WARNING ADULT ONLY POST: Walmart selling and promoting pornography

     I don't shop at Walmart much at all, so maybe you all already know this, but it was shocking to me. I am writing this to inform others like me who may not be aware of what Walmart is selling on their website. 

This weekend I had caught the end of an old classic movie on TCM and wanted to see the entire thing. It wasn't available on my current streaming subscriptions so I searched for it and found it was available as a DVD on Walmart's website. 

I added it to my cart, and it said I would get free shipping if spend $11.00 more so I decided to look and see if there was anything else I might like. So I searched in "Movies & TV Shows/Complete Movie Series & Box Sets" and found the following (no warnings at all) on PAGE 1. 

https://www.walmart.com/browse/movies-tv-shows/boxed-sets-collections-movies-tv/4096_5732611?page=1 

Just disgusting. How many kids are looking for movies and this crap is showing up on Walmart's front page for movies and tv shows? It's right between Harry Potter and Friends!

More from the first page from Walmart...

This dvd came with no description, but I think the title & cover speak for themselves. 

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It continues with...

This one has the following description from Walmart: Domestic Girlfriend contains episodes 1-12 of the anime directed by Shota Ihata. Natsuo Fuji has a serious crush on one of his teachers, Hina Tachibana, but since he knows he has zero chance of ever being in a relationship with her, he lets his friends talk him into going to a party where he meets Rui. One thing leads to another and then, well, neither of them is a virgin anymore. Unfortunately, it wasn't what they expected, but that's fine. They're just ships passing in the night and they'll never have to see each other again, right? Except when Natsuo's father announces that he's getting married again, Natsuo discovers that he's getting two new step-sisters as well. Now there's a problem, because one is his teacher, Hina, and the other is Rui. Yep, the family dinners at Natsuo's house are about to get REALLY awkward!Domestic Girlfriend: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)

The movie genre for this is listed under "Adventure" by Walmart. 

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And then there's this one, complete with a graphic description: 

Walmart description: 

About This Item

We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. See our disclaimer

This Cool Devices Complete Collection contains all 11 episodes of the anime directed by Hiroyuki Utatane, Osamu Shimokawa, and Yumisuke Kotoyoshi:

Curious Fruit

Sacred Girl Lover Doll

Winter Swimsuit

Enema Kirei Seek I

Slave Girl Marino Seek II

S&M Queen Saki

Yellow Star

Slave Warrior Maya I

Slave Warrior Maya II

Binding

Fallen Angel Rina

Don't say we didn't warn you!

Enter a world of forbidden pleasure tightly bound together inside eleven erotic tales of lust and desire where the darkest yearnings and deepest hatreds intertwine to create the most exquisite ecstasy imaginable. Where sex and depravity shatter the illusion of innocence and replace it with the unquenchable flames of desire!

Special Features: Digitally Remastered, Art Galleries, Cool Devices Teaser & Trailers, Previews.

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. -end- 

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You can't look through Walmart's movies and tv show series without page after page of cartoon porn listed as "unrated" and under the genre of "Adventure". It's disgusting. 

I am truly stunned because years ago I remember Walmart refused to sell music with foul language in the lyrics. Now they are selling porn along side children's movies and classics! 

I'm so disgusted. 

Be warned parents, don't let your children use Walmart's website. 

Giving up porn for Lent

"The spiritual combat in which we kill our passions to put on the new man is the most difficult struggle of all. We must never weary of this combat, but fight the holy fight fervently and perseveringly." - St. Nilus

Has anyone given up porn for lent?  That's not just pornographic movies or magazines, its also "romance" books filled with sex scenes- books and movies like "50 Shades of Grey".

I can't help but wonder how many Catholics filled the movie theater THE FIRST WEEKEND of Lent to watch the pornographic "50 Shades of Grey" on the big screen.

Couldn't give it up even for Lent, eh?

Porn in all its forms, is addicting.

I've got my own story with the porn found in women's "romance" novels.

I gave up "romance" books when I became Catholic- actually along my way to becoming Catholic.  Prior to that, I had been reading "romance" books since I was a pre-teen and never thought twice about it. No one in my Baptist faith ever bothered to mention that women's "romance" books were not in keeping with our Christian faith.

The women in my family watched soap operas (only one of them read "romance" books).  So growing up and seeing the "romance" displayed on soap operas was my first exposure to "romance" - totally corrupt of course.  No child should be raised thinking Luke raping Laura (General Hospital) was the beginning of their "romance" and eventual marriage.  But that is all I knew of "romance" as a young child.  Books didn't come into play until my pre-teen years.

"Romance" book reading started innocently enough with me.  When I was in 8th grade I read "Gone With the Wind" and I was hooked on books that mixed history with romance.  The cover of "Gone with the Wind" was my template for locating other books to read (until I began to find my favorite authors).  If the cover had Fabio on it, I read it.  Little did I know at that time, the "historical romance" section of the book store included books loaded with graphic sex scenes.  I can still remember the FIRST "historic romance" book I read - because it was SO shocking to me as a young pre-teen it was burnt into my mind and to this day (decades later) I can still recall the story, the cover and of course the sex scenes in that book.  I read hundreds after that one and those are a blur, but the first one sticks.  My view of sex had been completely corrupted by "romance" books and my view of adult romantic relationships had been corrupted by soap operas.

My Mother, once said to me as a pre-teen, "You're too young to read that" -which only indicated to me that in a few years I would be old enough to pick the book back up again and then read it.  So that's what I did- for years.  I read "romance" books daily.  My friends and I would swap books, spend weekends at some book warehouse spending our part-time job money on romance books.  I never left home without a "romance" book stuffed in my purse.

Some time ago, Katrina at The Crescat wrote a post about a "romance" book that had been turned into a mini series. In one of the comments I briefly mentioned my own involvement with "romance" books.  Years ago, long before I was Catholic or even thought of being Catholic I had another blog.  A successful book/movie reviewing blog which focused mainly on "romance" books.  For years I wrote reviews for "romance" publishers and authors- they sent me free books and swag and I offered give-aways of free "romance" merchandise- I even created a template and header for an "exotic romance" author I had befriended.  I made lots of friends with "romance" authors who wrote "soft porn" romance and "erotic romance".  We were friends outside of blogging.  We shared about our lives, husbands, children, work etc.  I knew these women as friends.  Anything they or their publishers sent to me I would read and review for them.  These are well known authors who've sold millions of books.

That all began to change when I started my journey into the Catholic faith.  I hadn't viewed reading "romance" as sinful in anyway.  To me, "its just fiction" was how I looked at it.  I never considered it to be harmful.  It was a hobby.  I read books because it was fun and my friends and I enjoyed the "romance" in them.  Just as I had spent time cross-stitching or bible reading or collecting shells at the beach, reading romance was just another past-time to me.  It was something to do with whatever free time I had. I never thought I was spending my time in sin by reading "romance" books because my view of "romance" had been so corrupted at a young age I was blinded to it.

It was when I began (unknowingly at the time) my journey towards the Catholic faith that how I viewed things changed.  I began to question what I was reading and watching on television.  I asked myself more and more "Is this the sort of entertainment I should be entertaining myself with?"  

The guilt came.  No longer was it fun to read or review these books.  It felt wrong.  I felt guilty.  I thought, "Would I discuss this book with Jesus?  Would I sit down and watch this movie with Jesus if he walked into my house right now?"

No way!  I would HIDE the books and turn off the TV.

Then I knew.  What I had been doing for years was wrong.

I closed down the book blog, said goodbye to all the publishers, authors and other people I had met and befriended in the "romance" world.  I filled garbage bags with books and DVD's from my house and tossed them in the trash along with all the "romance" swag I had accumulated over the years.  Autographed books and photographs went too.

I completely cleansed my house of everything that was associated with "romance" books and movies.  But I couldn't cleanse my mind of what I had taken in.  Sadly, that was there to stay.  You can't get innocence back once it's lost.  Be very careful what example you're setting for your own children!

A few Catholic blogs, including Katrina over at The Crescat shared a video this week, by Russell Brand about porn and how destructive it is to people.

Because porn is such a huge problem for all people today...men, women (especially all those women reading and watching "50 Shades of Grey") and children (horrible), I thought, I too would share this video on my blog.

If you're a Catholic woman still reading "romance" books, won't you please consider giving it up?

How about starting with this Lent?  It's not too late!

Go to confession and toss out all the books and start over and don't go back when Lent is over!

Give up all forms of pornography forever!



In Christ,


Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner


Catholic Catechism:

2354 Pornography consists in removing real or simulated sexual acts from the intimacy of the partners, in order to display them deliberately to third parties. It offends against chastity because it perverts the conjugal act, the intimate giving of spouses to each other. It does grave injury to the dignity of its participants (actors, vendors, the public), since each one becomes an object of base pleasure and illicit profit for others. It immerses all who are involved in the illusion of a fantasy world. It is a grave offense. Civil authorities should prevent the production and distribution of pornographic materials.

2396 Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices.

Links: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kvzamjQW9M

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thecrescat/2015/02/russel-brands-anti-porn-rant.html

http://www.kofc.org/en/catechism/index.html

7 Quick Takes Friday: My Email Box

Reading my blog email is always a thrill, much like riding the worlds fastest, highest, most twisted roller coaster.  One minute it’s up with a wonderful uplifting inspiring article or letter from a reader, then next I am weeding through the “you’re going to hell for being Catholic…being a homophobe…being a Republican…” you get the idea.

Then there are the emails that say “Hey, did you see this? You might want to say something about…"

So today I am sharing my email roller coaster ride on my blog for the Conversion Diary's "7 Quick Takes" Friday.

-ONE-

First up, the roller coaster beings to climb with inspiration!

Lovely right?  I thought so!

-TWO-

Then the roller coaster hooks to the right so sharply I nearly end up with whiplash…

Seems back in the spring of 2013, the TorrentFreak website that monitors the Internet decided to take a look at where pirated movies/dvd’s were being downloaded (stolen) from and low and behold their tracking led them to the Vatican.

Some of the stolen pirated moves were “Love Actually” and the television show “Chicago Fire” to name a few.  But TorrentFreak dug even deeper and found that a great deal of PORN was being downloaded in Vatican City.

*sigh*

When asked about the porn downloaded to the Vatican’s IP address it was suggested that it might not be priests downloading stolen porn videos, but rather the Papal Swiss Guard. 

Yep, blame it on the other guys.  Couldn't possibly be a priest doing such a thing!

*sigh*

-THREE-

My next email was even worse… After watching a report on EWTN about abortion, a story was mentioned about South China eating aborted babies because a doctor insists there is good nutrition in baby eating and if people don’t eat aborted babies that nutrition goes to waste.  This is not a new story, it was actually reported back in 2003 by the Weekly Standard,but until now I had been ignorant of it.

-FOUR-

My next email was a lovely turn for the better…it was a link with photos to the Groom Texas Cross.  I had seen and heard of this years ago, but it was certainly a welcome email to see it again.  Just lovely!

Here is a short video from a visitor who took some amazing photos and put them to music…

-FIVE-

My next email was the promotion of lesbianism in Cosmopolitan magazine (nothing new about this either, just more depravity)…

“The 13 Best Things About Being A Lesbian”

So what are some of the “best reasons” to be a lesbian you ask?

-You get to make out with girls in public bathrooms!

I’m not kidding, that is listed as a great reason for being a lesbian.

-You double your tampon supply!

Because of course there is a mass shortage of tampons!

-No risk of pregnancy! 

-No more having to perform oral sex on a man!  Instead you perform it on a woman because, you know “where all the bells and whistles are, so you can put down the manuals!”…

I can't believe this magazine is so popular, but it certainly does explain a lot about the depravity of secular society.

-SIX-

The roller coaster has crashed and burned at this point so I stop reading personal blog emails and move on to Google news... and found a nice story of a Trinity Bible College (N.Dakota) student working as a waitress at Cracker Barrel who received $6,000+ tip for “being perky”. 

*Of course the heterophobic anti-Christian Perez Hilton took issue with Trinity Bible College because they teach chastity until traditional (1 man + 1 woman) marriage.

-SEVEN-

And because Grumpy Cat can always make me smile...

In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner

Link: http://torrentfreak.com/priests-watch-dvd-screeners-while-pirates-download-filth-in-the-vatican-130407/

Link: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/064rzgvz.asp

Link: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12568

Link: http://perezhilton.com/2014-01-10-cracker-barrel-waitress-6000-tip-trinity-bible-college-prohibits-homosexuality

Catholic Events in Connecticut! Retreats, concerts, living Rosary and more...

Invite all parents, volunteers and friends to the workshop sponsored by the Office for Pastoral Services and the Office of Clergy and Religious entitled “Fighting Porn in Our Culture…and Winning!”  on October 9^th at 1 pm at St. Catherine of Siena in Trumbull.  Please RSVP to csetti@diobpt.org

·      The CATECHETICAL CONGRESS will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Sacred Heart University. Click here for flyer.  Click here for online registration

·      Sean Forrest concert for Haiti 180 in Manchester, CT on November 16. Feel free to share this is anyone who would be interested. Your support on this awesome event will be a blessing for the elderly of Haiti. More info to follow.

·      SHARE FALL 2013 SCHEDULE: 4 courses offered; two at SHU-Fairfield, two at SHU-Stamford.  They are: Synoptic Gospels; Women of the Church; Church as a Sacrament, The Second Vatican Council: Renewing Our Appreciation!; and Christology. 

·      The Ministry for Adult Formation of the Diocese of Bridgeport will be offering a pilgrimage on November 8-10 in conjunction with Magnificat Day.  We will visit four Shrines in the Philadelphia area and attend Magnificat Day.  The speakers at Magnificat Day will be Father Robert Barron and Father Peter John Cameron, OP.  See the attached flyer to share with parishioners, family, and friends. Contact Gina Donnarummo at gdonnarummo@diobpt.org / 203-416-1446 for more information and the registration form.

·      AN AFTERNOON OF PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE AND INTERCESSION:  Saturday, October 12, 2013:  1-4pm, Our Lady Star of the Sea, 1200 Shippan Ave., Stamford, CT.  The hidden wounds of abortion affect each of us.  Whether it be one’s neighbor, co-worker, friend, relative, maybe oneself…as a community we have all been touched.  Join us as we observe an afternoon of remembrance and intercession to heal.  We will gather to pray and intercede on behalf of those who have been touched by abortion, seeking forgiveness and healing in God’s merciful love.  The day will include Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Sponsored by the Diocese of Bridgeport - Respect Life Ministry.  For further information call Maureen Ciardiello, Director of Respect Life Ministry at 203-416-1445 or email respectlife@diobpt.org

·      Encountering the Word Made Flesh, A Retreat for Lay Ministers.  Join Father Peter Lynch at Saint Ann Church, 481 Brewster Street, Bridgeport for a one-day retreat designed to enrich your ministry and deepen your relationship with Jesus, the Word Made Flesh.  Retreats are offered from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on 9/14/13, 11/16/13, 3/8/14, 5/10/14 for $45 and include lunch, the opportunity for Confession and Mass.  Visit www.StAnnBlackRock.com for more information or call the Parish Office at (203) 368-1607.

·      "Take a Walk in Their Shoes" and join the Morning Glory Walkathon to benefit the Morning Glory Breakfast Program in its fight against hunger in the Danbury area Saturday, October 5th. See the attached flyer for all the details or contact Marlene at: 203-746-1142 or marlenedrygas@charter.net.

·      Living Rosary for October 19^th at St. Margaret Shrine in Bridgeport. See the website for more information: http://prolifelivingrosary.wordpress.com/

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Discernment Retreat

Clearly one of the dynamic groups of women religious in Connecticut are the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They're having a vocation discernment retreat in early October. Pass the info onto some women. 

The Apostles are women of prayer and community. They seek the face of Christ revealed in the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They're involved in corporal and spiritual works of mercy in the USA and internationally. In CT, the Sisters work in parishes, offices in (Arch) dioceses of Hartford and Bridgeport, the immigrants in New Haven, working with seniors, and running elementary and secondary schools. Invite....

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Discernment Retreat with the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Oct 4 - 6 ; Mount Sacred Heart, Hamden.

Single Catholic Women ages 18 to 30: Is God calling you to be an Apostle? Join us for a weekend of prayer and openness to God's plan for your life. This retreat includes presentations on discernment and the Apostle charism, Mass, Eucharistic adoration, Rosary, praying the Liturgy of the Hours with the community, silent reflection, and an opportunity to get to know the Apostles as women of love, service, and reparation.

Contact Sister Colleen Therese Smith for more info: vocations@ascjus.org 203-988-4742

www.ascjus.org

I have also attached a flyer.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @ASCJvocations

Walk securely and generously along the road indicated for you, keeping yourself strongly attached to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

~Clelia Merloni, Foundress

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Dear Friends of the Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference,

Pope Francis has challenged us to rethink our relationship with the Lord. As he said recently at World Youth Day:

"God always surprises us, like the new wine in the Gospel we have just heard. God always saves the best for us. But he asks us to let ourselves be surprised by his love, to accept his surprises. Let us trust God! Cut off from him, the wine of joy, the wine of hope, runs out. If we draw near to him, if we stay with him, what seems to be cold water, difficulty, sin; is changed into the new wine of friendship with him." (Homily of  Pope Francis July  24, 2013)

Are you ready to be surprised by God? Are you ready to be challenged and inspired, to be moved and excited, to be given a charge to change the world and the tools to fulfill that charge?

If so, join us at this year's Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference on October 26, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Goodwin College, 1 Riverside Drive, East Hartford, CT 06118.

Go to https://www.ctcatholicmen.org/ticket.aspx and purchase your tickets.

Attached is a flyer.

Be another St. Francis! Rebuild our Church!

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Holy Family Retreat Center, Women’s Weekend Retreat

Friday-Sunday, Oct 4-6, Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; Women’s Weekend Retreat, Nothing Less than Everything. Experience a dynamic weekend retreat which explores the meaning and the potential of love to transform our lives. Love is our source and our destination. Christ gave us nothing less than complete love on the cross, and we, in turn, are called to love one another. The retreat includes dynamic teaching, home-cooked meals, inspirational liturgies, original music, free time to rest and walk the labyrinth, workshops, and healing arts therapies (additional cost). Begins with dinner from6-8 p.m. on Friday evening and concludes with Sunday brunch at noon. $295, more if you can; less if you can’t. 860-760-9705. www.holyfamilyretreat.org

Holy Family Retreat Center, Youth Sunday Retreat

Sunday, Oct 6, 2-6 p.m. Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; Youth SundayRetreat. Confirmation classes and other high school youth are invited to experience the tranquility of this holy place through a variety of experiences.  The theme for the Sundayevening retreats incorporates Holy Family's retreat theme for the season.  Included are a catechetical component, prayer experience, cooperation activity, a beautiful Reconciliation service with the help of Holy Family's very talented musicians, and a delicious dinner provided by executive chef Joe Ethier.  $40. 860-760-9712. www.holyfamilyretreat.org

Holy Family Retreat Center, What's in Your Bag? Tools for the Trade:  An Evening Workshop for Parish Catechists

Tuesday, Oct 8, 6-9 p.m. Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; What's in Your Bag? Tools for the Trade:  An Evening Workshop for Parish Catechists, with Liza Peters and Janine Cote.  Please join us for an evening of energetic conversation and learning as we share some tools for the trade in religious education.  If you are a sacramental preparation catechist or CCD/Religious Education program catechist, this program is for you.  We will share our best practices with each other and also share some of the tribulations we have experienced over the years.  We will additionally provide you with some resources to reinvigorate your lessons.  Program includes dinner, presentation, and discussion.  $40.860-760-9712. www.holyfamilyretreat.org

Holy Family Retreat Center, The Journey from a Sacrificial to a Sacramental Relationship with God

Wednesday, Oct 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; Day or Evening of Reflection:  With What Shall I Come Before the Lord? The Journey from a Sacrificial to a Sacramental Relationship with God, with Bill Walsh. We will talk about the meaning of the Temple system, and how Jesus was moving humanity away from a sacrificial way of life towards a sacramental relationship with God. We will look at ways in which we still struggle with the sacrificial way of life today, and what it means to be in a sacramental relationship with God.  $40, includes lunch or dinner. 860-760-9705. www.holyfamilyretreat.org

Holy Family Retreat Center, Youth Sunday Retreat

Sunday, Oct 20, 2-6 p.m. Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; Youth SundayRetreat. Confirmation classes and other high school youth are invited to experience the tranquility of this holy place through a variety of experiences.  The theme for the Sundayevening retreats incorporates Holy Family's retreat theme for the season.  Included are a catechetical component, prayer experience, cooperation activity, a beautiful Reconciliation service with the help of Holy Family's very talented musicians, and a delicious dinner provided by executive chef Joe Ethier.  $40. 860-760-9712. www.holyfamilyretreat.org

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UPDATE!
Additional events outside Connecticut...

Blessed Karl of Austria Events in the Northeast -- October 2013

All Masses are Traditional Latin Masses unless otherwise indicated.

 

Thursday, 17 October, 5:30 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church,

Newton, MA

Friday, 18 October, 6:30 PM

Pontifical Mass, Holy Name of Jesus Church,

Providence, RI

Saturday, 19 October, 11:00 AM

Pontifical Mass, Holy Name of Jesus Church,

Providence, RI

Sunday, 20 October, 2:00 PM

Pontifical Mass, Dinner & Conference, St. Titus Church,

Aliquippa, PA

Monday, 21 October, 7:30 PM (Feast Day of Blessed Karl of Austria)

Pontifical Mass & Reception, St. Mary Mother of God Church,

Washington, DC

Tuesday, 22 October, 6:00 PM

Mass, Reception & Conference, John Paul II Shrine,

Washington, DC

Wednesday, 23 October, 7:00 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Mater Ecclesiae Church,

Berlin, NJ

Friday, 25 October, 8:00 AM

Pontifical Mass, Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,

Elysburg, PA

Saturday, 26 October, 5:30 PM

Novus Ordo (in Portuguese), Our Lady of Fatima Church,

Elizabeth, NJ

Sunday, 27 October, 11:00 AM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, St. Anthony of Padua Oratory,

West Orange, NJ

Monday, 28 October, 6:00 PM

Pontifical Mass & Conference, Church of the Holy Innocents,

Manhattan, NY

 

Celebrant of Pontifical Masses:

His Excellency, Don Teodoro de Faria
Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal

 

Conference Speaker:

Ricardo Dumont dos Santos

Portugal Delegate of the Emperor Karl League of Prayers

 

These Masses and conferences were arranged and coordinated by the following Traditional Knights of Columbus councils:

Regina Coeli Council 423, Manhattan, NY

Potomac Council 433, Washington, DC

Woodlawn Council 2161, Aliquippa, PA

Agnus Dei Council 12361, Manhattan, NY

Mater Ecclesiae Council 12833, Berlin, NJ

 

Grateful acknowledgement to Syversen Touring for arranging air travel.

 

Additional support provided by:

The Paulus Institute for the Propagation of Sacred Liturgy

The Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community, Inc. (PLMC)

 

For additional information on Bl. Karl, please visit

the Emperor Karl League of Prayers website.

 

 

 

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Background info on speakers:

 
His Excellency, Don Teodoro de Faria

Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, author of a new book about Blessed Karl.  As Bishop of the diocese in which Blessed Karl died in 1922, Bishop de Faria has long been active in his cause for sainthood, and it was he who formally presented to the Holy Father the petition to beatify Emperor Karl at the beatification ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square on 3 October 2004. A native of Madeira, Bishop de Faria was ordained in 1956 at the age of 26, consecrated bishop of Funchal in 1982, and since his retirement in 2007, has been working on his book about Blessed Karl, which he will discuss during his remarks.

 

Ricardo Dumont dos Santos

Portugal Delegate of the Emperor Karl League of Prayers.   Mr. Dumont dos Santos is the honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Portuguese island of Madeira.   His family's connection to Blessed Karl encompasses three generations. His father, Dr. Alfredo Dumont Machado dos Santos, was leader of the Emperor Karl Prayer League in Portugal until his death in 1989.  His paternal grandfather was one of the doctors called for consultation during the final illness of Emperor Karl, and it was he who signed his death certificate.

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If you have any questions please contact the event DIRECTLY - I am just passing along the information.

In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner