Ahead of the Vespers, the Pope read the papal bull officially announcing the Jubilee of Hope.

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The church itself is a stone 1930s building. It held up quite well, respectively.

Wind blew in the front door, blew in half a dozen stained glass windows, and blew out the back door.

The inside of the church was covered in debris and glass.

In the picture below, we’d…

The tornado blew in the front door and blew out the back door.

Half a dozen windows were shattered by debris.

Glass and debris everywhere.

Yet...

The Altar was undisturbed. Not a single candle had fallen over. Tabernacle in place.

And the Sanctuary Candle was still lit.

Mentor is now a baptized and confirmed Catholic.

I love this line at the end of the baptismal liturgy, when the priest hands the new convert a candle:

“Receive this burning light, and keep the grace of your baptism throughout a blameless life.

Observe the commandments of God.…

Annette Jals ❤️😊 You wouldn't believe, or maybe you would, how many people have told me Jesus isn't a Jew, or isn't the kind of Jew that lives in Israel now, which is supposedly a false kind of Jew from Europe, never mind there have been Jews living there continuously since His day, too. SMH

I get very few likes or retweets when I call out antisemitism, or post stories that illustrate the sharp rise in this endemic evil.

It makes me kind of sad, but I'm not going to stop.

I was raised by a Catholic Dutch woman who saw her Jewish neighbours being hauled away, never…

No wonder the baby is unhappy.

Newborn reacts to mums first kiss

Just finished reading 'Into Africa' about the search for David Livingstone. Read any book about Africa in the 19th century and you'll be struck by how silly and false the modern western conception of slavery is.

The people who were primarily pillaging Africa for slaves were…

Spot the difference:

Oli London The adults feelings get soothed while the baby's cortisol levels stay elevated by removing her from her mother, whose mere presence calms them. Surrogacy values the adults' whims over the baby's needs.

UPDATE on Bear:  His surgery went okay. He's out of the ICU, but still on IV antibiotics for the infection and has been moved to a regular room. It's unknown when he'll be released from the hospital.  But, if he's up to it, he'll try to check in with us today. :)

He's very stressed about his bills, particularly overdrafting his account due to automatic payments this week; it's way too much stress for someone in his position.

He has asked me to tag:

Urgent Prayer Request,
I just got off of the phone with my sister, both of her daughters (my nieces) need prayers.
Jenny has thyroid cancer, and Sarah has a spot on her pancreas, and her blood sugar is messed up.
Also, pray for my sister Karen, she is beyond worried.

In the latest episode of the Carmelite Quotes podcast, discover the relationship between the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Apostle through the words of Père Jacques. Learn how Mary's love helps us bear our crosses!
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