Pope Benedict XVI Died Today; May He Rest in Peace.

Don't forget, even a pope needs prayers and it's a spiritual work of mercy.

DE PROFUNDIS

Just Do It. Stand Up to Satanic Drag Queens

Childhood innocence uncorrupted and pure -
sensing the good, true and beautiful.
Drag queens want to break this child's innocence, 
defile and slaughter it with impurity and evil.

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis is investigating a Christmas drag queen show that toured Florida marketing sexually explicit performances intended to groom children. The national drag tour consisted of 36 performances in 18 different states including Washington, DC

Various vile scenes from the Dec 26th Ft Lauderdale show were posted on Twitter by Chris Nelson who was escorted out of the venue by police. He said that multiple children were present, some looking as young as 10 years old.

In the Screwdolph the Red Nippled Reindeer performance there were countless simulated sex acts with sexual videos playing in the background. "Men in kink harnesses grab their privates, grind and simulate humping."

Canada's Woke Blades of Glory and the Gender-Fluid West

1966 2022 Movie - A Man and A Man...
...because no one knows what a woman is anymore

"God removed His hand of protection and gave the people over to depraved minds"

Canada

"Skate Canada has updated its policy so that ice dance or pairs competing domestically can consist of any two athletes. Canada's governing body for figure skating announced Tuesday that it is changing its definition of team for athletes who train on the podium pathway to two skaters. The previous definition was a woman and a man."

If You've Been Following the Fr. Pavone "Debacle" You Need to Read One Mad Mom's Post

In a long life of pro-life activism, I've never held the mangled dead body of an aborted baby. I've never gone through the trash at an abortion mill. I've never participated in the burial of a tiny abortion victim. I know a number of pro-lifers who have and I respect them more than words can express. Fr. Paul Marx did. Fr. Frank Pavone did. 

Results of Our 3x6 Inch World View

I really, really love Ukraine and President Zelensky. He's so brave. So awesome in his green T-shirt. I think Putin and all Russians are really, really, really evil and Russia needs to be destroyed. I really, really, really, really pride myself on being super informed about what's going on in the world. 

"Have Courage and Be Kind!"

"Where there is kindness there is goodness and where there is goodness there is magic!" And this film is filled with goodness and magic. 

Christmas week is a time to focus on all things good and kind, bright and beautiful. I've been wanting to watch Cinderella again for a long time - not the animated version or the weird 2021 abomination. (I've only seen the trailer and that was more than enough!) No, I'm talking about the absolutely breathtaking and beautiful 2015 Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh who proved himself as more than an actor.

After Christmas Day Random Thoughts: Celebration Time

1. It's only the third day of Christmas and already the Christmas decorations are coming down and the real trees are being dragged out to the curb. REALLY, PEOPLE, THE SEASON JUST STARTED! 

CELEBRATE!

Too Sweet Not to Repeat: Merry Christmas!

I posted this in 2011 and can't tell you who the friend was who sent the Christmas card now. But I love the message this precious picture sends and the message beneath it. I think it's worth repeating. We live in such ugly times with so much evil, but goodness still shines. Let us all run to the manger like the shepherds and kneel before Our Savior who came as a helpless baby to be loved and cuddled by His creatures even a lonely little pooch.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS FROM ME AND SUSAN!

A friend sent me this as an email Christmas card and I pass it on to you. Be sure to curl up with Jesus sometime Christmas day. After all, He's the reason for the season.

A Nativity Scene was erected in a church yard. During the night, someone came across this. An abandoned dog was looking for a comfortable, protected place to sleep. He chose baby Jesus as his comfort. No one had the heart to send him away so he was there all night.

We should all have the good sense of this dog and curl up in Jesus' lap from time to time. This is too sweet not to share.

No one mentioned that the dog breed is a "shepherd!"

"The Big Little Jesus"

Merry Christmas!

Unlike today, in 1953 Hollywood had respect for the Catholic Church.

DRAGNET (28 minutes)

In this touching story a statue of Baby Jesus is missing from the church creche....

We All Need the Courage of Don Camillo!

When I was a child I read all the books in The Little World of Don Camillo series set in Italy after World War II. Don Camillo, the fictional priest of the fictional village of Boscaccio on the Po river is a foil to Peppone, the Communist mayor of the town. Don Camillo and Peppone often fight as you can see from this clip.

While they often fought, however, they also often worked together against injustice.

Zelensky is a Tyrant: Tucker Carlson's Tuesday Intro was Brilliant!

We are broke and continue to send billions to a country that is a dictatorship headed by a grifting actor. There is no accountability for how our money is being spent. Isn't it time to close the checkbook?

 

We Really Are Living in 1984 Where You Better Not Be Committing "Thought Crime"!

‘Are You Praying?’ Authorities Arrest Woman for Silently Praying Outside an Abortion Clinic

A Reader comments on Eric Sammons' Article: The Sad Case of Frank Pavone

Crisis Magazine published The Sad Case of Frank Pavone by Eric Sammons a few days ago. Frankly, I'm getting a little tired of the discussion over Fr. Pavone and will probably drop it after this post. But some things are instructive and I think this situation is. Let's face it, celebrity priests do not have a good track record. Have you ever noticed how adulation often builds pride in the one basking in the spotlight? Being the center of attention sometimes makes people think rules don't apply to them -- even God's rules.

Don't You Wish You Could Do to Your Budget What the Feds Do? Print Money!

Written in the blood of taxpayers!

I was at the hospital yesterday getting blood work done. It felt like a metaphor of what the Biden administration is doing to the taxpayers these days. (Not that bleeding the taxpayers is anything new or restricted to Democrats!) The phlebotomist taking my blood was a delightful young mom with a four-year-old. She was telling me how she has nothing extra this year to buy gifts. She lives in an apartment building with her parents on the floor upstairs and an elderly friend downstairs. Her son and her cat roam the building freely among these loving neighbors.

Guest Post: Christmas and Easter Cicadas

Christmas and Easter Cicadas

by Thomas Walsh

A Christmas Cicada: note the red bulb eyes

The life cycle of cicadas is still a mystery. They live dormant underground, hidden from view, only to emerge en masse by the millions every 13 or 17 years. After a short period of activity they disappear back underground, where the long process begins again.

Similarly, this is the semi-annual season for the emergence of that strange class of Christians - Catholic and Protestant alike - known as C&E’ers. Twice each year – Christmas and Easter – they invade Churches everywhere for a single service then vanish back to the golf greens and shopping malls from whence they came.

We Don't know What We Don't Know about Fr. Pavone!

Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, a veteran of Red Rose Rescues, worked directly with Fr. Pavone. His witness on this matter is worth listening to. Pray for everyone involved in this controversy. Celebrity priests are targets of satan and often pride damages much of their good work.

Let's all take a deep breath. 

More on the Fr. Pavone Controversy!

I try to always be fair and practice due diligence when it comes to conflicts. Yesterday, I wrote about Fr. Pavone's dismissal from the priesthood. After doing more research, I think the story is more complicated. Phil Lawler wrote the article, Fr. Pavone's last stand linked below. I believe Lawler is a good and honest reporter with a solid track record. he wrote this article in 2011. 

Father Pavone's last stand

Here's more about the 2011 situation from Catholic News Agency

Bishop Zurek announces private meeting with Fr. Pavone

"Curiouser and Curiouser:" Living in the Francis Bizarro Church!

I would have said "Wonderland," but there is nothing of "wonder" in anything that comes out of the Francis Vatican these days, only of the bizarre. Let's look at some of the latest abominations:

1. Vatican dismissal of Fr. Pavone -- Yes, it's true, crazy but true, and one more event that damages belief of faithful Catholics in the legitimacy and authority of Rome. Here's Fr. Pavone's response to this abomination.

You can read more about it in the articles below:

Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood 

Sexual Immorality is the Harbinger of Tyranny! Do Penance for the Respect for Sodomy Act

When self-proclaimed "devout Catholics" like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden
lead the charge for sodomy, prepare for the asteroid.

Do many Christians in the United States recognize the magnitude of disaster on the horizon due to passage of the Respect for Marriage Sodomy Act?  Study history. Sexual immorality is the harbinger of tyranny. 

Are You Praying the Great O Antiphons?

This time of year I always recall a wonderful homily given by a former pastor of ours, Fr. Richard Ley, anticipating the O Antiphons. These are the antiphons that begin on December 17th and continue through Christmas Eve. Fr. Ley, who is now retired and living in Florida, has a gift for preaching and it was clearly demonstrated as he described each of the antiphons that illustrate one of Christ's titles:

One of the greatest gifts is the Family -- Combined with the Gift of Music -- C'est Magnifique!

We can all use a lift during these busy days when so many suffer from various challenges: the loss of loved ones, disappointments, the physical difficulty of seasonal light disorder and depression. Take a moment to let the glory of this song fill you with the true gift of Christmas -- the love of Our Savior God.

 

Being a Liberal is Never Having to Say You're Sorry, Even When You Cause Physical, Emotional, & Economic Devastation!

Maybe this explains it. 

Back in 2020 and 2021, I was getting lambasted for "wanting to kill people." What brought about this accusation? The fact that I didn't jump on the mask bandwagon, and I made it clear there was no way I was going to be a guinea pig for Big Pharma. I can't tell you how many times I was told I was unchristian and wanted to kill people. Goodness, if I went back to my Facebook page and old blog posts, I could give you dozens of examples of hysterical messages attacking my decision, because everyone knew that the jab was "safe and effective" and that non-vaccinated people, no matter how asymptomatic, were typhoid Marys spreading death to the community. On the other hand, the vaccinated would never get COVID and could never spread it to their neighbors. 

Ember Days? What are they and what happened to them?

Today begins one of the quarterly periods observed by the Catholic Church called "Ember Days." I remember them growing up. Our Catholic calendar showed a half fish meaning that on those days (Wednesday and Saturday) meat could only be eaten at the main meal. Friday, of course, was a day of complete abstinence. All three days were fast days (one main meal and two smaller meals that did not add up to a full meal).

They are really Straining at a Camel when They Report This Nonsense!

People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents, according to a new study

This is hilarious! Read the comments. And consider. Those who got the vax were older and likely among the most afraid in the population. Many went nowhere, saw no one (even family), and probably saved a tremendous amount on gas as they locked up at home and told the postman to leave packages out front until they could disinfect them. 

Those having accidents were younger, so more likely to be driving. If you read the study it's clear the goal was aimed at convincing the "vaccine hesitant" to sign on. Hey, not only is the vax "safe and effective" but you'll be less likely to have a traffic accident if you get it. 

I think this study was done by the white rabbit and the Cheshire Cat with the Mad Hatter as chief researcher. 

How Will the Insurance Companies Respond to These Statistics?

Group life insurance statistics tell curious story of ‘sudden deaths’

"A new book details a stunning increase in excess mortality among group life insurance policyholders in 2021.

'Group life policyholders are those employed with Fortune 500 companies, who tend to be younger and well-educated and are generally the healthiest among us. Before the rollout of the Covid vaccines, they died at one-third the rate of the general U.S. population." 

(Click on link above to read the entire review. ) 

Question: Why the excess death rate in the healthiest segment of the population? It all began in 2021. Follow the science. Do the research. 

Blooper deleted my post on the damage of shooting up with the CO**D thingy!

Really! We're all brainless children who need to be protected by the ignorant bots run by the Blooper fascists who want to exercise mind control on anyone stepping off the woke path.

Nobody is allowed to know the truth and if you encourage people to do the research with links to the reputable docs telling the truth, "Bye-Bye Blooper post." They make Pravda and China's thought control media look like pikers.

Sunday Meditation: Who's "Along for the Ride?"

Was Jesus "along for the ride" as Mary carried Him to visit Elizabeth, as she went to the well for water, as she weaved swaddling clothes and worked at the loom, as she traveled to Bethlehem and rested on a bed of straw in the stable? Or were Mary and all of us "along for the ride," the most amazing ride in the history of mankind? As we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, let us rejoice at the Incarnation of God made man and realize that the conception and birth of every baby is a reminder of that miracle. Pray for parents that they will rejoice at new life, protect it, and celebrate the joys of parenthood making their own homes the imitation of the Holy Family's home at Nazareth. May Jesus Christ be praised!

 

Here's What Russia is Doing for One American Family Who Moved and Became Citizens!

A short time ago, I began following an American dad, Joseph Gleason, who moved his large family to Russia six years ago and became a Russian citizen. Today he sent an article with a talk written by his 19-year-old daughter whose goal in life is to be a wife and mother of many children. The wisdom and maturity of this young women are inspiring. You can watch the video with the translation or read the English transcript. Don't believe all the negative things you hear about Russia. It's unlikely Russian police will be raiding this family's home with assault rifles or trying to remove their children from their parents for daring to home school them.

I Reject College/Career, Just Want to be Christian Wife & Mother - US Teen Stuns Russian Conference With Amazing Speech in Russian!

The Devil is Nothing If He Isn't Bold in Blasphemy! Marriage Bill Passes on Mary's Feast Day!

What an abomination took place today in Congress on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The House passed the Orwellian named "Respect for Marriage" act which enshrines into federal law same-sex marriage. The bill makes two men or two women sodomizing each other equivalent to the marital act blessed by God in the sacramental union of husband and wife. It now goes to the President who announced how happy he will be to sign it into law. 

A Stable is the Perfect Place for Baby Jesus to be Born

This is a stable

Every Christmas we're inundated with comments from the pulpit, websites and blogs about how awful it was that Baby Jesus was "born in a smelly stable", "born among filth", "born in a filthy stable", "born in a really cold dank smelly stable". I just want to jump up and cry, "You've never even been in a barn, have you?"

It's evident that many of these priests and people never experienced the sweetness of a clean stable so how do they know what a barn is like? Several decades of my life were spent in barns—hunter and show barns, Thoroughbred racehorse barns, racetrack barns, sales barns, and Thoroughbred breeding and training farms.  

The Scribe: The Legend of Josiam Part 2

See part 1

THE SCRIBE

THE LEGEND OF JOSIAM

by Thomas J. Walsh

Chapter IV

That afternoon Josiam purchased a small cart and donkey in the marketplace. He was planning to try to intercept the entourage on its way back to Jerusalem. He would warn the wise men away from King Herod and then have them direct him to the Child’s family so
he could also advise them to flee the king’s soldiers. He never considered himself a brave man; indeed, he was more afraid than he had ever been in his long life. However, his outrage at King Herod’s plan would not let him close his eyes to it. So now he could only wait for darkness and pray for the courage he would need.

A Gift on the Feast of St. Nicholas -- The Scribe: The Legend of Josiam

Editor's Note: I love my readers! Many of their comments are spot on and bring up aspects of a subject that I haven't even thought of. How much they enrich the experience of blogging. I'm so thankful for them. One sent me a short story he was assigned once in a class (in 1991). Students were told to write an original piece about Christmas. I was so impressed with what he sent, I asked to reprint it. I know you will be as taken with the elderly scribe, Josiam, as I was. He makes me think of Simeon in his excitement over the coming of the Messiah. Because of its length, I'm publishing this in two parts. Part 1 is your St. Nicholas Day gift. It may be late in the evening, but it's still that dear saint's feast day. May you enjoy this little gift as much as I did.

THE SCRIBE

THE LEGEND OF JOSIAM

by Thomas J. Walsh

Chapter I

“Josiam, you had best come quickly!” Enos called to the elderly scribe, who was sitting hunched over with his nose nearly touching the tiny wooden desk. “King Herod demands that we attend to him in his court at once.”

Why is there almost always something in the Vatican Christmas Scene to Make You Laugh? (Or Cry.)

The Vatican Christmas scene is up in St. Peter's Square. It's hand carved, traditional and lovely. But can someone explain the guy with the backpack who's got his hand over the ear of his fellow traveler? It made me think of the monkey who hears no evil. Well....maybe that's appropriate. 

You ABSOLUTELY Need to Watch the Died Suddenly Documentary!

Dr. Thorp is an expert in high risk pregnancy and one of the witnesses interviewed in Died Suddenly.
The Epoch Times interviewed him. He is challenging doctors to study the data and blow the whistle!

DIED SUDDENLY, THE DOCUMENTARY

Embalmers are seeing strange fibrous structures with the consistency of rubber bands in the dead bodies of vaccinated corpses. These fibrous strands make it difficult for embalmers to put the embalming fluid into the bodies.

A Compelling Defense of the SSPX by Fr. Denzil Meuli, S.T.D., U.J.D., Ph.L, LL.B., Advocate for the Roman Rota

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre

Editor's Note: There were so many mistakes and irregularities in the attack on the SSPX it would take an encyclopedia to list them all. Lefebvre was denied a fair hearing or even to be given the charges. Like so many cases in the Church where good priests have experienced kangaroo court proceedings, this was the case for the Archbishop. He defied the modernist takeover of the Church, so he was guilty.Take a look at the credentials of Fr. Meuli at the end of the article. His opinion weighs very heavily in terms of his expertise as both a canon and civil lawyer. As I have said numerous times, the SSPX is NOT in schism. I base that not on my own opinion but on the legal opinions of those with impeccable credentials. At the very least, the situation is confusing enough with varying opinions from canon lawyers that charity calls for the benefit of the doubt to be given to the accused. Fr. Meuli died in 2019 at the age of 92. His letter is a blessed gift to the Church and defends very well the fact that the SSPX is NOT IN SCHISM! [My comments are in red, although I feel a little silly to even think of adding to this brilliant canonist's writing. I hope the few comments I've made help clarify.] And, by the way, if anyone is in schism it's the modernists in the Church who are running the synodal horrors undermining the faith.

LETTER FROM REV. DR. DENZIL MEULI, S.T.D.,U.J.D., Ph.L., LL.B., Advocate for the Holy Roman Rota, Barrister for the High Court of NZ REGARDING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE SSPX WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
JULY 21 2001

Extracts from lengthy reply to a slanderous e-mail:

Ukraine's War Profiteering - Theft, Corruption and Cote d'Azur

War for thee but not for me in Cote d'Azur

This RT News article is by Olga Sukharevskaya, ex-Ukrainian diplomat. RT states: "You can share this story on social media".

Bye-bye, Kiev, hello Cote d’Azur: As Westerners send aid, here’s how Ukraine’s corrupt elites are profiting from the conflict

Officials and oligarchs have diverted much of the financial support sent to Kiev.

Since the beginning of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, the US, EU, and their allies have provided Kiev with $126 billion worth of aid, a number almost equal to the country's entire GDP. Moreover, millions of Ukrainians have found refuge in the EU, where they were given housing, food, work permits, and emotional support. The scope is huge, even by Western standards. Considering that the bloc has been funding Kiev while coping with an economic and energy crisis of its own, the assistance is perhaps especially notable.

Kiev bases its endless funding requests on the collapse of its economy, due to the war, and its need to “resist Russian aggression.” But is the aid reaching its intended destination?

Are We Catholics "In Season and Out of Season?"

Heaven is NOT inclusive! Don't lose it for the fleeting pleasures of this world!

I'm a fan and follower of Mundabor's blog and found this statement on today's post sobering: