A thousand consecutive days of using the popular Catholic prayer app has been a blessing — and a reminder of God’s call to ‘pray ceaselessly,’ no matter the circumstances.

Every morning, for 1,005 days and counting, I have spent at least a half-hour praying with the popular Catholic prayer app Hallow — Rosaries, chaplets, Lenten and Advent devotions, lectio divina (prayerful reading of Scripture), and much more.

Millions of Catholics use this app, but a streak of a thousand days isn’t typical. Hallow’s founder, Alex Jones, confirmed to me that just 2,000 people have ever reached a thousand-day streak.

“Prayer apps” aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and if you've never used one, you may well wonder what “praying with an app” even means. (EWTN has a free one with numerous Rosary options that you can try, by the way.) The premise is actually pretty simple, and not particularly novel, either. Prayer apps, which provide a compact and convenient audio library of prayers that can be accessed any time, are a kind of spiritual successor to the televised Rosaries that Mother Angelica pioneered and which still air today.

Just like Mother Angelica appearing onscreen, the human guide speaking through a prayer app can serve as a companion and accountability partner — albeit one that fits in your pocket.

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We lost 15k farms in 2025.

Vid.

Wow, this is such a strange discussion. I can feel my head spinning... But maybe I am just tired and I need a nap...yup.

Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations.

The board, which will be chaired indefinitely by Trump, was originally designed to oversee reconstruction of Gaza. However, its objective has since expanded to make the board a global peacekeeping body.

Pope Leo was invited to join the board last month.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See Secretary of State, told reporters they will not take up the invitation saying they were left “perplexed” by some points of the plan and that “critical issues” needed to be resolved.

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Obama is correct to a point. But simply calling Trump a "clown" is continuing to underestimate his ability to destroy this nation. Underestimating him led the Democrats to run two terrible Presidential campaigns, resulting in losses. Trump is dangerous because he is both mentally and morally impaired and has given similarly impaired others powerful positions. I wish Trump were harmless like clown show. If the republic survives this man and his movement, it will take a generation to recover.

askesis said:

I don't understand why ICE agents are compared to the Gestapo. The have very different uniforms.

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A2SG said:

And different accents. Plus which, the Gestapo asked for papers first, and even said please.

-- A2SG, gotta give them credit for politeness.....

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I don’t think they covered their faces either. Say what you will about the Nazis. They were at least proud of what they were doing.

Dan Perez said:

And I am 89 and I HOPE TO. LIVE another 5. years more ?

You have to understand what DISPENSATION //. OIKONOMIA. means in 1TIM 1:4 really means !!

And I am quoting just half of the verse , Rather than God 's. DISPENSATION the one by FAITH !!

# 1 YOU. have to understand what OIKO. means LAW and NOMIA means HOUSE

And this how I explain what HOUSE. LAW MEANS THE ONE By FAITH !!

#1 YOU are saved by Grace , ROM 10:9. and 10. and Eph 2:8

#2 OSAS

# 3 Have understand the MYSTERY in Rom 16:26 to all so. all GENTILES for OBEDIENCE. OF FAITH

# 4 Know that v we were. CHOSEN BEFORE the foundation of the. WORLD.

# 5 That you PLACED into the BODY of CHRIST , Gal 3:28

# 6. That you will GOVERN God's UNIVERSE and GOVERN ANGELS in. 1 Cor 6:2 and 3

And there are more. and will be using these verses and others in the coming SUNDAY.

AND that is the. best that I can. do !!

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# 7 THERE will. be a DEPARTURE //. APOSTASIA. of the BODY of Christ !!

# 8 And in 2 Thess we will saved from GREAT TRIBULATION

# 9 And in 1 THESS 4:13-17 are. 3 DIFFERENT. RESURRECTIONS

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So basically what you are saying is this: We will know the saved and the unsaved by their character, correct? That is what I am guessing you mean by "fruit." Fruit = character traits.

$92 million for porta-potties? Big spending at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’| Column
Still no official audits of all this “emergency” spending.

With few checks and balances — and zero audits — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the name of an immigration “emergency.” Some of it was dished out in no-bid deals. Some to companies that first made campaign donations to the governor and Republican Party.

We’re talking $92 million in checks cut to a company named “Doodie Calls.”

That’s a you-know-what-load of money. All for a company whose registered lobbyist, Brian Ballard, is a fundraiser for both DeSantis and Donald Trump.

Doodie Calls, a St. Petersburg company that has been around for about eight years, also offers portable laundry facilities and showers.

So was it money well spent? Who knows?

Legislative leaders — who haven’t demanded the audits required by law — have instinctively defended the spending, but offered few specifics.

When asked about Doodie Calls’ $92 million payday, Senate President Ben Albritton said people need to remember that it was tricky to handle millions of gallons of human waste in a remote, environmentally sensitive location like the Everglades.

[Well, maybe it should have been built somewhere more convenient, albeit less attractive to the "suffering is the point" crowd.]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music City has become the epicenter of global Christian communication this week, with the opening of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB 2026) convention, the largest Christian media event worldwide.

With an attendance of more than 6,000 people, the event began Tuesday night by reaffirming the communicators' commitment to the Great Commission and the defense of religious freedoms.

The opening session was prayerfully led by John Ankerberg, who urged those present to seek an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon every convention activity. Ankerberg recalled that the central objective of NRB is to take the Gospel to all nations, mentioning that there are still 1,000 million people without access to the Bible in their own language.

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tobelieveinHim said:

I liked a whole band who went on a college tour who talked about how much money they didn't make, as Bella is trying to say.. According to this girl, She is more financially stable than they are. She also works in healthcare, Whom supposedly they make no money, either..

I don't know if I believe the band who said they don't make any money, but might believe this girl and I did look it up about the scholarships and how they earn their money..

Bella is getting way too in depth with it, and not addressing anything I actually said..

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I don't know about the scholarships. The extent of my knowledge only goes to Tiktok and Youtube. Some find it easier to make money on tiktok, some youtube. Since tiktok is about view numbers, it would favor shorts.

Since Tiktok had "tiktok store", accounts with large following can apply to promote products sold on the store. Retailers don't have to actively look for influencers, influencers can apply themselves for some commisision % plus free sample(s) of the product.

I see plenty applications even for relatively obscure products. It made me think that influencers probably make more money by promoting products than getting views alone.

I have actually considered becoming an influencer on youtube as skater and fitness/health enthusiast but feel being convicted in my soul I might be encouraging people "worthless distractions". Although skating and fitness add value to me, It may not for another person. For another person, it can be purely vanity, for some, it would just distract them from things that matter much more. People are more likely to make mistakes (sin). Even if it's not my intention nor design, I'd still be contributing to people's ignorance.

I don't know if I believe the band who said they don't make any money

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Some of my favorite music on youtube did not even make 1million views.

Our world is just evil. It will say one thing like it embraces diversity (you can be anything you want) but only rewards those who fit a certain "format". And that format is often based on distracting people from the only things that add value to the soul. Things like truth, justice, and there's nothing about justice in what they're doing getting everyone hooked on consumerism / materialism, wasting people's time, and only rewarding those who can fuel this madness.

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Joshua Harris has been thinking about Jesus again. Harris, who became famous for his 1997 book “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” and who later publicly left the Christian faith, said in a recent Instagram post that President Donald Trump was partially responsible for Harris rejecting Christianity. But now it is because of Trump that Harris’ thoughts have turned again to Jesus.

“I don’t know how to say this. And it probably won’t make sense,” Harris said at the beginning of his Instagram post. “But it feels like President Trump is leading me back to Jesus.”

Harris began and ended his post with the cover of Christian music artist Keith Green’s album “No Compromise.” The cover depicts Mordecai from the Book of Esther refusing to bow to Haman amid a crowd of other people who are all bowing. One person with a fearful expression next to Mordecai is trying to get him to bow as well.

“Growing up, I thought standing up to power was something that happened somewhere else, under dictators in distant countries or in some dark era of centuries past,” Harris said in the caption. “In these troubling days, I’m asking where the courage to stand up to kings actually comes from. I find myself turning back to the stories that shaped my earliest understanding of power and courage.”

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Joshua Harris, Who Left Christianity in 2019, Says Trump Is Leading Him Back to Jesus

Joshua Harris says that it is because of President Donald Trump that Harris’ thoughts have recently turned to Jesus again.

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An Antichrist leading someone back to the faith. Interesting.

Translating a gut feeling into a message from God is fraught with problems. I just don't think He speaks to us that way. The feeling of course may indicate something, but not the voice of God in my view. That you've spoken to a couple of pastors and neither of them think its God speaking should hopefully set your mind at peace. I hope you are ok otherwise.

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keras said:

80 years ago, your interpretation would have been accepted by everyone. But not now, since we have nuclear technology.

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If you're changing the meaning of the Bible based on current trends and modern events, then you're admitting to engaging in bad hermeneutics.

The meaning of Scripture doesn't change over time. It says what it says for all generations.

keras said:

That Zechariah 5 does Prophecy nuke missiles, launched from Iran, is a perfectly viable understanding of what Zechariah described.
The result of Iran attempting to fire this missile to Israel, is described in over 100 Bible Prophesies as the terrible Day of the Lords fiery wrath.
Zephaniah 1:14-18, 2 Peter 3:7, Revelation 6:12-17, +

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What you mention here is found in precisely 0 places in the Bible.

It's not in Zechariah 5.
It's not in Zephaniah 1.
It's not in 2 Peter 3.
And it's not Revelation 6.

headphones777 said:

I feel so weighed down. I went to confession yesterday and told the priest all of my sins, but I still cannot hear him. Even when I cry out to the Lord, he does not answer. I am sick both mentally spiritually and physically, yes I have schizophrenia and other physical health problems, problems that are seemingly impossible to resolve. I am despondent because I never wanted my life to come to this. I do not understand why God created me if he knew my life would become like this and the terrible state of my soul currently. I have become a mere shadow of myself. I wish God would help me and heal me and restore me but whenever I pray all I feel is his silence. I do not know why exist. I have prayed for healing so many times yet I received nothing. My soul is so darkened and my heart is probably hardened. I am the closest thing to an insane schizophrenic you can find on this earth. The last 10 years have just been sin, and a nightmare. I am afraid this depression will get the better of me and will do something stupid and sinful. What in the Lord's name am I supposed to do, when confession does not heal me and God does not answer my prayer? I feel like my heart has become infected with evil and I fear going to Hell. The Holy Spirit does not come back to me, and I do not know what to do to get him back. I think I have lost the Holy Spirit. I can't live in this darkness and suffering, I at least need to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but I do not have the reassurance..

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My friend, consider Job. His only fault was questioning God over his affliction. But the affliction itself was not Job's fault. If Job did all that suffering then we can bear our burdens. And we can do it together.

That’s terrifying! Lord have mercy!

stevenb6 said:

The struggles I have are just too many. The pain I feel is unbearable at times.

The only thing I have to keep me occupied is exercise. And thanks to being completely out of it earlier in this illness I racked up a lot of bodyfat and health problems.

Ive lost weight past few years but I still suck at working out and smoke, I attribute to schizophrenia.

Just feels like I dug myself the deepest hole I could to try and get up out of. I am having a hard time coping lately living on my own, broke as hell and just no hope.

I guess some cool things I did this year that I didn't see coming, I can do chinups now(not many at one time but still its a start) got my bench up to 135 pounds deadlift up to 120 pounds and other stuff.

I had gotten decent at jump roping but this year switched more to stationary bike and it sucks cause when I first got it I could go to 5, 7, 10 then 15 minutes without stopping and now I can't go past a minute thirty before stopping past few months.

Lately i've been not smoking more than I have I just cannot completely kick the habit though.

That's all I got. I'm a loner/struggler hard lately lol. It's a cold cold world.

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It is a cold world. We who struggle need each other.

I hear voices at times because of psychosis. Im sure there is a stigma for that. Who wants to be friends with me? Its a lonely road. But the word of the good Lord is my guide and medication seems necessary for the panic attacks. The anxiety can be unbearable.

keras said:

I don't buy that.
Because God is not that kind of God - to torture people forever. That is vindictive and callous and serves no other purpose.

Simply put;- no kind of life is possible in a Lake of Fire.

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Its not toture die to God being some hate monger, its them reaping what they have sown for denying Jesus to save them from their sins, its God allowing them to have their will be done

SabbathBlessings said:

This ex-Adventist has been debunked more times than I can count. Anyone who dedicates their life to hate, false witness instead of spreading the gospel, says everything. Believe as you wish, I already provided our official statement of beliefs, all will get sorted out in God's time.

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Sda went from holding to a JW view on Jesus to more akin now to a Lds view it would appear

zippy2006 said:

Laws do not judge character. Laws judge acts.

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Which is exactly my point. As Jesus pointed out in Matthew 5:28 it's actually lust that's the sin, but the law can't tell what's in a person's heart and so it judges them according to the act alone, and not according to what's in their heart. Homosexuality is thus universally condemned because of the act itself, regardless of whether that act was born out of lust or love. Therein lies the law's flaw... it cannot judge hearts. But God can, and hopefully the members of His church can, and it's this ability to judge people by what's in their heart that allows divorced people and homosexual people to be welcome in God's church.

FredVB said:

, no believers were taken out from the troubles to themselves in any persecution, being taken out when that happens will have believers not under judgment from God then not here in this world when God's judgment is coming on the unrepentant everywhere in this world.

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Your post takes some figuring out?
Yes, no Christian under persecution has ever been removed by God from it. We have and still must endure it.

EVERYONE must stand before God in Judgment.

What is Promised to the faithful peoples, is protection from the wrath of the Lord.

Many scriptures prove the above points.