I’m Jewish. I married a Jew. Both of my parents were Jewish. And so on. And yet, apparently, I am the cousin of a Pope – specifically, the still-living but now-retired Pope Benedict XVI. In fact, Pope Benedict XVI and I descend from at least two common ancestral lines.The first is via our mutual…MORE

During this historic drought in California, so-called “water wasters” are not only being hunted down via their smart meter data and fined up to $500 a day for “wasting water” outside their restricted use times, but now people who have been labeled “water wasters” are also being threatened with having their water completely shut off!

Think this book is satire? You’re Dead Wrong! In fact you can purchase it on Amazon for $3.99! Here is the link for proof: AMAZON – This is Amazon’s description: Every now and then there comes a book that awakens the spirit of childlike joy and laughter in young and old alike. Do You Want To Play With My Balls? is just that kind of book, full of innocence and irreverence, and sure to make every member of your family vomit with glee.

Please don’t allow children around when you watch it and warn everyone about it – Do You Want to Play With My Balls? By Cifaldi Brothers.

As California’s climate fades to desert, rats are coming out of their hiding places in search of water. They are coming out to parks to steal water from dog bowls and attacking horse troughs in desperate need of something to drink. MORE – Amazon essential oil

Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has told worshippers at a church service in Nairobi that homosexuality had no place in the east African nation, reports said Monday. Homophobia is on the rise across much of Africa and remains illegal in many countries, including Kenya where it was outlawed…MORE

For the least of these…

The whole country is rockin’ and rollin’

An earthquake struck near Dallas on Sunday, shortly after 10:00 a.m. local time. The tremor was centered just southwest of the intersection of Highway 114 and Rochelle Boulevard in nearby Irving, Texas, and had a magnitude of 3.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred at a depth of 3.1 miles.

Twitter users took to the social media site immediately after the quake to say they felt the shaking. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

May 2, 2015 – St. Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Double Feast

Independent Traditional Catholic Priest Bests Las Vegas
Stands up for His Traditional Catholic Church’s Civic Rights

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The case of the ship intercepted in the Gulf by Iran’s navy on Tuesday is purely financial and with no political overtones, an Iranian oil company involved said on Saturday. “Unfortunately, some are seeking to exploit the case politically, but the reality is limited only to damages that Maersk has made us suffer,” said Hamid Reza Jahanian, head of the Pars Oil Products Talayieh company, the Fars news agency reported. MORE

Princeton professor and animal rights activist Peter Singer argued in a radio interview that it is “reasonable” for healthcare providers, insurance companies, and government programs such as Medicare or Medicaid to kill mentally disabled babies.

Singer appeared on the Aaron Klein Investigative Radio show to discuss his latest book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. MORE

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technologies for use by the military.

SEATED AT THE head of a table for 12 with a view of San Francisco’s soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose research was considered radical, even heretical.

It was 2004, and Thiel had recently made a tidy fortune selling PayPal, which he co-founded, to eBay. He had spent what he wanted on himself — a posh penthouse suite at the Four Seasons Hotel and a silver Ferrari — and was now soliciting ideas to do good with his money. MORE – Video: meet a billionaire:

Come July, the Italian fashion house Fendi will present its first haute couture collection on the Paris runways, and every garment will be made of fur. “It’s time to do the highest level of couture fourrure,” said creative director Karl Lagerfeld. He’s not alone in this assessment: The price of pelts reached a record high in 2013, and two-thirds of recent fashion shows in London and New York have included furry pieces. MORE

Vol 8 Issue 18  ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 2, 2015 ~ St Athanasius, opn!

1. Fourth Sunday after Easter
2. Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross
3. Marriage and Parenthood (18)
4. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

As always, enjoy the readings and commentaries provided for your benefit. —The Editor

Fourth Week after Easter
Benedict Baur, O.S.B.
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