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Daily Readings from the USCCB⁕ (If you celebrate the Ascension in your diocese today, see the reflection below. Otherwise, see today's separate thread for the reflection on the 7th Sunday of Easter.) ⁕Jesus said to his disciples: “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until...

Ukrainian negotiators at talks scheduled for June 2 in Istanbul will present to the Russian side a proposed roadmap for reaching a lasting peace settlement, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. The proposed roadmap begins with a full ceasefire of at least 30 days, to be followed by the return of all prisoners held by each side, and of Ukrainian children taken into Russian-held territory, and then a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Under the blueprint, Moscow and Kyiv -- with the participation of the United States and Europe --...

By Dr. John BergsmaHere is a commentary on the Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, and let me begin by saying, if you have a Seventh Sunday of Easter, you are indeed blessed! This is an important Sunday: it is climactic, the last Sunday before Pentecost in the Easter Season. The architects of the Vatican II lectionary saved very important readings for this date, notably the High Priestly Prayer of John 17. This magnificent prayer is the longest of Jesus’ prayers recorded in Scripture, and it is the climax of the Last Supper Discourse (John 13-17), the longest discourse...

Daily Readings from the USCCB⁕ (In many dioceses, the Solemnity of the Ascension is celebrated today. If you celebrate the Ascension in your diocese today, see the reflection on today's separate thread for the Ascension) ⁕Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “Holy Father, I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have...

Barack Obama’s legacy here started early. Not quite in office for six months Obama showed his hand with his characterization that “The police acted stupidly” about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates a professor at Harvard who, locked out of his house, broke in. A neighbor, not recognizing Gates, called 911. The police arrived and things didn’t go well and Gates was arrested. When asked about race and the incident a week later, Obama responded: "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that. But I think it's fair to...

Video This morning (Sunday), Palestinian Arab sources reported that an Israeli strike near a humanitarian aid distribution center in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah resulted in at least 30 deaths and numerous injuries. These allegations were echoed by international media outlets, leading to widespread criticism of Israel. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) promptly responded, stating, "The IDF is currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire within the Humanitarian Aid distribution site. The matter is still under review." Subsequently, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) released security camera footage from the aid distribution site during the time of the...

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Two escaped inmates still on the run Eight of the ten inmates who escaped from Orleans Justice Center on May 16 are still on the run. Antoine Massey, 32, and Derrick Groves, 27, are armed and dangerous, New Orleans police said. Family, friends accused of helping inmates The Associated Press obtained court documents showing that some inmates' family and friends have been charged with aiding the escaped inmates. Hundreds trying to find escaped inmates Local media reported that around 200 authorities are looking for the remaining two escapees, and a top official says they could spend almost half a million...

Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler slammed President Trump for “sowing chaos” nationwide after federal agents handcuffed one of his aides inside his lower Manhattan office. The lawmaker’s verbal tirade came after Department of Homeland Security officers entered the Big Apple office Wednesday and accused his staff of “harboring rioters” in a dramatic confrontation caught on video. “President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security are sowing chaos in our communities, using intimidating tactics against both citizens and non-citizens in a reckless and dangerous manner,” he said in a statement to Politico. “If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s...

FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin's nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike - wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian drones - reportedly launched from lorries inside Russia - targeted airbases in Belaya, Diaghilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo as part of a daring operation codenamed "Spiderweb".

I’m a retired New York attorney. For decades, renewing my attorney registration was straightforward. You paid the fee, confirmed your status, and moved on with your life. Not anymore. Now, in 2025, the Unified Court System has decided they need to know whether I identify as transgender, nonbinary, intersex, or “none of the above.” I wish I was joking. See for yourself: This is not just a form. It’s an ideological loyalty test disguised as “data collection.” These questions are optional but it’s in little tiny lettering — and I might have filled it out had I not read the...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/1/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleExodus 15:1-21The Song of Moses and Miriam 15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. 2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense[a]; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army...

President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, citing a “thorough review of prior associations.” The president pledged in a social media post that a new nominee would be “mission aligned” and “put America first in Space.” “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA. I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned, and put America First in Space,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

U2 frontman Bono claimed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast the Trump administration’s disbandment of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was responsible for some 300,000 associated deaths. Host Rogan and Elon Musk were quick to disabuse the Irish singer of his mass-casualty claim. “This will f— you off,” Bono warned, claiming tens of thousands of tons of food are “rotting” in warehouses from Djibouti to Houston because of recent USAID cuts and those running the warehouses have been let go, as FOX News writer Jasmine Baehr reported. “What is that? That’s not America, is it?” Rogan responded. “They’re...

In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power. Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. But behind the scenes, officials have quietly put technological building blocks into place to enable his plan. In particular, they have turned to one company: Palantir, the data analysis and technology firm. The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work across the federal government in recent months. The company has received...

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We are potentially just one eruption away from a horrifying global famine that could kill millions. It takes an absolutely massive amount of dust and ash to create the conditions that are necessary for a “volcanic winter”, and most volcanoes are simply not capable of releasing that much material. But when a “supervolcano” erupts, that is a completely different story. Scientists tell us that there are 20 supervolcanoes on Earth, but there hasn’t been a major eruption of any of them in any of our lifetimes. Unfortunately, seismic activity is on the rise all over the globe, and we are...

Someone I grew up with is a pothead, and all his friends are potheads, so I’ve seen firsthand how destructive it is. I’ve seen how it destroys ambition, discipline, intelligence, and moral fiber. It’s a vile drug, and a new study reveals that, no matter how you ingest it (eating versus smoking), it also destroys the body. That being the case, we must ask why Democrats are so determined to see it legalized across America. You don’t need to take my anecdotal claims to know just how bad marijuana is for the people who use it. There are endless studies...

Graduating students of color at Harvard University and other colleges across the country would end their semester by attending affinity graduation ceremonies — but this year, they had to organize the celebrations without the school’s financial backing. Harvard, currently battling the Trump administration over a range of issues, halted all of its affinity ceremonies for students this year. Alumni stepped in to raise funds, and students scrambled to find new spaces. Members of the Harvard Black Alumni Society raised $46,000 for this year’s event after the university announced April 28 that it would no longer fund the ceremonies.

Hans-Georg Maaßen. Hans-Georg Maaßen is a German lawyer and former senior civil servant who served as President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, from 2012 to 2018. He is known for his critical stance on government immigration policy and for publicly opposing the political instrumentalisation of intelligence services. Since leaving office, Maaßen has become an outspoken political commentator and a prominent voice within Germany’s conservative circles. In early May, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), classified the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as an...