As of Tuesday afternoon, six churches on First Nations land in western Canada have been set on fire or burned down. Four of the churches are within an hour’s drive of one another in southeastern British Columbia. MORE
The Canadian town of Lytton in British Columbia has been engulfed in flames after temperatures there soared to a record 121 degrees Fahrenheit. MORE
“People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it’s an abusive environment,” said another person with direct knowledge of how Harris’ office is run. “It’s not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It’s not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s—.” MORE
OAKLAND — California is adding Florida and four other states to its official travel ban list after Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday the states passed anti-LGBTQ laws that are “directly targeting transgender youth.” MORE
Leaders in Tehran and Beijing have grown closer over recent years, developing economic, intelligence sharing and diplomatic ties in a partnership broadly “opposed to the U.S.-led international order,” according to a new report released by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. MORE
A heat dome has enveloped the Pacific Northwest, driving temperatures to extreme levels — with temperatures well above 100 degrees MORE
Vol 14 Issue 26 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward KrierJune 26, 2021 ~ Saints John and Paul, opn!
1. What is the Holy Eucharist
2. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint George Mtasmindeli
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
Dear Reader:
At least five people were killed and hundreds injured in the Czech Republic when a destructive tornado struck late Thursday. The twister destroyed thousands of structures as it tore through seven towns and villages in the southeast region of the country. It was likely among the most severe on record in the area. VIDEO
Reply to Jim Morris and the rest of the News Media.
One important cause of Native American depopulation during European contact was epidemic disease. The sixteenth through nineteenth centuries saw many different diseases strike Native American’s, North and South populations with considerable frequency. Many of the diseases, such as syphilis, smallpox, measles, mumps, and bubonic plague, were of European origin, and Native Americans exhibited little immunity because they had no previous exposure to those diseases. When you have this volume of deaths, there’s no time for grave stones and the like.
Shame shame shame on the news media for slandering Christians who often were killed for helping Indians from killing themselves, for the most part.
God’s revenge is here to stay, until judgment day. Weep America, weep.
Joseph B. D. Saraceno
Native Americans and The Smallpox Epidemic – Varsity Tutorshttps://www.varsitytutors.com/
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Father Kevin O’ Sullivan commentaries 1957, Third Sunday of Advent
St. John the Baptist, Elias and God’s Kingdom
When John the Baptist appeared at the Jordan river, proclaiming that the kingdom of God was at hand (cf. Mt. 3:1-12; Mk. 1:2-8; Lk. 3:2-18) the Jews flocked to hear him. (One has to remember that John came from the priestly TRIBE and was supposed to become a priest), The expectation of the Promised Redeemer, the Messiahs, was strong at this time, and here was a Prophet announcing his proximate arrival and calling on the people to repent of their sins in order to be prepared to receive him.
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What a joke, what if all the cars in California were electric right now, we would be having blackouts.
As temperatures hit triple digits during California’s heat wave last week, the state’s power grid operators encouraged residents to relieve pressure on the grid by charging their electric vehicles before the peak energy use times of day. MORE VIDEO
Tourists line the air-conditioned casino labyrinths amid record temperatures – but many locals are not able to take cover indoors MORE