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18 January 2023Wednesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time St. Margaret's Church, formerly Catholic, Mediaș, Romania Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingHebrews 7:1-3,15-17 ©You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek, for everYou remember that Melchizedek, king of Salem, a priest of God Most High, went to meet Abraham who was on his way back after defeating the kings, and blessed him; and also that it was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of all that he had. By the interpretation of his name, he is, first, ‘king of righteousness’ and also king of Salem, that...

Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) lectured Americans while in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, urging them to accept amnesty for the nation’s 11 to 22 million illegal aliens. During a panel discussion alongside Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and others, Salazar said some form of amnesty is necessary for illegal aliens living across the United States. She said: We need to also give dignity to those people who are in the country and those are the people that I represent. We’re talking about 13 to 15 million people — who are, most of them, Hispanics,...

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New Hampshire Democrats are urging President Biden not to switch up the party’s primary calendar, saying proposed changes will “wreak havoc” in the state. Two former U.S. lawmakers, a former governor and more than a dozen other New Hampshire Democrats are among the signatories of a letter, first reported by Politico, emailed to the White House that argues shifting New Hampshire out of its slot as the first-in-the-nation primary would put party members on the ballot next year in jeopardy.

We were predestined "to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ should be to the praise of His glory" (Eph. 1:12). In salvation, as in everything else, God is preeminent. He deserves all the credit. Preeminence implies supreme standing, picturing one who excels over all others in a particular quality or achievement. There is no one more preeminent than God. Ephesians 1:12 underscores that truth. You were redeemed and granted an eternal inheritance that God might be glorified. Certainly you benefit greatly from salvation, but God's glory is the primary issue. Our man-centered culture doesn't...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week confirmed what everyday Americans who shopped over the holiday season already know: Historic inflation continues unabated, eroding Americans’ real wages and living standards. Overall inflation over the past 12 months — the calendar year of 2022 — increased by 6.5 percent, far exceeding average wage growth, and core inflation actually rose last month. Services prices grew at their fastest rate in 40 years. Yet you wouldn’t know it from President Biden’s celebratory remarks following the release of these numbers. Biden took credit for the slight moderation in topline inflation that remains more than...

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We’ve not seen anything about this story outside of Twitchy parent-site Townhall, but if we did, we can only imagine the reaction. The outrage would be directed at reporter Mia Cathell for deliberately choosing to shine the light on an LGBTQ pedophile ring. It’s similar to when those opposing the Parental Rights in Education Act were being called groomers; the reaction was to point out that most child sexual abuse takes place either within the home or at church. This story — and it’s disturbing — takes place in the home between two fathers and their adopted sons. 🕵️‍♂️ I...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded “swift” accountability this weekend for the death of Keenan Anderson in a confrontation with police before the facts were known — including whether Anderson was trying to hijack cars. Anderson, a 31-year-0ld teacher from Washington, DC, who happens to be a cousin of Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors, died Jan. 3 after being tased during a confrontation with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers. The Los Angeles Times reported: The incident began Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m. with a motorcycle officer arriving at what the LAPD characterized as a “felony hit-and-run” car crash at...

Those who truly know God have learned how to recognize his voice above all others. He wants you to be convinced that he desires to talk to you and tell you things you’ve never heard before. The Lord recently showed me that I was still wavering about hearing his voice. Oh, I know that he speaks, but I doubted my ability to hear him. I kept “checking” the voice I heard, and when it seemed too mysterious, I thought, “This can’t be God. Besides, the devil and lying spirits and the flesh speak, too. Voices come at us all the...

Reports saying that the House GOP Steering Committee has agreed to place Marjorie Taylor Greene on the House Homeland Security Committee—which oversees the Department of Homeland Security and has jurisdiction on border security—has outraged former Democratic members. New York Democrat Ritchie Torres, former vice chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said on Tuesday that he's "horrified" that GOP hardliner Greene was to be placed on the committee. "As the former Vice Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, I'm HORRIFIED that it was just announced that Marjorie Taylor Greene will serve on the committee," he tweeted on Tuesday.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a “common sense” legislative proposal that he said would provide permanent protections to Floridians against “the COVID-19 biomedical security state.” The governor said the action would make permanent policies that protected Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and protected parental rights. The policies were due to expire in July of 2023. The proposal also institutes additional protections that prevent discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccine status, and safeguards medical professionals from discrimination based on their personal religious views. “When the world lost its mind, Florida was a refuge of sanity,...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ T H E L O S T C O I N ֎ Featuring 20 Paintings, 1 Photograph, 1 Statue and 2 Windows ֎ L U K E Chapter 15 “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 1 DOMENICO FETTI "The Parable of the Lost Coin" 2 Detail 3 JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS "The Lost Piece of Silver" 4 JAMES TISSOT "The Lost Drachma" 5 RICK KOESTLER "Parable of...

Ukrainian official (Oleksiy Arestovych) resigned after saying the Russian missile that killed dozens of civilians in an apartment block in Dnipro was shot down by Ukraine's forces before it hit the building...... Arestovych told Mark Feygin, on his YouTube channel with 2 million subscribers, that the missile was "shot down," before it struck the building, It fell on an entryway. It exploded as it fell," he reportedly said. Contrary to Arestovych's statement, Ukraine's air force said that the country doesn't have the capability to shoot down the type of missile Russia used on Saturday (Proven false)

But is he mad enough to quit Congress over losing the gavel? Did U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan curse out Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the House floor? A new report in Puck documents an angry exchange between the Longboat Key Republican after the GOP Steering Committee denied him the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. The gavel instead went to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican fifth in line in terms of seniority. “You f**ked me. I know it was you, you whipped against me,” Buchanan reportedly told the California Republican. Sources close to Buchanan would not confirm...

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He has Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile duct cancer) which is a pernicious rare and tough to treat thing with a bad prognosis. Pray for his oncologists wisdom. Pray for my brother as well please.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world is in a "sorry state" while speaking in Davos at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting on Wednesday. Guterres said a number of issues, including climate change and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are "piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash." The UN chief said that increasing geopolitical division is undermining efforts to tackle global challenges such as soaring inflation and supply-chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that high debt levels are "pounding" developing countries. Guterres said the world is "looking into the eye of a Category 5 hurricane."...

Georgia’s GOP Governor, Brian Kemp, joined the World Economic Forum on stage at Davos, where he was given a figurative pat on the head by one of Klaus Schwab’s top men for his refusal to “give in” to the election integrity movement.

Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan - the moderate Republican who lost to Trump-backed J.D. Vance in a primary - is now setting his sights on Democrat Sherrod Brown's U.S. Senate seat in 2024. 'I am unapologetically committed to putting the needs of Ohio first and delivering results as our next U.S. Senator,' Dolan said in a statement. 'With the courage of my convictions, clarity of purpose and a resolute focus on the challenges and opportunities facing our beloved state, I am ready to lead.'