By Charlie Johnston
When St. John Paul II died my father, then a Protestant Pentecostal Pastor, cried. When I asked him why it affected him so deeply, he told me that, from his perspective, John Paul had climbed up onto the cross with Jesus and stayed there with Him until Jesus called him home…that it was a steadfast devotion few actually live. Admittedly, Dad was a very unusual Pentecostal Pastor. My conversion to Catholicism was almost as richly rewarding for him as it was for me. It prodded him to delve deeply into Scripture and the history of Christianity, Initially, it was to make sure I had not succumbed to some sort of terrible error. But it became a joyful celebration of our mutual faith – and acknowledgment of the reality and depth of that faith.
When I was in my teens and my 20’s, Dad and I loved to talk (mainly argue) about politics. We still did until he became enfeebled by some strokes…but we also loved to speak of the faith and the discoveries that are always there for those who contemplate deeply. Dad recognized and deeply admired true Christian devotion – and perhaps the only modern figure he admired as much as Pope John Paul was the Rev. Billy Graham.
I’m feeling a lot of gratitude right now. The last year was something of a gauntlet. I find myself having to watch my weight a bit. In the months after I discovered the cancer I lost 35 pounds. I did a lot of experimentation with the protocol I developed to fight it (always talking with trusted doctors and my most trusted scientific resource, our own Steve Baker). It was a pitched battle…still is, I guess. But where I started with the shock of the invasion of Poland, now I am in the aftermath of the storming of Normandy. When my weight started ticking up just a little, I was pleased – and now that I am having to monitor it to make sure I don’t get anywhere near where I was pre-cancer, I am ecstatic. I fought a great battle and persisted when it was terribly hard to do so. Somewhere, I think, Dad is proud.
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Big Bill Thompson was the last Republican Mayor of Chicago – and probably its most corrupt. His last term ended in 1931. He built a political machine – and most Chicagoans were accustomed to some governmental corruption – and amused by Thompson’s showy antics. But just as pig farmers become accustomed to – and tolerate – the smell; when you start rubbing their noses in the source of that smell, backlash will soon follow. Thompson crawled into bed with Al Capone’s mob to secure his last term – and it was on his watch that the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre happened. Chicagoans were no longer amused.
The hubris of corrupt fanatics almost always leads to nemesis – the backlash correction. It is the nature of self-absorbed fanatics to get progressively more brazen the more they get away with – until, finally, their corrupt schemes can no longer be defended even by their partisans. This is why when I see systemic corruption, I often privately wish for it to get worse. Because when it gets bad enough, the whole corrupt edifice will come tumbling down, with the fraudsters wondering what happened.
Everyone has watched the Los Angeles Mayor’s race be stolen in real time. Yeah, I know, the idiot media and other lunatic partisans are saying this is just how the system works. Not for much longer. Even the most mild-mannered normies, wearing the rosiest colored glasses, see clearly what has happened here. I think it is likely we end up getting the SAVE Act now. Anyone with even the smidgeon of honor of a degenerate, alcoholic, gambler now is embarrassed to say there is no evidence of vote fraud (which illuminates the refusal of luminaries such as the New York Times and Kirsten Welker to give up the gag).
It will not just set up real revolt in sections of California. Nemesis usually takes down most of the known associates of Hubris at its terminal stage. Very bad news for the corporate media – and why they work so hard to prop up what is indefensible. We are on a glide path to a cultural awakening like you have never seen in your lifetime.
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There have been a lot of hot takes on the first Encyclical from Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas. It’s too long, it’s too scattered, it’s too unfocused, etc, etc.
It is long, it is scattered, and it is often unfocused. But I think the critics are missing the forest for the trees. To me, it is a VERY hopeful sign of what manner of Pope Leo intends to be.
It continues the conversation on what Catholic social justice actually is. That discussion was begun by Pope Leo XIII with Rerum Novarum in 1891. Then discussion was advanced in the most brilliant, erudite Encyclical of my lifetime, Pope St. John Paul’s Centesimus Annus. St. John Paul’s brilliant opus is, quite frankly, the sturdy foundation of my entire approach to economics and governmental philosophy. Heaven knows that if the world had taken it to heart when it was issued we would have much smaller, more responsive governments and almost universal prosperity and brotherhood. It is true that Magnifica Humanitas does not add much to the conversation and certainly does not end it, but it confirms the profound relevance and importance of both of those earlier Encyclicals.
Pope Leo XIV’s effort begins the conversation on the proper uses and limitations of AI. It does so without being either Luddite or enthused fanboy. It does so from the proper standpoint that man is the only being in creation made in God’s own image. There is both dignity and responsibility inherent in that.
Most importantly, it spoke in the terms of the “hermeneutic of continuity” that was so boldly called for by the late Benedict XVI, instead of a hermeneutic of rupture. After a decade that seemed devoted to rupture and disharmony, this is welcome, indeed.
The hot takes on the encyclical bother me, though. There is nothing wrong with criticism. Heaven knows, I do it enough, myself. But there seems to have risen a faction that decides what it thinks first and gathers evidence later, if at all. I saw that LifeSite News complained that Pope Leo had heretically elevated man above God in this Encyclical. He did no such thing. But it has seemed for some time that some otherwise orthodox authors and sites have become vested in showing that Pope Leo is some sort of dangerous madman. Having so decided, they do not read any communication for what it is, but restlessly look for a platform from which they can launch their next attack.
I think Pope Leo has all the political insight of an overeager middle schooler who is smart enough to understand a narrative, but not yet informed enough to see all the flaws and errors in that narrative. I hope he does continue to speak much more softly on purely political matters. But the reality is that, on the faith, he has been steady and orthodox. In fact, I think he is something of a physician, taking care to heal the wounds of the last decade and bring all things back into harmony in Christ.
It is not just the Scribes and the Pharisees that Jesus commanded to, “Judge righteous judgment.” It is us, as well.
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On a darker note, you probably heard that Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C. dismissed Msgr. Stephen Rosetti as the Archdiocese’ exorcist Priest. It was supposedly because of Rosetti’s comments on a YouTube video asserting that many UFO and alien sightings are actually demons and involve demonic activity. Cdl. McElroy said that Msgr. Rosetti’s remarks “gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons, and exorcism.”
What arrant (and errant) nonsense! The Church’s Magisterial teaching on these things is NOT “very precise.” It mainly states general principles that leave a lot of room for interpretation – and is open to completely novel manifestations of demonic activity. Whether Msgr. Rosetti is objectively right or wrong, his statement was mundane enough to earn a nihil obstat. (Contrary to popular belief, a nihil obstat does not mean something is objectively correct; just that it is plausible and does not contradict formal Church teaching.)
I know and respect more than a few exorcist Priests. As some of you have picked up on, I am not always happy with some of the more public exorcists. I give them a lot of slack because they bear the scars of frequent battles with demonic entities, but all too often they get a bit full of themselves and fall prey to the temptation to denounce things that are merely not to their taste as demonic, among other temptations. It is a dangerous business and there is no sense complaining of the scars that those who engage in such noble battle bear. (It is MUCH different, more dire and dangerous, than the general population has any clue about). That said, though I don’t know him personally, Msgr. Rosetti is the steadiest, most disciplined, solid public exorcist Priest in this country. I frankly admire him – and have never seen him caught up in the common temptations that often mar public exorcists.
Cdl. McElroy, not so much. When he was merely Archbishop of San Diego, I often commiserated with friends who were heavily involved or in the hierarchy in San Diego. McElroy focuses almost entirely on left-wing politics to the detriment of Catholic doctrine. I have long-considered him the worst Bishop in America – and this in an American group that includes Chicago’s Cdl. Blaise Cupich. McElroy’s enthusiasm for LGBT nonsense and gender ideology, combined with his disdain for the pro-life movement actually IS in contradiction to the Church’s actual precise teaching on these subjects. (Perhaps we can hope that McElroy will dismiss himself from our capitol Archdiocese because of it. Probably not.)
In 2022 Pope Francis elevated then San Diego Abp. McElroy to the College of Cardinals. This was widely seen as an insult to Los Angeles Abp. Jose Gomez. The Archbishop of Los Angeles usually becomes a Cardinal; the Archbishop of nearby San Diego usually does not. Ah, but Gomez is spiritually orthodox, so this was a nice way for Pope Francis to express his disdain for Gomez.
Shortly after Donald Trump’s election, Pope Francis appointed McElroy to take over as Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C. That was an “in-your-face” snub of Trump.
Msgr. Rosetti, who remains a Priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, is a giant in the modern Church. Cdl. McElroy is mainly known for being a Nastygram from Pope Francis. He is inordinately proud of being a stain on the honor of the Hierarchy in America.
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A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in a Mass in Indian Land, South Carolina that was part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage celebrating our nation’s 250th Anniversary. It began in St. Augustine, Florida where the first Mass in America was celebrated. It continues up the East Coast, all the way to Maine, and then will double back to be in Philadelphia in time for the Fourth of July.
It was a glorious and memorable Mass. If you live on the eastern seaboard, I strongly encourage you to look at the link and get to any such Mass that will be celebrated near you. It is a great sign of the quiet renewal going on in both the Church and in America. It was a happy accident that I was able to attend this Mass. Actually, I think it was no accident at all. It was the Lord saying, “See? I make all things new.”
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Sadly, we are barreling down on July 1, when the Society of Pope Pius X (SSPX) asserts it will consecrate four new Bishops without leave of the Church. It saddens me because Pope Leo has been reaching out to disparate elements of the Church, trying to slowly and steadily pull them into full communion, while lending a serious and sympathetic ear to their grievances. Ah well, when the Protestant separation came, Martin Luther initially came as a reformer of genuinely bad practices that had arisen in the Church. By the time the separation was well underway, Pope Clement VII was on the papal throne. He was just the sort of reform Pope Luther had been demanding. But somewhere along the way, Luther’s mission went from, “Thy will be done,” to , “My will be done.”
If SSPX goes through with it, it will probably lead to the excommunication of many in the SSPX. Understand that excommunication is a tool of discipline in the Church. It is not an infallible doctrinal condemnation. When St. Joan of Arc was judicially murdered by Church authorities, she was first excommunicated by those same authorities. I have long held that when this tool is exercised with malice or for mere political reasons, the authority which excommunicates the subject in the Church Militant actually excommunicates themselves in the Church Triumphant, from which there is no appeal except open repentance.
That is not the case here. Pope Leo has tried valiantly to reach out and work things out. The SSPX is not having it, determined that everything must be their way. They treat it as a mere battle of wills over who is right in interpretation and who is not. Even if SSPX turned out to be right on the substance, insisting on this fight betrays a lack of faith that Christ can or will correct abuses without their disobedience to His command, in unum sunt. If it carries through with these consecrations, as much as I care for my many friends in SSPX, I will come to regard it as just another – and more exotic – variety of a Protestant denomination. Some of the most faithful people I know are Protestants, but the very foundation of Protestantism is that there are no rules you will abide by except those you determine for yourself.
The logic of rejecting the structure and authority of the Church Christ historically founded in order to serve Christ better completely escapes me. To criticize its human leaders, to plead for justice, even stridently, I get. But to pretend to greater purity by refusing to submit to the lawful authority of the Institution Christ said you must submit to is defiance of Christ, not just of men.
If this goes forward, as it surely will barring some last-minute miracle, it could very well lead to a real, open schism. Ironically, the vast schism that came to be known as the Protestant Reformation was presided over by Popes Leo X and Leo XI.
We are all in God’s winnowing fan now. Some will be corrected of their enthusiasm for remaking the Church in the image of the world – and leftist ideology. Others will be corrected for their hubris in refusing to submit to any authority but their own. It is a hard thing, but hard times make strong men – and the hard divine rebukes to come will make strong Christians.
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Some have objected to my insistence that the groundwork is being laid for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the beginning of the Era of Peace. They object even more strenuously to my insistence that Donald Trump, of all people, is the primary architect of this historically unprecedented construction project. Some object because they have black-pilled themselves (some people are only happy when it rains); others objectively see the messy detritus of this construction project as the rubble of destruction. Either way, my insistence remains.
A decade ago I was this close to being a Never Trumper. Now I think he is the sort of world historical figure that only comes along every 300-400 years. If anyone sees it differently than I do (and most people do), even so, God is not allowing this for our destruction, but for the reclamation of all who would serve the Lord rather than their own egos. It is a hard thing, but as it is written, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” (1 Peter 4:12).
If Trump is clearing the temporal ground, there will still be major construction left to be finished after he is done – mainly on our hearts.
Some think because I say that the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart is on the horizon, all will soon be sweetness and light. It will not. Yes, the groundwork is being laid visibly around us for all who can see it. But our hearts have not humbled themselves before the Lord yet. Whether it is the anti-Scriptural push of some of the hierarchy or the sort of “super apostles” a group like SSPX thinks it has become, our whole culture has become addicted to the rallying cry, “My will be done!”
How does God bring our world – and our hearts – fully back into communion with Him? The fiery trials that now surround us will come to an end soon enough and the temporal world will largely be set right. Once that is accomplished, and we are busy patting ourselves on the back for how cleverly and decisively we fixed things, then comes a sudden great trial that will be undeniably from God, except for those who are invincibly ignorant. It may be that our technology fails; it may be the depredations of the public health system finally catch up to us all and mass disruption and die-offs begin. Whatever the mechanism, it can only be set right by our petition to – and open submission – to God. When our hearts have been fully scourged, then we will see the City of God rise anew. And when we do, we will find that the temporal ground has already been cleared.
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A Sign of Hope 
WOW!! Praying anew with open hands, mind, heart and soul to receive God’s Plan and the Ways He continues to bring it. With a hearty, healthy fear of the Lord, looking forward to the return of the many (including my own interior parts which need to repent) as He calls us to be made new in Him!!
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Charlie, meaningful, but bleak.
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Hard, Mossberg, but not bleak. It is part of the process of getting to the other side of all this. If God were just to let us continue in our massive dysfunction, we would be staring at the end instead of the renewal. But you have triggered an idea for a future piece.
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Thank you, Charlie!
Curious: any opinion to all the World Cup social media posts of the “American is amazing” comments from visiting foreigners?
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I agree with the Europeans!
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I love it. And all those Europeans are going to go back with the same revelation that Soviet citizens had after visiting the US. They will know what our type of system produces, they will know that both their government and our media have lied egregiously to them…and so the credibility of both their governments and the global media will take a solid and growing hit. It is part of clearing the ground.
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I was hoping you would say that, Charlie! I have to say, seeing these visitor’s joy and excitement gives me hope.
Visited Monticello the other day with 4 of my 5 sons. I admit that I got a little emotional when approaching Thomas Jefferson’s home. Why God in His goodness and mercy allowed me to be born in this country, I have no idea. So much I take for granted, God forgive me.
Next right step…..
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! … PS:
https://dwightlongenecker918309.substack.com/p/joan-of-arc-imagination-memory-temptation
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/16/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-repeats-a-warning-message-5-eyes-countries-focused-on-totalitarian-control/
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/06/15/fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-riots-are-the-language-of-the-unheard-n2677679
https://adanestorwc.substack.com/p/i-lost-friends-over-the-ukraine-biolabs
https://www.declassified.live/p/resist-a-slogan-of-opposition-to
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/doge-this-tuesday-june-16-2026-c
https://patriotpost.us/digests/128393-mid-day-digest
https://www.americanthinker.com/
https://redstate.com/
https://hotair.com/ GOD SAVE ALL HERE!
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Charlie I agree with you that God has His hand on Trump and that he is changing the workings of the world. I know not why but I believe it’s God’s Plan and trust in Him. God’s Will be done.
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Charlie, I applaud all you said about the Rosetti/McElroy affair. After being in the Diocese controlled/run by McElroy, I know of some of the hideous views he has. Additionally, I have attended Monsignor Rosetti’s online deliverance/prayer services for quite some time. What an honorable and holy priest he is!
Whatever is coming, I pray so fervently for all my family, and for my own strength if I am here to see it happen. Come Holy Spirit, we need you!
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Pondering this all in my heart, Charlie. Thank you. 🙏🏻
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Hi Charlie,
thanks for commenting on Monsignor Rossetti.
I am going through a health ordeal since February and by chance I found Monsignor Rossetti’s app and all his prayers on YouTube, which have been a great source of comfort during my periods at the hospital. I was surprised and sorry to hear about his dismission and since I knew little about his bishop I was wondering what how to interpret it. I am grateful for your clarification and I will continue to listen to his prayer videos.
I wish you every blessing about your health.
And I hope I also can have some peace and health for my family after my husband’s death and my health setback. I hope I can see some improvement after the trials.
God bless you all !
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May God bless you, Lilia. I hope that your health improves and will keep you in my prayers. I have also found Msgr. Rosetti’s prayer on Youtube. Thank you for recommending them.
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://onepeterfive.com/high-school-courses-for-next-year/
https://onepeterfive.com/wednesday-in-the-octave-of-the-sacred-heart/
https://catholicexchange.com/be-a-witness-and-take-courage-among-the-wolves/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/why-disclosure-day-edifies-ones-christian-faith
https://onepeterfive.com/the-challenge-of-the-eucharistic-heart-of-jesus/
https://catholicmissionarydisciples.com/news/examenfordisciples
https://www.catholic365.com/article/59819/how-does-god-define-a-strong-spirit.html
https://catholicexchange.com/how-the-father-will-repay-you-scriptural-lessons-in-generosity/
https://knowingisdoing.org/blog/human-freedom-and-death-christ-inseparable-relationship
https://www.catholicleague.org/are-we-at-a-moral-tipping-point/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/on-saying-goodbye-to-vietnam
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/biblical-town-where-jesus-performed-37286472
https://www.tfp.org/new-dna-research-confirms-the-shroud-of-turins-passage-through-the-middle-east/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/the_brits_should_declare_their_independence_too.html
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/17/president-trump-suspends-dni-nomination-and-fisa-support-pending-save-america-act/
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/06/16/josh-hawley-puts-mlb-on-notice-and-rob-schneider-steps-up-for-christian-players-n4954049
https://modernity.news/2026/06/16/telegram-founder-uk-social-media-ban-is-digital-iceberg-about-to-sink-the-free-internet/
https://zeale.co/
https://thedailybs.com/news/
https://justthenews.com/
GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC & ALL HERE!!
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! … PS:
https://dwightlongenecker918309.substack.com/p/near-death-experiences-eternal-insecurity?
My personal belief is that there is a 10th Choir of Celestial Beings made up of those who die in childhood … perhaps they are our Guardian Angels? .. or Warriors to counter the Manifest Evil like the following? .. https://www.lifenews.com/2026/06/17/five-month-old-baby-survived-abortion-then-had-her-organs-harvested
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/true_or_false_trump_is_a_nazi.html
https://glennbeck.com/read/articles/the-texas-blueprint-to-stop-islamisation
My Goodness! Another, beloved of The DemonRat Party, violent CRIMINAL Illegal Invader ;-( .. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/revealed-ufc-freedom-250-terror-plot-ringleader-is/ .. and another Day w/ DC RINOs and DemonRats failing to pass The Save America Act and turning a Blind-Eye to Manifest EVIL!!
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/09/vance_and_gops_golden_political_issue_federal_fraud.html
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vance-family-s-mass-attendance
https://artsakh.news/en/news/362700
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/06/16/the-investigation-into-gavin-newsom-is-some-serious-karma-n2677831 .. https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/jelly-probes-wednesday-june-17-2026
I need NO other reason to support Bill Pulte other than the fact that DC Deep State RINOs/DemonRats are terrified of him …. why?.. exactlty?….. EH!??? .. https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/17/trump-says-republicans-got-played-then-he-pulled-the-plug-on-claytons-hearing-n2203425
https://patriotpost.us/digests/128414-mid-day-digest
https://hotair.com/
https://freebeacon.com/
GOD SAVE ALL HERE!
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Charlie, as always, thank you for your insightful article. I want to discuss something off topic which I consider a looming evil of the day….among the very many evils: AI Data Center proposals are mushrooming in many areas right now, especially in rural areas of Pennsylvania where people lack the money to fight huge corporations. Some are being proposed in clusters and this is a real nightmare. It is happening close to my home in Pennsylvania. For example, 6 campuses of 51 buildings are proposed in Archibald, Pennsylvania. This borough actually made national news due to the huge impact that would occur to this small community. I do not live there but I live close enough that this will affect me in a big way. I think my well will go dry, among other things, if these centers do go up.. I do not understand how the local, state and federal government (since Trump has tied the hands of the EPA to fast track these centers) can allow one community to be ravaged. Indeed, even the surrounding small towns also have proposals that citizens are fighting! There is no common sense to these proposals because the massive amounts of water and energy they need seem impossible to maintain, especially in areas of drought. There are still drought concerns in Pennsylvania since autumn of 2025.
I think that these clusters of centers are part of great evil which begins with greed on the part of Big Tech and cooperative local officials, as well as corruption of state politicians both of which put machines and power before people. The scope of this rapidly expanding tech attack on communities appears to be unprecedented. This country already has more data centers than any other country in the world by a huge margin. and yet in mid 2026, only halfway through the year, there is a massive expansion of 1,500 proposals. Oh, I know they can be used for medical research and such. However, I think that the massive increase of numbers of centers represent more than that. They could be the foundation for increasing of citizens and maybe the ‘mark of the beast’ as described in Revelations. There is also the issue of ai singularity. Even Eli Musk thinks could get totally out of mankind’s control. Musk actually thinks we are on the border of this right now. …..There are no safety plan that comes with these things.
How do you envision this panning out?
I apologize for going off topic. However, I think this is a huge concern for many Americans right now and I do not think this Board has really talked about it. I think it will be a big election issue if we can find candidates that are willing to take the position of slowing things down and looking at environmental impacts as well as impacts on the lives of average Joe type citizens. For many citizens, we are looking at total destruction of their lives since these things are being built close to schools and homes, as well as in clusters.
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Yes Judy, data centers have become a huge issue – and people’s feet are getting set in stone over them. I am going to pen my next column primarily on that subject.
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Thank you, Charlie. …. And may I wish you continued good health.
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Re: the excommunications: I am presuming these will be “automatic excommunications.” Dr Ed Peters (not a trad) has long pointed out the issues with this concept. Read Canon 1324. There are loopholes through which you could drive a Mack truck. I tend to agree with you and am still praying something can be worked out. Of course we have the hypocrisy of Leo (possibly) enforcing this penalty against the SSPX but letting the CCP in China do whatever it pleases. My thought experiment has been that Fellay should fly everybody to Beijing and include some Chinese bishops as co-consecrators and see what happens.
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I’m hearing that the excommunications would be more targeted – and limited to those who actually participate in any such consecrations rather than all of SSPX. But I don’t know for sure.
As for China, I think it one of the most hideous betrayals in the history of the Church. But it was Pope Francis’ betrayal. I think we are still to see whether Pope Leo will let it continue or correct it. Heaven knows, if he is of good will (as I increasingly think he is) he has got a whole lot of messes to clean up.
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://onepeterfive.com/feast-eucharistic-heart-jesus/
https://people.com/human-interest/overjoyed-mich-couple-with-14-sons-finally-welcome-first-daughter/
https://spiritdaily.org/blog/there-it-is-standing/
https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-393-satan-is-chained
https://catholicexchange.com/this-is-how-you-are-to-pray/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-churchs-most-controversial-dogma-that-even-good-catholics-question
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leos-top-priority-easing-divisions/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/how-to-find-a-wife-without-looking-for-one
https://spiritdailyblog.com/apparitions/betania
https://catholicexchange.com/noelia-castillo-and-the-false-mercy-of-euthanasia/
https://catholicexchange.com/breaking-my-caffeine-addiction-brought-me-closer-to-god/
https://www.catholicleague.org/the-phonies-celebrating-juneteenth/
https://dwightlongenecker918309.substack.com/p/primitive-religion-human-sacrifice
This MOU is No Victory. Just “Kickin’ de Can down de Road”. The Bad Guys still control Iran. DC is STILL controlled by CORRUPT UniParty Swamp Creatures whose only desires/focus are/is THEIR power/wealth and the next Election. We refused to fight a ruthless war so we better oversee a ruthless peace .. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/17/report-trump-personally-signs-iran-agreement-at-versailles-memorandum-in-effect/ .. If I had to bet … I’m betting on .. “They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.!”, Jeremiah 6:14
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/06/17/worst-worst-ice-arrests-dangerous-criminal-illegal-alien-murderers-pedophiles
https://defendingtherepubliclawsplainer.substack.com/p/actblue-looks-worse-by-the-minute
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/
https://zeale.co/
https://thedailybs.com/news/
https://justthenews.com/
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Charlie, I’m so glad to hear that you are doing well.
Two things, I grew up in Northern MN, and we lived on a farm. We were told Al Capone had owned it, and had a still in the barn, it was long gone. But in history class, my teacher confirmed the story we were told.
On a much more important note, I ask for prayers for my friend, Edwin and his family. He is under hospice care, after a two year battle with cancer.🙏🏻💒
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Ha, Sheralynn! The summer between sixth and seventh grades, I spent a week with a friend whose family had moved up to southern Wisconsin to a small farm. He told me that Capone used to use this place to hide things, according to locals. So we spent the week seraching for Al Capone’s hidden treasure. We had as much luck as Geraldo Rivera’s opening of Capone’s hidden vault – but with much less embarrassing results. But we had great fun searching it out. No teachers – history or otherwise – ever confirmed this apocryphal story.
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Crewdog, I also fear that we have kicked the can down the road, as you say. I have read that many of Iran’s missile launchers and missiles are still intact because they were built very far under the ground under in tunnels made of solid granite and bombing did not destroy them. Maybe 1/3 or 1/2 were taken out. No one is sure because there were so many U.S. bombs destroyed the entrance to the tunnels but they can be dug out. The enriched Uranium is still there. The Iranian Guard is still in control. Of course, I only know what I read and there may be something I am not seeing. So the U.S spent a lot of money (and expensive Patriot missiles), disrupted oil supplies /fertilizer supplies and raised prices on everything, but what was accomplished? Trump will always claim victory, and MSM will always dismiss what he says. But what is the truth? Israel will never allow Hezbollah to attack them with impunity so the fight will likely go on, regardless of what Trump says.
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thank you Charlie, for your insightful post. I can’t help but think of Desmond Birch’s CORAC talks from 5 years ago and his book. Come Holy Spirit, turn our stony hearts into hearts of flesh. Jesus, I trust in You!
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://onepeterfive.com/the-octave-of-the-sacred-heart/
https://onepeterfive.com/gods-not-done-with-her-finding-hope-at-traditional-womens-conference/
https://catholicexchange.com/love-has-no-why/
I believe St Faustina’s Vision of Jesus reaching out to EVERY soul in that Twilight Zone after ones last breath. HE told her of HIS Unfatomable Mercy which leads me to believe that God is a sore loser when it comes to Souls .. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/weigels-argument-against-hell/
https://pillarsoffaith.net/podcasts/a-father-for-every-soul/
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/making-christian-ethics-and-common-sense-unconstitutional/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/during-world-cup-2026-venerate-the-madonna-not-maradona
https://www.catholicleague.org/mlb-pride-night-stance-is-morally-offensive/
https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/the-satanic-transhumanist-agenda
https://townhall.com/columnists/ryanbomberger/2026/06/19/dont-let-the-left-shackle-you-with-juneteenth-propaganda-n2677985
https://warontherocks.com/beyond-tiktok-the-national-security-risks-of-chinese-agricultural-drones-2/
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/06/18/obamas-welcome-hollywood-elites-famous-friends-to-presidential-center-opening-as-unpaid-subcontractors-claim-millions-owed/
https://patriotpost.us/digests/128470-mid-day-digest
https://zeale.co/
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/
https://hotair.com/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
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In the meantime while Israeli genocide is peepetrated in Lebanon, Itamar Ben Gvir, Israeli minister of national security,posted on social media: “For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn!”.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CjHKky7Nr/
https://x.com/i/status/2067963740327194715
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Pawel, a counter attack is, in no way, a genocide. Why does Lebanon stop the initial attacks? If they want to stop what you euphemistically call “genocide” (though it does not fit the definition at all), all they have to do is quit launching attacks.
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Charlie, perhaps it is not formally deemed “genocide” by United Nations, yet what Israel did in Gaza in recent years was already formally deemed in 2025 as “genocide” by UN. At least two Polish priests missionaries testified what was done in Lebanon to Palestinian kids by Israeli soldiers. Gathering kids in groups and executing them yes we at this point may call merely war crimes, not a genocide,but most likely within months or years what they just did in Lebanon will be deemed “genocide” as well. Genocides are not formally called genocides only after some time passes and examination of what happened takes place.
And the links I provided before, how it is not indication of at least a genocidal inclination by Israeli command? They do exactly what Nazis did to them…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go
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Okay, genocide has a specific, well-defined meaning. It is the effort to completely exterminate a people solely based on their ethnicity or religion. If you want to criticize counterattacks, have at it. But there will be no more use of the word on these boards to make an attack or counterattack sound worse. I will not clear any comments that maliciously and incorrectly use the word, “genocide.” The lefties play that game. We do not here.
Live not by lies.
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I agree with you Pawel. Israel destroying southern Lebanon and its people is the latest in the evil drama. Another minister has also said the goal is to turn it into Gaza. It is truly sad to see the ongoing videos of innocents (many Christians in southern Lebanon) blown up and murdered. They’ve even changed the meaning of ceasefire now. The only silver lining is that the world is waking up to Israel’s crimes now, and our president and VP grew a bit of a spine this week in this regard. I pray it continues. The Lord have mercy on us for all of this senseless and evil bloodshed.
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I edited your comment, luis, because you submitted it before I announced that I will no longer clear any comments that false use the word, ‘genocide.’ As I said, it has a specific meaning that does not apply here, no matter how much you hate Israel’s counter-attack against Hezbollah’s attacks. You can look it up.
I will NOT intentionally bowdlerize the language as leftists and the heterodox do.
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https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/unsung-heroes-take-center-stage
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/family-life-dark-matter-and-unlovable
https://onepeterfive.com/the-great-american-eucharistic-congress/
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/which-nations-have-been-consecrated
https://www.ncregister.com/news/liedl-joe-capizzi-notre-dame
https://aleteia.org/2026/06/14/without-the-incredible-hulk-i-wouldnt-be-catholic/
https://dwightlongenecker918309.substack.com/p/scorsese-the-chemist-of-catania-athalia
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/chapp-what-is-synodality
https://popes.substack.com/p/a-saintly-leo-loses-on-the-battlefield
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/06/18/medjugorje-prepares-to-celebrate-the-45th-anniversary-of-the-beginning-of-the-alleged-marian-apparitions/
I want Fauci & Gates PLUS all THEIR Minions/DC Swamp Coconspirators …Under de PUBLIC Microscope ….NOW!!!
https://www.tampafp.com/dni-tulsi-gabbard-exits-with-declassified-bombshell-docs-allege-fauci-wuhan-cover-up/
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-big-picture-of-extraordinary-evil-in-428-words/
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/06/09/viral_influencer_how_bill_gates_billions_shape_us_medical_research_1187524.html
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/20/president-trump-notes-opposition-effort-to-destroy-dc-reflection-pool/
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/disclosure-day-saturday-june-20-2026
https://zeale.co/
https://thedailybs.com/news/
https://www.zerohedge.com
https://newsbusters.org/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/unsung-heroes-take-center-stage
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/family-life-dark-matter-and-unlovable
https://onepeterfive.com/the-great-american-eucharistic-congress/
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/which-nations-have-been-consecrated
https://www.ncregister.com/news/liedl-joe-capizzi-notre-dame
https://aleteia.org/2026/06/14/without-the-incredible-hulk-i-wouldnt-be-catholic/
https://dwightlongenecker918309.substack.com/p/scorsese-the-chemist-of-catania-athalia
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/chapp-what-is-synodality
https://popes.substack.com/p/a-saintly-leo-loses-on-the-battlefield
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/06/18/medjugorje-prepares-to-celebrate-the-45th-anniversary-of-the-beginning-of-the-alleged-marian-apparitions/
I want Fauci & Gates PLUS all THEIR Minions/DC Swamp Coconspirators …Under de PUBLIC Microscope ….NOW!!!
https://www.tampafp.com/dni-tulsi-gabbard-exits-with-declassified-bombshell-docs-allege-fauci-wuhan-cover-up/
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-big-picture-of-extraordinary-evil-in-428-words/
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/06/09/viral_influencer_how_bill_gates_billions_shape_us_medical_research_1187524.html
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/20/president-trump-notes-opposition-effort-to-destroy-dc-reflection-pool/
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/disclosure-day-saturday-june-20-2026
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https://newsbusters.org/
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Thanks, Charlie, this has helped me get a bit more congruent with what I think is coming. Like you, I see a lot of very good things happening in the secular world. We are a lot further along in healing that world than many believe or can see. Still a lot of work to do and waking up to be had for us all, but the worst risks are passed. Frankly, I have been surprised at how much easier it has been on this score than I had thought it would be many years ago. Trump and those backing him have been a huge help to us all.
Despite that progress, though, and despite *some* progress on the spiritual side, I have not seen nearly as much progress for the Church, which has not, to my limited knowledge, entered its true Passion yet, nor for us as a people of God. We are going to need a lot of work at that level. I hold out hope that the spiritual side of this Awakening will have many positive and hopeful ways to learn the lessons we need to learn rather than all of us having to get whacked upside the head a dozen times, just as we were fortunate on the secular side.
But we will see!
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Dad’s Day & Summer Solstice 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://catholicexchange.com/not-all-fear-is-bad-12th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/
https://stpaulcenter.com/posts/be-not-afraid-scott-hahn-reflects-on-the-twelfth-sunday-in-ordinary-time
https://onepeterfive.com/in-illo-tempore-4th-sunday-after-pentecost/
https://media.benedictine.edu/this-sunday-jesus-says-fear-no-one-then-joins-with-us-to-face-the-world
https://catholicexchange.com/enduring-love-4-inspiring-fathers-day-stories/
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/06/20/justice-department-backs-catholic-nuns-against-new-yorks-gender-ideology-law-n2678044
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-aching-heart-of-a-father
https://life-craft.org/fathers-at-home-a-better-view-of-gender-roles-in-the-family
Yeah!! ….. How many “Catholic” NGOs have blood on their hands?…Eh!!!?? .. https://gettr.com/post/p4160w019c2
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/your_freedom_vs_democrat_control_the_2026_midterms_will_decide_america_s_future.html
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/iran_fauci_broke_the_ic_and_philadelphia_s_crooked_d_a.html
I’d bet all this is essentially correct ;-( .. https://gettr.com/post/p415kiya989 .. https://gettr.com/post/p415xspa322
https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/2068666235575775621
https://floppingaces.net/2026/06/21/sunday-funnies-903/
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
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Every American should watch & LEARN!!! .. https://info.hillsdale.edu/story-of-america-free-access?sc=02834N0242M9SDODEES
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https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interviews/christianity-is-the-new-counterculture-why-young-men-are-seeking-the-church/
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https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/the-satanic-transhumanist-agenda
https://www.aleteia.org/2026/06/21/can-you-guess-what-were-st-aloysius-first-words-as-a-baby/
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As always, I enjoy your writings. I will take issue with the subject of the SSPX. They are not making their ‘My will be done’. In the ‘80s JPII was promising the SSPX bishops and whenever a date was suggested, the Vatican would delay. It is public knowledge now that the Vatican sought to rid itself with the TLM by waiting out the death of Bishop Lefebrve. When it became evident, the SSPX consecrated bishops. Their claim of a crisis in the church has been born out to be true.
Now the Vatican is simply doing the same. The SSPX asked to ordain bishops and pope Francis agrees and then refuses to set a date.
The SSPX is now left with two very old bishops. Few argue that the TLM would be force in the church in spite of the sacrifices of the SSPX.
How can it be that the Mass celebrated by the greats in the church like Aquinas, Augustine, Pius X, Leo XIII, and so many others is now suddenly in the last 5 minutes, not a legitimate expression of the Catholic Faith? Granted the divide isn’t completely about the Mass, it’s ecclesiological. I still have a great deal of trouble understanding how by just celebrating the Mass of all ages and not succumbing to the modernist drift in the New Synodal Church, makes a group of people so hated by so many.
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Tough times are these with the Barque of Peter rocked by internal inconsistencies. I do know, and the history of the Church is replete with examples, that God set things right when one – or a group – remained obedient to legitimate authority while focused on growing in holiness. No matter how well intended, to remove oneself from the authority of Peter is, indeed, abandoning the Barque. A disobedient act cannot correct another form of disobedience. God bless us, one and all.
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://catholicexchange.com/6-ways-to-know-the-god-who-dwells-within-you/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/courage-is-painful
https://onepeterfive.com/forgotten-customs-of-st-john-the-baptist/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/does-the-individual-situation-nullify-the-objective-order
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/is-this-religious-liberty-issue/
https://catholicexchange.com/do-not-despise-the-day-of-small-beginnings/
https://catholicexchange.com/stanislawa-leszczynska-the-midwife-who-served-in-hell/
https://onepeterfive.com/did-pope-francis-the-sspx-overturn-roe-v-wade/
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/one-true-faith/
https://www.catholicleague.org/times-square-billboard-now-on-display/
https://onepeterfive.com/the-ambiguities-of-the-sspxs-confession-of-faith/
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/desouza-remembering-cardinal-ruini
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/doj-backs-catholic-nuns-fighting-new-york-law/
https://spiritdaily.org/blog/83861-2/
https://www.spiritofmedjugorje.org/index.php?ArticleSeq=222
https://amgreatness.com/2026/06/23/dont-forget-the-broader-context-of-the-iranian-memorandum/
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/english-cops-clean-up-the-streets/
https://www.westernjournal.com/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-ro-khanna-congressmans-outrageous-lie/
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/intelligence-tuesday-june-23-2026
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JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! Happy Day 😉 Pray for Peace, The USA & Prepare!!
https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/a-clear-and-increasingly-present-danger
https://www.aleteia.org/2026/06/24/heres-how-to-pray-the-hail-joseph-prayer/
https://catholicexchange.com/none-greater-than-john-the-baptist/
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-st-damasus-patron-latin-bible/
https://catholicexchange.com/baptized-into-his-death-the-ruthless-war-of-the-soldiers-for-christ/
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-sr-rani-and-some-world-cup-tips
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/on-difference-between-patrick-henry-and-jesus-christ/
https://onepeterfive.com/the-challenge-of-the-eucharistic-heart-of-jesus-the-americas-the-world/
https://catholicexchange.com/resentment-as-a-prison-of-the-soul-a-reflection-inspired-by-mother-teresa-and-irene-villa/
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/priests-among-the-enveloping-chaos
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/06/23/83-pro-life-groups-urge-attorney-general-todd-blanche-to-stop-mail-order-abortions
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/an-appreciation-of-knock
https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55256
https://www.catholicleague.org/world-cup-pride-match/
NO more Taxpayer $$$$ for ANY NGOs!!! .. https://datarepublican.substack.com/p/how-usaid-built-a-global-color-revolution
https://www.declassified.live/p/video-summary-judge-patrick-schiltz
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/23/prescient-mark-steyn/
https://defendingtherepublic.substack.com/p/buried-in-lies
https://zeale.co/
https://www.newoxfordreview.org/
https://thedailybs.com/news/
https://www.zerohedge.com
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thanks Judy!
I will pray for you too
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