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Pray For The Peace of JerusalemJohn 13Jesus Predicts His Betrayal 18 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned[a] against me.’[b] 19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” 21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in...

On Monday, 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump called for the recusal of US District Judge Tanya Chutkan from the 2020 election case brought forth by special counsel Jack Smith. Attorneys for Trump cited previous statements made by Chutkan while sentencing two Jan. 6 defendants that had appeared to reference Trump, with the attorneys arguing that the comments suggested she had prejudged Trump’s guilt before he was charged, according to court filings. "Judge Chutkan has, in connection with other cases, suggested that President Trump should be prosecuted and imprisoned. Such statements, made before this case began and without due process, are...

President Joe Biden on Monday observed the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at an event in Alaska during which he made the dubious claim that he visited Ground Zero in New York city the day following the attacks. "Ground Zero in New York - I remember standing there the next day and looking at the building. I felt like I was looking through the gates of hell," he said. "It looked so devastating... from where you could stand." Biden, however, was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12, 2001, for a Senate session. His 2007 book "Promises to...

The Biden administration comes after New College and its conservative reforms, alleging specious civil rights violations. Last week, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into New College of Florida, where I serve as a trustee, regarding alleged “disability discrimination.” The investigation was prompted by a complaint by ACLU attorney Jennifer Granick, alleging that the college’s trustees and administrators violated civil rights law by removing “gender neutral” signage from bathrooms, defunding the DEI and gender studies programs, and “misgendering” the former DEI director and a former student, who use “ze/zir” and “they/them” pseudo-pronouns, respectively. According to...

Author Christopher F. Rufo does wonderful work explaining how the irrational and innumerate leftist radicals took over the institutions and political structure of the USA in his book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything.It was planned. It was executed. It was through the deliberate and calculated use of lies, fraud, hypocrisy, and coordinated rejection of truth, morality, rationality, and science. The strategy was to conquer the universities from within as a power base and then to use them to destroy culture, morality, ethics, and history, as they conquered the media, bureaucracies, and government. As a final step,...

A video of illegals streaming towards the USA (likely in the Darien Gap).

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as “politically motivated persecution.” The Kremlin, seen has having friendly relations with Trump, has repeatedly spoken out in defence of the former president, who is facing a series of charges linked to election interference. “As for the persecution of Trump, for us, in the current environment, it’s good because it shows the rottenness of the American system,” Putin said at an economic forum in the Far East. “It is a politically motivated persecution of one’s competitor.” Putin, who served in the Soviet security services, added:...

‘License to fall’: Joe Biden mocked in James Bond parodySky News host Rita Panahi has questioned why the oldest US President is being “treated like a baby” and brought his age into question. Concerns have been raised about US President Joe Biden’s age after a series of his blunders were parodied in a James Bond parody trailer. “We’ve had a glimpse into the … routine the Biden White House has been running with,” Ms Panahi said. “Who is Commander in Chief? Because it ain’t this guy. “Nowadays, his staff don’t even let him finish before they abruptly end a press...

California, according to Gov. Newsom, is the land of freedom and opportunity where everyone with special regard for race, creed, and sexual fetish has the right to wear a mask and get castrated at taxpayer expense. Indeed, California is so free that its government sites have a “banned states list”. I don’t think that outside of the Civil War such a thing existed, but ever since Ballotharvestan became a one-party state any crazy idea that Lorena Gonzalez, Scott Weiner, and any random oil fortune heir or billionaire tech founder comes up with becomes law faster than you can say “democracy...

12 September 2023 Tuesday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeSt. Ailbe Parish, Chicago, IL Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingColossians 2:6-15 ©The Lord has brought you to life with himYou must live your whole life according to the Christ you have received – Jesus the Lord; you must be rooted in him and built on him and held firm by the faith you have been taught, and full of thanksgiving. Make sure that no one traps you and deprives you of your freedom by some second-hand, empty, rational philosophy based on the principles of this world instead...

U.S. Representative Ken Buck’s big wet sloppy kiss to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week could not have come at worse time for the Colorado Republican. Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the federal court in Washington, D.C. was in the process of ordering prison time typically applied to murderers, drug traffickers, and serial child pornographers for five members of the Proud Boys convicted of no serious crime related to January 6. A well-known gun storage company faced backlash for assisting the FBI in yet another armed raid against a January 6 trespasser. And a young man from Utah took his...

One man’s family took his care into their own hands when he was hospitalized with COVID-19. As a result, they believe they may have saved his life. Shannon Fletcher, daughter of David Dentz, spoke with Liz Collin this week to share her dad’s story and long battle with COVID. [snip] Dentz was put on a CPAP machine and given remdesivir, the only medication he was allowed to take. On Dec. 1, he agreed to be put on a ventilator. Fletcher, her siblings, and their stepmom Angie were already on edge following their grandpa’s death, so they found it odd when...

Massachusetts towns are facing a "reality check" straining to provide for crowds of migrants seeking shelter in the state, according to the New York Times. A report from the Times Sunday detailed how the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, and other areas in the state have been struggling to meet the demand of the migrant crisis amid the state's "right-to-shelter law." The article characterized the locals’ plight, stating, "Barely two weeks had passed since the migrant crisis arrived in their city of 40,000 people, 10 miles northwest of Boston, but the volunteers gathered at a church in Woburn on a...

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Five cars have been destroyed after a lithium-ion battery exploded at Sydney Airport on Monday night. Key points: A detached EV battery has been confirmed as the source of the fire Fire and rescue crews attended the scene under the control tower at Sydney Airport Authorities have monitored the battery overnight in case of a spark-up Fire and Rescue NSW and the Aviation Rescue Firefighting Service battled the blaze which broke out under the control tower on the southern end of Airport Drive in Mascot. Firefighters confirmed sparks spread from a detached lithium-ion battery from a luxury car to four...

I mentioned on Monday that on his long-running Radio Derb John Derbyshire drew his listeners' attention to an observation of yours truly: I can't improve on Steyn—nobody can—so I'll just quote him from that piece. I always feel Derb thinks I'm a bit of a pantywaist on the hardcore issues, but in today's America even a reasonably sentient pantywaist should be able to get to the nub of the issue. Here's the bit Derb quoted: So two years later the American Right still talks about the justice system and the election campaign as if either term means what it does...

Please pray with me and my family for my wife who is undergoing treatment for uterine cancer. Things look ok at this point but the physical pain and frustration as the treatment unfolds (chemo can be very painful) and frustration of not being able to function normally are draining Jane's spirit. Last night we got word of our grandson's trouble at school.

The transgender clinic in Missouri that came under investigation for allegedly harming up to 600 children after they took irreversible hormone drugs and underwent gender-transitioning surgeries, announced an end to the practice following the introduction of a new state law. The spotlight fell on Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital earlier this year after a whistleblower came forward and claimed how parents were bullied into allowing their kids to be prescribed hormone drugs. The Center 'will no longer prescribe puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition,' the university announced on Monday. A...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is currently stuck in India after his aircraft experienced a technical issue, according to his office. Trudeau was attempting to leave India on Sunday after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi when the Canadian Armed Forces discovered a mechanical issue, CTV News reported. "Upon our departure for the airport, we were made aware by the Canadian Armed Forces that CFC001 was experiencing technical issues," Trudeau's office said in a statement obtained by CTV News.

A group of far-left activists stormed the office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday and were seen angrily chanting in favor of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that combats HIV/AIDS. Repeated declarations of "Pass PEPFAR now, McCarthy," rang in the House speaker's office. A woman can be seen wearing a shirt that reads, "HIV POSITIVE."