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[Catholic Caucus] Healing at Lourdes of British World War I Soldier Declared ‘Miraculous’Archbishop McMahon concluded during a canonical commission that based on the evidence assembled by Moriarty, Traynor’s healing was indeed miraculous.The next day, Traynor went again to the baths — while he was bathing, he recalled his legs becoming “violently agitated” and feeling as though he had regained use of them. Since he was due to return for a Eucharistic procession, Traynor’s caretakers — who believed he was having another fit — rushed him to Rosary Church.When the archbishop of Rheims passed him by with the Blessed Sacrament, Traynor’s...

[Catholic Caucus] Did Padre Pio Offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Diocese of Pittsburgh?Editor’s Note: This article begins our new article series A Week with Padre Pio to begin AdventIn Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.During World War II, an American GI from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Joseph (Joe) Peluso, first visited Padre Pio on October 6, 1944 at his monastery in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. Joe attended the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered by Padre Pio on many occasions, and after 45 visits to see Padre Pio, Joe’s unit was transferred to France...

Our long national nightmare is over. Donald Trump has been elected president again and life in the United States — and, indeed, the world — will never be the same again. Need further proof? Consider this selection of undeniable miracles that have taken place in just the short time since Trump won the election. 1. Feminists are shaving their heads so everyone can easily identify them: No more worrying about which women are shrill harpies. 2. McDonald's announced that the McRib would now be available permanently: No more shall anyone go without press-formed ambiguous meat patties. 3. Airline stewardesses are...

Itay Shabi: ''For five hours I hid under a tree, when the terrorists passed by my side. I felt that God protected me from the terrorists. That morning of Simchat Torah, Shabi started it with me like most of the residents of the Gaza Envelope with a series of loud alarms and explosions. "Immediately we understood that we were at war. The intensity of the barrages left no doubt that we were in an event on an unusual scale. Something we had never experienced before. However, in the first few minutes we did not understand what was happening, but we...

Palestinian Arabs report several terrorists injured after explosive device goes off as they tried to plant it in the town of Tammun. Video

The morning after the explosion on Lehi Road in Tel Aviv, the police believe that it was an attempted attack that went wrong. The collector of the nearby synagogue: "Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai watches over us and protects us." By Eleanor Fabriker, 15 Av 5784. (08/19/2024 10:48) The scene of the explosion in Tel Aviv, this morning.Photo: Avshalom Sashoni, Flash 90.Police estimates are growing that the explosion that took place last night (Sunday) on Road in Tel Aviv was an attempted attack that failed. Apparently, the terrorist tried to carry out an attack on the Rashbi Synagogue in Tel Aviv,...

Tim Scott..."If you didn't believe in miracles before Saturday... a lion roared..." He rocks at RNC... "America is not a racist country... We are the party of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas..."

Really wanting Trump (not just the individual but righteousness as a whole) to triumph in our nation politically this November, but concerned about everything the Left (aka Satan and his minions) has up their sleeve to stop a comeback from happening. Biden’s dismal debate performance seems all too…convenient? And nothing like tuning into FreeRepublic for some good old fashioned optimism /s. So requesting some reverse psychology here. - Maybe a thread where we can recount the Biblical-natured miracles of history God has overseen against all odds on the ground. The birth of America being one. A republic, if you can...

Far-left Squad member Rep. Cori Bush performed multiple miracles as a religious faith healer, according to her autobiography. “As I learned how to apply God’s Word to my life in new ways, I better understood the power that was already residing in me,” Bush wrote of her abilities in “The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America.” “It was there, waiting for me to acknowledge it, to use it. I had the confidence to heal others with God’s power.” Bush relayed a story of a toddler she met during a prayer service in St. Louis. “The child had...

Send this to all your family and friends. This is why Israel exists.

An absolutely amazing feature in recent critical New Testament thought is the significant alteration that has developed regarding the scholarly attitude concerning [Jesus’ miracles]. Due to the evidential application of historical considerations to the Gospels ... critical scholars virtually across the scholarly spectrum acknowledge that Jesus was a healer and an exorcist. This is not necessarily to answer the questions of what really or exactly happened on those occasions or what was the ultimate cause of the events in the sense of being from God’s hand and so on, but it is granted by scholars today that events at least...

The greatest miracle that ever occurred happened in the very first verse of the Bible — Genesis one. God created the heavens and the earth. If God could speak the universe into existence, create the universe Ex-Nihilo — out of nothing, could He part the Red Sea? Can He raise a man from the dead? Of course! That’s child’s play for Him! If God exists, and he does, then miracles are possible. There have been countless accounts of them.What is a miracle?Richard Purtill, a philosophy professor at Western Washington University, defines a miracle this way:“A miracle is an event brought...

Like Jeanne d’Arc or Francesco di Bernardone, Francesco Forgione was one of those unique individuals gifted by God to the human race to assure us of His love, His understanding, and above all else, that He is not deaf to our sufferings and entreaties. But unlike these other great visionary saints, Forgione was not a streak of light which flashed across the firmament and returned quickly to heaven. Saint Joan’s mission lasted about two years before she was martyred at age 19. Saint Francis of Assisi was 45 when he passed to eternity, roughly 20 years elapsing between his call...

Russian forces have likely seized the center of the hotly contested city of Bakhmut, where they are threatening an essential supply route for Ukrainian forces in the west, British intelligence said Friday. The eastern city is one of the last urban areas of Donetsk that has withstood Russian incursion. Now mostly reduced to rubble, the city center has been the focus of intense fighting for months. “Ukraine’s key 0506 supply route to the west of the town is likely severely threatened,” the British intelligence update warned. Ukrainian military expert Vladyslav Selezniov previously said that forces will have to retreat if...

Since we don’t have a new episode appearing today, I thought I’d publish this little table on which Matthew and Thomas collaborated (!), compiling a record of miracles shown on The Chosen.SnEpEPISODE TITLEDONE BYDONE FORDESCRIPTION1 1“I Have Called You By Name”JesusMary MagdaleneRedeemed Her from Demon Possession & Alcoholism1 4“The Rock On Which It Is Built”JesusSimon & AndrewRemitted Their Debt, through Enormous Fish-Catch1 5“The Wedding Gift”JesusMary, Abner & Dinah, Thomas & RamahEmbarrassment Prevented, by Turning Water into Wine1 6“Indescribable Compassion”JesusLeperCleansed Him from Leprosy1 6“Indescribable Compassion”JesusParalyzed ManForgave His Sin, Removed His Paralysis1 7“Invitations”JesusDasha, Eden’s MotherHealed Her Fever & Cough1 8“I Am He”JesusPhotina,...

The desire of this note is to appeal to those who hold to cessationist doctrine; who believe the miraculous gifts of the Spirit are not operational in the Church today. My hope is that this does not come off as an attack, but as an appeal or open letter. Perhaps, opening your heart for further evaluation of continuationism. I’ve noticed in my discussion with those who hold to cessationist doctrines a few words that typically draw criticism, one particular word being, “experience.” Now, my theology indeed is affected by experience but this in no way ought to devalue it, if,...

Two Indianapolis police officers had spent the day searching in vain for a missing baby in a stolen vehicle when they stopped to eat and gather their wits. A woman suspected of stealing the 2010 black Honda Accord had been taken into custody earlier that day, on December 22, but the vehicle was still missing. More urgently, baby Kason Thomass, who was in the car with his twin Kyair Thomass when it was stolen three days earlier in Columbus, Ohio, had yet to be found. “It was time for us to decompress because we were disappointed that we could not...

Mushroom, our beloved and unbelievably elderly dog, finally passed away. There was a day when he simply pulled his snout back sharply at the offer of food, and from then on, his decline was rapid. There was a day when I would come into the house and find him slouched like a little black and white parcel in unusual places such as the corners of the dining room, or else I’d see him oddly trying to stand behind the wood stove. There were days during which he lay in his bed, curled in a furry round circle as usual, but...

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