On the Feast of St. Ignatius, Reflecting on the Writing of two Wise Jesuits

I've shared one of my favorite books before, Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence. It's a 
very short work composed of excerpts from the writings of two 17th century Jesuits, Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint Jure and St. Claude de La Colombiere, spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. This little gem has become a regular companion for morning prayer. I finish it; and I begin again. And every reading is fresh and new. Maybe that just testifies to my aging brain, but, whatever the reason, I love these two great men and glorify God for their tremendous wisdom.

On this feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, I offer this meditation from Fr. Saint Jure: 

Nothing happens in the universe without God willing and allowing it. This statement must be taken absolutely of everything with the exception of sin. "Nothing occurs by chance in the whole course of our lives" is the unanimous teaching of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, "and God intervenes everywhere."....

An Interesting and Powerful Assessment of the Abomination in Paris

Will we profess our faith in our actions or will we run and hide out of fear and human respect? The video is only eight minutes long and worth every second. 

"Persecution of Christians is no longer an accidental bi-product....Let's take the gloves off and evangelize" against this perversion. We need to show how badly this works and tell society how poisonous this is.

"They are doing all they can to remove the freedom of speech from Christians....We need to use the moments that we have left to express the truth in freedom of speech before that is taken away from us....The question is whether we love Jesus enough, whether we love truth enough, whether we love holiness enough to articulate why they matter what they are and how good they are for the human heart."

Olympic Organizers Issue Apology....Sort of....Do You Buy It?

Eric Liddell won the 400 meter race at the 1924 Paris Olympics. What would he have said about the 100th anniversary games insulting Christians and celebrating the reign of terror?

The Paris olympic organizers' apology was just one more insult essentially saying they achieved what they set out to do and, hey, if you stupid Christians took offense....well...you just aren't as enlightened as they are. Here's what the "apology" looked like according to the Epoch Times:

24 Hours after Blasphemous Opening Ceremony, Paris Has Major Power Outage!

Coincidence? Or God's judgment on the city? Jesus is the light of the world. The satanic forces turn all dark, but not where Jesus resides in the tabernacle. Make reparation for the blasphemy at the olympics.

During the power outage in Paris, notice the thing that’s still fully lit: Sacre Coeur Church.

Zoom in on the dark photo.

Incredible find by @GalahadofMalta, especially in context of the Olympics anti-Christian opening. pic.twitter.com/g1KPRzrone

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 28, 2024

Boycott the Olypics with their Poisonous, Satanic Blasphemy!

Wtf is going on at the Olympics opening ceremony? pic.twitter.com/rWIjH8ZVwP

— Harrison Faulkner (@Harry__Faulkner) July 26, 2024

We won't be watching one minute of the olympic games this summer. That the planners thought bringing in a drag queens to mock Christians and ridicule our holiest events, one can only look up for the asteroid. And the mockery of the Last Supper wasn't the only abomination. A drag queen carried the olympic torch. And other "entertainment" had satanic elements.

Pro-Aborts are the Real Dumb Clucks!

One of my chickens died last night, the first loss except for the one who ended up in the Fox's tummy as a teenager. We don't know why Bonnie died, perhaps she was egg bound. Whatever the cause, I'll really miss her. I posted this on my Grandma blog today. 

Poor Bonnie died during the night. For the past few days she's been acting oddly -- didn't want to come out of the coop, limped a bit, seemed to be feeling bad. I picked her up and petted her. she was extra docile. Bonnie was my favorite chickie, so I’m sad today. Silly, I suppose, to cry over a chicken, but I really loved her.

Was Security for the Trump Rally Deliberately Lax?

Kimberly Cheatle, former Secret Service head, leftist extraordinaire

With regard to the shooting in Butler, more and more evidence is coming out that points to a deliberate attempt to invite an assassination. Actually, it looks similar to the libs' strategy on January 6th. Refuse to beef of security and manipulate the narrative.

Love Life, Yes! But this Facebook Meme is Way Off.

Yesterday I posted a Facebook meme with a quote from a saint. Today, I read a meme that means well, but is skewed and wrong. I'm not addressing, of course, the protection of innocent life. We may never murder an innocent baby. But the rest of the meme is head-shakingly wrong.

Reflecting on Facebook Memes

I know a lot of people hate Facebook and social media in general; and I tend to agree. Having said that, though, I just watched with a smile the first steps of my niece's youngest child, and I delight in keeping up at least a little with far-flung relatives and friends. Facebook makes that possible and it truly is a gift of family.

"Life is Like Toilet Paper" and Other Thoughts

I often read articles posted at Beyond These Stone Walls by falsely imprisoned priest, Fr. Gordon MacRae. His case illustrates the evil of ungodly prosecutors, corrupt policemen, and greedy lawyers whose only motivation is money and advancement. (Read this!)