Acts of the Apostles 8,1b-8. There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to (the) city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them. With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city. Psalms 66(65),1-3a.4-5.6-7a. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God, “How tremendous are …More
[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] Chapter 54 ~ The words of an angel to the bride about whether the spirit of her thoughts is good or bad, and about how there are two spirits, one uncreated and one created, and about their characteristics. A holy angel spoke to the bride and said: “There are two spirits, one uncreated and one created. The uncreated Spirit has three characteristics: First, he is hot; second, sweet; and third, pure. First, he gives off warmth, and his warmth does not come from created things but from himself, since he, together with the Father and the Son, is Creator of all things and Almighty. He gives off warmth when the whole soul burns for the love of God. Second, he is sweet, when nothing pleases the soul and nothing delights it but God and the recollection of his deeds. Third, he is so pure that no sin can be found in him, nor any …More
"A holy angel spoke to the bride and said: “There are two spirits, one uncreated and one created. The uncreated Spirit has three characteristics: First, he is hot; second, sweet; and third, pure. First, he gives off warmth, and his warmth does not come from created things but from himself, since he, together with the Father and the Son, is Creator of all things and Almighty. He gives off warmth when the whole soul burns for the love of God. Second, he is sweet, when nothing pleases the soul and nothing delights it but God and the recollection of his deeds. Third, he is so pure that no sin can be found in him, nor any deformity or corruption or mutability. He does not give off warmth like earthly fire, and he does not make things melt like the visible sun, but his warmth is the inner love and desire of the soul that fills the soul and engrosses her in God. He is sweet to the soul, not as a desirable wine or fleshly lust or any other worldly thing, but instead, the sweetness of this Spirit …More
The church Saint-Nicaise de Rouen in Rouen, France, will become a brasserie-restaurant with an additional museum space. The site dates back to the 7th century, when a chapel was built for the relics of Saint Nicaise. The current building was reconstructed in reinforced concrete after a fire in 1934 and reopened for worship in 1940. Due to structural deterioration, water infiltration, and lack of maintenance, the church was closed in 2006 and officially deconsecrated in 2017. The new project includes a restaurant, on-site beer production, and preservation of some architectural elements. The church’s large organ, completed in 1957 and one of the most important in Rouen, has been removed and will be relocated to another church in Paris for restoration. Local authorities cited high restoration costs as the main reason for the conversion. #newsRxmfreixrh
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This is a very great guest. Please threat. Threaten her. Matthew 7:12 All things therefore whatsoever you will that men do to you, do you also to them. For this is the Law and the Prophets. 1 Corinthians 13:3-10 And if I should distribute all my goods to be meat for the poor, and if I should deliver my body so that I burn, and have not charity, it doth profit me nothing. Charity is patient, is benign: Charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely: is not puffed up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh not evil, rejoiceth not upon iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth: suffereth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, beareth all things. Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. For in part we know, & in part we prophesy. But when that shall come that is perfect, that shall be made void that is in part.
Equatorial Guinea’s First Lady kisses Pope’s cross - Shalom World News Pope Leo XIV was received with a full ceremony at the presidential palace in Malabo, marking the final leg of his Africa tour. In a rare break from protocol, First Lady Constancia Mangue de Obiang kissed the Pope’s pectoral cross, a gesture of personal devotion. The welcome also saw a touching moment when a young boy chosen to greet the Pope became overwhelmed and began to cry. The Pope gently called him closer and offered words of encouragement.
[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] ‘How virtues are accomplished by means of our neighbour and how it is that virtues differ to such an extent in creatures.’ " I have told thee how all sins are accomplished by means of thy neighbour, through the principles which I exposed to thee, that is, because men are deprived of the affection of love, which gives light to every virtue. In the same way self-love, which destroys charity and affection towards the neighbour, is the principle and foundation of every evil. All scandals, hatred, cruelty, and every sort of trouble proceed from this perverse root of self-love, which has poisoned the entire world, and weakened the mystical body of the Holy Church, and the universal body of the believers in the Christian religion ; and, therefore, I said to thee, that it was in the neighbour, that is to say in the …More
" Wherefore, I show you that in My house are many mansions, and that I wish for no other thing than love, for in the love of Me is fulfilled and completed the love of the neighbour, and the law observed. For he, only, can be of use in his state of life, who is bound to Me with this love."
" And it cannot be otherwise, because love of Me and of her neighbour are one and the same thing, and, so far as the soul loves Me, she loves her neighbour, because love towards him issues from Me. This is the means which I have given you, that you may exercise and prove your virtue therewith ; because, inasmuch as you can do Me no profit, you should do it to your neighbour.This proves that you possess Me by grace in your soul, producing much fruit for your neighbour and making prayers to Me, seeking with sweet and amorous desire My honour and the salvation of souls. The soul, enamoured of My truth, never ceases to serve the whole world in general, and more or less in a particular case according to the disposition of the recipient and the ardent desire of the donor, as I have shown above, when I declared to thee that the endurance of suffering alone, without desire, was not sufficient to punish a fault."
Communards? During World War II, Italian partisans (especially those of a communist and socialist orientation) adopted the song "Bella Ciao" as an anthem of resistance to fascism and Nazism. The song became a symbol of the fight for freedom, equality and justice, and the lyrics were adapted to reflect the fight against the fascist regime. After the war, "Bella Ciao" became an international symbol of left-wing, labor and anti-fascist movements. It was sung at protests, union meetings and political events all over the world, from Latin America to Europe. Her message of resistance to injustice and solidarity with the vulnerable makes her a permanent political symbol.
Sat Jul 13, 2024 - 9:00 am EDTMon Jul 15, 2024 - 1:33 pm EDT Send an urgent message to Canadian legislatorsurging them to stop expanding assisted suicide (LifeSiteNews) – I’ve had an encouraging email from Marie Curie, the United Kingdom’s largest palliative care charity. It seems that over 53,500 people have signed their petition to the British government “to fix end of life care,” and it has been delivered to the new prime minister. “Every single person who is dying or bereaved deserves the best possible support, right to the end,” Marie Curie declares. “No one should be left to face the current crisis in end-of-life care. It’s time for change.” Here in Scotland, good palliative care, inspired by the pioneering work of Dame Cicely Saunders, is still available. Sadly, relatively few people receive it. This strikes me as unfair. We are always told the two certainties of life are death and taxes, and we do pay a lot of taxes in Scotland. Shouldn’t those taxes go toward ensuring …
04/21/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. First, a brief comparison. In history class, we learned about a Mongol ruler from the turn of the 12th to the 13th century: the ruthless conqueror of half the world, Genghis Khan. His wars claimed the lives of 40 million people at the time—that is 11.11% of the entire known world population. Today I asked “Google Intelligence” the following question: How did Genghis Khan treat envoys? The answer surprised me greatly: Genghis Khan treated envoys with the utmost respect, and their protection was a fundamental principle of Mongol law and strategy. The most important aspects of this topic are listed below: Absolute inviolability: The killing of an envoy (ambassador) was considered one of the gravest acts of hostility, which typically led to merciless revenge and the complete destruction of the state that had committed such an act; The Jam System (Jaam): Genghis Khan established an efficient courier system (Jam) that enabled messengers to travel …
The late great ALAIN DELON’s parents divorced when he was 4yrs old and put him up for adoption - so his answer when asked — “if God exists what would you ask him after your death?” — hits me hard every time.
So sincere and real! It so speaks to our need for and love of our parents, and how as parents we must nurture that love and build on it. It is so sad when even people who have been successfully adopted miss their real parents.
Several anonymous cardinals and curial officials told the Substack.com account The Pillar on April 17 that they do not expect any resolution to the question of the Mass in the Roman rite in the near future. Some Catholics had hoped the next extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26–27 would address the liturgical issue. Instead, Leo XIV chose to focus on Francis' document Evangelii Gaudium. One Vatican official said that Leo XIV was not very familiar with traditional communities or even the traditional liturgy, and that his primary concern was not liturgy but whether members of those communities accept the Second Vatican Council. As early as June 2025, the best friend of Leo XIV, Alejandro Moral, Prior General of the Augustinians, had already ruled out any return of the older form of the Mass under his pontificate. #newsVdgrmnvwkv
Paul VI killed the Old Mass; JP II gave it a tiny life; Benedict opened it up greatly, saying it had never really been officially done away with; Francis tried to kill it; Leo seems happy with Francis's decision. Zigzag, zigzag, what is the layman to think? "Officer, the light was green when I went through it." "Well, it's red now and you are in trouble." Why should the laity respect the governance of the Church?
In an interview with The Good Newsroom, Archbishop Hicks of New York reflects on the first time he met Pope Francis, and how the Pope had a way of making personal connections.
APR 21, 2026 - SABOTAGE TO MEXICAN REFINERIES SO GAS CAN BE MONOPOLIZED BY THE U.S. TOO MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPENING TO MEXICAN REFINERIES IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH, IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. D.T. BEING INTERVIEWED BY FOX NEWS AS ASIAN SHIPS HEAD TO THE GULF OF MEXICO WHICH TRUMP CALLS GULF OF AMERICA TO MAKE GAS TREATIES WITH MEXICO, BUT SINCE THEIR ACCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED LOSSES THE U.S. SHOWS THEY ARE READY FOR THOSE TREATIES INSTEAD OF MEXICO. COINCIDENCE, ONCE AGAIN CAIN KILLING ABEL, BUT GOD WILL GIVE A TEN FOLD BACK TO MEXICO BECAUSE THE MORE TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION DOES TO DISCREDIT, DEFAME, AND STOP MEXICO THE MORE GOD WILL RAISE MEXICO HIGHER THAN THE U.S. MEXICO IS THE SECOND HOME TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER. I SAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AND NOT IT'S HAPPENING MORE TO COME. PRAY FOR THE U.S. AND KEEP PRAYING SO GOD PUTS BEHIND BARS THIS OLIGARCHY THAT'S CAUSED MILLIONS OF DEATHS ALREADY, YES MILLIONS THAT PEOPLE DO NOT EVEN KNOW DUE TO THOSE SANCTIONS. MILLIONS HAVE DIED ALREADY. GO CHECK WHAT …More
The Dicastery for Culture and Education announced the participation of several influential figures in contemporary art and culture — including American singer Patti Smith and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao — in the Holy See Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, which will be held May 9 through Nov. 22.