It will always be facts, not gossip, that define our identity. Sunday, December 14, Third Sunday of Advent Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus, in the passage from the Gospel of Matthew that we're going to listen to on December 14, third Sunday of Advent, helps us understand that what defines us is never our words, but our actions. In fact, when questioned by John's disciples about his identity, Jesus invites his interlocutors to pay attention to his works. Indeed, following the example of Jesus, even for us, as children of God, it is not, first of all our words that count, but our actions; not our ideas, but reality; not what we think, but the truth; not our will, but the will of God! Jesus' warning remains, therefore, the sole and definitive criterion of our belonging to God's family: "Who is my Mother, and who are my brothers? said Jesus and added: Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, sister, and Mother..." (See: Mark 3:20-35)
Apparently really happening.., my country. Can you believe this? 1 MIN AGO: Masked 'Mob' ERUPTS as Army Bases CLEARED FOR Migrants! | News UKyoutube.com/watch?v=b_y4AEGgEgo
In Europe, the controversy surrounding what is popularly known as the “Chat Control” project — proposed EU regulation officially aimed at combating child sexual abuse material — has, for months, been crystallizing massive opposition on both technical and civic fronts. The core principles of the legislation are clear: “Detection software would be embedded in the messaging app or the operating system to scan chat content and automatically forward any material flagged as prohibited to law enforcement agencies.” The automatic scan of private content (texts, images, videos) sent through messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram, or prompts sent to AI platforms (e.g. ChatGPT) would take place “client-side,” before its encryption, meaning directly on your phone, tablet or computer. Welcome to 1984. In the first proposal for a Chat Control project in 2022, such scanning was mandatory. In the current proposal, it is optional — but strongly recommended. Whenever there is a desire …
Indeed, anyone who supports lawlessness by Catholics can be considered to be in a deplorable state. The next time I visit Spain I suppose I should refuse to leave, join a gang, get on benefits and complain when I should rightly be thrown out on my keister.
Friday, December 12 – From the Feria – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patron Saint of Latin America – Saint Adelaide, Empress – Discovery of the tomb of Saint Francis
Sarah Mullally, the first woman appointed "Archbishop of Canterbury" of the Church of England, has been accused of mishandling an abuse case. She is due to take office on January 28. The allegation centers on her decision to send a confidential email about abuse claims directly to the accused priest, bypassing formal disciplinary procedures. The case involves a victim known as “Survivor N,” who filed a formal complaint in 2020 and reportedly received no response. Mullally has since acknowledged that "Survivor N" was not given adequate support by the Church.
Sarah Mullally, prima donna eletta alla guida della Chiesa anglicana con la carica di arcivescovo di Canterbury in risposta agli scandali sessuali di pedofilia e di accuse d'insabbiamenti che hanno investito nel Regno Unito non pochi presuli uomini, è finita sotto accusa per aver gestito in modo improprio un caso di abusi...
Saint Lucy and the Mystery of Light Saturday, December 13 - Memorial of Saint Lucy Since their appearance on earth, dear brothers and sisters, men and women have always been fascinated by light and its sources: the sun, the stars, fire... Light, with its power to dispel and overcome darkness, to warm and make life flourish, has always been a subject of study. And it was precisely the study of the nature of light that led humanity to make the greatest discoveries of the last two hundred years. In ancient times, the Sun, the primary source of light, was considered a god and was worshipped in a way that in some places even included human sacrifices. But humankind has always understood that, while the light of the Sun was able to dispel external darkness, it could do nothing against internal darkness... Dearbbrothers and sisterss, there is not only external darkness, but also internal darkness: the darkness of the heart. That indescribable and unstoppable sadness that so many people, feel …More
News Financial Services Frozen out and cold-shouldered: The reality facing Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever if he torpedoes the EU’s plan. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Bart De Wever is holding out over fears Belgium will be on the hook should the money need to be paid back, and has now asked for more safety nets. | Dirik Mag/Getty Images December 10, 2025 10:38 pm CET BRUSSELS ― Europe’s strategy for convincing the Belgians to support its plan to fund Ukraine? Warn them they could be treated like Hungary. At their summit on Dec. 18, EU leaders’ key task will be to win over Bart De Wever, the bloc's latest bête noire. Belgium's prime minister is vetoing their efforts to pull together a €210 billion loan to Ukraine as it faces a huge financial black hole and as the war with Russian grinds on. De Wever has dug his heels in for so long over the plan to fund the loan using frozen Russian assets ― which just happen to be mostly housed …
Comrade Starmer! As desperate Labour rakes over Nigel Farage's schooldays, we reveal the KGB's toxic propaganda machine and the hard-Left past Sir Keir would rather we all forgot Sir Keir Starmer was quick to jump on claims Nigel Farage used anti-Semitic and racist language when he was at school. After the Guardian reported a dossier of lurid complaints from more than 40 years ago, the Prime Minister insisted the Reform leader needed to urgently ‘explain the comments, or alleged comments’. The claims made by more than a dozen former classmates of Mr Farage at Dulwich College in South London – which he strongly denies – are deeply unpleasant. One Jewish contemporary described how the 13-year-old Farage ‘would sidle up to me and growl: “Hitler was right” or “gas them”, sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers’. Another ethnic-minority pupil claimed that when he was about nine and Farage 17, the future politician would ask ‘where I was from’, before …
Kommunistische Camp-Träume Comrade Starmer! Britischer Premier war in seinen 20ern offenbar Hardcore-Kommunist Wie oft wird Starmer in einem kommunistischen Camp gesichtet und die BBC schweigt dazu? In den 1980er‑Jahren soll Starmer an der Redaktion eines radikal‑linken Magazins namens Socialist Alternatives mitgewirkt haben — eine Publikation mit klar marxistisch/trotskyistischem Profil. Kurz vor seinem 24. Geburtstag reiste er 1986 angeblich ins Ostblock‑Gebiet (damals Tschechoslowakei), um in einem „Arbeiterlager“ bei der Restaurierung eines Kriegsdenkmals mitzuhelfen — ein Lager, das laut zeitgenössischen Akten von kommunistischen Geheimdiensten überwacht wurde. Laut dem Artikel könnte dieser “jugendliche Idealismus” Teil eines größeren Netzwerks gewesen sein — eine Verbindung zum sowjetischen Einflussapparat, der bemüht war, junge, Köpfe zu rekrutieren und politisch zu formen. Starmer selbst brachte seine linksradikale Phase nicht gerade groß zur Sprache —…More
Faithful in Charlotte continue to kneel despite efforts of Bishop Michael Martin to discourage the traditional practice by removing kneelers. [Video from July 1, 2025 Mass during Atlanta Province annual meeting, with nine other bishops in attendance].
Bishop Schneider promotes and celebrates the Mass in the Roman Rite, yet it is rarely celeberated in Kazakhstan, he told Adrian Milag in an online interview. Main points, video sequence below. - We have no altar girls in all Kazakhstan. It is banned. No women, no altar girls. - We have no Eucharistic ministers at all. - The only ordinary form to receive Holy Communion is kneeling and on the tongue, with the paten. There is no other possibility except for the sick. - Thanks be to God, our liturgies are very worthy… even in the Novus Ordo. - The people are pious and devoted. They don’t know the Latin Mass and some don’t even feel the necessity. If there would be a greater movement, it would be possible also. But until now we have not these considerable groups. - I celebrate in my private episcopal chapel the traditional Latin Mass and when I am teaching in the seminary, I also celebrate for the seminarians. - True ecumenism is that non-Catholics come back to the Church and embrace all …More
The way to interpret this is that Bishop Schneider believes that a reverent novus ordo is good enough for the faithful. Not good for his traditionalist credentials.
Bishop Schneider and Archbishop Vigano are among the few truly Catholic members of the hierarchy left in the Catholic Church. May Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces and Co-Redemptrix, continue to protect and keep them under Her Sacred Mantle.