Vol 13 Issue 8 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
February 22, 2020 ~ Saint Peter’s Chair at Antioch
1. What is the Holy Eucharist
2. Quinquagesima Sunday
3. Saint Peter Damian
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:Here is a continuation of last week’s reflection on the Works of Mercy.
An awakening is happening in a country where Christianity is illegal. One of the world’s darkest places is home to the fastest-growing underground church. MORE
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China — which is the second-largest economy in the world — has all but halted its production of consumer goods like phones, clothing, and automobiles for the past several weeks. MORE
The Spokane Regional Health District confidently said in a press conference on Thursday that the risk to the public is “zero.” VIDEO
Coronavirus Update: 346 Americans Emerge From Quarantine At California Military Bases MORE
A U.S. archbishop says Pope Francis told a group of American bishops in Rome that civil unions for homosexual couples that give them access to public benefits are “acceptable,” as long as it’s clear such arrangements can never be considered marriage. MORE
The Diocese of Harrisburg on Wednesday became the first Catholic diocese to seek bankruptcy protection in Pennsylvania, a state that led the nation in investigating sexual abuse by priests when it published a landmark report almost two years ago. MORE
It’s a tense stakeout, waiting for Jimmy Julius Karow to appear. He is a wanted man and is considered dangerous. Accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Oregon in 2000, he fled to Israel before authorities in the U.S. could apprehend him or figure out where he went. VIDEO
I wish them luck.
Of course attempting to redraw state lines is a very complicated process, but at this point conservatives in Oregon are so fed up with the state legislature that they have decided to push ahead with this effort.
In a country where there has always been more space than people, where the land and wildlife are cherished like a Picasso, nature is closing in. Fueled by climate change and the world’s refusal to address it, the fires that have burned across Australia are not just destroying lives or turning forests as large as nations into ashen moonscapes. MORE
Storm Dennis roared across Britain with high winds and heavy rains Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a record number of flood warnings and alerts for England and a rare “red warning” for extremely life-threatening flooding in Wales. MORE
Is China getting decimated by God Himself? Because it’s not ending any time soon. Now their food is getting devoured by flying bugs! NEVER ENDING PESTILENCE of all sorts.
A gigantic swarm of locusts that belong to a plague that has ravaged millions of acres of crops across east Africa has been spotted reaching the Chinese border. VIDEO
A little late but these are the facts of life in California.
Fire, garbage and homelessness increasingly plague the Golden State. MORE