"O Lord, may the community dedicated to You and to the Virgin Mary rejoice at the solemnity of blessed Simon: and just as it obtained through Him a sign of such great protection, so may it gain possession of the gifts of eternal predestination. Amen." – Collect for the feast of St Simon Stock (16 May) This painting is in the church of Maris Stella on Mount Carmel.
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Looking out towards the Mediterranean, at the ancient port of Haifa. This is the view from Mount Carmel.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr

May 16, 2019 - With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter presents the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacon of Mr. Armando Alejandro, Mr. Nathan Davis, Mr. Jon Jenkins, and Mr. Keith Way. By His Excellency Most Rev. Steven J. Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinaraite of the Chair of Saint Peter at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.

And apparently he killed at least two of his spouses by making their head to be chopped off
He was deadly serious about his rights of man habeas corpus and all the other gibberish talks

Daily Reflection for 5/18/17 apostleshipofprayer (c. 470 – May 18, 526)
Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Italy had been ruled for 30 years by an emperor who espoused the heresy, though he treated the empire’s Catholics with toleration. His policy changed at about the time the young John was elected pope.
When the eastern emperor began imposing severe measures on the Arians of his area, the western emperor forced John to head a delegation to the East to soften the measures against the heretics. Little is known of the manner or outcome of the negotiations—designed to secure continued toleration of Catholics in the West.
On his way home, John was imprisoned at Ravenna because the emperor had begun to suspect that John’s friendship with his eastern rival might lead to a conspiracy against his throne. Shortly after his imprisonment, John died, apparently from the treatment he received in prison.
John’s body was transported to Rome and he was …More

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Will Pope Francis endorse Joe Biden’s run for the White House? Faithful Catholics resist their radically leftist, liberal, socialist Pope. From the Editor's Desk, Michael J. Matt questions the wisdom of accusing Pope Francis of formal heresy. Being the consummate modernist, has Francis formally and consistently denied a dogma of the Catholic Faith? Is he really clumsy enough to pitch that slowly spinning softball right over the plate? Or is he undermining the Faith in more fundamental way? Michael references Steve Bannon, Ben Shapiro, Rush Limbaugh, Phil Lawler and others to argue in favor of a new strategy, one which undermines Francis by going after his politics...NOT his theology. Will it work? Well, so far Francis is ignoring the charges of heresy. Why? Because he doesn't care, and neither do most Catholics. Charging him with formal heresy makes Francis happy since it polarizes his opposition, divides his critics and allows him to carry on with the business of “making a mess” of …More

Cardinal Raymond Burke weighs in on what's at the root of legalizing late-term abortion and redefining marriage. "This is simply man's pride thinking he can play God," he tells EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn.