Monthly Archives: April 2020

Patrick Coffin Show, Videos

#178: The Trial of Roger Stone—Roger Stone

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#178: The Trial of Roger Stone—Roger Stone

Most people flee from labels like “dirty trickster,” “buffoon,” and “prince of darkness. Presidential advisor and author Roger Stone revels in it. Splashes around in it so as to defuse its sting. Most of what you think you know about him is written by his enemies.

As this interview was conducted, Stone was facing a 40-month jail term for seven counts handed down by a twice-Obama appointed judge and a hopelessly biased jury. Time will tell whether he gets a presidential pardon.

In this episode you will learn

  • The precise content of the judgment of perjury to Congress, and why it had nothing material to do with the Wikileaks legal dispute
  • What it’s like to have your home raided at dawn by 29 FBI agents armed to the hilt, a K9 crew, and circling low helicopter—plus the presence of a CNN news truck on a blocked-off street
  • Stone’s remote Catholic past, his prayer with and by Rev. Franklin Graham, and his reconnecting with the Catholic faith of his childhood
  • How his trial and rock-bottom experience became an opening for the grace of God
  • Why exactly he never got even close to receiving a fair trial
  • His attitude on the eve, barring a pardon, of entering federal prison and the age of 67 in a time of pandemic lockdown—by all accounts a death sentence

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The Truth About the SSPX

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The Truth About the SSPX

In this commentary, I shed some light on the backstory of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and analyze their claim to being fully Catholic already.

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  • Their thin-skinned reactionary followers, their recalcitrance in the face of legitimate Catholic authority, and their zealous modus operandi, are oddly similar to the Medjugorje Movement.
  •  The SSPC is manifestly not in full communion with the Catholic Church.
  • The recent bombshell exposé on SSPX cover-ups of sexual crimes by Christine Niles at Church Militant has put a silver dagger in the heart of the group’s proud assertion that they kept pure and uncorrupted by the scandal-ridden “Conciliar Church.”
  • SSPX is a gateway drug to sedevacantism
  • Let’s pray for all victims of sexual abuse
  • Far-Right groups reflect High Church Protestantism

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Decide for yourself where the truth lies.

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#177: Banned From the Sacraments—Philip Lawler

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#177: Banned From the Sacraments—Philip Lawler

Phil Lawler has the long view of things. A professional journalist and editor for over 30 years, he has a broad sense of perspective. The CCP virus lockdown has introduced a serious threat to Catholic life insofar as the Council of Trent defined that the Sacraments are necessary for salvation, and that canon law (c 213 and elsewhere).

While Baptists ministers are getting arrested and fined (and refusing to pay), and they don’t have the Real Presence and no eucharistic Lord to adore, how come the bishops as a whole seem adamant in backing the secular refusal to see religious services as essential? Why are creative workarounds—which respect medical distancing protocols—of no apparent interest to our bishops?

In this episode you will learn

  • Which are the questions that first need answering and why
  • Why this sacramental lockdown is a violation of the rights of the faithful
  • How the CCP virus has become a kind of celebrity in itself
  • How lay Catholics can step into the breach of confusion
  • The mixed signals sent by Pope Francis regarding the very church shut-down he endorsed, and what they might mean
  • The gross inequality of what is considered “essential” in our fear-laden, faith-lessened society

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The Truth About Modernism

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The Truth About Modernism

For Catholics, the heresy of Modernism has tentacles that have insinuated themselves in the life and thinking of the Church for over 100 years.

Some things Modernists say:

  • The truths of the Bible are not immutable because the Bible is dependent on the culture in which it was written
  • The Bible is inerrant only in its spiritual meanings, like the Parables
  • The great world religions are like spokes in a wheel. The hub of the wheel at the center is like God so the closer the spokes are to the source does more similar they are and the further away they are from the source the more they seem to be different.
  • Jesus is A way to Salvation — you could say he’s the privilege route, but not THE Way — since even atheists can be saved without coming to a knowledge of the savior
  • The only reason women can’t be ordained to the priesthood is because of patriarchy
  • It’s more important to be guided by the Holy Spirit as opposed to having some institutional Church telling you how to live.
  • God’s existence can only be known through faith not through natural reason
  • Like species in creation, Catholic dogmas can and do evolve over time
  • Adam and Eve were not two literally human beings, but literary Myths, written by primitive authors to tell the story of the beginnings of the Human family

 If so, then you have some familiarity with modernism.

Modernism with a capital m was a kind of loose movement that began in the late 19th century and early 20th century mainly in Europe among Catholic theologians some of whom were priests.

Some of the more famous modernist leaders were Fr. Alfred Loisy, Fr. George Tyrrell, SJ, Baron Friedrich von Hügel, and Maurice Blondel, to name a few.

All of the first generation modernists were professors and writers and their ideas began to gain Traction in seminaries and the formation of priests.

There was a kind of a trickle-down effect of modernism to out the world of religion textbooks, spiritual direction advice, and approaches to catechesis and evangelization.

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Modernism is an idea virus.

And our minds were made to grasp and live by the truth, not be subject to infection by a virus.

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Why English is Not Sexist

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Why English Is Not Sexist

How many times have you been told that English is sexist because it uses the masculine pronoun “he” or the generic noun “man” to mean both males and females?

In this video, I’m going to show you exactly why the English language is not sexist, does not exclude anyone, why the attack on it is illogical, and why it should be should not be bowdlerized to accommodate feminist ideology.

When I was a brain-dead liberal, I bought into the presupposition that some intangible harm came to women—somehow—because of the use of the masculine pronoun for the human race.

It never really occurred to me or my fellow travelers to accept that the onus was on us to prove that some real-world harm or insult was being leveled at females because of the structure of English.

The problem is, it’s extremely difficult to prove that no harm is done, just like it’s extremely difficult to prove that you’re not a racist or a sexist or a homophobe or an islamophobe or a xenophobe.

But in SJW culture, the important thing is to announce that you feel offended, not to actually prove that pronouns are the culprit.

In English, the word spelled “he”  can mean “that male” or “anyone, male or female.” The word is fluid. And the usage is ALWAYS clear from the context.

So:

… A Catholic should understand what he believes.
… Man cannot live on bread alone.… To each his own…. He who speaks does not know, he who knows does not speak.

—are all examples of the generic use of the masculine pronoun, meaning the human race. As William Safire wrote in “The New York Times,” the male embraces the female.

The idea of one word including other realities comes naturally elsewhere in English, as well: nobody gets confused if you put a fork in the dishwasher, or if you order a cup of tea at a coffee shop.

The claim that English is exclusive and somehow damages women is illogical. It’s just dicta, thrown out there, as though self-evident. Imagine a woman at a feminist university walking into a dorm room recreation room and asking a bunch of women, “You guys want to order some pizza tonight?”

Nobody would bat an eye.

In 1863, when Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg spoke about “a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” — not one of his hearers thought he meant that abolition only applied to male slaves.

If you think about it, the divisive party in the battle for linguistic sanity here is feminism, not the English language.

The whole movement divides people into the sheep who accept the feminist presupposition that English is sexist, and the goats who disagree and who speak and write in standard English, as it comes to us from Middle and Old English, and the Anglo-Frisian languages before that.

Imagine if English was structured the other way around, so that the word MAN meant only male, and WOMAN was the generic word, meaning both female and the human race.

This would still be rejected by feminists, because the complaint would say that English is very male-biased—the word woman is forced to do double-duty and carry the load of “race” and “female,” whereas males get their own special word, man.

Obviously sexist!

Also on the feminist chopping block are manholes, actress, freshman, bachelor’s degree, gentlemen’s agreement, a grandfather clause, father time, mother nature, grandfather clock, daughter cells.

For starters.

One thing I’ve noticed, though, is that feminists don’t complain that Satan is always described in the Bible as he.

Innnteresting.

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#176: Being a Success No Matter the Odds—Mike Lindell

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#176: Being a Success No Matter the Odds—Mike Lindell

It’s been a year since I interviewed CEO and founder of MyPillow on the Patrick Coffin Show. Back then, my motive was to talk about his role in producing the pro-life hit film Unplanned and to hear some more of his crack-addict to CEO story.

Little did I know how much more there was to the story. And then in late March, I saw Mike giving some remarks in the Rose Garden standing next to President Trump. I watched and listened to Mike’s plan to be part of the solution to the CCP virus lockdown: he would convert over 70% of his manufacturing operations away from pillows to USA-made cotton face masks to help make up for the shortage.

But when Mike invoked Bible reading, encouraged people to spend more time with family—and thanked God for Trump’s work—all hell broke loose and Mike Lindell was attacked by the usual leftist mob. This recent interview focused on his willingness to bring his Christian faith into his very public work.

In this episode you will learn

  • How Lindell’s 14 near-death experiences gave him an intense zest for life
  • His rock bottom losses and how they spurred his recovery
  • Why he believes his story and the formation of the Lindell Recovery Network will make the critical difference in the lives of millions of addicts unto sobriety and peace
  • How secular radio host, the late Don Imus, chided him into making sure he brought up “the baby Jesus” when sharing his backstory
  • How a down-and-out severe crack addict became the leader of the most successful direct marketing campaign in US history
  • Why he believes NO ONE is beyond help
  • Why the title of his autobiography What Are the Odds could not be more fitting

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Newman’s Greatest (Hit) Sermon

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Newman’s Greatest (Hit) Sermon

In this video, I present the final words of one of St. John Henry Cardinal Newman’s greatest homilies, “On the Mental Sufferings of Our Lord In His Passion.” Truly an astounding work of spirituality in Newman’s inimitable English elegance. The great man of letters describes as far as humanly possible the inner anguish involved in taking on every human sin in history. The result is a moving piece of Christian preaching by what many observers regard as a latter-day Doctor of the Church. Full text below.

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#175: China’s Stealth War On America—Brig. Gen (Ret) Robert Spalding

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#175: China’s Stealth War On America—Brig. Gen (Ret) Robert Spalding

A war against the United States and the West has been raging under our noses for decades.  This war is by definition covert and has many fronts: military, technological, political, and social.

The problem is so few people know it is being waged. Until now. Retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding, a China expert and former Defense Attache to China in Bejing, China, has written a jaw-dropping book that every American should read. It’s called Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elites Slept.

This is the kind of book that will keep you up nights. And yet it is full of hope and confidence that the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist Party to freedom lovers around the world will eventually be overcome, perhaps sooner than we think. Spalding’s book represents the red pill in a matrix-shaped and reinforced by decades-long propaganda.

In this episode you will learn

  • Specific examples of how the CCP expects other nations to follow the rules but do not follow them themselves—always to their advantage.
    Why the stealth war the Chinese Communist government has been waging is a bipartisan problem that transcends the endless GOP-Dem debate.
    Why Spalding’s 2018 (leaked) memo on the threats post by the CPP set off a firestorm in Washington and led to his ouster from the National Security Council.
    Why the willingness of the American consumer to buy cheap Chinese products made by labor slaves and financed by London and New York and sold to unemployed people has contributed to a massive turning a blind eye to the evils of the CCP.
    examples of the CCP tentacles extending into America on the censorship front.
    Why is it is absolutely imperative that America gets out in front to control the coming 5G wireless network platform.

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Catholic Governors vs Bishops: What’s Next?

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Catholic Governors vs Bishops: What’s Next?

Will the Catholic Bishops in the United States restore the Mass and provide greater access to the sacraments? That’s the question a lot of us are asking. Canon lawyers like Cathy Caridi and Dr. Ed Peters have weighed in with their concerns and skepticism.

Professor Janet Smith has spearheaded a lay-led effort to urge the bishops to reconsider the total ban on Church attendance and forbidding things like confession. I will be talking with her about this on Monday, April 6th at 12 noon, Pacific 3 p.m. Eastern on a live stream Hangout, simulcast on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Catholics are watching a very strange battle unfold before their very eyes.

Texas governor Greg Abbott and Florida governor Ron De Santis are both pro-life Catholics,  and both have refused to shut down churches and synagogues describing places of worship as essential services for the citizens of their state. But the bishops of both States disagree and have in some cases gotten ahead of Caesar to impose an absolute ban on even stepping foot inside a church. It is strange indeed to see the civil authorities regard Church attendance as an essential service,  and refused to close the doors of churches and synagogues…with the Church leaders themselves strongly disagreeing.  And don’t get me wrong;  no one but a professional Bishop Basher thinks that our fathers in Christ woke up one day licking their chops, and plotting how they can best keep their people away from the Lord in His Sacrament. Without a doubt, they believe they’re acting in our best interests. But this situation is even more chaotic when it comes to Catholics in Canada.

The Archdiocese of Halifax where I grew up has imposed to total ban on Church attendance. Same with Toronto. But the Bishops of Alberta disagree and you can go to church in any diocese in the province of Alberta.

Don’t believe me? We should start calling The Drudge Report The Dread Report. All of this dread bait is designed to keep you cowering in your house filled with fear and anxiety. Are you aware that the commie virus has killed far fewer people so far in 2020 compared to influenza A and B, malaria, AIDS/HIV, traffic accidents, and abortion? The antidote to fear and anxiety is faith in Jesus, the Son of God, and in his saving passion, death, and Resurrection. Add your voice in the link below.

The celebration of this Paschal mystery at Easter is coming fast.

Join the live stream Monday, April 6th, 12 noon Pacific,  3 p.m. Eastern with Professor Janet Smith. Submit your questions for Dr. Smith via the Forum.

 

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