Before the gates of the Father
Vol 8 Issue 19 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 9, 2015 ~ St Gregory Nazianzen, opn!
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (15)
2. Fifth Sunday after Easter
3. St. Antoninus
4. Marriage and Parenthood (19)
5, Articles and notices Continue reading
Stalin did the same thing during his reign, only he had them executed.Anne; you’re 45 years too late, God’s wrath started with the inter-faith gospel in 1969.
Christian evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of world-renowned Pastor Billy Graham, is calling on Americans to pray…MORE
On April 22, Arizona held a public meeting to prepare for an eventual shortage declaration, which could come as soon as this August. The latest rules that govern a shortage, established in 2007 by an agreement among the states, say that Arizona will have to contend with a 20 percent cut in water in…MORE
“Open the door Richard and let me in.” remember this song. Is Francis getting ready?
The cafeteria’s open
OMD(og)!
No statue, just effigyAs the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese tries to move past the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn, a priest has roiled the waters with a letter alleging that the criminal charges against Finn were politically motivated.
The prosecutor who filed the case, Jean Peters Baker, this week responded with a strongly worded letter of her own. MORE
The Philippines is preparing to evacuate residents along its northeastern coast as a typhoon approaches, as well as those near a rumbling volcano that has been spewing steam and ash over a central province, officials said on Friday.
Typhoon Noul was about 480 km (300 miles) northeast of the town of Borongan in Eastern Samar province early on Friday, with wind gusts of up to 185 km per hour (115 mph), and was expected to make landfall as a category four storm at the weekend. MORE
The world’s oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments is going on rare display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in an exhibit tracing civilization’s most pivotal moments. MORE
Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica erupted on Monday afternoon, sending ash over 8,000 feet (2.5 kilometers) into the air over the capital San Jose. The main international airport closed for a short time, but otherwise the volcano did not cause much alarm. MORE
The Vatican’s rehabilitation of liberation theology is continuing under Pope Francis with the movement’s founder appearing at an official Vatican event next week talking about “a poor church for the poor.”
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez will be one of the main speakers at a gathering of the Vatican’s charity arm, Caritas Internationalis, and will appear at an official Vatican press conference launching the assembly Tuesday. MORE
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported six miles from Corona, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:11 a.m. at a depth of about 4 miles.
Earlier, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported two miles from San Jacinto. It was originally reported as a magnitude 3.1. The temblor occurred at 2:19 a.m. at a depth of about 9 to 10 miles. MORE
Men in Iran wanting to get a spiky haircut, a tattoo or a good ol’ eyebrow plucking from barbers are out of luck. Officials have banned such styles, describing them as “devil-worshipping” and “homosexual.”
“Devil-worshipping hairstyles are forbidden,” Iranian barbershop union head Mostafa Govahi told the semiofficial Iranian Students’ News Agency, according to Britain’s Guardian newspaper. “Any shop that cuts hair in the devil worshipping style will be harshly dealt with and their licence revoked.” MORE