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  • Artist Canceled From Exhibition Over Christian Views On Sexuality and Gender

    03/18/2024 7:11:41 PM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Disntr ^ | March 18, 2024 | staff
    In an incident that exhibits the growing tensions between genderqueer theory and objective morality rooted in Christian beliefs in our society, Victoria Culf, a Christian artist in Britain, has initiated legal proceedings against Watford Borough Council. This legal action follows a series of events that began with a casual conversation about transgender ideology, leading to Culf being barred from her own art exhibition and being reported to the police for alleged hate speech. According to an article in Christian Concern, this case highlights significant concerns regarding freedom of speech and the expression of religious beliefs. According to Christian Concern, Culf’s...
  • Survey: 8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Losing Influence in Public Life

    03/18/2024 7:05:19 PM PDT · by Morgana · 6 replies
    Breitbart ^ | March 18, 2024 | Katherine Hamilton
    A strong majority of U.S. adults believe religion is losing its influence in public life, a new Pew Research Center survey found. Overall, 80 percent of U.S. adults say religion’s role in American life is shrinking, “a percentage that’s as high as it’s ever been,” according to the poll report. Nearly half (49 percent) say the decline of religious influence in public life is a “bad thing.” Eight percent say religious influence is “growing and this is good.” Only 6 percent say religious influence is “growing and this is bad,” and 13 percent say religious influence is “shrinking and this...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider likens Pope Francis’ support of homosexual ‘blessings’ to emperor without clothes

    03/18/2024 5:52:22 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 18, 2024 | Emily Mangiaracina
    [Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider likens Pope Francis’ support of homosexual ‘blessings’ to emperor without clothesThe faithful bishop accused the Vatican of using ‘mental gymnastics’ that are ‘an insult to our reason' in its promotion of blessings for gay couples.Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, has exhorted Catholics to call out Pope Francis for his support of homosexual couple “blessings,” just like a child called out an emperor for being “naked” in Hans Christian Anderson’s folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”In a Thursday interview with podcaster Father Daniel Maria Klimek, Bishop Schneider commented on the widespread condemnation of Fiducia Supplicans by prelates...
  • The Day The Prophetic Clock Started Ticking

    03/17/2024 6:12:36 PM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 25 replies
    Harbingers Daily ^ | 3/17/24 | Greg Laurie
    Ezekiel 37:11-12 KJV – “Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.” Ezekiel was told to preach to a bunch of people in graves—talk about a dead audience. They come alive, and God says, this...
  • Revolution in Prophetic Affairs Vol. II

    03/17/2024 11:01:27 AM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 2 replies
    Rev310.net ^ | 3/15/24 | Pete Garcia
    In the Upper Room Discourse (John 13-16), in the context of His impending trial, crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and departure (His Ascension), Jesus told His disciples that it was to their advantage that He go because when He does, the "Helper" (some translations say Comforter) would come. Jesus was referring to God the Holy Spirit who would convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment, as well as testify of Jesus and guide the believers into all truth (John 14:16-18, 16:5-11). This divine narrative progresses with the Holy Spirit's descent on the Day of Pentecost, as chronicled in...
  • Revolution in Prophetic Affairs: Vol I

    03/17/2024 11:01:25 AM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 4 replies
    Rev310.net ^ | 3/8/24 | Pete Garcia
    “In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who have never studied or experienced the realities of war, but also professional soldiers frequently fall into the error. But the principles of warfare as I learned them at West Point remain unchanged.”― John J. Pershing, My Experiences in the World War There is an old maxim in the military that says, “Generals are always prepared to fight the last war.” The US entered into combat operations after 9/11 expecting to fight the same way it did...
  • ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the anniversary of his death, the diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the young Akah Bashir has concluded {Catholic martyr prevented Muslim suicide bomber}

    03/16/2024 12:30:43 PM PDT · by Cronos · 2 replies
    Fides.org ^ | 15 March 2024
    Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The sacrifice of Akash Bashir is an example that is bearing fruit in the Church in Pakistan: it ended with a solemn mass of thanksgiving celebrated this morning, March 15, in the Cathedral of Lahore filled with over 500 faithful the diocesan phase of the beatification process of Akash Bashir, the young 20-year-old Pakistani who sacrificed himself on March 15, 2015 in Lahore to stop a terrorist who wanted to carry out a massacre at the Church of St. John in the Youhanabad district of Lahore. "I will die, but I won't let you into the...
  • [Catholic Caucus] New Synod documents reveal discussion themes for study groups formed by Pope Francis

    03/16/2024 11:17:12 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 1 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 14, 2024 | Michael Haynes
    [Catholic Caucus] New Synod documents reveal discussion themes for study groups formed by Pope FrancisA new document from Synod on Synodality leaders outlined study groups to explore key synod themes.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Leaders of the Synod on Synodality have published two new texts, highlighting Pope Francis’ plans to implement a more permanent effect of the multi-year synod by the format of study groups for key synod themes.At a press conference today, a panel of speakers comprised of the Synod on Synodality’s leading members presented two lengthy documents, showing the results of the General Secretariat of the Synod’s recent workings...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Archbishop statement on The Mission of Divine Mercy

    03/15/2024 8:24:23 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    Archdiocese of San Antonia ^ | March 15, 2024 | Archbishop Gustafa Garcia Siller
    [Catholic Caucus] Archbishop statement on The Mission of Divine Mercy
  • [Catholic Caucus] Austrian priest and papal critic: ‘Let’s remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith’

    03/15/2024 9:07:41 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 14, 2024 | Maike Hickson
    [Catholic Caucus] Austrian priest and papal critic: ‘Let’s remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith’'Let's remain Catholic and hold on to the traditional faith. That is the right way. We don't need to pay attention to anything else; it doesn't come from God,' said Austrian priest Fr. Joachim Heimerl.(LifeSiteNews) — In recent weeks, LifeSiteNews has published a number of commentaries about the crisis in the Church and Pope Francis’ reform agenda by Father Joachim Heimerl, a priest incardinated in the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.Being unable to exercise his priestly ministry due to health problems, Father Heimerl has been...
  • Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ found guilty of spending $90,000 of his parishioner’s savings on luxury goods

    03/15/2024 8:55:13 AM PDT · by Morgana · 10 replies
    CNN ^ | March 13, 2024 | Nic F. Anderson and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN
    A flashy, jewelry-wearing Brooklyn pastor was convicted Monday in federal court of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman while touting he had connections to the New York City mayor. Lamor Whitehead, nicknamed the “Bling Bishop,” is a pastor at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries. He was found guilty of five counts, including wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to the FBI. The convictions are from three separate schemes. Whitehead, known for his Louis Vuitton suits and extravagant jewelry, also made headlines in 2022 after he said he and his wife were robbed...
  • Statement from the Meeting of the Holy Synod of Antioch

    03/14/2024 5:11:15 PM PDT · by lightman · 7 replies
    Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese ^ | 14 March A.D. 2024 | Staff
    Statement of the Holy Synod of Antioch Balamand, 14 March 2024 The Holy Antiochian Synod, presided by His Beatitude Patriarch JOHN X (Yazigi), held its eighteenth extraordinary session in Balamand from March 13 to March 14, 2024, in the presence of Their Eminences: Elias (Archdiocese of Beirut and dependencies); Elias (Archdiocese of Tyre, Sidon and dependencies); Saba (Archdiocese of New York and All North America); Silouan (Archdiocese of Byblos, Botrys and dependencies); Basilios (Archdiocese of Akkar and dependencies); Ephrem (Archdiocese of Tripoli, Koura and dependencies); Ignatius (Archdiocese of France, Western and Southern Europe); Isaac (Archdiocese of Germany and Central Europe);...
  • [Catholic Caucus] March 13, 2013: A Date Which Shall Live in Infamy

    03/13/2024 8:43:25 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 1 replies
    The American Catholic ^ | March 13, 2024 | Donald R. McClarey
    [Catholic Caucus] March 13, 2013: A Date Which Shall Live in InfamyFrom Purgatory Pope Alexander VI called a press conference:I would like to thank so many members of the media for coming. I realize many of you are quite familiar with the Infernal Regions, but the trip to Purgatory is a strange one and an arduous one for most of you and I appreciate that I called this press conference on very short notice.Lately I have taken note that many Catholic bloggers have compared me with one of my successors, Pope Francis. I must protest this. I am here for...
  • [Catholic Caucus] MARCH 13, 2013 - MARCH 13, 2024: ELEVEN INTERMINABLE YEARS OF HORROR

    03/13/2024 7:57:51 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    Rorate Caeli ^ | March 13, 2024 | New Catholic
    [Catholic Caucus] MARCH 13, 2013 - MARCH 13, 2024: ELEVEN INTERMINABLE YEARS OF HORROR"So he came with the king's mandate, bringing nothing worthy of the high priesthood, but having the fury of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast." 2 Maccabees 4:25***Bad news. We knew from the instant of the announcement of the name of the elected cardinal in the 2013 Conclave that we were in for very, very bad news. For some bizarre reason, the inexplicable decision of Benedict XVI to resign the papacy (a resignation he thought he could somehow manage by having his chosen...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Puerto Rico bishop removed by Pope Francis: Bishops must reject Fiducia Supplicans or risk God’s wrath

    03/12/2024 8:41:40 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 12, 2024 | Raymond Wolfe
    [Catholic Caucus] Puerto Rico bishop removed by Pope Francis: Bishops must reject Fiducia Supplicans or risk God’s wrathBishop Daniel Fernández Torres denounced Pope Francis’ Fiducia Supplicans for causing ‘scandal and great suffering’ to many Catholics and violating Church teaching, and stressed that bishops ‘must’ rebuke the document.ARECIBO, Puerto Rico (LifeSiteNews) — A Puerto Rican bishop deposed from his diocese by Pope Francis after opposing COVID “vaccine” mandates strongly denounced Fiducia Supplicans and warned that bishops who fail to speak out against it risk incurring God’s wrath.Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres, who led the Diocese of Arecibo from 2010 until his sudden...
  • St. Thomas Aquinas’ Relic (his skull!) Carried in Procession for 750th Anniversary of His Death; The medieval philosopher and theologian widely considered one of the greatest thinkers in Western civilization died on March 7, 1274.

    03/12/2024 7:07:30 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 24 replies
    National Catholic Register ^ | March 7, 2024 | Courtney Mares
    On the eve of the 750th anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas’ death, a skull revered as a relic of St. Thomas Aquinas was carried in a solemn procession through the cobblestone streets of the southern Italian town of Priverno.Bishop Mariano Crociata led the procession to honor the medieval philosopher and theologian widely considered one of the greatest thinkers in Western civilization, who died in the nearby Fossanova Abbey on March 7, 1274.The procession of the purported skull of St. Thomas Aquinas in Priverno, Italy, March 7. | Daniel Ibanez/CNAThe relic has been venerated in the town’s 12th-century cathedral since it...
  • Cardinal McElroy: Pope's climate vision not getting enough attention from US bishops

    03/12/2024 1:17:57 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 14 replies
    National Catholic Reporter ^ | March 12, 2024 | Joshua J. McElwee
    Cardinal McElroy: Pope's climate vision not getting enough attention from US bishopsPope Francis' call for the world to address the coming consequences of global climate change has not garnered enough attention at the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference, said a leading American cardinal.In an exclusive interview with National Catholic Reporter in late February, San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy said the pope's environmental vision "has not gotten the attention of the conference that it should get, and that the pope is calling us to get.""It has not been institutionalized in the conference in the same way that other major initiatives and priorities...
  • [Catholic Caucus / Devotional] Return to Our Lady - Day One of the Nine Month Novena

    03/12/2024 9:39:31 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 5 replies
    https://novena.cardinalburke.com/novena/reflection-one ^ | March 12, 2024 | Cardinal Raymond Burke
    [Catholic Caucus / Devotional] Return to Our Lady - Day One of the Nine Month NovenaIntroductionToday, we begin our Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.Our Lady of Guadalupe first appeared to Saint Juan Diego just before dawn on a Saturday morning, December 9, 1531. Although the home of Juan Diego was in Cuauhtitlán, his spiritual home was Tlatelolco, the place of his baptism and of his ongoing instruction in the Catholic faith. Our Lady favored with her apparition and chose as her messenger a humble Christian who was seeking to deepen his knowledge of the faith through instruction from...
  • [Catholic Caucus] A Catechism to Save Biden’s Soul

    03/11/2024 4:10:09 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    Crisis Magazine ^ | March 11, 2024 | Aaron Seng
    [Catholic Caucus] A Catechism to Save Biden’s SoA Catechism to Save Biden’s SoulFor any who may need a catechism refresher, Biden’s statements on the House floor would qualify as grave external violations of the First and Fifth Commandments. They contain irreverence, scandal, and moral cooperation in murder.In the span of a few brief centuries, what was once an uncharted wilderness has risen to become the single most powerful nation on earth: the United States of America. This great nation is currently governed by a President who claims to be Roman Catholic: a tenure of Church–State relations that should have been...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Archbishop of San Antonio gave Biden communion, ignored Gov. Abbott at Uvalde Mass

    03/11/2024 3:25:55 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 15 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | March 11, 2024 | LifeSite News Staff
    [Catholic Caucus] Archbishop of San Antonio gave Biden communion, ignored Gov. Abbott at Uvalde MassArchbishop Gustavo García-Siller's actions before and after the 2022 shooting have raised plenty of questions among faithful Catholics.SAN ANTONIO, Texas (LifeSiteNews) – San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller’s politics could not have been clearer the day he gave Holy Communion to pro-abortion President Joe Biden and ignored pro-life Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.Professor Randall B. Smith of the University of St. Thomas in Houston told the story vividly in an August 29, 2022 article for Catholic World Report: … it’s odd that before the Mass for the families...