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Synodalists prepare for October in Rome without reference to Jesus ChristCathcon: For balance, God was mentioned 6 times but 4 of these references are by Cardinal Müller. One of the other references is to the People of God. Germany is mentioned more often than God.Very interesting that the Cardinal has prepared a theological-critical assessment of the "Instrumentum laboris" for Cardinal Grech. There are seven references to the Holy Spirit by 5 people. Two of these are by Father James Martin SJ who is using the Holy Spirit as a justifier for his views-------It is the most ambitious reform project of...

Criminals have been given a “licence to shoplift” in the UK as police resources are spent elsewhere, warned the head of a major retailer. Dame Sharon White, the chairwoman of John Lewis & Partners, which operates department stores and the upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose in the UK has warned of increased criminality, including shoplifting and assaults on retail workers amid the cost of living crisis. She stated that assaults on employees at Waitrose had doubled since 2020. Citing research from the British Retail Consortium, Dame Sharon noted that there are 850 incidents of abuse or violence at retail stores in...

DeWine has higher numbers than DeSantis (1 point). DeWine is not great. 14 Republicans governors are more popular than DeSantis. See chart.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said during an interview over the weekend that the U.S. Secret Service does not appear to have asked President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, about the cocaine that was found in the White Houses earlier this month. Cotton made the remarks during an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday” when asked about what the latest developments in the case are. “We’ve got no answers,” Cotton said in response to the letter that he sent to the Secret Service. “That’s not surprising. The Secret Service is a troubled agency as it’s long had challenges....

The US Secret Service allegedly found fingerprints on the bag of cocaine found in the White House and knows who they belong to, contradicting a report from Thursday that there was no suspect in the case. Soldier of Fortune magazine reported that a source told it that the Secret Service must have known who had handled the bag since last week. The publication said they are withholding the name until they can get official confirmation. US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told Breitbart News in response to the allegations that it is "absolutely not true." He said, "The FBI independent...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in mid-July that some Muslims’ opposition to LGBTQ curriculum in K-12 education is being fueled by American right-wingers, video shows. Just when you thought Trudeau couldn’t offend any more people, or do something even stupider than that haircut he got in 2022, he outdid his own stupidity in spectacular fashion. While speaking with Muslim Canadians at a mosque in Calgary in mid-July, he seemingly lectured his constituents on why they feel the way they do about Pride events in the education system, according to a video shared on social media. “People on social media,...

Nobody else polled outside single digits at the West Palm Beach conference. Ron DeSantis came in third. At a Turning Point USA conference, Donald Trump dominated a straw poll. Nearly 86% of attendees for the Tuning Point Action conference in Florida supported the former President. Meanwhile, all other competitors posted in single digits. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, still widely viewed as Trump’s great competitor for the GOP nomination, came in third place. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a part-time Longboat Key resident, unapologetically cheered the survey results. “The straw poll demonstrates that President Trump remains the single most dominant...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:37–38At first read, this appears to be a difficult teaching of our Lord. But when properly understood, it is clear that it helps us keep our relationships with God and with our family properly ordered in charity and truth. Following this command will never result in a lack of love for...

(Last Updated On: July 11, 2023) NATIONAL PEACH ICE CREAM DAY | JULY 17 National Peach Ice Cream Day on July 17th sweetens the day with a few scoops at the peak of peach season. #PeachIceCreamDay Since peaches begin peaking in July, this celebration comes just in time. It also lands right in the middle of National Ice Cream Month. So, it’s an excellent time to add peach ice cream to the growing list of flavors to choose from when it comes to frozen, creamy treats. Generally speaking, there are two types of peaches – freestone and clingstone. The difference...

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien told union members over the weekend that the White House has been asked not to intervene if United Parcel Service (UPS) workers strike, saying the administration should only be concerned with corporate greed. “We’ve been very clear with the White House,” O’Brien said on a UPS Teamsters members update webinar on Sunday when asked about the chances of the White House forcing a contract. “We told the White House — and I used this analogy throughout our negotiations, throughout our rallies and practice pickets that we have taken a strong position with the White House that,...

A Philadelphia woman took matters into her own hands Sunday morning when she shot two alleged burglars in her apartment, police say. The woman walked in on four alleged male burglars at her apartment in the city’s Germantown neighborhood, police said, according NBC 10 Philadelphia. Police said the woman fired a gun amid an ensuing confrontation, striking two of the men, according to the outlet. The alleged burglars ran from the apartment but two failed to make it far, police said, according to WPVI. Police said they arrived to the woman standing outside with one of the alleged burglars who...

The internet has been abuzz with a viral Twitter video of a kitten's hilarious reaction to discovering its tail. The adorable feline was caught on camera lying on its back, wagging its tail, and attempting to get rid of it as if it were a snake.

The war in Ukraine has been raging for over five hundred days, with no end in sight. In the first year of the war, the U.S. Congress approved over $113 billion in aid for Ukraine.

Army veteran and Nevada Senate Republican candidate Sam Brown in an exclusive interview with Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday called incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) a “foot soldier” for President Joe Biden’s agenda driven by “coastal elites.” “She’s no better than a foot soldier for Joe Biden’s agenda. You got Kamala Harris from San Francisco, Chuck Schumer from New York City, and these coastal elites that are driving their agenda,” Brown told host Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle. “They love to have folks like Jacky Rosen in the Senate from Nevada, because she’ll be there consistently every time...

Robert Kennedy Jr. never said the COVID19 virus was an ethnically targeted bioweapon that was created to spare the Jews.New York Post reporter Jon Levine said that. (snip) Kennedy says that he will be sending a demand to Levine at the New York Post for a retraction of the article.

Cringeworthy prison selfies have emerged of double murderer Alex Murdaugh – who appears carefree and topless in his cell as he serves his two life sentences. Murdaugh is seen in dozens of images taken from his prison tablet, according to YouTube channel Phone Calls From Prison, which said it obtained the snaps from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in a Freedom of Information request. The disgraced lawyer is either wearing a white T-shirt or displays his pasty torso in his spartan digs at the McCormick Correctional Institution, where he is serving two life sentences for gunning down his wife,...

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At the 2023 Annual Southern Baptist Convention, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission gave their report which was an emotional affair laced with embellished contributions to legislative achievements whilst omitting the one policy they are on record for supporting: gun control in Tennessee. At the end of the report, Brent Leatherwood was asked a single question and the questioner made it count. Brent Leatherwood was asked if he believed whether a woman who murders her child outside of the womb should be prosecuted for murder. Brent Leatherwood gives a longwinded answer, claiming to champion Southern Baptist values. He goes on...

Craig Groeschel is the false teacher at the helm of Life Dot Church based in Oklahoma. It is currently the second largest church in the United States and is the organization behind the popular YouVersion Bible App. Groeschel’s Prosperity Gospel leanings are well known, but apparently his church has taken this to another level with a money back guarantee. If you tithe for three months and don’t see God’s blessings in your life, they promise to refund 100% of your tithe. The terms and conditions are as follows: 1 I understand this form must be completed and received by the...

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