BENEDICTINE SISTERS of MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES: [7:32] – I stumbled across this 9 year old video and wanted to share it with you as a contrast to the vile “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” that the LA Dodgers are honoring this week. When I googled for more information, I discovered they’re the same order whose founder’s body was recently found to be incorrupt. (The church hasn’t ruled on that officially as of yet.)
I was also struck by how young many of the women are. When I was a girl, pre-Vatican II, nuns in full habits were the norm; after Vatican II, they switched to simpler and simpler outfits until they were wearing civvies and looking like everyone else. In my area, there were two convents that, at one time, were full. But with the professed sisters aging out and young women feeling no draw to be celibate social workers, they gradually emptied out. Both of the buildings have been converted to other uses.
I hope you take the time to watch the video. The joy these women have is remarkable. I wish I could remember who it was who said the happiest people in the world are cloistered nuns. I believe it.
- https://benedictinesofmary.org/
- https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254384/a-miracle-in-missouri-body-of-benedictine-sisters-foundress-thought-to-be-incorrupt
CANADA: [3:04] – Canadian police claim Billboard Chris was inciting violence by silently standing in a public place wearing a billboard that said something that the oh-so-tolerant activists found offensive.
CATHOLIC: On this Friday, June 16th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty, joined by Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, have called on Catholics to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart, and make an act of reparation—an act offered to the Lord with the intention of repairing the spiritual damage inflicted by sin. The bishops’ invitation to the faithful follows:
“Catholic Christians traditionally recognize June as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. During this time, we call to mind Christ’s love for us, which is visible in a special way in the image of His pierced heart, and we pray that our own hearts might be conformed to His, calling us to love and respect all His people.
“This year, on June 16—the day of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus—a professional baseball team has shockingly chosen to honor a group whose lewdness and vulgarity in mocking our Lord, His Mother, and consecrated women cannot be overstated. This is not just offensive and painful to Christians everywhere; it is blasphemy. It has been heartening to see so many faithful Catholics and others of good will stand up to say that what this group does is wrong, and it is wrong to honor them.
We call on Catholics to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart on June 16th, offering this prayer as an act of reparation for the blasphemies against our Lord we see in our culture today.”
CINO JOE: The Biden administration recently pulled $4.5 million in funding from the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s (OSDH) family planning services in what critics call an act of retribution for the state’s anti-abortion laws. As a result, the OSDH is now unable to serve around 30,000 low-income people with family health services such as counseling, testing and treatment for STDs, physical examinations, and prenatal care and education.
Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford wrote to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on June 1, demanding that the funds be reinstated and accusing HHS of willfully misinterpreting Title X. “HHS has chosen to prioritize abortion instead of prioritizing actual health care, by suspending Title X funding awarded to OSDH because of its obligation to abide by federal law and the state laws of Oklahoma. It is absurd that HHS is suspending funds previously granted to OSDH for its refusal to refer for a procedure that the underlying federal statute explicitly forbids.”
FAKE or FACT: The number of so-called fact checking organizations has dramatically increased since the 2016 presidential election. These people claim to be neutral, but federal campaign disclosures show that nearly 99.5% of their political donations go to Democrats and liberal groups. Top recipients include socialist Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who during the seven-year period received ten times more fact checker money than every Republican combined.
INFLATION: On Tuesday, the White Hut tweeted, “Great news: Today’s inflation report shows annual inflation is now at the lowest level since March 2021, and less than half of what it was last June. This is giving families real breathing room.”
That would be breathing room we wouldn’t have needed if the voters had actually been allowed to choose the current president.
LA DODGERS: [1:01] – CatholicVote has bought time for their new ad that will play during the broadcast of the June 16th “Pride Night” game. The ad calls out the team for choosing to honor an anti-Catholic hate group called the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” (SPI) with a Community Hero Award.
VAXXX: Microbiologist Kevin McKernan, a former researcher and team leader for the MIT Human Genome Project, has discovered SV40 in both Moderna’s and Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 gene therapy serums in amounts that are significantly higher than the regulatory limits in both Europe and the United States.
SV40 is a monkey virus that has been linked to cancer in humans, including mesotheliomas, lymphomas, and cancers of the brain and bone. The contamination appears to be related to poor quality control during the manufacturing process and may be responsible for the high rate of anaphylactic reactions we’ve been seeing.
GRAMMY NOTES: This is why, when I don’t feel like praying, I know I really NEED to.
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