Them Before Us is firmly opposed to third-party reproduction, and we are unapologetic supporters of adoption. At first glance, critics often conflate third-party reproduction with adoption. If Them Before Us promotes the ideal that every child should be raised by the married mother and father who produced them, shouldn’t we oppose adoption too? After all, in both situations, a child is raised by at least one non-biological parent and would face elevated risks compared to peers raised by their married biological mother and father. But there is a crucial moral difference: Adoption responds to a child’s loss. Third-party reproduction intentionally creates one. Understanding that difference is essential if we are serious about protecting children’s rights rather than reorganizing family life around adult desires. Adoption seeks tomenda wound. Third-party reproductioninflictsa wound. Adoption is born of brokenness. Whether placed with their adoptive parents at the hospital or after …
Don Roberto Regoli, a professor of Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University, is preparing to replace Father Federico Lombardi as head of the Vatican Foundation Joseph Ratzinger–Benedict XVI, reports Nico Spuntoni on X.com (January 24). Born on 17 May 1975 in Rome, Don Regoli wears an impeccably trimmed beard. He is renowned internationally for presenting the book Oltre la crisi della Chiesa (Beyond the Crisis of the Church: The Pontificate of Benedict XVI) at the Gregorian University in May 2016. During this event, Archbishop Georg Gänswein delivered his notable remarks concerning Benedict’s ongoing role following his resignation and the possibility of both Benedict and Francis exercising a Petrine ministry. It was that speech, rather than Regoli’s own writing, that became a flashpoint. Notably, the panel for the book presentation chosen by Don Regoli was not exactly Ratzingerian. The stage included: - Paolo Rodari, a former Ratzingerian who became a liberal after moving …More
@redpilldispensrJan 24 Putin has a message for citizens of Western countries. "The truth is that the problems you are facing now are the result of years of actions by the ruling elites of your own countries." "They do not think about how to improve your lives. They are obsessed with their own selfish interests and excessive profits."
"Russia will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church." Meanwhile, Russia purged out out atheistic Marxist-Leninist communism from its own.
"In this way, therefore, it is just that you should spare the wicked, and make good souls of evil. Finally, what is not done justly ought not to be done; and what ought not to be done is done unjustly."
[Saint Anselm of Canterbury/Anselm of Aosta; XI-XII Century AD; Aosta, Kingdom of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire/Canterbury, England; (aged 72); Italian Benedictine Monk; Archbishop; Abbot; Philosopher; Theologian; Doctor of the Church] “CHAPTER VIII ~ How he is compassionate and passionless But how are you compassionate, and, at the same time, passionless? For, if you are passionless, you did not feel sympathy; and if you did not feel sympathy, your heart is not wretched from sympathy for the wretched; but this it is to be compassionate. But if you are not compassionate, whence come so great consolation to the wretched? How, then, are you compassionate and not compassionate, 0 Lord, unless because you are compassionate in terms of our experience, and not compassionate in terms of your being. Truly, you are so in terms of our experience, but you are not so in terms of your own. For, when you behold us in our wretchedness, we experience the effect of compassion, but you did not experience …More
01/25/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. An article appeared on ZeroHedge today: Visualizing The World’s 50 Most Powerful Militaries. The United States ranks first, with the lowest Military Power Index score and more than 1.3 million active-duty personnel. Its position reflects unmatched global reach, advanced technology, and extensive logistical capabilities. Russia and China follow closely behind. China stands out for having the largest active military manpower among the top three, with just over 2 million personnel, while Russia combines large troop numbers with extensive land and strategic capabilities. That comes as no surprise. What will be interesting is the answer to the question of which power will continue to prove powerful when the world recovers from the impending, inevitable greatest financial crisis in human history. It is not the pandemic, but precisely this impending catastrophe that represents an opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world. The Great …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Having open and ongoing communication with your kids is really important. Use these family mealtime conversation starters to jump start dinnertime discussion in your family! In the past, family life often revolved around the dinner table. The family table and mealtime was when important family conversations frequently took place. By contrast, many families today don’t eat meals together at all. If they do eat together, it’s often in front of the television, or everyone is staring at their phone throughout much of the meal. But not only are families eating less together, they are also eating faster.According to one source, “60 years ago the average dinnertime was 90 minutes. Today it is less than 12 minutes.” It’s often been said that you’ll never regret time spent talking with your kids. With family schedules often filled to overflowing with activities, it’s important to make not just eating together, but …
Saint Gregory the Theologian Sun Jan 25th "Above all guard for me this great deposit of faith for which I live and fight, which I want to take with me as a companion, and which makes me bear all evils and despise all pleasures.” Saint Gregory the Theologian (4th Century), Orationes "The most powerful means we have for drawing down the benevolence of Mary toward us is a virtue. That virtue is love for our neighbor." Saint Gregory the Theologian (4th Century) “We must begin by purifying ourselves before purifying others; we must be instructed to be able to instruct, become light to illuminate, draw close to God to bring Him close to others, be sanctified to sanctify, lead by the hand and counsel prudently. I know whose ministers we are, where we find ourselves, and to where we strive. I know God's greatness and man's weakness, but also his potential. [who then is the priest? He is] the defender of truth, who stands with angels, gives glory with archangels, causes sacrifices to rise to …More
« Avant tout, gardez pour moi ce grand dépôt de foi pour lequel je vis et je me bats, que je veux emporter avec moi comme compagnon, et qui me fait supporter tous les maux et mépriser tous les plaisirs. » Saint Grégoire le Théologien « Le moyen le plus puissant dont nous disposons pour attirer la bienveillance de Marie vers nous est une vertu. Cette vertu est l'amour du prochain. » Saint Grégoire le Théologien « Nous devons commencer par nous purifier nous-mêmes avant de purifier les autres ; nous devons être instruits pour pouvoir instruire, devenir lumière pour éclairer, nous approcher de Dieu pour Le rapprocher des autres, être sanctifiés pour sanctifier, guider par la main et conseiller avec prudence. Je sais de qui nous sommes les ministres, où nous nous trouvons et vers quoi nous tendons. Je connais la grandeur de Dieu et la faiblesse de l'homme, mais aussi son potentiel. [Qui est donc le prêtre ? Il est] le défenseur de la vérité, qui se tient aux côtés des anges, rend …More
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Pretti's death marks the third shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis since the Renee Good shooting. The video shows bystanders beginning to crowd the scene following the news of the shooting. youtube.com/watch?v=7O7D2w_vV10
With all due respect to the compassionate, and generally very wise and learned Bishop Schneider, other than with the exception of Dante, it is likely imprudent to speculate on Bergoglio's afterlife. Let us pray for his soul and leave it to the Lord he was supposed to serve while in office.
Fmr. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Now Says the COVID Jab Should Not Have Been Called a Vaccine “It was never meant to prevent transmission … It probably was a misnomer to call it a vaccine. It's really more like a medicine. It doesn't stop infection.”
It was more like a depopulation death jab and a health destroying inoculation for those who did not die. For those who know that this man is claiming that he is offering sound ideas but is full of bulloney when he states that he thinks the vulnerable in nursing homes, etc. should have received it when it killed them also. So if he really is worthy of knowing and speaking the TRUTH of the multi millions of dead mandated recipients, then why does he not speak about supporting the accountability of those pharma murderers and accomplices who literally knew and then murdered the multi millions while falsely and knowingly claiming that the death jab was safe and effective?
Just another deception from trump and his gang. Deceptions no matter how small or great are still deceptions. One after the other with trump, yet people are still in a deep sleep.
The dirty rats running the insane asylum in the positions of today's government are known to either lie and deceive us, or else to deceive and lie to us. BELIEVE NOTHING they are informing us about until you have the evidence and the proof.
Manifesto against provisional faith and truth with an expiration date. "The text [of the instruction Donum Veritatis] also offers different forms of binding which arise from different levels of magisterial teaching. It states -perhaps for the first time with such clarity -that there are magisterial decisions which cannot be and are not intended to be the last word on the matter as such, but are a substantial anchorage in the problem and are first and foremost an expression of pastoral prudence, a sort of provisional disposition. Their core remains valid, but the individual details influenced by the circumstances at the time may need further rectification. In this regard one can refer to the statements of the Popes during the last century on religious freedom as well as the anti-modernistic decisions at the beginning of this century, especially the decisions of the Biblical Commission of that time. As a warning cry against hasty and superficial adaptations they remain fully justified …More
Yesterday I stopped by one of those big retail chains that have mostly switched to self-checkout. I grabbed what I needed, unloaded it myself, scanned everything myself, bagged it myself, and put it all back in my cart. At the exit there was an employee standing by the doors checking receipts. By the time I got there, I felt absolutely no obligation to stand in another line just to prove I had completed the store’s job for them. So I just kept walking. I heard a “Sir, excuse me!” behind me — I lifted my receipt up in the air and kept going. And honestly, the point is pretty simple: • either you trust people and trust self-checkout, • or bring back the cashiers like before. I’m not interested in proving that I performed your internal labor correctly. If you expect me to act as your cashier — untrained and unpaid — that is an expectation on your side, not a responsibility on mine. And here’s the bigger thing: Keep hiring young people. Give them jobs. The store doesn’t pay me to scan …More
Actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned down Leo XIV's invitation to go to confession to the Pontiff. During a climate event in Kitzbühel, Austria, Schwarzenegger mentioned that Leo XIV invited him to step aside for a few minutes, but he jokingly refused, saying it would take three hours, reported Bild.de on January 24. Schwarzenegger met Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo during the embarrassing climate conference involving the blessing of the glacier in early October. He said that he respects Pope Leo XIV and believes the Church has allegedly great power to help protect the environment and fight pollution. #newsKejvxjquln
A Motet for Septuagesima SundayGregory DiPippo Back in November, we shared a report from Dr Emily Meixner on the Schola Cantorum Program for young people which she directs at the Shrine of St Martin of Tours in Louisville, Kentucky. With a view to the upcoming season of Fore-lent, which starts in two weeks, Dr Meixner recently sent us notice of the schola’s recording of a polyphonic version of ... The Wedding at Cana 2026Gregory DiPippo The Lord said, “Fill the jars with water and bring them to the chief steward.” When the chief steward had tasted the water made into wine, he said to the bridegroom, “You have kept the good wine until now.” This was the first miracle Jesus worked in the presence of His disciples. (The Communio of the Second Sunday after Epphany, taken from the day’... The Life of St Anthony the Abbot in a Sienese AltarpieceGregory DiPippo One of the most beautiful depictions of episodes from the life of St Anthony the Abbot, whose feast is kept today, is a series of …