Hundreds of people living in a drought-stricken California farm town could soon be taking their first hot shower in months after county officials set up portable facilities in a church parking lot.
Residents of East Porterville in the agricultural Central Valley must bring their own towel and soap, but the hot shower is free. Until now, many have been forced to bathe from buckets and drink bottled water. MORE
Secret mafia initiation rites have been caught on camera for the first time by Italian police, who on Tuesday arrested 40 suspected gangsters in raids across the north of the country.
The arrests, on charges of criminal association, illegal arms sales and extortion, followed a two-year investigation using wire-taps and hidden cameras in locations known to be frequented by mobsters, police said. MORE
‘We have tried to get out of our house and we are lucky to be able to shovel so we can open the door. Basically, that’s it, open the door,’ said Linda Oakley of Buffalo. ‘We’re just thinking that in case of an emergency we can at least get out the door. We can’t go any further.’
‘All around us, it’s a solid 4 feet of snow that is so thick and so heavy you can hardly move it with a shovel,’ said Oakley, whose son Todd was with her, unable to make it to work just three miles away. MORE
Secretly-filmed through the keyhole of the door to the Roman Catholic church, the footage shows the woman surrounded by a group of people near to the altar.
He originally posted the footage on YouTube in February, but only this week has the church confirmed it is genuine. MORE
The architect of the Affordable Care Act who is the focus of much controversy following a series of admissions that the passage of President Obama’s signature healthcare legislation could only be achieved by lying to the American people published a paper during the Clinton presidency noting that legalizing abortion had saved Uncle Sam $14 billion in assistance to poor mothers and cut the crime rate. MORE
A high school Christian group at Wantagh High School in Nassau County is claiming discrimination after they say the school denied their request to form a club. MORE
Last January, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency following projections of severe drought. State bureaucrats and local officials jumped into action and mandated any number of water conservation tactics. While some have been relatively successful, most will do nothing. In fact, it appears that despite the drought, water use may have actually increased in the past year. MORE
“We used to have 250 people come for a novena,” said Aleida Lopez, who spent almost 50 years worshiping at nearby St. Emeric’s Church until it closed and merged last year with St. Brigid’s, forming the parish of St. Brigid-St. Emeric. “The whole parish used to show up. But people get turned off by the closing of parishes. They get cold hearts and lose the faith. Or they move away.” MORE
Dear St Michael’s Customers,
Vol 7 Issue 46 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
November 15, 2014 ~ Saint Albert the Great, opn!
1.Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost—Benedict Baur, O.S.B.
2.Saint Gertrude
3.The Christian Family (27)
4.Articles and notices
Ngo Dinh Diem was born on January 3, 1901. He was a certified anti-communist nationalist and the first President of the Republic of Vietnam. His elder brother [Traditional Catholic] Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục was the leading Catholic figure in Vietnam.
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This picture was taken over Iceland very recently. To me it looks like it could be of Baphomet but then it could be anything! Hope it is not a sign of eldritch things to come! A portent of doom for us all.. We all know what is happening around the world..
Four dimensional scans show that Leo David Hargreaves, five months, has been smiling since before he was born, and he hasn’t stopped since.
Little bundle of joy Leo David Hargreaves could just be the cheeriest baby in the country, according to his parents. Not only does the five month-old smile all the time, he’s been smiling since before he was born. MORE
“The Lord never says that the Kingdom of God is a show,” said Pope Francis Thursday. “It’s a party! But it is different. And a party is beautiful, of course. A big party. And Heaven will be a party.”
In his homily during Mass at the chapel in his Saint Martha residence, Francis contrasted the idea of show or spectacle—where people go to see and be seen—with the idea of a feast or party, where people rejoice together. MORE