer 