The evocative rite of ashes marks the beginning of the holy season of Lent, during which the Church renews calls the faithful to radical conversion and trust in God’s mercy.
Let’s start with trust on our Lenten journey, sustained by fervent prayer, penance and concern for those in need. Lent is, in particular, useful opportunity to devote more attention to the children, in their families and in society: they are the future of humanity. Continue reading
The mother of Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold gives her first-ever TV interview tonight on Diane Sawyer’s prime-time ABC show 20/20. MORE
I watched this interview on ABC last Thursday and there were plenty of signs from police to friends and parents. One of the lady physiologists made a statement in regards to faith and commented, ” Evil is a spiritual meaning and has no place? in logic.” I may not be quoting her exactly but I have repeatedly asked why the diabolical aspect of a person is not, at least looked into and recorded just for the statistics alone if nothing else. Where these killers ever Baptized, simple and if so keep a ratio comparison to those who were not. What are they afraid of?
Oklahoma was struck by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Saturday morning, the third-strongest quake ever recorded in the state, which has experienced a surge in seismic activity in recent years, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake at 11:07 a.m. local time (1707 GMT) was followed by several aftershocks in the next 90 minutes, including one with a magnitude of 3.9, the USGS said. The first quake was felt from Kansas City, Missouri, to Dallas, Texas, but no damages or injuries were reported. MORE
A former nun who spent her final years ‘living as a maid’ has left a mystery $2 million to a Jesuit society – despite never earning more than $20,000 a year.
Anna Kurzweil, who never married and had no children, left relatives puzzled after she gave the grand sum in her will – while only leaving them $5,000 a piece.
And while the donation’s recipient, Society of Jesus, may not come as a surprise – Kurzweil had devoted much of her life to God – the hefty sum certainly does. MORE
Vol 9 Issue 7 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward KrierFebruary 13, 2016 ~ Lenten Feria
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (55)
2. Quinquagesima Sunday
3. Saint Valentine
4. Christ in the Home (30)
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
This week the Church keeps the Ember Days—a time to do penance not only as Lent begins, but as the Church prays for those men who would be ordinarily receiving the various orders in the priesthood. There are seven orders, divided between minor and major. Continue reading
Pope Francis on Friday crossed the Atlantic Ocean and then a millennium of division and distrust when he traveled to Cuba and met with the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
It was the first encounter ever between the heads of two of the largest branches of the Christian faith, whose estrangement for 1,000 years represents the deepest East-West divide in Christianity. MORE
One of the many things that wasn’t debated at Saturday night’s GOP “debate” was the presumption of American State ownership of the American people when it comes to the notion of a military draft. These days, it’s just a given that the State owns everything, including even your body, should it decide that there is a slot in its perpetual war machine that “needs” to be filled by your body, all “for the good of the collective”, of course. That’s just how “conservatism” rolls here in “the land of the free” these days.
The State owns everything. The State owns everyone. Or so it thinks (and wants us to think), anyway. MORE
Jewish scholars believe that the 2,000-year-old prophecy of the children of Esau (today’s Western nations) and the children of Ishmael (today’s Arab nations) uniting against the Jewish people as a precursor of the end of days is already being fulfilled.
End-time expert and author Rabbi Pinchas Winston and Breaking Israel News (BIN) Bible and prophecy expert Rivkah Lambert Adler both expressed belief that the end-time prophecy is coming to pass as written in the book of Genesis following the meeting between Pope Francis and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the Vatican last Jan. 26, Charisma News reported. MORE
There is a lot preparation and production that goes into making the Super Bowl an enjoyable event. And for some, this includes sexually exploiting our children for perverted pleasure and fun for the elite who travel great distances to attend the Super Bowl every year. MORE
The preacher, who was standing just off campus, recorded his interaction with several university police officers, who explained that it was illegal for him to offend the students. MORE
The map shows military exercises held by Russia and by NATO in 2014 and 2015. Each circle represents an exercise, and the larger circles mean more troops participated.
Propaganda films during the atomic age were heavy on the scare tactics, but this one made clear that self-reliance and prepper-minded individuals are going too far against society – and should be regarded as “deserters” and “treasonous” if they don’t stay put in their cities, follow orders and show up for their job.
Dear friends of the faith:
As Americans, our country supported the Syrian rebels in order to topple President Assad. One of the main reasons we wanted Assad toppled is because of his threat to Israel. Now however since Russia and Iran joined up with Assad, Israel has aligned itself with Russia. In my time they used to call this treason, today it’s just politics. Tell that to all of those dead rebels we supported and the Syrian refuges. Continue reading
It’s being called “abhorrent” and a “crime against humanity.” Allegations of forced organ harvesting in China started to surface in 2006. Since then, mounting evidence suggests these allegations are true—and even worse than originally suspected.