Insight into the Catholic Faith presents ~ Catholic Tradition Newsletter

2306953345Vol 9 Issue 52 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
December 17, 2016 ~ Ember Saturday in Advent

1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (98)
2. Fourth Sunday in Advent
3. Saints Rufus and Zosimus
4. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:
This last week, the Fourth Week of Advent, the Church presents the period from David until the birth of Christ. Solomon, the wisest of men and who built a magnificent temple to house the Ark of the Covenant, falls into sin through pride and weakness of the flesh. Continue reading

Presidential Transition Team Suggestions

trump-transition-team-2A Practical Solution to the Israeli Palestine Conflict

The proposal I’m making is to make a NEW COUNTRY out of the three different States of Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. It would be fashioned like the United States of America.  This United States of Israel and Palestinian  States, would draw up a new constitution, a federal flag, with each state adopting their own flag and the religion they chose to follow and go from there.
The only way I can think of, to solve the Jerusalem problem, would be to make it an international city controlled by the New Federal Country. Continue reading

Autism Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy

103The study, which was published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, discovered that pregnant women who had low vitamin D levels when they were 20 weeks pregnant were more likely to have a child who displayed autistic traits by the age of 6. For the study, researchers analyzed approximately 4,200 blood samples from pregnant women and their children in the Netherlands. MORE

100 tons of dead fish in Indonesia, thousands more in Brazil

fishDepartment of Marine and Fisheries (DKP) have reported an incredible 100 tons of fish have died in Agam, Sumatra, Indonesia. The reason for the deaths is also incredible as poison (residual sludge feed), strong winds and lack of oxygen are being blamed.

Sludge is also being blamed for thousands of fish found dead along the banks of Ipiranga River in northern Brazil. According to the coordinator of the Tamar project of the Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), João Carlos Thomé, it is possible that the deaths are related to local mining sludge flowing into the river. MORE