MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Residents piled into cars and fled on Saturday, turning downtown Santa Barbara into “a ghost town” as surging winds drove one of the biggest fires in California’s history toward the city and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito. MORE
Monthly Archives: December 2017
VIDEO: TRANSGENDER SURGERY: REGRET RATES HIGHEST IN MALE-TO-FEMALE REASSIGNMENT OPERATIONS
Gender-confirmation surgeries—the name given to procedures that change the physical appearance and function of sexual characteristics—increased by 20 percent from 2015 to 2016 in the U.S., with more than 3,000 such operations performed last year. Rates are also increasing worldwide. Now, at least one surgeon is reporting a trend of regret. MORE
Traditional Depictions of Mothers to be Banned in Adverts From Next Year Amid Ongoing War On ‘Gender Stereotypes’
Cooking, cleaning mums will be banned in advertisements across the UK from next year, following a study which claimed traditional gender roles are “harmful and outdated”.
The decision to tighten regulation was announced by the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) this week, after a report published in summer identified gender stereotypes in adverts as a driver of inequality between men and women. MORE
VIDEO: Thomas Fire burns 360 square miles in Ventura, Santa Barbara counties; 20 percent contained
Entire Family Turns Transgender
The father identifies as a woman. His fiancée, the mother-to-be, identifies as a man. The son considers himself a girl and, of course, the daughter thinks she’s actually a boy. An entire transgender family, all under one roof. MORE
BREAKING: Trump to remove ‘climate change’ as a national security threat
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Insight into the Catholic Faith presents the Catholic Tradition Newsletter
Vol 10 Issue 50 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
December 16, 2017 ~ Saint Eusebius, opn!
1. Is the Chair of Peter Vacant? An Argument for Sedevacantism
2. Gaudete Sunday
3. Saint Lazarus
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
This next week there will be the ember days of winter kept. On these days the Church imposes upon her faithful the obligation to fast and to also abstain from meat except for the main meal of Wednesday and Saturday. Continue reading
Islam, Catholicism and the Fallout from Low Standards
This is a good read even though it comes from the N.C. Register
Every mosque has a fountain in its yard, so that the worshiper can fulfill the requirements of ritual ablutions before entering Allah’s house. There is an order to the washing of hands, face, mouth, nose, neck and the feet. With every action of physical washing, there is an accompanying prayer. MORE
R.C. Sproul, theologian and religious broadcaster, dies at 78
Sad news. R.C. Sproul was one of the few Protestant ministers who congratulated and thanked me for my “Day of the Lord,” booklet that I sent him. He even advertised on my face book page. RIP.
Theologian R.C. Sproul, who founded Florida-based Ligonier Ministries and authored dozens of books, has died at age 78.
Sproul died Thursday at an Altamonte Springs, Fla., hospital, his ministry announced. He was hospitalized with severe respiratory problems that were complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the flu. MORE
Saudi Arabia movie theater ban..
While Hollywood is celebrating the newly announced Golden Globe nominations, Saudi Arabia is celebrating something very different: a new law that will once again allow movie theaters to operate. For the last 35 years, cinemas have been banned in the kingdom; that changed on Monday, when the government announced that it was finally reversing the ban, according to the A.P.. MORE
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world, and the world’s third most-visited sacred site.[1][2] Pope Leo XIIIgranted the venerated image a Canonical Coronation on 12 October 1895.Saint Pope Damasus I
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Saint Damasus’ Story
To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.” Damasus seldom heard such unrestrained praise. Internal political struggles, doctrinal heresies, uneasy relations with his fellow bishops and those of the Eastern Church marred the peace of his pontificate. MORE
Southern California’s fire devastation is ‘the new normal,’ Gov. Brown says
Gov. Jerry Brown surveyed the devastation Saturday in Ventura — the area hardest hit by firestorms that have displaced nearly 90,000 people in Southern California — calling it “the new normal.”
The visit came four days after Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires. In all, blazes from Ojai to Oceanside have destroyed more than 790 structures and burned 175,000 acres. MORE
Birth control pills linked to Breast Cancer
Women who rely on birth control pills or contraceptive devices that release hormones face a small but significant increase in the risk for breast cancer, according to a large study published on Wednesday. MORE