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Monday, November 12, 2018

Bishops' meeting bombshell: Vatican says no voting on abuse crisis | National Catholic Reporter

Bishops' meeting bombshell: Vatican says no voting on abuse crisis | National Catholic Reporter: Bishops' meeting bombshell: Vatican says no voting on abuse crisis

Vatican's delay of US bishops' abuse measures leaves even some prelates confused | National Catholic Reporter

Vatican's delay of US bishops' abuse measures leaves even some prelates confused | National Catholic Reporter: A surprise Vatican request that the annual gathering of U.S. Catholic bishops delay planned votes on proposals to address clergy sexual abuse has evoked outcry, even leaving some of the prelates at th...

US: Address of Apostolic Nuncio to Bishops (Full Text) - ZENIT - English

US: Address of Apostolic Nuncio to Bishops (Full Text) - ZENIT - English: Archbishop Christophe Pierre on Reform and Responsibility

US: Cardinal DiNardo Renews Apology for Abuse - but Action Will Wait - ZENIT - English

US: Cardinal DiNardo Renews Apology for Abuse - but Action Will Wait - ZENIT - English: President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Delivers Opening Address at Start of 2018 General Assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 12-14

Israel and China Take a Leap Forward—but to Where? » Mosaic

Israel and China Take a Leap Forward—but to Where? » Mosaic: After decades of almost no interaction, relations between the two nations grow increasingly warmer and closer. There’s plenty of good news—and, for Israel, plenty of risk.

GM's future lineup will run on electricity, drive itself — and fly

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PG&E shares hit multiyear low as deadly Camp Fire rages | Utility Dive

PG&E shares hit multiyear low as deadly Camp Fire rages | Utility Dive: Utility industry news, voices and jobs for energy industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

Pentagon launched new classified operation to support Saudi coalition in Yemen

Vatican asks U.S. bishops not to vote on their proposals to tackle sexual abuse - The Washington Post

Vatican asks U.S. bishops not to vote on their proposals to tackle sexual abuse - The Washington Post: U.S. bishops wanted to vote on major proposals for addressing sexual abuse. The Vatican called a last-minute halt.

Trump wields his energy weapon

Trump wields his energy weapon: The tip of the spear when it comes to President Trump’s diplomacy is not the tongue of the diplomat, but the power of the pipeline.

The Parable of the Talents and Its Message for Us - RC Spirituality

The Parable of the Talents and Its Message for Us - RC Spirituality: This parable has a profound message for us. We know that all our gifts have a true and meaningful purpose,...

Catholic church abuse scandal: New York parishioners put requests for bishop's resignation in collection basket - CNN

Catholic church abuse scandal: New York parishioners put requests for bishop's resignation in collection basket - CNN: In the deeply Catholic Rust Belt community of Buffalo, New York some parishioners are using the Sunday collection basket to ask embattled Bishop Richard Malone to resign. Instead of giving money, some faithful are leaving handwritten messages giving the church an ultimatum.

The dissonance between the American dream and the global reality - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com

The dissonance between the American dream and the global reality - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com: The tension between realism and idealism at the center of the American foreign policy debate has again been exposed following the involvement of Saudi Crown Prince in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Get Ready for Grandstanding, Gridlock and Impeachment > James S. Robbins

Get Ready for Grandstanding, Gridlock and Impeachment > James S. Robbins: by James S. Robbins (November 7, 2018) America the Beautiful, David Hammons, 1968 Those looking for a clear message from the 2018 midterm elections will have to keep looking. The big-picture electoral implications sh...

(99+) US mid-terms lay bare dilemma for both sides | LinkedIn

Are We In Store For Another Great War? – American Greatness

Are We In Store For Another Great War? – American Greatness: In 1913, the world was experiencing one of the greatest moments of relative peace in recorded history. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars a century earlier, the victorious European powers had convened the historic Congress of Vienna and devised an amicable balance of

Is China Waiting Us Out? | The American Conservative

Is China Waiting Us Out? | The American Conservative: While the U.S. bombs, Xi Jinping is building—one power play at a time.

Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection November 12, 2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

Memorial of Saint Josaphat

Luke 17:1-6

Friends, in today’s Gospel we hear Jesus speak about faith. Faith is powerful, for it is a link to the reality of God, the power that made and sustains the cosmos. Sometimes, the power of faith is manifested in spectacular and immediately obvious ways. For example, there is a long tradition of faith healing, stretching back to Jesus himself and through many of the saints. There is also the power of prayer. When some people ask in a spirit of trust, really believing that what they are asking for will happen, it happens.

But more often than not, the power of faith manifests itself in the courage to face trauma, sickness, even the terror of death. It is the confidence that we are being guided and cared for, even when that guidance and care are not immediately apparent.

Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr
Lectionary: 491

Reading 1 Ti 1:1-9

Paul, a slave of God and Apostle of Jesus Christ
for the sake of the faith of God's chosen ones
and the recognition of religious truth,
in the hope of eternal life
that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
who indeed at the proper time revealed his word
in the proclamation with which I was entrusted
by the command of God our savior,
to Titus, my true child in our common faith:
grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.

For this reason I left you in Crete
so that you might set right what remains to be done
and appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you,
on condition that a man be blameless,
married only once, with believing children
who are not accused of licentiousness or rebellious.
For a bishop as God's steward must be blameless, not arrogant,
not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive,
not greedy for sordid gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness,
temperate, just, holy, and self-controlled,
holding fast to the true message as taught
so that he will be able both to exhort with sound doctrine
and to refute opponents.

Gospel Lk 17:1-6

Jesus said to his disciples,
"Things that cause sin will inevitably occur,
but woe to the one through whom they occur.
It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck
and he be thrown into the sea
than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
Be on your guard!
If your brother sins, rebuke him;
and if he repents, forgive him.
And if he wrongs you seven times in one day
and returns to you seven times saying, 'I am sorry,'
you should forgive him."

And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,
you would say to this mulberry tree,
'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."

Open Letter to Heads of Government of the G-20 from Scientists and Scholars on Nuclear for Climate Change — Environmental Progress

Open Letter to Heads of Government of the G-20 from Scientists and Scholars on Nuclear for Climate Change — Environmental Progress: We are writing as scientists, scholars, and concerned citizens to warn you of a persistent anti-nuclear bias in the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on keeping global temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

Once Critical, Environmentalists Have Changed Their Tune On Nuclear Power | The Daily Caller

Devah Pager, a Harvard sociologist who documented bias in hiring, dies at 46 - The Boston Globe

Devah Pager, a Harvard sociologist who documented bias in hiring, dies at 46 - The Boston Globe: Devah Pager, 46, of Cambridge, who died Nov. 2, was a Harvard sociology professor whose work documented bias in hiring, particularly against those with felony convictions.

Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable | National Catholic Reporter

Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable | National Catholic Reporter: The largest Catholic healthcare system in the world is preparing to shutter the hospital it operates in Washington, D.C., in mid-December, withdrawing services from a patient base that is largely poor...

North Korea keeps undeclared missile bases up and running: US think tank

North Korea keeps undeclared missile bases up and running: US think tank: A U.S. think tank said it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea.

Sundar Pichai of Google: ‘Technology Doesn’t Solve Humanity’s Problems’ - The New York Times

The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now ‘Very High’ | WIRED

Major UK companies preparing to microchip employees

Major UK companies preparing to microchip employees: British companies are planning to microchip some of their staff in order to boost security and stop them accessing sensitive areas.

Is this AI? We drew you a flowchart to work it out

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Hard Questions: What Are We Doing to Stay Ahead of Terrorists? | Facebook Newsroom

One Company Wants To Implant Microchips Into The Hands Of “Hundreds Of Thousands” Of Global Workers – End Of The American Dream

One Company Wants To Implant Microchips Into The Hands Of “Hundreds Of Thousands” Of Global Workers – End Of The American Dream: It is really happening. At one time, the idea that large numbers of people would willingly allow themselves to have microchips implanted into their hands seemed a bit crazy, but now it has become a reality. Thousands of tech enthusiasts all across Europe have already had microchips implanted, and now a Swedish company

Homilies on Hot Topics? - The Catholic Thing

Homilies on Hot Topics? - The Catholic Thing: Howard Kainz has observed that homilists rarely speak about two things: contraception and the Sunday Mass obligation. A lot might change if they did.

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Our Lady of the NICU: The invisible mother holding her tiny ones close

Our Lady of the NICU: The invisible mother holding her tiny ones close: This afternoon, my best friend brought her second child home after 13 days in the NICU. Her husband and friends have been relieving her and keeping her company for the last two weeks, but for some …

McCarrick's Seminarians » Maureen Mullarkey

McCarrick's Seminarians » Maureen Mullarkey: Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick interests me less than the seminarians who kept mum for so many years. The saga of this man is far larger than the story of Ex-cardinal McCarrick interests me less than the seminarians and priests who kept mum about his sexual predation, in part out of concern for their careers.

The Last Judgment Network - The Catholic Thing

The Last Judgment Network - The Catholic Thing: Fr. Jerry Pokorsky wonders if the Last Judgment will be televised. On Channel 1945: What happened to Hitler? What will happen to you?

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill | The Nation

Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill | The Nation: Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.

What the Paris Peace Forum tells us about France—and about the world

What the Paris Peace Forum tells us about France—and about the world: The "America First" leader will find very little to like in the Paris Peace Forum.

Trump’s Trade War Is Making Russia and China Comrades Again - Bloomberg

Trump’s Trade War Is Making Russia and China Comrades Again - Bloomberg: Facing U.S. sanctions and tariffs, Moscow and Beijing are finding lots of common ground.

Mnuchin says Iran's Central Bank to be cut off from global system - CNNPolitics

Amazon Is Kicking All Unauthorized Apple Refurbishers Off Amazon Marketplace - Motherboard

Amazon Is Kicking All Unauthorized Apple Refurbishers Off Amazon Marketplace - Motherboard: Amazon told independent refurbishers that it will now only allow "authorized resellers" to sell Apple products on Amazon Marketplace.

Saudi Arabia considering breaking up OPEC — report | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 09.11.2018

Saudi Arabia considering breaking up OPEC — report | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 09.11.2018: Saudi Arabia is reportedly examining what could happen if it left the 15-country oil cartel OPEC and became a cartel all on its own. The news comes amid increased political pressure from the US, a rival oil producer.

Ukraine-Russia Tensions Rise in Church Row – Consortiumnews

Ukraine-Russia Tensions Rise in Church Row – Consortiumnews: With an apparent nod from the U.S., the Ecumenical Patriarch’s ruling from Istanbul severed 1000-year ties between Moscow and the Orthodox church in Ukraine, raising further tensions between Kiev and Moscow, as Dmitry Babich reports.
Moscow’s Role in Ukraine Orthodox Church Ended
By Dmitry Babich

The Super Rich Get Even Richer | naked capitalism

The Super Rich Get Even Richer | naked capitalism: The continuing rise in wealth of the super rich bodes ill for financial and social stability.

MBA programs see fewer foreign students - The Boston Globe

MBA programs see fewer foreign students - The Boston Globe: Foreign student applications to MBA programs in the United States fell by 10.5 percent.The decrease is significant because they make up about one-fifth of all business students in the United States and are an important source of income for business schools across the country.

My Poetic Quest to Understand Artificial Intelligence

My Poetic Quest to Understand Artificial Intelligence: Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great Argument About it and about; but evermore Came out by the same Door as in I went. I feel close to Omar Khayyam, the great 11…

Jesuits to release names of accused priests in the west | America Magazine

Jesuits to release names of accused priests in the west | America Magazine: The list will be released on Dec. 7 and the province will conduct an external review of its files to ensure it is complete.

Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection November 10, 2018

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Memorial of Saint Leo the Great

Luke 16:9-15

Friends, today’s Gospel focuses on prudence. In the Middle Ages, prudence was called "the queen of the virtues" because it was the virtue that enabled one to do the right thing in a particular situation. Prudence is a feel for the moral situation, something like the feel a quarterback has for the playing field, or a politician for the voters in his district.

Courage, justice, and temperance are wonderful virtues, but without prudence they are blind and, finally, useless. For a person can be as courageous as possible, but if he doesn’t know when, where, and how to play out his courage, that virtue is useless.

Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
Lectionary: 490

Reading 1 Phil 4:10-19

Brothers and sisters:
I rejoice greatly in the Lord
that now at last you revived your concern for me.
You were, of course, concerned about me but lacked an opportunity.
Not that I say this because of need,
for I have learned, in whatever situation I find myself,
to be self-sufficient.
I know indeed how to live in humble circumstances;
I know also how to live with abundance.
In every circumstance and in all things
I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry,
of living in abundance and of being in need.
I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.
Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.

You Philippians indeed know that at the beginning of the Gospel,
when I left Macedonia,
not a single church shared with me
in an account of giving and receiving, except you alone.
For even when I was at Thessalonica
you sent me something for my needs,
not only once but more than once.
It is not that I am eager for the gift;
rather, I am eager for the profit that accrues to your account.
I have received full payment and I abound.
I am very well supplied because of what I received from you
through Epaphroditus,
"a fragrant aroma," an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
My God will fully supply whatever you need,
in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Gospel Lk 16:9-15

Jesus said to his disciples:
"I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth,
so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
The person who is trustworthy in very small matters
is also trustworthy in great ones;
and the person who is dishonest in very small matters
is also dishonest in great ones.
If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth,
who will trust you with true wealth?
If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another,
who will give you what is yours?
No servant can serve two masters.
He will either hate one and love the other,
or be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon."

The Pharisees, who loved money,
heard all these things and sneered at him.
And he said to them,
"You justify yourselves in the sight of others,
but God knows your hearts;
for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God."

UN Member States: Migration Is a Human Right

UN Member States: Migration Is a Human Right: It cannot be stressed enough that this agreement is not about refugees fleeing persecution, or their rights to protection under international law. Instead, the agreement propagates the radical idea that migration -- for any reason -- is something that

Catholic agencies closely monitor giving after clergy sex abuse shock

Catholic agencies closely monitor giving after clergy sex abuse shock: Leaders and fundraisers at Catholic organizations are cautiously monitoring the level of donations and gifts as the end-of-the-year giving season approaches, hoping that the clergy sexual abuse scandal won’t negatively affect their bottom line.

Who Are the People? - The Catholic Thing

Who Are the People? - The Catholic Thing: Anthony Esolen on duelling voices in the Church. To whom should we listen? And who are the true people of God? The telltale is obedience, and that alone.

Amidst the storm, hope lies with the parish church

Amidst the storm, hope lies with the parish church: Provoked by old quarrels, by those who love war and cultivate hatred, St. Basil the Great likened the Church in his time to a naval battle fought in a storm: the waves and winds, the splintered shi…

Vivaldi, one of the most influential composers, was also a priest

What are the Four Last Things and why are they important? --Aleteia

What are the Four Last Things and why are they important? --Aleteia: Meditating on these four topics helps us orient our lives to what truly matters in this world.

Friday, November 9, 2018

To the Bishops, Before Their General Assembly | Jayd Henricks | First Things

To the Bishops, Before Their General Assembly | Jayd Henricks | First Things: Our daily blog content exclusive to the web hits on hot topics in both religion and public life and will keep you informed and entertained all week.

CROSSTALK: US-Russia-China Big Three - or WW III? - Washington Times

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer: The Khashoggi crisis: Saudi Arabia braces for tougher post-election US attitude

Brazil risks Middle East trade with Israel embassy move | Reuters

Brazil risks Middle East trade with Israel embassy move | Reuters: A proposal by Brazil's next president to relocate its embassy in Israel, following U.S. President Donald Trump's lead, may set off a diplomatic storm in the Muslim world, threatening a key market for the world's largest meat companies.

President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement Following Deadly Shooting in California - ZENIT - English

President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement Following Deadly Shooting in California - ZENIT - English: Call for Actions to End Gun Violence

Why ambassadors still matter, The Foreign Desk 252 - Radio | Monocle

Why ambassadors still matter, The Foreign Desk 252 - Radio | Monocle: Despite being the world’s most powerful country, the US has dozens of vacant ambassadorships in the capitals of some of its most important allies. Does the…

Putin to Trump: Thanks for Helping Make Russia Great Again! – LobeLog

Putin to Trump: Thanks for Helping Make Russia Great Again! – LobeLog: by Najmedin Meshkati Greetings from Moscow, dear Donald! It was nice seeing you in Helsinki. I loved our tag-team in the news conference: it was fun! Also, thanks for backing me up, we should do it…

The Lobby - USA, episode 3 - Video Dailymotion

The Lobby - USA, episode 3 - Video Dailymotion: Episode 3: The Witch Hunt. This video is posted here for news reporting purposes. To learn more about this, or to read the stories to which it is associated, visit: https://bit.ly/LobbyLeaks

Dartmouth Nightmare | Frontpage Mag

Dartmouth Nightmare | Frontpage Mag: It’s worse than you might think.

Intel: How Saudi Arabia is looking past US for arms

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The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The effects of climate change stand to heighten nuclear risks in various ways, including by direct impacts on nuclear facilities, exacerbation of political and economic disruption, and diminishment of global institutions.

Artificial intelligence, cyberattack, and nuclear weapons—A dangerous combination - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Artificial intelligence, cyberattack, and nuclear weapons—A dangerous combination - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: One of the most pressing global security problems lies in AI’s destabilizing effects on the nuclear balance of power.

What Do the Midterms Mean for U.S. Mideast Policy? – LobeLog

What Do the Midterms Mean for U.S. Mideast Policy? – LobeLog: by Mitchell Plitnick There are still a few races to be decided, but the overall results of the 2018 midterms are clear. The hoped-for “blue wave” turned out to be a blue trickle, but Donald Trump’s…

TASS: Russian Politics & Diplomacy - Washington playing with the devil: Diplomat warns US against limited nuclear war strategy

TASS: Russian Politics & Diplomacy - Washington playing with the devil: Diplomat warns US against limited nuclear war strategy: The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says the strategy of a limited use of nuclear weapons, developed in the US, would lead to global catastrophe rather than victory in a possible war

In Bipartisan Pleas, Experts Urge Trump to Save Nuclear Treaty With Russia - The New York Times

A Knight of Columbus is chosen Airman of the Year--Aleteia

A Knight of Columbus is chosen Airman of the Year--Aleteia: Air Force pilot Julian Gluck flew dozens of missions over Iraq and Syria, but still found time to help those in need

The underwater ruins of Nicaea: The birthplace of the Creed

The underwater ruins of Nicaea: The birthplace of the Creed: The discovery in 2014 of a 1,600-year-old Byzantine basilica lying 6-10 feet under water at the bottom of Lake Iznik, in Bursa, Turkey, provided a breakthrough in a century-long search for a church in Nicaea.

PG&E Continues to Notify Customers in Parts of Nine Counties About the Potential for Public Safety Power Shutoff Due to Forecasted Extreme Weather | Energy Central

PG&E Continues to Closely Monitor Weather Conditions Ahead of Possible Public Safety Power Shutoff in Parts of Eight Counties | Energy Central

Salt River Project Receives Final Approval for Southeast Power Link Project | Energy Central

3 million Venezuelans have fled their country, according to new UN estimate - The Boston Globe

3 million Venezuelans have fled their country, according to new UN estimate - The Boston Globe: 3 million Venezuelans have fled their country, according to new UN estimate

Trump claims new power to bar asylum for immigrants who arrive illegally - The Boston Globe

Trump claims new power to bar asylum for immigrants who arrive illegally - The Boston Globe: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced new rules Thursday that give President Donald Trump vast authority to deny asylum to virtually any migrant who crosses the border illegally.

How biologists are creating life-like cells from scratch

How biologists are creating life-like cells from scratch: Built from the bottom up, synthetic cells and other creations are starting to come together and could soon test the boundaries of life.

World's first AI news anchor makes "his" China debut - Xinhua | English.news.cn

People Are Arguing About Whether This Trump Press Conference Video Is Doctored

People Are Arguing About Whether This Trump Press Conference Video Is Doctored: An editor from the conspiracy site Infowars has provided us with a dizzying example of video manipulation that's created a "choose your own reality" crisis.

Fake America great again

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At the White House, the idea of digital fakery is eroding the truth

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US Drones and the Khashoggi Murder - The Globalist

US Drones and the Khashoggi Murder - The Globalist: What is the background to the U.S. reaction to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi by the courtiers of Trump family’s close friend, Mohammed bin-Salman?

After the US Midterms: Democrats, Read the Fine Print - The Globalist

After the US Midterms: Democrats, Read the Fine Print - The Globalist: Despite the Democrats’ gains, the United States is structurally a remarkably conservative country. Republicans have the tools to defend themselves for decades to come.

Open letter to the US Catholic bishops: It's over | National Catholic Reporter

Open letter to the US Catholic bishops: It's over | National Catholic Reporter: Dear brothers in Christ, shepherds, fellow pilgrims,

We address you as you approach this year's national meeting in Baltimore because we know there is nowhere left to hide.

It's over.

All the manip...

Toshiba's failure shows private sector cannot deliver nuclear future for UK | Phillip Inman | Business | The Guardian

Toshiba's failure shows private sector cannot deliver nuclear future for UK | Phillip Inman | Business | The Guardian: As Cumbria reactor plan stalls, it is clear that huge resources are needed for such projects

STATEMENT: WRI Welcomes UCS Report on Nuclear Power Plants | World Resources Institute

STATEMENT: WRI Welcomes UCS Report on Nuclear Power Plants | World Resources Institute: Statement from Dr. Andrew Steer following the release of a new nuclear power analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Bishop Barron's Gospel Reflection November 9, 2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome

John 2:13-22

Friends, when reading today’s Gospel passage, we shouldn’t be surprised that Jesus, at the climax of his life, came into the Temple and made a ruckus. He was not just being a rabble-rouser. He was rectifying the Temple so as to rectify the people Israel.

When pressed for a sign, he said that he would tear the Temple down and rebuild it in three days. He was talking, as John tells us, of the temple of his body. He was saying that this old Temple, which had served its purpose relatively well, would now give way to a new and definitive Temple. His own body, his own person, would be the place where divinity and humanity meet, and hence the place of right praise.

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Lectionary: 671

Reading 1 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12

The angel brought me
back to the entrance of the temple,
and I saw water flowing out
from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,
for the façade of the temple was toward the east;
the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,
south of the altar.
He led me outside by the north gate,
and around to the outer gate facing the east,
where I saw water trickling from the southern side.
He said to me,
"This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah,
and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.
Wherever the river flows,
every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live,
and there shall be abundant fish,
for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh.
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow;
their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail.
Every month they shall bear fresh fruit,
for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary.
Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine."

Gospel Jn 2:13-22

Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money-changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
"Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said,
"This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Why We Need Innovative Nuclear Power - Scientific American Blog Network

The Lobby - USA, episode 2 - Video Dailymotion

The Lobby - USA, episode 2 - Video Dailymotion: Episode 2: Managing Elites. This video is posted here for news reporting purposes. To learn more about this, or to read the stories to which it is associated, visit: https://bit.ly/LobbyLeaks

Environmental group: Keep open nuclear power plants - Axios

Environmental group: Keep open nuclear power plants - Axios: Nuclear energy is carbon-free but controversial.

DOD audit acronym primer : News : Truth in Accounting

Is Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Related to Homosexual Priests?

Is Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Related to Homosexual Priests?: An interview with sociologist Father Paul Sullins, whose new study documents a strong linkage between the incidence of abuse and homosexu...

Personal Sacrifices Family Caregivers Make for Their Loved Ones

Personal Sacrifices Family Caregivers Make for Their Loved Ones: Results from a new survey show that family caregivers want to help and support their loved ones, but they often give up a lot to do so.

When Exactly Did The Church Begin?

When Exactly Did The Church Begin?: When did the Church actually begin? Undoubtedly, we have heard different answers to this important question throughout the years. Was it the moment the Roman soldier’s lance pierced Christ’s side and blood and water flowed out and spilled upon the ground on Calvary? Was it the result of the “…happy fault, O truly necessary sin …

What kind of archbishop is needed in Washington? | CatholicHerald.co.uk

What kind of archbishop is needed in Washington? | CatholicHerald.co.uk: Wuerl has hinted that his successor should be someone unconnected with the current scandals

When Priests and Prelates Dance Around the Golden Calf - Crisis Magazine

When Priests and Prelates Dance Around the Golden Calf - Crisis Magazine: After Moses had been up on Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights, the children of Israel grew impatient and asked Aaron to make them a god to lead them on their journey through the wilderness (Ex. 32). Aaron complied by taking all the earrings from the wives and daughters and fashioning a golden …

The Diabolical Tweets of Father Martin on Penance - Crisis Magazine

The Diabolical Tweets of Father Martin on Penance - Crisis Magazine: Around six years ago, after the birth of my eldest son, while in prayer during Eucharistic Adoration, I asked the Lord to make him a priest, if that is his will. In the intervening years, he has, of his own accord, loved to play Mass and “baptize” his sister’s playthings, so perhaps my prayer will …

University panels ask how church should emerge from abuse crisis | National Catholic Reporter: What now?

Toward the end of a year marked by revelations about worldwide sex abuse, from Chile, Australia, Germany, Guam, as well as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the question of how the church should...

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