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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
The grueling and messy work of lobster processing - The Boston Globe
The grueling and messy work of lobster processing - The Boston Globe: Maine’s lobster processing industry has been thriving in recent years. Since Shucks Maine Lobster opened in 2006, the lobster catch in Maine has nearly doubled, as has its value.
Fr. Warren's Week Reflection: Second Sunday in Advent 12-9-2018
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Pope Francis removes two cardinals embroiled in sex abuse scandals from advisory council
Pope Francis removes two cardinals embroiled in sex abuse scandals from advisory council
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/12/12/pope-francis-removes-two-cardinals-embroiled-sex-abuse-scandals-advisory-council?utm_source=Newsletters&utm_campaign=40f4fbb75e-DAILY_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_11_PELL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fe8ed70be-40f4fbb75e-58861785
Cardinal Pell, top advisor to Pope Francis, found guilty of ‘historical sexual offenses’
Cardinal Pell, top advisor to Pope Francis, found guilty of ‘historical sexual offenses’
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/12/12/cardinal-pell-top-advisor-pope-francis-found-guilty-historical-sexual-offenses?utm_source=Newsletters&utm_campaign=40f4fbb75e-DAILY_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_11_PELL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fe8ed70be-40f4fbb75e-58861785
Putin Unveils Huge Solzhenitsyn Statue with Christian Imagery in Moscow, Urges Young to Read Him (Video + Speech)
Putin Unveils Huge Solzhenitsyn Statue with Christian Imagery in Moscow, Urges Young to Read Him (Video + Speech): Putin is a huge Solzhenitsyn fan, and made this very clear while the writer was alive by publicly meeting him and praising him, (pictures below), and attending his funeral. Significantly in his speech, Putin criticized the "totalitarian system which brought suffering and severe trials to millions of people", and praised Solzhenitsyn for criticizing it and for calling for
Russia seeks to ‘feed the whole planet’ – PM — RT Russia News
Russia seeks to ‘feed the whole planet’ – PM — RT Russia News: Russia seeks to expand its agricultural exports, ultimately seeking to feed the whole planet, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. The PM’s statement comes as the country enjoys a record surge in grain exports.
Opinion | Anti-Zionism Isn’t the Same as Anti-Semitism - The New York Times
Opinion | Anti-Zionism Isn’t the Same as Anti-Semitism - The New York Times: American Jews have nothing to fear from the new congressional critics of Israel.
A Plan for Perpetual Conflict - Carnegie Middle East Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A Plan for Perpetual Conflict - Carnegie Middle East Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: The Trump administration’s ‘ultimate deal’ will bring many things, but peace is not one of them.
The Bad Ideas-Industrial Complex
The Bad Ideas-Industrial Complex: One of the integral components of Beltway ecology, along with the Pentagon, intelligence spooks, contractors, and lobbyists, is the think tank. Whether it’s called a foundation, an institute or a trust, it’s not only as important as the other big players, it synergizes with them and cements their power. And since the think tank is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 “charitable” or “educational” pursuit, it operates with an implicit taxpayer subsidy. | By Mike Lofgren
A Plan for Perpetual Conflict - Carnegie Middle East Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A Plan for Perpetual Conflict - Carnegie Middle East Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: The Trump administration’s ‘ultimate deal’ will bring many things, but peace is not one of them.
Israel Trying to Defund +972 Magazine – LobeLog
Israel Trying to Defund +972 Magazine – LobeLog: by +972 Magazine staff Israel asked the German government to pressure two left-leaning political foundations to stop funding +972 Magazine, according to a report in the German media Thursday. +972 …
What Happens When a World Order Ends
What Happens When a World Order Ends: Just because the international order is in decline does not mean that chaos or calamity is inevitable. But if the deterioration is managed poorly, catastrophe could well follow.
Iran says special channel for trade with Europe almost set up
Iran says special channel for trade with Europe almost set up: Iranian officials have said that the European Union is in the final stages of implementing a special channel of trade with Iran.
Poll: Support for One-State Solution Growing – LobeLog
Poll: Support for One-State Solution Growing – LobeLog: by Mitchell Plitnick A poll conducted in September and October shows a growing acceptance by the American public of a single, democratic state for all Israelis and Palestinians. This position is co…
Francis says we all must do something for the “invisible ones”: the unborn, those who can’t live in dignity
Francis says we all must do something for the “invisible ones”: the unborn, those who can’t live in dignity: We are all called to contribute “with courage and determination” to the respect of the rights of all persons, in particular the “invisible ones,” said Pope Francis in a mess…
Emails show UAE-linked effort against Tillerson - BBC News
Emails show UAE-linked effort against Tillerson - BBC News: A UAE-linked businessman urged President Trump to fire his top diplomat, leaked emails reveal.
US unprepared for 'catastrophic' power outage, presidential advisory report finds | Utility Dive
US unprepared for 'catastrophic' power outage, presidential advisory report finds | Utility Dive: Utility industry news, voices and jobs for energy industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.
PG&E details power line damage near ignition of Camp Fire | Utility Dive
PG&E details power line damage near ignition of Camp Fire | Utility Dive: Utility industry news, voices and jobs for energy industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.
Americans Are Increasingly Critical of Israel – Foreign Policy
Americans Are Increasingly Critical of Israel – Foreign Policy: New polling shows that the U.S. public’s views on Israel’s policies are shifting.
US ices Iran out of Yemen talks
US ices Iran out of Yemen talks: Iranian efforts to send a high-level official to Sweden talks with the Houthis have been rebuffed.
Warming in Arctic Raises Fears of a ‘Rapid Unraveling’ of the Region - The Boston Globe
Warming in Arctic Raises Fears of a ‘Rapid Unraveling’ of the Region - The Boston Globe: Persistent warming in the Arctic is pushing the region into “uncharted territory” and increasingly affecting the continental United States, scientists said Tuesday.
Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection December 12, 2018
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Lectionary: 690A
Reading 1 Zec 2:14-17
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion!See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD.
Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day,
and they shall be his people,
and he will dwell among you,
and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
The LORD will possess Judah as his portion in the holy land,
and he will again choose Jerusalem.
Silence, all mankind, in the presence of the LORD!
For he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.
or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab
God's temple in heaven was opened,
and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple.
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in the sky;
it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns,
and on its heads were seven diadems.
Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky
and hurled them down to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth,
to devour her child when she gave birth.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod.
Her child was caught up to God and his throne.
The woman herself fled into the desert
where she had a place prepared by God.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed."
Gospel Lk 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin's name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
"Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end."
But Mary said to the angel,
"How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?"
And the angel said to her in reply,
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God."
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word."
Then the angel departed from her.
or Lk 1:39-47
Mary set out
and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,
"Most blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled."
And Mary said:
"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my savior."
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: 'Our mission is to protect your privacy' | ZDNet
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: 'Our mission is to protect your privacy' | ZDNet: Google CEO Sundar Pichai today faces questions from Congress about privacy and political bias on its platforms.
Baby Jesus In a Cage? Yes, It’s Political | Rebecca Bratten Weiss
Baby Jesus In a Cage? Yes, It’s Political | Rebecca Bratten Weiss: So, really, there's nothing especially new and out of the ordinary about depicting the Holy Family in a condition of instability and danger.
Internal report recommends MIT retain its Saudi ties - The Boston Globe
Internal report recommends MIT retain its Saudi ties - The Boston Globe: The report acknowledges “the large-scale violations of political, civil and human rights” in Saudi Arabia but comes to the conclusion that withdrawing from partnerships will have little effect on the Middle East government.
Years before CRISPR babies, this man was the first to edit human embryos
Years before CRISPR babies, this man was the first to edit human embryos
In 2015, an unknown Chinese scientist edited the DNA of human embryos. It was a step on an inexorable path to designer babies.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612554/years-before-crispr-babies-this-man-was-the-first-to-edit-human-embryos/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&fbclid=IwAR2X-TH1El0krHYn6HKg3IMJCNi4cwxeaw6NLEwBdYKA5homwWqUqhSPD10
Monday, December 10, 2018
Pope cites the 'disappeared' among those deprived of rights
Pope cites the 'disappeared' among those deprived of rights: Pope Francis on Monday lamented that the poor, the unborn, those imprisoned and those who have been forcibly "disappeared" do not enjoy the same human rights protections as the wealthy.
Bishop Malone Orders Possible Bleeding Host Destroyed
Bishop Malone Orders Possible Bleeding Host Destroyed: Claims 'Christ was no longer present' in Host
It’s time to rein in the data barons - MIT Technology Review
It’s time to rein in the data barons - MIT Technology Review: It’s time to rein in the data barons
It’s time to rein in the data barons
A 100-Drone Swarm, Dropped from Jets, Plans Its Own Moves
A 100-Drone Swarm, Dropped from Jets, Plans Its Own Moves
Once launched, the swarm can decide for itself how best to execute a mission.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603337/a-100-drone-swarm-dropped-from-jets-plans-its-own-moves/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-03-02&utm_campaign=Technology+Review&fbclid=IwAR1sBLwO2iOY103Ia1kuQtbWb49D7CGV3aJD9vrcRHTEzSD18TN5qgFq5Oc
Clergy Sexual Abuse: The Unaddressed Question of Same-Sex Attraction - Crisis Magazine
Clergy Sexual Abuse: The Unaddressed Question of Same-Sex Attraction - Crisis Magazine: In 2002, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned a 1.8 million dollar study, popularly known as the “John Jay study,” to uncover the patterns and causes of the sex abuse crisis since 1950. The National Review Board—the entity designated to implement the study—gave the first John Jay report in 2004. In this report, …
When It Comes to the Clergy Abuse Scandals, the Laity Are Not Going to Save Us | Rebecca Bratten Weiss
When It Comes to the Clergy Abuse Scandals, the Laity Are Not Going to Save Us | Rebecca Bratten Weiss: It was as though someone had rung a Pavlovian bell. The moment I mentioned the names of institutions dear to her, all of her concerns about reform, believing victims, and cleaning up the church vanished.
What Has Laid Claim To Your Life? – An Advent Sermon On Luke 3:1-6 – Interrupting the Silence
What Has Laid Claim To Your Life? – An Advent Sermon On Luke 3:1-6 – Interrupting the Silence: What do you see when you look at your past?
What are the feelings and thoughts?Regardless of how we view our past, regardless of what did or not happen back then, to the degree we are enmeshed,…
What are the feelings and thoughts?Regardless of how we view our past, regardless of what did or not happen back then, to the degree we are enmeshed,…
The French People Feel Screwed
The French People Feel Screwed: Macron makes no secret of his wish to be seen as a global leader for environmental reform. He forgets that back at home, among the people who elected him, fuel prices really matter. There are images online of police removing their helmets and
Debt, Death, and the US Empire | Antonius Aquinas
Debt, Death, and the US Empire | Antonius Aquinas: Deep State Operative John Bolton In a talk which garnered little attention, one of the Deep State’s prime operatives, National Security Advisor John Bolton, cautioned of the enormous and escalating…
The Rise Of The New Old Left | Hoover Institution
The Rise Of The New Old Left | Hoover Institution: What fuels the radicals of our bitter, contradictory age?
Rohr: Church needs an 'awakening of the soul' | National Catholic Reporter
Rohr: Church needs an 'awakening of the soul' | National Catholic Reporter: Unless Christians rediscover the "bigger heart" and "bigger mind" of the mystical and contemplative tradition, the church will be unable to make positive change in the world — or reform itself, said...
How George H.W. Bush Blew the Peace and Donald Trump Threatens Prosperity - Antiwar.com Original
How George H.W. Bush Blew the Peace and Donald Trump Threatens Prosperity - Antiwar.com Original: Needless to say, the chart monkeys are struggling to get their footing. The S&P 500 closed 2.6% below its 50-DMA and 2.4% below its 200-DMA, but in an - David Stockman for Antiwar.com Original
Are You Ready To Fight a War Over Ukraine? - Antiwar.com Original
Are You Ready To Fight a War Over Ukraine? - Antiwar.com Original: Today, the United States and Allies conducted an extraordinary flight under the Open Skies Treaty. The timing of this flight is intended to reaffirm U.S. - Sheldon Richman for Antiwar.com Original
The End of the Weekly Standard - Antiwar.com Original
The End of the Weekly Standard - Antiwar.com Original: The rumored demise of the Weekly Standard is yet another of Donald J. Trump’s achievements that will go uncelebrated by his liberal enemies: indeed, they - Justin Raimondo for Antiwar.com Original
Gen. Dunford: US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Get Another 9/11 - News From Antiwar.com
Gen. Dunford: US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Get Another 9/11 - News From Antiwar.com: Gen. Dunford: US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Get Another 9/11 | 17+ years into war, Dunford insists US must remain
Pictures: Inside Lenovo's new Beijing campus | ZDNet
Pictures: Inside Lenovo's new Beijing campus | ZDNet: Lenovo showed journalists around its recently opened campus in Beijing, which aims to create a 'Silicon Valley environment' for its 10,000-plus employees.
Google's massive expansion plan: Its own village with up to 8,000 homes | ZDNet
Google's massive expansion plan: Its own village with up to 8,000 homes | ZDNet: Google reveals plans for a huge development in Mountain View, California, to bring its employees closer to work.
2018 technology trends that will matter a decade from now | ZDNet
2018 technology trends that will matter a decade from now | ZDNet: Here's the year in review viewed through a lens of long-term staying power. What'll matter in 2028? Let's find out.
Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn | naked capitalism
Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn | naked capitalism: Can a series of lawsuits with new legal arguments persuade the Supreme Court to reverse a long-standing decision against a federal right to education?
Under attack, the Eucharist needs defenders
Under attack, the Eucharist needs defenders: One of my friends in Connecticut is a Eucharistic hero because he saved a consecrated Host from desecration. I saved a Host once, too — less heroically. It is important to know how valuable the Euc…
Rome’s Catacombs witness to the Catholic faith of the early Church
Rome’s Catacombs witness to the Catholic faith of the early Church: Aside from the New Testament itself and some of the early letters of the Church Fathers, the catacombs are the oldest witness to the Christian faith. The oldest of them, the Catacombs of Domitilla,…
The British Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! – American Greatness
The British Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! – American Greatness: Vladimir Putin, a man who styles himself a Russian nationalist and neo-imperialist, famously lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical disaster of the century.”
Putin was wrong. It was the collapse of the British Empire that proved disastrous for the world—and
Putin was wrong. It was the collapse of the British Empire that proved disastrous for the world—and
Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection December 10, 2018
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Monday of the Second Week of Advent
Lectionary: 181
Reading 1 Is 35:1-10 It is for those with a journey to make,
and on it the redeemed will walk.
The desert and the parched land will exult;the steppe will rejoice and bloom.
They will bloom with abundant flowers,
and rejoice with joyful song.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
They will see the glory of the LORD,
the splendor of our God.
Strengthen the hands that are feeble,
make firm the knees that are weak,
Say to those whose hearts are frightened:
Be strong, fear not!
Here is your God,
he comes with vindication;
With divine recompense
he comes to save you.
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,
the ears of the deaf be cleared;
Then will the lame leap like a stag,
then the tongue of the mute will sing.
Streams will burst forth in the desert,
and rivers in the steppe.
The burning sands will become pools,
and the thirsty ground, springs of water;
The abode where jackals lurk
will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.
A highway will be there,
called the holy way;
No one unclean may pass over it,
nor fools go astray on it.
No lion will be there,
nor beast of prey go up to be met upon it.
It is for those with a journey to make,
and on it the redeemed will walk.
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return
and enter Zion singing,
crowned with everlasting joy;
They will meet with joy and gladness,
sorrow and mourning will flee.
Gospel Lk 5:17-26
One day as Jesus was teaching,Pharisees and teachers of the law,
who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem,
were sitting there,
and the power of the Lord was with him for healing.
And some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed;
they were trying to bring him in and set him in his presence.
But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd,
they went up on the roof
and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles
into the middle in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said,
"As for you, your sins are forgiven."
Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves,
"Who is this who speaks blasphemies?
Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in reply,
"What are you thinking in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,'
or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
But that you may know
that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"–
he said to the one who was paralyzed,
"I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home."
He stood up immediately before them,
picked up what he had been lying on,
and went home, glorifying God.
Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God,
and, struck with awe, they said,
"We have seen incredible things today."
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Federal judge orders additional discovery plan in Hilary Clinton email lawsuit - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary
Federal judge orders additional discovery plan in Hilary Clinton email lawsuit - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary: US District Judge Royce Lamberth on Thursday ordered a reexamination of the Hilary Clinton private email lawsuit. In his 10-page opinion, he ordered a discovery plan focused on three issues, 'whether...
What does the name "Immanuel" mean? --Aleteia
What does the name "Immanuel" mean? --Aleteia: In the Old Testament, it was said that "Emmanuel" would come and be a sign to the nations.
Go ahead and pray badly
Go ahead and pray badly: The Word of God is one of the normal, ordinary, and effective means by which the Holy Spirit wishes to teach us to pray. This Aleteia Series is looking at the signs from John’s Gospel as concrete l…
How to detach from sadness and despair
How to detach from sadness and despair: St. John of the Cross can help us battle depression and despair.
What is the Immaculate Conception? --Aleteia
What is the Immaculate Conception? --Aleteia: A brief guide to a great mystery of the Christian faith.
Inside the Evangelical Money Flowing Into the West Bank
Inside the Evangelical Money Flowing Into the West Bank
A Haaretz investigation reveals
that Christian groups have invested up to $65 million in projects in
the ‘Biblical Heartland’ over the past decade. That doesn’t include
services they provide free of charge, like volunteer laborers
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-inside-the-evangelical-money-flowing-into-the-west-bank-1.6723443?utm_campaign=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=smartfocus&utm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2F.premium.MAGAZINE-inside-the-evangelical-money-flowing-into-the-west-bank-1.6723443
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Scotland is betting on tidal energy | PBS NewsHour Weekend
Scotland is betting on tidal energy | PBS NewsHour Weekend: As Scotland transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy, it is investing in an unexpected source: tidal currents. Similar to wind turbines, which sit above ground, tidal turbines are one hundred feet below water and use tides instead of wind to generate power. In the first of a two-part series, Hari Sreenivasan reports on what may become the world’s biggest tidal power resource.
Bishop Malone Orders Possible Bleeding Host Destroyed
Bishop Malone Orders Possible Bleeding Host Destroyed: Claims 'Christ was no longer present' in Host
Congress, Not Trump, Is Responsible for America’s DebtThe American Spectator
Congress, Not Trump, Is Responsible for America’s DebtThe American Spectator: President Donald J. Trump doesn’t care about the nation’s debt, according to that paragon of truth known as the Daily Beast. The article in question claims that Trump’s view on the concern about the rising debt crisis was, “I won’t be here” when the whole thing comes crashing down. For the record, as with most of these reports, the claims are entirely unsourced. Yet, they do gel with other statements that supposed White House insiders have made about the president’s view on the national debt. In his recent book, Fear: Trump in the White House, Bob Woodward describes a scene early in Trump’s
Father James Martin Slams Pope Francis
Father James Martin Slams Pope Francis: Claims Pope's comments on homosexual priests and religious are 'wrong and hurtful'
‘Silent Night’ turns 200 this year. Is it the greatest Christmas song ever? | America Magazine
‘Silent Night’ turns 200 this year. Is it the greatest Christmas song ever? | America Magazine: The Rev. Joseph Mohr wrote the words to the hymn as a reflection on peace after a summer of violence in Salzburg.
If you want to love Mary more, find her in the Old Testament (this book will guide you)
If you want to love Mary more, find her in the Old Testament (this book will guide you): Many people recognize that a sure path to falling more in love with Jesus is falling in love with his Mother. And the sure path to falling in love with Mary is getting to know her; there are few to…
The good thing to draw from “Mary, Did You Know?”
The good thing to draw from “Mary, Did You Know?”: It’s that time of year. The time for lights and cookies and unending internet debates about “Mary, Did You Know?” This modern Christmas classic was released in 1991 to great acclaim on the Christia…
The martyrs of Algeria had already laid down their lives before anyone could take them
The martyrs of Algeria had already laid down their lives before anyone could take them: Despite the difficulties, the beatification of the 19 martyrs of Algeria on December 8 in Oran attests that they were all killed due to the “hatred of their behavior,” behavior which wa…
The surprising day when the devil himself praised Mary’s Immaculate Conception
The surprising day when the devil himself praised Mary’s Immaculate Conception: During an exorcism in Italy in 1823, two Dominican priests made the devil acknowledge the dogma that would be declared 30 years later.
What are the four Marian dogmas? --Aleteia
What are the four Marian dogmas? --Aleteia: These four doctrines help us better understand the Virgin Mary and her role in Salvation History.
Grinch Utilities And Regulators Spoil Holidays By Forcing Customers To Pay Billions For Midwest Coal Plants
Grinch Utilities And Regulators Spoil Holidays By Forcing Customers To Pay Billions For Midwest Coal Plants
https://breakingenergy.com/2018/12/07/grinch-utilities-and-regulators-spoil-holidays-by-forcing-customers-to-pay-billions-for-midwest-coal-plants/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy+Newsletters+Master+List&utm_campaign=bb6dc6cf53-MAILCHIMP_BD_DAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_88392479a3-bb6dc6cf53-411632309
How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi - The Washington Post
How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi - The Washington Post: Inside the 21st-century battle of ideas waged by the fearful crown prince and a conniving courtier.
Why the Christmas Tree Is Christian
Christmas in Europe Coming Under Leaden Skies
Christmas in Europe Coming Under Leaden Skies: AGRINIO, Greece — There is not a dark cloud hanging over Europe. There are a bunch of them. Taken together they account for a sense of foreboding, not quite despair, but a definite feeling that thi…
A Trip Through the Land of Saints and Martyrs – Renewal Ministries
A Trip Through the Land of Saints and Martyrs – Renewal Ministries: [caption id=attachment_2709 align=aligncenter width=640] The Voice in the Desert Community in Krakow, Poland, created vibrant worship paintings.[/caption]
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.” – Gerard Manley Hopkins
By Bruce Rooke
After two weeks in the land of saints and martyrs, we touched back down in Detroit.
Peter and Debbie Herbeck, and my wife Julia, and I had hopped through Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland, engaging with different leaders and covenant communities; sharing Word, prayer, and Pentecost with students and believers; and immersing ourselves in the deep living history of faith these countries hold.
When you come back from a mission trip, it can be like carrying a candle. You hope the fragile light of those smiles doesn’t flicker out in the rush of your returning and the demands of your to-do lists.
Fortunately, we carried back a bonfire.
The Spirit is strong here. Strong enough to break the iron bars of a dark Nazi cell in Auschwitz and outlast another forty-five-plus years of Communism. But what you remember—what stays with you after you walk the horrors of Birkenau or kneel before the blood-stained cassock of St. John Paul the Great—is not the
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.” – Gerard Manley Hopkins
By Bruce Rooke
After two weeks in the land of saints and martyrs, we touched back down in Detroit.
Peter and Debbie Herbeck, and my wife Julia, and I had hopped through Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland, engaging with different leaders and covenant communities; sharing Word, prayer, and Pentecost with students and believers; and immersing ourselves in the deep living history of faith these countries hold.
When you come back from a mission trip, it can be like carrying a candle. You hope the fragile light of those smiles doesn’t flicker out in the rush of your returning and the demands of your to-do lists.
Fortunately, we carried back a bonfire.
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Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection December 8, 2018 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary tion
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lectionary: 689
Reading 1 Gn 3:9-15, 20
After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree,the LORD God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?"
He answered, "I heard you in the garden;
but I was afraid, because I was naked,
so I hid myself."
Then he asked, "Who told you that you were naked?
You have eaten, then,
from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!"
The man replied, "The woman whom you put here with meC
she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it."
The LORD God then asked the woman,
"Why did you do such a thing?"
The woman answered, "The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it."
Then the LORD God said to the serpent:
"Because you have done this, you shall be banned
from all the animals
and from all the wild creatures;
on your belly shall you crawl,
and dirt shall you eat
all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will strike at your head,
while you strike at his heel."
The man called his wife Eve,
because she became the mother of all the living.
Gospel Lk 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin's name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
"Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end."
But Mary said to the angel,
"How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?"
And the angel said to her in reply,
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God."
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word."
Then the angel departed from her.
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