Surprisingly, some of the same things they do in life.
They wail and grind their teeth. (Matthew 24: 51)
They scoff, they mock, they wag their heads, like ravening and roaring lions. (Psalm 22: 8, 14)
I’m told it is not a very hospitable place.
“Why would God Chastise China?”
This may be another reason non-believers like to hate Christians. Right in the middle of a great disaster and huge loss of life, that even secular media is calling apocalyptic, some religious person comes out with an article about God chastising China. If indeed God was busy chastising China - the world ought to recognize the chastisement is meant for us as well. What did our Lord say in the Gospel about the towers that fell? “You will all come to the same end unless you repent.”
“California Court Legalizes Same Sex Marriage.”
And people are surprised? The Court was divided- but the issue passed anyway - and if it goes to the US Supreme Court, I’m sure it will be thrown out. The SS marriage issue is nothing more than an economic issue. SSA couples simply want the legal rights heterosexual couples and their families enjoy - it’s not really about love. In the American pantheon of idols; tax, health and monetary benefits, along with entitlements, are two of the most important. (Even though Ellen was in love with Ann Heche, she will now wed Portia de Rossi, who is much prettier BTW.)
“What’s with all the gay stuff?”
A question frequently asked here. but just check out Lifesite News - there is always gay agenda stuff there.
That’s all.
Oprah’s entire show today was dedicated to past life regression.
I imagine Oprah fans will be coming out in droves with stories of their own past lives now. I got into this stuff when I was about 20 - my friend Jim told me he had been a monk in Russia before the revolution, and I was convinced I had been Tsar Nicholas - which, if it was possible, could have explained why I’m such an idiot in this life. Anyway, we figured all of this out after we saw the movie Nicholas and Alexandra. (Our other friends were all from the lost continent of Atlantis.)
I love myth! And no - I do not believe in reincarnation.
(I’ll bet Monica watched!)
As regards vocation.
When I was much younger and voluteered at the Little Sisters of the Poor - not when I was a kid, but as a young adult - most, if not all of the sisters knew I was thinking about a vocation to religious life. One day one of the sisters who wasn’t very impressed with me asked what order I was thinking about. I mentioned that I was attracted to Charles de Foucauld’s Little Brothers of Jesus. Sister laughed mockingly, and shook her head saying, “You’ll never make it!” She then waved me off and walked away.
“If a good man reproves me, it is kindness.”
Confusion in the pews.
In the new calendar April 30th is the feast of Pius V who actually standardized the Mass. (Trads-more-trad-than-trads love him! In their opinion, there hasn’t been a pope (like him) since.) But in the old calendar, today is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, who BTW wasn’t a Doctor in the old calendar, although she is a Doctor of the Church in the new calendar - oh, and her feast was yesterday. Then tomorrow is Ascension Day in the old (and in the new) calendar, but we don’t have to attend Mass in this archdiocese to observe the feast until Sunday - because it was transferred. So, if we want to do a novena from the Ascension to Pentecost, doesn’t that mean it is shortened? Is that a real novena then? (It doesn’t really confuse me - but maybe some of my readers get confused.)
And then there is the question of Rogation days and Ember days! What are they anyway? Isn’t that funny? It doesn’t bother me, though it may bother people who follow the old calendar exclusively. You see, for many of these folks, freeing up the TLM was never the only issue - not a few have problems with Vatican II itself. [As do many others who insist they simply want the option of the TLM, while claiming they accept the Conciliar reforms of Vatican II. Right.]
Live Papal coverage.
Journalists and waiting crowds grew slightly impatient and wondered what took so long for the Holy Father to emerge from the plane after landing at Andrews AFB. As I mentioned earlier, Holy Father had instructed Monsignor Ganswein to call me as soon as they landed, which he did, hence the delay in leaving the aircraft. They were a little frustrated because I didn’t answer the phone at first - people who know me understand that. Monsignor called back, and after his third attempt, I answered.
I explained I had been watching EWTN’s live coverage of the landing, and hadn’t realized he would be calling so quickly. He laughed that characteristic Bavarian laugh and said Holy Father knew I wouldn’t answer right away and that he kept repeating, “Georg, keep calling until he answers! I’m not getting off this plane until he answers the phone.” (Isn’t that cute?)
What went on in the Papal plane?
Our conversation must remain private of course, but Monsignor told me I could repeat the following little anecdote. Minutes before landing, the Pope asked Georg to get him another cocktail, but when Monsignor signaled the flight attendant to ask him, the attendant came over to him, and playfully slapping his arm said, “Listen Father, now’s not the time to be drinking!” Giggling, the attendant sashayed towards the front of the cabin for landing instructions. We had a great laugh over that.
(This report was supposed to be posted on Abbey Roads 1. I have so many blogs I can’t remember what goes where.)
The abomination of desolation?
Nah! Timesonline ran a story last night that Mikhail Gorbachev is a Christian, something President Reagan suspected after they became friends. Baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church, latter in life Mr. Gorbachev never acknowledged his Christianity; rather he was often quoted as saying, “nature is my religion.”
Visiting Assisi, he was spotted praying quietly at the tomb of St. Francis, prompting the Franciscan Friars into releasing details of his pilgrimage and claiming he is a Christian.
Franciscan friars at Assisi have confirmed that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet President, is a Christian after he was seen praying at the tomb of St Francis.
Mr Gorbachev has long acknowledged that he was influenced by his grandmother, an Orthodox believer and is a a regular participant in peace conferences in the Umbrian town where St Francis is buried. Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, has also turned to Orthodox Christianity and wears a cross round his neck. - Timesonline
For years, conspiracy theorists and others have speculated that Gorbachev was involved in some sort of pagan/atheistic global network for world domination. Is it just me, or are stories like that just completely far-fetched? Like the Ball of Redemption of Bayside?
Photo: Gorbachev in Louis Vuitton ad.
Photo of the seer from Bayside, NY, Veronica Lueken.
In the 1970’s it was revealed to her by heaven that an imposter Pope Paul VI sat on the throne of St. Peter and all hell was going to break loose.
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