"Washington did not destroy the Venezuelan state because it needed more oil; it did so because it is preparing for a possible war with China. ... The theory of “oil imperialism” does not stand up to a simple review of the facts. The United States is no longer the energy-hungry giant it was in the late 20th century. Texas alone now accounts for around 43 percent of total US crude oil production. ... Over the past two decades, while Washington was bogged down in the Middle East, the People's Republic of China has quietly and systematically built up political influence in the Western Hemisphere. ... In 2024, trade between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) reached a volume of US$551 billion (£400 billion). It is particularly noteworthy that since 2005, Venezuela has accounted for around 44 percent of total Chinese development financing in the region. ... This strategic unrest is inextricably linked to the future of Taiwan. American military planners know …More
On 6 January, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held discussions with Cardinal Pietro Parolin regarding humanitarian challenges, particularly in Venezuela, as well as global peace and religious freedom. The two parties reaffirmed their commitment to cooperating with each other. The Holy See issued no statement.
07.01.2025 CARDINALS AT THE CONSISTORY CAN NO MORE BE ‘OPEN MINDED’ SINCE THE THEOLOGY IS NO MORE THERE IN VATICAN COUNCIL II Catholics can no more be told to be ‘open minded’ since the theology is no more there in Vatican Council II for liberalism. The Council is exclusivist on salvation and with Ad Gentes 7 it is aligned with the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and the ecclesiology of the Roman Missal. So there is no room for liberalism any more. We cannot still pretend that invisible and implicit cases of the baptism of desire (LG 14) are explicit examples of salvation outside the Church in 1965-2025.So the dogma extra ecclesium nulla salus is obsolete. No. It is liberalism based on the irrational interpretation of Vatican Council II- confusing what is implicit as being explicit-which is obsolete. The new theology based upon this confusion, as held by the cardinals at the Consistory this month, is obsolete. The Consistory cannot be open to the LGBT agenda, since the liberal …More
CATECHISM OF PERSEVERANCE : AN HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL,MORAL, AND LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION. Translated from the French of Mgr Gaume by REV. F. B. JAMISON - COURSE FIRST - CHAPTER 25 - The Messiah promised and prefigured-Third and fourth promises-Sixth figure of the Messiah-Jacob . (A.C. 1739.)...to download, to print, to share !
Introduction In December, we reported that Bishop Hicks’ diocesan chancellor, Robert Salvato, was ‘married’ to another man. Salvato was appointed Chancellor by Hicks in 2021. As Chancellor, Salvato was responsible for advising Hicks on issues related to canon law and recording ecclesiastical acts, decrees and dispensations issued by the bishop. As if the diocesan Chancellor getting ‘married’ to his boyfriend was not enough of a scandal, we now have reports that Fr. Richard Smith, the Vicar General for the diocese of Joliet, attended the ‘ceremony.’ An eyewitness has told us that Smith was definitely in attendance. Additionally, two other sources positively identified Smith as the man featured in the above photo from the ‘wedding’ (additional photos of the event available here). We contacted Fr. Smith on December 28, 2025 asking him to comment on these allegations but have not received a response. This is an especially explosive allegation because, as Vicar General, Smith is …
Raclette in Belgian Church: On 13 December 2025, a “giant raclette” dinner was held inside the church of Sainte-Julienne in Verviers, Belgium. The event was organized by the local scout group, with tables and a festive meal set up in the nave. On 17 December, an open letter was published by Yves Willemaers, former president and secretary of the church council of Sainte-Julienne. Addressed to Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville of Liège, the letter denounced the event as a misuse of a consecrated church. The author invoked Catholic doctrine and canon law, arguing that holding a secular meal inside a church constituted a profanation. The open letter circulated online and sparked discussion, yet no public response came from the bishop or anyone else.
"4, 5. And you have left your first love: remember whence you have fallen. He who falls, falls from a height: therefore He said whence: because, even to the very last, works of love must be practised; and this is the principal commandment. Finally, unless this is done, He threatened to remove their candlestick out of its place, that is, to disperse the congregation."
[Saint Victorinus – III-IV Century AD; Roman Greece/Pettau, Roman Greece; Spiritual Writer; Martyr under Diocletian] “From the Second Chapter 2. I know your works, and your labour, and your patience. In the first epistle He speaks thus: I know that you suffer and work, I see that you are patient; think not that I am staying long from you. And that you can not bear them that are evil, and who say that they are Jews and are not, and you have found them liars, and you have patience for My name's sake. All these things tend to praise, and that no small praise; and it behooves such men, and such a class, and such elected persons, by all means to be admonished, that they may not be defrauded of such privileges granted to them of God. These few things He said that He had against them. 4, 5. And you have left your first love: remember whence you have fallen. He who falls, falls from a height: therefore He said whence: because, even to the very last, works of love must be practised; and this is …More
On December 6, 2025, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement about the 62 Vatican artifacts returned to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Here's what the bishops said: (Montreal) – In celebration of the Jubilee of Hope declared by Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV gifted 62 cultural artifacts that had been part of the Vatican Museums’ Anima Mundi collection to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, for immediate transfer to Indigenous communities in Canada. Among the items is a rare, century-old kayak from the Western Arctic and other artifacts of cultural significance to Inuit, First Nations and Métis communities. Leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Métis National Council were in Montreal to receive the gifts when they arrived in Canada. Local First Nations leadership held ceremony to welcome the sacred items and First Nations bundles back to Canada. Elders and Residential School Survivors have …
— “My mom is living her life all wrong. I really want to help her…” — “Help her how, exactly?” — “Teach her how to live the right way.” — “And you?” — “What about me?” — “Are you living the right way?” — “Why are we talking about me? I’m talking about my mom!” That’s how this story began—an ordinary one, yet deeply revealing. Sitting across from me was a young, beautiful woman in a bright dress, wrists full of shiny bracelets. Confident. Modern. Put together. Her mother, she said, lived “the wrong way.” Because despite having an apartment and even a voucher for a wellness resort, she stubbornly refused to relax. Instead, she wanted her garden, her vegetable beds, her potatoes. “I’ve told her a hundred times—just buy the potatoes, I’ll pay!” the daughter complained. “All she and her friends talk about are their grandkids.” “And what do you think they should be talking about?” I asked. “Spiritual growth,” she said without hesitation. “And you?” I smiled. “Me again?” …More
Because she understood: everything she has today grew out of those garden beds. “But you’re only talking about material things,” she objected softly. “There’s also spirituality, trust, love…” “It’s easy to talk about spirituality when your fridge is full,” I replied. “It’s much harder when it’s empty. Your mother gave you everything she could. And it worked—you now have choices. How to live. What to believe in. And now—it’s your turn.”
Dark field microscopy live blood analysis indicates that hydrogels and nanotechnologies may be present in the blood of the vaccinated, as well as present in the blood of the unvaccinated due to shedding or transmission of this technology.
An anonymous song composed for the King of France Louis VII and his crossed knights for the outbreak of the Second Crusade in 1145, following the capture of the County of Edessa (present day in Turkey) in 1144 by the Muslim Zengids.
1 John 4:11-18 “God so loved us. (…) God remains in us” “God loves us.” Every meditation must begin with: “God loves us,” lead to, and conclude with: “God loves us.” Otherwise, where does the meditation come from and lead to? God is Love, God is in us. Mark 6:45-52 Jesus said, “Take courage, It is I, Do not be afraid!” Fear is a distancing from trust in God, a distancing from God’s love. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.