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PAX FRANCESCO: The Implications of Traditionis CustodesPrognostication is notoriously difficult. However, it can be said unequivocally that within human relations natural and Divine law prevail, and certain predictions can, therefore, be made with a high degree of certainty. In that regard, it is beyond cavil that the recent Moto Proprio of Pope Francis, Traditionis Custodes, will have significant and chilling ramifications both inside and outside of the Church. Traditionis Custodes is a document in which Pope Francis singles out the Latin Mass Rite of the Church as being something which must be extinguished in the name of “unity”. The Pope’s...

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In Minnesota, climate activist Jessica Reznicek self-reported to the Waseca Federal Correctional Facility Thursday to begin serving an eight-year prison sentence for damaging parts of the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, Reznicek and fellow activist Ruby Montoya set fire to five pieces of heavy machinery being used to construct the pipeline. The two then moved up and down the pipeline’s length, destroying valves and delaying construction for weeks. Reznicek’s imprisonment came the same week the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in a major new report that the Earth could face runaway climate catastrophe unless...

McALLEN, Texas—In interviews last weekend, some illegal immigrants said they plan on working when they settle in the interior of the United States. Others said they want to study here first so they can support their families. A migrant from Honduras told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he worked dishwashing and other restaurant jobs in Guatemala before crossing through Mexico and eventually entering the U.S. unlawfully near La Joya, Texas. He and another Honduran man said last Saturday night that they plan to study so they can better support themselves and their families once they’re settled in the U.S....

“‘Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’” (Matthew 6:21). The believer is to have a single-minded devotion to God. British pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones told the story of a farmer who one day went happily to his wife and family to report that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one brown and one white. The farmer said, “I suddenly had an impulse that we must dedicate one of these calves to the Lord. We will sell one and keep the proceeds; the other we will also sell, but give the proceeds to the Lord’s work.”...

“Hezekiah prospered in all his works. However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that he might know all that was in his heart” (2 Chronicles 32:30-31, NKJV). Often, while in the righteous pursuit of God’s work, the steward of the Lord finds himself apparently forsaken, seemingly left all alone to battle the forces of hell. Every man God has ever blessed has been proved in the same manner. Consider Abraham’s situation. “Now it...

For most level 1 trauma centers and tertiary care facilities, operating intensive care units at 80 percent to 90 percent capacity is standard — even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But the intensity and duration of caring for severely ill patients during the pandemic have presented unique challenges for hospitals. Becker's spoke with two healthcare leaders in Massachusetts and Florida about ICU capacity challenges, staffing best practices and more. Sound bites of the conversations are below. Kelly Cullen, executive vice president and COO at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital: "Tampa General has 146 ICU beds year-round. During normal, non-COVID-19 times, our...

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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Sarah: A Church that Claims a Reversal of Her Liturgy is a Church with no Credibility Cardinal Robert SarahLe FigaroAugust 13, 2021[Main excerpts:]Doubt has taken hold of Western thought. Intellectuals and politicians alike describe the same impression of collapse. Faced with the breakdown of solidarity and the disintegration of identities, some turn to the Catholic Church. ... But is the Church capable of responding to these calls? Certainly, she has already played this role of guardian and transmitter of civilization. ...[Cardinal Sarah at the Abbey of Saint Mary of Lagrasse]Without a sacred foundation, every bond becomes...

DeSantis has said parents should decide whether their children wear masks in school and banned school mask mandates in an executive orderThe Biden administration this week offered federal financial support to Florida school districts defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates as the coronavirus surges in the state, according to reports.U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote in a letter to DeSantis and state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Friday that defiant districts that lose state funding would have federal funds available to them, according to Politico.

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Residents of Sydney and its home state of New South Wales will now face fines of up to $3,700 for violating coronavirus stay-at-home orders, which were extended Saturday following a record number of daily COVID-19 infections in the area. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a news conference that fines for stay-at-home order breaches had been increased from 1,000 Australian dollars, about $737, to $5,000 Australian dollars, or $3,700, according to Reuters. While local authorities had been considering easing some restrictions by the time Sydney’s nine-week lockdown was scheduled to end Aug. 28, limits on activities are likely...

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Pope Urges: Inculturate Faith, Evangelize CultureInculturate the faith and evangelize the culture was the message of Pope Francis on August 13, 2021.The Holy Father’s exhortation came in a video message to the Virtual Continental Congress of Religious Life, organized by CLAR, on the theme “Toward an Intercongregational, Intercultural and Itinerant Religious Life”.“Your presence is necessary so that an inculturated theology can be offered and developed, one that can, of course, be adapted to local situations and can be a vehicle for evangelization,” the Pope said. “Let’s not forget that an uninculturated faith is not authentic.“For this reason, I invite you...

VIDEO"It hasn't quite worked out as we thought."In World War II, Emperor Hirohito announced in his surrender speech to the Japanese people that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage." And now we have a similar situation in Afghanistan as you can see in these video clips in which even the liberal media has noted that the situation in that country is collapsing. The big question I have is that since it has been known for months that American troops were leaving Afghanistan, then WHY did the United States leave behind tons of equipment? WHO made the...

Mods, please don't change the headline. This info needs to get out to as many people as possible before youtube pulls it. This guy uses government websites' own info to prove this "pandemic" is one big money grab. They intentionally use vague wording to give themselves plausible deniability when the stuff hits the fan.

CNN — There have been fatalities and damage in Haiti after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday morning, Haiti’s Civil Protection told CNN. The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 13 kilometers deep, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

....Among the governmental policies to remind those Irish of who was in charge in the U.K. counties of Northern Ireland, the insidious ploy of hiring Irish Catholic women while leaving Catholic Irish men without a source of employment was the meanest. What it told the man was that he and his abilities were worthless, but the wife has something to contribute. The family would live on what she earned while the man of the house could idle away his time. Not only was this playing with Irish income, but it was playing with Irish heads. When any government proposes to...

A Texas man who was shot six times is still waiting for surgery in a Houston hospital about a week after the shooting as the facility struggles due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Joel Valdez is waiting for surgery at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas and spoke to Fox 26 about the situation, advising people to do their best to keep healthy and not end up in the hospital right now. Ben Taub Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is operating at 98 percent capacity, according to a spokesperson for the Harris Health System, while 33 percent of those patients...

The Democrats were at it again. This time they tried to federalize our elections in the middle of the night, but thank God, Ted Cruz was there to block it. That’s right, while you were sleeping, Ted was awake and blocking Dems latest attempt to take over our elections. Close 0:29 / 2:51 STAINLESS STEEL WATER BOTTLE 18 OUNCE AND 24 OUNCE DOUBLE-WALL INSULATED BUY NOW MORE FROM WAYNE DUPREE The Demcoraats were at itr again. This time they tried to federalize our elections in the middle of the night, but thank God, Ted Cruz was there to block it....