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3 December 2023 1st Sunday of Advent St Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet, MAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 63:16-17,64:1,3-8 ©O that you would tear the heavens open and come downYou, Lord, yourself are our Father,‘Our Redeemer’ is your ancient name.Why, Lord, leave us to stray from your waysand harden our hearts against fearing you?Return, for the sake of your servants,the tribes of your inheritance.Oh, that you would tear the heavens open and come down!– at your Presence the mountains would melt.No ear has heard,no eye has seenany god but you act like thisfor those who trust him.You guide...

Nvidia’s AI processor business in China has been all but shuttered by the US Commerce Department, but its DRIVE Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) for electric autonomous vehicles is still going strong. More than a dozen corporate customers in China contribute to Nvidia’s automotive revenues, which are now running at a rate of over US$1 billion per year. Several of Nvidia’s Chinese customers showcased their new electric vehicles (EVs) at the 21st Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition held from November 17-26, including Denza, Human Horizons, Ji Yue, NIO, XPeng, Zeekr and BYD. The Nvidia DRIVE Orin SoC is a central computer for intelligent...

The Talk Shows December 3rd, 2023 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby; Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Republican Presidential Candidate and former NJ Governor Chris Christie; Colorado Democrat Gov. Jared Polis; Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox; former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Scott Gottlieb. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr.; National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby. Veterans panel: Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and...

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While the UN, UNRWA, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken seek to subvert Israel, the Arab states quietly encourage Israel's evisceration of Hamas. This week’s column on the ongoing fight between civilization and barbarity focuses on the role on the United Nations and its various agencies in keeping jihadism alive and well; the outrageous efforts by the incompetent Anthony Blinken to hamstring Israel’s justified defense; and the little-known or publicized support by Arab leaders for Israel’s eradication of Hamas. Winkin’Every one of the United Nation’s agencies involved in the Middle East have placed it on the side of the most...

Europe is currently in the throes of the coldest weather it has experienced in two decades, with the United Kingdom being hit hard by plummeting temperatures. The Met Office has recently issued a fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice, covering significant portions of the country. The areas expected to be most affected include the Midlands, Yorkshire, and north and central Wales. The Met Office predicts adverse conditions that could impact roads and railways, leading to longer journey times for those traveling by road, bus, and train.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley may have a long way to go if she’s going to catch up with frontrunner Donald J. Trump but she has scored one big endorsement despite its dubious value. The former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations earned a nod from longtime Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, one of the most unhinged pundits in the entire media, especially when it comes to Trump who she loathes with a purple passion. The media’s choice for next year’s nomination, the ambitious Haley isn’t likely to generate much enthusiasm from Trump’s supporters in the...

"God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son" (Heb. 1:1-2). Man can’t discover God on his own; God must reveal Himself to man. Since the beginning of time, man has deceived himself by thinking he can discover God through various religions. But in reality, man lives in a box enclosed within the walls of time and space. God is outside the box, and man senses He's there but can't get to Him. Each new religion is but another...

Rep. Clay Higgins Drops a Bomb on Newsmax: “Over 200” FBI Agents Embedded Within Crowd on J6 – FBI Agents Behind Talk of Violence in Chat Groups! (VIDEO)​ by Jim Hoft Nov. 30, 2023 9:45 Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Chris Salcedo on Newsmax recently to discuss the government operation on January 6, 2021. Rep. Higgins told Salcedo that “at least 200” FBI agents dressed as Trump supporters were in the crowd on January 6, 2021. It was a government operation. This is exactly what J6 political prisoner Jeffrey McKellop told The Gateway Pundit from his prison cell back in...

Troy Denning has made a living imagining fantastical plots as a prolific writer of science fiction with numerous Star Wars tomes under his belt. He's now envisioning a real-life storyline about a disturbance in the electoral force, in which millions of Democrats vote in Republican primary contests in a mission to stop Donald Trump. Denning is himself grappling with whether to drift to the other side. To join a rebel alliance, if you will, with non-Trump Republicans to help one of the other candidates win the primary in his home state of Wisconsin. "Nikki Haley is somebody I would never...

Less than one month before Mike Johnson’s sudden ascent to the speakership, the Louisiana Republican, then a little-known member, joined with most GOP lawmakers to vote against $300 million in U.S. security assistance for Ukraine. Now, as speaker, Johnson has surprised many on Capitol Hill by publicly and repeatedly calling Ukraine aid a critical priority for the House. Where Johnson stands on Ukraine and how hard he plans to push for tens of billions of dollars in new aid could shape the future of the embattled country, just as the U.S. is facing questions about its commitment to Kyiv and...

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree putting St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport under the temporary management of a Russian company, wresting control from investors from Germany, Qatar and other Gulf states. The decree, signed late on Thursday, stated that a Russian holding company had been set up to manage the asset, with the rights of German airport operator Fraport (FRAG.DE) and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority among those to be transferred to Russian hands. "We must first verify the information and examine what this means in future for our involvement in St Petersburg, which we have put on...

The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal. Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back into caves”. The comments were “incredibly concerning” and “verging on climate denial”, scientists said, and they were at odds with the position of the UN secretary general, António Guterres. Al Jaber made the comments in ill-tempered responses to questions from...

Vladimir Putin is facing fresh revolt as multiple polls in Russia show a sharp decline in support for the autocrat's war in Ukraine. The news comes as wives of deployed Russian soldiers protested to bring their husbands home, this could become a challenge to Vladimir Putin. In October, for the first time since the war began, majority of Russians - 74 percent - would be happy if Putin signed a peace deal with Ukraine immediately, according to a Russian Field's poll cited by The Economist. It also found that Russians were firmly against another mobilisation - despite this Putin has...

.....This former accountant told me about one friend's death and seeing a man's fingers sheared off by shrapnel as he delivered water to families sheltering in basements. 'War is pure hell,' she said through tears, but insisted they had to win. These are words I heard repeatedly, this shift to an acceptance that the war might last a long time and scornful dismissal Ukraine might contemplate anything but recovery of all its lands after suffering such pain. 'A peace deal is never discussed. We've sacrificed too much. Would all the young people have died for a peace deal?' said Maria...

What are we to make of this rapid, cross-denominational apostasy?2 The fact of this phenomenon is a clear example of culture reporter Megan Basham’s recent warning: “You may have wanted to avoid this subject, but you cannot avoid it any longer. [LGBT ideology] is coming to your church, no matter how solid you think it is.”3 Those who cannot see this are woefully ignorant of the times. Yet the cause of this phenomenon is anything but recent. Indeed, the “journey” that leads to this dead end (let the reader understand) is so well worn that one can see it from...

Silk is pissed off about being targeted by Jack Smith and the Biden Regime for being a Loyal Trump Supporter. Warning: Don’t listen if you don’t want to hear cussing!Reviewers: You SHOULD be pissed off! We ALL should be with whats happening with the corruption in this country!!He’s starting to be really evil and needs to be in prison. That is what Trump was saying. They will come after us

France joins Denmark and the Netherlands in reporting increased cases of pneumonia among kids Officials in France are reporting an increase in pediatric pneumonia cases, the third European country to report such an outbreak in recent days. It comes after China reported some of its children’s hospitals have been overwhelmed by pneumonia cases, causing global alarm. Europe 1, a French radio station, reported that there was a 36% increase in medical visits for pediatric pneumonia cases last week. Many of these infections have been tied to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Increased attention has been placed on M. pneumoniae in recent weeks, after...

"And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. "He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. "He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy." ☰ Luke 1 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among...

A famous neoconservative says Donald Trump will become a dictator like Julius Caesar if he wins the 2024 election. In the lengthy Washington Post piece, Robert Kagan lays out his argument that Trump is well on his way to becoming the GOP nominee for president and stands a good chance of defeating Joe Biden in November. He says Trump's second term would see him become the most powerful president in US history, after defeating two impeachments and coming through four indictments, which have only served to turbocharge GOP support.