A church of accommodation to the world soon becomes a church of irrelevance to the supernatural lives of the people. It abandons the city of God for the city of man. The Protestant reformation has proven that lesson all too well.
The Kyiv Independent Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will not let Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico use their airspace to travel to Moscow for Russia's Victory Day celebrations in May, officials said. "Lithuania and Latvia have already announced that they will not allow us to fly through their territories during the flight to Moscow," Fico said in an address on April 18. "Why? Member states of the European Union do not allow the Prime Minister of another member state of the European Union to fly to these territories," the leader said, criticizing the decision. On April 19, Estonia confirmed it will also refuse access. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Tallinn would not permit the use of its airspace for flights to Moscow for the May 9 parade, which he described as an event "aimed at glorifying the aggressor." Tsahkna said that no country should be allowed to use Estonian airspace to strengthen ties with Russia while it continues its war against Ukraine and violates international law. …More
15yr old girl refuses to play basketball against 18-year-old man in Washington state. The 15yr old girl is charged with bullying, harassment, intimidation and “misgendering” him.
Acts 7:51–8:1a Stephen said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Stephen is in communion with God, and his last words proclaim that God, the Lord Jesus, is always with him. John 6:30–35 “My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.” Grace, the love of God, is from God and is expressed in the Eucharist. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
“I am your God who was crucified on the cross; true God and true man in one person who is present everyday in the hands of the priest. When you pray any prayer to me, always end your prayer with the intention that my will always shall be done and not yours. For when you pray for the already condemned, I do not hear you. Sometimes you also pray for some things that are against your own welfare and that is why it is necessary for you to entrust your will to me, for I know all things and do not provide you with anything but what is beneficial. Many pray without the right intention and that is why they do not deserve to be heard."
[Saint Bridget of Sweden/ Heliga Birgitta; XIV Century AD: aged 69-70; Uppland, Sweden/Rome, Papal States; Widow, Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Founder; Patroness of Europe] The words of Christ to his bride about the method and the veneration she should maintain in prayer, and about the three kinds of people who serve God in this world. Chapter 14 “I am your God who was crucified on the cross; true God and true man in one person who is present everyday in the hands of the priest. When you pray any prayer to me, always end your prayer with the intention that my will always shall be done and not yours. For when you pray for the already condemned, I do not hear you. Sometimes you also pray for some things that are against your own welfare and that is why it is necessary for you to entrust your will to me, for I know all things and do not provide you with anything but what is beneficial. Many pray without the right intention and that is why they do not deserve to be heard. There are three kinds …More
How the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Started nytimes.com/…04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shad… The Supreme Court long relied on careful, time-tested procedures to issue decisions. But secret memos by the justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how the court decided to bypass those procedures and create its modern “shadow docket,” a rushed new way of doing business. Our reporter Jodi Kantor explains what these documents reveal about the court. Video by Jodi Kantor, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, June Kim and Luke Piotrowski/The New York Times Video by Jodi Kantor, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, June Kim and Luke Piotrowski/The New York Times Read the story here: nyti.ms/4sLTqxF Subscribe: The New York Times More from The New York Times Video: Featured Videos ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the …More
The Shadow Papers nytimes.com/…s/supreme-court-shadow-docket-papers… A Breakdown of Five Days of Secret Supreme Court Memos The New York Times obtained a trove of documents illuminating the inner workings of the court as it embraced a secretive track for making major decisions. Over five days in the winter of 2016, the justices of the Supreme Court exchanged an extraordinary series of confidential memos about how the court should address an ambitious climate change initiative from President Barack Obama. The debate yielded an order halting the program by a 5-to-4 vote — without any explanation. Legal scholars have called the episode the birth of the modern shadow docket, in which the court has used truncated procedures cloaked in secrecy to block or allow major presidential initiatives in terse rulings. Ordinarily, justices’ confidential papers are not disclosed until after their deaths, meaning the public might not learn what happened, and why, for decades. The Inside Story Behind …More
The Hormuz Letter - BREAKING: The IRGC Navy is publicly calling Iran’s Foreign Minister A... BREAKING: The IRGC Navy is publicly calling Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi an "idiot" on international maritime Channel 16, broadcasting that the Strait of Hormuz "is still closed" and "we will open it by the order of our leader Imam Khamenei, not by the tweets of some idiot." x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2045533058946720162/vid…
A message from Ireland that perfectly explains what is happening... “What’s happening in Ireland is happening in Canada, Australia and Europe. This is AGENDA 2030. This started with ‘Covid’. They want to DEPOPULATE THE WORLD AND THEY’RE DOING IT A message from Ireland that perfectly explains …
During Mass, a priest asks the Lord to “take Donald Trump” during a prayer. The entire congregation starts laughing. “We pray for peace. We pray for Donald Trump, the Lord will take him.”
Novus Ordo: This is Fr. Christopher Ginnelly, parish priest for the Church of the Holy Family in Ballycroy, praying for the death of Donald Trump. The audience starts laughing.
If they clapped in support that would be the decider. Sometimes people laugh in shock at statements they are not comfortable with. It’s a very common reaction in Ireland. The priest is a scandal to the priesthood and I would imagine not a few of his congregation know it.
John Prevost discussed in an April 17 interview with 'EWTN News In Depth' his life as the pope’s brother. Main points. Loss of privacy: “I used to be able to leave the front door open. Now I’m hesitant because you don’t know who’s going to come to the door.” Ordinary childhood: “Probably like anyone else’s—it was a mom and dad, three boys, school, homework, play, and repeat. It was just a normal life.” Childhood memory: “One time we were building a shed in the backyard and Rob fell through the roof. It was just part of the wood was rotted, because we were using old doors from the house for the roof.” Leo XIV’s early vocation: “We always knew that he wanted to be a priest. From a very young age, that was just always there.” A “prophecy”: “When he was maybe in first or second grade, one of the moms across the street said, ‘You know, he’s going to be the first American Pope.’ We just kind of heard it and moved on.” Still just brothers: “People say, ‘Who says no to the Pope?’ I …More
Cardinal Bernardin Chicago Catholic were dad in all this and mommy boy not in a good way. Seminaries in America hot bed of homos I know a Priest he promoted to Bishop in Canada is a raging homosexual
This is INSANE!! This guy defended his girlfriend from a Somali who was trying to sexually assault her. The Somali stabbed him, and he tried to defend himself, ending up in the hospital. Scottish justice pursued him with assault charges and convicted him, ruining his criminal record, while the Somali was free and didn’t even show up.
“The multiplication of the loaves and fishes occurred during the sharing; that is the miracle,” said Pope Leo XIV in his homily at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on 17 April, which was attended by around 120,000 people. He continued: ‘There is bread for everyone if it is given to everyone. There is bread for everyone if it is taken not with a snatching hand, but with a giving hand.” Common heresy in the Francis era Here, Leo XIV reflects an idea that Pope Francis has returned to several times: that the multiplication of the loaves is not about a supernatural increase in food, but a transformation of human hearts that leads to sharing. During the Angelus on 26 July 2015, Francis said that 'the miracle does not consist in the multiplication itself, but in the sharing'. At the Angelus on 29 July 2018, and in various weekday homilies at Santa Marta, Francis reiterated that the true sign is not a miracle, but a change in attitude; the crowd learns to share. On 25 July 2021, Francis …More