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“‘“Give us this day our daily bread”’” (Matthew 6:11). “Give” reminds us of our need to ask God for His provision. In recognition of His past and present provision we ask Him, and trust for His future furnishing of all our needs. We can ask confidently because God has richly promised. “Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. . . . The humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant prosperity” (Ps. 37:4, 11). God does not pledge to always meet the physical needs of everybody, but only of...

[Barf Alert] Vatican Cardinal: Time to Stage an ‘Intervention’ to Stop Climate Change A top Vatican cardinal is urging nations to put an end to the “fossil fuel era” and to stage an “intervention” against climate change. In a dramatic message to the “scientific community” Friday, Cardinal Peter Turkson, the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said that the world is undergoing a veritable “climate crisis, caused by man’s interference in nature.”

The ethanol wars between King Corn and the oil and gas industry continue, with the corn faction finding a new champion this month in the person of Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois). It shouldn’t come as any surprise that she’s teaming up with Senators Ernst and Grassley since Illinois is the third largest ethanol producer in the country. The fight is still going on over the EPA granting waivers to smaller refineries from the ethanol blending requirements in the Renewable Fuel Standard, but Duckworth is raising the stakes. She’s asking the EPA’s Inspector General to investigate whether or not Trump’s EPA...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Coins A New Term - Efficientism! And make no mistake about it!  According to Pope Francis, this "efficientism" is a bad thing.  I mean, really really baaad! From Brietbart we read.  It is a mistake for the Church to try to hold onto old traditions or to have clear answers for everything, Pope Francis said Thursday and even worse,  Jesus intentionally omitted telling his disciples many things so that the Church would learn to renounce the desire for clarity and order Boys and girls, can we say "blasphemy"?  What else do you call it when...

Islamic extremist terrorists killed 3 more Catholics in the former French colony of Burkina Faso as gunmen continued the series of attacks on Christian targets this morning.The French Press Agency reports that "heavily armed individuals attacked the church... as the faithful were celebrating Sunday mass," according to their security source. The nation is two-thirds Muslim and one-third Christian and has been dealing with escalated terror attacks dor quite some time. Just last week, drive-by shooters killed 10 Catholics, including a priest on Saturday and Sunday. However, since 2016, Al-Queda militants and other branches of Islamic extremism have killed hundreds of people. Just this year,...

BRIAN McFadden sparked outrage when he urged Donald Trump to make Britain great again. The former Westlife singer was reacting to news that Theresa May is stepping down as Prime Minister next month. But the Boyzlife member, 39, was less than impressed with reports that Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are in line to replace her. Instead, the reality favourite wants to appoint a Trump-type figure, describing him as “exactly what Britain needs”. McFadden told his 349,000 followers: “The fact that Boris, Farage and Jeremy are the front runners to be prime minister is scary! “Britain is f*****!!! Literally f*****!...

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, said in an interview that aired Sunday that text messages between former FBI investigators Peter Strzok and Lisa Page “sound an awful lot like a coup” and could even be treason. “I think what is really crucially important to remember here is that you had Strzok and Page who were in charge of launching this investigation and they were saying things like, 'We must stop this president, we need an insurance policy against this president,'” she said on ABC News' “This Week.”"In my view when you have people that are in the highest echelons of the...

Harvard University’s maladroit defenestration of Ronald Sullivan and his wife, Stephanie Robinson, struck a blow against liberal education. Many of Harvard’s own left-liberal luminaries are up in arms. But the university’s disgraceful act can come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention for the last few decades to higher education in general and to Harvard in particular. On May 11, the Harvard Crimson reported that Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana informed Winthrop House residents by email that morning that he would not renew Sullivan and Robinson — both of whom teach at Harvard Law School and...

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer and sweltering heat will have a firm grip on the Southeast through and beyond the extended holiday weekend. While there will be little rain to aid firefights and to impact holiday festivities, residents will have to take the necessary precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses. Temperatures will soar into the middle and upper 90s through Memorial Day in Montgomery, Alabama; Atlanta; and Tallahassee and Tampa, Florida. Highs near or above the century mark will continue to bake Columbia, South Carolina; Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; and Jacksonville, Florida.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that those “worried” about the upcoming declassification of intelligence related to the Russia investigation are really just concerned about “being exposed” for acting outside the law. Speaking with “Fox News Sunday,” Graham gave host Chris Wallace his thoughts regarding Trump’s order to declassify documents related to the investigation into Russian election interference, saying that he believes Attorney General William Barr “can be trusted” with the information. He also stated that he thinks those who are “worried” about the declassification simply do not want to be “exposed for taking the law into their...

Every year, the approach of Memorial Day is heralded by advertisements for weekend appliance sales, vehicle discounts, and mattress price drops. Many Americans celebrate it with backyard barbecues, family road trips, or by opening their swimming pools. For most, it has become little more than an unofficial signal of summer’s arrival. But for me, the last Monday of May is one of the most important dates on America’s calendar. A few years ago, I was traveling in Pennsylvania with my parents when we stopped to have breakfast at one of our favorite places, Cracker Barrel. When Daddy briefly excused himself...

President Donald Trump sided with North Korea in its recent personal attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he “smiled” when Kim Jong Un called the former vice president a “low IQ individual.“ Trump, in a post on Twitter, asked if North Korea’s recent criticism of Biden was a signal to him. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” said the president of the United States and the North Korean dictator agreed in their assessments of Trump’s political rival. “I think they agree in their assessment of former Vice President Joe Biden,”...

At around 12:25 a.m. ET in Trenton, New Jersey, city police received word of gunfire happening inside the 300 block of Brunswick Avenue, near a local bar. Police arrived to find numerous victims in and around the bar on the block. While it appears that police are investigating Ramoneros Liquor and Bar, the exact name of the bar establishment has not yet been released to the public. ---snip--- Every time the weather breaks, the madness descends in this city. I am calling for bringing in the troopers and National Guard to the City. I’m sick and tired of this city...

May 25, 2019 by Msgr. Charles Pope Four Gifts of Grace – A Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter The Gospel for Sunday has a number of “sayings” of the Lord Jesus, which together amount to a kind of litany of love. It is a setting forth of the gifts that He, by His grace, is accomplishing and will accomplish in us. Let’s consider the wonderful gifts of grace. I. Power – Jesus said to His disciples, “Whoever loves me will keep my word.” Here is a fundamental theology of grace: keeping the commandments and mandates of the Lord’s...

Felix Klein warned Jews against donning the kippa in parts of the country following a rise in anti-Semitism. He said his opinion on the matter had "changed compared with what it used to be". Israel's President Reuven Rivlin said the recommendation amounted to "an admittance that, again, Jews are not safe on German soil". A sharp increase in the number of anti-Semitic offences was recorded by the German government last year. Official figures showed 1,646 hate crimes against Jews were committed in 2018 - an increase of 10% on the previous year. Physical attacks against Jews in Germany also rose...

Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, in an interview that aired Sunday, said President Trump had slandered American troops by considering pardoning servicemen accused of war crimes -- and said the proposal threatened to undermine the country’s “legal and moral” foundations. “When you serve, you are agreeing to serve the Constitution and uphold the law and, frankly, his idea that being sent to fight makes you automatically into some kind of war criminal is a slander against veterans that could come only from somebody who never served,” the South Bend, Ind., mayor said on ABC News’ “This Week.” Buttigieg, an...

Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday anti-Trump text messages exchanged between then-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reminded her of a coup and suggested it could be treason. “I think what is really crucially important to remember here is that you had Strzok and Page who were in charge of launching this investigation and they were saying things like, 'We must stop this president, we need an insurance policy against this president,'” the Wyoming Republican said during an interview with ABC News' “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” "That in my view when you have people that are in the highest...

Rod Bramblett, the “Voice of the Auburn Tigers,” and his wife Paula both died from their injuries in a tragic two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Auburn.

Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday at the age of 85, according to the team. The Packers announced Starr, a catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, died in Birmingham, Ala., citing his family. ....The Packers selected Starr out of the University of Alabama with the 200th pick in the 1956 draft. He led Green Bay to six division titles, five NFL championships and wins in the first two Super Bowls. Until Brett Favre came along, Starr was known as the best Packer ever. The team retired his No. 15 jersey in 1973, making him...

Mark Levin: This President Is Facing Democrats... And Democrats-Lite Like Mitt Romney