2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 In the time these writings were written, people believed that God is good, but also that he can do harm. However, God does not harm anyone, nor does he encourage evil. Matthew 7:1-5 "Remove the wooden beam from your eye first." An interesting method for removing the plank from our eye is to identify the negative things we think and say, as well as what others say to us, and transform them into positive for the future. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
Monsignor Livio Melina (pictured with Benedict XVI), former president (2006-2016) of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, has written on Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia’s role in the suppression of the original Institute. Melina responded on LaNuovaBq.it (June 20) to a May 21 interview Paglia gave to Settimana News. “Cover for an Unconfessable Interest” Melina’s most striking accusation comes near the end of his essay: “Paglia’s actions were not moved by theological reasons, but by an ideological criticism of the Institute.” He suggests that ideology serves to hide deeper motives: “Ideology, as Karl Marx taught us, functions as a cover for an unconfessable interest.” Melina suggests that the suppression may have stemmed from a conviction that the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and family is unreasonable and impracticable. "No Facts, Only Interpretations" - Nietsche Melina accuses Paglia's paradigm of resting on the "principle of immanence …More
Sat Jun 20, 2026 - 10:11 am EDT NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified the U.S. District Court that it intends to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne against the State of New York, challenging a State law that requires housing biological men with women in the Sisters’ residential hospice care program. The DOJ announced in a press statement that it supports the Sisters of Hawthorne’s argument that the New York law violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection of religious groups. The Dominican Sisters, who for over 125 years have provided nursing care to poor patients dying from cancer, had been forced to go to court to fight against the state’s transgender mandate requiring them to use “preferred” pronouns and assign rooms based on patients’ chosen “gender identity.” The mandate, which stems from New York’s so-called “Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care Facility Residents who are LGBTQ or Living with HIV,” …
The house of cards is collapsing while Christine Anderson, Member of the European Parliament, speaks to a packed room about the ongoing criminal investigations. Von der Leyen, whose husband is linked to Pfizer, is under pressure to explain contracts worth 71 billion euros/10 doses per person.
On June 20, Leo XIV has appointed Rev Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán, 50, as Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Born in Grecia in 1976 and ordained a priest in 2003, Monsignor Carvajal Durán has served in various pastoral roles within the Diocese of Alajuela and most recently as Diocesan Vicar for Pastoral Ministry. He is a strongly synodal, CELAM-formed, Francis-era pastoral organizer. His public record shows extensive commitment to "discernment", "accompaniment", and "synodality". Strong Synodal Profile By September 2022, Rev. Carvajal had assumed a leading role in coordinating the Diocese of Alajuela's Diocesan Synodal Process. In a September 28, 2022 talk on the Youtube channel of the Diocese of Alajuela, Monsignor Carvajal uses all of the Francis’ buzzworsuch as "the synodal Church", "the reality is always before the idea", “listening to the cries of people”, etc. His Language Speaks Volumes In a September 5, 2023 video, Monsignor Carvajal said that discernment and synodality are …More
WOKE: Faith, Morality, and Cultural Decay I want to talk about something heavy today, and it’s something happening over in the Philippines that really exposes the spiritual crisis of our modern world. Look at what’s going on with this transvestite, Pura Luka Vega. We are seeing someone dress up as Our Lord, specifically making fun of the Our Father, and turning the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass into a profane mockery. These people don’t just want to celebrate “Pride” anymore. The mask is completely off. They are openly mocking Almighty God, and yet, in the very same breath, they turn around and demand absolute respect, tolerance, and legal protection for their own beliefs and actions. The double standard is staggering. And you have to ask yourself: Have we learned absolutely nothing? Think about the trials that have slammed into humanity over these last few years. We just went through a global pandemic. We are seeing major earthquakes, massive storms, and countless reminders every single …More
Bishop Richard Williamson (+ January 2025) allegedly confirmed to Sean Johnson that he had conditionally consecrated a Archbishop Carlo Viganò, 85, a bishop in 2023. Johnson published a 2023 email from Williamson on Seraphim54.substack.com on June 19. Johnson is a former seminarian of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) and father of nine children who now attends Mass at the US-based Congregation of Saint Pius V (CSPV), a splinter group from the FSSPX. Johnson's publication is consistent with information previously received by Gloria.tv from independent ecclesiastical sources. Viganò was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II in 1992. Since 2023, a persistent rumour about the conditional [second] consecration of Viganò has circulated. Johnson’s article claims that he emailed Viganò twice in November and December 2023 asking about those rumours but didn’t receive a reply. Then, Johnson contacted Williamson. The central statement attributed to Bishop Williamson regarding …More
God bless Bishop Williamson. Perhaps Vigano was "Conditionally Confirmed" by Williamson but that doesn't take away from the fact that Vigano is playing all sides, especially "holy Russia's." I do not doubt the validity of Williamson's act but whether Vigano was in a state to be able to receive it.
Pope Leo's popularity with Republican Catholics plummets after his bitter feuds with Trump The shepherd is gathering his flock around him-- not. Prevost is showing more and more his inability to understand the 4 Gospels. Pretty soon no one will pay him any attention except the Vatican debt collectors. It is embarrassing to have anything to do with this synosalist. What do our Jewish brethren think of all this? What is the meaning of this phrase--"Women of Jerusalem, weep not for Me but for yourselves and your children." (Luke 23:28) Has Prevost set forth exact;y to whom our Savior is referring? And how long must the weeling go on?
The Diocese of Arlington, in Northern Virginia, has announced the creation of a new apostolate entrusted to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), Bishop Michael Burbidge announced on June 19. Father Jonathan Romanoski FSSP and Father John Audino FSSP have been appointed to the Chaplaincy. Following the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes in 2021, the Diocese of Arlington experienced a unprecedented eradication of Masses in the Roman rite. With 21 locations, Arlington Diocese was one of the strongest for the Roman Rite in the United States. In 2022, the Diocese of Arlington reduced the number of "permitted" Mass locations from 21 to 8. Of those eight locations, only three - Saint Rita in Alexandria, Saint John the Beloved in McLean, and Saint Anthony of Padua Mission in Falls Church - received Vatican permission to continue Masses in parish churches. The remaining five communities were relocated to non-parish churches. #newsYopiywpnrj
An employee walked into his boss’s office one afternoon, visibly frustrated, and said: “Boss, we need to talk. Why do you pay John three times more than me? I’m definitely not a slacker, and I work just as hard as he does. Frankly, it’s not fair, and it makes no sense.” The boss looked out the window for a moment, turned back, and said: “Look, I just noticed a truck driving past the office. It looks like they’re hauling hay. Do me a favor—step outside and look into it.” The employee went out, returned a minute later, and said: “You were right, boss. It’s a load of hay.” “Do you know where it’s coming from? Maybe from the valley farms?” the boss asked. “No idea.” “Go ahead and find out.” The employee went back outside, then walked into the office again and said: “Boss, confirmed. It’s from the valley farms.” “Great. Do you know if it’s the first or second cutting?” “I don’t know.” “Well, go and ask.” The employee went out and returned shortly after. “Boss, it’s the first …More
Since you probably lack time and enthusiasm needed to peruse all 1600+ pages of documents, however fascinating and revealing they are both individually and in the aggregate, here are the broad takeaways of what they prove: The good news was that it showed the intelligence community (IC) is not, after all, composed of all witless morons. Many immediately recognized that the Wuhan lab was the most obvious source of covid’s chocolately badness. Somehow, Dr. Fauci wielded insane levels of influence inside the IC. “The intelligence community almost always incorporated Fauci’s recommendations,” Tulsi said. He used that outsized influence to conceal at least two big things. First, Fauci didn’t want anybody connecting dots between the pandemic and certain NIH grants he personally approved for coronavirus research at the Wuhan lab. Second, he especially didn’t want people talking about those grants because they were for research that, if one were feeling uncharitable, could easily be described …More
PART 1 - THE FATHER WOUND: HOW TO HEAL YOUR DEEPEST WOUNDS | Fr. Philip Scott So many souls carry a hidden wound: the ache of a father who was absent, harsh, distant, broken, silent, or unable to love as he should. And often, wit...
Leo XIV at St. Augustine's Tomb: Today, Leo XIV visited Pavia, Italy, where he prayed before the relics of St. Augustine in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro. During the visit, he met cancer patients and medical staff at the National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), met members of the Augustinian Order, and visited Pavia Cathedral.
Leo XIV., der Augustiner-Papst, betet vor den Reliquien des heiligen Augustinus von Hippo in der Basilika San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Paris in Norditalien.