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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Matthew 16:13-19 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus declares that the gates of hell (“the netherworld”) shall not prevail against his Church. And Jesus insists that this society, grounded in Peter’s confession, would constitute an army so powerful that not even the fortified capital of the dark kingdom itself could withstand it. It is fascinating to me how often we construe this saying of Jesus in precisely the opposite direction, as though the Church is guaranteed safety against the onslaughts of hell. In point of fact, Jesus is suggesting a much more aggressive image:...

Three women have claimed they were abused by the son of an Indiana pastor who was ousted after being accused of grooming a 16-year-old girl for sex more than two decades ago. Two of the alleged victims accused Jeremiah Lowe, 39, of molesting them when they were youngsters. One alleged he fondled her breasts when she was just 11 - and he was 18 - and another claimed he molested her when she was a little girl while he was babysitting her in the 2000s. Lowe's ex-wife, Abbey Plummer, claims he forced her to have sex with him, choked and...

Florida Pastor EXP0SED himself 0n Starbucks patio Of course it happened in Florida.

[Catholic Caucus] Pelosi receives Holy Communion at Mass presided over by Pope FrancisThe Democrat leader flew to Rome for a special meeting with Pope Francis, at which she received a blessing, before attending Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi has reportedly received Holy Communion at a Mass presided over by Pope Francis this morning, despite being banned from receiving Communion by her local ordinary, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.The Democrat leader flew to Rome for a special meeting with Pope Francis, at which she received a blessing, before attending Mass...

Apparently, Christianity is no longer acceptable in the marketplace of ideas, Twitter. An associate pastor in Texas, Gabriel Hughes, was just permanently banned from Twitter with no stated explanation from the social media site. Gabe is a popular Twitter user in conservative Christian circles and is often seen as "controversial" because he actually preaches the Bible. The tweet that got him the perma-boot from Twitter was one in which he stated that all sin is worthy of death, which is kinda the underlying premise for God's redemptive work throughout the entirety of the Bible believed over thousands of years by...

Unilever distances itself from BDS, announces new deal to allow sale of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to Israelis in Judea and Samaria. British consumer goods giant Unilever announced Wednesday the end of an anti-Israel ice cream boycott that drew heavy criticism, triggered sanctions by some US states, and even provoked a lawsuit.

The Bible In Paintings 2 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE 2nd KINGS CHAPTERS 4-6 Elisha returned to Gilgal and there was a famine in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these men.” One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found wild vines. He cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were. As they began to eat it, they cried out, “O man of God,...

IPray For The Peace of JerusalemGenesis 28Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 There above it[c] stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the...

Wednesday 29 June 2022Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Solemnity Saint Peter's and Paul's ChurchMechelen, Netherlands Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red.These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feastThese readings are for the day of the feast itselfThese readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast:First readingActs 3:1-10 ©I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus, walk!Once, when Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the prayers at the ninth hour, it happened that there was a man being carried past. He was a cripple from...

“‘Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it’” (Matthew 7:13–14). Both the broad and narrow ways point to the good life, to salvation, heaven, God, the kingdom, and blessing—but only the narrow way actually leads there. The broad way doesn’t have a road sign on it with hell as the destination. Jesus’ point is that this way is marked “heaven”...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Married Las Vegas Pastor and the inmate. A pastor at a women’s prison in Las Vegas has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate, according to police and court records.

“Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath” (Proverbs 29:8).

[Catholic Caucus] Unholy Year: Vatican's Rainbow Coalition Strikes AgainThe Vatican released June 28 the logo for the Holy Year 2025. It shows a row of four stylised persons walking up to a stylised cross/anchor.Users on Gloria.tv and other social media noticed that the four figures are depicted in rainbow colours suggesting homosex ideology,• “Why can't they go with something that looks nice instead of this weird clip art from the 70's?”• “Hideous. If only the Vatican had some sort of artistic tradition to draw upon!”• “Looks like the LGBTQ population ‘carrying the cross’ while simultaneously anchoring themselves out at sea.”•...

Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr Matthew 8:23-27 Friends, in this wonderful story of the calming of the storm at sea, we witness some of the spiritual dynamics of fear and trust. The disciples stand symbolically for all of us journeying through life within the narrow confines of the fearful ego. When they confront the storm and the mighty waves, they are immediately filled with terror. Similarly, when the trials and anxieties of life confront the ego, the first reaction is fear, since there is no power beyond itself upon which it can rely. In the midst of this...

Vatican synod website declares ‘a merciful heart’ is ‘on fire for’ ‘demons’ and all creation(LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican Synod on Synodality quoted in its “Towards a Spirituality for Synodality” document a declaration that a “merciful heart” is “on fire for the whole of creation,” including “demons.”He pointed out that St. Thomas Aquinas has specifically and decisively answered the question of whether we should “love demons” in his Summa Theologica:“In the sinner, we are bound, out of charity, to love his nature, but to hate his sin. But the name of demon is given to designate a nature deformed by sin,...

"For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother." "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." "And now,...

[Catholic Caucus] Washington Post Op-Ed: “Let the Latin Mass Remain in D.C.” Our contributor Ken Wolfe has penned a heartfelt article for The Washington Post (tomorrow’s edition) on the impending archdiocesan decision regarding the Traditional Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Washington.Here it is, take a look.

[Catholic Caucus] The City of Big Shoulders — and Liturgical Confusion: Chicago Faithful Flummoxed by Inconsistent Liturgy PolicyNEWS ANALYSIS: The juxtaposition of laxity for liturgical abuses with forceful crackdowns of reverent worship well beyond Pope Francis’s recent directives calls into question Cardinal Blase Cupich’s stated prioritization of promoting unity and the reforms of Vatican II.CHICAGO — Perhaps no U.S. diocese has implemented Traditiones Custodes, Pope Francis’s motu proprio restricting what is commonly known as the traditional Latin Mass, as forcefully as the Archdiocese of Chicago. In fact, Cardinal Blase Cupich’s enactment of the decree has gone beyond what the text...

The Bible In Paintings 2 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE 2nd KINGS CHAPTER 8 One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat. She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes...