Controversial retired priest now serves in Battle Creek

PRIESTTwo sides of the coin on this story

The controversial retired priest who is volunteering at St. Philip Catholic Church told parishioners that news media last week reported “misleading information” about him and “those who know me well would verify that I would not act in those ways suggested.”

“Personally, I believe that some critics did not like the strong stance that I was forced to take in defense of Catholic teachings,” John Nienstedt said, “particularly the traditional definition of marriage, and I think they would like to punish me for those stands.” MORE

 

POPE FRANCIS: COUNTRIES THAT TAKE IN REFUGEES MUST CHANGE

CHANGESome interesting tidbits from Pope Francis’ statement on migrants and refugees. Via Andrew Stuttaford at the National Review.

“Migration movements are now a structural reality, and our primary issue must be to deal with the present emergency phase by providing programmes which address the causes of migration and the changes it entails, including its effect on the makeup of societies and peoples.” MORE

Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date

jwThe Archbishop of Canterbury is working with other Christian churches to agree on a fixed date for Easter.

Justin Welby made the announcement after a meeting of primates from the Anglican Communion in Canterbury.

In the UK, an act of Parliament passed in 1928 allowed for Easter Sunday to be fixed on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April.

However, this has never been activated and Easter has remained variable, determined by the moon’s cycle. MORE

Anglicans sanction US Episcopal Church over gay marriage

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leaves after his enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, southern EnglandAnglican leaders on Thursday temporarily restricted the role of the U.S. Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the American church’s acceptance of gay marriage.

Episcopalians have been barred for three years from any policy-setting positions in the Anglican Communion while a task force is formed that will try to reconcile conflicting views over sexuality in the 85-million-member family of churches. The Episcopal Church is the Anglican body in the United States. MORE

 

Methodist pension board bars investment in 5 Israeli banks

IsraelMethodist_LGNEW YORK — The pension fund for the United Methodist Church has blocked five Israeli banks from its investment portfolio in what it describes as a broad review meant to weed out companies that profit from abuse of human rights.

The fund, called the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, excluded Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, First International Bank of Israel, Israel Discount Bank, and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, according to the pension board’s website. MORE

Donations needed for new Traditional Catholic Church

MtCarmelDonations needed for a newly acquired former Methodist Church, located at 292 Main St. in Salem, New Hampshire. It will convert nicely into a Catholic church in Salem, New Hampshire. Sisters Mary Bernadette and Maria Lines CMRI who have been on mission in the Boston, MA. area for the last 15 years have finally got enough money to purchase this church and are trying to get the renovations completed in time for Easter.

God bless, in Christ, Joseph
Send to:
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mission
29 Merrill Ave
Salem, NH. 03079

Gay married partner guest at State of the Union

Psyhoodresident Obama’s guests for State of Union will be Ryan Reyes who’s married homosexual  partner was killed by Syed Farook at the San Bernardino Christmas party.  This helps enforces my premise what some of the causes that set him, Farook, off to perform these mass killings is America’s adoption of sinful life styles being promoted by the Obama administration. President Obama’s attitude towards enforcing this homosexual life style on the world is a slap in the face for all God loving peoples. If anything he is doing more to help recruit fighters for Isis and other terrorist groups than Donald Trump is with Donald’s position of banning Muslims from America. The news media and most Americans are turning a blind eye to these facts because it suits their liberal life styles. This is the sad state of our country today.