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Larry and I are walking to raise money for the Front Royal Pregnancy Center where I work as a volunteer. The center offers practical assistance to women facing crisis pregnancies and other mothers of young children who need material help. We offer maternity clothes, layettes, children's clothing up to size two, formula, baby food, diapers, etc. Our Earn While You Learn program that lets mom earn big-ticket items like cribs by self study video programs on pre-natal issues and child rearing skills.

While our material aid is important, we are lots more than a handout center. We are especially good at being a shoulder to cry on and a motherly or grandmotherly ear for listening and encouraging good decision-making. Recently, the center began offering free sonograms thanks to a generous donation of a machine from the Knights of Columbus.

Won't you be a supporter and sponsor Larry and me? We'll be praying the rosary for the intentions of all our supporters as we walk. Talk about a bonus return on your money! Not only will you be helping the moms who come to our center, but you'll receive an outpouring of grace from the Author of Life Who can never be outdone in generosity.

Crazy Terry McAuliffe

New Vatican Secretary of State

Bertone Out, Parolin In

Pray for the new Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin.
Come Holy Spirit, fill him with grace and enkindle in him the fire of your love. May he be effective in calming strife and fostering charity among nations. Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for him. 

From Vatican Insider:

Parolin's temperament suggests that as Vatican Secretary of State he will try to take different ecclesiastical sensitivities into account, countering that self-referential aspect of the Church that Francis has always spoken out against. In the true spirit of Vatican diplomacy, Parolin has always been realistic, carefully studying contexts and problems that need to be solved and searching for possible solutions. In the face of the regional conflicts which continue to rock the world – starting with the Middle East – and the risk of new global clashes between old and new superpowers, the Holy See will once again be well placed to offer its wisdom and foresight in order to promote peace. Following Francis' path of pastoral conversion, Vatican diplomacy will be able to offer a creative contribution to Church action, inspired by the Bishop of Rome’s invitation to come out of itself and go out to men and women in the geographical and existential peripheries in which they live.

From Catholic News Agency

From BBC News 

From Reuters

War: To HIllary It's a Laugh a Minute

Hillary Clinton is a mad woman! This administration sees war as a big plus. It will "unify us"? Have these 60's flower children forgotten Vietnam? The "best thing that could happen is for someone to attack us?" Is Hillary working with a full deck? Has she forgotten 9/11? Make that statement to the victims' families and see their reaction.

Any one of our enemies watching this video would be justified in calling us the Great Satan. Under this bunch of ego maniacal thugs the U.S. is in danger of becoming the evil empire Reagan talked about. As for sanctions being effective, they always hit the civilians, often causing tremendous suffering among the innocent. Does anyone think the leaders starve and die from unavailable food and medicine? Do you think if we had rationing here, the Obamas would notice? No, it's the people in the streets, the expendable hoi polloi who suffer. Clinton's sanctions on Iraq were brutal:

Even more infamously, the beloved former Democratic Secretary of State Madeleine Albright - when asked in 1996 by 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl about reports that 500,000 Iraqi children had died as a result of US-imposed sanctions on that country - stoically replied: "I think this is a very hard choice, but the price - we think the price is worth it." So extreme was the suffering caused by sanctions in Iraq that one former UN official, Denis Halliday, resigned in protest, saying that the sanctions policy met the formal definition of "genocide". [Read more here.]

Hey, Democrats don't mind murdering children. They've had plenty of practice with abortion. And do you think liberals will be as upset about Obama's wars as they were about Bush's? Somehow I doubt it.

Idiot Quote from the Nation's Court Jester

"No law abiding citizen in the United States of America has any fear that their Constitutional rights will be infringed in any way. None, Zero."   Joe Biden  (See quote in context.)

Guess lots of citizens concerned about the unconstitutional actions of this administration are nothing but big zeroes in Joe Biden's eyes! Obama and company care nothing about Constitutional rights on many fronts. Here are just a few examples:

• The right to be secure from search and seizure in your home. (Remember the home invasions after the Boston Marathon bombing). 
• The right to freely practice your religion (Forcing Catholics to pay for abortion and contraception!)
• Warrantless gun confiscation (one example from Homeland Security and the biggie, warrantless snooping on citizens).

I could go on, but you get the idea. So if you do care about your Constitutional rights, you are invisible to this administration. Isn't the president supposed to represent ALL the people? 

California Senate Votes to Let Non-Doctors Perform Abortions

Remember when abortion was touted as a decision "between a woman and her doctor." Well, it appears in California it may soon be between a woman and her nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or midwife.

They left out her hairdresser and gardener, but that may be on the agenda down the road. After all, they know how to handle scissors and chemicals. They could hardly do a worse job than Kermit Gosnell and company!

Vatican Weighs in on Escalating War Talk

Vatican blasts West for planning war against Syria despite UN probe

Obama (FINALLY) Responds to Chris Lane Murder

Well, sorta. He released a statement through White House spokesman Matt Lehrich sending his prayers. You can't really blame the president for not calling the family. After all, it's long distance to Australia and Chris didn't look like the son Obama never had. His death is an event that can't be used to gain votes, so why put himself out? Chris Lane was only a foreign white cracker gunned down by bored kids who couldn't afford the kind of vacations the president, who looks like them, can to alleviate boredom in the White House . So they went out and killed somebody for the thrill of it - anybody as long as the victim was white.

Thanks, President Obama, for your selective outrage. You find time to call Sandra Fluke, the promiscuous law student who wants taxpayers to fund her lust, but had no time to call the parents or girlfriend of an Australian student who thought the U.S. would be a good place to play baseball and get an education.

Well, it's pretty clear where your sympathies lie and where they don't. White military heroes who pick up the slack from your dereliction of duty in Benghazi and die for it aren't worth losing sleep over. Whites targeted by black thugs (like 89-year-old WW II vet Delbert Benton murdered in Spokane) aren't worth a comment at White House press briefings.  Black terrorism like the "knock out game", thrill killing, etc. is just ignored by you and the pandering liberal media. Instead of calling for strengthening families, especially black families, you offer nothing but free cell phones, more sex ed, and expanded abortion. Many thought electing the first black president was a sign that racism was a thing of the past. They had no idea your election was all about paying whitey back.

God help this poor country! As scripture says, "When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn." (Proverbs 29)

With Obama at the helm and a Congress filled with power and money hungry political hacks there's plenty to mourn over.  Save us, O Lord, save us!

St. Augustine, Pray for Us

Yesterday was the feast of St. Monica who prayed many years for the conversion of her son, Augustine. Today we celebrate the saint whose conversion and later life of great holiness were the fruit of those prayers. Thank you, St. Monica, for your persistence. Thank you, St. Augustine, for responding to the graces showered on you.

Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you they would have not been at all. You called, you shouted, and you broke through my deafness. You flashed, you shone, and you dispelled my blindness. You breathed your fragrance on me; I drew in breath and now I pant for you. I have tasted you, now I hunger and thirst for more. You touched me, and I burned for your peace.

from The Confessions of Saint Augustine

For more about the saints go to Feast of All Saints

Prayer based on St. Augustine's writing:

O God, You made our hearts for Thee
And ever restless will they be
Until they rest in Thee.

Syrian Bishop Warns of World War

"'If there is an armed intervention, that would mean, I believe, a world war. That risk has returned,' Monsignor Antoine Audo of Aleppo told Vatican radio." Read more....

Quote of the Day: "Who Made Barack Obama the Wyatt Earp of the Global Village?"

Good question, Pat Buchanan! [See more here] and consider the consequences to the U.S. of attacking Syria: ANOTHER war intervening in the Middle East...and on the same side as Al Qaeda for heaven's sake.

The President may NOT declare war on another nation. The Constitution gives CONGRESS the power to declare war. This business of letting presidents get away with deciding unilaterally what countries to attack is outrageous and a clear dereliction of duty by the spineless cowards on the hill. Congress should veto any act of war contemplated by this tyrant. First of all, there is no evidence that the Syrian government launched the chemical attack. There doesn't even appear to be any desire to find out. No...here we go again with another claim that a nation is using weapons of mass destruction with no evidence of who is really responsible.

Are we on the cusp of World War III?
There is no doubt the Middle East is a powder keg. Russia is warning the west to stay out of it. Syria has challenged the U.S. to prove that government forces used the gas rather than the Al Qaeda-backed rebels. Pat Buchanan asks cui bono, who benefits? It certainly isn't Assad who is being attacked on all sides. The real benefit is to the Al Qaeda backed rebels want the West to intervene against Assad. Isn't it plausible that they are responsible for the massacre of hundreds of Syrian civilians, expendable collateral damage to achieve aid from the West? Al Qaeda certainly never balks at murdering hundreds or thousands of innocent people, including with the use of gas attacks. An Al Qaeda plot to gas the New York subway system was foiled in 2006. Have people forgotten the lessons of 9/11?

The U.S. going in guns blazing won't bring back to life the hundreds killed by poisoned gas. What it will likely do is raise the body count and more innocent civilians will suffer and die. We don't need another war president intent on a "quick" in and out attack on a country that hasn't attacked us. And what kind of retaliation can we expect if we do it?

Everything Obama touches escalates to more violence. He's an expert at increasing racial tension and his incompetence in foreign affairs is clear from the Benghazi debacle. Congress needs to tie his hands before he drags us into another bloody war.

Another Miracle Baby and Loving Mother

And a loving grandmother as well. Pray that Gemma will walk again and in thanksgiving for little Reuben's life.

Two Thumbs Up for Bishop Silva of Hawaii

August 22, 2013

URGENT LETTER TO ALL CATHOLICS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

FROM BISHOP LARRY SILVA

Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The issue of same-sex marriage is in the limelight once again in our community, with a move for a
special legislative session to vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaii. While the Catholic Church is clear in its insistence that true marriage can only be between one man and one woman, there are many people, even among Catholics, who perceive such insistence as unjust discrimination against our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. Therefore, it is urgent to clarify certain issues.

People with same-sex attraction are a part of our community, even our Catholic community, and they deserve dignity and respect. Unjust discrimination against them is not acceptable. However, not all discrimination – that is, making distinctions – is unjust. [Read more...]

Protect the Helpless: NeOProM Suffocation Protocol for Preemies

Gasping premature babies are being deliberately oxygen starved without parental consent in a macabre on-going experiment called NeOProm, Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis. Several countries are involved in deliberately targeting premature infants with inadequately low oxygen support that leaves them gasping for air and at higher risk of death from asphyxiation. Parents who have enrolled their babies in these experiments have been denied sufficient information to give informed consent. The babies assigned to the lower oxygen group had a 27% higher risk of death than those in the higher level groups, so, for some, being randomly assigned to that group was a death sentence. Here's a timeline of the experiment from the Medical Observer:

Time line 

• 2003 The NeOProM (Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis) Collaboration planned “in response to an emerging trend to use lower and lower saturation targets” in the belief this may prevent broncho-pulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity
• 2005 Recruitment starts for the SUPPORT trial in the US
• 2006 Recruitment starts for Boost II trials in Australia, NZ and UK
• Dec 2008 to May 2009 Oximeters in the UK and Australian trials recalibrated after UK investigators found a discrepancy in readings
• May 2010 SUPPORT trial publishes 27% increased risk of death in lower oxygen saturation group
• December 2010 BOOST II closes early on advice from Data Monitoring Committees
• March 2013 US Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) rules that the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of SUPPORT lead site, University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB), approved informed consent documents which failed to adequately disclose the risks of the research
• May 2013 BOOST II publishes results showing among 1187 infants whose treatment used the revised oximeter calibration, the rate of death was 45% higher in the lower-saturation group
• June 2013 OHRP suspends compliance action against UAB until further guidance on rules on disclosure of risks is produced
• July 2013 Dr Sidney Wolfe queries why consent forms used in BOOST II have not been investigated by government authorities
• 28 August 2013 US Department of Health and Human Services public meeting seeking input on research conduct following OHRP’s investigation of SUPPORT

On Wednesday HHS is holding a public meeting in Washington, D.C. According to the Alliance for Human Research Protection:

"The catalyst for the public meeting convened by HHS, be held on Wednesday, August 28, in Washington at the Hubert Humphrey Bldg. 200 Independence Ave, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, is the debate that was ignited by the unethical NIH-funded restricted oxygen experiment (SUPPORT) whose subjects were 1,316 extremely vulnerable premature babies whose supplemental oxygen level was randomly restricted within the confines of the research without regard for their oxygen need for survival--and without a current practice control group thereby impeding safety monitoring of the experimental interventions.... Powerful research stakeholders, led by the director of NIH, are attempting to legitimize experiments such as SUPPORT by declaring that "comparative effectiveness research" (CER) poses no risk greater than "standard of care" should be exempt from federal informed consent requirements. Those who have a financial stake in CER are attempting to secure an escape hatch for experiment they deem to be CER from informed consent disclosure requirements. They know that if the risks were disclosed, no responsible parent would give permission to subject their baby to the risks.

Concerned citizens need to fight these unethical research programs. Government has shown itself time and again to care little about research subjects. Scores of unethical programs taint our history such as the Tuskegee syphilis experiment where poor black sharecroppers were deliberately denied treatment to observe the natural progression of the deadly disease. It seems that same evil mentality of using the poor and helpless for unethical experimentation continues.

You can help stop unethical experiments that target the weak and vulnerable. AHRP urges citizens to:

Send your comments about the need for enforcement of federal research protections before Sept. 9, 2-13. Identify Docket HHS-OPHS-2013-0004 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketBrowser;rpp=25;po=0;D=HHS-OPHS-2013-0004

Here's a Kid Any Parent Can Be Proud Of!

Will Obama Claim Chris Lane's Murderers as His Sons?

Why not? They look like him and, as author Jack Cashill points out, there are strong parallels between Trayvon Martin and Chris Lane's killers. But how did people like Jessie Jackson react to the murder of the Australian ball player and college student who was shot in the back by black thugs who were "bored?" He tweeted that their action is "frowned upon." Not quite the hysterical response that greeted George Zimmerman's self-defense killing of Trayvon Martin. Where are the rallies and calls for justice for Chris Lane? Don't hold your breath. Black thugs committing thrill killings get a shrug from demagogues like Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton. Their actions can't help them manipulate the mob.

Jack Cashill makes a clear and persuasive case for the deterioration of race relations under Barack Obama who has never failed to make a situation involving racial aspects more volatile. He has made it more likely that white and black Americans will react to each other with hate and mistrust. What a legacy for the first black president to leave us.

Pravda USA: the National Catholic Distorter

The Conrad Hilton Foundation has awarded the dissenters' rag, the National Catholic Reporter (aka the National Catholic Distorter), a $2.3 million grant to propagandize for the dissident nuns. NCR will have no trouble finding them since they feature loads of anti-Catholic nuns as regular writers including Sr. Joan Chittister, a long-time rebel against the faith. You can be sure that the nuns publicized with this grant money won't be the Mother Teresas of the world. Nope, watch for the nuns in polyester pantsuits marching for the wetlands, riding on the bus, and demonstrating outside military installations. Don't expect religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor or the Sisters of Life or the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist to be given a voice. They don't fit NCR's dissident agenda.

Keep in mind that several bishops have called for NCR to drop the word "Catholic" from their name since they are anything but. The paper refused. $2.3 mil will buy a lot of Pravda-style propaganda for the dissident nuns who've made it very clear the Vatican can't tell them what to do!

Obama Spokesman Jokes about Egypt While Christians Die

The massacre of Christians in Egypt continues: hundreds murdered, dozens of Christian churches destroyed and, like Nero, the Obama administration fiddles. No, actually, they feed the fire arming a government that does nothing to protect its persecuted Christian minority. Why do we continue to send them billions in aid? As for joking about the violence....what else can we expect from this tone-deaf bunch? Think the Obama administration would laugh if somebody joked about lynching blacks?



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Freemasonry and the Catholic Church

The selection below the video speaks for itself. We've all heard the Pope Paul VI quote about the smoke of satan entering the Church. Well, this explains one of its sources, the Masons. The first rule to eliminating a fire is to recognize its source. Many Catholics have raised the alarm. I recall reading Behind the Lodge Door by Paul Fisher a number of years ago (See video interview.). He studied the Masons' influence on the American culture and the Church. I think it's time to reread that book!

How a Priest becomes a Mason
by Arnaud de Lassus
Originally published in Action Familiale et Scholaire, No.161
This translation made from SPES - Seminário Permanente de Estudos Sociopolíticos Santo Tomás de Aquino, http://spessantotomas.blogspot.com

In 1999 a book was published anonymously in Italy entitled Via col vento in Vaticano and which, according to the editor of the French edition, "came from a group of dignitaries of the Vatican, 'the Millennialists', who broke the law of silence".

It is a collective writing describing various disorders affecting the Holy See. The chapters are of unequal value and some call for serious reservation. Chapter 18, The Smoke of Satan in the Vatican, treats of Freemasonry and exposes, on four pages of great interest, the process implemented to get prelates to affiliate themselves with the sect. 

"There exists a true noviciate by which ecclesiastics are incorporated into the Masonic Order. Amongst ecclesiastics a certain category of man can be found which Masonry sees as a possible collaborator; this type of man must possess certain gifts: intelligence, keen ambition and desire to further his career, an ability to understand but to pretend to understand nothing, generosity of service, and, if possible, a physically imposing presence and a pleasing face. Such qualities draw the attention of the recruiters. 

When a young ecclesiastic answers these criteria (...), it remains only to initiate the process by playing upon his self-esteem." 

The author insists on the secrecy of the operation as a condition of its success: 

"The absolute condition is that, in this first phase, the chosen candidate remains in total ignorance of what is being framed around him. The Masonic technique requires a progressive revelation, so that the associate discovers the ends of the Secret Society only gradually, according to what the Masonic superiors consider useful." 

The first contact is carried out as naturally as possible:
"An invitation to an embassy for a national festival, the unexpected introduction to a person well known or influential, a prelate who asks him for something and shows himself grateful.

Then comes the phase of compliment and flattery : 'oh, what a treasure, such kindness, such keen intelligence!... You deserve better, you are wasting your time... But why not address each other in a familiar way?

Then one enters the phase of future prospects : 'I know such a prelate, such a cardinal, such an ambassador or such a minister'... I will readily say a word concerning you; I will speak of you as of a man who deserves higher responsibilities... 

At this stage, the proposer realizes immediately if the interested party has taken the bait."
The process thus described will continue for several years, always discreetly. 

"Gradually, the promises made take place. The pre-selected candidate notes that they were not vain promises and believes it his duty to be grateful to the friend, whom he regards as his benefactor. During this time, his career progresses without encountering difficulties. Radiant prospects are dangled in front of him for the service of the Church, within which he starts to foresee a position which would suit him very well. 

It is precisely at this time when seized by a fever of ambition and vanity, the unwary prelate has knowledge of his easy rise which he doesn't yet fully grasp, and when other promotions to still higher levels appear at the horizon, that they arrive at the phase of explanations." 

They explain two things to the candidate: 

- if he has arrived at such lofty heights, it is thanks to the discrete support of the Masonic order and of its friends;
- he is free to continue to collaborate with the Order, which will ensure the continuation of his advance. 

In this very delicate phase it is up to the prelate in crisis to decide which choice to take. The desire to continue to climb, the giddiness of knowing and being introduced to the Masonic chain, the fear of unavoidable revelations in the event of refusal to adhere or the vacuum he can already feel around him, the fraternal exhortation of some dignitary to go ahead as he himself did formerly: in a word, all that ends up convincing the prelate to follow the way that others started to trace for him, unbeknown to him at the time. 

The higher one is placed, the more one is likely to be internally fragile for fear of losing the high positions reached. One seeks to justify oneself for it. Many prelates, thus compromised, end up yielding and become members of the Masonic apparatus and find themselves obligation to obey its instructions. Skillfully baited, the new Freemason becomes a pawn in the sphere of activity of the secret lodge and is added to the others who have already made their nest there. His rise can continue from now on, without obstacles, towards the top with the assistance of the other ‘brothers’."

It is a remarkable process founded upon secrecy, which can easily last ten years and which can only be implemented by a disciplined, well trained and patient personnel. It is a tried and tested process undoubtedly used not just in the Church, but in the secular world. 

Two general remarks can be drawn from the observations which have been made on Masonic penetration within the Church and on the process used for this purpose. 

The presence of Freemasons in key positions in the Church explains to a great extent the doctrinal and disciplinary drifts of these last forty years. It is particularly clear in the case of the liturgical reform [and Religious Liberty - ed]. 

As regards the process that forms Masonic prelates, it is very important to understand it and to make it known, because it obviously loses its effectiveness when exposed. 

In conclusion, let us remain alert to the Masonic question. It is one of the keys of the current crisis, political as well as religious. And, as Pope Leo XIII said in the encyclical Humanum Genus, it is necessary "to tear away from Freemasonry the mask with which it is covered and to show it for what it is". 

Let us remain alert and keep the Faith of the Church; we know that the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.

Read more about the Masons' attempt to subvert the Church.

The Law of Unintended Consequences: Companies Dropping Spousal Benefits

UPS Blames Obamacare!

NSA Goes Ballistic Over T-Shirt Joke

The National Security Agency has demanded that a businessman marketing a joke t-shirt with a parody of their logo desist at once because of "copyright infringement." (More here.) Well, we all know the Obama administration has no sense of humor when it comes to anything that smacks of criticism -- especially when the criticism follows Alinsky's rule about ridiculing your opponent. After all, ridicule, according to Alinsky, is the most effective weapon for the radical:

Rule 5: Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.

And the NSA is illustrating Alinsky's point with their attempt to stop the sale of the offending t-shirt which will increase the number of people who see it. What fun to watch this battle, especially if it ends up in the courts. All I can say is, "Go LibertyManiacs!" I hope you sell a million of these! I'm not a big message t-shirt wearer, but I'm ordering one of these.

Do You Know What You're Eating? What's in those McNuggets Anyway?

What do giant corporations foist on us as "food?" McDonalds doesn't mind supporting the murder of unborn children. Do you really think they care if they adulterate the food they sell you? Yuck! See what the Health Ranger has to say. Where did your dinner come from?

Are You a Lonely Ember or Part of a Roaring Fire?

Hat tip to Rick for sending me this. I thought it was worth sharing.  

THE SILENT SERMON

A member of a certain church,
Who previously had been attending services
Regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks,
The pastor decided to visit him.

It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home
Alone, sitting before a blazing fire.
Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the
Man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair
Near the fireplace and waited.

The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In
The grave silence, he contemplated the dance of
The flames around the burning logs. After
Some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs,
Carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and
Placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then
He sat back in his chair, still silent.

The host watched all this in quiet
Contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame
Flickered and diminished, there was a momentary
Glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it
Was cold and dead.

Not a word had been
Spoken since the initial greeting. The
Pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was
Time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up
The cold, dead ember and placed it back in the
Middle of the fire. Immediately it began to
Glow, once more with the light and warmth of the
Burning coals around it.

As the pastor
Reached the door to leave, his host said with a
Tear running down his cheek, 'Thank you so
Much for your visit and especially for the firey
Sermon. I will be back in church next
Sunday'.

We live in a world today, which
Tries to say too much with too
Little. Consequently, few listen.
Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left


Unspoken.

I Love This Poster!

This is one of those pictures worth a thousand words. If I can't find one for the next March for Life, I think I'll steal the idea and make my own. I would love a t-shirt like this!

Do You Know What You're Eating?

Food Poisoning on a Global Scale

Is Global Warming Responsible for All the Cold Weather?

Atlanta breaks a century-old temperature record Thursday

Record Lows Blanket Midwest

Unseasonably Cool in D.C.

The fact is that the #1 influence on the weather is the sun. A second big impact comes from volcanoes. Neither of those climate influencers has anything to do with man. But no matter what happens with the weather, those who have lots to gain from hysteria will scream, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling."

I Had to Check & Make Sure I Wasn't Reading The Onion

Robot Programmed to Fall in Love with a Girl Goes too Far

Now why exactly do we need to program a robot to simulate love? We're all living in a land of make-believe. Make believe a man can be a woman and two men or two women can conceive a baby. Make believe that killing a baby is like choosing peanut butter. Make believe a machine can love you. (Well, I know my blender loves me when I use it to make a milkshake.) It really is insane.

The article reminds me of the mad computer Hal in 2001: a Space Odyssey. Pretty soon we won't need people for anything. Crazy! 

God Save Us From Our Evil Government Officials!

"Madness is the new normal....Collapse is coming."

He's a Voice for the Voiceless...

...and he's saved over 1,000 babies working full time sidewalk counselling. I sidewalk counseled for about 15 years almost every Saturday. I know how hard it is to be there week after week. He must be a saint to be out there NINE HOURS every day. Pray for John Barros. And if you've never participated in a 40 Days for Life or prayed the rosary outside an abortion mill or sidewalk counseled -- go -- just once. It's not easy, but it's so gratifying when a woman chooses life for a baby. And you have no idea what your witness will do even if you don't see a result.

 Praise God for people like John Barros and my friends Janet Baker, Jim Fritz, Bruce Borzino, Dick Retta, Olga Fairfax, and all the others who are so passionate about saving unborn babies and saving the souls of their parents! God bless you dear ones. For more go here.

A Movie Worth Watching Over and Over

Larry and I started watching House of Cards last week but after one episode I decided I'm sick of filling my head with stories of intrigue, betrayal, and immorality. We watched the British version a few years ago and the American appeared to be following it closely. When I thought of all the murder and mayhem, it made my heart sink. Who needs it?

So from now on my focus for crash time will be inspiring movies of the saints. (I think I had a St. Ignatius of Loyola experience -- medieval romances left him empty, lives of the saints filled him with admiration and zeal..) One of my favorite movies in the genre of holy men and women is The Reluctant Saint about St. Joseph of Cupertino. We've probably watched that half a dozen times at least. Maximilian Schell as Joseph is sweet and dear and his whole body professes simplicity and humility. A Man for All Seasons about St. Thomas More is another favorite and Paul Scofield is magnificent. I saw him play the same role on stage years ago and he was equally compelling. The courtroom scene gives me goosebumps every time I see it.

But last night we added another work to the repertoire of fantastic films, Pius XII, Under the Roman Sun.



The film would make a good companion piece to The Scarlet and the Black since both films cover the same period, the occupation of Rome during World War II and the Vatican's involvement in rescuing Jews and others targeted by the Nazis.
James Cromwell gives a stellar performance as the stately Pope Pius. He reflects well his vocation as the "rock" during a horrifying time. Pope Benedict watched the film in 2010 when it came out calling Pope Pius the "pope of our youth." He went on:

“With his rich teaching he was able to speak to the men of his time, pointing out the way of Truth, and with his great wisdom was able to direct the Church toward the horizon of the Third Millennium.... I must, however, stress particularly that Pius XII was the Pope that, as father of all, presided in charity in Rome and in the world, above all in the difficult time of World War II.....“Charity is the reason for every action, for every intervention. It is the global reason that moves thought and concrete gestures, and I am happy that also in this film, this unifying principle emerges. [It is] "the key of reading” [the film] “in the light of the genuine witness of that great teacher of faith, of hope and of charity that was Pope Pius XII.”

This film puts to rest many of the unjust and malicious accusations against Pope Pius XII for his "inaction" against the Nazis. It particularly reminds viewers what happened in Holland when the bishops spoke out en masse and, in retaliation, the SS rounded up over 40,000 Dutch Jews and deported them to the camps. Venerable Pope Pius XII is surely a saint of the 20th century whose love and charity shine especially bright in that very dark time.

Ironically, the chief rabbi of Rome labeled the film as "junk" and revisionist history, but the fact of the matter is that revisionist history is the condemnation of the pope for doing nothing. The chief rabbi of Rome during the actual events, Israel Zolli, was so moved by the actions of the Church that he and his wife converted to Catholicism after the war. Zolli now has also become a target for revisionists who paint him as a coward who betrayed his people and his faith.

You can watch Pius XII on Netflix and it's also available for sale at Amazon and Ignatius Press.

Jane Fonda Plays Nancy Reagan in The Butler

The thought of Jane Fonda playing Nancy Reagan is so ridiculous it just makes me laugh. And the absolute gall of her telling veterans who plan to boycott her latest film to "Get a life!" is nauseating. But then so were her traitorous actions during the Vietnam War. I wouldn't spend a nickle to see anything she's in!

No matter how many face lifts and air-brushed pictures fill the internet, no matter how much makeup she slathers on or how much she arranges her hair to cover her wrinkles, she is still an old lady whose days are numbered. She'll be 76 in December and it would be a good thing for her to think about getting an eternal life. Maybe I'll force myself to watch one of her movies and offer it up as penance for her salvation. On the other hand, offering a rosary would be more beneficial. Jacinta of Fatima, victim soul for sinners, please pray for Jane Fonda. As a champion of child-killing she is in serious danger!

Celebration of the Assumption: An Escort for the Queen

How I love this Rubens' depiction of the Assumption of Mary into heaven escorted by the angels while the apostles and faithful women attend her and witness the taking up after her dormition, literally her "falling asleep." The Assumption was a frequent Rubens theme, but I particularly love this one which perhaps shows her in the last moments before awakening. She is like the fairy tale princess who is revived by her one true love. Oh that we should all awake on the day of our deaths to see Jesus, Who is Love, face to face!

Did Mary die? While the Church doesn't teach dogmatically on the subject, tradition says yes; but her body was incorruptible until it was reunited with her soul and taken up to heaven. Read a lovely description of what the early Church believed here. 

Would not the Mother of Jesus who watched at the foot of Christ's cross as He suffered and died, not want to share in that final act of humility? Thank you, Mother Mary. You who were free from original sin, nevertheless chose to accept its consequences in reparation for our sins and to save us from spiritual death. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Rodeo Clown Gets the Brass Knuckles from Liberal Leftwing Hypocrites!

Unless you're comatose, you heard about the rodeo clown wearing the Obama mask and asking the crowd if they wanted Obama run down by a bull. The clown was accused of disrespect, racism, yadda, yadda. He was banned from the Missouri State Fair and the leftwing media has been ballistic for several days about what at worst can be called a bad joke.

What's interesting is that the leftwing media stifles yawns when their cronies on the left engage in assassination street theatre. Check out a few photos collected by Michele Malkin. Did you ever see these? If the tea parties had carried signs like this about Obama they would have been all over the press for weeks, but these are from the kind, tolerant, compassionate, loving left. You know, the ones always calling for civility.

Despite the fact that the mob needs fresh meat in the arena since they've finished with Paula Deen, not everyone is getting on the destroy-the-clown bandwagon. One Texas Congressman, Steve Stockman, says the clown can come perform in Texas anytime. Here's what he said according to an NBC report, "Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if it’s speech they don't agree with… [Liberals] want to crush dissent by isolating and polarizing anyone who questions Obama, even if it's a rodeo clown with a harmless gag.... If you're demanding a rodeo jester be thrown in the dungeons for mocking the king, don't pretend you support a free country.”


You got it, Congressman. Don't mess with King Obama or you can expect to be fired from your job, investigated by the IRS, snooped on by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the FBI, etc. As for freedom of speech, the leftwing media considers any speech that criticizes Obama, even by insinuation, racist hate speech that will be met by the Queen of Hearts' favorite dictum, "Off with his head!" (It couldn't possibly be his liberalism to which people object. Nah!)

Of course, the liberal elite are the real racists who consider black babies abortion mill fodder and adult minorities (both black and Hispanic) voting slaves working for their Democrat overseers.

Got Courage? This Man Does!

Call LGBT Movement by its Real Name: Evil

Robert Oscar Lopez was raised in a two-mom family after his mother divorced his dad and shacked up with her same-sex partner. Now he speaks out about the abuse of children by inflicting on them a dysfunctional way of life that leaves permanent scars. Here's just a bit of the article:

I had a recent meeting with a priest, who ... said, "You are fighting against real darkness." He was referring to my involvement in a movement to protect the rights of children to be raised by a mom and dad... 

Little in my life prompted me to speak in terms of good and evil prior to 2012. 

It was a year ago, however, in an article in The Public Discourse, that I came forward with a truthful critique of the LGBT movement. That movement and its problems were something that I knew more personally than almost anyone in the world, since I'd been raised from my toddler years onward in a gay household, and I came out as bisexual myself the same year that my mother passed away. 

My piece in The Public Discourse on August 6, 2012, "Growing up with Two Moms," wasn't grounded in religious condemnations of homosexuality. It was, rather, an uncensored summary of what life was like for a child born into leftist utopian dreams gone awry. It did not seem implausible for me to love my mother yet concede that her divorce from my father and her taking up with another woman for almost all the years that I was being raised by her caused me lifelong wounds that never healed. 

The gay lobby had few ways to rebut my point, so they had to resort to vomiting out random insults. 

Pray for this courageous young man. His voice, like the voices of abortion survivors, are the most powerful against the forces of evil. A repentant sinner loves the Lord with a zeal so powerful it changes hearts and minds. Our Lady of Sorrows, I invoke you as a channel of grace for Robert. Hail Mary, full of grace....

The Ultimate in Creating Your Own Reality

Teen Transgender Couple: Boy Was [Is] a Girl and Girl Was [Is] a Boy

Pray for these two mixed up young people. No matter how many surgeries they go through and hormones they take, every cell in their bodies identifies them as male or female. God made their DNA and it puts to the lie their "love" story. This is what happens when life is defined by feelings and when sexual dysfunction is normalized. What's next? Using technology to get a baby so they can expand their world of make-believe? In the meantime, think of the scandal they are causing by encouraging other youngsters to follow in their

footsteps. And note, if you watch the video, that it's all about "me:" my feelings, my pain, my crush, etc.

Same-sex attraction is a cross and Jesus told us to "pick up your cross and follow me." There are many crosses in  life that are no less challenging than same-sex attraction. Here's a story of a man who has accepted his cross. His is the story of inspiration, not the narcissistic "love story" above.

Meet Paulo Machado, the man who has lived in hospital for 45 years

It's Official: California is the Looniest State in the Country

Brown Signs Transgender Bathroom Bill

As a gramma I feel really comfortable with the idea of adolescent boys sharing the bathroom with kindergarten little girls. Don't you?

Do you think there will be any sex ed happening in the stalls?

Show and tell?

Well, show anyway, and don't you dare tell.

Home schooling, anyone?

Makes me glad I don't have a smart phone! Protect Your Kids!

Hail Caesar Barack, the "god of all things"

The video below is mislabeled as a prayer "for" Barack Obama, but it is actually a prayer "to" Barack Obama. One wonders that a parent would allow a child to treat Obama as if he is a god to be thanked and prayed to. No surprise though. The chants and idol worship have been in vogue (especially with the media) since he first ran for president.

I find it a deja vu experience that hearkens back to the Roman Empire complete with the sexual depravity of Roman Emperors like Caligula and Nero. We have mobs fed and entertained with bread and circuses funded by the taxpayers. Now, we have our own Caesar, crowned as a god, whose lifestyle is as lavish as any tyrannical potentate. And the group leading the praise and worship service is the media. Oh how they love to portray him as St. Barack or the "god of all things." 

All I can say is, "God preserve us" from this blasphemy! 

Hail Mary, Our Beloved Mother

I love the Blessed Mother and have always mourned over the Protestants' disparagement of her. How can they not love Jesus' mum? Isn't He the word through which the Ten Commandments came to us? Don't they realize He, the God of the Universe, obeyed the Commandment to "honor his mother and father?" Well, here is a story about a little Protestant boy who recognized how wonderful Mary is and how powerful. Read it and rejoice:

A little six-year-old Protestant boy had often heard his Catholic companion reciting the prayer 'Hail Mary.' He liked it so much that he copied it, memorized it and would recite it every day. 'Look, Mummy, what a beautiful prayer,' he said to his mother one day. 'Never again say it,' answered the mother.' it is a superstitious prayer of Catholics who adore idols and think Mary a goddess. After all, she is a woman like any other. Come on, take this Bible and read it. It contains everything that we are bound to do and have to do.' 

From that day on the little boy discontinued his daily 'Hail Mary' and gave himself more time to reading the Bible instead. One day, while reading the Gospel, he came across the passage about the Annunciation of the Angel to Our Lady. Full of joy, the little boy ran to his mother and said: 'Mummy, I have found the 'Hail Mary' in the Bible which says: 'Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women. ' Why do you call it a superstitious prayer?'

On another occasion he found that beautiful Salutation of St. Elizabeth to The Virgin Mary and the wonderful canticle. MAGNIFICAT in which Mary foretold that 'the generations would call her blessed.' He said no more about it to his mother but started to recite the 'Hail Mary' every day as before. He felt pleasure in addressing those charming words to the Mother of Jesus, our Savior. [Continue reading here.]

St. Michael the Archangel Can You Please Defend Us from the Vatican Sculpture?

Traditionally St. Michael the Archangel is depicted in sculptures, icons, and holy cards wearing full armor and in a manly pose fighting God's enemy the devil. Here are a few traditional views of the great archangel:

Now take a look at the new sculpture of St. Michael placed in the Vatican garden unveiled and dedicated on July 5th with both Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict present. It is anything but manly, traditional, or clothed in armor. This nearly nude St. Michael stands, not in a position of strength, but like a girl arching her back for a Victoria's Secret ad with his left arm and hand in a very feminine position. And where exactly is he jabbing that spear? 

Now this is what the statue reminds me of: Just turn her in the other direction, give her a spear, and take her clothes off and voila -- St. Michael..

Hey We Kill Babies; Why Not "Mandatory Euthanasia?"

Do you think these people understand English? Do they really support the deliberate killing of the elderly? Whatever happened to the "freedom to choose?"

Wasn't There a Single Decent Person to Yell, "STOP?"

"A St. Paul, Minn., man is in a coma today, fighting for his life after a black mob beat him, stripped his clothes off and left him for dead. Even if he recovers, he will have permanent brain damage."

Man in coma after black mob of 50 pummels him

A young white man thinks he's safe living in a black neighborhood. And now he may die, but will definitely be permanently brain damaged. Where are the decent black men and women in these situations who demand thugs stop? If I saw a group of white guys beating up a black, I would try to stop them. Did anyone try to prevent this? Decency in the inner cities appears to be dead. No wonder Jesus said to "flee the cities."

Bees Are Amazing Creatures! Check Out the Healing Properties of Honey

Doctors discover 'super honey' with amazing power to treat soldiers' wounds and kill superbug infections

The healing power of honey: From burns to weak bones, raw honey can help

Obama's Climate Plan Disaster

Protected bald eagle killed by wind turbines. 

All you animal lovers out there take note!

Obama's Wind Turbine Plan would escalate the aviary holocaust. Turbines already kill 1.4 million birds and bats every year and he wants to greatly expand wind farms. Consider that the death toll goes on and on and what do we get for it? Three percent of our energy needs. The final question: how much do you love mosquitoes and other bugs? There will be lots more of them! Remember The Silent Spring? There's more than one way to decimate the bird population.

Common Core will Undermine the Quality of Catholic Schools

Saving the Uncommon Core of Catholic Education

How Disney Helped Spread the Population Control Propaganda

Read more about how this came about here and here.

And then consider the inherent racism of this video which was made during Paul Ehrlich population bomb hysteria period. A bunch of white elitists make a film showing a Hispanic couple labeled as "everyman." Then consider that most Hispanic countries are majority Catholic countries. This film was shot across the bow to the Catholic Church which encourages generosity in life giving. The battle has always been between the culture of death and the Lord of Life and His Church. That Disney allowed itself to be used to create this anti-family propaganda piece is amazing. It's like Pampers supporting Planned Parenthood (which they have). Nothing like urging the elimination of your customer base. But then sin makes you stupid!

Read The Inherent Racism of Population Control

Religious of the Sacred Heart of Florence

A friend of mine has a daughter who joined an Italian religious order called the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Florence. They were founded by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800 as contemplative cloistered order consecrated to the Heart of Jesus and dedicated to the education of youth. Today they are educating Italian youth and offer a real hope for the future. Here's a wonderful summary of what's happening there:

Saving Souls in Italy: With Help the Italians are Returning to Catholicism 

A new appreciation for children is awakening in Italy. For the past several decades the Italian birth rate has been one of the lowest in Europe and well below the replacement rate. But the pendulum may be swinging back. 

News comes to us from the Institute of the Sacred Heart of Florence, operated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Florence, that their school enrollment is once again on the upswing. In fact the increase has been so dramatic that they are in need of help.

[They] are a contemplative community dedicated to education. Their charism is to glorify the Heart of Jesus, the Love of God made visible in the Incarnate Word, by means of the sanctification of themselves and others. Through prayer and the development of the interior life, they strive to conform themselves to Christ and then, through the instruction of the youth, to radiate that love to others. 

From their letter,..."Divine Providence has blessed us with an enormous harvest. Within the past year, the number of enrollments have greatly increased at every level of our school; Pre-school, Elementary, Middle School and High School. The challenge we face, hoever, is that we lack the proper facilities to be able to open our doors to all the souls that come to us." See more here.

If you are looking for a worthwhile Catholic apostolate to support, what could be better than to strengthen the family and help form a new generation of Catholic youth committed to the faith?  You can make a donation to help the sisters and support the school here. Remember the teaching orders of nuns who educated so many Catholic children in the faith? Let's help bring them back!

Give Obama a U.S. Map!

So you always thought Savannah and Charleston were Gulf of Mexico Ports. LOL! Maybe the Obamas next vacations should be to Savannah where they can look out over the Gulf and watch the sun rise. Oh...and Putin was NEVER the head of the KGB although he was an agent before he went into politics. But why is the media ignoring Obama's geographical biggies? Remember the ridicule over Quayle's spelling mistake (even though he was given the misspelling by the teacher)?

Attention: the media is moving Savannah and Charleston to the Gulf of Mexico because Obama is never, never wrong.

Logical Syllogisms of the Day

Raise your hand if you're pro-life!

"Pro-choicers" claim that they don't favor killing babies. They can only make that claim because they never finish the sentence: I am pro-choice when it comes to a mother choosing... (to kill her unborn baby if she wishes.) Now if someone claimed to be pro-choice about rape (I would never rape, but I can't impose my anti-rape morality on anybody else.) people would be outraged. How dare anybody favor that violation of women. But somehow, violating an innocent, helpless baby fits the morality of many. Very sad and a clear demonstration of the manipulation of words to hide the truth. But here are a few logical syllogisms to reflect on. It really isn't that complicated once you define terms. Pro-choicers themselves have defined it as "a woman's right to choose" between having an abortion or not. Since they favor whichever decision the woman makes (they say) they do, by definition, favor abortion. And now for the logic:

All pro-choicers favor the right of a woman to choose an abortion if she wishes.
(Name) is pro-choice.
Therefore (Name) favors the right of a woman to choose an abortion if she wishes. 

Abortion kills a  baby.
(Name) had an abortion.
(Name) killed a baby. 

All pro-choicers favor the right of a woman to choose to kill her baby if she wishes.
(Name) is pro-choice.
Therefore (Name) favors the right of a woman to choose to kill her baby if she wishes. 

Killing babies is morally evil.
Abortion kills babies.
Therefore, abortion is morally evil. 

Is a Bee Apocalypse Coming?

Think this is no big deal? It's even affecting our relationships with other countries. It's scary stuff and is a reminder that we are called to be good stewards of the earth. It's ironic that Russia is acting the role of the prophet here. Let's pray somebody is listening.

Russia Warns Obama: Global War Over “Bee Apocalypse” Coming Very Soon

Pro-Abort Tyrants Cancel Presentations by Pro-Life Women Doctors

Pro-abortionists will go to any lengths to prevent the truth about abortion coming to light. Their radical agenda can only be maintained by hiding the truth and using language that masks their lies. That truth was graphically demonstrated this past week when during the Medical Women's International Association convention in Seoul, Korea three pro-life doctors from the United States scheduled to present papers were censored and banned. Read what happened during an interview with the Korean press after the doctors' talks were cancelled. The account was written by the three doctors: 

This account was written by the AAPLOG (American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists) women doctors involved: 

Dear friends, 

Three women physicians, Donna Harrison, Mary Davenport and Martha Shuping, were invited months ago to give lectures on complications of abortion for the MWIA, the Medical Women’s International Association. Donna Harrison’s presentation demonstrated that nations with laws protective of mothers and unborn babies have excellent maternal mortality statistics. Mary Davenport had a talk about abortion as a risk factor for preterm birth, the cause of 15 million neonatal deaths each year internationally. Martha Shuping had a presentation that included two case reports of women who suffered severe psychological harm from abortion, even though they had obvious risk factors that were not discussed in the informed consent process. These risk factors were actually quoted from an abortion provider textbook endorsed by the National Abortion Federation! This was valuable information for physicians to hear, especially those from developing nations who are under tremendous pressure to legalize abortion due to the false belief that legalized abortion is a panacea for maternal mortality. 

However, our presentations were cancelled at the last minute. This was not a total shock to us, because many physicians and scientists have long been hampered in attempts to inform the scientific community and patient about risks of abortion. Very important information has been suppressed and even lied about. With the cancellation of our talks, our host Anna Choi, head of group of 680 Korean obgyn physicians who stopped doing abortions, had decided to set up a radio and newspaper interview for us during the time that we were supposed to present.
When we got to the “radio” interview that Anna had set up, it was actually a television interview, and the newspaper reporter was there also. 

They put the three of us up front like a “panel” discussion, and the reporters started asking us questions about our presentation, allowing us an opportunity to talk about what we came to present. About 20 minutes into the interview, the Secretary General of MIWA, a Canadian woman, burst into the room (I kid you not. …and all of this is on camera), and came up to the table and said “What presentation is this? Donna Harrison said “it’s not a presentation”. So she snarled “Why are you being interviewed? At that point, the answers were left to Anna, our host. Anna said that this was a requested interview by the press. 

The SecGen then said “Who gave you permission to interview these people?” And the reporters said “We are the press, we don’t need anyone’s permission. We have freedom of the press” And the Sec Gen snarled at Anna and said “Did you arrange this? Did you talk to the organizing committee?” And Anna said “I am on the organizing committee. I don’t need to talk to anyone.” And the Sec Gen stood in front of the camera, and refused to move, and said “The interview is over.” Then the reporters said “You can’t do this. We have the freedom of the press. You are interfering with the freedom of the press.” But the Sec Gen would not move and said “The interview is over.” 

We exited to the hall, and a Belgian and German woman were waiting. They started to make fun of the Korean translator, and to snap pictures in her face. And she said “You can’t do this. This is my country. I will call the police.” And they actually grabbed at her, and then one of the Korean reporters put a huge camera in the Belgian woman’s face and started taking photos of her. A fist fight almost ensured between the women, but another of the Koreans stepped in and kept any contact from happening.. And all of this was on camera. And then our Korean hosts ushered us down the hall, and down the elevator, along with the reporters and camera crew, and we resumed the interview in the commons area downstairs by the trash cans and the bathroom. We were able to complete the entire interview, and instead of our audience being a few women doctors from the conference, we now have an audience of probably a few thousand. 

It was an incredible display of arrogance on the part of the Canadian, US and European physicians at the MWIA., who initiated preventing us from speaking It will be interesting to see what press picks this up. I just wish it would go viral, it’s such a glaring example of exactly what we were saying about suppression of information.
You will be able to access the banned presentations at www.aaplog.org. 

Mary L Davenport, MD, FACOG

Like the doctors said, "It was an incredible display of arrogance." It also shows exactly what lengths pro-abortionists will go to prevent the truth about abortion's danger from seeing the light of day. They would rather enable hundreds of Kermit Gosnells to kill babies and their mothers than to see one restriction on the child-killing. God help them when they stand before the Author of life to be judged.

Terry McAuliffe Really is Pathetic!

And he illustrates the scripture quote that "love of money is the root of all evils." Some people will do anything if the price is right!

Terry McAuliffe: the torturer's lobbyist

You are Fearfully, Wonderfully Made

Need evidence of Intelligent Design? Look at the little one in the womb waiting to be born.

"It's a mystery, it's magic, it's divinity."

Pray that We All May be One

Archbishop Pozzo returns to Ecclesia Dei commission: a signal of new moves on SSPX?

Every morning when we pray the Morning Offering we ask "for the reunion of all Christians." Of course we want our separated Protestant brothers and sisters to come home to Rome, but wouldn't the reunion of our own traditionalists be a reason for great rejoicing. Pray that the issues separating the SSPX can be resolved. In these challenging times, we need everybody on the barque of Peter manning their stations. Please Lord, restore our unity.

The Pope's Press Conference

There's been an awful lot of drivel written about things the pope said.during his long interview with the press on the plane during the return from World Youth Day. It might be useful for people to read what he actually said for themselves. So here's a link. I confess, some of it leaves me encouraged, some a bit baffled, but I trust in the Holy Spirit and following the lead of little Jacinta of Fatima I want to be truly committed to praying for the Holy Father. No pope can destroy the orthodoxy of the Church. The Holy Spirit promised to remain with the Church and many saints have emphasized the necessity of our connection to Peter. Where Peter is, there is the Church. So please pray for our Holy Father no matter what. Here's just one prayer to inspire you:

Prayer for the Pope

O Lord, we are the millions of believers, humbly kneeling at Thy feet and begging Thee to preserve, defend and save the Sovereign Pontiff for many years. He is the Father of the great fellowship of souls and our Father as well. On this day, as on every other day, he is praying for us also, and is offering unto Thee with holy fervor the sacred Victim of love and peace.

Wherefore, O Lord, turn Thyself toward us with eyes of pity; for we are now, as it were, forgetful of ourselves, and are praying above all for him. Do Thou unite our prayers with his and receive them into the bosom of Thine infinite mercy, as a sweet savor of active and fruitful charity, whereby the children are united in the Church to their Father. All that he asks of Thee this day, we too ask it of Thee in unison with him.

Whether he weeps or rejoices, whether he hopes or offers himself as a victim of charity for his people, we desire to be united with him; nay more, we desire that the cry of our hearts should be made one with his. Of Thy great mercy grant, O Lord, that not one of us may be far from his mind and his heart in the hour that he prays and offers unto Thee the Sacrifice of Thy blessed Son. At the moment when our venerable High Priest, holding in His hands the very Body of Jesus Christ, shall say to the people over the Chalice of benediction these words: "The peace of the Lord be with you always," grant, O Lord, that Thy sweet peace may come down upon our hearts and upon all the nations with new and manifest power. Amen.

Possible Eucharistic Miracle in Mexico

Mexico archdiocese investigating possible Eucharistic miracle

I recently read a book about the martyrs of Mexico. It would not surprise me to see Jesus doing miracles in this land of so many martyrs of the Eucharist. And it's a sobering thought to think of the possibility of history repeating itself when a government is an enemy of Christianity as ours is increasingly becoming. Read about Mexico's history of religious persecution and ask yourself why it couldn't happen here?

Well we all know school officials know best!

More reasons to home school. 

I always tell my kids never to spank in public. Not that I was ever much of a spanker because I didn't find it very effective. Denying privileges gets a response much faster. Nevertheless, sometimes a good well-aimed swat on the tush can be motivational. As for the interfering school administrator, she should have minded her own business. Clearly, the grandmother was not abusing the child who was apparently having hysterics. All the administrator did was precipitate a nasty altercation between a teenager and the police. One more reason to home-school: avoid the busybodies who think they know best.