2025 Red Mass Update

 A hate-filled New Jersey man arrested before the annual Red Mass in Washington, DC, had at least 200 explosives in a tent outside — and a notebook declaring hatred for ICE and the Supreme Court justices who were due to arrive at the Catholic church, new court documents show.

Louis Geri, 41, had pitched his tent on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle — and allegedly told cops who approached him, “You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives,” according to a filing obtained by the Washington Post.

During attempted negotiations with officers, he allegedly handed them a notebook in which he espoused hatred for the Catholic Church, Supreme Court justices, Jews and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the document.

 

To read the full NYPost Coverage, click here.  

 

2025 Red Mass - Possible Attack Twarted

 

A 41-year-old man was arrested on Sunday outside the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on charges of possessing a Molotov cocktail and making threats to kidnap or injure people, according to police.

The suspect was identified as 41-year-old Louis Geri, whose last known address is Vineland, New Jersey, according to police.

While arresting Geri, officers observed the suspect had "multiple suspicious items" inside his tent, including vials of liquid, according to police.

For the complete story, click here.  

 

Job Cuts at Archdiocese of Washington

 “The most difficult decision that I have had to make in order to achieve a balanced budget was to authorize a reduction in force to eliminate approximately 30 positions of Pastoral Center staff. Several vacant positions will be left unfilled, and a number of dedicated, hard-working employees will lose their jobs,” he said.

 

To read more, go to the Catholic Standard. 

Mr. McCarrick Has Died

 The National Catholic Fishwrap has published a story that Mr. McCarrick has died at the age of 94.

 More here.  

Deacon Mark Asselin Has Gone Dark!

 Now, I noticed this about two months ago but forgot to report on it.  What is it?  

Well it seems that Deacon Mark Asselin (@deekmark) has gone dark!

What do I mean by that?  He has deleted all of his social media presence on X (aka Twitter).  And it looks like Blue Sky, but I am not 100% certain of this.

So, why do you think?  Well, Deacon Mark has been quite critical of President Trump and supportive of Biden/Kamala.  You can look at my postings of him over the years.

But more importantly, he is a Senior Advisor to the Department of Defense.  Guess he does not want to lose his job.  Wonders if he is slow walking assignments or if he is withholding information?

St. Teresa of Avila (DC) - What is Going On?

 A reader informed me that we have another bit of a rogue parish in the Archdiocese of Washington but not that the Cardinal cares, as he is a short timer -- less than two weeks from full retirement.

The parish in question: St. Teresa of Avila located in SE DC.

Now they do a number of things that most parishes do, and should be commended for.  They pray the Rosary, they have a St. Vincent DePaul Society, a prison ministry, etc.

However, there are some issues, as a reader points out. 

1. At apx. 1:33 we being to have the liturgical dance group perform in the middle of the Mass.  If my parish can't say the St. Michael Prayer during Mass (and it should not), then time to eliminate the interpretive dance stuff.   And it lasts for almost ten minutes.

2.   At the end of Mass, the Pastor makes a political accusation  stating that the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was fired because of his race and that the Chief of Naval Operations was fired because she was a women.  Does he have some sort of inside information or is he just speculating?  Seems to me that he is simply race and gender baiting.  

3.  And finally, he invites the parish to do some sort of Native American prayer circle around the altar.