
Monthly Archives: October 2017
President Reagan’s meeting with pope John Paul II in Alaska May 2, 1984

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

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

Americans Killed by Guns Since 1968 Than in All US Wars – NBC News

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

Trump Administration Defines Life ‘Beginning at Conception’

“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

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

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,

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

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

Insight into the Catholic Faith presents the Catholic Tradition Newsletter

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

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