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Mmm dd, 2025 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr on Tuesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time St. Agnes Church in Arlington, VA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingHebrews 6:10-20In this hope we have an anchor for our soulGod would not be so unjust as to forget all you have done, the love that you have for his name or the services you have done, and are still doing, for the saints. Our one desire is that every one of you should go on showing the same...

“The devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory” (Matthew 4:8). Satan offered the world’s kingdoms to Jesus on his own corrupt terms. God allowed this test to prove that Christ was and is a worthy Son, fit to one day inherit the world and rule from His throne. The devil, on the other hand, wanted to prove the Son’s unworthiness by getting Him to prematurely grab the kingdoms God had already promised Him. The enemy approaches Christians also with corrupt bargaining chips. Whatever they might want in...

Truth is not in vogue at the moment. It has been supplanted by tolerance, except for tolerance of the truth, ironically. Truth, by definition: that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality. God’s truth. Jesus told the truth. He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” He was crucified. The American Founders told the truth, including that humans are born with inalienable rights granted by their Creator. They were harassed, hunted down, vilified, called traitors, had their homes burned down, etc. Abraham Lincoln told the truth, including that slavery is a great evil. He...

NATO must expand its role to prepare for new threats provoked by the impact of global warming energy shortages and the spread of nuclear technology, the alliance's top diplomat warned Tuesday.Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the alliance must look beyond the day-to-day running of its operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo and focus on longer-term threats to its 26 members

Schiff, who now has gotten a pardon, was caught condemning such actions when it was Trump who was pardoning some of his supporters four years ago. He was asked in an interview: “Have you ever heard of somebody getting a preemptive pardon who is an innocent person? ” “No,” Schiff said.

@JewishOnliner Palestine Red Crescent Spokesman Photographed with Apparent Terrorists. A new investigation reveals PRCS spokesman Raed Al-Nams photographed alongside armed terrorists. Al-Nams (wearing glasses) can be seen with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade member Abdul Qadan (center, keffiyeh).🧵. Jan 20, 2025

The mistakes of the U.K. and Germany this winter serve as a wakeup call for policymakers worldwide as they consider their own energy policies. The winter of 2025 has been brutal for Europe, exposing the severe flaws of its over-reliance on wind and solar energy. As temperatures plummeted, countries grappled with electricity shortages, soaring energy prices, and the grim specter of blackouts. In the United Kingdom and Germany, two countries that have positioned themselves as global leaders in the adoption of “renewable” energy, the dangerous gamble of prioritizing wind and solar power over reliable energy sources is leaving millions vulnerable...

Monday, January 20, 2025. Israel is seen more favorably than CNN and the EU by Americans - and young Americans now support Israel more than most other age groups! A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll was just released, and it shows that Americans remain strongly pro-Israel. Taken on January 15-16, the survey asked 2,650 US voters a series of questions about the political environment ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration today. One question asked how favorably Americans judged a series of institutions: Israel is seen more favorably by Americans than the European Union, CNN. MSNBC and X. The gap of favorable over unfavorable...

President Donald Trump continued to sign several executive orders after returning to the Oval Office. Some of the orders included pardons and commutations for about 1,500 people who were criminally charged in the Capito riot on Jan. 6, 2021, overhauling the refugee admission program, and designating drug cartels as foreign terrorists.

January 20 was one of the most extraordinary days in American history. Donald Trump’s inauguration was like no other, even with unusually cold weather putting a damper on things. Some initial observations: *Trump is capable of successfully navigating multiple staircases, without stumbling, without hesitating and without using handrails. *At the military First Honors ceremony, he had no difficulty hitting his marks, walking where he should have walked, and knew when to salute, how to salute and when to stop saluting. ... *General Mark Milley’s portrait at the Pentagon was removed. *The TSA Administrator responsible for politically putting Tulsi Gabbard on...

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas. “I’m not confident. It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he said from the Oval Office, when asked by a reporter whether the ceasefire would hold and last through three planned phases. “I looked at a picture of Gaza – Gaza is like a massive demolition site. That place is, it’s really, it’s got to be rebuilt in a different way.” The American president’s pessimism is not unique. There is significant pressure to restart...

If a pardon had been accepted, a recipient would not be able to plead ‘the fifth’ because there would be no threat of incrimination Fauci is one of the recipients of Biden’s preemptive pardons. In late September of last year, the House Oversight Committee…subpoenaed National Institutes of Health’s Margaret Moore, who it alleged was “involved in a conspiracy” to teach people within Fauci’s office “how to evade the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and avoid public transparency related to the COVID-19 pandemic,” including destroying documents…Moore would decline to testify and invoke her right against self-incrimination. The subterfuge in which Moore,...

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CEDAR PARK, Texas - Among the starry nights of Central Texas this week is a little bit of home. A company out of Cedar Park launched a spacecraft on the SpaceX Falcon 9 on Wednesday. The launch from Cape Canaveral was a success. "The work is just getting started, and we've got an exciting mission in front of us, about sixty days in front of us, and we're digging in hard in all that work," said Scholtes.

A state of emergency in the Catatumbo Region of Colombia near the border with Venezuela...deadly violence... Falling debris from Ukrainian drones causing fires... A US Border Patrol shot an killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Vermont near the Canadian border... Israeli nationalists attacking Palestinians in Samaria (The West Bank) shot by a police officer... The US Senate voting 99-0 confirming former Senator Marco Rubio... President Trump taking action on his first day in office...Around 1500 people fully pardoned in connection with January 6th...others getting commuted sentences... Trump saying he is likely to impose 25 percent tariffs on...

Donald Trump has named the acting heads of national-security agencies—all career federal executives—to serve until Senate-confirmed nominees are in place, according to a White House press release issued soon after the inauguration on Monday. Some of the officials will serve in the roles for just a few days, though others could stay on for longer as bruising confirmation battles play out. One has already been supplanted, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, approved unanimously by the Senate on Monday afternoon. Trump has yet to name a nominee for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is not expected to retain...

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191 The normal Nomination Public link has not yet been published. The title of the vote says Rubio for Secretary of State, however the link appears to indicate that Nominations 11, 12, 13 were included. Is it Safe to assume that these were Rubio, Hegseth, Bondi ? Even the normal live streaming of the votes is not available yet.

President Trump entered the Commander-in-Chief ball with first lady Melania Trump to a thunderous ovation as the inaugural events continued late into the night on Monday. The 54-year-old first lady dazzled the crowd as she walked out in a striking black-and-white strapless gown, white high-heeled shoes and black choker with an elegant broach resembling a floral bouquet affixed to it. The dress was reportedly designed by Hervé Pierre, the same couturier behind Melania’s 2017 Inauguration ball dress. Trump, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, promptly began dancing with his wife at the event aimed at military service members. The...

“I think he should make a deal,” U.S. president says about the Kremlin chief. The war “is not making him look good.” Russia's war on Ukraine has landed Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in "big trouble," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday. "[Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy told me he wants to make a deal, I don’t know if Putin does ... He might not. I think he should make a deal. I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal," Trump said in the Oval Office on the first day of his second presidency. "I think, Russia is...

The governments of ten Latin American nations expressed concern over the “threat” of mass deportations under President Donald Trump in a joint statement released over the weekend. Last week, foreign ministers and representatives of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela gathered in Mexico City for a “Meeting on Human Mobility on the Northern Route of the Continent,” a joint initiative of the far-left Presidents of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum and Honduras’s Xiomara Castro. According to the Mexican government, which served as the gathering’s host, the meeting sought to discuss actions aimed at “protecting the human...