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  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 1-July-2025

    07/01/2025 4:48:20 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    1 July 2025Tuesday of week 13 in Ordinary Time Tilaco, Mexico | The Franciscan missions of Sierra GordaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 19:15-29The destruction of Sodom and GomorrahThe angels urged Lot, ‘Come, take your wife and these two daughters of yours, or you will be overwhelmed in the punishment of the town.’ And as he hesitated, the men took him by the hand, and his wife and his two daughters, because of the pity the Lord felt for him. They led him out and left him outside the town. As they were leading him out he said,...
  • Why Doesn’t Steven Furtick Ever Address Controversial Issues Like Abortion?

    06/30/2025 9:39:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 11 replies
    Disntr ^ | June 23, 2025 | staff
    Steven Furtick, the founder and lead “pastor” of Elevation Church, has become a household name among modern megachurch prosperity gospel frauds from Joel Osteen to T.D. Jakes to Carl Lentz. But beneath his polished exterior and motivational speeches lies a deeper issue—just like these others, Furtick is a false teacher, a prosperity charlatan whose primary goal is to amass personal wealth at the expense of the gospel. His strategy, like all false teachers, is to exploit the Scriptures when it suits him and conveniently ignores them when the truth becomes inconvenient. Furtick’s sermons are filled with feel-good messages of false...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 30-June-2025

    06/30/2025 4:55:22 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    30 June 2025 Monday of week 13 in Ordinary Time Interior of Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, AustriaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 18:16-33Abraham negotiates with the LordFrom Mamre the men set out and arrived within sight of Sodom, with Abraham accompanying them to show them the way. Now the Lord had wondered, ‘Shall I conceal from Abraham what I am going to do, seeing that Abraham will become a great nation with all the nations of the earth blessing themselves by him? For I have singled him out to command his sons and his household after him to maintain...
  • Why Do We Celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on the Same Day?

    06/29/2025 8:11:28 PM PDT · by Cronos · 68 replies
    Busted halo ^ | 27th June 2025 | Deacon Mike Hayes
    St. Peter and St. Paul are two of the most well-known saints and are often spoken of as the two men most responsible for spreading the Christian message in the days of the early church. As to why they are celebrated on the same day, legend has it that they were executed on the same day under the command of Emperor Nero and buried in Rome. (Although historical accounts cite Peter being martyred in 64 AD and Paul in 67 AD.) Because of his Roman citizenship, Saint Paul was beheaded. St. Peter was reportedly crucified upside down because he said...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 29-June-2025

    06/29/2025 4:28:18 PM PDT · by annalex · 14 replies
    Sunday 29 June 2025 TITLE St. Peter and Paul; Šumi, CroatiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First readingActs 3:1-10I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus, walk!Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour, it happened that there was a man being carried past. He was a cripple from birth; and they...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 28-June-2025

    06/28/2025 11:33:32 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    28 June 2025 Saturday of week 12 in Ordinary Time Montreal, Quebec: Saint Irenaeus ChurchReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(I).First reading2 Timothy 2:22-26A servant of the Lord has to be kind to everyone and gentle when he corrects peopleFasten your attention on holiness, faith, love and peace, in union with all those who call on the Lord with pure minds. Avoid these futile and silly speculations, understanding that they only give rise to quarrels; and a servant of the Lord is not to engage in quarrels, but has to be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and patient. He...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings xx-June-2025

    06/27/2025 4:58:32 AM PDT · by annalex · 13 replies
    Friday 27 June 2025The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity St. Cyril of Alexandria Church, Tucson, ArizonaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingEzekiel 34:11-16I will look after my flock myself and keep all of it in viewThe Lord God says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 26-June-2025

    06/26/2025 4:42:11 AM PDT · by annalex · 10 replies
    26 June 2025Thursday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeOpus Dei headquarters chapel, RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 16:1-12,15-16Hagar bears Abram a sonAbram’s wife Sarai had borne him no child, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, ‘Listen, now! Since the Lord has kept me from having children, go to my slave-girl. Perhaps I shall get children through her.’ Abram agreed to what Sarai had said. Thus after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years Sarai took Hagar her Egyptian slave-girl and gave her to Abram as his...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 25-June-2025

    06/25/2025 4:38:48 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    25 June 2025 Wednesday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeBasilica of San Prospero Reggio Emilia, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 15:1-12,17-18Count the stars: such shall be your descendantsIt happened that the word of the Lord was spoken to Abram in a vision, ‘Have no fear, Abram, I am your shield; your reward will be very great.’ ‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘what do you intend to give me? I go childless…’. Then Abram said, ‘See, you have given me no descendants; some man of my household will be my heir.’ And then this word of the Lord...
  • Pastor Prays That God Forgives Christians Who Ignore Babies Killed in Abortions

    06/24/2025 8:43:39 AM PDT · by Morgana · 39 replies
    Life News ^ | June 20, 2025 | Pastor Chad McDonald
    This magnificent prayer was delivered at the opening session of the 54th Annual National Right to Life Conference in Overland Park, Kansas Father, we come to You today with a deep sense of gratitude. We are grateful for your love, and we are grateful for the salvation that you have provided in Christ. We are grateful because we know that everything is from you and through you and to you. And every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights in whom there is no shifting shadow. We praise you for the opportunity to gather – we...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 24-June-2025

    06/24/2025 4:58:31 AM PDT · by annalex · 14 replies
    Tuesday 24 June 2025 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Solemnity Israel, Jerusalem District, Ein Karem. Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, main altar.Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.These readings are for the day of the feast itself.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.First readingJeremiah 1:4-10Go and say whatever I command you and do not fearThe word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came...
  • How Certain Are Clergy of their Faith?

    06/24/2025 4:33:58 AM PDT · by daniel1212 · 30 replies
    Association of Religion Data Archives ^ | Jun 5, 2025 | Ryan Burge
    ...according to data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders, which is hosted on the Association of Religion Data Archives. The team that put that instrument together included a series of questions that probed how clergy thought about God, the Bible, and various aspects of religious beliefs that offer a fascinating peek behind the curtain into the personal faith of religious leadership in the United States. .. the share of evangelicals who believed in Adam and Eve as literal historical people was only 80%, which was slightly lower than Black Protestant clergy at 89%. Meanwhile, Catholic priests and mainline pastors...
  • UPDATE: Authorities Identify Michigan Church Shooting Suspect

    06/23/2025 9:39:52 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | June 23, 2025 | Anthony Scott
    Police have identified the gunman who opened fire outside CrossPointe Community Church on Sunday, during a morning service attended by about 150 people. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, a 31-year-old man on Sunday opened fire outside the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan. Churchgoers first noticed the gunman driving erratically in the parking lot, and as he exited the vehicle, several parishioners noticed he was wearing a tactical vest and wielding a rifle. Police Chief Ryan Strong, in a press conference, revealed, “A parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot the vehicle repeatedly. Strong later...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 23-June-2025

    06/23/2025 4:26:15 AM PDT · by annalex · 10 replies
    23 June 2025Monday of week 12 in Ordinary TimeHERE STOOD THE SHRINE OF ETHELDREDA, SAINT AND QUEEN, WHO FOUNDED THIS HOUSE AD 673Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 12:1-9'Leave your country, your family, and your father's house'The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your family and your father’s house, for the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name so famous that it will be used as a blessing.‘I will bless those who bless you:I will curse those who slight you.All the tribes of the...
  • Suicide bomber 'kills 22 and injures 63' in attack on church full of worshipers in Syria

    06/22/2025 4:40:56 PM PDT · by Morgana · 1 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | June 22, 2025 | MATT STRUDWICK
    At least 22 worshippers have been killed and 63 wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Christian church in Syria. The bomber opened fire as people were praying inside Mar Elias Church, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, before detonating his vest. Some children are thought to be among the wounded, according to state media. Horrifying footage showed blood splattered over the shattered pews and masonry walls following the blast. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but Syria's interior ministry said a member of the Islamic State group was behind Sunday's attack. 'A suicide attacker affiliated with...
  • Active shooter drives truck into church and opens fire on congregation in Michigan

    06/22/2025 4:37:27 PM PDT · by Morgana · 69 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | June 22, 2025 | Sophie Gable
    Horrific footage from a church service's livestream showed the moment that frantic families started running for their lives when an active shooter opened fire. CrossPointe Church in Wayne, Michigan, was hosting its Sunday morning mass when the suspect, described by police as a white man, 31, suddenly rammed his Ford F-150 truck into the building and started shooting bullets at the terrified congregation inside. Deputy Chief Finley Carter III with the Michigan Police Department said the suspect's identity wasn't being released at this time, and they are still investigating a motive. The department confirmed the unnamed suspect was killed at...
  • In Psalms, when David writes, “But I am a worm, and not a man...", the word used for “worm” is tôlāʿ (תּוֹלָע), which refers to the crimson worm (short video)

    06/22/2025 9:55:28 AM PDT · by RoosterRedux · 22 replies
    I thought this short video was interesting—it was certainly new to me. The crimson worm (coccus ilicis) is a small insect that was used in the ancient world to produce a deep red dye. This dye was highly valuable and used in sacred contexts, including the coloring of priestly garments and elements of the Tabernacle. The crimson worm also has unique biological characteristics that carry profound symbolic meaning. When the female is ready to lay eggs, she attaches herself permanently to a tree or wooden surface. In the process of giving life to her young, she dies, and her body...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 22-June-2025

    06/22/2025 9:21:37 AM PDT · by annalex · 13 replies
    22 June 2025 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Solemnity St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, EnglandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 14:18-20Melchizedek brought bread and wineMelchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth,and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’And Abram gave him a tithe of everything.How to listenResponsorial PsalmPsalm 109(110):1-4You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.The Lord’s revelation to my Master:...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 21-June-2025

    06/21/2025 7:20:16 AM PDT · by annalex · 14 replies
    21 June 2025Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious on Saturday of week 11 in Ordinary Time Side Altar of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, located at the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading2 Corinthians 12:1-10'My power is at its best in weakness'Must I go on boasting, though there is nothing to be gained by it? But I will move on to the visions and revelations I have had from the Lord. I know a man in Christ who, fourteen years ago, was...
  • Maybe That’s Why We Disappear: A Warning to American Christians About Revelation, Iran, and the Cost of Playing God

    06/21/2025 3:26:31 AM PDT · by EBH · 137 replies
    6/21/25 | EBH
    I’m Not a Theologian—Just a Believer Paying Attention I don’t have a seminary degree. I haven’t written commentaries or preached from pulpits. I’m just a believer who’s been walking with the Lord long enough to know when He starts pressing something heavy on the heart. And for years now, I’ve sat with a question that many American Christians ask: Where is the United States in the book of Revelation? It’s not there—not directly. Not clearly. Not as a central player. And the follow-up question almost always comes: Then what happens to us? How do we go from being the most...