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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Catastrophically large solar flare narrowly missed the Earth two weeks ago
In 1859 the Earth was struck by a massive solar storm called the Carrington Event. Life was not affected much at that time, because so little used electricity. Were such a storm to strike the Earth now, however, most if … Read More
HuffPo: You can’t be a Republican (who hate and mock the poor) and a Christian
At HuffPo there is a stunningly dopey headline over a stunningly dopier opinion piece by someone named Larry Atkins, whom I don’t recall ever having heard of before. Headline: Why Would a Christian Want to Be a Republican, in Light … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Linking Back, The Drill, The future and our choices, You must be joking!
Tagged "the poor", Pope Francis
36 Comments
36 Comments
For your Just Too Cool file and your TEOTWAWKI file!
For your Just Too Cool file and your TEOTWAWKI file for you more ambitious Catholic preppers. Mass from a church truck! A mobile chapel. And it’s a Solemn Mass, to boot! If I remember, didn’t Aid To The Church In … Read More
ITALY: Young Muslims, after stealing from rectory, break into church, defecate and urinate by altar.
In Mantua, Italy, there was another event to inspire more dialogue. From the Gazzetta di Mantova: SERRAVALLE: First the broke in to the rectory at Libiola and stole money of the fund for the children of Grest; then, not satisfied, … Read More
Church invaded by pro-abort attackers, confessionals and altars desecrated
I have been saying that we are going to see more direct, physical attacks on the Church – on churches – from both pro-homosexuality and pro-abortion (pro-sterility and pro-death) advocates. I saw this at CNA with my emphases and comments: … Read More
Want some “lío”? I’ve got your “lío” right here!
¿Este será el ‘lío’ que quiere el Papa? Some young people could be taking Pope Francis at his word when the other day he said, precisely to young people, “quiero lío en las dioceses… I want a mess in dioceses”. … Read More
What did Pope Francis really ask young people to do?
In his off the cuff address in the cathedral of Rio during WYD on Thursday, 25 July, the Pope told young people to make some chaos back home (“quiero lío en las diócesis”), to pay attention to the elderly, and … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, Francis, The future and our choices
Tagged beatitudes, judgment, Matthew 25, parables, Pope Francis, WYD
13 Comments
13 Comments
Pres. Obama praises Communist dictator, mass murderer Ho Chi Minh
Didn’t one of Pres. Obama’s closest advisers, Anita Dunn, praise Mao? From American Catholic: That President Obama praised dead Communist dictator Ho Chi Minh will come as a surprise only to Americans who haven’t been paying attention, which, alas, is … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Ho Chi Minh, Pres. Obama
27 Comments
27 Comments
Technocracy and the Beast of Revelation: “the appearance of omnipotence and omnipresence”
A while ago I had a post and poll about government surveillance of your communications and other doings. HERE I saw an article in First Things (in these USA to subscribe click HERE) which touches on Christian issues and surveillance. Read … Read More
Gregg the Obscure on Some good news in Canada: “while i have every confidence that the Institute does great things, the acronym is most unfortunate”
