CAIRO — Pope Francis has confirmed that Egypt will be included as an official Roman Catholic Church pilgrimage destination next year, sparking hope that the country’s tourism industry can be revived. The first pilgrims should begin arriving in Egypt in May, according to Tourism Minister Yahya Rashed. MORE
Monthly Archives: October 2017
President Reagan’s meeting with pope John Paul II in Alaska May 2, 1984
Note..It was the Rev. Billy Graham which opened the door for an official U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. In Christ, Joseph
Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Pope John Paul II in Fairbanks, Alaska
May 2, 1984
The President. Well, now, I want to welcome Your Holiness to the United States and, on behalf of the American people, say how pleased and privileged we are to have you among us. We’re just returning from a mission of peace, and I can think of no more fitting close to this journey than to be here in the presence of Your Holiness, who has worked so diligently for recognition of the rights and dignity of the individual and for peace among nations. Continue reading
VIDEO: Swamp Watch: The National Football League
The Latest: Infant dies in Portugal fires; toll rises to 32
Celebrating 100 year anniversary of the Fatima Miracle, Portugal has deadly fires. Could this be God’s way of expressing the Hindu Shrine that was put up there?
Portuguese authorities say a 1-month-old baby has died in the country’s spate of wildfires, raising the death toll in the forest blazes to 32.
The Civil Protection Agency says the infant had been missing after a wildfire near Tabua, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of Lisbon. MORE
More than half of students at for-profit colleges defaulted on loans
Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. MORE
Americans Killed by Guns Since 1968 Than in All US Wars – NBC News
More Americans have died from gunshots in the last 50 years than in all of the wars in American history.
Since 1968, more than 1.5 million Americans have died in gun-related incidents, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, approximately 1.2 million service members have been killed in every war in U.S. history, according to estimates from the Department of Veterans Affairs and iCasualties.org, a website that maintains an ongoing database of casualties from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. MORE
As Bethlehem’s mayor, I ask: Why are U.S. Christians celebrating Israeli policies
The language of Netanyahu and his cabinet increasingly references a Bible-citing and religious, rather than political, war against the Palestinians. And American evangelicals are his enthusiastic foot-soldiers. MORE
Trump Administration Defines Life ‘Beginning at Conception’
The document is located on the website of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“HHS accomplishes its mission through programs and initiatives that cover a wide spectrum of activities, serving and protecting Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception,” the document states initially. MORE
VIDEO: Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California
INSANITY – From analyzers speaking about this insanity, they say it’s all about money & politics. Democrats will no longer give the very expensive HIV meds freely.
You now have to vote Democrat to receive it. Causing total dependence, that’s if you want to live.
Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues.” [Apocalypse 18:4]
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that lowers from a felony to a misdemeanor the crime of knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIVwithout disclosing the infection.
The measure also applies to those who give blood without telling the blood bank that they are HIV-positive. MORE
California adds ‘non-binary’ gender option on state licenses
Anyone living in CA, all this insanity CA is officiating, should scare the living daylights out of you.
Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues.”
[Apocalypse 18:4]
Californians who don’t identify as male or female will soon be able to identify as a third gender on state documents.
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill titled the “Gender Recognition Act” Sunday night allowing state residents to identify as “non-binary” on driver’s licenses and birth certificates, The Sacramento Bee reported. MORE
Sermon for Saint Luke, the Evangelist October 18,
Sermon for Saint Luke, the Evangelist Commemorating the 21st Sunday after Pentecost – October 18, 2015 by Monsignor Patrick Perez www.OLHC.us
St Luke evangelist
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Monsignor began the sermon by reciting the Hail Mary.
Because of Oktoberfest I’ll be short, but I didn’t want to let today’s feast go without a thought or two to take with you for your spiritual life and into your life in general. Continue reading
The Pope Flawlessly Called Out Trump’s Hypocritical Antiabortion Views
Flawlessly? Who writes this garbage?
As the pope wrapped up a press conference in Colombia on Sept. 10, he spoke about DACA – and how it doesn’t match up with Trump’s antiabortion views. “The President of the United States presents himself as pro-life and if he is a good pro-lifer, he understands that family is the cradle of life and its unity must be protected,” he said. MORE
Pope Francis: ‘Wars and Climate Change’ Are Root Causes of World Hunger and Migration
“The relationship between hunger and migrations can only be addressed if we go to the root of the problem,” the Pope said at the headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Rome. “In this regard, studies conducted by the United Nations, like many others conducted by civil organizations, agree that there are two major obstacles that must be overcome: conflicts and climate change.” MORE
Insight into the Catholic Faith presents the Catholic Tradition Newsletter
Vol 10 Issue 41 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
October 14, 2017 ~ Saint Callistus, opn!
1. Is the Chair of Peter Vacant? An Argument for Sedevacantism
2. Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Teresa of Avila
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
One question that many ask is this: Why doesn’t God perform a miracle that would cause the conversion of the world? Continue reading
Uruguay elects morbidly obese first transgender senator
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Michelle Suarez has become Uruguay’s first transgender senator.
The 34-year-old lawmaker assumed her senatorial seat representing the Communist Party on Tuesday.
Suarez says she always had the support of her parents, but she was discriminated growing up by some schoolmates and teachers. MORE