Slight complication in the second eye op.
Prayers, please and more later.
STM
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Sad Our American Leaders Are So Pathetic...
http://news.yahoo.com/merkel-russia-faces-more-sanctions-g8-suspended-085807123.htmlAr
Really, who would you rather have as leader of this country?
Really, who would you rather have as leader of this country?
Sigh, my conversations are boring
http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/20/technology/security/drone-phone/
"Hi, can you pick me up from the surgery now, please?"
"Hi, would you be able to take me to a follow-up appointment?"
"Hello, can you pick me up, please, as I cannot drive with a bandage over my eye?"
"Hi, and thanks for all your help today."
May be a false alarm, as one reader noted.
Here is another link. Comments?
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/truth-about-wireless-phones-and-national-do-not-call-list
"Hi, can you pick me up from the surgery now, please?"
"Hi, would you be able to take me to a follow-up appointment?"
"Hello, can you pick me up, please, as I cannot drive with a bandage over my eye?"
"Hi, and thanks for all your help today."
May be a false alarm, as one reader noted.
Here is another link. Comments?
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/truth-about-wireless-phones-and-national-do-not-call-list
Readers, use the tags and labels
Those are there to help you find other posts on the same subject and previous discussions.
Leadership Crisis Time Again
I never, ever, hear a sermon from the pulpit on any topic which is undermining the Church's freedom in America. I have never heard a warning from the pulpit on the days to come, and preparing for such times.
Week after week, priests talk about spirituality as if it is separate from real life. Our spirituality must be that of the martyrs. Tough and strong, courageous and zealous spirituality must be taught now.
We are living in terrible times leading to persecution, and I have not heard one sermon in the States on how to become holy and prepare for strife. Not one.
Why? Why are the leaders of the Church at all levels avoiding talking about the signs of the times?
Even young people who are completely secular can see the decay of civilization and the marginalization of religion in the workplace and public square.
And, yet, not a word from the pulpit. No bishops' letters on preparing for hard times.....
Sorry, I do not want to hear about drives for money to build new assembly halls for the Church, or for the redecoration of the school, or for air conditioning.
No. I want to hear about how to be a remnant Church in a sea of unbelief.
I have written on this subject. Father Z and others have as well-the fact that we Catholics find ourselves surrounded by pagans seems to be a taboo subject.
Why?
And, some priests actually think we are heading for a time of glory and the coming of the Church Triumphant again.
The evil of false prophecies from Medjugorje has infected some priests' imaginations. These are in denial about the coming persecution. Why?
Because too many false prophets and false apparitions over and over and over speak of good times to come and the priests believe these messages? Have priests been stifled by their bishops? Have they tried to speak of the times?
We are in the last stage of Stage Four of persecution and rapidly moving into Stage Five.
If Catholics lose the Faith, or even commit suicide in the very hard times to come, what will those priests in la-la land say then?
Will they keep talking about trivia? Why are priests wasting time talking about trivia-bake sales, fish suppers, fund-raising, when we are facing the darkest time the Catholic Church has ever seen?
Please, priests, talk about building real community relationships. Talk about becoming saints and training children to become saints.
We do not have much time.
I heard two sermons on coming persecution in Europe. I heard one on this subject in St. Kevin's Latin Mass Chapel last summer. Bravo! And, I heard one is a church in Surrey last spring.
The priests had the courage to say the Catholics were going to face persecution.
I have heard nothing of the kind in America. Nada.
A crisis in leadership-when the shepherds are asleep, the wolves scatter the sheep.
Man, Evil in The Words
Being in and out of places yesterday, getting ready for today's op, I had to endure some horrible music in a shop by some singer I do not know.
The words were pure evil. The lyrics extolled "diversity", being gay, accepting people of all sorts of sexuality, and confusing this with the acceptance of different races. The worst part involved a stanza in which the singer sang about sitting in church as a child and hearing hate.
Amazing. A song equating Christianity with hate, equating all Sunday worship with prejudice.
Ironically, from history, we know that the Christians led the fight against slavery, not the non-religious.
Get ready for more of this brainwashing, folks. And, parents, are you paying attention to what you children are hearing?
The words were pure evil. The lyrics extolled "diversity", being gay, accepting people of all sorts of sexuality, and confusing this with the acceptance of different races. The worst part involved a stanza in which the singer sang about sitting in church as a child and hearing hate.
Amazing. A song equating Christianity with hate, equating all Sunday worship with prejudice.
Ironically, from history, we know that the Christians led the fight against slavery, not the non-religious.
Get ready for more of this brainwashing, folks. And, parents, are you paying attention to what you children are hearing?
Millenials Contra Mundum
Recently, I have talked with Millenials about the signs of the times. They all agreed that "things are bad" and they do not trust the government of the United States. These bright sparks hate the intrusion of the government in their private lives, as most of this generation are introverts, not extroverts, for the first time in American history. They will not stop using social media, as their lives and relationships are not confined to their immediate surroundings. They have friends across the world. Therefore, they accept they have little privacy. But, they feel like things are going to get much worse. Unlike their parents, who are living in bubbles of unreality, these youth see the decay of civilization and the encroachment of Big Brother.
They are more savvy then their Gen-X parents and are making moral decisions basically from what they learn, as they, mostly, were taught very little at home and nothing in school.
They know how to find research and many get their news outside the main-stream media and not from sites they think give "disinformation" on purpose. NONE of them watch television, or very little.
One young lady, to whom I was speaking, told me that there is an entire sub-culture of networks for news, which does not include Alex Jones, or Russ, or others their elders may watch.
Interesting. This same young lady told me that she is re-discovering spirituality from her ancestors' past- in her case, not Christian, but Native American. I find this intriguing that the materialism is not on their radar-relationships are.
Those who are extremely computer savvy, find news and share the bits with others worldwide. What is sad, is that few of these Millenials have local communities. They do not. In fact, many have only one sibling, or are only children.
However, they are looking, seeking, not satisfied with the world they inherited from their parents. They no longer care about status or competition in the world. Half of their generation are unemployed and those who are working seem grateful for work. They are not smug or self-satisfied.
A new world order faces them and they hate it. Some have fallen into cynicism, but many just do not know where to turn for truth.
Some of their friends have dulled their imaginations through clubbing, (I wrote about the evils of clubbing last summer), and drugs. But, many do not desire to deaden themselves to reality.
The field is ripe for the harvest, in my opinion. And, these youth are too sophisticated for such half-way measures which are dated and immature, such as Life Teen. They want to be challenged intellectually, not pandered to by emotional nonsense.
They want more. They may not know exactly what they want, but they are thirsty for God.
We are the ones who must respond to this generation of seekers. Do not let them down. Do not discourage their journeys. Pray for the Millenials.
They are more savvy then their Gen-X parents and are making moral decisions basically from what they learn, as they, mostly, were taught very little at home and nothing in school.
They know how to find research and many get their news outside the main-stream media and not from sites they think give "disinformation" on purpose. NONE of them watch television, or very little.
One young lady, to whom I was speaking, told me that there is an entire sub-culture of networks for news, which does not include Alex Jones, or Russ, or others their elders may watch.
Interesting. This same young lady told me that she is re-discovering spirituality from her ancestors' past- in her case, not Christian, but Native American. I find this intriguing that the materialism is not on their radar-relationships are.
Those who are extremely computer savvy, find news and share the bits with others worldwide. What is sad, is that few of these Millenials have local communities. They do not. In fact, many have only one sibling, or are only children.
However, they are looking, seeking, not satisfied with the world they inherited from their parents. They no longer care about status or competition in the world. Half of their generation are unemployed and those who are working seem grateful for work. They are not smug or self-satisfied.
A new world order faces them and they hate it. Some have fallen into cynicism, but many just do not know where to turn for truth.
Some of their friends have dulled their imaginations through clubbing, (I wrote about the evils of clubbing last summer), and drugs. But, many do not desire to deaden themselves to reality.
The field is ripe for the harvest, in my opinion. And, these youth are too sophisticated for such half-way measures which are dated and immature, such as Life Teen. They want to be challenged intellectually, not pandered to by emotional nonsense.
They want more. They may not know exactly what they want, but they are thirsty for God.
We are the ones who must respond to this generation of seekers. Do not let them down. Do not discourage their journeys. Pray for the Millenials.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Pray for me and "mine"
Some nasty people following me on the blog again...sad they have nothing else to do.
The Church Militant needs more warriors, folks.
The Church Militant needs more warriors, folks.
Answering A Small Question
Someone asked me, "How will the Church be persecuted?'
One only has to look at the Nazi and Communist regimes to answer this question.
First, no collections would be allowed. Then, no laity would be allowed to give loans or grants to the Church.
Second, bulletins and newspapers which are Catholic (and most likely, bloggers) would not be able to use what is deemed to be hate speech. In other words, references to homosexual acts as sin, or abortion as sin, would be illegal.
Third, fines would be inflicted on those publications not conforming.
Fourth, Catholic publishers, writers, teachers, religious and priests would be imprisoned for not supporting gay rights, ssm, abortion and so on.
Fifth, priests would be targeted for not blessing or marrying gays. These priests would be fined and, finally, imprisoned.
Sixth, priests would be arrested for using "hate speech" from the pulpit and hate speech could be anything the government decides it is.
Seven, oaths would be inflicted on the laity to support government policies contrary to the Catholic Faith. Those who refused these oaths would be fined and, finally, imprisoned.
Eight, Catholic publications would be forced to conform to the false teaching of the government and fined otherwise or imprisoned.
Nine, children will be taken away from parents who home school.
Ten, churches will be sold to pay fines.
to be continued...
Not a Wimp
St. Joseph paintings and statues annoy me and have for years. He most likely did not have curly locks and a face like a sheep.
Any man who God would have chosen to raise His Son, and protect the most precious woman ever created, would have been a young, strong man.
Any man to get up in the middle of the night and flee to Egypt would have been more like a resourceful Midwest Man than a goopsy 1960s hippie type. Hey, these guys trust in God and keep their powder dry.
(I claim that phrase for the Cavaliers, btw).
If St. Joseph were alive today, he would be wearing Carhartt.
A carpenter must be strong to lift wood, saw, and work all day in the heat and cold. St. Joseph was also an descendant of King David, who was Mr. Macho King of Israel, as we know.
We need new paintings of this great Foster-Father of Jesus which show St. Joseph as he most likely was-a real man, a protector. Maybe artists made St. Joseph look weak because he was chaste his entire life.
But a chaste man is not necessarily a wimpy man.
Look at the strong, celibates, like Padre Pio, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and all those kings, like David mentioned above, like SS. Wenceslaus, Edward, Edmund, Louis, and Stephen. These men rode horses, fought, speared, shot arrows, led other men into battle. And, they prayed.
Iconography should reveal the characters of the saints, like St. Joseph being a great protector.
Not a wimp, he.......
Any man who God would have chosen to raise His Son, and protect the most precious woman ever created, would have been a young, strong man.
Any man to get up in the middle of the night and flee to Egypt would have been more like a resourceful Midwest Man than a goopsy 1960s hippie type. Hey, these guys trust in God and keep their powder dry.
(I claim that phrase for the Cavaliers, btw).
If St. Joseph were alive today, he would be wearing Carhartt.
A carpenter must be strong to lift wood, saw, and work all day in the heat and cold. St. Joseph was also an descendant of King David, who was Mr. Macho King of Israel, as we know.
We need new paintings of this great Foster-Father of Jesus which show St. Joseph as he most likely was-a real man, a protector. Maybe artists made St. Joseph look weak because he was chaste his entire life.
But a chaste man is not necessarily a wimpy man.
Look at the strong, celibates, like Padre Pio, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and all those kings, like David mentioned above, like SS. Wenceslaus, Edward, Edmund, Louis, and Stephen. These men rode horses, fought, speared, shot arrows, led other men into battle. And, they prayed.
Iconography should reveal the characters of the saints, like St. Joseph being a great protector.
Not a wimp, he.......
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| Joseph and Baby Jesus, by Jason Jenicke |
The Mysterious Will of God
When I was unceremoniously and stupidly sent to Malta outside of my plans (a trip which, though short, had a silver lining), I fell into deep shock and prayer regarding God's Will for me. Thankfully, I know and have had it confirmed by more than one person, that it is God's Will that I am to go back England. Like one holier than I, St. Paul, I have been stopped by powers that remain unseen.
God has a perfect will and plan for us and a permissive will, which allows evil things to happen. This permissive will forms the mystery of suffering and the allowance of evil, from the free choices of men and women. However, behind those choices lies the great deceiver, satan. God does not create evil, but He allows all of us our free will to choose. Some people choose good and some choose evil.
Here is St. Paul on his efforts to get back to Thessalonika; 1 Thessalonians 2: 17-18
But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.
So, readers, here is my plea to you. Please pray that all the hindrances that keep me from returning are removed.
Thank you, STM.
Traditional Prayer to St. Joseph
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls - Pray for me.
This prayer was found in the fiftienth year of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle. Whoever shall read this prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, not shall posion take effect of them; neither shall they fall into the hands of the enemy; or shall be burned in any fire, or shall be overpowered in battle.
Say for nine mornings for anything you may desire. It has never been known to fail, so be sure you really want what you ask.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
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