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Category Archives: Emanations from Penumbras
Stick a fork in Argentina. It has now been offered by their Senate for full service of the Enemy of the Soul. Sickening VIDEO
It is a tough beginning of the day. The video in the tweet below is illustrative. What flashed through my head is the book by Michael O’Brian, Voyage To Alpha Centauri. US HERE – UK HERE Esp. this part HERE I literally had … Read More
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Note of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines
Today in the daily Bollettino (summary of news) issued by the Vatican Press Office there is this from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith… my emphases. Bullet points. It is morally licit to receive a vaccination against the … Read More
VIDEO: Unhinged Karen’s spittle-flecked, obscenity-laced nutty on hearing that Justice Ginsberg died. LANGUAGE WARNING
This is not the sort of thing I usually post, but it exemplifies the unhinged Left pretty well. I picked up from twitter video someone reposted from TikTok. Lefty Karen, is “distelthirst” (aka Sydnasty). She is a self-described “bisexual horticulturalist … Read More
Since “Black Lives Matter”, nota bene! New pro-life film released today: Divided Hearts of America
A new pro-life film was released today. Divided Hearts of America. The movie is about “Super Bowl champion Benjamin Watson’s journey to discover the truth about abortion in America”. Election Day is coming up FAST. This film addresses the topics … Read More
On Twitter @JamesMartinSJ attacks a Bishop for pointing out the OBVIOUS about pro-abortion ‘c’atholic politicians… blocks response
Jesuit homosexualist activist James Martin, who promoted his agenda by consorting with the Party of Death at the DNC, has on Twitter attacked a Catholic Bishop, Most Rev. Richard Stika. Stika expressed what every properly formed and oriented Catholic would: … Read More
What’s up at pro-abortion Fishwrap these days?
“What’s up at Fishwrap?”, you ask. Try this. Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) is openly pro-abortion now… probably because the staff is solidly Dem or Marxist. We’ve known that for awhile, but they aren’t hiding it, either. There is a … Read More
Fishwrap is openly pro-abortion – ACTION ITEM!
It will not surprise you that Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) has come down firmly in the pro-abortion camp. One of its most important, show-cased writers, the disciple of Sr. Margaret Farley, the open lesbian Jamie Manson. This could be next … Read More
Washington DC: young people chalk “Black Pre-born Lives Matter” on sidewalk and are ARRESTED!
This, in the nation’s capital:
Big Business Abortion NOT happy with “Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania”
Rewire.News is a radical leftist and pro-death internet concern. It’s chairman is the head of Big Business Abortion (aka Planned Parenthood) in Arizona. I checked out their site and afterward felt the need to use an eyewash. These people are … Read More
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SCOTUS decision on Louisiana abortion clinic law.
Bp. Donald Hying has been in his See of Madison for just a few days over a year. He has not be either idle or shy. See his public reaction to the latest terrible decision of the Supreme Court of … Read More
Will Black Lives Matter now turn on Big Business Abortion?
The Black Lives Matter movement, or whatever it is, is riddled with incoherence and inconsistencies. However, someone involved with BLM has turn a little attention towards Big Business Abortion, namely, Planned Parenthood. I mentioned Planned Parenthood the other day in … Read More
READER FEEDBACK: Live Masses and what the The British Government just did
I received some interesting feedback today from a reader in England: From a reader… Thank you very much indeed for The Divine Mass, today. I counted up to 50 “Virtual” Congregation Members, today. You will be pleased to know that … Read More
ASK FATHER: Adoption and “rescue” of frozen IVF embryos in cryogenic oppression through surrogate motherhood
From a reader… QUAERITUR: We recently had a Mormon physician die who became unhealthily fascinated with procreation. He began an IVF “service”. With his passing, there are untold numbers of cryogenically frozen human embryos. If Catholics, who had nothing to … Read More
VIDEO contrasts participants in March for Life and Women’s March
LifeSite posted this fascinating, predictable, video. But an image is worth a thousand words. Listening to the view of the other side in this video is like witnessing the autopsy of long dead cadaver in really bad shape. You can … Read More
450K-500K estimated at 2020 March For Life
A contact Trump 2020 campaign says that the Park Service estimated 450000 – 500000 people participated in the March For Life yesterday. I supposed that number does not the unborn. It was huge, as large a crowd as I have … Read More
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Washington DC DAYS 2-3: Motus and POTUS
UPDATE: Since I am behind in mail, I want to thank those of you who sent donations to help pay for my trip to DC for the March. Thanks a million. As always, I consider it an honor and duty … Read More
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Washington DC DAY 1: Goofing around, a kitchen and a quote
Firstly, I have decided to hold a rare DC blognic. However, I determined it would be best for it to be at an undisclosed location and by invitation only. Who knows if there would be some counter blognic held? Meanwhile, … Read More
My View For Awhile: To Washington DC, NON-Impeachment Edition
Pres. Trump declared that 22 January is National Sanctity of Human Life Day. CNA HERE Of course today is the anniversary of the 1973 SCOTUS decision Roe V Wade. I am on my way to Washington DC today, so I … Read More
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