Sunday, January 21, 2018

Catholic religious have to fake it to get a degree from a secular or pontifical university in Rome


Today morning an African Catholic Sister Sat near me on the Metro train and I handed her a pamphlet 1.
She read the first page and lamely said that she did not know English!
I called her attention to the second page which she briefly looked through.
I told he she could give the copy to the other sisters or her Superior ,instead of giveing it back to me.
She said she was alone in Rome and was studying Canon Law at the Urbaniana Pontifical University Rome. She was afraid of taking this pamphlet there.
I told her that at Urbaniana they interpret Vatican Council II with Cushingism, I pointed it out on the second page.
In the Middle Ages the Jesuits interpreted  magisterial documents with the theology of Feeneyism. I pointed it out on the pamphlet.There was no irrational premise used by them.
She said now they teach that salvation is open to all and that we cannot judge that any particular person will go to Hell.So I said that I personally cannot judge but the Church guided by the Holy Spirit teaches that all non Catholics, with no known exceptions, are on the way to Hell.This is the teaching of the Church.This is the teaching of Vatican Council II (Ad Gentes 7, Dominus Iesus 20 etc).So I know that every non Catholic whom I meet is on the way to Hell, unless he is incorporated into the Church as a member.I am interpreting Vatican Council II and other magisterial documents with Feeneyite theology. Invisible people are no considered as being visible and known in 2018.
They do not teach this now at the Urbaniana.The dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus in the past at Urbaniana, was based on John 3:5 which says every one needs the baptism of water and Mark 16:16, where Jesus says those who do not believe will be condemned.
Salvation in theory and potential is open to all, but to receive this salvation all need faith and baptism in the Catholic Church(Ad Gentes 7, Dominus Iesus 20).
I told her membership in the Catholic Church is the ordinary means of salvation with 'faith and baptism'(AG 7, LG 14), this is the normal means of being saved. Being saved because one knows about the Church or does not know is known only to God(LG 14). It is not an exception to the traditional teaching.She was interpreting LG 14 with Cushingite theology.This was wrong.

Who are the people saved in invincible ignorance and without the baptism of water and faith in 2018? None. We cannot know any such case.To assume that there are known cases would be Cushingite theology.
When I walked out of the train I was thinking of the  religious who are not comfortable with this truth and their careers are their priority.
It was the same experience with the Legion of Christ priests at the University Pontifical Regina Apostolorum(APRA), Rome. They are teaching lies and errors in philosophy and theology.It is the same with the professors at the Urbaniana, Gregorian and Angelicum universities in Rome.The professors want to keep their teaching jobs and the students do not want to be sent home.The students get an academic degree and then teach the politically correct  new doctrines which are not controversial.So they maintain a false peace for themself.But there is a rupture with the past centuries. There is a rupture with Tradition.They do not want to use Feeneyite theology.
The professors ask the students/seminarians to choose between the baptism of desire(BOD) and extra ecclesiam nulla salus. This is Cushingite theology. Since only if there are known and visible baptism of desire cases would they be exceptions to EENS.Then it would be either the baptism of desire or the strict interpretation of the dogma EENS.
However if those who are studying Canon Law for example would say that they affirm the baptism of desire and EENS together, since BOD refers to invisible and unknown people, the professors would not understand, or expect them to leave.
Even in the secular universities in Rome the Catholic students who have Church Canon Law as a minor or optional subject, have to use Cushingism as an interpretative theology.
So even if this Sister was a Feeneyite she would have to fake it to get a degree from a university in Rome, secular or pontifical.-Lionel Andrades



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January 21, 2018
Pamphlet Copy : Are you a Catholic ? Check the blog Eucharist and Mission(Lionel's blog)

Pamphlet Copy : Are you a Catholic ? Check the blog Eucharist and Mission(Lionel's blog)


ARE YOU A CATHOLIC?
CHECK THE BLOG 
EUCHARIST AND MISSION
(LIONEL’S BLOG)
LEARN ABOUT :  EXTRA ECCLESIAM NULLA SALUS (OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THERE IS NO SALVATION)
LEARN HOW FR. LEONARD FEENEY WAS CORRECT AND THE MAGISTERIUM WAS WRONG.
VATICAN COUNCIL II (AG 7) IS IN HARMONY WITH THE JESUIT MISSIONARIES IN THE 16THE CENTURY.-Lionel




 

Feeneyism: It is the old theology and philosophical reasoning which says there are no known exceptions past or present, to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS).There are no explicit cases to contradict the traditional interpretation of EENS.It is practical. There obviously are  no known cases of the baptism of desire (BOD),baptism of blood(BOB) and being saved in invincible ignorance(I.I) in 2017.So there are no practical exceptions to EENS.Neither was BOD,BOB and I.I an exception to Feeneyite EENS in 1949 when the Letter of the Holy Office was issued to the Archbishop of Boston. The cardinals made an objective mistake.Similarly mentioning BOD and I.I in Vatican Council II (AG 7,LG 14) relative to the traditional teaching on salvation was superfluous.

Cushingism: It is the new theology and philosophical reasoning.It assumes there are known exceptions, past and present, to the dogma EENS, on the need for all to formally enter the Church.It assumes that the baptism of desire etc are not hypothetical but objectively known.In principle hypothetical cases are objective in the present times.

 

We can interpret Vatican Council II and the Catechism(1994) with Feeneyite or Cushingite theology and the conclusion is different.

The CDF uses Cushingism.The Jesuit Missionaries and I use Feeneyism to interpret the Nicene Creed.

It is the same Creed today (2018) but our understanding and interpretation of it is different.

Check the blog Eucharist and Mission(Lionel’s Blog)  for Nicene Creed(right hand column). Also check Vatican Council II(Feeneyite) and Vatican Council II(Cushingite). At least for yourself end the doctrinal confusion.-Lionel

-Lionel Andrades


 

Catholic Charismatic Renewal can affirm extra ecclesiam nulla salus like the Jesuits in the Middle Ages


















-Lionel Andrades




Angels & Dragons VI: “Set the Oppressed Free!” (Luke 4:18) - By Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez

Angels & Dragons VI: “Set the Oppressed Free!” (Luke 4:18)

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This article is about setting the demonically oppressed free and “ proclaiming liberty to the captives” (Luke 4:18) using deliverance prayers. It is not about the demonically ‘possessed’ but about the everyday spiritual battle which Christians face against “the dragon and his angels” (Rev. 12:7) in these ominous times!

Immediately after my diaconal ordination, 11 years ago, mysteriously and providentially God brought spiritually afflicted people into my life that I might help them. The truth be known, I was afraid and hesitant to help them, but then God gave me an image of a sheep with a wolf [demon] ripping into its flesh; plus He also let me know that I could either be the hired hand fleeing when the wolf comes, or be the shepherd who lays down my life for the sheep;
“The hired hand is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock!” (Jn. 10:12)
Many exorcists will tell you that the most common occurrence is not the demonically possessed, but the demonically oppressed/obsessed. This is “ground zero” of where the battle between “St. Michael and his angels” (Rev. 12:7) occurs against the dragon and his angels. Therefore, I would like to share a few of those experiences from the different parishes I have been at in case they benefit someone.
The Bad Samaritan
One morning many years ago I sensed the Lord asking me to place Fr. Gabriel Amorth’s (Vatican’s exorcist) deliverance prayers inside my car. These prayers can be found at the end of the book, “An Exorcist Tells His Story,” (Order here) and they are for the use of lay people. This was years before Fr. Chad Ripperger put out his great book, “Deliverance Prayers for Use By The Laity” (Order here). I simply obeyed. In the evening I went to do my daily holy hour, but before entering the chapel I saw a girl being prayed over by a lay group of holy people I knew. I could see the young woman was sad and spiritually afflicted, and in my fear and selfish attitude I said to myself in my mind, “See no evil, hear no evil, just keep on going, don’t stop.”

When I came out of my holy hour, they were still praying for her. Like the parable in the gospel of the Good Samaritan, I walked by like the priest and Levite (deacons of the Old Testament) and simply repeated what I had said earlier. When I reached the door of my car I heard an inner voice in the depths of my heart, “coward!” I knew it was the Lord so I reached inside my car and got the deliverance prayers. I went back and asked if I could help with special prayers, and a blessing, and they said, “Yes!”
By now she was in a lot of anguish. Compelled by the Holy Spirit, I prayed the deliverance prayers plus a blessing, and she seemed very at peace when I finished. I then proceeded to leave since I didn’t want to get involved as there was plenty of “accompaniment” and pastoral care.

A few days later I saw those people who were praying for her, they related that she had recently given birth to a baby, and that every time her baby cried she couldn’t stand his cry, and therefore she hated the baby. She had a roommate who had a boyfriend who was a real warlock who had cast a spell so that he could marry her, but also so that she would abandon the baby. She said midway through the deliverance prayers she saw something dark leave her stomach and that as soon as she got home she could hold and love her baby even when he cried.

Cursed Object
I received an email from the parish that the priests were not available, and asking if I could help a parishioner. I called the person and set up an appointment. The parent brought their teenager who related in tears and much distress that she could see shadows, dead souls, nightmares, etc. I asked how long ago this had been occurring, and the teenager said it started when a cursed object was given to her when she was younger. (This had been discerned in spiritual direction some years earlier). The object was burnt but the side effects had continued. With the parent’s permission, I started praying the deliverance prayers and midway she let out an emotional sigh of relief and smiled so I paused to ask her what happened. She said “it” had lifted, and she now felt at peace and joy for the first time in a very long time. Her facial countenance had changed and the happiness was visible in her face. We finished the prayers and I gave her some guidelines of living a prayerful and sacramental life. A couple of weeks later she was volunteering at church as a totally new and normal teenager.
Unbaptized 3 Year Old
Ten years ago, the parish receives a call and no one is available so the call is forwarded to me. The parents explain that their unbaptized three-year-old claims to see the devil and begins to cry uncontrollably every time. They are from the neighboring mega Protestant church and their pastor told them that Catholics know what to do! I meet with the couple but as the three-year-old comes into the church, she sees a giant statue of St. Michael the Archangel slaying the devil, at the entrance, and tells her mom in tears, “That’s the one! That’s the one!” even though she had never been inside a Catholic Church. I used the pre-baptismal anointing with the Oil of the Catechumen along with the designated prayer, and the child went from afflicted to peaceful tranquility. She never again complained of seeing the devil. For the unbaptized, the prayer with the oil produces a spiritual “cleansing and strengthening,” (CCC 1294) effect in their “struggle between the flesh and the spirit.” (RCIA paragraph 90) plus paragraph 100 explains that “for particular reasons, a priest or deacon may confer the anointing privately…”Of course all this should be done with the permission of the pastor and the minor exorcism prayers for the unbaptized in section # 94 should be the first option.
The US Bishops have put out a new book on deliverance prayers (Order here) which the lay faithful can pray. I have already met some lay people who prefer these prayers because the prayers are gentler when praying them for themselves. Finally, for the clergy, keep in mind what the new rite of exorcism states concerning helping lay people with deliverance prayers,
“…the faithful, who think themselves victims of evildoing, of bad luck, or of a curse brought by others upon them, their dear ones, or their goods… He should not deny them spiritual help.” (1999 De Exorcismis et Supplicationibus Quibusdam)
http://atxcatholic.com/index.php/2018/01/angels-dragons-vi-set-oppressed-free-luke-418/#.WmRqObzibcd

Angels & Dragons V: Minor Exorcisms - Deacon Guadalupe Ridriguez,

Angels & Dragons V: Minor Exorcisms

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With today’s increase in pagan practices such as astrology, mediums, psychic readings, cleansings, New Age religion, Reiki, magic, angel touch, witchcraft, tarot cards, séances, Ouija boards, ghost hunters, Satanic music or worship, etc., people who have participated in any of these occult practices, including Christians, may feel demonically oppressed.
When combating evil spirits there are three main categories of demonic activity: infestation, oppression, and possession. This article is about demonic oppression and NOT demonic possession which requires a major/solemn exorcism, and can only be performed, after a psychological evaluation, by a priest with the permission of the bishop. The term infestation is typically used when there are noises or hauntings in a home or with an object.
Traditionally and from personal experience, the best way to cast off demonic oppression is simply by living our Catholic faith ie: attending frequent or daily mass, daily rosary, frequent confession, adoration, meditating on the Word of God, the use of sacramentals (holy water, blessed salt, blessed candles, blessed St. Benedict crucifix, blessed incense, etc.), and receiving spiritual advice/direction from the clergy (deacon, priest, bishop) when feeling attacked. Father Gabriel Amorth (Vatican’s Exorcist) and many other exorcists have repeatedly said that the best and most powerful exorcism is a confession, daily prayer and frequent reception of Holy Communion, daily if possible.
Likewise, the U.S. Bishops advised in the new FAQ on exorcism,
“When it is learned through such avenues as pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, or the Sacrament of Penance that a member of the faithful is experiencing assaults by the devil, the prayers and invocations found in Appendix II may be recommended.”
Prayers Against the Powers of Darkness
The U.S. Bishops have put together a book of prayers taken from the Appendix II, called Prayers Against the Powers of Darkness.(Order here) This book is “for the private use of the faithful,” (FAQ) taken from the Appendix II (Supplications Which May Be Used by the Faithful Privately in Their Struggle Against the Powers of Darkness) of the new rite of exorcism called De Exorcismis et Supplicationibus Quibusdam (Exorcisms and Related Supplications).

The minor exorcisms or deliverance prayers (the terms are synonymous) found in this book are simply prayers asking God to deliver us from the Evil One as we ask in the Our Father prayer “deliver us from evil” which, itself, is a deliverance prayer, or as the U.S. Bishops state in the FAQ, “The deprecative formulas are exorcistic prayers, addressed to God, which request the liberation of the afflicted person.”
If all the spiritual options mentioned above have been exhausted then oppression, sometimes also referred to as obsession, may be remedied with minor exorcism prayers when a person feels spiritually afflicted, tempted, harassed or tormented, or as the U.S. Bishop have indicated in using the prayers from Appendix II which, “are intended for the general use of the clergy and of the lay faithful in combatting the temptations of sin or spiritual attacks by the devil.”
The U.S. Bishops define “Minor exorcisms are prayers used to break the influence of evil and sin in a person’s life, whether as a catechumen preparing for Baptism or AS ONE OF THE BAPTIZED FAITHFUL STRIVING TO OVERCOME THE INFLUENCE OF EVIL IN HIS OR HER LIFE.” This second part in “capital letters” is important as a person may be attacked without having taken part in any pagan practices as was the case Mother Teresa of Calcutta and many saints who have requested deliverance prayers.
Yes, all of us at baptism received a minor exorcism via a priest or deacon; however, it does not mean that we were possessed by the devil as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith clarifies, “The celebration of the baptism of infants also retains, whatever may be said of an exorcism. This in no way means that the Church considers these infants as being possessed, but she does believe that they too need all the effects of Christ’s redemption. In fact, before Baptism everyone, child or adult, carries the sign of sin and of the influence of Satan.” (Christian Faith and Demonology)
The U.S. Bishops FAQ explains that “The minister of a minor exorcism is the designated authorized minister of the sacrament (RCIA or Baptism for Children) or blessing being celebrated. Thus, the prayers …may be offered by ANY member of the clergy or BY THE LAY FAITHFUL.” The lay faithful have exorcistic faculties to pray minor exorcism prayers for themselves by virtue of their baptism.
When a deacon or priest prays the minor exorcism prayers for a layperson, the prayers have a greater spiritual efficacy in delivering the afflicted person because of the power of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, and most especially if they offer a blessing. The cleric should teach the person how to fish (live holy lives and pray the minor exorcism prayers for themselves) and not make them spiritually codependent, plus he should act prudently by using an appropriate and discrete place (small chapel, parish office, but not their home) and as much as possible avoid working by yourself as the FAQ recommends.
Finally, the FAQ merges perfectly with the “Letter to Ordinaries Regarding Norms on Exorcisms” from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger stating that bishops,“should in no way distance the faithful from praying that, as Jesus taught us, they may be delivered from evil (cf. Mt 6:13).”
http://atxcatholic.com/index.php/2017/11/angels-dragons-v-minor-exorcisms/#.WknYcd-nHIU">>http://atxcatholic.com/index.php/2017/11/angels-dragons-v-minor-exorcisms/#.WknYcd-nHIU

Canada's Prime Minister lies about abortion being a right: it's not

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deceives Canadians
Groups and religious organizations that want to receive grants from Canada's federal government for summer jobs must now support "women's reproductive rights," which is a euphemism for abortion. Those that don't give a Liberal yes to intentionally killing the unborn get no funding. Canada's Liberal government is forcing pro-life Canadians to reject their views and say that they believe in the government pro-death ideology. The government is bribing Canadians with their own money to make them deny their values and consciences. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is taking this position to defend people rights. This is hardly the case.

Trudeau cannot have it both ways. He cannot claim to protect the rights of Canadians and then discriminate against those who don't support abortion. Trudeau argues, “An organization that has as its stated goal to remove rights from Canadians, to remove the right that women have fought for to determine what happens to their own bodies, is not in line with where the Charter is or where the government of Canada is. Certainly there is no obligation by the government of Canada to fund organizations that are determined to remove rights that have been so long fought for by women." Trudeau is being dishonest in saying that he's defending the right of all Canadians and lies about abortion being a right.

There are two serious flaws in Trudeau's position. One is that he's not treating Canadians fairly and just. Second, he misleads Canadians about abortion rights. There is no law in Canada that makes abortion a right. There is no international agreement or law that states that abortion is a right. Trudeau simply lies when he tells Canadians that there are "women's reproductive rights." This just isn't true.

The employment minister Patty Hajdu also tried to cover for Trudeau by saying that funding would be denied to all Christian organizations but only those that don't support abortion. Where is the fairness? Christian groups exist because they believe in being pro-life. Hajdu like Trudeau wants Christians to betray their own beliefs should they wish to receive government grants. This is not democratic. The last time we checked Christians paid taxes and so have a right to public funds like any other organization. After all, Christians don't get a say in having their tax money not being spent to do abortions.

Hajdu and Trudeau don't even know, or to get votes pretend not to know, that Canada has no law about abortion. The minister too claims that abortion is a right that women have and refers to the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark 1988 Morgentaler decision. Hajdu forgets that the court decision didn't give women a right to abortion, but left the matter to Parliament to come up with legislation to protect the unborn child. Sadly, since 1988 Canadian governments have refused to touch the issue. So, unborn babies in Canada continue to killed up to the time of birth because we have no law. One is not a person in Canada until the baby is born.

So, there is no constitutional right to abortion in Canada. When Trudeau and Hajdu claim otherwise they are lying and playing politics. But both politicians have no problem spreading this lie and using it to virtue signal and push the Liberal propaganda on abortion. 

The Liberal government wants Canadians to think that those who don't back a "woman's right to choose" are breaking some non-existent law, and thus are less worthy of being Canadian. Pro-life groups aren't good enough to be part of the Liberal "inclusion and diversity" tent. And if this means you have tell lies to make Christians look like criminals, then go ahead and do it. It's all part of Liberal governing through doublespeak. 

What the Liberals are doing is wrong. Real diversity and inclusion would mean that pro-life groups can disagree with the government's policies but equally qualify for government programs that offer funding. Not even the Liberals can get away with making up laws to suit their deceptive purposes. You can't fool all Canadians. The Liberals have embraced a very dangerous precedent. Prime Minister Trudeau you have no clothes.

We end this post, with the refreshing pro-life speech made by President Donald Trump at the March for Life held in Washington D. C., today. Do you think Trudeau was watching?

Exclusively EF Trappist Abbey shuttered by Vatican

Exclusively EF Trappist Abbey shuttered by Vatican
The Trappist Monastery of Mariawald, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was probably the only monastic house in the world to make use of the provision present in Article 3 of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum that allowed for the whole conversion of such a house to the exclusive use of the Traditional Rite. 

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Now, the inevitable outcome arrived: as GloriaTV reports, the old abbey is being closed and completely dismantled. What two world wars could not destroy, Bergoglianism could:
German Old-Rite Trappist Abbey Will Be Closed Down 

The old-rite Trappist abbey of Mariawald, Germany, will be closed down. The Vatican, the Trappist order, and the Diocese of Aachen on whose territory the abbey is located, have announced this in Mariawald. 

The monastery was inhabited by the Trappists since 1909. All employees lose their jobs. The monks will be transferred to other monasteries. 

During this year, the monastery and all its possessions will be handed over to Aachen diocese. The monastery and church of Mariawald will probably remain closed forever. 

In a letter dated November 21, 2008, Benedict XVI granted the abbey the privilege to return to the old usages of the Trappist Order in liturgy and monastic life. This concerned especially a return to the venerable Old Rite. The pope saw this project as a "renewal of the church in the spirit of tradition". Now this renewal is over before it could get off the ground.

http://pblosser.blogspot.it/2018/01/exclusively-ef-trappist-abbey-shuttered.html
 https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2018/01/mariawald-trappist-abbey-closed-down.html

March for Life 2018: Amazing Turnout

Angels and Dragons IV: St. Michael’s Protection - Deacon Guadlapue Rodriguez


Angels and Dragons IV: St. Michael’s Protection

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September 29th is the Feast Day of the Archangels. With the evil and cataclysmic events occurring in the world, surely it is time for St. Michael the Archangel to arise…
“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a TIME OF DISTRESS such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people…will be delivered.” (Dan. 12:1)

In this article I share my true life experiences in law enforcement, under the protection and care of St. Michael the Archangel, so that people everywhere may discover him in these turbulent times. My experiences with “St. Michael and his angels” (Rev. 12:7) are strictly in the darkness of faith through feelings, signs, and dreams. I have never seen or heard him, but as St. Faustina writes in her diary about what St. Michael said, “’The Lord has ordered me to take special care of you. Know that you are hated by evil; but do not fear – ‘Who is like God!’ And he disappeared. But I feel his presence and assistance.” [706]

POWERFUL IMAGE:

As an officer, I felt so protected and had such a devotion to St. Michael that I would wear his pin on my uniform. One time I felt divinely inspired to enlarge an image of him from a holy card to a 4’ X 6’ poster. It took 6 trips to the print shop and the frame store traveling 180 miles round trip to finally get it done. It was as if, “the evil one,” (1Jn. 5:19) was causing the computer, printer, and the frame to malfunction (tear, crinkle the new image, form air bubbles, etc.).

When it was finished, I got our priest to privately bless it, and hung it in our home so that I could ask for his intercession since it was dangerous work. With St. Michael’s assistance, millions of dollars’ worth of drugs were taken off the street, but there was also the spiritual warfare component as drugs are often ritually cursed against anyone who gets in the way of their destination.

DEMONIC PROPHECY:

One day I sat and had coffee with a group of 5 or 6 law enforcement officers from different agencies. One of them had turned to the dark side and surprisingly inquired with a witch about the next local election. He notified us that the witch didn’t really know who would win but that it would be a close race; however, the witch did tell him, “There is an officer with you all who has a giant picture of St. Michael. No one can touch him. He is under the protection of St. Michael.”
They knew nothing about the picture so I quickly got up and left praying to St. Michael since the foretelling was like when St. Paul encounters, “a slave girl who had an evil spirit of divination…” (Act. 16:16)
St Michael Painting by John Cobb

ANGELIC DREAMS:

An example of St. Michael’s protection is a dream that I had in which I am in a police car chase at high speed. All of a sudden something breaks in the front wheel area, and I lose control rolling over many times to my death. The dream was so vivid that I went to a mechanic and asked him if he believed in dreams. He said, “You bet.” I tell him about my dream, and he looks underneath my car.
He looks at me in disbelief, and he tells me that several important pieces are broken and that only by a miracle the whole front end has not fallen off at a major bump or when I travel at high speed. I truly believe this life-saving dream was like when, “the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,” (Matt. 2:13) to save the child’s life from Herod.

VISIONS OF ANGELS:

Another example of St. Michael’s dramatic intervention was a traffic stop on a dully pickup pulling a long flatbed trailer. This vehicle was traveling with other vehicles in front and behind it. It was a convoy, and the other vehicles are known as decoys as their job is to attract attention by speeding up or driving erratically.

On this day it was the easiest traffic stop and arrest as the decoy vehicles never engaged and all went very smooth. Surprisingly, the drug load was worth over 2 million dollars.
When the man was taken in for questioning the investigator asked why he didn’t make a run for it as many do. He responded that he was surrounded by cops. “They were all over!” “Where would I go if I ran?” The investigator looked at me and asked who was there. I responded, “There were no cops. I was 30 miles away from backup.” The man became angry thinking that I was lying and blurted out, “We were all surrounded. I am serious! There was nowhere to go!”
What did the man and the decoy vehicles see that day? I believe they saw “St. Michael and his angels” (Rev. 12:7) dressed as policemen as when, “Elisha prayed, ‘Open his eyes, Lord so that he may see’….then he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire [angels] all around Elisha.” (2Kings 6:17)

CONFUSING THE ENEMY:

A fourth example is when I arrested three men that carried ½ a million worth of drugs every week, and they went jail for many years. When the leader was about to be released, there were pending charges in another county, and I was asked to transport him. When I placed him in my police car, he said, “You are the best and worst thing that has happened to me. The worst thing because I had to do a lot of time in jail, and the best thing because I found the Lord in jail. On the day you caught us, my men were ready to kill you. We had done this before, and we never hesitate because we are professionals. On that day, I hesitated, I got confused,… something didn’t let me do it plus fear entered me. I gave the order to my men not to kill you because you might be a great marksman.”
I am convinced that St. Michael acted, for angels can place a thought or image as when scripture says, “I will send My fear ahead of you and throw into confusion…all your enemies,” (Ex. 23:27) as the nearest officer was 25 minutes away.

ANGELIC INSPIRATION:

There are many other examples where St. Michael and his angels warned me in dreams to the point of showing me faces and events ahead of time. Other times they divinely inspired me on what to do, as when two inmates escaped from prison in another county. The inmates stole a car, and when they were stopped by an officer, they shot him and fled the scene. An alert went out and thirty minutes later I ran into them in their car, but I sensed in my heart someone [St. Michael] saying to wait for backup until a roadblock was set up, as when scripture says, “Behold I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.” (Ex. 23:20) At the roadblock seeing all the officers and the helicopter, the inmates peacefully gave up their weapons, and they were arrested.

MICHAEL’S CAVE:

Finally, God is a faithful Father to all His children, and He is ready to send His angels most especially when one goes to daily mass and adoration to ask for His protection, “For He will give His angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways.” (Ps. 91:11) As for the miraculous picture of St. Michael, it hangs in a hidden cave dedicated to St. Michael where mass is celebrated. It was my way of thanking and honoring St. Michael for saving my life many times, or as Pope Francis explains, “St. Michael defends the People of God from their enemies and above all from the arch-enemy par excellence the devil.” THE END