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12 February 2022 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Crypt of St. Eulalia of Barcelona, Barcelona Cathedral Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First reading1 Kings 12:26-32,13:33-34 ©The prophecy of the separation of IsraelJeroboam thought to himself, ‘As things are, the kingdom will revert to the House of David. If this people continues to go up to the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices, the people’s heart will turn back again to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will put me to death.’ So the king thought this over and then made two golden calves; he...

The Biden administration continues to make bizarre recruiting decisions for top government jobs on the basis of toxic identity politics. A recent addition to President Joe Biden’s motley crew of dubious hires is drag queen Sam Brinton, who was tapped last month as the “Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy for the Department of Energy.” Rather than touting his qualifications for the job, Brinton — who lists his pronouns as “they”/”them” — bragged on Twitter about his unique status as the “first gender fluid person in federal government leadership.” In a...

I thought the last inflation report of 7.5% inflation was bad. But then the Atlanta Fed updated their inflation measure for flexible prices. Flexible inflation, less food and energy, is roaring at 19% YoY! Flexible prices are those prices that adjust rapidly. Speaking of rapid rises, take a look at the 2-year US Treasury yield since COVID struck in early 2020. We did see 2-year Treasury yields generally correlated with The Fed Funds Target Rate … at least until COVID struck. Since mid-2020, The Fed Funds Target Rate remains at 0.25% while the 2-year Treasury yield is roaring back with...

The Department of Homeland Security is 'surging additional staff' to California ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, in a bid to stop disruptions from potential trucker protests against COVID-19 vaccinations - mirroring the ones currently taking place in Canada.

Students in Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) are demanding that the Mediterranean spread made by Sabra be taken out of dining halls because of ties to the Israel Defense Forces. This is merely one — albeit the creamiest — of many instances of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)-style protests against Israel on college campuses across the country. The Harvard Crimson reported that on Tuesday, students gathered in Harvard Yard holding signs that say “Why does your hummus taste like apartheid?” and chanting “Don’t buy products laced with hate, Sabra funds a racist state.” Stickers on Sabra snack cups in...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemPhilippians 11 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons[a]: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will...

Brave parents who have risen to protect their children's education are ultimately protecting all Americans' freedom. Critical social justice’s (CSJ) march through America’s institutions is very nearly complete. CSJ, and its woke evangelists, easily penetrated and commandeered U.S. colleges and universities. Even White House occupant Joe Biden speaks incessantly about “white supremacy.” The Department of Homeland Security tells us white domestic terrorism is the top threat to America. Not to be left out, corporate America has proclaimed its total fealty to woke ideology. Leaked documents show companies like Coke imploring their employees to “be less white.” Raytheon—whose laser-guided bombs are...

..."I've always been reminded by my supervisors, 'Please question unsafe orders. Ask us questions if you think the orders are unlawful.' And that's what I think our job is. Thank you truckers for standing up for all of us," Golysheva said in the video.

VIDEO UnCommon Core: The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and Co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago, assesses the causes of the present Ukraine crisis, the best way to end it, and its consequences for all of the main actors. A key assumption is that in order to come up with the optimum plan for ending the crisis, it is essential to know what caused the crisis. Regarding the all-important question of causes, the key issue is whether Russia...

The Canadian truck protest is the most wonderful spectacle of resistance and ungovernability I’ve seen in a long time. In general this was the week when the Branch COVIDians set themselves on fire, baking PM True-Dough into a crisp. Has he thought of passing out free crack pipes?

Republican leaders should vow to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and commence a clean sweep of the swamp’s pro-government extremists. Though alarming and depressing, we can no longer avoid recognizing that America’s greatest domestic threat is from pro-government extremists. We rue that pro-government extremists caused immense destruction during their less-than-“peaceful protests” in 2020; and we witness the continuing damage caused by their neurotic, totalitarian response to a plethora of problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.. Indeed, what makes the pro-government extremists so dangerous is their far greater numbers than their anti-government extremist counterparts. Their noxious ideology that the citizen...

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Tuesday Democrats need to “communicate a clear off-ramp” to people before November’s elections. Several blue states with Democratic officials, including Delaware, Connecticut, and New Jersey, have recently announced plans to end universal school mask mandates and have eased some of the mitigation efforts adopted to reduce the spread of the virus as cases dipped after the surge of the omicron variant. In response to a question about whether Democrats should embrace the idea that it’s time to move on from some of the public health measures adopted...

The Senate Judiciary Committee made an odd move out of the gate this year, passing an enormously consequential antitrust bill aimed at a handful of the biggest U.S. tech companies in spite of bipartisan agreement that the bill isn’t ready for primetime. Not only will this bill fail to help consumers by “reining in Big Tech,” but it could also hurt them by detracting from U.S. global competitiveness. Concerns that the legislation, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), S. 2992, might threaten U.S. global tech leadership came from as ideologically diverse a crop of lawmakers as Senators Coons...

While studies indicate the vaccine is exceptionally safe, rare systemic side effects remain possible. In Israel, where a large percentage of the population has been rapidly vaccinated, such adverse events may be more apparent. We report a series of patients presenting with de-novo or flares of existing autoimmune conditions associated with the Pfizer BNT162b2 mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. … Vaccines as triggers of autoimmunity is a controversial subject. Many vaccine related immunological adverse events have been described; for example, evidence for an increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following Influenza vaccine, an association between systemic lupus erythematosus and the papilloma vaccine, and...

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the City of Ottawa are constantly looking at new and adventurous ways to remove the freedom convoy from the nation’s capitol but the truckers keep outsmarting and outmaneuvering them at every turn. The Ottawa Police Service is repeatedly warning the truckers that they are going to be raided. The truckers have not responded to these threats with any incendiary language or violence and watching the action first hand, one is impressed at how much the convoy is actually doing to improve situations in the city, offering free food and clothing to homeless...

With revolutionary vaccines being developed in near record time, healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry have figured prominently in news coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. These life-saving vaccines have been offered at little or no cost to citizens. However, prior to the pandemic, the cost of prescription drugs for all maladies was a concern for many Americans. It is also likely to be a constant concern in the future. According to polling data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 80 percent of Americans describe the cost of prescription drugs as “unreasonable.” Further, another 31 percent say they actively have a...

RUSSIA is set to invade Ukraine on WEDNESDAY according to reports - as spy chiefs warn of an imminent attack. US embassy staff have now been told to evacuate Ukraine as Brits were also urged to leave immediately amid growing fears a Russian attack would shut down airspace....New intelligence now suggests Russia will invade Ukraine this Wednesday, February 16, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel.

Twenty-six-year-old Anna N. Kochakian was arrested at her home Wednesday morning and charged in connection with the vandalization of Chicago Officer Ella French’s memorial. French was shot and killed during a traffic stop on August 7, 2021. French’s partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., was also shot during the traffic stop. He was severely wounded but survived. FOX 32 reports that on August 19, 2021, police were alerted that a memorial to French had been vandalized. They noted, “The memorial – which featured a photo of French – had been torn down, crumpled and discarded in a trash can at a...

Their accusations don't have to make sense. In leftists' minds, the accusation is enough, no evidence, no proof required. The Trump presidency sent the left into paroxysms of hysterical terror. How could that self-made billionaire beat their beloved and prototypically corrupt Hillary? Everyone knows they cheated in 2016, too, but they seriously underestimated Trump's popularity. Thus, the Russia hoax , begun during the campaign, was escalated. It was an entirely fabricated story they were certain that it would take Trump out hopefully before inauguration. That didn't happen, so they kept it up for years until the truth of their grand...

Today, everywhere you look, the First Amendment and/or free speech are under attack. The most prominent recent example involves Joe Rogan. Rogan, a comedian with a large podcast following, has found himself under pressure from critics who want to cancel him and his show on Spotify because of alleged “false” or “misleading” information presented by some of his guests. As a result of these criticisms, Rogan has already apologized for some of his podcasts, and removed some of the offending ones from Spotify. Needless to say, his critics are not mollified, and have moved onto other attacks on his speech....