Thanks for sharing!

Sometime its the "small" things that bring home how sick and corrupt this executive group is.

This is what 1 Cor 1:15 says to ALL. !!

# 1 LEST // ME is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE NEGATIVE and means NEVER WILL BE

# 2 ANYONE // TIS. is an INDEFINITE PRONOUN. in the NOMINATIVE CASE , in the SINGULAR

# 3. SHOULD. SAY //. EIPON. in. the AORIST TENSE , in. the ACTIVE VOICE. , is a SUBJUNCATIVE in. the SIGNULAR

# 4. THAT. //. is a CONJUNCATION

# 5. I HAD. BAPTIZED //. BAPTISMO. in. the AORIST TENSE. in. the ACTIVE VOICE. in the INDICATIVE MOOD in. the SINGULAR

# 6 IN. //. EIS. is a PREPOSITION

# 7. MINE OWN //. ENOS is a POSSESSEIVE PRONOUN is an. ACCUSATIVE CASE is a SINGULAR

# 8 NAME. // ONOMA. is a ACCUSATIVE CASE inv. the SINGULAR. in. the NEUTER


# A That is why Paul would NEVER WATER BAPTIZED NO ONE. because he did not have the AUTHORTY. to water Baptized ANYONE !!

# B. AND the only. ONE. , the 11 disciples in. Matt 28:16 were sent to BAPTIZE. all Nation , which. I says were all JEWS

in the name of. of the FATHER and the SON. and the HOLY SPIRIT !!

And Paul did not have the AUTHORTY. to baptize ANYONE !!

# A And I say that ANY PREACHER of any ASSEMBLY DOES NOT. HAVE that AUTHORTY EITHER

dan p

I entered the Roman Catholic Church a little more than 20 years ago now, and my experiences in non-sectarian, public-charter classical education, first as a teacher, and then for a decade as a school leader, were a necessary condition for it. The soil of my soul was tilled by Socrates. To Tertullian’s exasperated question What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? I say: everything, bro. Everything.

There was also the influence of my wife and her family; the birth of my first daughter; my own Catholic-leaning (though officially ecumenical) Christian secondary education; basically the entirety of the Ignatius Press catalogue up to that point; a mildly-mystical experience of watching one of the red banners hanging from the church ceiling at Pentecost swaying in an air current that mysteriously affected only it and not the others; my first experiences singing Gregorian chant and attending the old Latin Mass; the pathos of having watched earlier that year live on broadcast television the final days and death of Pope John Paul II, the spectacle of a papal requiem Mass, that magnificent funeral homily by Cardinal Ratzinger, his zinger of a pre-conclave homily (the “dictatorship of relativism” one), and the thrill of seeing him step out on to the balcony as Benedict XVI on what just happened to be my son’s 3rd birthday.1

But prior to that, going deep into the practice and then the theory of Paideia-movement liberal education did so much to cure me of my prolonged and sophomoric Nietzschean delusions about the amor fati and the death of God.

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Rev. Stefan Gramenz is a Lutheran pastor and liturgical scholar working to recover the historic treasures of the Church for the English-speaking world. He serves with the Lutheran Missal Project, a collaborative effort to make the Lutheran liturgical heritage accessible to pastors and congregations today.

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Sanctions aren't all he's considering.

Trump threatens to cut off aid to Nigeria, possible military action over claims of 'killing of Christians'​

"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, "guns-a-blazing,"

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Trump caught own allies 'off guard' with military threat based on Fox News story: report​

The Washington Post on Sunday published a new report called, "Trump’s ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides," in which the outlet claims that "Trump’s threat to go 'guns-a-blazing' into Nigeria concerned U.S. military officials in Africa and surprised even those who had been pushing the issue."

Referring to Trump's new priority as "seemingly out of the blue," the report states that "the president’s initial post followed a meeting in Washington between his top advisers and members of the faith community, and after he watched a Fox News segment on the topic aboard Air Force One, according to three people with knowledge of the situation."

JimR-OCDS said:

I heard the Trappist Monks in Spencer MA chant the Apostles Creed in English. It was awesome!

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Sounds like a great experience!

Praying for all the persecuted faithful!

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a longtime confrere and friend, Nigerian priest Edward Daniang Daleng, OSA, as vice regent of the Prefecture of the Papal Household, the second-highest position in the Vatican office that organizes audiences with the pope.

The prefecture also takes care of the preparations related to papal ceremonies, the spiritual exercises of the Holy Father, and gatherings of the College of Cardinals and the Roman Curia. Furthermore, it handles the necessary arrangements whenever the Holy Father leaves the Apostolic Palace to visit places within Rome or Italy.

Daniang has been a general councilor and, most recently, procurator general of the Order of St. Augustine — Pope Leo’s religious order. As procurator general, the priest was responsible for preparing and carrying out the order’s business with the Holy See.

Born on April 4, 1977, in Yitla’ar, Kwalla, Plateau state, in Nigeria, Daniang made his first profession in the Order of St. Augustine on Nov. 9, 2001, and his solemn vows on Nov. 13, 2004, at the age of 47.

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Ugh! Lord have mercy! St. Thomas, pray for us!

Disgusting. Letting men who self identify as women led to this. Female locker rooms are for biological female only. Period. This just needs to stop.

Not a ruling, but...

Reagan-Appointed Judge Issues Brutal Condemnation of Donald Trump​

A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan has resigned from his lifetime position on Friday, issuing a scathing public condemnation of Republican President Donald Trump administration's approach to justice and the rule of law.

Judge Mark L. Wolf, who served on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts since 1989, announced his departure in a Sunday op-ed published by The Atlantic titled "Why I Am Resigning," stating he can no longer abide by judicial restrictions that prevent him from publicly addressing what he characterizes as the administration's systematic dismantling of the rule of law.

"The White House's assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable," Wolf writes.

On his commitment to protecting the rule of law after leaving the bench, Wolf wrote that he "resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves."

Wolf's extensive career focused on fighting corruption and maintaining judicial impartiality. Beginning in 1974 during the Watergate crisis, he served as a special assistant to Deputy Attorney General Laurence Silberman. When President Gerald Ford appointed Edward Levi as attorney general in 1975 to restore confidence in the Justice Department, Ford directed Levi to "protect the rights of American citizens, not the President who appointed him."

From 1981 to 1985, as deputy U.S. attorney and chief federal prosecutor for public corruption in Massachusetts, Wolf and his team secured over 40 consecutive corruption convictions, earning him the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award.

On prosecutorial standards, Wolf writes: "What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly"

He also highlighted the systematic dismantling of anti-corruption infrastructure, writing that Trump fired 18 inspectors general responsible for detecting fraud across federal agencies, eliminated the FBI's public-corruption squad, and reduced the Justice Department's public-integrity section from 30 lawyers to five.

Anonymous0210 said:

I dont really know have a good direct response to what you said. I will admit though I'm sure I dont do the best of jobs doing what you said at all even if I pray for them. I just get tired of dealing with this struggle. After a while its such a drain on me mentally to fight it. I don't want to anymore and wish God would just take it away from me.

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I said that I struggle with the same stuff you do in my thoughts. Don’t let this hinder you from doing whatever good you can do for others. I don’t try to justify myself with works but I know the Lord wants to see something from us ( Matthew 25:31-46).

A personal example of what I mean is that recently, I had lustful thoughts. The next day I heard an appeal from a local food bank and didn’t let my sin hinder me from donating ( Matthew 6:1-4). It doesn’t keep me from praying for myself and others ( 1 Timothy 2:1-6) ( Matthew 6:9-13) or for evangelism ( Matthew 9:36-38).


I think of the Lord speaking about the Pharisee and publican in Luke 18:9-14. The Pharisee does good works but he flushes a lot of it down the drain with his pride & unintended idolatry. The Lord tells us the repentant publican is justified. As always, I find the golden rule ( Matthew 7:1-12) as my coping mechanism.

More than 80 Christian leaders signed a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his historic White House meeting Monday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, urging him to remember the plight of persecuted Christians, Druze and other religious minorities in Syria.

"With the visit of Syria's new President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, scheduled for November 10, 2025, we urge you to address directly the massacre of Christians, Kurds, Druze, and Alawites in Syria, notably in the greater Suwayda area," said the Nov. 7 letter, which can be read on the website of the advocacy group Save the Persecuted Christians.

Dede Laugesen, president of the Colorado-based organization, wrote the letter to Trump, describing him as “the only major world leader fighting for religious freedom” and highlighting his recent attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

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rambot said:

I'm surprised you guys didn't expect this at all.

For MANY, this whole thing was a bit of a "Fad". In my mind everything that was happenning sounded like a fad; especially while watching my teenage daughter go through it all. I could see how her and her friends "interacted" with this phenomenon; for MANY of those kids, it is little more than a social "clique" or identifier.

For SOME of those kiddoes, it IS a real thing and THEY need the support no doubt.

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Agreed, although some would disagree what genuine support looks like, which is fine.

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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling​

The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.

Without comment, the justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to same-sex marriage based on her religious beliefs.

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Not surprising. It’s not like Davis had any power to do anything to begin with. Her 15 minutes of fame are long gone.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday for a case involving whether Louisiana prison officials must pay damages to a former inmate who had his hair forcibly shaved in violation of his religious beliefs.

The case centers on Damon Landor, a Rastafarian who was handcuffed to a chair and forcibly shaved at the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, ignoring his religious objections.

The question before the high court is whether Landor can demand damages from individual government employees under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.

During the oral arguments, Zachary Tripp, an attorney for Landor, argued that if damages cannot be awarded under RLUIPA, then “officials can literally treat the law like garbage.”

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Trump administration returns to Supreme Court in fight over frozen SNAP benefits​

His notice comes after a federal appeals court late Sunday rejected the administration’s bid to halt U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order, which directed the government to fund November SNAP payments by transferring some $4 billion in child nutrition funds.

Though those payments remain frozen under a Friday night ruling from Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the appeals court’s decision starts a 48-hour clock for it to expire.

Colo Millz said:

Take it up with the Reformed Calvinist theologian Karl Barth - who of course did not preach universalism. We are, however, again, according to him, permitted to hope, genuinely hope, that in the end all of God's creation will be brought back to him.

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I genuinely hope that in the end God's purpose for it (Ro 9:22-24) is accomplished (of which there is no doubt) by his ordination of it.

Anglicans met in the Diocese of Durgapur in north India for a conference aimed at tackling human trafficking and slavery. The conference was run by the diocese in conjunction with the missionary organisation United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG).

The Diocese of Durgapur has been praised for its long-running anti-trafficking program, which is operated in partnership with USPG.

It is estimated that nearly 50 million people around the world are living in a form of modern slavery; of these, 11 million are estimated to live in India, making the country the slavery capital of the world.

Criminal profits generated from forced labor are estimated to be around $236 billion per year across the globe.

The Rev. Canon Peniel Rajkumar, global theologian and director of global mission at USPG, said, "These are not distant statistics: they are real people created in God’s image, with inherent worth, dignity, and value, regardless of status or circumstance. Because of this, the Church cannot remain passive.

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you have to figure that out, don't you.

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And wow as you are most AUT0CRATIA and also make me AGOG. !!

dan p

# 1 LEST. //. ME. is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE. NEGAGATIVE

# 2. ANY. //. TIS. , INDEFINITE ARTICLE. , in. the NOMCATIVE CASE. , in. the SIGNGULAR

# 3. SHOULD. SAY. //. EIPON. in. the AORIST TENSE in. the ACTIVE VOICE. is a SUBJUNCTIVE. in. the SINGULAR

# 4. THAT //. HOTI. is a CONJUNCATION

# 5. I HAD BAPTIZED. //. BAPTIZO. in. the AROIST TENSE in. the ACTIVE VOICE. in. the INDICATIVE MOOD. in. the SINGULAR

# 6 IN //. EIS. is a PREPOSTION

# 7 MINE OWN. //. is a PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. , in a. ACCUSATIVE CASE , is in. SINGULAR

# 8. NAME. //. in a ACCUSATIVE CASE in. the SINGULAR. , in. the NEUTER

# A WE see that Paul can NEVER WATER BAPTIZED as in. his own. NAME , NEVER as # 1 SAYS , NEVERRRRR EVER

# B We doe know for sure. in. Matt 28:19 and verse 20 to teach what Jesus taught. THEM the Law

# C. AND to Baptize them in. the name IN. THE NAME of the FATHER and of the SON. and off the HOLY SPIRIT

# D. And this means that WATER BAPTISM is NO LONGER ALLLOWED !!

# E. AND only HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM. REMAIN. by ACTS 1:5. !!

# F And there is. more. and will wait if anyone will find it ??

dan p

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Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi’an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious freedom in China.

Pastor Lian Xuliang, Pastor Lian Changnian and church member Fu Juan were taken into custody last Sunday by the First Branch of the Xi’an Municipal Public Security Bureau, according to the watchdog organization ChinaAid.

The arrests were approved by the Baqiao District Court, and the three are currently held at the Weiyang District Detention Center, the group added.

The arrests mark a repeat of legal action against the same individuals, who were previously detained on similar fraud charges on Aug. 17, 2022. They were held for nearly three years before being released on bail in April 2025.

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Christian house church leaders arrested, detained by authorities on ‘fraud’ charges

Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious

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The pace of persecution is escalating. They even ban Christian weddings in hotels with serious fines.

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