thebusinessmagnets Japanese ice cream company Akagi Nyugyo raised the price of its popular GariGari-kun bars from 60 yen to 70 yen, about 9 cents, for the first time in 25 years. To announce this, the company aired a televised commercial featuring executives and staff bowing in apology. This unusual public apology reflects Japanese business culture, where maintaining trust and showing humility to customers is highly valued. The commercial went viral, showing how even a small price increase can become a major social event when combined with cultural expectations and media coverage.
Cardinal Martini supported homosexual acts: Alfonso Signorini, 61, an Italian television host and former teacher in a Jesuit school, recounted on Che Tempo Che Fa on November 30 that his first disclosure of “being homosexual” was made to Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (+2012), then Archbishop of Milan. Martini visited the school monthly where Signorini taught to deliver a lectio magistralis. Signorini wrote requesting a private meeting and, once received, told the cardinal he was homosexual. Martini listened in silence and then replied: “Does it matter? When we go to Heaven, the Lord will only ask how much we have loved.”
Alfonso Signorini, ospite a Che Tempo Che Fa, racconta il suo coming out legato al rapporto con il Cardinal Martini. In quegli anni insegnava dai gesuiti e viveva un forte conflitto interiore. Trovò il coraggio di scrivere a Martini e incontrarlo: fu lì che fece per la prima volta coming out. Dopo un lungo silenzio di dieci secondi, il Cardinale gli disse semplicemente: «E che importa? Quando andremo in cielo, il Signore ci chiederà solo quanto abbiamo amato». Un momento che per Signorini dimostra quanto Martini fosse realmente accogliente.
White Fathers: Mission, Dialogue, and Presence in Jerusalem Fr. Giuseppe Gaffurini and Fr. Frans Bouwen tell the story of a congregation that unites faith, mission, and dialogue. From their arrival in Jerusalem to their current presence, the White Fathers continue to demonstrate their commitment, hospitality, and connection with the local community. cmc
Sister Lucia's Doctor Shares her Moving Conversion Testimony “I was her physical doctor, but she was my spiritual doctor”; this is how Dr. Branca Pereira Acevedo describes her deep and intimate relationship with Sister Lucia dos Santos, the visionary of Our Lady of Fatima whom she cared for during the last 15 years of her life.
Médico de Sor Lucía comparte su conmovedor testimonio de conversión “Yo fui su médico del cuerpo, pero ella fue mi médico espiritual”; así describe la doctora Branca Pereira Acevedo su profunda e íntima relación con Sor Lucia dos Santos, vidente de la Virgen de Fátima a quien atendió durante los últimos 15 años de su vida. hmtv
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'Montaigne died in 1592 at the age of 59, at the Château de Montaigne, from a peritonsillar abscess. In his case, the disease "brought about paralysis of the tongue",[39] especially difficult for a person who once said that "the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice."[40] Remaining in possession of all his other faculties, he requested a Mass, and he died during the celebration of that Mass.'
Saint Barbara of Nicomedia - December 4 That's don Reto Nay, cofounder of GTV! Virgin and Martyr (3rd century) St. Barbara's pagan father Dioscorus confined her in a tower and goaded her to renounce Jesus. In that forced solitude, she prayed and studied. She also received formation and baptism. When St. Barbara's activities were uncovered, Dioscorus was enraged. He denounced St. Barbara before a civil tribunal. As punishment, she was tortured and beheaded. Martyrologies state that Dioscorus was St. Barbara's executioner. Some also state that he was killed by a lightning bolt. St. Barbara's prayers likely resulted in conversions and miracles through her intercession. Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894]
youtube.com/watch?v=HuLORIyEet4 Gather Us In · Marty Haugen Here in this place new light is streaming Now is the darkness vanished away See in this space our fears and our dreamings Brought here to you in the light of this day Gather us in, the lost and forsaken Gather us in, the blind and the lame Call to us now and we shall awaken We shall arise at the sound of our name We are the young, our lives are a mystery We are the old who yearn for your face We have been sung throughout all of history Called to be light to the whole human race Gather us in, the rich and the haughty Gather us in, the proud and the strong Give us a heart so meek and so lowly Give us the courage to enter the song Here we will take the wine and the water Here we will take the bread of new birth Here you shall call your sons and your daughters Call us anew to be salt for the earth Give us to drink the wine of compassion Give us to eat the bread that is you Nourish us well and teach us to fashion Lives that are holy …More
Barbe Memorial 4 December formerly 16 December limited to local calendars in 1969 Profile A beautiful maiden imprisoned in a high tower by her father Dioscorus for disobedience. While there, she was tutored by philosphers, orators and poets. From them she learned to think, and decided that polytheism was nonsense. With the help of Origen and Valentinian, she converted to Christianity. Her father denounced her to the local authorities for her faith, and they ordered him to kill her. She escaped, but he caught her, dragged her home by her hair, tortured her, and killed her. He was immediately struck by lightning, or according to some sources, fire from heaven. Her imprisonment led to her association with towers, then the construction and maintenance of them, then to their military uses. The lightning that avenged her murder led to asking her protection against fire and lightning, and her patronage of firefighters, etc. Her association with things military and …More
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The Nation of Islam here in the States has published a three volume series on a certain topic surrounding slavery in the America's. Malcom X was a principled man who resisted the US Government tyranny and was murdered for it. Anti-semitism is one of the "errors of Russia's," "tricks" to control the fake opposition, primarily the "christian nationalist" movement.
A parliamentary inquiry is now targeting France Télévisions and Radio France, the French public broadcasting and radio services. The aim is to determine whether there have been any breaches in financial management or in the ideological orientation of their programmes. The initial findings of the inquiry are damning for the executive teams—but the mainstream media, seemingly uninterested in doing their job, are currently maintaining a cautious silence in the face of these conclusions. A commission has been officially appointed to investigate “the neutrality, functioning, and financing of public broadcasting.” It was created on October 28th at the request of deputies from the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR), allies of the Rassemblement National (RN). Composed of 30 deputies from across the political spectrum, it began its work in November and has six months to submit its conclusions. The UDR’s request is a response to the commission of inquiry that was requested in early 2025…
'The fourth torment that they have is the fire. This fire burns and does not consume, for the being of the soul cannot be consumed, because it is not a material thing that fire can consume. But I, by Divine justice, have permitted the fire to burn them with torments, so that it torments them, without consuming them, with the greatest pains in diverse ways according to the diversity of their sins, to some more, and to some less, according to the gravity of their fault.'
[Saint Catherine of Siena /Caterina di Benincasa/; XIV-XV Century AD; Siena, Republic of Siena/Rome, Papal States; aged 33; Spiritual Writer; Mystic; Virgin; Doctor of the Church] “Of the four principal torments of the damned, from which follow all the others ; and particularly of the foulness of the Devil. " My daughter, the tongue is not sufficient to narrate the pain of these poor souls. As there are three principal vices, namely : self - love, whence proceeds the second, that is love of reputation, whence proceeds the third, that is pride, with injustice and cruelty, and with other filthiness and iniquitous sins, that follow upon these. So I say to thee, that in Hell, the souls have four principal torments, out of which proceed all the other torments. The first is, that they see themselves deprived of the vision of Me, which is such pain to them, that, were it possible, they would rather choose the fire, and the tortures and torments, and to see Me, than to be without the torments …More
The chapel at Rome’s Termini Station was closed in early December 2025 after a reportedly intoxicated man was seen urinating on the altar, according to EtruriaNews. Authorities suspended access following the sacrilegious act, leaving commuters, workers, and vulnerable people without a small spiritual refuge. No public information indicates that anyone has been arrested.
La cappella della stazione ferroviaria Termini di Roma, la più trafficata d'Italia, è stata chiusa dopo che un uomo in stato di ebbrezza ha profanato l'altare.