Interesting the big push to escalate war and give the military-industrial complex a financial boost before the transition.

If it is Wednesday Peter Kwasniewski must have another book coming. 5…4…3…2… BAM! There it is right on schedule… another book.

In truth, this one came a little while ago.

This is a winner.

There are false old chestnuts flung at the Traditional Latin Mass and at those who desire it.

How many times have we heard the “didactic deke” …

“We read a lot more of the Bible in the Novus Ordo, so it’s clearly better.”

Or the “silent spectator” line…

“At Mass, the priest is doing everything and I’m just watching him.”

Peter teases out 10 objections to the Vetus Ordo in favor of the Novus.

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A very interesting article by Heidi Schlumpf in the National Catholic Reporter from January 27, 2018, revealed some important realities regarding the thinking of Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. What follows are some important segments from the article, accompanied by my simple comments. [Bold type is added for emphasis.]

Heidi Schlumpf writes:

“At a meeting of scientists and church leaders from around the world, members of the Pontifical Council for Culture unanimously approved a petition asking Pope Francis to waive the “Monitum” against Teilhard de Chardin’s writings that has been in effect since 1962.”

Unanimously! The lack of Catholic orthodoxy is evident among the members of the Pontifical Council for Culture! The Monitum of the Holy See declared in no uncertain terms that Teilhard’s writings were ambiguous, dangerous, and offensive to Catholic doctrine. But his fans today want Francis to undo what the Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office declared, and to take the man’s doctrines out of the grave and elevate him to the level of… a Doctor of the Church!

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Putin says Russia hit Ukraine with new mid-range ballistic missile, warns US, UK​

Russia launched a new mid-range ballistic missile in a strike on a Ukrainian military facility in response to their recent long-range strikes with Western weapons, Russian president Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on Thursday.

The president also added that Russia 'has right' to hit states whose weapons Ukraine has used to strike his nation.

Putin declared that Russia would issue advance warnings before strikes on other countries to allow civilians to evacuate to safety and warned that US air defense systems wouldn’t be capable of intercepting Russian missiles, reported news agency AP.

ThatRobGuy said:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/09/tech/us-government-considers-a-breakup-of-google/index.html

For the first time since AT&T was dismantled into Baby Bells four decades ago, the US government is weighing the breakup of one of the world’s largest and most consequential monopolies: Google.

The US Department of Justice in a court filing Tuesday night said it may recommend dismantling Google’s core businesses, separating Google’s search business from Android, Chrome and the Google Play app store.

“That would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage Google search and Google search-related products and features — including emerging search access points and features, such as artificial intelligence — over rivals or new entrants,” the government said in its court filing.



I think there are pros and cons to this.

The Pros are pretty obvious, Google leverages other things you do in Chrome, The Play Store, and Android devices to tailor and drive search results, as well as "make our stuff the default" contracts with other big names, for profit-motives in ways that could make it more difficult for other competitors to get a foot in the door. That obviously does present some legal questions.


The Cons (as Google laid out in their response) do have some validity. If Google is forced break apart and open up certain features and functionality to competitors (that allow for the type of seamless integration that consumers have become accustomed to), that does create some data security concerns. Data Transfer can be like a bucket with a small hole in the bottom, the more times you pick it up to move it, the more chances you have for things to leak out the bottom. And for whatever it's worth, I don't know that I'd trust the security mechanisms of a "new market entrant" to be on-par with that of Google in-terms of preventing hacks and breaches.

For example: One the things they want to do is break apart the Play Store from the rest of Google so that "new market entrants" can have more opportunities to compete in that space. If some (albeit well-intentioned) 10-man dev shop decided they were going to make their own easily accessible app store (that has all kinds of elevated access to your device by necessity), are you going to trust them to have the same data protection and malicious software screening process that Google has?


From my own perspective, I would say that given the circumstances, perhaps break up the "default to using our stuff" quasi-exclusivity contracts they have with other companies, but allow Google to retain Android, Chrome, and the Play Store under their umbrella and ecosystem.

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The article was dated in October when the Democrats still had a mandate for legal change. The incoming administration has been critical of Big Tech collaboration with the so-called Leftist Deep State so maybe they also would sponsor this. I can see why Google executives are scared about this.

1) It seems to be legally possible and indeed not without precedence (ATT) and there seem to be some grounds. It could be done using the Sherman Act Section 2, Clayton Act, and FTC Act. The EU has already sued Google for monopoly practices and won. The purchase of YouTube and DoubleClick were clear examples of buying out the competition.

2) Google is pretty good and provides access to information, communication tools and plenty of innovation and service. I would want to be sure that breaking them up did not jeopardize consumer possibilities or erode the quality of search, maps, etc.

3) Spiritually they are not good or evil just a useful tool in the hands of good or evil people, would whatever replaced them be better or worse is the key question there. However, if they influence truth-telling, this tends towards moral relativism rather than Christianity. They compromised with China soon enough with the great Firewall project there. If they had stood up to them maybe they could have argued the case of being an American company standing up for Western values against unfair Chinese regulation and competition but that ship has sailed. Chinese monopolies can be handled with tariffs and laws. The one case does not exclude the other

I believe he was a biological half-brother of Jesus (Mt 13:55), a son of Mary and Joseph.

While Jesus was alive, his half-brothers didn't believe him (Jn 7:5). None of them were at the cross.

The pivotal moment for James occurred after Jesus's resurrection. Paul mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:7 that Jesus appeared specifically to James after He rose from the dead. As a result, he believed.

Following his conversion, James became a leading figure of the church in Jerusalem. Paul had some practical questions related to the Gentile Christians on circumcision and unclean food. James was instrumental in the Jerusalem Council (50 CE) to conclude a compromise between the Judaizers and Gentile Christians.

He likely wrote the Epistle of James, a letter that emphasized practical faith, ethical living, and perseverance in trials. Ja 2:

18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

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His compromised approach did not earn any favor from Ananus the high priest. In 62 CE, he was brought to face the Sanhedrin. They delivered him to be stoned to death. He died as a martyr.

Early church historians like Clement and Eusebius called him James the Just, reflecting his reputation for practicing righteous acts.

Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around — I am particularly thankful that none of our family members will be segregating themselves by ideologies, or indulging their pique over recent elections, by absenting themselves from the table until all the other people recant their votes.

Politically, our family is all over the place; some voted for Kamala Harris for president; some voted for Donald Trump. Votes were cast from this family for Jill Stein, Claudia De la Cruz and (not for the first time) a pal’s mother, her name written in on a ballot.

Having listened to friends whose families have splintered, or friendships have become strained over politics, I acknowledge that our gang’s willingness to be peaceable (and glad to gather in this busy season) is yet another thing for which I give thanks.

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Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around — I am particularly thankful that none of our family members will be segregating themselves by ideologies, or indulging their pique over recent elections, by absenting themselves from the table until all the other people recant their votes.

Politically, our family is all over the place; some voted for Kamala Harris for president; some voted for Donald Trump. Votes were cast from this family for Jill Stein, Claudia De la Cruz and (not for the first time) a pal’s mother, her name written in on a ballot.

Having listened to friends whose families have splintered, or friendships have become strained over politics, I acknowledge that our gang’s willingness to be peaceable (and glad to gather in this busy season) is yet another thing for which I give thanks.

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A far-left civil rights group has released a report attacking the Christian satire site The Babylon Bee and its sister news site, Not The Bee, over business connections tied to CEO Seth Dillon and exposed the identity of the site's writers.

The Southern Poverty Law Center "Hatewatch" Data Lab report focused on Dillon's satirical websites, uncovering not only past business connections tied to Dillon but also the identities of 14 pseudonymous writers for "Not the Bee" — all while the site worked to protect their anonymity.

The SPLC's "Inside the Beehive" reportaccused Dillon of publishing content that critiques progressive ideologies, particularly on issues related to immigration and gender.

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A bad but common habit, using man-made division of letters from Yehovah and quoting them without a commentary or comment. Our God says these things in a context that is easily misused with the man-made chapters and verses.

LAHORE, Pakistan — Javed Masih heaved a sigh of relief last week when he saw his 18-year-old daughter for the first time since she went missing for five months in Pakistan and was forcibly converted and married to an elderly Muslim man.

Sana Javed, 18, the youngest of seven children, had gone to a nearby shop in Lahore, Punjab Province on June 9 but never returned home.

“Our frantic search for her ended in mid-October, when I received a phone call from a Christian in Balochistan Province who informed me about her whereabouts,” said Masih, a Catholic truck driver. He would not see her again until Nov. 14.

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Country singer Jason "Sundance" Head, "The Voice" season 11 winner and son of legendary musician Roy Head, is thanking God for sparing his life after an accidental gunshot wound to the stomach sent him to a Texas hospital via emergency helicopter.

Head was reportedly hunting in the woods by himself when he received one bullet to the stomach on Nov. 15, his agent told USA Today. The bullet reportedly missed his vital organs and was lodged instead in a fatty tissue area of his stomach.

On Sunday, Head posted a video on Facebook thanking "the good Lord above, the wonderful first responders and the trauma team at [University of Texas at Tyler]" for saving his life.

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reddogs said:

Everyone knows how they harvested election ballots in the 1960 election to get JFK into office, and we know what happened when he didnt return the favor. So Biden better watch his back as many of the harvested election ballots of 2020 didnt reappear in the 2024 election, but it doesnt mean they didnt try. Through the vote was closely watched so much less 'harvesting' and millions of votes were missing in this election, but still they were ignoring election laws and trying to bring votes through other methods.

They got caught at least in this case and had to 'cease and desist' as they say and admit their acts...
"Democratic election official in Pennsylvania offered an impassioned apology Wednesday for claiming “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country” to justify counting about 600 faulty ballots in defiance of state Supreme Court rulings.

“I made a mistake, and because I am an elected official, I am held to a far higher standard than everybody else. So, to the citizens I serve, I apologize, and I will continue to work hard for you and endeavor to not make such a mistake again.”...

Throughout her apology, the packed room – which included many supporters of President-elect Donald Trump – heckled Ellis-Marseglia, and some held up signs that said “tyrant.” Others called for her resignation and prosecution and accused her of trying to count illegal votes to help Democrats hold onto a US Senate seat.

Ellis-Marseglia and another Democrat on the three-member panel voted to count misdated mail ballots and unsigned provisional ballots, over the objections of the lone GOP commissioner, the county’s attorney, and in defiance of the state’s top court, which ruled before the election that ballots with these deficiencies are invalid.

This is unfolding amid a closely watched recount in the state’s US Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick, who leads by about 17,000 votes. CNN has not made a projection in that race.

“I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country, and people violate laws any time they want,” Ellis-Marseglia said at a meeting last week. “So, for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a court to pay attention to it. There’s nothing more important than counting votes."....

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Yep, Dems showing their true colors...Ellis-Marseglia and another Democrats on the panel should resign.

Look into what all HHS does. It encompasses much more than what we have mentioned here.

Kennedy is not up to the job.

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HHS is the agency that investigates medicare and medicaid fraud, is involved in disaster preparedness and also how services are provided (is it safe, is it done fairly for all).
HHS also works with faith based adn community organizations to provide local services to people (food banks, clothing, shelter).

Resurrection

Jesus and the Father are One
Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also. Joh 14:4 And whither I go you know, and the way you know. Joh 14:5 Thomas says unto him, Lord, we know not whither you go; and how can we know the way? Joh 14:6 Jesus says unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Joh 14:7 If you had known me, you should have known my Father also: and from henceforth you know him, and have seen him. Joh 14:8 Philip says unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us. Joh 14:9 Jesus says unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you then, show us the Father? Joh 14:10 Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works. Joh 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Joh 14:13 And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Joh 14:14 If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.


Jesus Gives up the Ghost
Mat 27:50 (1) Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, (2) yielded up the ghost. Mat 27:51 And, behold, (3) the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and (4) the earth did quake, and (5) the rocks rent; Mat 27:52 And (6) the graves were opened; and (7) many bodies of the saints which slept arose, Mat 27:53 And (8) came out of the graves after his resurrection, and (9) went into the holy city, and (10) appeared unto many. Mat 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Jesus Moves Paradise to Heaven
Eph 4:8 Wherefore he says, When he ascended (with paradise) up on high, he led captivity (Saints) captive , and gave gifts unto men. Eph 4:9 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? Eph 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. Eph 4:11 And he gave some (Saints), apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; Eph 4:12 For (1) the perfecting of the saints, (2) for the work of the ministry, (3) for the edifying of the body of Christ: Eph 4:13 (4) Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and (5) of the knowledge of the Son of God, (6) unto a perfect man, (7) unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Eph 4:14 That we (Christian Saints) henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight (executed deception) of men, and cunning (resourcefully scheming) craftiness (skillfull planning), whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Changed in the twinkling of an Eye
1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 1Co 15:51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1Co 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 1Co 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 1Co 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Saints Hid in Christ in God
Col 3:3 For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

Glorious Eternal Body
Php 3:18 (For1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Php 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. Php 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Php 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Events of the Resurrection
1Th 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 1Th 4:16 (1st) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, (2nd) with the voice of the archangel, (3rd) and with the trump of God: and (4th) the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1Th 4:17 (5th) Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, (6th) to meet the Lord in the air: and (7th) so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Jesus Destroys the Son of Perdition
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that (1 tittle) man of sin be revealed, (2nd tittle ) the son of perdition; 2Th 2:4 Who opposs and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitts in the temple (3rd Jewish temple) of God, showing himself that he is God. 2Th 2:5 Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 2Th 2:6 And now you know what withholds (Holy Spirit) that he might be revealed in his time. 2Th 2:7 For (3rd tittle) the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he (Holy Spirit) who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 2Th 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

I saw the interview on The Daily Wire and it was good.

Dr Peterson showed what he is struggling with when it comes to accepting Christ.

He has a problem with accepting Heaven and Hell. He wasn't confrontational and
Greg Laurie gently shared why he believes in them.

Stick to the books in the Bible for truth and facts.

Nothing wrong in reading books that werent included but the full truth comes from the complete Canon.

God bless

Oh, and woof!

Vietnam, a country with one of the highest abortion rates in the world, spearheaded a United Nations initiative this week on the health care needs of infants born prematurely.

While the event in honor of World Prematurity Day aimed to spotlight the need for better care for preterm infants, a bioethicist is pointing to the irony of a country grappling with widespread abortion leading the charge.

“It’s a completely mixed message,” Joseph Meaney, a senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, told “EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday.

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To mark 1,000 days since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, Pope Francis shared the “testimony of faith” of a Ukrainian student at his general audience on Wednesday, underscoring the power of faith, love, and hope amid the tragedy of violence.

In a letter to the Holy Father, the student, whose name was not announced, expressed the desire for the pope and all pilgrims at the Wednesday audience to know of the faith — and not just the sufferings — of the people of Ukraine.

“I thank God because, through this pain, I am learning greater love. Pain is not only a road to anger and despair; if based on faith, it is a good teacher of love,” the student wrote.

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Catholic education officials and legal experts are vowing to appeal the Supreme Court of India’s recent ruling that ended a decades-old policy of zero income tax on the salaries of nuns and priests in government-aided Catholic educational institutions.

“This judgment without a detailed hearing of our plea is very disappointing. We have no option but to challenge this verdict,” Father Xavier Arulraj, the legal secretary of the Tamil Nadu Catholic Bishops’ Council, told CNA on Nov. 15.

The Nov. 7 ruling came after dozens of petitions, including more than 90 pleas by Catholic religious who sought to keep the policy in place in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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The archbishop of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi has turned down financial donations that the country’s president offered to a Catholic parish, stating that the Church will not be compromised by offers from politicians who seek to use church fundraising events for self gain.

In a Nov. 18 statement widely circulated on social media platforms, Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira declined over 5 million Kenyan shillings ($38,500) that PresidentWilliam Samoei Ruto offered to Soweto Catholic Church on Nov. 17. The cash gift was meant for the construction of a new rectory at the parish.

The president further gave the parish choir and the Pontifical Missionary Childhood a 600,000 Kenyan shilling ($4,600) cash reward and promised to donate a bus to the parish, both of which the archbishop has also declined.

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