Why Pope Pius XII picked May 1 for St. Joseph the workman.

by Joseph Saraceno

What Catholics seem to forget is Italy became the biggest Communist country outside of the Iron curtain. Most of the labor unions where vastly becoming controlled by the communists. Since May 1st was the adopted celebrated day for the communists, Pope Pius XII turned to St. Joseph (The workman) to help stop the takeover of Italy by these communists. At the time these labor union thugs were shooting top executives in the knee who wouldn’t cooperate with their agenda. Continue reading →

Will this woman be Israel’s next political star?

by Joseph Saraceno

Knesset member Orly Levy-Abekasis announced the establishment of a new party March 6. Opinion polls published in the days that followed were flattering, and it seems that the old, established parties with strong social platforms have reason to be worried. True, her latest achievement exists only on paper, but the recent Hadashot poll that awarded her new party five seats is telling. MORE

Hebrew prophet’s tomb in Iraq saved from collapse

by Joseph Saraceno

AL-QOSH, Iraq — “The Iraqi government was against everything Jewish after the Jews left in the ’50s,” said Father Araam, a young Chaldean priest serving in the predominantly Christian town of al-Qosh, in northern Iraq. That, he explained, was why it has been indifferent to the fate of the sole remaining synagogue in Iraq, here in al-Qosh. “That’s why it almost collapsed.” MORE

This Frustrated Teacher Quitting Her Job Has a Message For Parents: “Stop Coddling” Your Kids

by Joseph Saraceno

Julie Marburger, a sixth-grade teacher from Texas, is seriously frustrated when it comes to dealing with her students’ parents. After a particularly upsetting run-in with a mom on March 28, she took to social media to express just how defeated she feels. In a now-viral Facebook post, Julie laid out exactly why she’s quitting her teaching job at the end of this school year — MORE

Ford’s decision to kill most of its cars was inevitable

by Joseph Saraceno
How sad, Ford declined government loans during the 2008-9 crash.
American drivers have made up their minds. Bigger is most certainly better, and Ford Motor Co. has reacted. This week the automaker announced that over the next few years it would be phasing out all its cars (except for the iconic Mustang) in favor of SUVs, trucks and commercial vehicles (vans) in the United States. Don’t @ me about the Focus Active — it’s a crossover, it’s not a car. The surprise wasn’t that it happened — the surprise is that it took so long. MORE

Insight into the Catholic Faith presents Catholic Tradition Newsletter

by Joseph Saraceno

 

Vol 11 Issue 17 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
April 28, 2018 ~ Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, opn!

  1. What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
  2. Fourth Sunday after Easter
  3. Saint Peter of Verona
  4. Family and Marriage
  5. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

I am returning to the thesis on Confirmation. Since Holy Mother Church begins to prepare us for the feast of Pentecost (May 20) this week along with Ascension Thursday (May 10), it seems providential that there will be some reflection upon the Holy Ghost. Continue reading →

Please pray for us in California. We need it with all the evil goings on here.

by Joseph Saraceno
Dear God fearing people of California: I do not know how AB 2943 will effect our religious beliefs but we have a Governor’s election coming up soon and we need to pool all our resources and vote for the best candidate that will protect our Conservative God fearing beliefs.
We defeated same sex marriage with proposition 8 just to have a State judge shoot it down and our Governor, Jerry Brown refused to help defend the will of the people on this issue. This may be our last chance to stop the spread of liberalism and protect our children from the sinful policies of this State. AB 2943 bans books, conferences, counseling advocating Muslim, Jewish, and Christian views on gender and sexual orientation

Why Saint Peter Denied Jesus Christ that night of the Last Super

by Joseph Saraceno

When it comes to remembering one’s faults and virtues, it’s the faults that seems to get the attention more so than the virtues. In the case of St.Peter’s three time denial of our Lord in the court yard of Caiphas.

So let’s take another look a at what really happened that night in the Garden of Olives when the band of soldiers and servants came to arrest him.”Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way. …..”  At this point Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear…”Jesus therefore said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the scabbard. The chalice which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?” Well my friends at this point you could only imagine what was going through St. Peters mind. Here he was ready to KILL and DIE for Jesus and the Lord stops him. As you recall, ALL the Apostles ran away, one ran naked after he lost the sheet wrapped around him, so instinctively St. Peter joined them. Now my friends, at this point you had, not one Apostle denying Christ but ALL twelve. However there was one Apostle who  followed the Lord at a distance and wound up in the court of the High priest in order to check on the Lord and that was St. Peter. So it’s no wonder that the Lords prophecy would come true on his prediction of St. Peters three time denial of the Lord. Understanding our Human nature, even our Lord had trouble with dying, “Father if it be possible, let this cup pass me by, but not my will but thy will but done.”

So my friends we must be careful how we portray the lives of the Saints as with St. Peter who went from a fisherman to the “Rock of the Faith.” on which the Church was built. He walked on water. His preaching,(along with others) on Pentecost Sunday converted three thousand. He too cured the sick. Later he miraculously escaped from prison with the help of the continuous overnight prayers of the faithful.

Another point of interest that many fail to remember is that during Pentecost Sunday these Jews that were gathered in Jerusalem came from all over the world and after, those that got converted were really the first ones to bring the good news back to their countries so that once the Apostles started traveling around the world, they already had contacts there who were ready to receive them.

Grace be with you, in Christ, Joseph          4-25-18  St. Mark Ev.  Easter Season