Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s more restrictive abortion bans, the prime minister said Saturday, sweeping aside generations of conservative patriarchy and dealing the latest in a series of stinging rebukes to the Roman Catholic Church. MORE

Vol 11 Issue 21 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 26, 2018 ~ Ember Saturday in Octave of Pentecost

1. What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
2. Trinity Sunday
3. Saint Bede the Venerable
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

The Mystery of the Blessed Trinity is completely a mystery that is incomprehensible to the finite human mind. Continue reading →

A family in Portland, Oregon, received a shock recently when their phone rang. The caller was an employee of the father of the family who said “Unplug your Alexa devices right now. You’re being hacked.” The family’s Amazon Echo home assistant device had reportedly recorded a conversation they had and sent it to a random number in the device’s contact list, KIRO 7 reports. MORE

As more and more American communities grapple with opioid addiction, the human toll of the epidemic has grown in both scope and severity. And now, scientists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have found evidence that drug’s impact has literally flowed downstream to affect marine life, as well. MORE

America is once again reeling from yet another deadly mass shooting. The victims at Santa Fe High School were taken from us too soon, and the prayers of Texas and the nation are with their families. There is something especially haunting about a killer targeting a school, where parents send their children on the assumption that they will be safe as they learn. Experience is a hard teacher, and with 2018’s second major school shooting behind us, its lesson is clear: We must secure our schools. MORE

Another added benefit we have here in California.

Southern California is mirroring a statewide increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases for the third year in a row.

Of particular concern is the spike in the number of congenital syphilis cases, which are triggering a rise in the number of stillbirths caused by syphilis. MORE

Wow: Same day as my Mom.

St. Filumena Church <st.filumenachurch@gmail.com> wrote:

Another Bishop from Bp Guerard des Lauriers/ Bp McKenna line dies:

Here is how to trace Bp Slupski:

Bishop Michel Louis Guérard des Lauriers
Bishop Gunther Storck: April 30, 1984 at Etiolles, France
Bishop Robert Fidelis McKenna: August 22,1986 at Raveau, France
Bishop J. Elmer Vida: July, 02, 1987 in the USA Continue reading →

A student who survived the Texas school shooting on Friday has spoken out about the accused gunman, saying that he was ’emotionally bullied’ by his classmates and coaches. MORE