A family in Portland, Oregon, received a shock recently when their phone rang. The caller was an employee of the father of the family who said “Unplug your Alexa devices right now. You’re being hacked.” The family’s Amazon Echo home assistant device had reportedly recorded a conversation they had and sent it to a random number in the device’s contact list, KIRO 7 reports. MORE

As more and more American communities grapple with opioid addiction, the human toll of the epidemic has grown in both scope and severity. And now, scientists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have found evidence that drug’s impact has literally flowed downstream to affect marine life, as well. MORE

America is once again reeling from yet another deadly mass shooting. The victims at Santa Fe High School were taken from us too soon, and the prayers of Texas and the nation are with their families. There is something especially haunting about a killer targeting a school, where parents send their children on the assumption that they will be safe as they learn. Experience is a hard teacher, and with 2018’s second major school shooting behind us, its lesson is clear: We must secure our schools. MORE

Another added benefit we have here in California.

Southern California is mirroring a statewide increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases for the third year in a row.

Of particular concern is the spike in the number of congenital syphilis cases, which are triggering a rise in the number of stillbirths caused by syphilis. MORE

Wow: Same day as my Mom.

St. Filumena Church <st.filumenachurch@gmail.com> wrote:

Another Bishop from Bp Guerard des Lauriers/ Bp McKenna line dies:

Here is how to trace Bp Slupski:

Bishop Michel Louis Guérard des Lauriers
Bishop Gunther Storck: April 30, 1984 at Etiolles, France
Bishop Robert Fidelis McKenna: August 22,1986 at Raveau, France
Bishop J. Elmer Vida: July, 02, 1987 in the USA Continue reading →

A student who survived the Texas school shooting on Friday has spoken out about the accused gunman, saying that he was ’emotionally bullied’ by his classmates and coaches. MORE

‘Major, major game-changer’: Ebola spreads to big Congo city

ongo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a crossroads city of more than 1 million people in a troubling turn that marks the first time the vast, impoverished country has encountered the lethal virus in an urban area. MORE

Pope St. Celestine V, after he created a lot of confusion, decided to resign the papacy. Pope Boniface VIII imprisoned him in a castle where after ten months he died.

RetiredThe image shows Pope Benedict XVI visiting the remains of Pope St Peter Celestine V on a visit to the earthquake town of Sulmona in 2009. Peter Celestine V is interesting because he is the only pope up to that time in history to have resigned. Pope Benedict 600 years later himself resigned.) Continue reading →