Good Friday Silence: The Crucifixion Says it All

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Big Government Steals Your Money, Your Family, and, Ultimately, Your Freedom

I don't agree with everything in this little film. Reagan made his own contribution to bigger government. And Paul Ryan wouldn't necessarily be my choice for president. But the principles presented here and the facts of a growing out-of-control federal government is right on. Fight the left by choosing the right.

Post by Senior Airman Brian Kolfage.

Mass of the Lord's Supper

Thank you, Jesus, for instituting the Holy Eucharist so that we can say, not, Jesus DWELT among us, but, instead, Jesus DWELLS among us. How blessed are we who embrace the fullness of the faith so that we can receive Jesus daily in His Real Presence and be united with Him in the closest covenant on earth. 

Not for Kids: The Diseased Gay Deathstyle

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
'Chem sex' commonly reported by UK gay men diagnosed with shigella

I had this comment on another post last night from "Nora." 

I was so shocked to come across your blog; I read your comments regarding the retreat for LGBT folks at St Theresa's in Palm Springs. Why are you so anti-gay? What happened to you in your life that would make you crusade against people who only want the same things you do: love,  a happy life and peace? 

I worked for a Catholic organization in the Bay Area for ten years and I will tell you that at least one third of the clergy was gay. If you have an issue with this, you should find another faith....but good luck, because we are everywhere.

My advice to you is to work on softening your heart. You are obviously very afraid of all things gay for a reason. Good luck with your self reflection!

This just made me shake my head. Nora has her head in a cloud

Great Article at Catholic Sistas Today!

An Open Letter to My Gay Sister

A little tolerance please!

The Birthday of the Priesthood

blessing the oil

Pray for priests today as they celebrate the institution of the priesthood at the Chrism Mass. You can read the pope's homily to the priests attending the Chrism Mass representing all the priests of the world here. I've copied the first two paragraphs below, but be sure to read the entire lovely document:

In the eternal “today” of Holy Thursday, when Christ showed his love for us to the end (cf. Jn 13:1), we recall the happy day of the institution of the priesthood, as well as the day of our own priestly ordination. The Lord anointed us in Christ with the oil of gladness, and this anointing invites us to accept and appreciate this great gift: the gladness, the joy of being a priest. Priestly joy is a priceless treasure, not only for the priest himself but for the entire faithful people of God: that faithful people from which he is called to be anointed and which he, in turn, is sent to anoint. 

Anointed with the oil of gladness so as to anoint others with the oil of gladness. Priestly joy has its source in the Father’s love, and the Lord wishes the joy of this Love to be “ours” and to be “complete” (Jn 15:11). I like to reflect on joy by contemplating Our Lady, for Mary, the “Mother of the living Gospel, is a wellspring of joy for God’s little ones” (Evangelii Gaudium, 288). I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that priest is very little indeed: the incomparable grandeur of the gift granted us for the ministry sets us among the least of men. The priest is the poorest of men unless Jesus enriches him by his poverty, the most useless of servants unless Jesus calls him his friend, the most ignorant of men unless Jesus patiently teaches him as he did Peter, the frailest of Christians unless the Good Shepherd strengthens him in the midst of the flock. No one is more “little” than a priest left to his own devices; and so our prayer of protection against every snare of the Evil One is the prayer of our Mother: I am a priest because he has regarded my littleness (cf. Lk 1:48). And in that littleness we find our joy.

Happy Birthday to all our priests!

Pray for Justina

‘Shocking Note’ Apparently Penned by Justina Pelletier to Her Parents

Justina seems to have fewer rights than prisoners. They have religious services. She's been denied access to a priest or to Mass for her entire incarceration. Prisoners have access to educational programs. Justina hasn't seen a teacher or school book in over a year. Why? What did that poor little girl do to deserve torture and experimentation by Boston Children's Hospital and DCF? The first rule of medicine is "Do no harm." Where are the courts in defending this poor little girl. Judge Joseph Johnston is a disgrace to the legal profession and should be removed and disbarred. And Justina should immediately be returned to her family. 

Please pray during the holy Triduum that this little girl will personally experience the Resurrection of Easter by going home with her family. And may God convert the hearts of her jailers.

More Big-Wig Democrat Schemes Behind Nevada Land Grab

CLINTON/OBAMA CRONIES BEHIND BUNDY SHOWDOWN

It's ALWAYS about the money, certainly not about saving the desert tortoise. 

The lucrative business opportunities explain both why Cliven Bundy has been facing such intense intimidation and why all the other ranchers have been chased out. Bundy represents a financial threat not merely to Reid, but a whole gamut of Democrats tied to Obama, Clinton and Gore. 

This is what has been discovered by examining only a few of the 50-plus projects. Doubtless there are similar stories behind some, if not all, of the others. 

If Democrat-linked entrepreneurs plan to turn the West into a massive arena for green projects, the implications are disturbing. The projects will eventually go as all others have gone before: failing as the unsustainable costs, maintenance problems and unseen environmental catastrophes they create become intolerable. The true goal of “green” energy, say cynics, is to make these people wealthier, not to save the environment.

Love of money is the root of all evils. And greed is the name of the game. Many of forefathers were financially devastated by serving our country. Today, our politicians go to Washington to strike it rich. Many come in with modest incomes and go out millionaires. And you thought we had no house of lords.

Spy Wednesday: Reflecting on the Judas in Myself

How many times do I betray Christ? How many times do I put human respect or selfishness ahead of God's will in my life? How many times do I close my eyes to the needs of my neighbors because they did not meet my expectations or I found them not to my taste? Judas is part of my nature. I know him well. Would I scream, "Crucify him!" before Pilate? Would I mock my God hanging on the cross? Please no, Lord. Make me all yours and then do with me what You will.

Tuesday of Holy Week: The Rising Conflict

On Monday of Holy Week Jesus made His authority very clear, not only over nature by cursing the fig tree, but over the Temple. Now on Tuesday, He returns with the apostles to the temple precincts and engages in teaching and dispute with the chief priests, pharisees, and elders. They demand to know by what authority He acts? He responds by asking them a question. "If you give me an answer, I will tell you on what authority I do the things I do. Tell me, was John's baptism of divine origin or merely from men?"

The pharisees in their worldly "prudence" consider, not the answer, but what will be the impact of their answer on the crowd following Jesus. They aren't interested in truth, but only in their own power and influence. And so, seeing a no win situation, they take the coward's way out. "We do not know," they say. And Jesus refuses to answer their hypocritical question.

He then goes on to tell a parable that enrages them,

Important Insights about What's Happening in Nevada: Greed, greed, and more greed!

The Real Truth about BLM and the Bundy Ranch

If you don't have time to read the entire article scroll to the bottom and read the summary about what's happening out West. I'll give you the quick and dirty according to this author:

1st, get all the ranchers, farmers, Native Americans, and foresters that use the land for positive, sustainable production off of the land; 

2nd, grab up all the resources; 

3rd, close off the lands to public access including camping, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, boating, shooting, etc; 

4th, sell off the resources to the highest bidder regardless of what that will do to the land, the local environment, or the economy; 

5th, collect royalties on the resources in perpetuity; 

6th, reduce and eliminate all SLS and PILT payments to the states, impoverishing them beyond belief.) 

And finally:

Raid on Bundy Ranch is in the Works, Says Sheriff

SHERIFF: FEDS STRATEGIZE FOR 'RAID' ON RANCH: Warning follows threat from Harry Reid that grazing dispute 'not over'

Reid on Monday told KRNV-TV in Reno: “It’s not over. We can’t have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it. So it’s not over.”

Is this a joke? We have illegal aliens invading the country in massive numbers and not only walk away from our laws, but collect food stamps, overwhelm our schools and hospitals, run drugs for the cartels. But an American family who has been grazing cattle on public lands for over 100 years are lawbreakers?

Mack, a longtime sheriff, told WND that Reid’s statements are beyond the pale. 

“That kind of stupidity, where he puts federal regulations and policies of bureaucrats ahead of a family in his state that has done no wrong or committed a crime,” Mack said. 

He charged that it is Reid who is destroying his own state’s ranching industry as well as the U.S. Constitution. The sheriff chided the senator for making statements about abiding by laws.
“Isn’t that amazing? The biggest crook in Washington,” Mack said. 

On the issue of a raid, he said: “That’s what we have heard. It’s not confirmed. People we had on the inside told us the BLM still is considering raiding the Bundy ranch. We’re going to keep in touch with them, protect them, pray for them.”

Read more here.

Former Arizona Sheriff Reveals Chilling Strategy to Put Women ‘Up at the Front’ During Bundy Ranch Standoff

Sheriff Mack is the head of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association  They work closely with another group of law enforcement officers called Oath Keepers. Read the list of orders these patriots swear to disobey! America may be in trouble, but we still have good men (and women) committed to the principles on which this country was founded. Pray for them and for the Republic, one nation, under God...with liberty and justice for all. As for Harry Reid and politicians of his ilk, they make you long for the day when citizens tarred and feathered them and ran them out of town on a rail.

Chinese Want Nevada Land

It's all about profit for Harry Reid's family. And you thought they cared about the endangered tortoise. Hahahahahahahahah......

Here's a bit from the article:

Part of the land ENN wants to use was purchased from Clark County at well below appraised value. Rory Reid is the former Clark County Commission chairman, and he persuaded the commission to sell 9,000 acres of county land to ENN on the promise it would provide jobs for the area, Reuters reported in 2012....

Further, Loesch reports, Harry Reid pressured the BLM to change the tortoise's protected zone to accommodate developer Harvey Whittemore, one of the Democrat's top donors.Whittemore was convicted in May 2013 of making illegal campaign contributions to him. 

"BLM has proven that they’ve a situational concern for the desert tortoise as they’ve had no problem waiving their rules concerning wind or solar power development," Loesch writes.
"Clearly, these developments have vastly affected a tortoise habitat more than a century-old, quasi-homesteading grazing area. If only Clive Bundy were a big Reid donor."

Russian Fighters Harrass U.S. Warship

Russian fighter jet buzzes U.S. Navy destroyer in Black Sea amid Ukraine crisis
Hmmm....does this make you feel safe? We are the laughing stock of the world and Putin has no compunction about advertising it. What next? The world is becoming more and more unstable here at home and abroad as well. Better be wearing out your rosary beads.

Bundy Ranch Double Cross?

More agents and equipment are arriving at Bundy ranch. Do you trust the Feds? They said it was over, but obviously not. Read more here. If it's over why do they need a command unit and a paddy wagon?

Monday of Holy Week: Cursing of the Fruitless Fig Tree

Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem with the apostles. As they walk along the way, He sees a fig tree in the distance. Being hungry, He approaches it to look for figs, but it's not the time for figs. So why does Jesus curse the fig tree?

Well, Jesus never did anything without a point. So the question is, what was He trying to teach the apostles then and us now?

The fig tree episode appears between Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem where he "went into the temple precincts [and]...inspected everything there" and the cleansing of the temple the next day when he drives out the money lenders and merchants telling them they've made His Father's house a "den of thieves." Note during the cleansing of the temple that Jesus "began to teach them." These two teaching episodes emphasize the kingship and authority of Jesus. He and the Father are one. The temple is His to cleanse and protect.

Between these two scenes we have the fig tree event. It is Monday of Holy Week. Being hungry  gives Jesus a reason to approach the fig tree and, finding no fruit, He curses it. "Never again shall anyone eat of your fruit!" He says. But Christ's purpose is more than about looking for fruit. He is teaching the apostles an important truth which Mark emphasizes by saying, "His disciples heard all this."

So what was He teaching? The fig tree in Hebrew Scriptures represents the nation of Israel. The prophets compare faithful Israel to a fruitful vine or a basket of delicious figs. What Jesus is showing His apostles is that the nation and the temple, instead of being a source of sanctification, have become nothing but empty show where lengthened phylacteries and scrupulous attention to the law represent the showy green leaves on the fruitless fig tree. Actually, finding figs would have prevented His teaching point. And, remember, when they return the next day, they find the tree withered "to its roots." Wow! What a lesson for us. We had better be faithful, fruitful servants! We don't want to hear the Master saying, "Tear down this useless tree. Why should it litter up the garden?" Let us pray for grace to persevere and always conform ourselves to the will of God. May Jesus Christ be prainsed!

Clive Bundy Incident Related to Corrupt Politician Harry Reid

Omigosh! A corrupt politician, political power, cronyism...can it be true? A Democrat acting like a mafia thug instigating a federal agency with snipers and helicopters to  target Americans so he can see the land rented to the Chinese and other business interests?  No, no...what American politician wold possibly put the interests of foreign powers ahead of an American rancher in his own state? 

And here's more:

Breaking: Sen. Harry Reid Behind BLM Land Grab of Bundy Ranch

Feds Back Down From Bundy Siege After Infowars Exposé of Chinese Land Grab

Harry Reid's Son Linked to BLM Land Grab

Harry Reid Corruption Behind Nevada Standoff

What Happens in Vegas May Spark an American Revolution

It's time to retire Harry Reid. Impeachment would be even better. 

Thank God there are still some patriots left!

We know the feds have backed down and that's good. But it's only because patriots came to the defense of Clive Bundy and his family. Go back to the video. Pay attention when they pan the crowd: old folks, young folks, parents, scouts.... These are the salt of the earth kind of people, farmers and ranchers...you know the ones derided by Obama as "clinging to their guns and their Bibles." But this man's eloquence reminds me of Patrick Henry against the tyranny of another age:

Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace²but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! [Read his complete speech here.]

This is our heritage! May we not squander it in exchange for a bowl of pottage! Pray for all those persecuted by our out-of-control Empire of evil. I don't say that lightly. The U.S. government mandates evil, exports evil, and many of our politicians and cultural leaders are committed to evil (usually in the pursuit of power, pleasure, and plunder). Pray and fight. And don't forget that our most powerful weapons are spiritual!

Clive Bundy Family Wins....for Now

Rancher Prevails in 'New Ruby Ridge' Battle as Feds Back Down

Offering prayers of thanksgiving! Fight for state sovereignty!

Know the Enemy And Make a Good Holy Week!

Pope Francis is talking about the devil again. It's obvious he's a believer in the corrupter of souls! And Holy Week is a good time to reflect on his evil designs. You can't resist an enemy if you don't recognize him, so learn to "discern the spirits" as St. John says, because the devil can appear as an angel of light.

The devil, a liar and murderer from the beginning, isn't going to present sin in its ugliness. You won't see him depicting sodomy as painting fesces on the wall or the consequences of adultery with devastated children acting out with drugs and alcohol. No, sex is for pleasure and however you want to engage in it is your "freedom of choice." Enjoy, it's pleasurable. Who can dare to judge you for just having fun? A broken-hearted spouse? Grieving parents? Scandalized children? Diseases? Forget about them. You have a right to be happy!

Well, the Holy Father has no illusions about the devil and here's what he tells us:

Some of you might say: ‘But Father, how old fashioned you are to speak about the devil in the 21st century!’ But look out because the devil is present! The devil is here… even in the 21st century! And we mustn’t be naïve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan.

Fight the enemy this week with the Eucharist, Confession, the rosary, Stations of the Cross, Scripture reading, prayer, and meditation. When you are most under attack, pray the St. Michael Prayer and repeat the powerful name of Jesus. "My Jesus I trust in You." Resist the devil and he will flee from you!

May this Holy Week bring us all closer to the Lord of Life who loves us enough to stretch out His arms on the cross and die to save us from eternal damnation. "Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine."