Me: God, can I ask You something? God: Of course. Me: Promise You won’t get mad… God: I promise. Me: Why did You let so many frustrating things happen to me today? God: What do you mean? Me: I overslept this morning. My car wouldn’t start. At lunch they gave me the wrong sandwich—and I had to wait forever for it. On the way home my phone died, and I missed an important call. God: Listen carefully… This morning the angel of death was standing near your bed. I had to send one of My angels to fight for your life. That’s why I allowed you to oversleep. I didn’t let your car start because a drunk driver was on the road you usually take, and if you had left earlier, he would have hit you. The person who made your sandwich today was sick. I didn’t want them to lose their job, because I know they cannot afford to. Your phone died because the person calling you was about to lie under oath, and I didn’t want you pulled into a situation that would have brought trouble into your life. Me: I’m …More
Today, Leo XIV received Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran in audience. No official details were released about the topics discussed. The Cardinal recently arrived in Rome after leaving Iran during the evacuation of diplomatic personnel from Tehran. The meeting likely gave the Pope a first-hand update on the situation in Iran and the small Catholic community there.
Questa mattina il Santo Padre Leone XIV ha ricevuto in udienza il Cardinale Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Arcivescovo di Teheran-Ispahan dei Latini, in Iran. Il porporato è stato costretto a lasciare il Paese dopo la chiusura dell’ambasciata italiana, imposta dal governo italiano. Poiché la sede dell’arcidiocesi si trova all’interno del territorio dell’ambasciata, anche lui ha dovuto abbandonare la propria terra. Papa Leone XIV lo ha voluto ricevere immediatamente questa mattina per ascoltare da lui un resoconto diretto e autentico di quanto sta accadendo, lontano dagli schieramenti politici e dalle narrazioni trionfalistiche della guerra. Il presule ha potuto riferire al Pontefice lo strazio e la sofferenza della povera gente, e in particolare della piccola comunità cattolica. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” — Matthew 3:2 The world hates this voice. It hated it when John the Baptist cried out in the wilderness. It hates it now. For this voice does not flatter. It exposes lies. And our age is built upon three great errors -error that oppose Gospel Poverty , Chastity and Obedience that are destroying Holy Matrimony The First Error: “What I Have Is Mine” Men today say: This is my wealth. My house. My property. My right. But God says otherwise. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” — Psalm 24:1 Everything belongs to God. You own nothing absolutely. You are a steward, not a master. The first Christians understood this: “Neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own.” — Acts 4:32 Listen to the Fathers of the Church. St. Basil the Great thunders: “The bread you keep belongs to the hungry.” St. Ambrose says: “Nature produced all things for all. Greed made them private.” …More
John Falkenstein - Reform UKHALAL IS CRUELTY The protests outside this restaurant in London for displaying a sign indicating ‘non halal’ food is alarming. These signs were common 30 years ago and helped both Muslims and non Muslims choose where to eat, Sikhs do not eat halal. The abuse Harman Singh Kapoor and his wife are facing in running this restaurant is evidence that our secular society is under threat and that Islam requires total adherence to its practices even from non Muslims. And even in the UK where secularism is a freedom we enjoy. I suggest if you have a restaurant then you might want follow Harman’s example and be proud not to support these barbaric practices and put up a sign. You may be surprised to learn many of us do not want to support the cruelty it causes. …
7 March in Saint Louis, Missouri (United States) Theresia IJsseldijk (THERESIA OF THE MOST Holy Trinity) professed religious, Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus born: 13 November 1897 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland (Netherlands) competent forum: Roermond CCS protocol number: type of cause: heroic virtues rescript of transfer of competent forum: (from Saint Louis) rescript of “nihil obstat”: 2010 opening of diocesan inquiry: 15 April 2010 closing of diocesan inquiry: 27 August 2015 decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: session of historical consultors: publication of Positio: particular congress of theological consultors: ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: postulator: Rev. Bonifatius Honings, ocd petitioner: [1938: Anna Maria Tauscher van den Bosch (Maria-Teresa of Saint Joseph)] website: Zusters Karmelietessen Vogelenzang
Theresia Ijsseldijk Sr. M. Theresia v. d. Hl. Dreifaltigkeit 13.22.1897 Apeldoorn/NL 10.3.1926 St. Louis/USA GEBET Gott, himmlischer Vater, Du hast Sr. M. Theresia von der Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit miet einer großen Liebe zum Herzen Jesu und zur Gottesmutter Maria erfüllt. Aus Liebe zu Dir hat sie große und schwere Leiden mutig ertragen und darin ein Zeichen deiner Liebe gesehen. Auf ihre Fürsprache hilf auch uns, die Widerwärtikgkeiten des Lebens mutig zu ertragen und erhöre uns in unserer Not ..... Wir bitten dich, verherrliche deine treue Dienerin hier auf Erden, so wie wir hoffen, dass Du sie schon bei Dir im Himmerl verherllicht hast. Amen
She had a pen, a platform, and a certainty that America needed something it didn't yet know how to ask for. Her name was Sarah Josepha Hale, and for nearly four decades she fought — politely, persistently, and with extraordinary patience — for a single national day of Thanksgiving. She was born in 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire, in a country that was itself still new and uncertain about what kind of nation it wanted to become. She grew up to become one of the most quietly influential women in 19th century America — not through political office, which was closed to her, and not through wealth, but through words. For 40 years, from 1837 to 1877, Hale served as editor of Godey's Lady's Book — the most widely read magazine in antebellum America, with a circulation that reached 150,000 subscribers at its peak. Through its pages she shaped American taste in fashion, architecture, literature, and domestic life. She used that platform carefully and deliberately. But the cause closest to her …More
Nairametrics China says Iran’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after the killing of Ali Khamenei is a domestic matter and warned against targeting the new leader. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing opposes interference in Iran’s internal affairs and urged respect for the country’s sovereignty as tensions with Israel and the United States continue to escalate. Source: Vanguard facebook.com/…menei-as-supreme-leader-after- …
Iran adhered to Muslim Just war theory. This could not be better than that articulated by Thomas Aquinas but the point is they stuck to it. Excluding the Muslim movements that were bought off by the west and phony israel , Islam has made a mockery of western civilization in this thread that subscribed to selfish policies like manifest destiny and zionism. Even recognizing (up to this point) that nuclear weapons are an anathema for mankind. They have also not sunk the nuclear powered aircraft carriers (so far) because they know what kind of ecological disaster this would cause.
EONutrition NACET is a ridiculously useful supplement The more research I read, the more I believe that this is perhaps the single best way to enhance intracellular glutathione concentrations in difficult-to-reach organs: - Brain - Heart - Sex organs - Kidney It is similar to n-acetylcysteine, but with an additional lipophillic tail. This makes the NAC molecule fat soluble and able to penetrate cells freely Once it gets into cells it rapidly converts to cysteine, and then glutathione …
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land suspended its planned plenary meeting in Nazareth due to security concerns, holding discussions online instead. In a statement issued 10 March, the bishops said Christian communities affected by war have largely refused to respond with violence. They also mourned Maronite priest Fr. Pierre el-Rai, killed on 9 March in southern Lebanon when Israeli tank fire struck a house in the village of Al-Qlayaa, injuring four others.
Gli ordinari delle Chiese cattoliche di Terra Santa hanno diffuso un comunicato: riunione plenaria sospesa per ragioni di sicurezza, comunità cristiane colpite dalla guerra ma determinate a non rispondere con violenza. Nel testo anche il saluto al nunzio Adolfo Tito Yllana e il ricordo del sacerdote maronita Pierre el Rai, ucciso in Libano durante un bombardamento. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum