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This is good news for the people in Ukraine and Russia. But not so good for nato and US and anyone else involved. While Russia is winning, they are lying more and more about how Ukraine is winning. Like Ursula the liar. They will step it up more than ever now. And we need to step up prayers. Trump says he is not giving Ukraine money, and yet a table full of $100 bills given to traitors and those who are trying to destroy Russia and Ukraine.

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Russian forces liberate key Donbass city – MOD (VIDEO)

Ukrainian troops have been completely pushed out of Seversk, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported
Russian forces have liberated the Donbass city of Seversk, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Thursday. The former Ukrainian stronghold, located inside Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, is now fully clear of enemy troops, the ministry said.
The fighting for Seversk has gone on since 2022 with varying degrees of intensity. Russian troops will now have an open path to the regional cities of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, both major hubs for the Ukrainian military, according to Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to the head of the DPR.
The announcement was made by the chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, during a high-level meeting with President Vladimir Putin on the status of Moscow’s military operation.
The Defense Ministry also released footage from the liberated city, showing Russian troops conducting door-to-door visits to apartment buildings and private homes offering …

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There is a video showing Russian soldiers holding up flags in various parts of the Donbass. The larger one is much better to watch.

Instaurare Omnia in Christo

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Pope Leo XIV published today an Apostolic Letter on archaeology. Marking 100 years since the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, he described the discipline as “indispensable for understanding Christianity”: “Revelation is always history. If this is so, then understanding Revelation requires an adequate knowledge of the historical, cultural and material contexts in which it took place,” he wrote. The Pontifical Institute, founded in 1925, is led by German priest Stefan Heid. He is world-famous for his research showing that the early Church celebrated Holy Mass ad orientem.

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Leone XIV firma una lettera apostolica per scavare nelle radici della fede

Questa mattina è stata pubblicata una Lettera Apostolica di Papa Leone XIV dedicata all’importanza dell’archeologia cristiana nel cammino della Chiesa contemporanea. Il testo prende spunto dal centenario del Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana e lo collega al nuovo Anno Giubilare, ricordando che nel 1925, anno di fondazione dell’Istituto, Pio XI aveva indetto il “Giubileo della pace” per lenire le ferite della Prima guerra mondiale. Fin dalle prime righe della pagina iniziale il Papa spiega che la memoria del passato, «illuminata dalla fede e purificata dalla carità», è per la Chiesa «nutrimento della speranza», e che l’archeologia rientra pienamente in questo servizio alla memoria credente.
La “casa dell’archeologia”: come nasce il Pontificio Istituto
Per comprendere la portata della lettera, il Papa torna alla storia del Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana (PIAC), che definisce «la casa dell’archeologia». L’Istituto nasce l’11 dicembre 1925 con il motu …

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A Beginners Guide to the Problems of the Novus Ordo Missae (Part II)

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A Beginners Guide to the Problems of the Novus Ordo Missae (Part II)

The faithful were not entertained, instructed, or encouraged at every turn; they were placed, quite deliberately, before God.
“It is a bit like the difference between Kool-Aid and a well-matured red wine,” said my beloved companion in her inimitable way as she struggled to articulate her first experience of a Solemn High Mass.
She did not mean it unkindly. In fact, there was a certain gentleness—even embarrassment—in her comparison, as though she feared it might sound irreverent. Yet it was precisely the sort of image that only someone untrained in polemics, but sensitive to reality, could produce. Kool-Aid and wine belong to entirely different worlds, not merely in taste but in origin, purpose, and depth. One is manufactured for immediacy: sweet, colorful, instantly gratifying, requiring no patience, no formation of the palate, no lingering reflection. The other is cultivated slowly, aged in silence, shaped by time, tradition, and restraint. To mistake one for the other is impossible …

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Ultimately, one of the central problems of Novus Ordo (among many elbowing their way in for first place, and we know what our Lord thought about anything seeking to be 'first') is that it appears to be focused upon the liturgy as performance as opposed to the liturgy as all encompassing prayer.

Pierre Henri

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Calley Means (ex-Big Pharma & Big Food insider) just said the quiet part out loud — calmly, clearly, and with receipts: “Chronic disease is the greatest profit-maximizing invention in human history — because it’s recurring revenue and we don’t die right away.” No yelling. No conspiracy. Just cold, hard economics.
Fact: Healthcare is now America’s #1 industry.
Fact: It grows fastest when we stay sick longest.
Fact: More paychecks, mortgages, and retirements depend on managed illness than on actual cures.
He’s not attacking anyone — he’s simply asking us to look at the scoreboard we all live under. If tomorrow every incentive flipped from “treat forever” to “prevent completely” — what’s the very first thing you’d change in your own life? Be honest. I’m reading every reply.

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The Church Makes Itself Irrelevant by Imitating the World - Bishop Varden

Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim told AcePrensa.com on December 9 that we are already living in a post-secular age, something especially evident in northern Europe.
He said that people are turning to Catholicism "because it is true", as many grow disillusioned with other options. "With so much collapse — of old certainties and institutions — and the fragility of our political, cultural, ecological and financial lives, people are looking for parameters that promise to withstand the flood."
Regarding the increase in attendance at Mass in the Roman rite, Bishop Varden noted that this is happening "in some places, not everywhere". It is linked to a search for beauty, which the Church can offer.
He urged simply celebrating the liturgy well and follow the rubrics: "Do the red and say the black."
Referring to the Chartres pilgrimage over Pentecost, he observed that the young participants were impossible to categorise, ranging from people who attend charismatic services to those who attend the …More

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Leo the Irrelevant - sort of has a ring to it....

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UK Teacher Blacklisted for Teaching Students That Britain Is a Christian Country

A British school teacher has been blacklisted from working with kids after teaching children that the UK is a Christian country.
Backed by the Free Speech Union, the teacher is now fighting back against this authoritarian overreach.
Modernity.news reports: The incident kicked off when the teacher caught students washing their feet in the boys’ bathroom sinks—a clear violation at the non-faith school where prayers were confined to a designated room. According to reports, he addressed the group, explaining the rules and emphasizing British values of tolerance.
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But one pupil took offense, claiming the teacher said the school wasn’t religious and suggested an alternative. Specifically, the child reported the teacher stating, “Britain is still a Christian state,” while noting the King’s role as head of the Church of England. The …

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The Polish Bishops’ Conference has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Poland. Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdańsk delivered the invitation during a private audience, noting that 2027 would be a fitting occasion as the Church marks the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Gietrzwałd. The Pope said his schedule for 2026–27 is already full but that he would consider the visit. According to Monsignor Wojda, Leo XIV expressed his affection for Poland and recalled visiting the country many times before.

Bishops invite Leo XIV to Poland in 2027 🇵🇱

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The Presidium of the Polish Bishops’ Conference invited Pope Leo...

https://episkopat.pl/doc/239524.Prezydium-Konferencji-Episkopatu-Polski-zaprosilo-papieza-Leona
https://episkopat.pl/doc/239539.La-Presidenza-della-Conferenza-Episcopale-Polacca-ha-invitato
Poland is close to the Holy Father's heart
The President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda SAC, pointed out that ‘the Pope received us with great kindness’ and ‘took a keen interest in various matters’. ‘He said that he had visited Poland many times, that Poland is very close to his heart, and that he was happy that we could talk together,’ Archbishop Wojda noted.
‘I presented the Holy Father with a letter inviting him to Poland,’ said the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, adding that such invitations had already been extended by the former and current Presidents of the Republic of Poland and by some bishops. Archbishop Wojda emphasised that he told the Pope that 2027 marks the 150th anniversary of the apparitions in Gietrzwałd, so ‘it is a good opportunity …

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ComplicitClergy

Texas AG Scores Major Victory In Battle Against Catholic NGO Accused Of Trafficking

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Texas AG Scores Major Victory In Battle Against Catholic NGO Accused Of Trafficking

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent crusade against nonprofit organizations has been turbocharged by a flurry of favorable court rulings validating his use of a nearly 150-year-old state law to demand a company’s internal documents, and move to shut them down if they don’t comply.
Over the last two years, Paxton has launched investigations into at least a dozen companies, mostly immigrant-serving nonprofits, claiming they were breaking the law, or in some cases, their own corporate charters. None of these allegations have yet been proven in court.
What two key Texas courts and a federal appeals court have said, though, is that Paxton has wide authority to demand internal corporate records and file lawsuits to revoke a company’s right to do business in Texas if he believes they are violating the law. He can bring these legal actions without offering evidence to back up his claims, a Texas appeals court ruled.
While a judge would eventually have to rule on the merits of the allegations …

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Stanley Meador, the FBI boss who greenlit the 2023 probe into "radical traditionalist" Catholics—spying on priests & parishioners—nominated by VA Gov-elect Spanberger for public safety secretary. Religious liberty under siege? This is advancement for overreach.

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FBI leader who oversaw Catholic investigation tapped to lead Virginia public safety department

CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 11:45 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who oversaw the Virginia office responsible for a highly controversial investigation into local Catholics will lead the state’s safety office under its new Democratic governor.
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger nominated Stanley Meador as the next Virginia secretary for public safety and homeland security, according to
a December announcement.
Meador has served in several roles in the FBI, including in field offices in Seattle and Las Vegas, as well as at the bureau headquarters in Washington.
In 2021 he became special agent in charge at the bureau’s Richmond, Virginia field office, where he served until June 2025. In 2023 that office issued a memo to agents launching an investigation into “radical traditionalist” Catholics and their possible ties to “the far-right white nationalist movement.”
That memo touched off a years-long controversy over the FBI’s investigation into Catholics, including …

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Registered nurse and whistleblower Michelle Spencer says that every time a newborn is given a hepatitis B shot, the baby is being exposed to far more aluminum than the FDA’s recommended limit, calling it a form of chemical assault. She says she has been warning mothers not to allow the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, and the refusal rate has grown so much that the hospital held a meeting about it. According to Spencer, administrators accused nurses of giving “biased information” because so many mothers were now declining the hep-B shot.

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In Principio

St. Thomas Aquinas ~~~ Out of reverence for this Sacrament nothing touches it but...

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There you go. Sad turn of events. Also the Eastern Churches knew this and did not fall for the new thinking.

Mazza La Ragazza

POV: You Try Watching ERIKA KIRK News But Candace Owens Keeps Noticing TPUSA JAKEGTV youtube.com/watch?v=KshY_ix2K2w

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