Across Germanic lands, the mara was no dream. She was a spirit who rode sleeping men into paralysis, pressing the breath from their bodies while they lay completely awake and utterly helpless. She had no fixed form. In some accounts she was a witch, in others a restless dead woman, in others something older and harder to name. What she always did was the same: she came at night, she found you sleeping, and she sat down on your chest. The sensation was specific and documented across centuries. A crushing weight. The inability to move any limb. Eyes that could open but a mouth that could not cry out. The feeling of a presence in the room that you could not turn to face. This was not a metaphor. The people who reported it believed it was happening. And to their bodies, in every measurable way, something was. What they were experiencing is now understood as sleep paralysis, a state in which the brain wakes before the body does. The muscles remain in the temporary paralysis the brain induces …More
A Christian of unknown denomination has become the patron of a new Catholic parish in Texas. Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth has announced the creation of a parish in Arlington named after Matthew Ayariga, a Ghanaian killed by ISIS in Libya in 2015. Ayariga was abducted alongside 20 Egyptian Coptic Christians. On February 15, 2015, ISIS executed all 21 men on a Libyan beach. According to accounts of the event, when Ayariga was asked about his faith, he replied, “Their God is my God.” The Coptic Orthodox group canonized all 21 victims shortly after their deaths. In 2023, Francis announced that the 21 martyrs would also be added to the Roman Martyrology.
Everyone, except for the FSSPX: In a new video message, Leo XIV says we must “walk together” to ensure that “no one is marginalized, isolated, excluded, or rejected.” He tells the youth they must “Be builders of bridges between peoples, cultures and religions.”
“The Kiev regime planned to carry out sabotage and terrorist attacks against British diplomatic representatives in Moscow to subsequently blame Russia for them in order to draw the United Kingdom into direct armed conflict with the country, secure additional weapons deliveries [to Kiev], and ramp up sanctions on Russia,” the agency said.
September 10: The Full Splendor of the Church Benedictus Moments is a series of 365 short daily meditations from the writings of Pope Benedict XVI. Each day’s reflection comes alive as actor Leonardo Defilippis reads the words of Pope Benedict, rendering these theological gems amazingly accessible. Pope Benedict’s profound insights lead to an ever-deepening discovery of the beauty and richness of our Christian faith that will stir your heart and gladden your soul. Listen each day and be inspired! "The Benedictus refers to the advent of the incarnate God in our midst. Christ's eucharistic coming makes a present occurrence out of a promise, and brings the future into the here and now." —Pope Benedict XVI From the book Benedictus: Day by Day with Pope Benedict XVI published by Ignatius Press.
"Benedictus Moments“ - am 10. September "Benedictus Moments“ ist eine Reihe von 365 kurzen, täglichen Meditationen aus den Schriften von Papst Benedikt XVI. Die tägliche Betrachtung wird lebendig, wenn der Schauspieler Leonardo Defilippis die Worte des Papstes rezitiert und diese theologischen Juwelen so auf erstaunliche Weise zugänglich macht. Die tiefgründigen Einsichten des Papstes führen zu einer immer tieferen Entdeckung der Schönheit und des Reichtums unseres christlichen Glaubens, die Ihr Herz berühren und Ihre Seele erfreuen wird. Hören Sie jeden Tag zu und lassen Sie sich inspirieren! „Das Benedictus bezieht sich auf das Kommen des menschgewordenen Gottes in unsere Mitte. Christi eucharistisches Kommen macht aus einem Versprechen ein gegenwärtiges Geschehen und bringt die Zukunft ins Hier und Jetzt.“ – Papst Benedikt XVI. Aus dem Buch „Benedictus: Tag für Tag mit Papst Benedikt XVI.“, erschienen im Ignatius Verlag.
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On August 17, Saint Mary’s College in Indiana, a Catholic women’s college sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, published new details about PROCLAIM, a 22-month program training Catholic women to preach. The organizers say they “invited and received the support” of Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne–South Bend - considered "conservative". The first cohort has 27 women, who gathered in June for their first in-person intensive. The program received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation, and provides courses, coaching, preaching circles and practical preaching exercises.
Saint Mary’s College Hosts Women’s Preaching Conference In “Conservative” Bishop’s Diocese
Freedom from stone walls and iron bars brings no freedom from a prison of the mind. Pornchai Moontri now faces a tempest within and I still walk with him from afar.
As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska Governor Employs Undocumented Workers nytimes.com/…/jim-pillen-ice-nebraska-undocumente… Gov. Jim Pillen’s family business is one of the nation’s largest pork producers. As he seeks re-election, he has aligned himself with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda even though his farms have taken on undocumented laborers. By Yanqi Xu Yanqi Xu is a reporter for Flatwater Free Press. She examined the agricultural industry in Nebraska as a part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. Sept. 9, 2026 Leer en español Before becoming Nebraska’s governor three years ago, Jim Pillen built a multimillion-dollar hog enterprise. Casting himself as a conservative businessman who would grow the state’s economy, he defeated a Trump-backed candidate in the Republican primary. This time around, Mr. Pillen, who is seeking re-election this fall, won President Trump’s endorsement. The governor — who had rarely spoken out about immigration issues until last year …More
Cardinal Burke told the harsh truth: what happened in Sodom is happening again. The days of Noah too. Only now it has laws, doctors, and a flag. Not “things are bad.” Not “culture is changing.” The same pattern. God looked at the world before the flood and saw people violating the way He made them. Male and female. Marriage. The body. The family. Burke named the modern version without flinching. Transgenderism. Surgeries that mutilate the body to match an idea. Sexual relationships that break the bond of marriage. Evil getting praised as if it were good. Human life is inviolable. Sex is for the union of man and woman and the family. God is to be worshiped in spirit and in truth.
On 7 September, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller addressed the “Tavola di Assisi 2026”: “Islam… is not ashamed of God, it is not ashamed of transcendence, but it proposes an anthropology and a revelation radically different from the Christian ones.” Invoking St Francis of Assisi’s encounter with Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil, Müller rejected the modern portrayal of Francis as a precursor of interreligious dialogue: “Francis did not go to Egypt to open a diplomatic salon and confirm the Sultan in his faith.” Instead, he went convinced that Jesus Christ is the only Savior. For Cardinal Müller, calling Muslims to conversion is “not an act of hostility… on the contrary, it is the highest act of charity.” He also warned that the Christian West is not “simply threatened by external forces, but is being worn down by an internal apostasy.”
Il cardinale Müller: "l'Islam non rispetta i cristiani deboli" Il cardinale Gerhard Ludwig Müller, nell'intervento alle Tavole di Assisi organizzate da Simone Pillon, affronta di petto il tema dell'Occidente logorato dal postumanesimo e dal nichilismo. E parla del rapporto con i musulmani: "Va rispettata la nostra identità". Video completo su YouTube: @TivuVerita
The devil attacks those who spread Christian truth, “corrupts the shepherds” of the Church and seeks particularly to destroy the family, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke told Shawn Ryan in his September 8 podcast. Ryan is a former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor. He grew up Catholic but never “took Church seriously”. When he left home, he lost faith. In 2025, he called himself a Christian believer. In April 2026, he said, “I consider myself Catholic, but I bounce back and forth between that and non-denominational.” In the interview with Burke, he said that he had undergone four exorcisms with two different priests after what he described as encounters with demonic entities. He also mentioned a psychedelic experience that he believed had shown him hell. Ryan described sensationalist disturbances that continued after the exorcisms, including picture frames coming off the walls, unexplained bodily “manifestations” and every smoke alarm and detector in his house repeatedly going off at around 12:45…More
1) Revelation 11:3-6; “I will let my two witnesses prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” “They are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the Lord of the earth.” If anyone tries to harm them, fire will come out of their mouths and devour their enemies; if anyone tries to harm them, that is how they must die. They have the power to shut the sky so that it does not rain during the days they prophesy; they also have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and power to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they wish. 2) Isaiah 49:2-3; Yahweh made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He hid me; He made me like a sharp arrow; in His quiver He kept me. He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” 3) Jeremiah 51;20; You are an ax to Me, a weapon of war: with you I crushed nations; with you I destroyed kingdoms. 4) If you understand the mystery of iniquity that is unfolding right now in the Church …More
Walka duchowa przed Armagedonem: JHWH wyciągnie ze swojego kołczanu tych, którzy nie są godni nosić sandałów na nogach. Odziani w wory będą dokonywać niezwykłych cudów. 1) Objawienie 11:3-6; „Pozwolę moim dwóm świadkom prorokować przez 1260 dni, odzianym w wory”. „Są to dwa drzewa oliwne i dwa świeczniki stojące przed Panem ziemi”. Jeśli ktoś spróbuje im zaszkodzić, z ich ust wyjdzie ogień i pochłonie ich wrogów; jeśli ktoś spróbuje im zaszkodzić, w ten sposób musi umrzeć. Mają moc zamknąć niebo, aby nie padał deszcz w dniach, w których prorokują; mają też władzę nad wodami, by zamienić je w krew, oraz moc, by uderzyć ziemię wszelkiego rodzaju plagami, tak często, jak tylko zechcą. 2) Izajasz 49:2-3; Jahwe uczynił moje usta jak ostry miecz; w cieniu swojej ręki ukrył mnie; uczynił mnie jak ostrą strzałę; w swoim kołczanie mnie przechowywał. Powiedział do mnie: „Ty jesteś moim sługą, Izraelu, w którym będę uwielbiony”. 3) Jeremiasz 51:20; Jesteś dla Mnie siekierą, bronią wojenną: tobą …More
On 6 September, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) was denied entry to the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. The group had planned to conclude their annual pilgrimage with public prayer inside the basilica. Individual pilgrims were permitted to enter privately or in small groups. The group therefore remained outside and concluded their pilgrimage in the basilica square. Father Gabriele D’Avino, head of the FSSPX in Italy, drew a contrast between this decision and the interreligious gathering in Assisi on 27 October, for which representatives of different religions and Christian denominations are expected to attend the 40th anniversary of the 1986 World Day of Prayer for Peace.
Assisi, porte chiuse ai fedeli lefebvriani: «Qui pregano tutti, tranne noi».
The Causes of the Cancer Epidemic
