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9 February 2022Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Apollonia, Großhau, Germany Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 10:1-10 ©Solomon prays to the Lord in the TempleThe fame of Solomon having reached the queen of Sheba, she came to test him with difficult questions. She brought immense riches to Jerusalem with her, camels laden with spices, great quantities of gold, and precious stones. On coming to Solomon, she opened her mind freely to him; and Solomon had an answer for all her questions, not one of them was too obscure for the king to expound. When the queen...

There are deeper problems to address than Joe since his entire dereliction of duty will be gone in three years. We must eliminate America’s Deep State (DS). The Term “DS” was arguably first coined by Peter Dale Scott, a leftist bent on deflating the Bush II administration, in his 2007 book, The Road to 9/11. He suggests the DS is a hybrid association of elements of government and parts of top-level finance and industry, effectively able to govern the United States without reference to the consent of the people through the formal political process.” The DS is deeper and more...

CINCINNATI, Saturday, Feb. 8. Special dispatches to the Commercial and Gazette give additional details of the capture of Fort Henry. At the time of the attack the rebel infantry were in their camp eating dinner. They abandoned everything, leaving thousands of shot-guns and all their camp equipage and clothing. In pursuing the enemy. Maj. McCULLOUGH, of Col. DICKEY's Cavalry, captured six guns, and Col. JOHN A. LOGAN captured eight guns and thirty-three prisoners. WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb. 8. Dispatches received at Headquarters from Gen HALLECK say that, after the reduction of Fort Henry, our forces immediately proceeded up the river, in...

Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hence, race, gender, and ethnicity cannot be considered within it. – Sowell Over the past few years, I have often wondered how corporations have spurned their customer base in the pursuit of activism and how they have remained in business? How did corporations get so detached from profits that they can shun a good percentage of their consumer base and still keep their share prices stable or growing? I found the answer in Conscious Capitalism and ESG investing. I first heard of Conscious Capitalism...

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...In downtown Ottawa I see people wearing Canadian flags to declare themselves patriots because they march to reject the government’s mandates. I disagree: doing this does not make you any sort of a patriot but rather just a complaining obstructionist with a flag on your back. Eighty-four per cent of Canadians have received at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19, as have 90 per cent of truckers. So the protesters represent no more than 16 per cent of the population and no more than 10 per cent of truckers.

If there’s one good thing that’s emerged from COVID madness, it’s learning that many of America’s teachers hate not just America, but also their students. The Democrat establishment, recognizing that Americans have had it with masks (especially as studies show that they don’t work), is pulling back from mask mandates. However, America’s teachers are not ready to let their students—whom they clearly consider dangerous little vermin—return to class maskless. Doing so might allow them to spew their child germs on those people whom state and local governments believe are fit people to oversee America’s up-and-coming generations. Suddenly, four strong Democrat-run...

A former head of the KGB has publicly warned Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine, becoming the second prominent figure to do so in two days... Yevgeny Savostyanov, 69, has announced he backs a letter penned by Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, 78, which warns Putin against an attack on Ukraine and accuses him of whipping up an 'artificial' conflict to distract from his domestic problems. Savostyanov applauded Ivashov's letter for proving that 'Russian patriots are not saliva-spraying people who beat the drum of war' but 'those who care about the peaceful and prosperous development of cities, towns and villages of our...

You may have heard that the Republican National Committee described last year's Capitol riot as "legitimate political discourse." Although that is what The New York Times reported last week, it is not actually true. It is true, however, that the RNC, which used that phrase when it censured Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) for participating in the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, did not explain what it meant until after its misbegotten resolution generated a predictable storm of criticism. The episode illustrates why neither Republicans nor Democrats can be trusted to give an...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemEphesians 6The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your...

California, Florida and Michigan may be geographically distant from one another and have somewhat different cultures, but when they engage in trade with one another, it is free. The business owners and workers in these states all work under the same federal laws. The Constitution gives the federal Congress, not state governments, the power to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States." If a worker or entrepreneur does not like the laws of the state they now inhabit, they are free to move to another part of the United States -- or they can vote their state...

In today’s social and political environment, unless you’ve done or thought something for which you are genuine sorry, don’t apologize. Back in the mid-80s, when Madonna exploded onto the music scene, I despised her. I was a serious musician back then, playing drums professionally (something I did from my teens until my early 30s). However, I’ve never forgotten how Madonna handled the fact that, in 1985, photos surfaced revealed that, when Madonna was 19 years old and first came to NYC, she posed for Penthouse. When those photos were leaked, Madonna’s reaction was pretty much (and I’m paraphrasing here, not...

They’re now the subject of an official investigation but I doubt anything will change. If you visited D.C. in the days before COVID and January 6 madness, and wandered around (or got permission to go into) the Capitol, you saw Capitol police officers on duty. They were doing pretty much what all police officers do, which is to stand guard at vulnerable spots, making sure no one did anything naughty (e.g., graffiti) or downright dangerous (e.g., gun or knife attacks, etc.). However, beginning with January 6, 2021, it became apparent that Nancy Pelosi’s Capitol police officers have a different mandate:...

Anyone under 30 today has no idea what it was like to live in America during the Cold War. That includes the reflexive tendency of liberals and leftists to insist repeatedly that we really shouldn't lecture the authoritarians in the Soviet Union or China for gross abuses of human rights because the United States isn't much different. Back in 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell, USA Today founder Al Neuharth was lecturing, "There is little more logic to Lithuania being permitted to unilaterally and unlawfully declare its independence from the USSR than there would be for Texas to secede...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday waved off former President Trump’s preferred nickname for the Kentucky Republican — "Old Crow" — saying, “It’s my favorite bourbon.” “Aren’t we using Old Crow as my moniker now? It was Henry Clay’s favorite bourbon,” McConnell said to a member of his staff during an interview with the Washington Examiner. He was referring to a spirit distilled by Beam Suntory of the same name. Trump has frequently derided McConnell as "Old Crow Mitch" in statements issued through his Save America PAC. The former president expressed his frustration when the Senate GOP leader worked...

Amid weeks of the courageous trucker-led Freedom Convoy protest in Canada, many expected its liberal politicians to compromise by now on their vaccine mandates for travel. But mandatory vaccination gives officials so much power that they are unwilling to let go of it. Vaccine mandates give liberals control over travel, employment, freedom of speech, and even our schoolchildren. Already there are laws in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. that authorize controversial Covid vaccination of schoolchildren without parental consent, or even informing parents that injections were done on their children. The District of Columbia’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020...

The Democrat's latest tactic is to accuse Republicans who dare secure the ballot box against illegal votes of engaging in voter suppression. Most conservatives are well aware of the Democrat’s Alinsky tactic of accusing Republicans of whatever criminal, immoral, or unethical activities they themselves are engaged in. When Joe Biden was caught pressuring Ukraine to fire the state prosecutor who threatened to expose the Biden family protection racket, they impeached Trump for asking about it, accusing Trump of blackmail. After declaring for four years that Trump was an “illegitimate president” due to Russia collusion lies that she herself concocted, Hillary...

The Go Fund Me Crisis, it’s not what you think. Go Fund Me decided against giving $9 million in donations to the Canadian trucker convoy. In this video you’ll learn why Go Fund Me was right and is protecting Canadians by withholding funds from the truckers.Link to Video

I love Delta Airlines. It is my true hometown airline and I fly it regularly. If any passenger were to act in a way that endangers the flight, the crew, or other passengers, that person should be held accountable by Delta and by federal law if circumstances warrant. But, please, let’s not create another “No Fly” list. Currently, the FBI maintains a classified “terror watchlist” containing the names and information for thousands of individuals the government believes pose a potential terror threat. There is the TSA’s “No-Fly List” that determines who is allowed to board a commercial airplane. The agency...

Pawlowski was scheduled to appear at the trucker blockage in Alberta before being arrested for ‘mischief’ by undercover police. CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski was arrested yet again at his home in Calgary this morning before he was scheduled to appear at a peaceful Freedom Trucker protest. Rebel News reported that an undercover SWAT team arrested the Christian preacher after staking out his home in a van, according to Pawlowski’s son, Nathaniel. ... Pawlowski was planning to perform a church service at the trucker blockage in Milk River, Alberta. In a live video of the preacher’s arrest, a...