DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, The Gospel demands that, like St. Carlo Acustis, we put You first. Grant us the graces we need to be willing, regardless of the cost. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
BORDER: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has claimed he fears persecution or torture not just in El Salvador and Uganda, but in 20 other nations as well. He has thus been notified this new country of removal is Eswatini, Africa (formerly Swaziland). The following is from Wikipedia: “A large amount of wealth in Eswatini is held by the state and the king. … For much of the population, private economic activity involves subsistence agriculture.”
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-tells-kilmar-abrego-garcia-hell-deported-tiny-african-country
CALIFORNICATION: COVID cases are up so the know-it-alls are recommending a return to indoor masking.
CARLO ACUTIS: [10:31] – A brief documentary by a fellow millennial. Thank God for that Polish nanny! ❤
CATHOLIC: [3:25]20] – The Holy Mass and canonizations celebrated by Pope Leo XIV of two young men were broadcast live.
- Carlo Acutis (1991–2006): a teenager from Milan, passionate about computer science, he used new media to spread the faith and love for the Eucharist. Beatified in 2020, he is a model of digital evangelization. This is the first time that the parents of a new saint attended their child’s canonization.
- Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901–1925): a young man from Turin, sportsman and mountain enthusiast, he stood out for his charity towards the poor and his joyful witness to the Gospel. Beatified in 1990, he is the patron of young people and students.
DEMOCRATS: We already knew Tim Walz had a screw loose. Now we know he’s also a deplorable human being. [9:59] – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hk02RWDUdLA to hear what Scott Jennings had to say.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR: Renaming the Department of Defense would require an act of Congress. But Trump has signed an eo allowing it to be referred to as the Department of War and for Pete Hegseth to go by the secondary title of Secretary of War.
EDUCATION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KR25vZJEKeo to watch a lesson on descriptive writing that these kids will never forget!
ENERGY: In June, our crude oil production hit a record high of 13.58 million barrels per day. This is thanks in part to Trump’s sweeping reduction of federal energy regulations.
VIRGINIA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-QqiDxdHB5w to hear Nick Freitas lay out one big issue for this year’s state ballot.
WAR ON DRUGS: Ten F-35 stealth fighter jets have been positioned at a Puerto Rico airbase, the latest move toward a continued buildup of U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, as part of a growing effort to combat drug cartel operations.
GRAMMY’S NOTES: [10:42] – When I was in discernment, my spiritual director sent me to a retreat. It was there, for the first time, that I encountered the idea that the idea that “vocation” could be applied not just to religious life, but to single and married lives. It was defined there as the lifestyle God called us to. I had thought that anyone who wanted as desperately as I did to belong wholly to God must be called to religious life. Yet the idea of that life did not make me happy. I am so grateful to have learned my error, because I was made to pursue holiness through marriage. I am now the very contented wife of 46 years, mother of three, and, now, mother-in-law of three and grandmother of ten. ❤
SHORTS:
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