Acts 8:26-40 “What is to prevent my being baptized?” Everyone can be baptized. John 6:44-51 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven.” The word “living” is the word “life.” The life of God descends into us and raises us to him. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
The Vatican is pressing forward with the plan to reshape the Church into a more participatory, consultative body with shared decision-making across multiple levels, according to a report by katholisch.de on April 21. On April 17, the General Secretariat of the Synod convened the XVI Ordinary Council in an online session chaired by Cardinal Mario Grech. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Sister Nathalie Becquart. Council members reviewed progress on implementing the final document of the Synod on Synodality and examined ongoing work by study groups. A key next step will be a preparatory meeting at the Vatican from June 23–25, aimed at translating the Synod’s 2024 conclusions into concrete action at the continental level. This implementation phase is scheduled to run through spring 2028. Participants in June will include leaders of major continental episcopal bodies (CELAM, CCEE, and SECAM) alongside representatives of Eastern Catholic patriarchates and delegations from the bishops …More
The Old Testament Book of Tobit provides a setting for this story of a familiar wanderer and his dog and their angelic quest for healing from a traumatic past.
Tue Apr 21, 2026 - 3:09 pm EDTTue Apr 21, 2026 - 4:29 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Israel’s official government X account announced “Pride Land,” a four-day LGBT festival set for June 1–4, 2026, at the Dead Sea—the lowest point on Earth. Billed as the largest such event ever in the Middle East, the gathering promises “nonstop celebration, community and connection” across a temporary “Pride City” in the Judean Desert, complete with 15 hotels, beach venues, all-day parties, and major performers. The perhaps ironic tagline of the post from the Israeli governments official X account—“Pride rises at the lowest place on earth”—resonated with some respondents who made reference to the depravity of the event while observing its physical proximity to the general region where cities had been destroyed by God for these exact sins. Pride rises at the lowest place on earth This June the Dead Sea becomes Pride Land, the biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East. Four days of nonstop …
RFK Jr. explains why he cut $500 million in mRNA vaccine funding. “I’m not anti-vaccine.” “The $500 million that we canceled were for vaccines that don’t work.” “These were for COVID vaccines.” “mRNA, we now know, does not work for respiratory illnesses.” “These are vaccines that the industry made almost $100 billion on.” “Why are we financing it?” “If anybody thought it worked, the industry would pile in and make it work and they didn't.” “It’s a waste of government money.”
On today's first anniversary of Francis's death, the homosexual activist James Martin SJ shared a memory from 2024. At the time, Francis had made some negative remarks about homosexual priests using the Italian slur "frociaggine" (faggotry) in a meeting with Italian bishops. A few weeks later, Francis received Fr Martin and discussed the expression. Francis said then that he knew "many holy, faithful, celibate gay priests and seminarians". When Fr Martin suggested proclaiming this publicly, Francis replied, "Oh, but I think I have. And in any event, you can say that!" According to Fr Martin, Francis asked back: "So you're saying that I can say you know many holy, faithful, celibate gay priests and seminarians?" Francis shrugged and said, "Of course. Because I do!" [In reality, the Church has suffered from many unholy, unfaithful, sexually active gay priests.] A few days later, during an audience with comedians, Fr Martin greeted Francis again. The Pope said, "Thank you for our meeting …More
Gay is an adjective that applies to someone tempted to homosexual sin and is proud of the temptation and acting on the temptation. He or she also encourages others to be proud of their temptations and sins. The specific difference is pride. One who is tempted or sins in a homosexual manner and experiences compunction and repugnance is not gay. Given that definition one cannot be a good gay catholic or a good gay priest. Pride is a vice. It changes a tempted person or sinner who should be ashamed into a vicious monster. Bergoglio's and Martin's ambiguity serves as a smoke screen for contradicting divine revelation and traditional moral doctrine.
04/22/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Some find this situation deeply distressing, while others are completely unfazed by it. Most of them adopt a mindset designed to keep thoughts of the atrocities—of which they were witnesses and, not infrequently, perpetrators—at bay. They drown out their doubts by arguing that, after all, these were subhumans. For, as the Chabad-Lubavitch sect claims, anyone whose mother is not Jewish is a goy, destined to serve the “chosen” people. Therefore, the killing of a goy cannot be equated with the killing of a Jew. One of the milder racist remarks made by the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Schneerson), who died in 1994 and was the seventh and last leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty. However, numbing one’s conscience in this way does not help everyone. For many, it has no effect. They cannot forget the images of the murdered civilians. The left-liberal, English-language Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on this on Friday. The article is titled: …
Is there more freedom of speech in Russia than there is in the US? Rick Sanchez says there is. And he's not the only one to say this. People from other countries have flocked to Russia and now working for various Russian news outlets.
Several anonymous cardinals and curial officials told the Substack.com account The Pillar on April 17 that they do not expect any resolution to the question of the Mass in the Roman rite in the near future. Some Catholics had hoped the next extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26–27 would address the liturgical issue. Instead, Leo XIV chose to focus on Francis' document Evangelii Gaudium. One Vatican official said that Leo XIV was not very familiar with traditional communities or even the traditional liturgy, and that his primary concern was not liturgy but whether members of those communities accept the Second Vatican Council. As early as June 2025, the best friend of Leo XIV, Alejandro Moral, Prior General of the Augustinians, had already ruled out any return of the older form of the Mass under his pontificate. #newsVdgrmnvwkv
Paul VI killed the Old Mass; JP II gave it a tiny life; Benedict opened it up greatly, saying it had never really been officially done away with; Francis tried to kill it; Leo seems happy with Francis's decision. Zigzag, zigzag, what is the layman to think? "Officer, the light was green when I went through it." "Well, it's red now and you are in trouble." Why should the laity respect the governance of the Church?
tipjar: buymeacoffee.com/torresangelica What are the different prayers of the rosary? Explained by St. Louis de Montfort │Audiobook - Secret of the Rosary 1st ROSE - Prayers of the Rosary The Rosary helps us meditate and reflect on the life and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Lady His blessed mother. Each mystery that we meditate on, we are provided an example of the virtues we should practice in our everyday life. 00:00 Intro 00:08 Mental Prayer 00:22 Vocal Prayer 00:40 Different Mysteries Title: The Secret of the Rosary Author: Saint Louis de Montfort First publication: around 1710 Narrator: Angelica Torres Genre: Religious, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Historical Narrative Language: English Version: Unabridged, Divided by Chapters -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The narration in this video is HUMAN generated. ABOUT ME: I am passionately creating and sharing my Catholic audiobooks here. If you enjoy my work, consider …More
Cardinal Frank Leo, the metropolitan archbishop of Toronto yesterday sent a letter "to Prime Minister Carney and all federal Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Archdiocese of Toronto asking for their support of Bill C-218 and decrying the rapid expansion of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. Bill C-218 is a private members’ bill currently before Parliament that would amend the Criminal Code to prevent Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) from being provided when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. Without this change, MAiD will be available for those suffering from mental illness alone beginning in March 2027." The terrible law itself needs to be stopped. Since euthanasia was legalized in Canada in 2016, over 20,000 Canadians have been killed. Abortion kills 100,000 unborn babies each year, all paid for by Canada Health. Did you know that the yearly number of deaths in Canada will soon surpass the number of births? There is no future of any kind in that coming …
Let's Talk Alberta Independence · Beverley Nadiger Bill to stop euthanasia for mental illness in Canada | Montreal, QC by Olivia Gomm A euthanasia prevention group is asking the federal government to endorse a private member’s bill that stops next year’s expansion of medically assisted death to those whose sole condition is a mental health problem. Members of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition reiterated their support for Bill C-218 during an April 13 press conference on Parliament Hill. Bill C-218, tabled last June by Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, is a private member’s bill that would amend the Criminal Code to prevent medical assistance in dying (MAID) from being expanded to include those diagnosed solely with mental illness. Dr. Peter Blusanovics, a family physician based in Montreal who spoke at the press conference, said he has treated many patients with mental illnesses and wants to “provide a voice for our most vulnerable—those who have and are suffering from mental illness.” …More