Friday, 28 November 2014
Let slip the dogs of war....
Revelation 20:1:4 NRSCV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.
God is allowing the evil one to be let out for a "little while". This is obvious. From today's Mass reading above...
Are you ready? From Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, line 273...Ate is the goddess of strife and chaos. Antony sees the consequences of Caesar's murder. We shall see the consequences of sin.
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.
God is allowing the evil one to be let out for a "little while". This is obvious. From today's Mass reading above...
Are you ready? From Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, line 273...Ate is the goddess of strife and chaos. Antony sees the consequences of Caesar's murder. We shall see the consequences of sin.
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial
News from SPUC
28 November 2014
Top story:
Abortion industry calls for law to create "access zones" against pro-life vigils outside abortion centres
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), one of the UK's largest abortion providers, has called for a law to create "access zones" against pro-life vigils outside abortion centres. BPAS made the call in response to the rise of pro-life vigils in the UK, such as those by 40 Days For Life and Abort67. The campaign, called Back Off, is also supported by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives, and other organisations. [BBC, 28 November]
Related stories:
- Mother thanks pro-life campaigners for helping her keep her baby [BBC, 28 November]
- Southwark’s top cop quizzed about anti-abortion protests [London SE1, 26 November]
Others stories:
Abortion:
- Marie Stopes to open abortion centre in Huddersfield [Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 26 November]
- Pro-abortion journalist calls for SPUC guest speaker to be banned from entering UK [Stand True, 25 November]
- Students at Cardiff University say freedom of speech threatened by pro-abortion motion [Catholic Herald, 14 November]
Disability:
- Disabled child abandoned by parents doing well [LifeNews.com, 26 November]
Family issues:
- Only half of British 11-year-olds have married parents, suggests study [Telegraph, 28 November]
- Same-sex marriage proposals introduced on Jersey [Jersey Evening Post, 26 November]
- UN pressures Kyrgyzstan to drop bill against homosexual propaganda [Pink News, 26 November]
- Finnish parliament to vote on same-sex marriage [Pink News, 26 November]
- Ottawa archbishop says: Misleading people on sexual morals is not loving [LifeSiteNews.com, 26 November]
- Most British graduates aspire to marriage, suggests survey [Mail, 24 November]
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The Day of The Wrath of The Bus Drivers
This morning, I asked a bus driver for directions. He literally slammed the door in my face without answering my question.
Then, later, a female bus driver got into a fight with one of the passengers, and a shouting match of twenty minutes occurred. Of course, I did not understand a word, but anger filled the air in both cases.
The horrible treatment of tourists, who come here and spend lots of money, is getting worse. An American this morning told me he is sick of the rudeness from the Maltese shopkeepers, bus drivers, waiters, and so on.
There seems to be anger and frustration in the air, as if the demons of the air were wafting through the streets of Valletta and St. Julian's tripping people's anger levers.
So many people here are unhappy, but prosperous. Most of the real Maltese live very comfortable lives. My new American colleague said they seemed spoiled, like contentious children.
The anger wears one down. Thank God, I feel peace and as I cannot understand Maltese, find situations odd, and slightly amusing. But, the rudeness is "getting old".
And, the rudeness is getting to some tourists, who are complaining that sweet Malta is changing.
Of course there is one big reason why there is anger and that is that the people here have left the Kingdom of God for the Kingdom of Mammon.
Malta is no longer Catholic, as my American friend said, and he knows, as he has lived here for awhile.
So sad--the ending of a great civilization.....in anger and greed.
A Good Blog To Read And A Great Article
http://www.onepeterfive.com/groveling-before-the-world-self-respect-and-the-new-evangelization/
If you remember, Jonathan was a guest writer on this blog a few years ago.
If you remember, Jonathan was a guest writer on this blog a few years ago.
Saw this yesterday- journalist Giles Dilnot is ... pleased
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/27/-sp-ukip-mistakes-westminster-cathedral-for-mosque
Things that are not mosques hashtag is hilarious.
Things that are not mosques hashtag is hilarious.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
A Daring Suggestion To Fight Idolatry
Black Friday is the feast day of the god of Mammon. Millions of people go to worship at his temples where one finds the altars and the gifts of this god, for a price. All the idolaters get up early to worship at the small altars of the registers, fighting over the gifts of this god.
There is a real god of Mammon, and he is a demon. He grabs the imagination of men, women, and children on this day and forces them to buy useless things while meditating on money and the stuff of consumerism.
This demon is the same one worshiped in the Bible as Beelzebub, the god, the demon who demanded child sacrifice, according to at least one ancient father, Gregory of Nyssa. The name, Mammon, in the Hebrew, literally means "riches" and "the one in which one trusts". Horrid. He is mentioned in both the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew as Mammon.
This god brings many people to hell with this preoccupation of buying and selling. In ancient times, perhaps he was like Moloch, personified as a furnace, with a long shaft like a sliding board, on which the small urns with the live first-born sons would be put and rolled into the fire of Moloch's mouth or stomach.
Does this sound familiar? Both Mammon and Moloch are gods of abortion, demanding the sacrifice of children for wealth and things. Prosperity instead of offspring.....
Can you imagine if all those people lined up outside of Walmart or any other store were lining up to go to Mass? Can you imagine them loving the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost?
Here is my daring suggestion. Never shop on Black Friday. Instead, go to Mass as a family, as an individual, and go out of your way to visit the sick, the housebound, the needy instead.
Do something opposite of the worship of Mammon. Show Mammon that you do not worship him, and that you have no intention of doing so.
Say the rosary with others on this day. Find Adoration somewhere and go. Be quiet and read the Scriptures.
Read the Divine Office. Praise the God of Life. Sing hymns of joy and love. Be simple.
I challenge you to do the opposite of Mammon's followers and praise the One True God in deeds, in your heart, mind, soul.
Can you do this? The god Mammon needs to be ignored, not fed.
Go to Jesus and ask Him for the grace not to worship at the temples of Mammon on Black Friday. Go worship the Trinity at a Catholic church, and ask for strength and courage to fight the idolatry of Mammon.
Necessity Is The Mother of Invention-Supertradcoffee
Wow, it is fantastic. The mixture makes a foam at the top like a latte, without milk.
This is a cold drink.
I call it the Supertradcoffee.
I filled a mug with the Indian tonic water, (I used Marksie's, which is the only one I can find, and very cheap here), and put in a heaping teaspoon of Arabica rich and toasty instant coffee.
It is really good! Try it and pray for me at the same time.
My son invented a drink which is now popular in the seminary- the Kavipolitan. However, I do not know the ingredients.
Why Von Maur Is Our Family Store
...was, in my case...
.
http://wqad.com/2014/11/26/a-142-year-tradition-von-maur-stays-closed-on-thanksgiving/
Von Maur’s history of staying closed on Thanksgiving is encouraging other big-name stores to do the same. Some of those stores include: CostCo, Nordstrom, Dillard’s, Blain’s Farm and Fleet, Barnes and Noble, Crate and Barrel, Hobby Lobby, Home Depot, Lowe’s, JoAnn Fabrics, Neiman Marcus, PetCo, Pier 1 Imports, T.J. Maxx, and Marshall’s.
And this is horrible.....http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/cheektowaga/2014/11/08/stores-punished-for-not-opening-on-thanksgiving/18731455/
Maltese Citizens Advised To Leave Libya
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141123/local/maltese-diplomats-in-libya-recalled.545413
And, so why are the doors open for so many Libyans to come to Malta?
And, so why are the doors open for so many Libyans to come to Malta?
Please pray for this man and his family Phillip Hughes 1988-2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/11257197/Phillip-Hughes-dies-Career-of-Australian-cricketer-in-pictures.html
An extremely talented young man....God rest his soul. Same age as my son.........
http://news.sky.com/story/1381188/phillip-hughes-dies-after-severe-head-injury
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-cricketer-phillip-hughes-dead-at-25-20141127-11vd48.html
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/27/phillip-hughes-obituary
updated from 10:19
Trouble in Malta
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE
PROPOSED BILL
Gender
Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act
- Implementation of The
Gender Theory-
Gender theory states that
one’s gender is independent of one’s biological sex so that one
can “choose” whether one wants to be male or female. Optional
realignment surgery (surgical genital modification) may alter the
physical appearance, but cannot ever alter the genetic code of each
and every cell.
The proposed Gender
Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act gives the
Maltese Citizen the right to change his gender and his first name
simply by submitting a request to the Director of Public Registry. No
back up tests will be required, such as medical or psychological,
which can serve as a safeguard against detrimental irreversible
choices. Subsequently, all existing records will have to be changed
to reflect the newly embraced gender and first name (identity).
The person who changes
his gender would be entitled to the full rights of marriage and
parenthood. This would amount in essence to same-sex marriage, rights
for IVF treatment and surrogacy.
Those exercising parental
authority over a minor may request the Court to change the recorded
gender and the first name of a minor. At birth, the parents may
choose not to declare the gender of the baby. In that case, before
the minor reaches the age of 14, they or those exercising parental
authority over the child, would be obliged to declare his gender.
9.(1) ”Accessibility to
full act of birth shall be limited solely and exclusively to the
person who has attained the age of eighteen years and to whom that
act of birth relates or by court order.” This is discriminatory
since the full act of birth of the rest of the population can be
otherwise easily attained. Further, anyone caught exposing the fact
of gender change of another person, for whatever the reason, will
face a fine of €1000 – €5000.
This law will bring about
a totally new concept of man, a man that recreates himself. Such a
concept goes against the true nature of man established by natural
law as created by God.
Once the law comes in
force, in the name of “promoting equality of opportunity to all”
this concept will be have to be taught in schools, including Church
Schools. Students will have no option for opt outs. This
is in direct violation to the Human Rights of the parents which
guarantees their right to educate their children according to their
conscience and beliefs.
The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article
26. (3)
“
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall
be given to their children”
European
Convention on Human Rights
Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Protocol
Article 2 Right to education
“No
person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise of any
functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching,
the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education
and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical
convictions.”
The
government is receiving bill response submissions by latest Sunday 30
November 2014.
Our
submission as response to the bill can be found in attached document
‘B’ which can be filled and sent by parents. Or if one is reading this on this blog, write to STM in comments and I shall send you the petition. For Maltese citizens...
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