The “apocalyptic” fires that hit California last month have left observers scratching their heads and wondering how destruction on that scale could be possible – and how much it will cost in the future if the causes aren’t addressed immediately. MORE

Gov. Roy Cooper said impacts from the weekend storm will vary across the state, with forecasters calling for up to 18 inches of snow in the mountains and possible flooding at the coast.

A majority of “non-citizens,” including those with legal green card rights, are tapping into welfare programs set up to help poor and ailing Americans, a Census Bureau finding that bolsters President Trump’s concern about immigrants costing the nation. MORE

A stock market rally, which has since reversed, propelled U.S. household net worth to a record high of $109 trillion in the July-September quarter. MORE

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loves Hanukkah. The annual ritual of lighting the Hanukkah candelabra organized by his party provides him with a stage from which to project his brightness unto the people of Israel and the world. MORE

The ring bearing the name of Pontius Pilate was discovered in the late 1960s, one of thousands of artifacts found in the excavation of Herodium, an ancient fortress and palace south of Bethlehem, in the West Bank. MORE

The iconic Yellowstone volcano landmark is the world’s tallest and most active geyser but recent activity has gone off the charts. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) geologists monitoring the supervolcano complex have noted almost weekly water eruptions from the geyser this year.  The Steamboat geyser has been erupting every 7-10 day for the past six weeks. MORE

Vol 11 Issue 49 ~Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
December 8, 2018 ~ Feast of the Immaculate Conception

1.      What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
2.      Second Sunday in Advent
3.      Saint Hipparchus & Companions
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

Last Sunday we listened to the Gospel of Saint Luke telling us: and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves;