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.