Some Strategic Advice for Noble Bishops

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Council of Trent

By Charlie Johnston

American Bishops who are committed to living orthodox faith with fidelity to the teachings of Christ and the Apostles have begun to work in concert with each other. The most notable example is the list of Bishops who have publicly supported San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in his decision to bar House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from communion until she repents of the grave public scandal of supporting abortion. When any group of people find themselves under organized assault they must, of necessity, mount an organized defense. This is a great first step – and a very public sign that a core of Bishops in America understand that it is the faithful and the faith, itself, that is under assault.

Any sustained contest over public policy or public identity is, in the purest form of the term, political in nature. To successfully mount such a battle for hearts and minds requires the adept use of some specific skills to most advantageously frame the debate – a coherent and effective strategy. All too often those who have the better of the substantive argument neglect these skills as mere window-dressing and so lose the public debate. One must get the substantive argument right without neglecting the needful tools to present it in a compelling manner.

I have spent most of my life offering strategic counsel on such matters, either informally or (frequently) formally, to a host of public advocates and entities. I have been doing it since I was 16 years old.

Bishops have become so used to governing by authority that their capacity for engaging in contested advocacy in effective collaboration with each other has become a bit atrophied.  With deep fissures having opened up in all of society and, in fact, between Bishops, it is crucial for those who have gotten the substance right to re-invigorate the skills necessary to win a contested case.

Since offering effective strategic counsel has been in my wheelhouse for almost 50 years, I am going to occasionally presume to advise our orthodox Bishops on these matters. I don’t know whether they are interested: some Bishops think quite highly of me and my counsel while some dismiss me altogether and others think I’m dangerous. I’ll cast my bread upon the waters and if it helps, good. If not, God has His ways of accomplishing His will and it is never thwarted over the long haul. I want to keep these sessions to a few easily digestible bites each time I engage in this presumption, so here goes with the first three tips:

  • Listen to what people say, but watch what they do to determine who they are. Pope Francis often offers soothing orthodox pieties to reassure people that he is, actually, Catholic. But he appoints the most heterodox Bishops to all the most important sees, invites pro-abortion advocates to participate in and even lead Vatican-sponsored seminars, and presents awards to pro-abortion advocates and other overt enemies of the faith. He could not argue coherently with Abp. Cordileone’s decision on barring Pelosi from communion until she publicly embraces critical Catholic doctrine rather than just proclaiming Catholic identity. He could, however, continue to snub the multitude of accomplished orthodox American Archbishops and appoint San Diego’s Bishop Robert McElroy a new Cardinal of the Church. The LGBT community is jubilantly celebrating McElroy’s elevation, as he adamantly opposes any doctrinal discipline or coherence. In his eyes, if you say you Catholic, then you are and can continue to do your own thing your own way, regardless of what that old fud, Jesus Christ, had to say on the matter. There is no need for penance or reform: just join the club and pay your dues. McElroy rivals Chicago’s Cdl. Blasé Cupich in his contempt for Catholic teaching and his second-rate intellect. It is a snub and a provocation to any Bishop who seeks to live fidelity to Christ, Scripture and the Magisterium. Take the message and understand that, if you are orthodox, you have risen as high as you ever will while Francis is Pope, barring a road to Damascus event. Don’t trim your sails. Do not try to ingratiate yourself with the current powers in the Vatican by choosing to support some heterodox positions while maintaining fidelity to others you consider more important. Without getting into pointless squabbles, wear your fidelity as a badge of honor, publicly committed to Christ and the Magisterium. Your Diocese will flourish as the heterodox Dioceses grow increasingly barren. Your public witness of fidelity now will draw a multitude back to full faith and fidelity when the madness passes – and it will. If that fidelity is faltering and timid, you will be as irrelevant when the madness passes as the Vatican is trying to make you now. When assessing colleagues, go back to the same sentence that opens this point. Not everyone who says nice things to you is your friend and not everyone who criticizes you is your enemy. As your group grows in strength those who seek to undermine the Magisterium will try to infiltrate you to undermine your counsels from within. Already, in the list of Bishops who support Abp. Cordileone is one name that jarred me, for he is known for his opposition to orthodoxy. Either he has had a serious conversion – in which you should wait to see it demonstrated consistently over a long period of time – or he is trying to topple you from within. Be open and engaging to all, but a chump to none.
  • Abandon all cliques and act as one body in Christ and in concert with each other. Contemplate I Corinthians:12 intensely and with an open heart. Bishops are the princes of their domain (Diocese) with very broad authority over them. Every organization develops cliques – it’s human nature. But an organization that consists of individuals who have near plenary power in their realm can get more stratified than a cross-cut hill in the Rockies. God gives each of us an authentic personality that, properly developed, is useful for His purposes. In organizations I have run, I specifically look for a diverse set of interests and abilities, because it keeps us all honest and keeps us open to the unexpected. Right now, as admirable as it is that orthodox Bishops have gotten on the field to defend both the faith and the faithful, they are not yet quite acting as a team. The center fielder is turning up his nose at the mere second baseman, while the pitchers don’t want to hang out with those lowly infielders. An example is Tyler Bishop Joseph Strickland. He has acted with as noble and holy fidelity these last couple of years as any, yet he continues to be treated as a bumbling country cousin by his brother Bishops, even among those who are prominently orthodox. The best I can get from contacts who are in the know is that he is not considered theologically sophisticated. That may well be but, frankly, many Bishops are not near as theologically sophisticated as they think. One must pause to ponder why Jesus passed over the very intellectually sophisticated John to choose the much more erratic Peter to be the first Pope. Which of the Apostles did Jesus want the others to treat as an outsider, a red-headed stepchild? Both as consistent with your commission by Christ AND as a practical matter, you are called to treat all on your team with the value with which Christ has dignified them. Not all can be leaders, not all can be engaging, not all can be strategists but all can be useful and all are necessary to achieve complete success. I have been friends with orthodox Bishops who were not great at enunciating the faith, but were passionate at giving pastoral care for the most vulnerable; Bishops who had a real flair for language but were poor organizers. To work collaboratively, you must collaborate. Everyone must know, especially from the leaders, how much value they bring to the table. If someone I know to be extremely sophisticated is speaking with me, I am unlikely to miss the nuance of what he says. But it often pleases God to embed a particularly staggering insight into someone we take lightly. It proves whether we seek God in everything or seek to validate ourselves. Endeavor not to miss the little whisper as God is passing by. There is a need for organizational discipline and confidentiality. I do not advise against that. But truly collaborate with each other and act as a team. Somewhere buried in your ranks is an Audie Murphy or two. The current Vatican desperately wants to keep them buried. Your job is to know them and deploy them as part of your team. Failure to do so will make failure much more likely.
  • Calibrate your actions well to the moment and the opportunities it offers. I have always been frustrated by people in my ranks who have never won anything yet think they are super-geniuses whose counsel I must abide by. Some want a rigid application of rules every time; others are so enamored of diplomacy that they will negotiate all the rules out of existence, making the organization, itself, meaningless; and still others get so excited by every unvetted crackpot assertion that comes along that they would keep you forever chasing…um, squirrels, while entirely losing focus and mission. Some Bishops are, indeed, gifted diplomats and choose to gently try to bring people back to fidelity to doctrine. I have seen this method succeed. I have more often seen it degenerate into an excuse not to defend the faith when there will be blowback. Some of the best Bishops I know, particularly in troubled Dioceses, focus intensely on a particular aspect to bring the faithful back. One such Bishop is focused on rigorous reform of Catholic education. Another is focused on forming a solidly orthodox cohort of seminarians. Once, when visiting a friend who was the right-hand man to an orthodox Bishop, my friend started to apologize for some things his Bishop had let slide. I stopped him and said I well knew the Bishop’s priorities and so, though I did not always agree with his methods, I respected what he was trying to accomplish. If someone takes responsibility for what they have to lead, they do not have to do it my way to earn my respect. Everything involves trade-offs, particularly in a divided world. Think hard and know you must answer to Christ for whatever you do. If you justify cowardice as diplomacy, if you justify rigid authoritarianism as discipline, if you do not seek out considered counsel that varies from your own, not only will you have something to answer for when you stand before Christ, you will significantly reduce your chances of prevailing while still here. It is a tough situation which requires moment to moment judgment. Because you are human, sometimes you will exercise diplomacy when discipline is called for and vice versa. Sometimes with the best of counsel, you will make an errant decision. The good news is that Christ already knows this about all of us. If you purify your intentions and exercise every faculty you have to get it right, He will cover the many gaps in your judgment and actions. When you err, acknowledge it. But this, in itself, is not sufficient. Seek to learn from your errors. See what you did wrong and endeavor to find ways of avoiding whatever it is that caused the error. Do this and opponents will find themselves frequently fighting an old you that you have already learned from and transcended.

Our orthodox Bishops have already begun to show great courage in confronting the terrible evils of our time. As presumptuous as it may be, I hope to offer advice that will help those who value fidelity to Christ and the Magisterium to prevail – not just in internal battles, but in the hearts of the faithful who have been so badly confused by the battle.

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93 thoughts on “Some Strategic Advice for Noble Bishops”

  1. WOW, Charlie. This is rich with wise counsel. Honestly, there are precious gems in there for all of us to consider, even though our spheres of responsibility and influence may be as small as our own families.

    I could enumerate a long list of the points of wisdom which pop from this piece, but I’ll repeat only one because it’s amazing: “But it often pleases God to embed a particularly staggering insight into someone we take lightly. It proves whether we seek God in everything or seek to validate ourselves. Endeavor not to miss the little whisper as God is passing by.”

    Here’s a thoughtful piece, placing the selection of Bishop McElroy as Cardinal in the context of the direction that Pope Francis has been moving with moral theology: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/blog/cardinal-mcelroy-and-the-moral-theological-project-of-pope-francis?fbclid

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  2. “Honestly, there are precious gems in there for all of us to consider, even though our spheres of responsibility and influence may be as small as our own families.”

    Yepyep

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  3. I totally agree with Beckita! So much wisdom to learn from here!

    I confess that, while I was appalled by the elevation of Bishop McElroy to Cardinal, I had not considered that it was both a slap in the face to Archbishop Cordileone and a message to all Bishops. Boggles the Orthodox mind.

    I hope many Bishops read and discern this message.

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    1. If Cardinal McElroy is a slap in the face, what is Cardinal Cupich being appointed to the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship? Wow.

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      1. To my mind, it’s trouble in River City. And this is yet another reason why I deeply appreciate Desmond Birch’s CCC classes being offered through CORAC. Videos of the classes are uploaded to the Prayer Teams page and everyone can accomplish the assigned readings and benefit from Desmond’s breadth, depth and height of enrichment teaching to accompany what is in the CCC. It will not only help each of us stay in the lane of Magisterial Teaching, it will help us to help others should wonky things or outright heretical things be introduced.

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        2. Beckita as you know I wanted to do these zooms in real time sooooo bad but it was wise I didn’t as I have Jax very often on Monday. I would never have been able to commit long term!😩. So happy CoRaC had his classes videoed and we can watch them at our leisure! God bless Desmond for committing himself to this great sea of knowledge he has stored in his brain! Simply amazing gift!

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      3. Yes, Nance, that is VERY concerning–especially since I am a Latin Mass goer. How much longer will the TLM be allowed to exist? 😦

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        1. I feel the same pain, Jewel, but… it will always exist, even if reduced to Priests offering it privately. As Pope Benedict explained in Summorum Pontificum, the Rite itself was never abrogated, and cannot be.
          Be of good cheer – this madness will pass.

          I’m currently in Paris with our Irish Chapter preparing for the traditional Chartres Pilgrimage, from Saturday to Monday, all 37 of us, and I’m the oldest at 61! There will be over 10,000 on the Pilgrimage itself, I believe, and the majority young people. There lies the future, not in the busted flush of the new springtime.

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            1. Thanks, Joanne. Yes, it was a great one this year, albeit we walked through a thunderstorm and an absolute deluge on the Saturday afternoon/ evening – after oppressive heat beforehand! Very penitential, that was 🥴

              Anyway, the huge numbers of young people is the really encouraging thing about this event! Most of those in our Chapter were under 30, the youngest 11, and all of them great guys, uncomplaining through the hardships (which are many!) and very cheerful, which really buoyed us older ‘uns along. Really looking forward to seeing them all again. It reassures one that there are still many pairs of safe hands out there, who can be relied on in the coming times. Interestingly (but hardly surprisingly, given their intelligence and responsible attitudes) all of them seemed to be aware that the current order won’t last much longer and that the crunch is coming. And they’re ready to take it on.

              Deo optimo et maximo gratias!

              J.

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              2. JayKay: where to start? I saw the video and sent it to a longtime ago neighbor and friend. He’s a faithful Catholic lawyer in his 80’s with multiple medical infirmities. Even in retirement he works closely in Florida on life issues as they hit the legislature there. The video brought him to tears. There is such a battle for truth here in the church and state that sometimes the battle reduces spirit. The Chartres pilgrimage replenished his spirit. Neither he or I where aware of it. Can you imagine that? I thought a pilgrimage was something done in medieval times. The effect of it goes beyond France. My friend and I joined you in our hearts. T Y too for what you all did for him (and others).

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                1. Thank you, Joanne, and please let your friend know that he has my profound respect and thanks. He and a few faithful others have fought the fight and held the field against huge odds for so many years, in order to safeguard and pass on the Truth to this new faithful generation, who are now ready to take up the cause.

                  They won’t have it easy, but they wouldn’t have had anything if the small number of older faithful hadn’t kept the torch burning over long and often bitter years. And they do realise that, and are grateful for it.

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  4. I am happy (and not surprised) to see that my bishop has sent Archbishop Cordileone a letter of support. A little while ago, I emailed my bishop a short note of thanks.

    Blessings, friends ~
    Sister Bear

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  5. When I saw that letter from Archbishop Cordileone go out, and then others join rank? I think for the first time in a long time concerning matters of the church I was comforted because finally there was an adult in the room.

    All us kids can’t abide the injustice going on. And finally someone with the authority to stood up.

    I am exceptionally, exceptionally grateful.

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  7. Such a great and heartening piece, Charlie, and I sure hope and pray 🙏 that you can help these bishops band together to keep admonishing those public figures who refuse to repent for being involved in abortion!!! Hopefully our brave Bishops can help save souls!!!

    These times remind me of the messages of Our Lady of Akita to Sr. Agnus –

    “The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres…churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.

    “The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them”

    I heard another WONDERFUL thing on Relavant Radio yesterday while I was babysitting Jaxy poo… I believe it was the second hour of the Patrick Madrid show (or it may have been the Third??? 🤔) but get this: JD Vance wants to outlaw pornography!!! Wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing for the upcoming era of peace!🥰. Many of these poor kids today don’t have a chance in modern society with all the corruptions of our times! Thanks be to God the world is changing!

    Thank you, Charlie! Great stuff!!! I’ll pray daily that the bishops let you help organize their good fight! I know for sure in the end; God wins!!!🥰🙏

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  8. So much good counsel here Charlie. Thank you. The Lord has generously poured out different gifts on each of us, while calling us to work in union with each other to fulfill his works. May we each, in great humility, be open to the gifts of those around us as we work to accomplish his mission in our lives.

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  9. “Listen to what people say, but watch what they do to determine who they are.”

    It has become very easy to quickly determine during the last several years, especially these last 2 or 3, because they are so blatant in their words and actions. My friend told me yesterday she believes Pope Benedict XVI abided by the Holy Spirit (listen to the whisper) and stepped aside to allow evil to fully reveal itself in the Church as it has been doing everywhere else.

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    2. What an incredible insight. God’s time to “lift the veil” so that all buried evil would come “to light” and be exposed. I often wondered why Pope Benedict would step down–this thought certainly is a “light bulb” moment. Thank you for sharing it Patrick!

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      1. Well actually, Charlie had this insight after a few years into this papacy. Paraphrasing now… Charlie has written that God suffered this selection for a Pope that the bad actors in the hierarchy would come out of their “under the radar” style of operating.

        This is consonant with God allowing all of us, from the greatest to the least, to reveal our hearts to Him… not by what we say, but by what we actually do.

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    4. So maybe we should consider applying the same sort of approach to Donald Trump failing to fight for hie re-election in 2020 when he clearly won? Think of all the evil since exposed. And the evil yet to be exposed over the next year or so, even as the forces of the Good and of God gather themselves and multiply in response.

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    5. This reminds me of day 4 of the Surrender Novena. The part where we see evil growing instead of weakening. The horrible pontificate of PF with the irony of the beautiful consecration, it highlights in my mind just how God would do it to confound everyone. Except this will have stunningly glorious results.

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      1. Day 4

        You see evil growing instead of weakening? Do not worry. Close your eyes and say to me with faith: “Thy will be done, You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that I will intervene as does a doctor and I will accomplish miracles when they are needed. Do you see that the sick person is getting worse? Do not be upset, but close your eyes and say, “You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that there is no medicine more powerful than my loving intervention. By my love, I promise this to you.

        O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

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    6. These are truly the words of God Himself, Patrick. Jesus tells us of the way to distinguish between true and false prophets in Matthew 7;

      YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS

      “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”

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  10. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! .. !! 😉

    https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2022/06/01/will-america-remain-virtuous-enough-to-be-free-n2608042

    https://www.catholicleague.org/catholics-nearly-alone-in-opposing-roe-v-wade/

    https://thomasmoresociety.org/victory-for-students-families-in-battle-over-san-diego-public-schools-discriminatory-vaccine-mandate/

    https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/us-pride-flag-embassy-holy-see

    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251425/cardinal-cupich-among-new-members-of-vatican-congregation-for-divine-worship

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-drivers-god-trust-license-plates

    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251393/eucharist-film-again-in-us-theaters-for-one-day-only

    https://reclaimthenet.org/doctor-pushes-back-against-californias-medical-misinformation-policy/

    https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/01/the-special-counsel-proved-the-fbi-belongs-to-the-swamp/
    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/06/01/extending-the-political-surveillance-discussion-with-new-revelations-the-fbi-had-a-workspace-inside-perkins-coie-dc-law-offices/

    YEP! Brace Yourselves …… NOW!! ….. Time for Prepping is ending!
    https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/01/you-better-brace-yourself-billionaire-banker-says-economic-hurricane-is-heading-for-us/
    https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/daily-dirt-brace-yourself-those-gas-prices-will-probably-continue-to-climb/20220531083644/
    https://notthebee.com/article/brace-yourselves-ladies-and-gentlemen/

    https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/adp-employment-data-signals-weakest-labor-market-covid-collapse

    I DO NOT believe that The Globalists have Good Intentions!!
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    https://newstarget.com/
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    https://newsbusters.org/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  11. Just received my order of the Brazen Serpent prayers cards which are lovely and good sized/ (with a few extra samples of vintage style holy cards). Certainly a new challenge to only say it once per intention. Ordered extra to leave in back of church. Thanks so much, Charlie and crew.

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    1. Hi Maggie — I think it is only the “Prayer of Miraculous Trust” on the back of the Brazen Serpent prayer card that has the “stipulation” of once per intention.

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    2. Maggie, I pray the Brazen Serpent Prayer each day as a renewal of my promises to the Lord. It has become my morning offering prayer which keeps me focused on what I can do in the midst of the messes all around us. 🙂

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    3. Thank you, Farm Girl n Beckita for the clarification and great suggestion. Appreciate help in fine tuning such matters. 💙

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  12. “We are *building* a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires. There are some who now seek to exclude religious belief from public discourse, to privatize it or even to paint it as a threat to equality and liberty.” (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger).
    *Later in another publication…..
    We are now *witnessing* the “dictatorship of relativism” which does not recognize anything as absolute and leaves as the ultimate measure only the measure of each one and his desires,”. (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger).
    “This revolt [apostasy], or falling off, is generally understood, by the ancient fathers, of a revolt from the Roman empire, which was first to be destroyed, before the coming of Antichrist. It may, perhaps, be understood also of a revolt of many nations from the Catholic Church which has, in part, happened already, by the means of Mahomet, Luther, etc. and it may be supposed, will be more general in the days of the Antichrist.”( footnote on 2 Thess 2:3, Douay-Rheims Holy Bible, Baronius Press Limited, 2003; p. 235)
    “The future of the Church can and will exude from those whose roots are deep and who live from the pure fullness of their faith. It will not exude from those who accommodate themselves merely to the passing moment, or from those who criticize others and assume that they themselves are infallible measuring rods.”
    (—Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger[Pope Benedict XVI).
    “It is necessary that a small flock subsist, no matter how small it might be.” —POPE PAUL VI
    “People must recite the Rosary every day. Our Lady repeated this in all her apparitions, as if to arm us in advance against these times of diabolical disorientation, so that we would not let ourselves be fooled by false doctrines, and that through prayer, the elevation of our soul to God would not be diminished…. This is a diabolical disorientation invading the world and misleading souls! It is necessary to stand up to it… “(—Sister Lucy, to her friend Dona Maria Teresa da Cunha).
    “Be still before the LORD; wait for God. Do not be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers. Give up your anger, abandon your wrath; do not be provoked; it brings only harm. Those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will possess the land. Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more; look for them and they will not be there. But the poor will possess the land, will delight in great prosperity…” (Psalm 37: 7-11, 39-10)
    “A time of darkness is coming on the world, but a time of glory is coming for my Church, a time of glory is coming for my people. I will pour out on you all the gifts of my Spirit. I will prepare you for spiritual combat; I will prepare you for a time of evangelism that the world has never seen…. And when you have nothing but me, you will have everything… “—prophecy given to Dr. Ralph Martin in St. Peter’s Square in the presence of Pope Paul VI; Pentecost Monday, May, 1975
    “All of the great Catholic reformers in history had three essential qualities: personal humility; a passion for purifying the Church starting with themselves, and a fidelity to her teaching, all motivated by unselfish, self-sacrificing love. God calls all of us, but especially his priests, not just to renew the face of the earth with his Spirit, but to renew the heart of the Church with our lives; to make her young and beautiful, again and again, so that she shines with his love for the world. That’s our task. That’s our calling. That’s what a vocation is – a calling from God with our name on it. To borrow from St. Augustine; “God made us to make the times, not the times to make us.” We’re the subjects of history, not its objects. And unless we make the times better with the light of Jesus Christ, then the times will make us worse with their darkness.” (Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.)

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    1. Thank-you Philip Frank for these inspiring words. They are worth pondering to clarify the times in which we live. Now is the time to be prepared for spiritual combat.
      Praying for the Holy Spirit to fill us with those gifts we need for our individual callings.
      God bless all here!
      Katey in OR 🙏🏽✝️📿💙📖🔥

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  13. My advice to a future cardinal in the Chicago Archdiocese: shut the Catholic agencies down, reform them and make them finally fulfill Christian goals. Currently they are merely government prostitute agencies. Like in the case of the Catholic agency I work for, 81 cents out of 1 dollar are subsidized by the state government. This is why to get the money they have to be compromised in faith and we employees have to go through the zis/vis/hivs pronouns training with a pride board at work to ice the cake … but it is not appropriate to talk about faith.
    So yes, my advice to the future cardinal of Chicago would be: shut them down, reform, hire anew only via Catholic parish pastors upon thorough examination on ten commandments and the principles of the Catholic faith. And Catholic baptism and confirmation required to be eligible for the exam…That would also reduce unemployment/poverty within the Catholic communities/parishes.

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  14. This was another excellent read from Dr. Malone. What I liked most about it, is the conclusion calls for a return of Judeo-Christian values in public health. This is exactly what Charlie has told us, i.e., unless God is placed first, we will not succeed. To me this article highlights the beginning of this process happening in real-time.

    Tyranny of the Modelers, by Robert Malone:

    https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/tyranny-of-the-modelers?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNTg0Njc5OCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTc2MjU3MTYsIl8iOiJsVk1mbiIsImlhdCI6MTY1NDI1NzY4MywiZXhwIjoxNjU0MjYxMjgzLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTgzMjAwIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.kpdscmQQiEfZpTyjTHY6WcYaI-Fq-S7c4l5gns-KArs&s=r

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      1. I felt like sobbing at the beauty, Joanne, and did shed some tears for many reasons! It’s because of the many, many people gathering to honor the Lord and our Faith; all the different ages, etc. Can you imagine how glorious it will be some day, when the world is converted and we have Mama’s Triumph.
        JayKay is there and it must be amazing to be there in person!

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  15. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! .. !! 😉

    The New Pentecost and the Renewal of All Creation
    https://mailchi.mp/jkmi/divine-mercy-1067573?e=b654649ef1

    I suspect that many are not afraid but doing THEIR Master’s (satan) bidding ;-(
    https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-are-they-so-afraid-of

    I know not what Traditions PF is speaking to? ……. but after watching him/his Vatican handlers In-Action I’ll be clinging to those Traditions along with my guns!!
    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251430/pope-francis-guarding-dead-traditions-is-dangerous-for-the-church-s-life

    https://www.catholicleague.org/ruling-class-embraces-gay-pride-mania/

    https://catholicvote.org/report/nancy-pelosi-dossier/

    https://patriotpost.us/articles/88780-pride-month-not-all-rainbows-and-unicorns-2022-06-02

    https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/lgbt-pride-month.html

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/nascar_continues_to_abandon_its_customer_base.html

    If 5% of the below are Criminals/Terrorists ….. ? …. Not to Worry!! Democrats & ChinaJoe’s Goal #1 is the confiscation of YOUR Guns ;-(
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/01/analysis-biden-drives-foreign-born-population-to-47m-largest-in-history/
    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/06/02/joe-biden-demands-new-gun-control-measures-assault-weapon-ban-magazine-capacity-limits-red-flag-laws-gun-mfr-liability-and-more/
    …….. Consider the below before handing’ over your gun!
    https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/police-have-no-duty-to-protect-you/
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/02/cruz-dems-have-blocked-bipartisan-measures-to-keep-guns-from-criminals-because-they-want-to-disarm-law-abiding-citizens/

    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/deep-state-do-or-die-moment-alex-newman-warns-globalists-need-terrify-everyone

    https://www.floppingaces.net/2022/06/03/the-week-in-radical-leftism-6-03-2022/

    https://amgreatness.com/
    https://www.americanthinker.com/
    https://dailycaller.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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    1. Thank-you for your research, CrewDog ~
      God gives us this horrifying news to open our eyes so we can see and fall to our knees and pray: pray for our families and pray for our Church.
      I also pray that by my love and my prayers that those after me will be a faithful remnant.🙏🏽✝️🥲
      Oh my dear Jesus, bring them all back to the Faith. Amen
      Katey in OR💙

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      1. Thanks for your Thanks, Katey …. & Gang;-)

        Watchman on the Wall is my self-appointed job around here ……. hopefully for more good than ill?

        Prayer is all important but it is good to recall …Daily!! … that God gave ALL here minds, hands and resources that He expects US to use wisely ……… for The Great Unpleasantness that is, undoubtedly, upon US! ….. don’t be betting on Angel delivered Care Packages on your front step or Warrior Angels In-Action on your flanks just yet.

        PS: I am still unable to “Do Like” on WordPress … for Unknown Reasons ……??

        GOD SAVE ALL HERE!

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        1. Dear CrewDog ~

          I so appreciate your contribution as the self-appointed Watchman on the Wall around here ~ day after day, week after week, year after year.

          I don’t read every article that you post in your daily list(s), but I do read many of them.

          Blessings, faithful friend ~
          Sister Bear

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        2. If you’re using the browser “Brave”, then you need to switch off your Shields. At the end of the Address Bar, you should see a Lion-faced icon. That’s your Shields. Click on it, and a window will open that allows you to set your Shields on or off. Set them off for this site, then you’ll be able to use the “Like” button.

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        3. Adding my thanks, CD. Your comments give me courage and make me chuckle.

          fwiw–As far as “likes,” I’ve found that the Brave browser doesn’t play well with WordPress. I need to use another browser to enable the “like” function.

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          1. Does the method for turning off your “Shields”, as described in my comment, immediately above your comment, work for you LittleLight?

            The Address Bar is the 2nd line down from the top of the screen. The actual address of the page should start with “https://asignofhope379.com …………. “.

            The Shields icon is located at the right end of that line, and should resemble the face of a little Lion. Any luck, LittleLion?

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      2. Well said, Katey! Yes, like you, Ima praying with everything that we can all walk in God’s will. That’s the only thing that matters. Keep on Keepin’ on Katey and Squirrely Gang!

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  16. Wow… That was a pretty good counsel Charlie. I was expecting to read something pretty dry & uninteresting, but you loaded it with lots of good insights, nicely done.

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  17. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! .. !! 😉

    https://onepeterfive.com/be-sealed-with-the-gift-of-the-holy-spirit/

    https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2022/06/religious-sisters-play-key-role-in-helping-ukrainian-refugees

    https://www.catholicleague.org/5-of-voters-support-no-limits-on-abortion/

    https://catholicexchange.com/we-are-in-a-spiritual-battle/

    Reichsführer WEF Schwab & his Blue Shirts …. In-Action … godless Re-Set ;-(
    https://vigilantcitizen.com/vigilantreport/top-10-insane-wef/

    YEP!
    https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/abortion-homeland-security-violence-roe/
    https://www.theblaze.com/news/civil-war-political-violence-poll

    My neighbor was telling me about the schism at his Methodist Church where in a close vote they went for the traditional Global Branch. As has been mentioned here, USA Troubles are splitting Country, States and Church on ideological lines.
    If it’s not The Final Confrontation that St JPII spoke of, 1976, it’s most certainly a dress rehearsal.
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/70-georgia-churches-to-leave-united-methodist-church/ar-AAY3pdu

    Reichsführer WEF Schwab & his Blue Shirts …. In-Action … godless Re-Set ;-(
    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/top-10-creepiest-and-most-dystopian-things-pushed-world-economic-forum-wef
    …….. WEF, WHO & Democrat Party USA all in same bed? .. You Betcha!!
    https://stream.org/beware-faucis-scheme-to-empower-the-world-health-organization/

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/pizza-hut-features-drag-kids-book-children-kindergarten

    https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/06/its_time_to_drop_the_word_homophobia.html

    California Dreaming …. SIGNS ….. ;-(
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-court-bumblebee-fish-environmental-law

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/
    https://townhall
    https://www.zerohedge.com/
    https://pjmedia.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  18. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … PM 😉

    https://afn.net/legal-courts/2022/06/03/pro-life-group-waits-for-justice-from-police-that-sympathized-with-attack/

    https://www.goodnewsfl.org/peril-of-progressive-christianity/

    RIP Victims!! … This is why I’m ALL in favor of Capital Punishment!
    We send our Military into Harm’s Way all to often but when it comes to Cold Blooded Killers we are expected to …… ;-(
    “Lopez was serving back-to-back life sentences for shooting a Webb County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in 2004, and slaughtering a man with a pickax in Hidalgo County after holding him for a $40,000 ransom on a drug debt in 2005.”
    …….. FIVE more MURDERED before he was exterminated!!
    Of Course!! You will NOT see 24/7 coverage of this on ABCNNBCBS-NYT/NPR/WashPo!
    https://nypost.com/2022/06/03/video-shows-inmate-gonzalo-lopez-fleeing-into-woods-after-crashing-bus/

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-da-gascon-sentence-teen-mom-infant-video

    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/06/03/mccarthy-we-want-to-disarm-criminals-dems-want-to-disarm-law-abiding-strong-gun-law-enforcement-means-hunter-biden-is-in-trouble/

    https://www.newsmax.com/ronaldkessler/booker-harris-sanders-thc/2022/06/01/id/1072447/

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/06/moral-idiocy-gun-control-daniel-greenfield/
    Secession movement afoot on Staten Island …. and all over the USA in not too distant future I’d wager!
    https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/05/20/city-council-member-hopes-to-help-staten-island-secede

    https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/06/04/jonathan-turley-dems-may-be-ensuring-their-own-destruction-with-latest-moves-by-jan-6-cmte-n574748

    https://stream.org/category/us/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  19. Some of you know that internet reliability and speed are issues for me and all of my neighbors here in the wilds of Oregon (we’ve been talking about possible ~ expensive! ~ improvements for years). For this reason, I didn’t sign up for the CORAC Zoom versions of our friend Desmond’s ongoing series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

    I’m happy to report that I just now finished watching Class 1, which (along with several other classes, and more to come) is now on the CORAC website as something you can log into and watch, at any time, without having to join a Zoom session at a specific time that might not fit with your schedule or internet capacity.

    The point of this series is important: In these coming days, people will approach those of us who are serene in faith, and they will ask us for answers. “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.” (1 Peter 3:15)

    Thank you so much, Desmond, for offering this series; and thank you so much to our techies who are making this happen.

    God bless and keep you, friends ~
    Sister Bear

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  20. Beautiful Hymn sung at church for Pentecost:

    1. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
    fill me with life anew,
    that I may love what thou dost love,
    and do what thou wouldst do.
    2. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
    until my heart is pure,
    until with thee I will one will,
    to do and to endure.
    3. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
    till I am wholly thine,
    till all this earthly part of me
    glows with thy fire divine.
    4. Breathe on me, Breath of God,
    so shall I never die,
    but live with thee the perfect life
    of thine eternity

    or with pictures

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  22. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … Happy Pentecost 😉

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/06/05/pentecost-the-birth-of-the-church/

    https://www.newsweek.com/excavation-holy-sepulchre-may-reveal-more-hidden-mysteries-archaeologists-1711060

    https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-benedict-xvi-religion-2186d6d10d27c67d5154197e50fc590e

    WHY!?? …. Santanic Forces in a Center of Evil ;-(
    https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/pregnancy-center-in-d-c-vandalized

    Wortth a read!
    COVID UPDATE: What is the truth? – Russell L. Blayloc
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062939/
    …. and de Gubermint, politicians and Killer Drug Makers are still flying Under de Cover of Declared Medical “Emergeny” ….. LEGAL IMMUNITY from Justice!!!
    https://greatgameindia.com/pfizer-never-manufacture-original-covid-vaccines/

    https://catholicvote.org/catholicvote-launches-hide-the-pride-to-empty-libraries-of-lgbtq-content-aimed-at-kids%ef%bf%bc/

    https://www.theblaze.com/news/ny-library-drag-camp-kids

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/matt_walshs_what_is_a_woman_is_both_entertaining_and_important.html

    https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chris-queen/2022/06/04/cnn-highlights-bidens-struggle-to-break-through-while-ignoring-his-real-issues-n1603294

    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/06/04/neil-oliver-when-you-accept-that-modern-western-government-considers-citizens-their-enemy-then-all-the-outcomes-make-sense/

    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/red-flag-gun-laws-set-stage-selective-disarmament-conservatives

    Laughing is better than crying!
    https://thebattlefront.com/we-want-to-take-away-your-constitutional-rights-news-update/

    https://newsbusters.org/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  23. I sincerely hope this is not a duplicate post, but I REALLY enjoyed reading this story on this wonderful PENTECOST Sunday.
    It really is (was) almost as if being there and experiencing the decent of the Holy Spirit on that day.
    The following Link contains this story. (Very similar to Charlie’s well written fictional story about Jesus and Joseph)
    Blessings to you all, my prayers are with you all here DAILY, even though I don’t usually get to read all the comments to see the specific prayer requests I still pray for them.
    -kevin-

    https://motherofisraelshope.org/blessed-octave-of-pentecost/

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  24. Boy, I almost missed this post and all of the comments. We were without internet or phone service for a couple of days. Hmmm…had we started the communications collapse. No just really lousy service and a change of providers. The spotlight was shown on some things we still need to work on. Thanks be to God.
    Another out of the ball park posts, Charlie. Lots to apply to our own private lives. Thank you.

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    1. I feel for you, HTTP. Every time the well breathes and there is no water for a minute or five (esp. in the shower) I wonder if this is IT. Every time the computer stops. I wonder…Or the electricity…Or another appliance breaks down, Is this it, Lord? I try to pray, “Thank you God, for all the times XYZ Did work, and help me always praise You though the tough times.” So far, each thing comes back. Thank you, Lord.

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      1. The enemy surges on with temptation. A dimension of my final prep is this, Nance and HTTP:

        “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

        “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” (Matt 6: 25-34)

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  25. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … 😉

    PRAYERS NEEDED!!
    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251458/nigeria-catholic-church-attack

    https://blog.adw.org/2022/06/i-have-come-to-cast-a-fire-on-the-earth-a-homily-for-pentecost-sunday-3/

    https://onepeterfive.com/forgotten-customs-octave-pentecost/

    We will not know the Truth in this life ….. God is In Control!! 😉
    https://spiritdaily.org/blog/commentary/were-there-conspiracies-behind-benedicts-resignation

    https://www.crisismagazine.com/2022/pillaging-the-monasteries-the-vaticans-hidden-financial-scandal

    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/5/bidens-pro-abortion-and-lgbtq-crusades/

    https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/liz-cheney-says-trumps-voters-are-an-ongoing-threat/

    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-department-justice-fbi-merrick-garland

    Long read but read Intro & Conclusion. I’m sure ALL here have figured out that the The Situation is Dire ……….. EVERYWHERE! ;-(
    Daniel Greefield: How Obama & Biden Destroyed the Military

    Click to access militarydanielg.pdf

    Ain’t this Grand!? ChinaJoe’s Ventriloquist demands more Corn based alcohol in gasoline as Earth faces food shortage .. more PROOF that THEY care nothing about Humanity but only Control/Power! ;-(
    https://mishtalk.com/economics/biden-mandates-more-ethanol-in-gasoline-expect-many-negative-repercussions
    …. whilst 6 Jan Tresspassers rot in DC Gulag!
    https://jonathanturley.org/2022/06/05/new-york-attorneys-accused-of-firebombing-police-car-given-generous-plea-deal/
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/exclusive-truth-january-6th-documentary-premieres-today-gateway-pundit-narrated-political-prisoner-jake-lang-inside-solitary-confinement-must-watch/

    https://trendingpolitics.com/highly-anticipated-cisa-report-on-dominion-voting-machines-proves-most-secure-election-in-history-was-a-lie-knab/

    https://thefederalist.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  26. Mater Ecclesiae, pray for us. (I was unaware of this fairly new feast day)

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  28. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … PM 😉

    https://www.lifenews.com/2022/06/06/joe-biden-invites-abortion-activists-to-the-white-house-to-celebrate-killing-babies-in-abortions/

    https://www.crisismagazine.com/2022/you-will-comply

    https://www.lifenews.com/2022/06/06/biden-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-calls-killing-babies-in-abortions-a-constitutional-right/

    HullyGee!! We must do SOMETHING about all these MAGA Hat wearing Perps!
    RIP Victims!
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/mass-shootings-philadelphia-chattanooga-dead-injured
    https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/6/5/23155172/weekend-chicago-shootings-homicides-june

    https://amgreatness.com/2022/06/05/the-sovietization-of-american-life/

    https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/06/06/sounds-like-an-insurrection-mark-levin-drops-a-truth-bomb-about-the-real-purpose-of-the-january-6-committee-and-damn/

    https://newstarget.com/2022-06-06-obama-keynotes-disinfo-conference-alongside-allies.html

    I’ll say again, Gang!
    Much of what I need to know I get from reading Headlines.
    Headlines are also a good Alert System for me to take a “deeper dive” on any subject that is important to me.
    We will be overwhelmed with “Data” till the Grid goes down ;-(

    https://www.americanthinker.com/
    https://amgreatness.com/
    https://spectator.org/
    https://www.frontpagemag.com/
    https://www.wnd.com/category/front-page/
    https://www.newsmax.com/
    https://pjmedia.com/
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/
    https://dailycaller.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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  29. This video came up on the side after Joanne’s video above about pilgrimage from Notre Dame to Chartres.
    Fr Iannuzzi gets to the point in less than 2 minutes!

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    1. Of course, the message is true that hyper-focusing on false prophecy or one’s false interpretation of authentic prophecy is problematic as is choosing fear over the Gospel messages, yet, it’s rather ironic that Fr. Iannuzzi was very much involved – don’t know if he still is – with the people who promote the infamous “Timeline” at Countdown to the Kingdom as well as the prolific messages shared there that tell people “to do this or that.” God bless him.

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      1. “Timeline???” Beckita.

        Wont ever people learn, that timelines are often conditional to human & societal choices as in Nineveh. If there’s a fixed timeline for anything, that time is well hidden & only God knows it.

        The Gospel tells us the bridegroom will be delayed & also the devil will become more desperate & dangerous as his time grows shorter. What meaning does a timeline have if conditional punnishments are delayed or eliminated?

        The journey counts a lot more than the roadmap, although it can be difficult to proceed when we know we’re enterring dangerous territory.

        Destination = Choices, and easy worldly choices leads towards the devil’s slaughterhouse.

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        1. Yes, Al, to your points AND I think it’s an offense to God, in effect saying, I’ve got these things figured out. My prayer is for those who see the timeline as definitive, that they will not lose faith and hope due to how God will act in the midst of the broad sweep of things unfolding.

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          1. I agree Beckita, to set one’s sights on a sequence of events & a timetable is to loose sight in what’s happening now, and loosing the opportunities that now presents. (to oppose, to stand up, to choose, to pray, to speak up, to do something….)

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  30. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … 😉

    https://aleteia.org/2022/06/03/short-consecration-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/

    https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-vatican-city-religion-28c7c34e524434110b23743e53281d6d

    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251466/22000-young-people-pray-for-peace-at-catholic-festival-in-poland

    https://www.catholicleague.org/amicus-brief-filed-in-first-amendment-case/

    https://www.ncregister.com/news/in-nigeria-faith-is-flourishing-in-the-face-of-the-deadly-persecution-of-catholics
    https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2022/06/06/nigeria-terrorists-disguised-themselves-as-christians-before-opening-fire-in-church-killing-over-50/

    https://religionunplugged.com/news/2022/6/3/us-catholic-churches-deal-with-rash-of-thefts-and-vandalism-but-cause-remains-a-mystery

    https://spiritdailyblog.com/news/what-the-good-book-says-about-worldliness

    https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/agnostic-scientist-near-death-experiences-real

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/baseball_players_attacked_for_not_wearing_pride_night_special_uniforms.html

    https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/06/06/Texas-lawmaker-bill-ban-children-drag-shows/9951654553949/

    ChinaJoe’s Radical Masters wont allow it!
    https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/billionaire-oil-refiner-biden-spigots
    …. but pushes the, total failure during BO/Biden’s Reign, phony Green Agenda
    https://cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/republicans-push-back-bidens-use-emergency-defense-production-act

    https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2022/06/07/the-morning-briefing-biden-is-mad-that-americans-are-noticing-all-of-his-failure-n1603628

    https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2022/06/06/pure-politics-is-feminizing-the-marine-corps-n260825

    https://americanwirenews.com/university-obligated-to-reinstate-professor-fired-for-tweeting-about-black-privilege/

    https://robertspencer.org/2022/06/the-moral-idiocy-of-gun-control

    https://townhall.com/
    https://theconservativetreehouse.com/
    https://newsbusters.org/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!

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  33. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … PM 😉

    If your Pastor has declared your Parish a “Gun-Free Zone” … I’d suggest Ya find another Parish or ignore the directive!
    Satan’s Killer useful idiots love “Gun Free Zones”!
    https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/homeland-security-alerts-catholic-bishops-of-threats-to-churches-clergy-if-roe-is-overturned-report/
    https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pro-abortion-terrorists-firebomb-buffalo-pro-life-pregnancy-center/
    Over 40 years ago, long before 9/11, Military Airlift Command (MAC) was giving their Worldwide Air Crews Terrorist Awareness Briefings!
    Most of it was common sense Situational Awareness…DO NOT go shopping alone or at night or park next to vans/dark window vehicles or take front/window tables or go places Mom would disapprove of & etc. Have an exit plan wherever you go! Don’t discount 6th Sense warnings that tell you to leave or Get Ready for Action!
    YUP!!
    https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-gun-violence-the-real-red-flags-that-no-one-talks-about

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/judicial-watch-forces-release-doj-memo-declining-criminal-prosecution-ashli-babbitt-killer-michael-byrd-babbitt-shooting-evidence-missing/
    https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/matt-margolis/2022/06/07/democrats-admit-the-true-purpose-of-j6-hearings-n1603715

    https://www.irishcatholic.com/prominent-coe-convert-warns-of-synodal-dangers/

    https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/06/joe-biden-solar-tariffs-white-house-chinese-industry/

    https://townhall.com/columnists/larrybehrens/2022/06/07/next-phase-in-the-trial-subscription-to-the-green-new-deal-blackouts-n2608292

    https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/why-obamas-top-economist-thinks-inflation-is-even-worse-than-you-think/

    https://www.powerlineblog.com/
    https://newstarget.com/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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    1. PS: ;-(

      It is getting REALLY SCARY, Gang
      THEY are in Full Afterburner to Tear-Down and Tear-Apart in EVERY concievable way Our USA ….. Economy, Currency, Courts, Alien Invasion, Military, Police, Church, Foreign/Domestic Policies!
      …….. AND sowing Anger and Division along/among EVERY vector/group you can name!
      … AND it is a WORD-WIDE Operation ;-(

      THEY will quietly applaud/celebrate the below:
      https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-justice-kavanaugh-home-armed-man-arrested

      THEY know the Media & DC Swamp will play The 3 Wise Monkeys routine.

      GOD SAVE ALL HERE!

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  34. JESUS = GOOD NEWS! … 😉

    https://blog.adw.org/2022/06/four-qualities-manifest-by-the-apostles-just-after-pentecost-4/

    https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/praying-for-queen-elizabeth-ii-the-platinum-jubilee-and-our-ultimate-hope

    https://www.catholicleague.org/pelosi-has-long-clashed-with-the-bishops/

    Evil is manifest and stalks The USA ….. Be Prepared!!!
    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251480/vandalism-pro-life-pregnancy-center-north-carolina

    http://blog.newadvent.org/2022/06/video-goes-viral-with-glimpse-of.html

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/vatican-clergy-ethical-investing-practices

    https://www.newsmax.com/politics/religion-catholicism-communion-abortion/2022/06/07/id/1073383/

    KamalBreath In-Action ;-(
    https://www.westernjournal.com/godless-selfish-vp-harris-cuts-god-completely-faith-speech-mentions-21-times/

    https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/laying-siege-to-the-institutions/

    https://www.newsmax.com/briggenblaineholt/world-war-iii-russia-china-iran/2022/06/06/id/1073072

    https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/06/08/sen-kennedy-perfectly-punctures-the-biden-team-for-giving-up-on-inflation-and-gas-prices-n576062

    If this CNDNC BubbleHead is terrified of Ol’ Steve he must be a Great Guy!!
    https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/nicolle-wallace-is-terrified-of-steve-bannon/

    https://tomluongo.me/2022/06/07/biden-food-fuel-crisis-policy-stupid/

    https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/08/democrats-yell-do-something-on-guns-but-their-prosecutors-and-policies-create-our-culture-of-crime/

    https://justthenews.com/government/congress/internal-capitol-police-review-found-sweeping-intelligence-security-failures

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
    https://www.wnd.com/category/front-page/

    GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE

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Charlie Johnston is a former newspaper editor, radio talk show host and political consultant. From Feb. 11, 2011 to Aug. 21, 2012, he walked 3,200 miles across the country, sleeping in the woods, meeting people and praying as he went. He writes on cultural, global and political issues from an orthodox Catholic perspective. He emphasizes that we find God most surely through the ordinary, doing the little things we should with faith and fidelity. His constant refrain is that, to live real joy, we must acknowledge God, take the next right step, and be a sign of hope to those around us. He lives in the Archdiocese of Denver in the United States.