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There has been a lot of talk at the Synod on Synodality about listening to the Holy Spirit to see where it is that the Spirit wants to guide the Church. But what is not being mentioned is just what, exactly, this means.Furthermore, little has been said about how to distinguish within ourselves between the Holy Spirit’s authentic voice within us and other “spirits” that are not from God and which can lead us astray. There is instead a kind of vague concept of the Holy Spirit as a kind of oracular voice within us where a conflation takes place...

Every big party attracts some uninvited guests, but royal fans joked that they'd spotted the angel of death himself at Westminster Abbey today as Prince Charles was crowned. Onlookers were convinced they spotted the Grim Reaper at Westminster Abbey this morning during the historic ceremony. In the middle of the aisle, a hooded figure in all black can be seen waltzing across in full view of the camera, before eerily disappearing again. Daily Mail .com By MARIA OKANRENDE FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 08:15 EDT, 6 May 2023 | UPDATED: 11:55 EDT, 6 May 2023

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,” 1 Tim 4:1

Jurassic Park is one of Steven Spielberg’s great films. Not only was Jurassic Park a milestone achievement in both digital and practical effects, but it also remains a well-crafted story about mankind, and it explores vitally important themes in an engaging way. If you were to ask the average viewer, however, who the villain of the film is, most would probably tell you that it’s the terrifying and dangerous Tyrannosaurus Rex that acts as the primary threat for much of the movie. This answer would be wrong. The central villain of Jurassic Park is not the loose T-Rex, the velociraptors,...

Another bizarre Obama holiday address… In his Easter Address this year Barack Obama reminds us that the great religions, including Islam, teach us to “love our neighbors as we love ourselves.” From the White House website: Hi, everybody. For millions of Americans, this time of year holds great meaning… …For me, and for countless other Christians, Holy Week and Easter are times for reflection and renewal. We remember the grace of an awesome God, who loves us so deeply that He gave us his only Son, so that we might live through Him. We recall all that Jesus endured for...

He stabbed victim many times in the street in front of passers-byA Saudi drug addict in his 30s went into a shop, dragged an Indian worker out and stabbed him to death many times, claiming he wanted to get rid of evil spirits. Panicking passers-by watched with horror as the Saudi stabbed the Indian worker while chanting “God is Great” in the middle of the road in the capital Riyadh. Police said the unnamed killer already had been convicted of taking drugs, having alcoholic drinks and abusing his parents. “We [are] interrogating him and he said that he kept seeing...

“Spirit Release Therapy” is...a type of therapy where people are “cleaned” or “depossessed” of outside/foreign “energies”, spirits... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Mormon Church believes in many things that “add up” or “fit in” with Spirit Release Therapy (though others don’t). While LDS may scoff at the idea, especially since Spirit Release Therapy is often thought of as a “New Age” thing, the following might be noted. SNIP Are there spirits right here? Are they just in heaven and hell? Brigham Young taught that the Spirit World was taught to be right here, on this earth, and similar...

‘Evil spirits’ disrupts teaching March 3 2011 at 09:22pm By Slindile Maluleka INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS Teaching at a Durban school was disrupted yesterday and today amid a wave of hysteria as pupils claimed they were being possessed by evil spirits.Durban Girls’ Secondary School in Dartnell Crescent, Greyville, was closed again today because of further disruptions.Police, who were called to the school yesterday, cordoned off the road as some pupils were reportedly seen running wildly across it soon after 10am. Some were rolling on the pavement.The school’s governing body chairman, Sam Kikine, who arrived later, confirmed that the pupils were hysterical.“The incident...

The first family says grace each night before dinner, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle told ABC News in an interview that aired Friday. "It's interesting listening to the girls, what they pray for," the president told Barbara Walters, referring to daughters Malia and Sasha. "They'll talk about family and thanking God for blessing us, but they'll always add a little twist: 'I hope we have a great Thanksgiving, I can't wait to see the cousins,' " Obama said. "They used to pray for a dog, until we got a dog." "But in the end," the first lady added,...

Michelle Obama’s East Wing staff suggested she would take it slow once she started campaigning, emphasizing her nonpolitical “mom-in-chief” role and her noncontroversial fight against childhood obesity. Instead, the first lady made her political presence felt immediately Wednesday, delivering an impassioned and overtly religious pitch for Democrats to defend her husband’s legacy in the midterm elections. “We got this man in office; we’re all proud of Barack and his accomplishments,” Obama told syndicated radio host Tom Joyner before embarking on a week of campaign events that will take her to Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado, Washington and California on behalf of endangered...

Hmong elders and cultural advisers were on hand to witness, and even videotape, the ceremony. Xang Vang now runs the Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association in Minneapolis, but he's always had a fondness for Frogtown. It was where he bought his first home in America, and where many other Hmong refugees got a new start in life. "That's why we Hmong dominate Frogtown -- to be Hmongtown," he jokes. The Hmong Funeral HomeAnd the Hmong Funeral Home on Dale Street was the first of its kind for the entire Twin Cities. For a while, it was the only place where...

In these last days, the Bible says it will be a time of mass hybridization and the mixture and corruption of human DNA by fallen angels, also known as "Aliens." The government is and has been, conditioning the existence of aliens through Hollywood, science fiction, cartoons, and other sources. However, they are not telling you the whole truth. These Aliens are not ascended masters, or enlightened ones, or beings from galaxies millions of miles away, nor are they our forefathers or original creators. They are fallen angels who were kicked out of heaven for their rebellion against the headship...

Greenland's coalition government was on the verge of collapse on Saturday in a row over cronyism after just three weeks in power, officials said on Saturday. Political leaders on the vast Arctic island, which is home to a US military base slated by Washington to be part of its missile defence shield, were in talks on forming a new coalition backed by a majority in the home-rule parliament. Greenland is part of NATO-member Denmark but the home-rule administration runs local affairs with Copenhagen responsible for foreign, security and defence policy. The coalition between the left-wing, nationalist Inuit Ataqatigiit (Inuit Brotherhood,...

Superstitious man divorces hubby over birthdayBy Roger Mugisha Some people are extremely superstitious. Residents of Wobulenzi county, Wakiso district laughed their hearts out as one Ssebugwawo chased his wife from his home because she had given birth on her own birthday. According to the residents, Ssebugwawo’s wife was born on September 28 and that also happened to be the same day that she gave birth to his first baby. Sebugwawo didn’t hesitate to start showering her with insults and accusing her of having evil spirits in her family. When the LC chairman asked him what the problem was, he told...