St. John of the Cross ~~~ (Some men live) with the world and are eager about their ambitions and their prelacies. They may be said not to know Christ...
Today, Leo XIV received Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran in audience. No official details were released about the topics discussed. The Cardinal recently arrived in Rome after leaving Iran during the evacuation of diplomatic personnel from Tehran. The meeting likely gave the Pope a first-hand update on the situation in Iran and the small Catholic community there.
Questa mattina il Santo Padre Leone XIV ha ricevuto in udienza il Cardinale Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Arcivescovo di Teheran-Ispahan dei Latini, in Iran. Il porporato è stato costretto a lasciare il Paese dopo la chiusura dell’ambasciata italiana, imposta dal governo italiano. Poiché la sede dell’arcidiocesi si trova all’interno del territorio dell’ambasciata, anche lui ha dovuto abbandonare la propria terra. Papa Leone XIV lo ha voluto ricevere immediatamente questa mattina per ascoltare da lui un resoconto diretto e autentico di quanto sta accadendo, lontano dagli schieramenti politici e dalle narrazioni trionfalistiche della guerra. Il presule ha potuto riferire al Pontefice lo strazio e la sofferenza della povera gente, e in particolare della piccola comunità cattolica. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land suspended its planned plenary meeting in Nazareth due to security concerns, holding discussions online instead. In a statement issued 10 March, the bishops said Christian communities affected by war have largely refused to respond with violence. They also mourned Maronite priest Fr. Pierre el-Rai, killed on 9 March in southern Lebanon when Israeli tank fire struck a house in the village of Al-Qlayaa, injuring four others.
Gli ordinari delle Chiese cattoliche di Terra Santa hanno diffuso un comunicato: riunione plenaria sospesa per ragioni di sicurezza, comunità cristiane colpite dalla guerra ma determinate a non rispondere con violenza. Nel testo anche il saluto al nunzio Adolfo Tito Yllana e il ricordo del sacerdote maronita Pierre el Rai, ucciso in Libano durante un bombardamento. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom Trump needs to resign or be ousted for there to be peace. The markets are holding only with liquidity that the US Govt provides to Investment Banks, interest free. It’s all a manipulated scam. It’s like holding a river with your bare hands. It’s impossible. When the markets crash they will do it big time. The markets will come crashing down like an avalanche. Everyone will sell everything they have. There is a reason why smart investors like Warren Buffet hold so much cash instead of stocks. A massive correction is long overdue. It just didn’t happen yet because Trump is manipulating the markets. It should have happened during Covid but Trump flooded the markets with cash. Increasing the US debt level even further. It’s all a giant Ponzi scheme because the US markets are all that Trump has. Pam Bondi excused her cover up of the Epstein files by saying “The Dow is at 50,000.” The big US market crash is inevitable. I think we will see the biggest depression in …More
"Make the effort to raise up, or rather, to enclose your mind within the words of your prayer; and if, like a child, it gets tired and falters, raise it up again. The mind, after all is naturally unstable, but He who orders all things can control it. If you acquire this practice and restrain it, He who sets the boundary to the sea of your mind will come to you during prayer and say; thus far you have come and no further." Saint John Climacos, Ladder of Divine Ascent
St. John Climacus ~~~ Just as the clouds hide the Sun, so wicked thoughts darken and destroy the mind...
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” — Matthew 3:2 The world hates this voice. It hated it when John the Baptist cried out in the wilderness. It hates it now. For this voice does not flatter. It exposes lies. And our age is built upon three great errors -error that oppose Gospel Poverty , Chastity and Obedience that are destroying Holy Matrimony The First Error: “What I Have Is Mine” Men today say: This is my wealth. My house. My property. My right. But God says otherwise. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” — Psalm 24:1 Everything belongs to God. You own nothing absolutely. You are a steward, not a master. The first Christians understood this: “Neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own.” — Acts 4:32 Listen to the Fathers of the Church. St. Basil the Great thunders: “The bread you keep belongs to the hungry.” St. Ambrose says: “Nature produced all things for all. Greed made them private.” …More
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., about the bombing of the girls' school in Iran. "It was terrible. We made a mistake," he said. "Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally. I think the department is investigating it now, and I'm sorry. I'm just so sorry it happened. It was a mistake."
He meant to say Ukraine does that intentionally. Just like they did again the other day. Killing a 6 year old child. And before that I think it was 40 people. They hit apartment buildings, hospitals, schools and shopping centers. They are all losing and can't take it after they started a mess. And they always go after the children and innocent people as they are doing in Iran after they did it in Palestine.
Together DeclarationDIGITAL ID: “Starmer’s plans face fresh setback after cabinet ministers refused to co-operate with the project” “Wes Streeting, the health secretary, and Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, are both said to have made clear that their departments will not hand over some data for the scheme” It’s very simple The Labour Party - SCRAP IT! …
Ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Netanyahu Could Turn to Nuclear Bombs If Iran War Escalates Democracy Now!youtube.com/watch?v=VVvEcpl9Ny4 As President Trump gives conflicting statements about the length and objectives of the war he launched with Israel against Iran, fears are growing that the conflict could continue to expand throughout the region and beyond. Lawrence Wilkerson, retired U.S. Army colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says the U.S. and Israel are committing wanton "war crimes" in Iran. "We have bombed civilians relentlessly. We have bombed a school. We have bombed a hospital," says Wilkerson, who also suggests Western media outlets are downplaying the extent of the damage in Israel and how successful Iran has been in defending itself. "This is a war with long legs. Trump has completely misinterpreted it," says Wilkerson. "The only one who's interpreted it correctly is Bibi Netanyahu, and I think he's ready to use a nuclear weapon, should …More
Nicholas Cavazos has left Pelican+. He says he remains friends with other co-founders. It Cavazos said he had differing opinions on content.is still unclear who "the troublemaker" is. There appear to be financial issues.