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“Brethren, What Shall We Do?’...
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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“Brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2: 37) Such was the response of “devout men from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) to St. Peter’s Pentecost Discourse. The Holy Scriptures tell us that “that they were cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37). St. Peter had proclaimed to them the truth of the Redemptive Incarnation with these words:
Witnessing the transformation of the Apostles by the descent of the Holy Spirit and hearing the preaching of St. Peter, the devout men understood that the event which they were witnessing and the enduring reality which it manifested had changed their lives forever. They recognized the abiding victory of Jesus, “Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36), over sin and death through the outpouring of His spirit, God the Holy Spirit, upon the Church, into the hearts of the faithful members of the Church, Christ’s Mystical Body.
To their heartfelt question, “Brethren, what shall we do?” addressed to the Apostles, St. Peter, without hesitation and without equivocation, responded:
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Witnessing the transformation of the Apostles by the descent of the Holy Spirit and hearing the preaching of St. Peter, the devout men understood that the event which they were witnessing and the enduring reality which it manifested had changed their lives forever. They recognized the abiding victory of Jesus, “Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36), over sin and death through the outpouring of His spirit, God the Holy Spirit, upon the Church, into the hearts of the faithful members of the Church, Christ’s Mystical Body.
To their heartfelt question, “Brethren, what shall we do?” addressed to the Apostles, St. Peter, without hesitation and without equivocation, responded:
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“What Shall We Do?”
An inspiring address by Cardinal Raymond Burke: "Christ indeed continues to be at work in us through the teaching of the truth and the manifestation of its beauty in the Sacred Liturgy and of its goodness in a virtuous life. May Commencement leave you “cut to the heart,” asking Our Lord: “What...
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Archaeologists find ancient moat fortifying biblical Jerusalem
- By Michie
In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists solved a long-standing mystery about Jerusalem’s defenses. The findings are consistent with biblical descriptions of the city’s topography.
In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have solved a long-standing mystery about Jerusalem’s ancient defenses. Recent excavations in the City of David have revealed a massive moat that once fortified the Temple Mount and the King’s Palace, shedding new light on the fortifications of biblical Jerusalem.
For more than 150 years, the full extent of Jerusalem’s northern fortifications remained elusive. But thanks to recent work in the Givati parking lot adjacent to the Old City walls, researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority(IAA) and Tel Aviv University have uncovered a moat that divided the City of David, separating the ruling Acropolis from the southern residential areas.
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In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have solved a long-standing mystery about Jerusalem’s ancient defenses. Recent excavations in the City of David have revealed a massive moat that once fortified the Temple Mount and the King’s Palace, shedding new light on the fortifications of biblical Jerusalem.
For more than 150 years, the full extent of Jerusalem’s northern fortifications remained elusive. But thanks to recent work in the Givati parking lot adjacent to the Old City walls, researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority(IAA) and Tel Aviv University have uncovered a moat that divided the City of David, separating the ruling Acropolis from the southern residential areas.
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Archaeologists find ancient moat fortifying Jerusalem
Archaeologists solved a long-standing mystery about Jerusalem’s defenses. The findings confirm biblical descriptions of the city’s topography.
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How the Ancient Christians Can Give You Hope and Teach You to Spread the Faith
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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The Church grew at a steady rate of 40% per decade,’ says Mike Aquilina, ‘and all that happened at a time when the practice of the faith was a capital crime.’
In times like these, it’s easy to despair about evangelization in the modern world. But a new Ignatius Press book by Mike Aquilina, Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins: Twelve Ancient Cities and How They Were Evangelized, not only offers some much-needed hope when thinking about evangelizing today’s culture but also serves as a guide on how to go about it.
The Register caught up with the book’s author at his home in Pittsburgh and asked if Christian hope can persist amid the despair of modern Western cities.
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How the Ancient Christians Can Give You Hope and Teach You to Spread the Faith
‘The Church grew at a steady rate of 40% per decade,’ says Mike Aquilina, ‘and all that happened at a time when the practice of the faith was a capital crime.’
Children of pioneering NFP doctor follow in his footsteps
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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(OSV News) — In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers’ life.
The encyclical, “Humanae Vitae,” was an unexpected and unpopular papal condemnation of artificial contraception. But Hilgers, then a medical student, quickly embraced the teaching and committed himself to improving fertility awareness-based methods for family planning, also known as natural family planning or NFP.
“When ‘Humanae Vitae’ came out, most people rejected (it),” Dr. Teresa Hilgers, Thomas Hilgers’ daughter, told OSV News. “My dad felt like it called to him.”
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The encyclical, “Humanae Vitae,” was an unexpected and unpopular papal condemnation of artificial contraception. But Hilgers, then a medical student, quickly embraced the teaching and committed himself to improving fertility awareness-based methods for family planning, also known as natural family planning or NFP.
“When ‘Humanae Vitae’ came out, most people rejected (it),” Dr. Teresa Hilgers, Thomas Hilgers’ daughter, told OSV News. “My dad felt like it called to him.”
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Children of pioneering NFP doctor follow in his footsteps
In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers' life.The encyclical, "Humanae Vitae," was an unexpected and unpopular papal condemnation of artificial contraception. But Hilgers, then a medical student, quickly embraced the teaching and...
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The neighborhood and REO Speedwagon
- By AlexB23
- The Kitchen Sink
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We will fly away to Jesus in Heaven, and yes, I have used Psalm 90:10 in a devotional, when discussing human lifespans.
Remember that hymn, "I Will Fly Away" covered by Jars of Clay? It was a good cover.Entropy Devotional
Entropy & Decay
Hello folks. Today will be a devotional on entropy, which is the scientific theory about why stuff breaks down, and is described in scripture. Date June 15, 2024 | Entropy & Decay Verse Psalm 102:25-27 (NIV): "In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the...
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RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting - The attraction of conspiracy theories and disinformation: A mental health perspective, Bucharest 30-31 May 2
- By Michie
- Conspiracy Theories
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Publication date 29 July 2024- Mental health issues
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The belief in conspiracy theories is not a new phenomenon, but it continues to pose a key challenge for the prevention and countering of violent extremism (P/CVE) in Europe, since they play vital roles within extremist ideologies, recruitment and radicalisation. In order to efficiently plan P/CVE interventions, it is necessary to understand how people are attracted to conspiracy narratives and the factors that can make a person more vulnerable to the attraction of conspiracy narratives, such as mental (ill) health. To do so, the RAN Mental Health Working Group invited mental health and other relevant professionals to meet in Bucharest on 30 and 31 May 2024.The meeting’s outcomes are as follows:
- A conspiracy theory is an explanatory belief that “they” conspire in secret to harm “us”. Here, “they” are, e.g., national governments, foreign nations, minority groups, companies, secret service agencies, etc.
- The belief in conspiracy theories can be seen throughout human history. However, in current times, social media makes them spread faster and makes it easier to reach a large audience.
- Conspiracy theories thrive in times of crisis and social upheaval (e.g. economic recessions, revolutions, wars, natural disasters, terrorist attacks). Also, a personal crisis can lead a person to believe in conspiracy theories (e.g. losing a job, or divorcing).
- They can lead to violence when there is a perception of imminent, significant threat (threat control override symptoms) to oneself or close environment, strengthening the belief that action is urgently needed to remove the imminent threat (i.e. violence is self-defence); belief that one has special power and duty to remove threat; tunnel vision: deep immersion in narrow information and no counterinformation; cohesive group, group think and normalisation.
- Although most people who believe in conspiracy theories do not have a pathology, some mental health disorders can create a heightened vulnerability to conspiratorial beliefs. For (mental health) practitioners it is important to understand and mitigate the vulnerability that a mental disorder creates to extremist conspiratorial narratives.
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RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting - The attraction of conspiracy theories and disinformation: A mental health perspective, Bucharest 30-31 May 2024
The paper presents the key outcomes of the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting that took place on 30-31 May 2024 in Bucharest, Romania.
MISLEADING TESTIMONY FROM FBI DIRECTOR CHRIS WRAY:
- By Valletta
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Director Wray just testified . . . that the FBI questions asked below were only asked by an outside contractor for the FBI's Security Division who is no longer with the FBI. But Director Wray is hiding the ball on this.
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The FBI knows better than to ask political questions when interviewing. This is outrageous.
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The FBI knows better than to ask political questions when interviewing. This is outrageous.
German Zoo Honors Little Lynx’s Wish to be Free After Repeat Escape Attempts
- By Michie
- Outdoor Activities & Nature
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Despite being brought up in the Nuremberg Zoo a young Carpathian lynx named Chapo was born to be wild.
Respecting his wishes, the German zookeepers abandoned their intention to raise him to eventually contribute his genes to a vital captive breeding program and release him into the wilds of Germany.
Now residing in the forests of Saxony, he joins a steadily growing population of wild lynx across Germany and Switzerland that are slinking back across the acreage they prowled long ago.
The Carpathian lynx is a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx, which while being listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, is nevertheless extinct across large swaths of its former habitat.
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Respecting his wishes, the German zookeepers abandoned their intention to raise him to eventually contribute his genes to a vital captive breeding program and release him into the wilds of Germany.
Now residing in the forests of Saxony, he joins a steadily growing population of wild lynx across Germany and Switzerland that are slinking back across the acreage they prowled long ago.
The Carpathian lynx is a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx, which while being listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, is nevertheless extinct across large swaths of its former habitat.
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German Zoo Honors Little Lynx's Wish to be Free After Repeat Escape Attempts
He joins three other lynx to be reintroduced this year, all of whom have "graduated" from hunting rabbits, to hunting foxes, to hunting deer.
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Botanists Vote to Remove Apartheid Slur from Plant Species Names in Africa
Over 200 plants will have their species name changed to remove an offensive South African apartheid-era racial slur after the results of a vote from the International Botanical Congress.
In a thoroughly debated session in the recent meeting in Madrid, the vote passed 351 to 205 to rename all current botanical species with the species name caffra to affra.
Margherita Bassi, writing for Smithsonian, explainsthat this means the coast coral tree Erythrina caffrawill be called Erythrina affra and that the decision marks the first time taxonomists have voted in favor of changing offensive scientific names.
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In a thoroughly debated session in the recent meeting in Madrid, the vote passed 351 to 205 to rename all current botanical species with the species name caffra to affra.
Margherita Bassi, writing for Smithsonian, explainsthat this means the coast coral tree Erythrina caffrawill be called Erythrina affra and that the decision marks the first time taxonomists have voted in favor of changing offensive scientific names.
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Botanists Vote to Remove Apartheid Slur from Plant Species Names in Africa
In this case however, "caffra," also spelled Kaffer or Keffir, is a derogatory term used by Afrikaans speakers towards black people
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