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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jan 2015 min read
George or Washington: Why Catholics Can Defend the American Revolution
State of the Question This year is the semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary of the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jan 411 min read
The Living Church Latin and the Dead Classical Latin
1. What is Church Latin? One of the courses I teach in this year in our Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is Latin. The textbook I use with...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Dec 19, 20243 min read
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
In November 2024 Lionsgate released a Christmas movie named The Best Christmas Pageant Ever . It is based on a children’s novel by...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Mrs. Alexa Martin, RIP
There was a man called Lazarus, of Bethany, who had fallen sick. Bethany was the name of the village where Mary lived, with her sister...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Support the Oblate Sisters
Here at St. Gertrude the Great we hope to purchase a home for our Oblates of the Holy Face soon. But we still need your support to do...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Sep 28, 20244 min read
Many Waters Cannot Quench Charity
September 28, 2024, is the 30th anniversary of the sinking of M/S Estonia . The ship sunk on the outskirts of the archipelago of Turku,...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Sep 26, 202412 min read
Little House on the Prairie 50 Years
When I visited Lancaster, Pennsylvania , on Easter week to see the home of President James Buchanan, I had no idea that I would be back...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Aug 22, 20249 min read
The Best Way to Win an Argument
But that does not disturb us, we quietly go on in our own way among the rest, whose ideas are certainly not ours; for we look at the...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Teens and Faith Podcast
Annie and Gianna, two Sedevacantist teenagers, have started their own podcast called Teens and Faith: Catholic Conversations. Annie’s...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jul 22, 202419 min read
Father Cekada’s Collected Writings Back in Print
In 2021 I published the collected writings of Father Anthony Cekada, the late assistant pastor of Saint Gertrude the Great. This...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jul 6, 20248 min read
My take on Viganò: the Bergoglian Church is a False Sect
Prologue When I studied for the priesthood in Bishop Donald Sanborn’s Most Holy Trinity Seminary, we put in a request for financial...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jul 4, 202429 min read
The Assassination of Olof Palme
Prologue This is the most famous political assassination of the Nordic countries: late on the wintry night of February 28, 1986, Olof...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jun 27, 20245 min read
The Priest and the Oblate Retreats
This is a repost from the latest newsletter of the Oblates of the Holy Face. It tells about the retreat Bishop McGuire conducted at Mount...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Movie Review - Inside Out 2
I went to movies to see Inside Out 2, and for the longest time I thought a new feature film release was really good. The movie starts...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Father Ojeka’s Road from the Church of Belial to the Church of Christ
Kevin Davis of the Catholic Family Podcast recently interviewed Father Thomas Ojeka. Father has just published his autobiography, titled...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jun 20, 202418 min read
Freedom Summer 60 Years Ago
1. The Term “Freedom Summer” This June is the 60th anniversary of the start of Freedom Summer in Mississippi. Freedom Summer was a...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Jun 3, 20244 min read
European Parliament Protest Elections
The European Parliament elections are held from 6 to 9 of June 2024. The European Union (EU) is a confederation of 27 member states, and...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
May 25, 20241 min read
Day of Glory - St. Philomena
The latest movie of St. Genesius Films is out. Titled Day of Glory, it tells the story of St. Philomena, who was martyred at the age of...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Apr 23, 20249 min read
He is Faithful Who Has Promised
One reason I chose St. Joseph to be the patron of the Sodality of Charity, our parish youth group for girls and young ladies, is his...
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Fr. Vili Lehtoranta
Apr 10, 202410 min read
Gratitude – The Rarest and Most Beautiful Virtue
Fr. Vili Lehtoranta Foreword On Easter week 2024 I made a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the Finnish Embassy. On the way there I...
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