This can be BAD NEWS if not controlled.

A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the “murder hornet” has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, according to The New York Times, and has the potential to devastate U.S. bee populations, which have already been declining. VIDEO

May 14 is Israel’s birthday

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to travel to Israel next week for a one-day visit in what would be the first visit by a senior foreign official to Israel since it closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. MORE

Vol 13 Issue 18 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
May 2, 2020 ~ Saint Athanasius, opn!

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      Third Sunday after Easter
3.      Finding of the Holy Cross
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
Dear Reader:

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the shores of the United States of America, appointed and elected officials at virtually every layer of government have been competing to see who can come up with the most restrictive, counter-productive, freedom-infringing policies in the name of fighting the virus. MORE

Catherine of Siena, a laywoman associated with the Dominican Order, was a mystic, activist, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and the Catholic Church. Canonized in 1461, she is also a Doctor of the Church. Wikipedia

While homelessness caused by anti-LGBT rejection is not new, the context within this pandemic is, and so too is abuse from children directed at their own LGBT parents.

Teenagers who have never said such things before are now “lashing out” with hateful and abusive comments, Rachel Ellis from the LGBT Foundation told BuzzFeed News. “They’re trapped in the house, cooped up, and haven’t got anyone to let their frustrations out on except their parents,” she said. MORE

The Holy Cross – Fr. Desposito of the Most Holy Trinity Seminary AUDIO

The looming prospect of expanded use of unmanned aerial vehicles, colloquially known as drones, has raised understandable concerns for lawmakers. MORE

Many of the products people use in the U.S. are manufactured abroad, so the coronavirus-related factory shutdowns in China, India and elsewhere could have ripple effects on the availability of these items here soon — if they haven’t already. Even some products that are manufactured domestically are in short supply as manufacturing facilities struggle to keep up with unexpectedly high demands. Amid these supply chain issues, empty store shelves and out-of-stock items on major retailers’ websites have become the new normal. VIDEO

“O Saint Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most Loving of Fathers.”

April 24th was my Mom’s birthday and she’s buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City about 12 miles away. I decided to go visit on Sunday the 26th because of a heavy workload.

Generally I go to a special market where they have nice flowers at a good price but because I got up a little late I decided to get something to eat in Culver City near this market where I could get the Flowers. So, after lunch, I went into the market and started looking over the flowers and had a difficult time picking out what I liked. One of the employees noticed I was going around and around at the display of flowers asking if she could help me. I told her I was having a difficult time choosing, where she inquired, “Is it for a birthday, a friend?” and I immediately said it’s for a cemetery, where she asked, “Holy Cross?” 
“Yes, that’s right,” I said.
“Oh they’re closed.”
In a shocking turn of events, she clarified, “Over this virus thing.”

Well, I thanked her for saving me time and money, but the next day I had second thoughts. Maybe I should have gone there to make sure, so I decided to call, and sure as hell they told me it was closed. How a cemetery could be a threat to anyone in those open spaces, is beyond me. In Christ, Joseph