Remember those controversies as some U.S. state officials installed Ten Commandments monuments in their courts and schools? Imagine the uproar if instead the government had ordered the Christian cross to be installed in all state buildings. MORE
Author Archives: Joseph Saraceno
‘They have great beaches!’ Trump included image of MIAMI when he showed Kim video about North Korea’s future – as he said dictator could develop condos or hotels if he keeps nuke promises and sanctions come off
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- Donald Trump included a Hollywood-produced video in his presentation to Kim Jong-un during nuclear talks in Singapore
- The four-minute film showed Kim as a leader at a crossroads and urged him to choose a more economically and technologically open future
- Part of the footage included a wide shot of a beach and an image of speedboats
- Trump said he saw the video and thought North Korea has ‘great beaches’ and is situated perfectly between the economic powers of China and South Korea
- The main image, showing a pair of condominium spires, was shot in Miami
- He said he encouraged Kim to consider a future that included condo and hotel developments in his country MORE
Hell on Earth! Hawaii volcano eruptions set the sky on fire as it’s revealed the impact of the disaster will affect marine and wildlife for decades
God’s does it His way, when it comes to climate change. And He ignores (pope) Francis, doesn’t bother to use oil executives.
While the lava flow has received lots of attention for destroying neighborhoods, it has also been quietly covering Hawaii’s famed tide pools, hot springs and coastal waters, changing the shoreline in the process. MORE
Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
Why don’t priest’s use masks and medical gloves? I’m sure the Vatican can provide them. No doubt St. Damian of Molokai would approve. And pure clean water bottles for Holy Water and Baptism’s. With low-tech solutions, there are options.
An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has led Roman Catholics to stop administering several sacraments temporarily in an attempt to keep the deadly disease from spreading. MORE
Pope warns oil executives: Climate change may ‘destroy civilization’
The religion of a true psychopath and its Mortal Sin of the twenty-first century.
At a two-day conference at the Vatican, the pope called climate change a challenge of “epochal proportions,” according to Reuters.
He also said that the world must move toward using clean energy and a reduction in the use of fossil fuels. MORE
It’s Time For Married Men to Become Priests (Oh, and Let’s Not Leave Out women)
The Vatican called Friday for courageous proposals to cope with a shortage of priests in the Amazon, and said it wouldn’t rule out debate on whether married men could step in to fill the “precariously-thin presence” of the Catholic Church in the vast region. MORE
Vatican document suggests role for married priests, women in the Amazon
Marilyn Monroe’s iconic pose in front of Stamford church draws mixed reactions
Mixed reactions? That’s an understatement! Someone ought to paint True Religion Designer Jeans over her rear end.
It’s a jarring sight for members of the First Congregational Church: The underwear-clad buttocks of Marilyn Monroe mooning the downtown parish.
A 26-foot Seward Johnson statue illustrating the star in her iconic pose from “The Seven Year Itch” was installed this week in Latham Park as part of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District’s “Art in Public Places” series that lasts through the summer. MORE
Insight into the Catholic Faith presents Catholic Tradition Newsletter
A weekly presentation of News, Information, Readings and Commentary for traditional Roman Catholics and Catholic Families remaining faithful to the teaching Magisterium as held by all faithful Catholics through the centuries.
Vol 11 Issue 23 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
June 9, 2018 ~ Our Lady on Saturday
- What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
- Third Sunday after Pentecost
- Saint Margaret of Scotland
- Family and Marriage
- Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and yesterday the Church celebrated the Feast of the Sacred Heart. As May is dedicated to Mary and we celebrate Mother’s Day during this month, it is proper that one celebrates Father’s Day during the month of June Continue reading
WATCH: Two Transgenders Blow Out Girls In State Meet
This can’t be happening. Is it just me? Or are we in an alternate reality?
You wonder how the other runners may have felt.
On Monday, when Connecticut had its State Open track and field championships at Willow Brook Park, one person broke the State Open records for girls in both the 100 and 200-meter runs. VIDEO
Women who refuse to have babies — to save the planet!
This is one way of getting rid of leftists. DIY!
Drastic? Perhaps. But, astonishing as it sounds, Oonagh is one of a number of British women who are deciding to remain child-free, not because of career aspirations or an inability to find a partner, but because they are concerned about the crippling impact of overpopulation on the Earth. MORE
VATICAN CARDINAL TO DELIVER MESSAGE FROM POPE TO BILDERBERG GLOBALISTS
The Bilderberg group is an annual meeting of over 100 of the most powerful people on the planet, including presidents, prime ministers and heads of banking, the corporate world, media and academia. Its clandestine 2018 confab is set to begin today. MORE
Sins Against Faith:
Taken from.”Deliverance Prayers,” by Father Chad RippergerIn recalling what the Church has always taught, Father Ripperger reminds us of the following “Sins Against Faith.”
Willful doubt of any article of faith: deliberate ignorance of the truths of faith which ought to be known; neglect in instructing oneself in the faith according to one’s state in life; rash credulity (e.g. giving credence to private revelation to easily or believing in a private revelations which has been condemned by the lawful Church authorities.) apostasy; heresy; indifferent-ism (to believe that one religion is as good as another, and that all religions are equally true and pleasing to God, or that one is free to accept or reject any or all religions); reading or circulating books or writings against the Catholic belief or practice in such wise as to jeopardize one’s or another s faith; to remain silent when asked about one’s faith; engaging in schismatic or heretical worship; joining or supporting masonic groups or other forbidden societies.
Let it not be said that you are part of : The perverse who are hard to be corrected along with the number of fools who are infinite. Ecclesiastes 1:15.
Grace be with you, in Christ, Joseph
Storms Drop Baseball-Sized Hail On North Texas, Shattering Windows: ‘Sounded Like God Was Throwing Rocks
VIDEO: Dramatic moment truck is swallowed by an ash cloud as villagers flee
Footage filmed from inside the vehicle shows the driver sounding the horn and performing a u-turn in the road as a giant mass of smoke gathers in the background. MORE
NINE DAY NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
St. Anthony Novena – Day 1
O holy St. Anthony, you are known for the power and abundance of your miracles. Jesus came into your arms as a humble little child. Pray for me to the Child Jesus for my needs and desires… (Mention your intentions) In imitation of our Lord, you have great mercy and compassion for sinners. Pay no attention to my unworthiness, but instead ask God to show His glory through the answer of my requests. St. Anthony, you cooperated with the grace of God in a radical way with your life. You gave everything to Christ and to your neighbor. Your life glorified God! You are an example of holiness that I will try to follow. You are in heaven praising God with a particular closeness to the King of Kings. With your seat of honor, please beg God to both answer my request and bring me to eternal rest with you. Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory Be to the Father, in honor of Saint Anthony. Saint Anthony, pray for us! Amen.