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Here is the Oath Against Modernism, set forth by Pope Pius X, in 1910. Are you willing to take such an oath before God?
I . . . . firmly embrace and accept each and every definition that has been set forth and declared by the unerring teaching authority of the Church, especially those principal truths which are directly opposed to the errors of this day. And first of all, I profess that God, the origin and end of all things, can be known with certainty by the natural light of reason from the created world (see Rom. 1:19), that is, from the visible works of creation, as a cause from its effects, and that, therefore, his existence can also be demonstrated. . .. [CONTINUE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW:]
If you have been following the controversy involving the origins and matters involving the Pandemic, please click on the following LINK to the Children Health Defense website, from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s interview of Jeffrey Sachs, Ph.D., chair of the COVID-19 Commission, also a member of the Pontifial Academy of Social Sciences. This is a full-throated reversal of Dr. Sachs opinion as to the origin of the Covid-19 as engineered in a Lab at Wuhan. It is worth your time to watch.
Letter of St. Thomas to a student about the Method of Study:
Because you have asked me, John, my dearest friend in Christ, how you should study to amass the treasure of knowledge, such is the advice I give to you.
You should choose to enter not immediately into the ocean depths, but rather through small streams, for one should reach more difficult matters by going through the easier ones first. This is, therefore, my admonition and your instruction.
-- I bid you be slow to speak and slow to approach the [“chatroom"] parlor.
-- Embrace purity of conscience. Do not fail to have time for prayer.
-- You should frequently choose your own room if you wish to be led into the wine cellar.
-- Present yourself as amiable to all. Do not look for deep, hidden meanings in the deeds of others. To no one should you show yourself to be too familiar, because too much familiarity gives birth to contempt and provides from its eagerness the raw material for backsliding. You should in no way involve yourself concerning the words and deeds of worldly people.
-- Above all else you should flee from common conversation. You should not fail to imitate the steps of the saints and all good people.
-- You should not consider the source from which you hear something, but whatever good is spoken, commit it to memory.
-- Those things that you read and hear, make sure that you understand them. Make yourself certain about doubtful matters and make it your business to shelve in the bookcase of your mind whatever you can, as if desiring to fill a vase.
-- Do not seek the matters that are above you.
Following those well-known paths, you will bring forth and produce, as long as you have life, branches and fruits useful in the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts. If you eagerly follow these points, you will be able to attain that which you are striving after.
"I think I am a better scientist bcause my faith is grounded in the Catholic Church." Karin Oberg, Ph.D., Harvard University. Go to www.aquinas101.com
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the Chapter's 2021 Colloquium at St. Paul's Catholic Student Center in Boise, the Chapter joyfully received and professed the following members: From L to R: Tom Lester; Andrew Bartel; Bonnie Keenan; Brendan Earle; Emily Gossard; Fr. Brian Mullady, O.P.; Alexandra Johnson; Katherine Lockyer; Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.; and (seated) David Charnock. Not pictured: Joanne Baker; Joseph Rekiere; and Brian Walker.
The Chapter's Religious Assistant, is Fr. Peter Do, O.P.,, Prior, Holy Rosary Parish, Portland Oregon.
Sr. Amata Marie of Divine Mercy, OP, has been praying for the St. Margaret of Castello Chapter, since the LPC meeting in May, 2023 at Menlo Park, CA. The Chapter so appreciates her prayers and attention given to the Chapter, which is a blessing for each of our members. She has invited us to attend her solemn Profession into the Order. Thank you dear Sr. Amata Marie for your prayers, but also for your life commitment and Profession into the Order!
Members of the Blessed Margaret of Castello Chapter in Idaho, welcome you to the Chapter's website, dominicanidaho.org. The Chapter meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Boise, Idaho at 10:00 o'clock a.m., with prayer, discussion and fellowship. The Members are committed to the practice and holiness of the Rule of St. Dominic for the Laity.
You are welcome to attend. Check our calendar not only for the monthly meetings but periodic events, such as its annual Magdalene Retreat, held on or near the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, celebrated on the 22nd of July of each year. In addition, we will notify other events such as Chapter encore, visits by the Friars, and other key Dominican events.
The Chapter is known as the Third Order of St. Dominic, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax exempt Idaho nonprofit corporation; in affiliation with, and under the authority of, the Most Holy Name of Jesus Province of the Dominican Friars in the western United States of America.
1. The Dominican Life, by Ferdinand Joret, O.P.. A book about the Lay Dominicans, also known as the Third Order of St. Dominic.
2. Private Property and the Common Good: Why the Road to Universal Destination Travels through Private Ownership, by Rev. Fr. Bradley T. Elliott, O.P.
3. Open Letter to Fr. Wojciech Gołaski re: SSPX, by Andrew Bartel (Resources -> Chapter Member's Anthology) (Also see this LINK (Catholic World Report).
4. The First Four Principles (of Science) (from Metaphysics by Dr. Dennis McInerny). LINK (Formation -> Study)
5. Exorcism Prayer Against Satan (Public Use by Priest or Private Home Use). Pope Leo XIII. LINK (ABOUT/PRAYER -> Prayer)
6. Biblical: The Divinity of the Trinity -- by Fr. Dennis Gordon, FSSP LINK (Formation -> Study)
7. Catholic Bible Versions LINK (Formation -> Bible Study)
8. PRAYER. Divinum Officium Ribris 1960 (Divine Office)
9. PRAYER: Litany of St. Margaret of Castello
10. PRAYER: St. John Paul Society -- Rosary Meditation
11. RESOURCES:: Chapter Members' Compendium:: "Global Activism as the Chapter Apostolate?" or "The Encounter of Bartimeus" or "St. Dominic Was Known for his Humility."
[Dated: May 29, 1537]