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How Do We Combat the Catholic Itching Ears Syndrome?There is a perpetual battle between two sides: on the side of God are sound doctrine and truth; and on the side of Satan are fables and the desires of those with itching ears. How did we get to this point at which sincere Protestants offer us their condolences for the Francis scandal, while wayward Catholics — including the most powerful bishops and cardinals — denounce us for rejecting obvious heresies? St. Paul’s words about itching ears give us some guidance in evaluating this question:“Preach the word: be instant in season, out...

[Catholic Caucus] Moving the Overton-Window on “Schism”The Overton Window is what a group thinks to be believable in the eyes of others in its attempts to grow their faction in numbers. The left uses the Overton Window to determine which lies they can get away with as they approach the left-of-center in a bell-curve of opinion polls. The right also uses the Overton Window, but they use it to determine which aspects of the truth can be digested by the lukewarm on the right of the same bellcurve. Fiducia Supplicans greatly shifted the leftists’ Overton Window on heresy to the...

The internal coup to sabotage the Second Nuremberghttps://gregreese.substack.com/It appears as if German lawyer, Reiner Fuëllmich, who recognized the COVID crimes against humanity as early as 2020, has been set up. Fuëllmich was spearheading a project known as the “Second Nuremberg”, and co-founded the Corona Investigative Committee. His Committee consulted about a hundred and fifty scientists and experts from around the world, as well as former employees of the World Health Organization, and their findings showed them that the COVID measures were the first steps in a plan to destroy regional economies in order to make populations dependent upon global supply...

This website contains the text messages off of Tony Bobulinski's phones.Below is from a group text of the partners of Oneida, the holding company of Sinohawk, the company Bobulinski was setting up to partner with CEFC, the Chinese energy company that was a front for the CCP.In these texts Hunter says that both James' (his uncle) and "my Chairman" have said no to the partnership deal that Bobulinski has set up. Bobulinski does not know who Hunter means when he says "my Chairman", but says that whoever this "Chairman" is, he doesn't understand the deal. This pisses Hunter off and...

Nikki Haley bragged on The Today Show on Wednesday morning that she is not loyal to anyone. This comes less than two weeks after she was accused of an extramarital affair. Multiple individuals close to Nikki Haley stepped forward recently with claims that contradict her previous statements regarding allegations of extramarital affairs, according to reports from DailyMail.com. These sources, including sworn affidavits by two men, assert that Haley’s denials of affairs during her gubernatorial campaign are untrue

The Republican Party no longer exists to win elections. It exists to grift suckers out of as much cash as possible. Democrats focus on winning and moving their agenda. Republicans focus on grifting & telling our people why we need to compromise, cave & sellout to our enemies.

What have I done to be placed on the sanctions list of the Russian Foreign Ministry, alongside several distinguished historians of eastern Europe? My normal hunting ground (not the right word for a maritime historian) is the Mediterranean and the oceans beyond. But maybe Russia’s mandarins know that I am now writing about the Black Sea. Since the reign of Peter the Great in the 18th century, Russia has seen the Black Sea as a vital gateway to the wider world. The Ottoman sultans blocked Russian attempts to reach warmer waters via Istanbul. Russian ships bound for intended conquests had...

BREAKING: House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner says all members of Congress have access to info on "a serious national security threat." He is requesting Biden "declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat"

Speaker Mike Johnson lays down the House GOP's position on the bill passed this week in the Senate to send money and weapons to U.S. allies overseas. (1:20 min video)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century." This documentary from 2021 shows the path Russian foreign policy has followed under Putin. [This documentary was originally released in 2021. In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.] On December 25, 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. Along with it came hope for the end of the Cold War, for independence and freedom for the former Soviet republics. But for many it also brought poverty and war. What remains of the dreams of that time? The...

Happy Lent, everyone! Let's indulge in a little commentary on the Readings for Ash Wednesday: 1. Our First Reading is Joel 2:12-18: Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. Perhaps he will again relent and leave behind him a blessing, Offerings and libations for the LORD, your God. Blow the trumpet in Zion! proclaim a fast, call an assembly; gather...

Former President Donald Trump continues to be on a roll with 2024 voters who appear eager for a return of MAGA. Already buoyed by polls showing that a majority of voters are willing to overlook his legal troubles, Trump is steadily gaining on President Joe Biden in head-to-head matchups.

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The Democrats (and Politico) have a problem. In the wake of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report which did not charge President Joe Biden with improperly storing classified documents, not because he was innocent but because Hur judged him too senile due to age to be sent to trial, there was more urgency than ever among liberals to replace Biden on the 2024 presidential ticket. But how to do it? Politico's senior politics editor, Charlie Mahtesian, and his colleague, Steven Shepard, came up with a highly problematic "Plan B" chock full of wishful thinking on Monday in, "Democrats Might Need a...

Three separate prosecutors reportedly met with White House aides before indicting former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden’s political opponent. The reported meetings suggest a coordinated attack against Biden’s 2024 rival. If coordination occurred, it lends credence to Trump’s belief that the indictments are election interference. The timing of the indictments are peculiar. After Trump announced a reelection bid against Biden, four indictments hit Trump in four separate jurisdictions, each following revelations about the Biden family business.

Daily Readings from the USCCB“When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do…When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites…When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites…” Matthew 6:2, 5, 16Hypocrisy is an ugly sin. Essentially, being a hypocrite is being a fraud. The word itself comes from a Greek word referring to a mask that actors wear to depict their character. The person behind the mask would pretend that they were the person depicted by the mask. Therefore, a hypocrite is one who pretends to be who they are not....

A teenage girl allegedly shot dead her dad and young brother, then called 911 on herself — telling the Nevada dispatcher, “I just couldn’t resist the urge to kill somebody,” according to court filings. Mashenka Reid, 17, was arrested Friday afternoon after police found her dad and brother — described as a 4- or 5-year-old boy — dead from gunshot wounds in the family’s Reno apartment, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. Reid’s younger sister was also home — but survived by hiding inside a locked bedroom, which a police officer had to kick in to take her to safety. The...

At the World Government Summit, Tucker Carlson told a gathering of world leaders that Moscow “was so much nicer than any city” in the United States. “It’s radicalizing for an American to go to Moscow,” Tucker went on. “I didn’t know that. I’ve learned it this week, to Singapore, to Tokyo, to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, because these cities, no matter how we’re told they’re run and on what principles they’re run, are wonderful places to live -snip- If you’re wealthy, I imagine, Moscow is pretty great. This is true of most European cities. When you’re an American tourist, you...