by | August 15, 2023 · 2:58 am

Feast of the Assumption of Mary

The Catholic Church teaches that, while Jesus ascended (took Himself up) into Heaven, His mother, Mary, was assumed (was taken up by God’s power) into Heaven. It is also Catholic teaching that she was assumed “body and soul” – i.e., that she received her perfected and glorified body at that time, so that the body that bore Our Lord was never corrupted. However, there is no teaching about whether she died first.

One of the seers at Medjugorje said that, when she was asked, she said, “No, I did not die.” For this reason, I believe that the Ascension of Jesus is the model and precursor for what will happen to the dead in Christ when He comes again, while the Assumption of Mary is the model and precursor for what will happen to the faithful who are still alive on that great day. The Catholic Church has no teaching whatsoever about the Rapture, but I personally believe that this is what happened to Mary.

2024: CLICK https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1690884152856326145 [2:13] to hear presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calmly and coherently present the conservative position on LGBTQ issues. It’s impressive … and very refreshing, especially after hearing that RFK Jr. just flip-flopped on abortion. The coward.

CLIMATE HOAX: William Happer is professor emeritus in physics at Princeton University; Richard Lindzen is professor emeritus of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Together, they have taken on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rules to cut CO2 emissions. Their evidence shows that these regulations “will be disastrous for the country, for no scientifically justifiable reason.”

“All of the models that predict catastrophic global warming fail the key test of the scientific method: they grossly overpredict the warming versus actual data. The scientific method proves there is no risk that fossil fuels and carbon dioxide will cause catastrophic warming and extreme weather.”

INFLATION: A new report by Moody Analytics says that Americans are spending $709 more per month on everyday goods and services than they did two years ago. Meanwhile, FAUXTUS has been bragging about how amazing his economic leadership has been. Amazing for who exactly? Our enemies?

IRAN: Last week, FAUXTUS made a deal to free five Americans in exchange for a handful of jailed Iranians. But, wait. Just because Iran hates us and sponsors terrorists, let’s not just stop with a simple prisoner swap! Biden also agreed to unfreeze nearly $6 billion of Iran’s assets in South Korea, transferring the funds to an account in the central bank of Qatar.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said he’s sure the money will be used to finance their “terror operations” and “nuclear bomb aspirations.” Well, duh. But, maybe that was the point.

HAWAII: President Empathy couldn’t even squeeze out a simple, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims.” CLICK https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1691084516314562560 [:10] to hear his “No comment.” I guess we should be grateful he didn’t try to talk about that time his house “almost burned down and killed my wife” which the fire department says was actually a small kitchen fire.

Later, somebody at the WH tweeted for him. “We’re laser-focused on getting aid to survivors, including Critical Needs Assistance: a one-time $700 payment per household offering relief during an unimaginably difficult time. We have staff on the ground dedicated to helping survivors navigate the registration process. we’re giving each household $700! “ Wait, wut? You sent Ukraine BILLIONS, but AMERICANS who just lost everything they own … they get seven hundred dollars. Riiiiight.

In other “Wrongs are self-serving jerks” news … Yesterday, I reported that Oprah Winfrey had put in some time handing out pillows and such to wildfire refugees. It turns out that, while she has donated some cash and supplies, she also brought a CBS film crew to document it. The shelter staff said they would not allow the film crew inside the shelter, so as to protect the privacy of those who so recently lost everything they own. So Oprah had somebody use a phone to get footage of her handing out pillows to victims inside the shelter . CLICK https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1690121663978115077 [:30].

PENNSYLVANIA: Prayers for the victims and survivors of this horrific explosion in the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum. CLICK https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1690809003138596864 [:34] to see an entire house turn to splinters in about five seconds. Awful!

The explosion and subsequent large fire left three houses destroyed and a dozen more damaged. Five bodies have been recovered. Three people were taken to the hospital; two were treated and released, but one is still in critical condition. It is still unclear what caused the explosion.

PSA: Due to possible listeria contamination, the FDA is recalling green kiwifruit that was shipped between June 14, 2023, and July 7, 2023, then were sold in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

TRANS/DETRANS: Another now-familiar tale of a confused teen being overly influenced by social media, transitioning to male, then deciding she’d made a mistake. The overwhelming support to enter the trans life, then the complete rejection for those who change their minds are so very cult-like. Ditto feminism, which abhors women who choose traditional roles, and abortion, which reviles women who carry to term. The stated goals of each of these Wrong movements is for individuals to be free to choose to follow their most authentic desires. But that’s just window dressing. Their real agenda is for people to embrace sin and reject God.

WHITE HOUSE: I guess KJP got sick of looking like the idiot she is every time this bold, smart journalist asked a probing question. She tried not calling on him for seven months, but then he got really ticked off and outed her, loudly. So when his hard press pass expired, she refused to renew it, citing new “regulations” that, according to Ateba, were designed specifically to exclude him. He’s suing KJP for viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.

GRAMMY NOTES: From Mama Buzz – “Heads up parents! Get those parental controls in place. I didn’t even realize I had Prime Video on my phone. Apparently Buzz discovered this and between yesterday and today had rented or purchased movies to a grand total of $286.19!!! I had come over to see what he was getting up to on my phone and he has definitely lost privileges he had been declined a purchase and I checked my bank account b/c I figured either it was declined because I had a pass code set up that he doesn’t know, OR he had made so many purchases, my bank decided it was getting to be highly unusual and stopped allowing them. I am currently on hold with the wonderful customer service people at Amazon. They are slowly but surely deleting and refunding every single one for me. And we both double checked, there weren’t any others before yesterday (plus I would’ve noticed the bank charges) next will be to call my bank and make sure my debit card is active or gets reactivated.”

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