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[Catholic Caucus] Papal Liturgies and the Missing CrucifixPiece by piece, Benedict XVI's "reform" has been dismantled. At least for a long time the crucifix on the altar seemed to resist, but from today's images (Palm Sunday) it appears to be "disappeared." Effectively it was also absent at Ash Wednesday. The last sighting seems to date back to January 22 in the basilica.(P.S. It is true that according to the rubrics it is enough to be there at the side... but you don't want to be rubricists, do you?)"Among the truly absurd phenomena of recent decades I count the fact that...

"But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and...

With everyone distracted by China, skyrocketing crime and inflation, a nonexistent Southern border, and rapidly increasing authoritarianism in Washington, the Islamic State (ISIS) has taken the opportunity to strike again in North America. ... An attack on a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. over the weekend is being treated as terrorism after RCMP national security police took over the investigation.” It seems that the perpetrator, a manifestation of Canada’s deep commitment to diversity and multiculturalism named Abdul Aziz Kawam, was “initially charged with attempted murder for allegedly slashing a bus passenger’s throat on Saturday morning, but prosecutors added four counts...

An 11-year-old New Jersey girl died by suicide in her school bathroom, police say, just days after her detective dad’s death from cancer — and a week after her mom said she had emailed school officials that she was being bullied. The sixth-grade student, identified by her mom as Felicia LoAlbo-Melendez, was found unresponsive inside a bathroom stall by another student around 1 p.m. Feb. 6 at F.W. Holbein School in Mount Holly, the Daily Voice reported. “Help was immediately sought from staff members, and lifesaving measures were taken by school officials, police and emergency medical technicians,” the Burlington County...

Only between 5 and 7 percent of Americans identify as gay, and that includes the 0.6 percent that are trans. How is this minority able to hold the majority of the nation up to scrutiny by whether or not we accept the entire movement as completely normal, reasonable and moral?

New testimony from Bob Hughes confirms ballot tampering in Maricopa County’s 2022 election. Hughes states in his affidavit that “an intentional change was made to the printers affecting the DAY OF Election ballots” in the 2022 Maricopa County midterm election. Hughes’ affidavit in Exhibit K of a newly filed Motion to Reconsider in Mark Finchem’s dismissed 2022 election lawsuit confirms previous testimony from Clay Parikh. Parikh was one of several expert witnesses in the Kari Lake lawsuit. Parikh testified there are “only two ways the printing of a 19-inch image on a 20-inch paper happened, and they are both intentional....

A controversial proposal by Los Angeles County Board members to "decarcerate" jails was withdrawn from Tuesday’s agenda after opposition from the public and law enforcement. The agenda item was titled "Los Angeles County to take Actionable Next Steps to Depopulate and Decarcerate the Los Angeles County Jails." Introduced by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis, the proposal outlined that it would "Declare the state of mental health services and overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jails a humanitarian crisis, requiring the County to move with all deliberate speed on meaningful solutions; and prioritize decreasing the number of individuals entering the...

Apolitically motivated prosecution of a national party leader over years-old campaign finance violations. Protests in the streets leading to a political and constitutional crisis. Democracy undermined for a generation to come. I am writing, of course, about the Indian constitutional crisis of 1975. As Mark Twain once said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." On Thursday, radical leftist New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted former President Donald Trump over purported minor business records and campaign finance violations relating to alleged hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels in 2016. If history is any guide, the course...

Dwayne Johnson announced a new live-action remake of “Moana” during the Disney shareholders meeting on April 3. “Humbled to say we’re bringing Moana’s beautiful story to the live-action big screen! Maui changed my life (miss you grandpa) and I’m honored to partner with Disney to tell our story through the realm of music and dance, which at the core is who we are as Polynesian people,” Johnson tweeted. The 2016 animated feature was a hit for Disney, making over $680 million at the box office. The new film will be produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia through their...

The world first started to hear about a novel coronavirus in early January 2020, with reports of an alleged new pneumonia like illness spreading across Wuhan, China. However, the world did not actually know of Covid-19 until February 2020, because it was not until the 11th of that month that the World Health Organisation officially named the novel coronavirus disease as Covid-19. So with this being the official truth, why does United States Government data show that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a contract on the 12th November 2019 to Labyrinth Global Health INC. for ‘COVID-19 Research’, at...

Yesterday, the FDA announced a Green New Deal Public/Private Sector initiative for sustainability. The Sinaloa Cartel purchased FDA approval of Narcan (naloxone HCI) to be purchased over-the-counter without a prescription. This will ensure the sustainability of the Cartel's customer base and will ensure sustained compensation to the Administration's personnel, including 10% for the Big Guy. Former ambulance chaser and current HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has noted, although an over-the-counter product, Narcan purchases will be reimbursable under Medicaid and Medicare. Becerra stated, based upon his extensive experience in the medical field, that the use of Narcan will bring the Fentanyl and...

The unnamed 43-year-old woman was getting ready to go for a run on the Whistle Stop Trail, a countryside rail trail that runs through central Maine, when the lurking cow sprang upon her. “Officers met with the female, who reported that she had been charged by the male bovine as she prepared for a jog,” “She was lifted off the ground by the animal’s horns but was able to escape into the nearby tree line,” The woman was left with a cut that needed stitches, but she was not taken to the hospital, the network said.

A 37-year-old New Jersey woman has been charged in her husband’s death after she allegedly drove over him while drunk, officials said. Amanda O’Keefe allegedly ran over her husband, Robert, around 2:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Her blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit at the time of the incident outside their home on Clark Lane, the Daily Voice reported. She was released from the Somerset County Jail the following day pending a future court appearance.

A large study of parents of children who identify as transgender has uncovered worryingly large numbers who complain of 'pressure' to transition their children, even though they felt it was not in the child's best interests. The survey of 1,655 parents, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, found that more than half of the parents who were referred to gender therapists said they felt directed to put their kids on medical treatments or change their wardrobe. The paper, by Northwestern University psychology professor Michael Bailey, comes amid concerns over rising numbers of young people identifying as trans and non-binary,...

Pastor DESTROYS Equity And CRT Narrative At School Board Meeting Pastor John Amanchukwu, “Going WOKE, wont bring daddy home.”

Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) informed Just The News that House Republicans were considering removing prosecutorial immunity if they engaged in misconduct like bringing politicized charges. The Georgian lawmaker remarked that “I think you’re going to have to look at prosecutorial misconduct and whether or not prosecutors in this country should be exempt from liability.” The Republican Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), hinted that his colleagues were looking for ways to hold the Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable for his political prosecution of Donald Trump. Representative Scott suggested that Republicans should build on the move to end...

Food for thought from humorist David Sedaris: I was in the breakfast room of a nice hotel in San Francisco, and as the maître d' showed me to my table, I told him that I followed a strict hegan diet. "Vegan?" he asked. "No," I said. "Hegan. I only eat things that were male. I'm hoping that's all clearly marked on your menu." His face fell. david-sedaris-restaurant-1280.jpg Humorist David Sedaris. CBS NEWS "I'll need to know what sex my eggs are, for instance, if I decide to get eggs. Sausage, being such a hodgepodge, is impossible for me, but I...

MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK John 12:1-11Friends, in today’s Gospel, Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus’ feet with perfumed oil, preparing him for burial.This gesture—wasting something as expensive as an entire jar of perfume—is sniffed at by Judas, who complains that, at the very least, the nard could have been sold and the money given to the poor.Why does John use this tale to preface his telling of the Passion? Why does he allow the odor of this woman’s perfume to waft, as it were, over the whole of the story? It is because, I believe, this extravagant gesture shows forth the...

KelTec Sub2000 - 9mm Plastic Foldy Boi The KelTec Sub2k is…one of the guns of all time. If you’ve ever been to a gun store on a budget, you’ve probably looked at one. So let’s see what it’s all about! *Actual weapon the Nashville shooter was using for those of you in Rio Linda*

He’s “Butterfingers” Biden. The president accidentally dropped and then had to chase a challenge coin as it rolled away from him Monday during an awkward exchange with a senior military officer. The oldest-ever president had to bend down to retrieve the coin after a failed handoff with US Air Force Col. Ethan P. Hinkins, whom Biden greeted before meeting with a group of Minnesota lawmakers at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Biden has given out several presidential coins during his administration, including to Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I know my son would want me to give this to...