Plato in his early years taught that rump-ranging was a very Nobel Act. Later, he condemned these actions. Plato’s views on homosexuality evolved from viewing it as a potentially noble, intellectual pursuit in early works to condemning physical same-sex acts as "unnatural" and illegal in his later writing, the Laws. He generally separated "celestial love"—a spiritual, mentoring connection—from the "common love" of mere physical pleasure. The Symposium and Pederasty: In his earlier work, specifically the Symposium, Plato (through characters like Pausanias) presents the traditional Greek pederastic relationship (an older man mentoring a youth) as noble, natural, and superior to heterosexual relationships when it focuses on the love of the soul rather than the body. Idealized Love (Phaedrus): Plato describes love between men as a, "deep, intense spiritual bond" that can lead to virtuous pursuits. However, he also describes the sexual act as a temporary lapse in judgment (losing wings …More
[St. Augustine of Hippo – IV-V Century AD; born: Thagaste, Roman Empire/died: Hippo, Western Roman Empire; (aged 75) – Church Father – Doctor of the Church – Blessed; Resting Place – Pavia, Italy] Chapter VI 16. Hence there follows most justly the statement, "Ye are the salt of the earth;" showing that those parties are to be judged insipid, who, either in the eager pursuit after abundance of earthly blessings, or through the dread of want, lose the eternal things which can neither be given nor taken away by men. "But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted?" i.e., If ye, by means of whom the nations in a measure are to be preserved [from corruption], through the dread of temporal persecutions shall lose the kingdom of heaven, where will be the men through whom error may be removed from you, since God has chosen you, in order that through you He might remove the error of others? Hence the savorless salt is "good for nothing, but to be cast out, and trodden under …More
Fear of persecution: "Hence the savorless salt is "good for nothing, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men." It is not therefore he who suffers persecution, but he who is rendered savorless by the fear of persecution that is trodden under foot of men."
Afraid of persecutions: "But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted?" i.e., If ye, by means of whom the nations in a measure are to be preserved [from corruption], through the dread of temporal persecutions shall lose the kingdom of heaven, where will be the men through whom error may be removed from you, since God has chosen you, in order that through you He might remove the error of others?"
On Pentecost Monday, Cardinal Raymond Burke will celebrate the closing Mass of this year's Chartres Pilgrimage in France. With more than 20,000 pilgrims registered to take part, this is the highest number yet. Other celebrants and preachers alongside Cardinal Burke include Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, former rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Father Antonius Maria Furtado, Superior General of the Missionaries of the Holy Cross; and Father Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP. Cardinal Burke also celebrated the closing Mass of the pilgrimage in 2017. Other prelates who have previously celebrated the Mass include Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Cardinal Gerhard Müller and Cardinal Robert Sarah. #newsFfujebqnww
Abp. Vigano: Müller, Sarah, and Burke constitute a controlled opposition. Their role is to contain the hemorrhage of Catholics caused by the conciliar revolution, deluding the faithful into thinking that it is possible for two opposing entities to coexist. Obedience to the Hierarchy becomes misleading when it deviates from the Truth of Dogma and Tradition. Unity is not primarily institutional but doctrinal, rooted in the immutable Deposit of Faith. .
Sen. Murray: "Do you seriously believe there's abortion in the water like some far-right activists are suggesting?" Lee Zeldin: "I don't even know what you're talking about."
A CIA whistleblower just testified UNDER OATH that Anthony Fauci DIRECTLY meddled with intelligence agencies to cover up the COVID lab leak. Every day that Fauci remains free is an INJUSTICE. Per the whistleblower, the CIA was on the verge of calling it a lab leak — then changed course days later with zero explanation. Fauci injected himself into the intelligence community and FLIPPED the conclusion.
The talk of a Catholic revival spurred by a surge in adult conversions is misplaced, writes Matthew Schmitz in FirstThings.com (May 12). Conversions show no signs of offsetting the broader decline of Catholic life in the United States. Schmitz points to statistics. In 2000, 2.6 million American children attended Catholic schools. By 2025, that number had fallen to 1.6 million. In 2001, more than a quarter-million Catholic weddings took place in the United States; by 2024, there were only around 107,000. Infant baptisms have also collapsed: more than one million infants were baptized in the Church in 2001, compared with fewer than half a million in 2024. "Catholicism" in Service of U.S. Political Interests At the same time, Schmitz argues that while the Church is shrinking institutionally, Catholic ideas and language are allegely shaping public debate in America. Discussions about immigration, war, political authority, and moral responsibility are now often conducted using Catholic concepts …More
St. Maximus the Confessor ~~~ Temptations come on some people for the cleansing of previous sins, on others for the beautification of their current perfection...
A BLESSED FEAST OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA TO YOU! On this 109th anniversary of Her first apparition, May 13, 1917, The Fatima Center staff wishes you, dear devotee of Our Lady of Fatima, a blessed feast day! Appearing “more brilliant than the sun,” Our Lady announced to Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto, God’s Will to save the world in these times through devotion to Her Immaculate Heart. “To whomever embraces this devotion,” She added, “I promise salvation. These souls will be dear to God, as flowers placed by Me to adorn His Throne.” God’s timing is always perfect. Thus, we do well to reflect upon why Our Lady appeared when She did, and not at some other time in world history. God’s ways are inscrutable, deep, and far beyond man’s understanding. While faith and meditation may give us insights into His solicitous wisdom, we men can never presume to exhaust the ways of Divine Providence. Nevertheless, in honor of Her feast day, we offer the following …
Keir Starmer was hit with more resignations today after attempting to brush aside calls to step down at a toe-curling Cabinet meeting. Ministers Jess Phillips and Alex Davies-Jones declared they had lost confidence in the PM as his grip on power loosens further. The intervention came after members of his top team - said to include Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood - privately urged him to make a graceful exit in the wake of disastrous local elections. But Sir Keir effectively dared his rivals to move against him this morning, telling the weekly gathering in No10: 'The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered. 'The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet.' Health Secretary Wes Streeting, regarded by Sir Keir's dwindling band of allies as being behind the coup, was present to hear the stark message. However, Sir Keir is said to have immediately moved on to the Iran war. According to …
Starmer musste weitere Rücktritte hinnehmen, nachdem er das Kabinett in Bedrängnis gebracht hatte, wo er den Zusammenbruch der Führung beiseite schob – und sich weigerte, Streeting zu sehen Lassen Sie sich Ihre Nachrichten bis 7 Uhr morgens direkt zustellen - Melden Sie sich KOSTENLOS für unseren neuen Morning Mail-Newsletter an Weitere Daily Mail auf Google anzeigen – Speichern Sie uns als bevorzugte Quelle Von JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITISCHER REDAKTEUR FÜR GROSSBRITANNIEN Veröffentlicht: 07:46 BST, 12. Mai 2026 | Aktualisiert: 14:19 BST, 12. Mai 2026 E-Mail 233Aktien 7k Ansicht Kommentare Keir Starmer Heute kam es zu weiteren Rücktritten, nachdem man bei einer spannenden Kabinettssitzung versucht hatte, Rücktrittsforderungen beiseite zu schieben. Die Minister Jess Phillips und Alex Davies-Jones erklärten, sie hätten das Vertrauen in den Premierminister verloren, da sich sein Einfluss auf die Macht weiter lockere. Die Intervention erfolgte, nachdem Mitglieder seines Spitzenteams -…More
05/13/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Joseph Varon Joseph Varon, MD, is a critical care physician, professor, and President of the Independent Medical Alliance. He has authored over 980 peer-reviewed publications and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Independent Medicine. Dr. Varon published an article on brownstone.org on Monday: The Hantavirus Panic Machine: When Rare Diseases Become Media Theater. Periodically, the public faces a new microbial threat. The pattern is consistent: a tragic death or cluster of illnesses emerges, prompting newsrooms to employ dramatic language such as “deadly virus,” “mysterious outbreak,” and “health officials concerned.” Social media further amplifies public fear. Public health agencies issue cautious statements, which journalists often reframe in alarmist terms. Within days, individuals previously unfamiliar with the terminology may become convinced that a civilization-ending epidemic is imminent. This month, it is hantavirus. Just …
May the power of the Lord overshadow him and make him every wit whole. Raise him up, Lord, by your healing virtue, we pray. We desperately need him in this dark hour.
BlackBetty @BabyD1111229 How to Make Ivermectin at Home Recipe ~ recirculating because of Hantavirus. Live your life. The natural homemade ivermectin recipe is simple. To make natural ivermectin at home, you need the following ingredients: • 1 tsp dried sweet wormwood leaves (Artemisia annua) or common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) • 30 drops of wormwood tincture • 1 cup of hot water • raw honey (optional) Scald 1 tsp of sweet wormwood herb in a cup of boiling water and steep the tea for 10 minutes. To boost the beneficial healing properties of the sweet wormwood tea, add 30 drops of wormwood tincture. It will taste rather bitter, which is normal (the liver loves bitter herbs), so you can sweeten it with raw honey to taste after it has cooled down a bit. You can drink 2 cups of this warm tea daily, one in the morning before breakfast and the other in the evening, before dinner. How to Make Ivermectin at Home - 100% Natural …
Would You Trust Pete Hegseth With $1.5 Trillion of Your Money? May 13, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET Credit... By Noah Shachtman nytimes.com/…5/13/opinion/hegseth-pentagon-milita… Mr. Shachtman, a contributing Opinion writer, is a longtime national security reporter.nytimes.com/…5/13/opinion/hegseth-pentagon-milita… Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently asked Congress for a staggering amount of money: $1.5 trillion. That’s a more than 40 percent increase from last year’s also incomprehensible Pentagon budget and the equivalent of the annual revenues of Amazon, Google’s parent company and Apple combined. Technically, officially, Mr. Hegseth’s $1.5 trillion was a budget request, and it had thousands of pages of figures and line items to go with it. But what’s even more astonishing than its size is that it wasn’t really a budget, not in the way you or I would think of it. The word “budget” ordinarily implies picking among options, living within your means. Earlier military budgets, even …More