I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. From the Declaration of Independence: The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. … He... Read more
Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage. Winston Churchill I don’t allow comments on this blog because I got sick and tired of rude and aggressive atheists coming on here and constantly attacking Jesus, the Church and my beliefs over and over and over and over and over and over. I put up with it for years. I put up... Read more
The Sisters of Charity of New York issued a pointed rebuke of Cardinal Dolan’s over-the-top praise of Charley Kirk. I am going to put their full statement below. But first, I want to make a brief statement of my own. It is normal after someone dies, especially when a political figure is murdered in a public venue as Charley Kirk was, to focus on their good points and ignore their faults. “Do not speak ill of the dead,” we say. ... Read more
Pope Leo’s prayer intention for October is that we should pray for the collaboration of the different faith traditions, that they “might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.” I can’t think of a prayer that is more important for the ugly time that we are living through here in America. If our religious leaders of every faith tradition would unite and speak with one voice that every person without regard for their sex, race or... Read more
If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Trump just showed all of us two black swans. In a speech to America’s generals, he told them that he wanted the military to use America’s cities as “training grounds.” He wants to use our own military that we paid for with our own money, against you and me, and he’s not hiding it. Trump told our generals that he wanted them to consider America’s cities as... Read more
You cannot have two masters. Jesus Christ What is your worldview? In what, or whom, do you place your trust? By what yardstick do you measure right and wrong? What or who is your god? From the day I started this blog, I have directed it to people who want to follow Christ. I’m going to broaden it to include the people who are confused by the lies being told about Jesus by political clergy. We have one Hope and... Read more
Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran of the Diocese of Oklahoma City died last Friday. The last time I saw him was a few weeks ago at the noon mass at the Stanley Rother Shrine. It was Blessed Stanley’s feast day. Archbishop Beltran was Fr Rother’s bishop when he was martyred. Fr Rother made his famous statement that “a shepherd cannot run” in a conversation with Archbishop Beltran. They were talking about the possibility of moving Fr Rother from his posting because... Read more
I’ve been deep in prayer and reflection this past couple of weeks. But I haven’t forgotten you. I will be back. In the meantime, I want to encourage you to add Pope Leo’s prayer intention for September to your daily prayers. If you include the Pope’s prayer intention when you pray the Rosary and fulfill the other obligations, you can receive a plenary indulgence. The requirements are that you must pray all five decades of one of the Mysteries of... Read more
I’m taking time off from blogging to seek direction from the Lord in prayer. We are dealing with a tsunami of evil. This is not just Donald Trump, although he is definitely the catalyst and the direct cause of this implosion of our democracy. But this whole debacle has been a long time coming. It is backed and ultimately controlled by a shadow cabal of billionaire fascists who have ambitions to conquer the world through the same machinations that have... Read more
Book Review: The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ by Andrew Klavan Best selling author Andrew Klavan was what he describes as a “secular Jew.” Then, he began praying. He didn’t aim his prayer at any God or being in particular. He just began to discuss what was on his mind in prayer. The surprise — to him, but not so much to those of us who have experienced the same thing — is that... Read more
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