My guess, besides Dr. Seuss, they’re outlawing cars.
The 2018 total represents a decline of just 231 deaths — roughly 1 percent — from road deaths in 2017 but a 14 percent increase from just four years ago, according to the safety advocacy group. VIDEO
Southwest Iceland is currently experiencing a “swarm” of seismic activity, with more than 20,000 earthquakes recorded since February 24, according to the the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The office said magma movements are likely the cause of the current surge on the Reykjanes Peninsula, raising fears of a volcanic eruption. MORE
Several powerful earthquakes hit near the coast of New Zealand on Thursday night and Friday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for New Zealand and tsunami watches for Hawaii. VIDEO
Leaders at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are discouraging Catholics from using the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine if given a choice, citing the use of cells with a distant link to abortion in the development of the vaccine. MORE
Vladimir Putin you amaze the whole world again. He wants to mention God in the Russian Constitution and especially because only a man and woman can tie marriage, and same-sex relationships are strictly forbidden on his land. The West has moved to newspapers! MORE
The litany of St. Joseph, one of only six approved by the Church for public as well as private use, sums up qualities that made him such an important part of the Holy Family (pictured above).
Although he does not appear much in scripture, this “just man” (as he is called in Matthew 1:19), a humble carpenter, served our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary faithfully as His “foster-father” and her “chaste guardian,” as he is called below.
In referring to St. Joseph as a “diligent protector” of Christ, this litany brings to mind his important role in taking Mary and the infant child Jesus to Egypt to protect our Lord from being killed by King Herod (Matt 3:13-16).
The Litany of St. Joseph, in referring to him as a “patron of the dying” gives one of many examples of his patronage. The faithful ask for his assistance for workers, home buyers (and sellers) and, of course, carpenters, among many others!
When this litany is prayed in public, the congregation responds to a leader with the words in italics.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Continue reading →
Facebook reprinted my letter shared with Public 3-2-21
First part Bishop Ezequiel Moreno, The double thinking of some Traditional Fathers, some very clever Bishops and Priests, who have seen and know perfectly well what the conciliar church stands for, who wrote magnificent books on this subject, who know all about this new religion that sprang up there, however do not see or manage to talk about what happens within their own Society. Why?
Noting the million or so signatures needed for his recall Governor Newsom, he has recently opened the patio doors for restaurants and promised many California’s $600 dollar stimulus gift. He better focus on California’s economy with gasoline heading for $400 a gallon while he can.
Germany recorded its biggest-ever boomerang from cold to warm temperatures, logging a low of minus-10.8 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-23.8 degrees Celsius( in the city of Goëttingen on Feb. 14 to a high of 64.6 degrees Fahrenheit (18.1 degrees Celsius) just seven days later. MORE
“Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.” [John 14:6] Our Lord never mentions race.
“And in his name the Gentiles shall hope.”[Matthew 12:21] Our Lord mentions all races.
In her book, ‘Birth of a Movement,’ Olga Marina Segura highlights how the Black Lives Matter movement ‘is the secular version of our Catholic social teaching.’ MORE
Three religions. One building. The concept could be profoundly simple or particularly complex. For Berlin’s “House of One,” it’s turning out to be a bit of both. Dubbed “the world’s first churmosqagogue” by one Reddit user, the House of One — “the world’s first hybrid church-mosque-synagogue” — will break ground in Berlin on May 27, 2021. MORE
Vol 14 Issue 9 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier February 27, 2021 ~ Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, opn!
1. What is the Holy Eucharist 2. Second Sunday in Lent 3. Martyrs in the Plague of Alexandria 4. Family and Marriage 5. Articles and notices Dear Reader: