It’s time to start opening up their state — including its churches — after weeks of being shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. MORE

South Korea’s national police agency has deployed some 8,500 officers (link in Korean) nationwide, in a race against time to identify people who visited nightlife venues in Seoul after the emergence of a cluster of Covid-19 cases linked to a man who went clubbing there. In a sign of how urgent the situation is, Seoul mayor Park Won-soon issued a stark warning yesterday: “If Seoul falls, the country falls.” MORE

This could have serious implications

Two cases now before the Supreme Court have serious implications about how federal courts can engage in the certification of the quantity and quality of the credentials of teachers of religion. MORE

As if Covid-19 was not enough, other virus outbreaks are erupting around the world

While everyone is likely well aware of the coronavirus pandemic, other viral diseases are also thriving, spreading locally and threatening already overwhelmed healthcare systems. In Indonesia, dengue—which is spread through mosquitoes—has infected some 40,000 people so far this year, a nearly 16% rise from last year. Compounding the problem, most of Indonesia’s hospitals are now tasked with prioritizing patients with Covid-19, leaving those suffering from the painful and sometimes fatal symptoms of dengue without treatment. MORE

This is funny because most conservatives dislike President Wilson.

On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day “as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of our country.” Office, position, or title: President of the United States

Vol 13 Issue 19 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 9, 2020 ~ Saint Gregory Nazianzen, opn!

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      Fourth Sunday after Easter
3.      Saint Antoninus
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
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This can be BAD NEWS if not controlled.

A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the “murder hornet” has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, according to The New York Times, and has the potential to devastate U.S. bee populations, which have already been declining. VIDEO

May 14 is Israel’s birthday

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to travel to Israel next week for a one-day visit in what would be the first visit by a senior foreign official to Israel since it closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. MORE

Vol 13 Issue 18 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 2, 2020 ~ Saint Athanasius, opn!

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      Third Sunday after Easter
3.      Finding of the Holy Cross
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
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Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the shores of the United States of America, appointed and elected officials at virtually every layer of government have been competing to see who can come up with the most restrictive, counter-productive, freedom-infringing policies in the name of fighting the virus. MORE

Catherine of Siena, a laywoman associated with the Dominican Order, was a mystic, activist, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and the Catholic Church. Canonized in 1461, she is also a Doctor of the Church. Wikipedia