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“‘Do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on’” (Matthew 6:25). God’s Word commands us not to worry. A story I once read reminded me that worry is like fog. According to the article, dense fog covering seven city blocks a hundred feet deep is composed of less than one glass of water—divided into sixty billion droplets. In the right form, a few gallons of water can cripple a large city. Similarly, the object of a person’s worry is usually...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37–39We are very familiar with this passage above. It is Jesus’ answer to the Pharisees who came to test Jesus. Prior to this, a group of Sadducees tried to trap Jesus and failed. So now it was the Pharisees who gave it their best shot to trap our Lord. Of course, Jesus’ answer was perfect....

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (8/23/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Omniscient -All Knowing) Psalm 139:1-6139 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is...

"Paul distinctly tells us that he knew, and that the Thessalonians knew, what that hindrance was, and that it was then in existence. The early Church, through the writings of the Fathers, tells us what it knew upon the subject, and with remarkable unanimity affirms that this "let," or hindrance, was the Roman empire as governed by the Caesars; that while the Caesars held imperial power, it was impossible for the predicted antichrist to arise, and that on the fall of the Caesars he would arise. Here we have a point on which Paul affirms the existence of knowledge in...

23 August 2024 Friday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Saint Rose of Lima, Murfreesboro, TNReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEzekiel 37:1-14A vision of Israel's death and resurrectionThe hand of the Lord was laid on me, and he carried me away by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley, a valley full of bones. He made me walk up and down among them. There were vast quantities of these bones on the ground the whole length of the valley; and they were quite dried up. He said to me,...

[Catholic Caucus] Why ‘universal and peaceful acceptance’ doesn’t prove Francis is popeOne of the most difficult but important questions facing Catholics today is whether the man who claims to be the Successor of St. Peter, and is generally regarded as such, truly occupies the papacy. In a previous article, I summarized a number of arguments which lead to the conclusion that Francis is not the pope and that the Holy See is currently vacant. In a follow up article, I presented the argument from public heresy in more detail. The argument from public heresy is founded upon Catholic doctrine on...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. America It's Time to Pray! You who answer prayer, to You all people will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, You forgave our...

Phil Vischer, the creator of the children’s cartoon series VeggieTales—who is now better known for peddling bad doctrine under the guise of Christian-themed entertainment—has taken a nosedive into the depths of woke madness. Vischer has solidified his place among the rising tide of the Evangelical Beast of Revelation, also known as the “Woke Church.” Now, keep in mind that this is the same guy who once seriously questioned whether Latino Republicans are just “white people in disguise” and who advocates for the church to roll out the red carpet for transgenderism. He’s become a loud and proud cheerleader for Christians...

[Catholic Caucus] A new look at the Synod on SynodalityMarshall McLuhan was a Canadian communication guru of the last century who was probably best known for saying, "The medium is the message." As the second and last session of the Synod on Synodality draws near, it occurs to me that something along those lines is apparently what Pope Francis has in mind for the synod, but in a variant form: "The process is the product."Although an ever-growing body of synodal reports, summaries, and syntheses already exists, the concluding session, Oct. 2 to Oct. 27, will add many more. A few...

“‘Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth’” (Matthew 6:19). You cannot pursue both God and riches. Ours is a society consumed with material things. Status, success, and importance are all too often measured by a person’s financial worth. Those with wealth flaunt it; those without wealth fake it. People often rack up huge debts in their desperate and futile pursuit of happiness through accumulating material things. Sadly, that same materialistic mind-set permeates the church. Instead of offering an alternative, that of being distinct from the world, the church joins the world in its pursuit of riches. Most tragically...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come.” Matthew 22:2–3The king in this parable is God the Father, and the wedding is the marriage between Christ and the Church. The Father invites each one of us to be a member of the Church and to enter into divine union with His Son Jesus, thus entering into the life of the Holy Trinity. But we see right away in the...

For those who do not understand the blind loyalty of people who follow the Climate Change crusade, you must understand that to them it is nothing short of a religious belief. That’s right; Climate Change is a religion whose god is Mother Earth. For leftist politicians, it’s just another means to control the masses, but the religious aspect of Climate Change is ultimately how they are able to convince so many people that it truly does exist and man is responsible for creating it.To really explain what it is I mean, I need to first define the term religion. Then...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (8/22/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Lord) Psalm 139139 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I...

22 August 2024 Our Lady, Mother and Queen on Thursday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Altar "Our Lady Queen of Angels", Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, California Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEzekiel 36:23-28I will remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of fleshThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows: ‘I mean to display the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. And...

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has learned that the commander of Brigade 20 of the Syrian National Army visited the local Christian community in Ras Al-Ein in northern Syria on 22 June and promised to support and protect the few remaining Christians in the town. Ras Al-Ein is close to the Syrian border with Turkey and is currently under the control of a coalition of Islamist militias. Abdulaziz Al-Sawadi, who is also known as Abou Barzan, controls an area 25 miles west of the town. Commander Al-Sawadi visited St Thomas Syriac Orthodox Church and the church's library. He expressed his commitment to...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to...

[Catholic Caucus] Image for Fr. James Martin’s LGBT event shows Pope Francis washing Christ’s feet, homosexual ‘couples’The artist, Fr. William Hart McNichols, wrote that ‘this painting is set in the cosmos, because the acceptance of LGBTQ people remains still in the present and into the future – something to come.’WASHINGTON D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — A homosexual priest designed a new image for Father James Martin’s LGBT conference featuring Jesus Christ with Pope Francis and two homosexual couples.As announced by Outreach, the pro-LGBT group formed by the Jesuit priest, a new image was produced by a priest friend of Martin’s in time...

Daily Readings from the USCCBGoing out about five o’clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, “Why do you stand here idle all day?” They answered, “Because no one has hired us.” He said to them, “You too go into my vineyard.” Matthew 20:6–7These are very generous words spoken by the landowner. As the parable explains, this landowner hired workers for his vineyard early in the morning, and then again at nine o’clock, noon, three o’clock and finally at five o’clock. But at the end of the day, he paid them all the same daily wage as if...

Sometime in the mid-'80s, I remember going to Atlanta with a group from my church to see the Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth that some have claimed was the cloth that Joseph of Arimathea used to bury Jesus and place Him in the tomb. I remember images and videos in that crowded exhibit hall that told the story of the shroud, and of course, the shroud itself was on display in a glass case. I was probably 12 or 13, so I wasn’t mature enough in my faith to be able to conclude whether it was real. I do...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Viganò: Bergoglio owes his ‘election’ to McCarrickIn a new interview given to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò asserts that Francis 'owes' his 2013 election to the once-influential but now-laicized ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.In a new interview given to journalist Franca Giansoldati of the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò claims that Francis “owes” his 2013 election to disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. In the interview, published by Il Messaggero on Wednesday morning, Viganò was asked, “You have accused Pope Francis of having ignored the rumors relating to the homosexuality and abuse of minors by...