Vol 8 Issue 18 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 2, 2015 ~ St Athanasius, opn!
1. Fourth Sunday after Easter
2. Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross
3. Marriage and Parenthood (18)
4. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
As always, enjoy the readings and commentaries provided for your benefit. —The Editor
Fourth Week after Easter
Benedict Baur, O.S.B.
He will convince the world of justice Continue reading
Pacquiao no longer fights like a Catholic. He fights like a Protestant. Catholics have won wars and battles for 2000 years. Protestants have not won one.
There’s a story of a shipwreck and the only survivors that swam to an island were a herd of thoroughbred race horses and another herd that survived the shipwreck was a herd of Clydesdale work horses. A year later when the owners went to rescue them, they found that they interbred and their foals and offspring were useless as they could neither run, they lost the speed nor could they work as they lost the strength to pull, the distinct quality of a Clydesdale horse. The offspring were useless to both owners. Continue reading
This is nice except that God’s anger and wrath is an extension of His Love and all tears will be wiped away at the general judgment for those remain faithful to His TEACHINGS.
Southern Michigan on Saturday afternoon was shaken by a mild, 4.2 magnitude earthquake, a rarity in a state more accustomed to snow storms and tornadoes, officials said. There were no injuries and one unconfirmed report of a building suffering damage, said Michigan State Police…MORE
Vet Emergency & Referral Group Director Dr. Brett Levitzke on a plague-infected dog that spread the disease to people in Colorado.
The “conservative Catholics” are best represented by Sen. Rick Santorum. A life-long Catholic, Santorum became more serious about his faith after marrying. Now a daily Mass attendee, Santorum has put his Catholic faith at the center of his conservative political life MORE
I give many a chemical rush when they answer my call, 8-10 Americans believe I am addictive, and I can kill you if I’m misused. What am I? A cellphone, of course! To see pics:
A full (extended) earthquake forecast, overview, and global update as to where we stand currently. As I was recording this video, a 7.2 magnitdue (6.8M revised) struck Papua New Guinea.
The Venezuelan government will begin rationing electrical supplies this week in response to high demand triggered by heat. Public employees will only have to work six hours a day until further notice, and police units will be sent to inspect private businesses to ensure they only use their allotted amounts. MORE
There were two points that you are not aware of. First, mixed marriage’s between blacks and whites was considered immoral because blacks were not accepted as human and lacked a soul. Read Scott v Sanford Decision of 1857. This decision declared that since blacks are not ‘persons,’ they have no constitutional rights. You cannot compare this with same sex marriage because TRUE love is in giving and sharing yourself by bringing another person into the world, (if possible) through pro-creation.
“I cannot be your saviour forever, everything has to end some time,” he informed the disciples who adore him like a Messiah, from the man whose job during sparring is to insert chewing gum in his employer’s mouth when he rests, to the guy who washes his 38 luxury cars. MORE
Though Americans were under the impression that race would improve after the election of a half-black man as President of the United States, the last eight years have witnessed a firestorm of assumptions, accusations, lies, division and violence. MORE
ANOTHER 7.2 magnitude (6.8M revised) earthquake has struck the West Pacific in Papua New Guinea. This makes TWO large earthquakes in the area within less than 24 hours. MORE
Zarif, a fluent English speaker with a doctorate from an American university, must convince world powers that both he and the policy positions he represents are reasonable, acceptable, and within the international mainstream. At the same time, Iran’s top diplomat must reassure the Islamic Republic’s leadership that this new engagement won’t dilute the revolutionary messaging and avowedly anti-Western state ideology of the regime. MORE
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits tumbled to a 15-year low last week and consumer spending rose in March, signs the economy was regaining momentum after stumbling badly in the first quarter.
The economic outlook was brightened further by another report on Thursday showing a solid increase in wages in the first quarter, which should keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates this year. MORE