If presidents & agencies can do whatever they want because someone else pays the bill, what remains of constitutional, representative government? If a president can privately fund a ballroom, could he privately fund a battalion? If a cabinet agency can accept donations to expand its reach, could it sell policy favors to the highest bidder? If every public act can be recast as a private transaction, then the public no longer governs—it merely observes.
The power of the purse was meant to be the people’s last line of defense against tyranny. In the architecture of the Constitution, Congress alone was entrusted with the ability to raise and spend money—not because the Founders trusted legislators more than presidents, but because they feared concentrated power. They understood that whoever controls the purse ultimately controls the government itself. “Money,” Alexander Hamilton warned, “is the vital principle of the body politic.” Without that restraint, the president could accumulate funds, build armies, and buy loyalty at will, consolidating power beyond constitutional limits—what Madison called “the very definition of tyranny.” - JW & NW
Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc - November 12 Also known as Giosafat Kuncewycz Jehoshaphat Kuncewycz John Kunsevich Josaphat Kuntsevych Josaphat of Polotsk Jozofat Kuncewicz Memorial 12 November formerly 14 November Profile His father was a municipal counselor, and his mother known for her piety. Raised in the Orthodox Ruthenian Church which, on 23 November1595 in the Union of Brest, united with the Church of Rome. Trained as a merchant‘s apprentice at Vilna, Lithuania, he was offered partnership in the business, and marriage to his partner’s daughter; feeling the call to religious life, he declined both. Monk in the Ukrainian Order of Saint Basil (Basilians) in Vilna at age 20 in 1604, taking the name Brother Josaphat. Deacon. Ordained a Byzantine ritepriest in 1609. Josaphat’s superior, Samuel, never accepted unity with Rome, and looked for a way to fight against Roman Catholicism and the Uniats, the name given those who brought about and accepted the union of the …More
Saint Josaphat Nov 12 breski1 on Nov 13, 2007 In 1595, when today’s saint was a boy, the Orthodox bishop of Brest-Litovsk (famous in World War I) in Belarus and five other bishops representing millions of Ruthenians, sought reunion with Rome. John Kunsevich (Josaphat became his name in religious life) was to dedicate his life and die for the same cause. Born in what was then Poland, he went to work in Wilno and was influenced by clergy adhering to the Union of Brest (1596). He became a Basilian monk, then a priest, and soon was well known as a preacher and as an ascetic.
“NOVEMBER 8.-THE FEAST OF THE HOLY RELICS. PROTESTANTISM pretends to regard the veneration which the Church pays to the relics of the Saints as a sin, and contends that this pious practice is a remnant of paganism. The Council of Trent, on the contrary, has decided that the bodies of the martyrs and other saints who were living members of Jesus Christ and temples of the Holy Ghost, are to be honored by the faithful. This decision was based upon the established usage of the earliest days of the Church, and upon the teaching of the Fathers and of the Councils. The Counci1 orders, however, that all abuse of this devotion is to be avoided carefully, and forbids any relics to be exposed which have not been approved by the bishops, and these prelates are recommended to instruct the people faithfully in the teaching of the Church on this subject. While we regret, then, the errors of the impious and of heretics, let us profit by the advantages which we gain by hearkening to the voice of the …More
Leo XIV is expected to be asked to resolve one of the longest-standing consequences of the Reformation by formally designating St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin as the city’s official Catholic cathedral.
NOVEMBER 12 2025 THE GOSPEL breski1 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 17,11-19. As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!" And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."
Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Edward Danaing Daleng as vice-regent of the Prefecture of the Papal Household. The office oversees papal audiences and non-liturgical ceremonies. Father Danaing Daleng was previously procurator general of the Order of St. Augustine and the order’s general counselor for Africa. According to AugustinianOrder.org, he has a strong sense of social outreach, highlighting the needs of "prisoners and migrants who so often find themselves in need of comfort and shelter."
Il Santo Padre ha nominato Vicereggente della Prefettura della Casa Pontificia il Reverendo Padre Edward Daniang Daleng, O.S.A., già Consigliere Generale e Procuratore Generale dell’Ordine di Sant’Agostino. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
Choose Light, Not Darkness, With Your Eyes The Gospel reading today emphasizes the importance of the eyes as the lamp of the body, highlighting the need to choose what we look at carefully. While the Lord enlightens the soul, the body can be filled with light or darkness based on our choices. To be true to our desire for God’s light, we must align our actions and choices with His will, ensuring our whole being is filled with His light. Fr. Altier’s Daily Homilies Fr. Altier is a Priest at Holy Trinity Parish in South St. Paul: holytrinitysspmn.org You can also find Fr. Robert Altier’s homilies and talks on: Gab: Gab Social Gettr: Catholic Parents OnLine on GETTR - Profile and … Rumble: CatholicParentsOnLine Twitter: x.com/CatholicPa42753 For access to a library of talks by Fr. Robert Altier, go to: CPO Premium Streaming Media To order Fr. Altier's book, God's Plan for Your Marriage, go to the website: God's Plan For Your Marriage Book – God's Plan … An Exploration of Holy …More
The Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life (run by Cardinal Farrell, associated in the past with both, Marcial Maciel and Teodore McCarrick) has approved a new Statute for the Comunione e Liberazione movement (CL). It replaces governance by a locally elected bodies with appointed territorial referents. A General Assembly is created that meets every five years only to elect leadership. Another novelty: There is centralized control over local spiritual guides, cultural initiatives, and leaders of the “School of Community”. A members' letter to CL president Davide Prosperi criticizes both the content and method of the changes. It argues that the members were not consulted, contrary to the Vatican’s own call for participatory processes. Furthermore, the changes risks transforming CL from a community-driven movement to a centrally managed association.