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

From: The TRADITIO Fathers Continue reading →

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.
He will convince the world of justice Continue reading →

Pacquiao no longer fights like a Catholic. He fights like a Protestant. Catholics have won wars and battles for 2000 years. Protestants have not won one.

There’s a story of a shipwreck and the only survivors that swam to an island were a herd of thoroughbred race horses and another herd that survived the shipwreck was a herd of Clydesdale work horses. A year later when the owners went to rescue them, they found that they interbred and their foals and offspring were useless as they could neither run, they lost the speed nor could they work as they lost the strength to pull, the distinct quality of a Clydesdale horse. The offspring were useless to both owners. Continue reading →

This is nice except that God’s anger and wrath is an extension of His Love and all tears will be wiped away at the general judgment for those remain faithful to His TEACHINGS.

Southern Michigan on Saturday afternoon was shaken by a mild, 4.2 magnitude earthquake, a rarity in a state more accustomed to snow storms and tornadoes, officials said. There were no injuries and one unconfirmed report of a building suffering damage, said Michigan State Police…MORE

Vet Emergency & Referral Group Director Dr. Brett Levitzke on a plague-infected dog that spread the disease to people in Colorado.

The “conservative Catholics” are best represented by Sen. Rick Santorum. A life-long Catholic, Santorum became more serious about his faith after marrying. Now a daily Mass attendee, Santorum has put his Catholic faith at the center of his conservative political life MORE