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Members of the Catholic community are speaking out about the divide and pain they’re feeling after a video of a La Crosse priest denouncing Democrats in the church went viral. The video, produced and published by a far-right media outlet, features Father James Altman of the St. James the Less church in La Crosse, condemning Democratic Party-supporting Catholics as imposters who are going to hell, and repeated common right-wing conspiracy theories about things like climate change and Planned Parenthood. Responses to the video have ranged from strongly supportive to condemnation, and have reached nationwide, and even globally, within the Catholic...

Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The former "Holy Land College" of Aleppo, historic stronghold of the Custody of the Holy Land in the northern Syrian metropolis, has been officially returned by the Syrian State to the Franciscan Fathers of the Province of Sao Paulo. This was reported by Father Firas Lutfi ofm, Custos of the Province of São Paulo for the Franciscans of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, in a letter released and also published on the Facebook account by the Catholic parish of the Latin rite of Aleppo. In the letter, which bears the date of September 8, the complex is...

U.S.—Scholars working at top divinity schools across the country now believe that Esau traded his birthright for a spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A, not a bowl of soup or lentils as originally thought. "It never really made sense to us that he traded his birthright for lentils," said one expert working at Southern Seminary. "Who likes lentils? Lentils are gross. But do you know what would have made sense? If he came back from hunting and smelled that delicious, patented Chick-fil-A scent." "Man, it's about lunchtime," he added. "I'd give my birthright for a 12-count nugget right about now."

    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C.The Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building is the current headquarters of the United States Coast Guard and is located in Washington, D.C. on the west campus of the historic St. Elizabeths Hospital. The building is named in honor of Douglas Albert Munro and was completed in 2013.The Coast Guard is the principal Federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. In this capacity, the Coast Guard protects and defends more than 100,000 miles of U.S. coastline...

The 46-year-old priest returned home yesterday at 6.30pm. Msgr.Julius Jia Zhiguo was taken from his residence last August 15.Rome (AsiaNews) - Fr Liu Maochun, an unofficial priest, kidnapped for 17 days by members of the Religious Affairs Bureau was released yesterday. A few hours after the AsiaNews report around 6.30 pm local time, Fr. Liu was able to return to his faithful (see video). So no further news on his well being has been shared. Fr Liu, 46, is among about 20 priests in the diocese of Mindong (Fujian) who do not accept membership of the "independent Church" subject to...

Joe Biden has yet another one of his gaffes even while saying the pledge of allegiance. How can you expect a man to run the best country on earth when he doesn't even know the pledge of allegiance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcsv-uTka4

The source for what is to follow is the basis of my thoughts, which can be simply stated. Since our money has become valueless, based solely on how the Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates, and now even is involved with investments in individual companies, we have lost the essence of the country's founding. When people have honest money their combined opinions must be honored by financial interests and politicians. This is true freedom, insulated to a degree not attainable by our current fiat system. Such values will also be present in our educational systems, instead of the socialist agendas that...

MISSION VIEJO (CNS) - Orange County-based restaurant chain Sizzler, known for its moderately priced steaks and expansive salad bar, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, blaming falling sales on the COVID-19 pandemic.

NILS GILMAN, THE FOUNDER OF THE SO-CALLED “BIPARTISAN” TRANSITION INTEGRITY PROJECT, CALLED FOR THE EXECUTION OF FORMER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIAL MICHAEL ANTON IN LIGHT OF ANTON WRITING CRITICALLY ABOUT THE GROUP’S EFFORTS TO STEAL THE 2020 ELECTION AND SECURE A VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN. Gilman, who serves as Vice President of Programs at the Chinese Communist Party-linked Berggruen Institute, took to Twitter to express his desire that Anton be executed in the same fashion as Robert Brasillach. Specifically, he insisted “Michael Anton is the Robert Brasillach of our times and deserves the same fate.” Brasillach...

U.S.—As a potential SCOTUS replacement hearing looms, leftists are at their breaking point. So, they threatened to burn everything down. But oops! They already burned it all down. So, they are now frantically rebuilding the buildings, towns, low-income housing, black-owned businesses, and stores they destroyed in the previous riots so they can burn them all down again. The gangs of looters and rioters rushed stores and returned everything they stole, rebuilt the buildings they'd burned down, and replaced all the windows they'd smashed.

11/08/16:DEMS: 4,217,456 REPS: 3,301,182 OTHERS: 1,204,339 6/02/20:DEMS: 4,092,693 REPS: 3,290,944 OTHERS: 1,215,657 9/14/20:DEMS: 4,130,407 REPS: 3,389,510 OTHERS: 1,250,636 9/21/20:DEMS: 4,138,254 REPS: 3,405,240 OTHERS: 1,256,926 Change from 11/08/16 to 9/21/20:DEMS: -79,202REPS: +104,058OTHERS: +52,587 Change from 9/14/20 to 9/21/20:DEMS: +7,847REPS: +15,730OTHERS: +6,290

I wrote earlier about trying to express my reasons to my dad in a calm and intellectual manner. I actually thought I had been calm and well-reasoned. I thought I might even be making progress. Today I found out he put a Trump sign in his yard. I got pissed. Really pissed. And I sent him and my mom a text message. Hands shaking, tears in eyes. This is what it said: Due to the signs in the yard, the kids and I will not be down. The current occupant of the White House is preaching hate and violence, endangering...

FEINSTEIN on ending filibuster and expanding SCOTUS: “I don't believe in doing that. I think the filibuster serves a purpose. It is not often used, it's often less used now than when I first came, and I think it's part of the Senate that differentiates itself.”

Interesting, no voting machines for the 2020 election in Middlesex County, NJ. Doing whatever they can to force mail in ballots. Election day is going to be a disaster and rife with fraud. Ways To Vote ​Return your ballot through the United State Postal Service (must be postmarked by November 3, 2020)​ Submit your ballot in one of the Middlesex County Board of Elections’ drop boxes before 8pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (locations below) Drop it off directly to the Board of Elections’ Office in East Brunswick before 8pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Submit your completed and sealed...

As crews were cleaning 22 tons of trash from Mexico City’s drainage system, they came across what is being described as a “giant rat.” The rat, which turned out to be a Halloween prop that was in a warehouse, apparently washed away during storms, somehow disappearing into a labyrinth of drains underground. People who saw the giant rat could not figure out how it squeezed through a drain in the first place due to its size but everyone marveled at how much it looked like a real rodent. Some even said if they had seen it on a street, they...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The highly anticipated ruling, unless overturned, means that the outcome of the presidential race in Wisconsin likely will not be known for days after polls close. Under current law, the deadline for returning an absentee ballot to have it counted is 8 p.m. on Election Day. Democrats and their allies sued to extend the deadline in the key swing state. U.S. District Judge...

There have been 14 shootings in Durham since the beginning of September. In several of those shootings, more than one person was shot, and the among the victims are teens and children. CBS 17 obtained surveillance video of the drive-by triple shooting that happened in the 1000 block of Fairview Street on Monday, September 14. The video shows a silver SUV drive-by and fired more than 15 gunshots at a crowd of people standing outside about 6 p.m. All of the people outside fall to the ground to try to avoid getting hit, but three people were shot. A 26-year-old...

New Fr. Altman video quotes Fulton Sheen, Pius X: Liberal Catholics are wolves in sheep’s clothing Father James Altman, the priest behind the viral video about how Catholics can’t be Democrats, said he received ‘incomprehensible thanks’ from the laity for his first video. LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, September 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The priest who warned Catholics that they could go to hell for supporting the Democratic Party has doubled down by telling his detractors that they’ll face the saints one day.  “Anyone can, however erroneously, complain about my manner, tone, or ‘divisiveness’ in the video, but good luck,” Father James...

Today, several crew members provided internal documentation indicating that Carnival is sending as many as 7,000 termination letters to Carnival officers and crew members. As many as eight captains (masters), five staff captains, five guest service managers, six executive chefs and six hotel directors are among the top ship employees who are being laid off. Carnival sent these letters via e-mails to officers and crew members who are at home on vacation or otherwise at home awaiting a vessel assignment if and when the CDC permits cruising from U.S. ports. Carnival terminated the jobs of as many as one hundred...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plan to increase the capital gains tax could lead to a large-scale sell-off of stocks, according to economic analyses. As part of his $4 trillion tax plan, Biden has proposed increasing the top tax rate for capital gains for the highest earners to 39.6% from 23.8%, the largest real increase in capital gains rates in history. Economic analyses show that capital gains tax hikes cause a burst of stock-selling in advance of the increase, as investors look to lock in the lower existing tax rates before they rise. A research paper by Tim Dowd, a...