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  • DECLARATION of the Reverend Mother Prioress and the Chapter of the Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity

    08/26/2023 1:11:24 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    Carmelite Nuns ^ | August 26, 2023
    DECLARATION of the Reverend Mother Prioress and the Chapter of the Carmel of the Most Holy TrinityDECLARATIONof the Reverend Mother Prioress and the Chapterof the Carmel of the Most Holy Trinityof Arlington, Texas With regard to the statement of the Bishop of Fort Worth, Bishop Michael F. Olson (here), the Prioress, Mother Teresa Agnes, and the Chapter of the Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity of Arlington reiterate that they do not recognize the authority of Bishop Olson over their Monastery, and they refuse to accept any interference by him as Pontifical Commissary, an office conferred on him with contempt...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Priest Pulls Lawsuit Against Ft Worth’s Bishop Olson, But Allegations Remain Dizzying

    08/24/2023 10:53:33 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    National Catholic Register ^ | February 4, 2020 | Jonah McKeowan
    [Catholic Caucus] Priest Pulls Lawsuit Against Ft Worth’s Bishop Olson, But Allegations Remain DizzyingFather Kirkham was at first unable to retrieve his belongings from the rectory where he was living because Bishop Olson ordered the locks changed while Father Kirkham was out of state, the Dallas Morning News reported. A judge in June 2019 allowed Father Kirkham to reenter the rectory to retrieve his belongings.Father Kirkham did not respond to CNA’s attempts to contact him for comment.A number of Texas Catholics, in the form of an online group called FRK Advocates, have formed a website raising questions about Bishop Olson’s...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Texas Carmelites Defy Bishop’s Order to Close Their Doors to the Faithful

    08/24/2023 10:40:05 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 5 replies
    National Catholic Register ^ | August 23, 2023 | Peter Pinedo
    [Catholic Caucus] Texas Carmelites Defy Bishop’s Order to Close Their Doors to the FaithfulIn an increasingly bitter dispute between a Texas bishop and a local Carmelite monastery, the nuns are defying an order by Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson that prohibits Catholic laity from visiting and praying at the monastery.The nuns of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas, issued a defiant three-page statement Wednesday in which they said that Bishop Olson does not have the authority to close off their monastery and that their chapel remains open to the public.The nuns further claimed that Bishop Olson and the...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Statement of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the Scandalous Persecution of the Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas

    08/12/2023 5:19:39 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 1 replies
    Exsurge Domine ^ | June 24, 2023 | Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
    [Catholic Caucus] Statement of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the Scandalous Persecution of the Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity in Arlington, TexasBlessed are you when they insult you, persecute youand, lying, they will say all sorts of evil against you because of me.Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven.For this is how they persecuted the prophets before you. Mt 5:11-12IntroductionIf there is one thing that causes indignation in the attack of the modernist Hierarchy against the most venerable and sacred institutions of the Catholic Church, it is to see how apparently different situations...
  • [Catholic Caucus] On the scandalous persecution of the Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas

    06/27/2023 1:55:49 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 6 replies
    The Remnant Newspaper ^ | June 27, 2023 | Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
    [Catholic Caucus] On the scandalous persecution of the Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity in Arlington, TexasIf, among the priests who read my appeal, there are some who could make themselves available to guarantee spiritual assistance to the Nuns of Arlington and celebrate the Holy Mass for them according to the venerable Tridentine Rite, I think that by this action – which would honor their Priesthood – they could carry out a work of true Mercy that the Lord will not fail to reward.Declaration of Archbishop Carlo Maria ViganòBlessed are you when they insult you, persecute you and,...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Bishop Michael Olson, Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, now under criminal investigation

    06/07/2023 7:27:44 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 22 replies
    Fox 26 Houston ^ | June 7, 2023 | Ronnie Marley
    [Catholic Caucus] Bishop Michael Olson, Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, now under criminal investigationFORT WORTH, Texas - A criminal investigation has been launched into the actions taken by Bishop Michael Olson against two nuns in Fort Worth in April.According to a release, the investigation is looking into the actions taken by Olson and those in the Fort Worth diocese under his control relating to the Discalced Carmelite Mother Superior and Nuns at the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington. The Mother Superior and a sister from Carmelite nuns claim Olson abused his power and inflicted moral violence and...
  • [Catholic Caucus] In head-scratching cases, “It’s the transparency, stupid”

    06/06/2023 11:57:03 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 1 replies
    Crux ^ | June 6, 2023 | Chris Altieri
    [Catholic Caucus] In head-scratching cases, “It’s the transparency, stupid”The case of the Carmelite nuns in Fort Worth, Texas, has been a head-scratching one since the moment it made the papers about a week ago. It had all the elements of a sensational story – and a salacious one, to boot – even before the Vatican intervention, but very little is known for certain.The barest bones of the story are that the Bishop of Fort Worth, Michael Olson, opened an investigation in April into at least one unspecified allegation of sexual misconduct against the superior of the Carmelite monastic community in...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Open Letter to Bishop Michael Olson, Fort Worth diocese – by attorney Matthew Bobo – representing persecuted Carmelite sisters in Arlington, Texas

    06/05/2023 4:38:31 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 7 replies
    The Stumbling Block ^ | June 5, 2023 | Matthew Bobo
    [Catholic Caucus] Open Letter to Bishop Michael Olson, Fort Worth diocese – by attorney Matthew Bobo – representing persecuted Carmelite sisters in Arlington, TexasOpen Letter to Bishop Michael Olson on the case of Carmelite nuns of the Most Holy Trinity and its Reverend MotherYour Excellency: You have repeatedly and publicly accused the Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of violating her vow of chastity with a priest. What is the specific allegation you have found the Reverend Mother guilty of? Because you have defamed Mother Superior publicly now on multiple occasions, please do provide the specifics.What specific proof do you...
  • BREAKING: Former State Dept And CIA Employee Arrested, Charged With Federal Espionage

    06/22/2017 6:11:42 PM PDT · by markomalley · 194 replies
    iBankCoin ^ | 6/22/17
    A former State Department employee was arrested Thursday and charged with espionage for allegedly transmitting Top Secret and Secret documents to a Chinese government agent, according to an affidavit filed with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, VA.Kevin Mallory, 60, of Leesburg is a self-employed consultant who speaks fluent Chinese. Court filings show that Mallory was an Army veteran who worked as a special agent for U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service from 1987 to 1990. Since then, Mallory has worked for various government agencies and defense contractors, maintaining a Top Secret security clearance. The Washington Post reports that Mallory...
  • Brookings Institution Partnered With Shanghai Policy Center Under Scrutiny for Spying

    08/14/2020 6:44:51 PM PDT · by MarvinStinson · 7 replies
    freebeacon ^ | AUGUST 14, 2020 | Alana Goodman
    Shanghai Academy acts as a front for Chinese spy recruitment, according to FBI The Brookings Institution, a prominent Washington, D.C., think tank, partnered with a Shanghai policy center that the FBI has described as a front for China’s intelligence and spy recruitment operations, according to public records and federal court documents. The Brookings Doha Center, the think tank’s hub in Qatar, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in January 2018, the institution said. The academy is a policy center funded by the Shanghai municipal government that has raised flags within the FBI. The partnership...
  • Ret. Gen. John Allen Says Donald Trump Could Cause 'Civil Military Crisis'

    07/31/2016 7:23:57 PM PDT · by qaz123 · 90 replies
    abc ^ | 31July16 | Nicki Rossoll
    Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said that if Republican nominee Donald Trump becomes president and follows through on some of the things he’s said on the campaign trail, the U.S. could face a “civil military crisis, the like of which we’ve not seen in this country.” "When we swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, which is a document and a set of principles and it supports the rule of law, one of those is to ensure that we do not obey illegal orders," Allen told told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on "This Week."
  • FBI seizes data of retired general related to Qatar lobbying effort

    06/08/2022 4:16:24 PM PDT · by markomalley · 22 replies
    Just the News ^ | 6/8/22 | Sophie Mann
    Retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, is on administrative leave from his role as president of the Brookings Institute D.C. think tank after the FBI seized his electronic data on suspicion of lying to investigators and withholding evidence about his role in secretly lobbying for the government of Qatar. As a general, he commanded all U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in the Obama administration. The court records, which were unsealed Tuesday, are the latest public evidence showing the FBI and Justice Department are conducting a large-scale investigation into the stateside influence of wealthy Arab nations including Qatar, Saudi Arabia...
  • Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’

    11/11/2020 7:34:27 PM PST · by ebb tide · 14 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | November 11, 2020 | CNA Staff
    Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’ .- While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort Worth has called for prayer, saying the vote tallies are not yet official.“This is still a time for prudence and patience as the results of the presidential election have not been officially authenticated,” Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth stated on Nov. 8. He called on Catholics to pray for peace if the results are challenged in court.“It appears that there will be recourse made in the courts so...
  • A Month After Getting Trump Official Fired, Bloomberg Apologizes For Hit Piece

    10/05/2019 12:04:11 PM PDT · by MarvinStinson · 15 replies
    freebeacon ^ | OCTOBER 5, 2019 | Cameron Cawthorne
    Labor appointee was rehired after hit job was discredited Bloomberg Law finally apologized and retracted a September article that falsely accused Department of Labor appointee Leif Olson of anti-Semitism. Editor-in-Chief Cesca Antonelli told staffers she made the decision after "we spent the last few weeks reviewing our coverage and our editorial processes." The story "did not meet our editorial standards for fairness and accuracy." She did not elaborate on why the review took so long given immediate pushback from reporters and fellow attorneys. "We regret that lapse and have retracted the story," Antonelli said on Friday. "We are also strengthening...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Catholics Demand Removal of TX Bishop

    06/12/2019 10:12:13 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 20 replies
    Church Militant ^ | June 11, 2019 | Christine Niles
    Catholics Demand Removal of TX Bishop Mandate: Bp. Michael Olson 'has become ineffective and harmful' FORT WORTH, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - Frustrated Texas Catholics are petitioning the pope to remove Bp. Michael Olson from the diocese of Forth Worth. At least nine canonical cases are being filed against the bishop, among them one involving his treatment of whistleblower Fr. Richard Kirkham, forced to resign after reporting misconduct from a fellow priest. I currently have 1,500 pages of evidence in the case.Tweet "I currently have 1,500 pages of evidence in the case," Gray told the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He said he has never witnessed...
  • Who is Ted Olson, the former Bush lawyer representing CNN and Acosta against the White House?

    11/13/2018 3:12:42 PM PST · by kevcol · 90 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | November 13, 2018 | Naomi Lim
    Olson, Ted Boutrous, and Anne Champion — all from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP — filed documents in Washington's federal district court Tuesday that outlined their case against Trump, senior aides, and Secret Service personnel after Acosta's "hard press pass" was suspended last week. The decision followed a heated press conference exchange between Trump and Acosta, during which a White House intern tried to wrestle the microphone from the journalist to prevent him from asking another question. Acosta has denied "placing his hands" on the young woman as administration officials claim
  • UPDATE: Gibson Dunn has been retained by the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC)...

    11/09/2018 8:55:49 AM PST · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 12 replies
    Twitter ^ | 9 Nov 18 | Gov Rick Scott
    Gibson Dunn has been retained by the NRSC on behalf of Rick Scott for Florida. They are a preeminent litigation powerhouse that are veterans of Bush v. Gore. Firm partners include former solicitor general Ted Olson who successfully argued Bush v. Gore.
  • Texas bishop: hold McCarrick and his enablers accountable

    07/29/2018 11:04:06 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 91 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | July 28, 208 | Kevin Jones
    Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged crimes might merit removing him from the clergy entirely—and they require accountability for all Church leaders who knew of his alleged misconduct and did nothing, Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas has said in a letter to the faithful of his diocese. "The Church needs to do more than have a serious conversation about these issues, it needs to discern in light of the Truth and to act intentionally,” Olson told CNA July 28. “If conversation does not lead to decision, it quickly devolves into chatter.”“An important ministry for us as bishops is...
  • Trump attorney John Dowd resigns amid shake-up in president’s legal team

    03/22/2018 8:39:38 AM PDT · by bitt · 89 replies
    WAPO ^ | 3/22/2018 | Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Ashley Parker
    John Dowd, a personal attorney to President Trump, resigned his post Thursday amid a shake-up in the president’s legal team as Trump has sought more firepower to deal with the special counsel’s Russia investigation. The resignation came Thursday, according to three people familiar with the decision. Dowd declined to comment. Dowd’s departure was a largely mutual decision made after the president lost confidence in his ability to handle special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation and Dowd became frustrated with Trump’s recent efforts to bring on new attorneys, they said. In recent weeks, Dowd clashed with the president, including an...
  • Trump Legal Team Reaches Out to Top Attorney Theodore Olson

    03/20/2018 11:47:36 AM PDT · by frnewsjunkie · 16 replies
    NewsMax ^ | Mar 20, 2018 | Jeffrey Rodack
    President Donald Trump's legal team has approached high-profile attorney Theodore Olson about joining forces. The newspaper described Olson as a seasoned litigator, who served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration. The Post said Olson, 77, has long been considered a legal superstar.