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May 2010

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-  Scientists' arrogance, Uncontrolled crude oil spewing

-  Israel sowing hatred

-  Facing personal financial downturn and Trusting God

-  The Secret Concept of the Holy Trinity

-  Lesson from the fig tree cursed by Jesus

-  Self-flagellation - A resounding must NOT be done

-  Emergency preparations

-  Abraham's desire to save his family, not necessarily Sodom

-  The West and North Korea - Blaming N.K for an explosion - How easy it is to deceive the public

-  The opportunity for you to share information learned from our pages

-  The creation of a synthetic cell - Response from the Roman Catholic church

-  Sexual abuse crisis - A lawsuit in USA that names the Holy See as a defendant

-  A man amassing child pornography, "no risk to society" according to a federal judge

-  Germany and abortion - Low birth rate seriously affecting the economy

-  Roman Catholic Church's involvement in the banking system

-  Mankind's opportunity to cooperate with God in its own redemption

-  Who really wrote what Gospel?

-  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen - A saint or a frustrated actor?

- Clergy Sex Abuse, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Cardinal Ratzinger

- Global temperature increase, Record in April 2010, NOAA

-  Benedict XVI, Church's guilt in the clerical sex abuse scandal

-  Legionnaires of Christ, Marcial Maciel Degollado

-  Project Hammer, World economy, Euro

-  Cover up of sexual abuse scandal, Roman Catholic Church, Benedict XVI, Vatican

-  The Rapture; The M+G+R Foundation, A Catholic organization?; Claims from Catholic Planet

-  Roman Catholic Church claiming that there will be no further Revelation

-  Canonization process of Josemaria Escrivá compared to others

-  To stay away from Roman Catholic Church services when the False Christ is officially presented

-  Benedict's grand entrance in Lisbon, The Papal Throne, Subliminal programming (2)

-  The twelve apostles of the Lamb, Book of Revelations, Paul and Matthias

-  Benedict's grand entrance in Lisbon, The Papal Throne, Subliminal programming (1)

-  Chemtrails, independent testing, toxicity

-  Veneration vs. Adoration, The image of the Divine Mercy

-  Veneration vs. Adoration, St Benedict medal, Miraculous Medal, Mount of Carmel scapular

-  Ironic Decalogue denouncing false Christian attitudes

-  Personal limitations in the trials for faith

-  Global collapse of oceanic ecosystems

-  Monotheism before Abraham, Respect to godless people

-  St. Benedict medal, history and dark origin

-  Staged attacks/terrorism to achieve political goals

-  Facebook's alleged privacy

-  St. Benedict medal, blasphemous symbolism

-  Baptism in the Jordan River, dangerous to your health

-  President G.W. Bush belief that attacking Iraq was a mission from God

-  Halliburton, Gulf of México, Large oil spill

-  The staged terrorist attempt in New York City

-  Opus Dei, Legionnaires of Christ, Regnum Christi

-  Healthy and unhealthy nutrition

-  Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, Benedict XVI, Cover up of clerical sexual abuse, Germans leaving the Catholic Church

-  Regular flu vaccine actually increases risk of Swine Flu

-  Renewed fear to promote H1N1 vaccination

-  Staged attacks to achieve political goals, The attack of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade

-  The promoted fear to Hell - versus - Love, not fear, as the pillar of a True Evangelization

-  Movement to arrest Benedict XVI, Crimes against humanity

Please Note

May 31st, 2010
[Feast of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]

BOOTHVILLE, La. - There is still a hole in the Earth, crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world's largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world's most powerful government, can't stop the runaway gusher.

                   
(1) News Report

Israel continues to do (1) all that is necessary for satan's Plan (2) to be fulfilled to the letter.

                   
(1) Israelis Kill 15, Injure Dozens in Assault on Gaza Ship Convoy Carrying Humanitarian Aid
(2) The plan in question

May 30th, 2010
[Feast of the Most Holy Trinity]

This Divine Encouragement posting (1) is so appropriate to my current circumstance that it seems directed specifically to me.

For the past several weeks I have been "free-falling", so to speak. Having gone through financial devastation in the past, I have been feeling resentful of facing a similar situation now. This was exacerbated by a less-than-stellar review of my job performance by my subordinates, to the point that those closest to me have been surprised at what they know as uncharacteristic behavior on my part (I had expressed my rage at the review to two of my loved ones, and was basically using all my willpower not to show it or take it against my subordinates).

I had likened my state to that of a top that had lost its center of gravity and was spinning out of control.

I have come to realize, through attempting to explain how I felt to a loved one, that I was throwing a tantrum at God, in the manner of a spoiled child who is certain of his parents' love for him, but refuses to take his medicine because it is bitter.

I cannot realistically say that everything will be smooth sailing for me now acceptance-wise, but I pray to leave these dark emotions behind and learn to conquer myself.

In this rambling sort of way, I want to thank you for the posting. I really needed it.

You all remain in my prayers.

(Mr.) IW

(a) See yourself six months ago with the level of Light shining upon you today, you would faint in horror;

(b) See yourself today with the Light had shining upon you six months ago, you would think of yourself "a saint" since you have purified yourself greatly in the last six months, and, with the dimmer Light of six month ago, you would see no blemish.

May 29th, 2010

13 And when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves, he came if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he was come to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the time for figs. 14 And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever. [Mark 11]

20 And when they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 And Peter remembering, said to him: Rabbi, behold the fig tree, which thou didst curse, is withered away. 22 And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God. 23 Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him. 24 Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive; and they shall come unto you. [Mark 11]

At Gethsemani ...he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad. 38 Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death: stay you here, and watch with me. 39 And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying, and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. [Matthew 26]

May 27th, 2010

Whereas in the past we have recommended the following preparations, with a lesser degree of urgency, we urgently recommend them now.

Spiritually - What to do


Materially - What to do

Abraham as yet stood before the Lord. 23 And drawing nigh he said: Wilt thou destroy the just with the wicked? 24 If there be fifty just men in the city, shall they perish withal? and wilt thou not spare that place for the sake of the fifty just, if they be therein? ..... 30 Lord, saith he, be not angry, I beseech thee, if I speak: What if thirty shall be found there? He answered: I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

31 Seeing, saith he, I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty. 32 I beseech thee, saith he, be not angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more: What if ten should be found there? And he said: I will not destroy it for the sake of ten. [Genesis 18]

And when it was morning, the angels pressed him (Lot), saying: Arise, take thy wife, and the two daughters which thou hast: lest thou also perish in the wickedness of the city. 16 And as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, and of his two daughters, because the Lord spared him. 17 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thyself in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed. [Genesis 19]

We certainly do not doubt (although we have more than enough reason to, based on the track record of the authorities) the findings of the commission which established that a torpedo was the reason for the explosion.

Likewise, we do not doubt the commission's finding that the torpedo was "Made in North Korea".

The problem with the logic used to push the Korean peninsula to the nuclear brink is that the real "smoking gun" would be the North Korean submarine. What if someone else - like those who need to push the world over the brink to finally, and forcibly, establish their New World Order - fired a torpedo (somehow obtained through generous bribery of a NK official or their suppliers) from a non North Korea submarine?

May 25th, 2010

But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. [Luke 12:48]

"If it is used toward the good, to treat pathologies, we can only be positive" in our assessment, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's top bioethics official, told state-run TV. "If it turns out not to be ... useful to respect the dignity of the person, then our judgment would change."

A top Italian cardinal, Angelo Bagnasco, said the invention is "further sign of intelligence, God's gift to understand creation and be able to better govern it," according to Apcom and ANSA news agencies.

"On the other hand, intelligence can never be without responsibility," said Bagnasco, the head of the Italian bishops' conference. "Any form of intelligence and any scientific acquisition ... must always be measured against the ethical dimension, which has at its heart the true dignity of every person."

"Pretending to be God and parroting his power of creation is an enormous risk that can plunge men into a barbarity," Mogavero told newspaper La Stampa in an interview. Scientists "should never forget that there is only one creator: God."

"In the wrong hands, today's development can lead tomorrow to a devastating leap in the dark," said Mogavero, who heads the conference's legal affairs department.

Man defiance of God continues unabated. The fools cannot even see the fact that "brilliant man" cannot control the ash from a volcano - which shutdown European airspace for almost a week - nor the damage from man's seemingly limitless stupidity in the Gulf of Mexico.

Man continues to up the ante until he is finally crushed by the same evil who tricked Adam and Eve into believing that they could be like God.

May God have Mercy on His Elect!

Filed on Friday, the brief stops short of recommending that the Supreme Court directly take up the case of Doe v. Holy See, originally filed in federal district court in Oregon in 2002. Instead, it suggests that the Supreme Court set aside the 2009 ruling of an appeals court that allowed the case to go forward, sending it back for further consideration.

....Federal judge Jack B. Weinstein has come to be identified by his efforts to combat what he calls “the unnecessary cruelty of the law.” His most recent crusade is particularly striking because of the beneficiary: a man who has amassed a vast collection of child pornography. (2)

Judge Weinstein, who sits in the United States District Court in Brooklyn, has twice thrown out convictions that would have ensured that the man spend at least five years behind bars. ....and he recently declared that the man, who is awaiting a new trial, did not need an electronic ankle bracelet because he posed “no risk to society.”

....across the country, an increasing number of federal judges have come to their defense, criticizing changes to sentencing laws that have effectively quadrupled their average prison term over the last decade.

May 24th, 2010
[Mary, Help of Christians]

As demographers warn of the consequences of not making enough babies to replace and support an ageing population, the latest figures have triggered a bout of national soul-searching and cast a harsh light on Chancellor Angela Merkel's family policies.

According to a preliminary analysis by the Federal Statistics Office, 651,000 children were born in Germany in 2009 - 30,000 fewer than in 2008, a dip of 3.6%. In 1990, German mothers were having on average 1.5 children each; today that average is down to 1.38 children per mother. With a shortfall of 190,000 between the number of people who died and the number of children who were born, Germany's birth rate is well below the level required to keep the population stable.

The central bank's decision to take over CajaSur, which posted a 596 million-euro ($794 million) loss last year, follows the seizure of Caja Castilla-La Mancha in March, 2009. CajaSur accounts for 0.6 percent of the assets of the Spanish banking industry, the Bank of Spain said.

1 And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. [Acts 6]

May 23rd, 2010
[Feast of the Pentecost]

Even if you think you do - which you may - we encourage you to review these suggestions.

In previous notes, I mentioned that I served mass with the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1). While I am not the only one who can say this, my memory of the experience was rather interesting.

Many have characterized Sheen as a 'frustrated actor'. I would contend from my personal experience that he was anything but 'frustrated', much less lacked real acting experience. In fact, I assert that he was a master of the craft. The key to understanding this lies in understanding Method Acting (2) - where one does not merely read lines and feign emotions; you become the character.

In his many videos, Sheen is perceived as a jovial, brilliantly glib, virtual polymath. A skillful presenter of complex philosophic, theological and metaphysical constructs such that the common man could understand. Within this "play" this actor inserted plenty of masterful rhetorical justification for the 'Red Scare' mentality as being coherent with the essence of Judeo-Christian ethics and morality. With some skillfully placed Marian allusions to make the complete package (his 'character') appear solidly Catholic.

Why would the executives of the then fledgling TV networks give this man a prime time TV slot (and an Emmy award) for many years? A Catholic in 'Protestant America, much less a Bishop?

In retrospect, two words: An Agenda

Prior to serving my first mass with Sheen, I was introduced to him by a priest. Sheen was a virtual block of ice. He spoke not one word to me. He shook my hand as if being forced to. While I attempted very brief and polite small talk, as any pre-teen child of the sixties would do to be respectful of an elder, he completely ignored me. He would not respond to even an important question regarding the rituals of the mass we were about to offer.

It was more than just ignoring me: he appeared suspicious of me. I realized this, then was completely confused. Now over 40 years later, one overall impression of him comes through: "Darkness". This was the overwhelming feeling I received from the man - emotionally and spiritually. As if he was of (and/or was enveloped in) "Darkness". It was a palpable presence. This feeling continued through the mass - even though the altar was brightly lit. I would have felt more comfortable standing next to Dracula.

Bear in mind that I had seen him on TV prior to meeting him, and had the common most positive perception of his 'character'. I had no negative preconceived notions. What I met and interacted with was not the same man. It was 'dark', seething resentment and hate which felt aimed at me (3). As if I was of something completely alien, at enmity with him.

Yet I was a completely innocent 9 year old boy - with a very childlike belief in God. How could I possibly be so threatening to this famous Bishop?

While I have met dealt with many 'Method Actors" in the theater, rarely have I met such virtual "Jekyll and Hyde"(4) situations... except among certain members of the Catholic clergy. Perhaps it is time to revisit Robert Louis Stevenson's novel...

(Mr.) IW

                   
(1) Fulton_J._Sheen
(2) Method_acting
(3) Interestingly, I had a virtually identical experience upon meeting the Vice-Postulator of Sheen's sainthood cause
(4) Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde

May 21st, 2010

The enslavement of H.H. John Paul II by the forces of evil prowling through The Vatican became the only viable avenue left to them to achieve this end, since the enemies of God could not physically eliminate him as they had originally planned to do in 1994-1995.

Additionally, last month's average ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for any April, and the global land surface temperature was the third warmest on record.

The monthly analysis from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, which is based on records going back to 1880, is part of the suite of climate services that NOAA provides government, business and community leaders so they can make informed decisions.

May 19th, 2010

In his most thorough admission of the church's guilt in the clerical sex abuse scandal, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday the greatest persecution of the institution "is born from the sins within the church," and not from a campaign by outsiders.

The pontiff said the Catholic church has always been tormented by problems of its own making - a tendency that is being witnessed today "in a truly terrifying way."

"The church needs to profoundly relearn penitence, accept purification, learn forgiveness but also justice," he said.

28 Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29 I know that, after my departure, ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 And of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

31 Therefore watch, keeping in memory, that for three years I ceased not, with tears to admonish every one of you night and day. [Acts 20]

May 18th, 2010

May 17th, 2010

Sincere thanks for referring me to your About Us page.

My wife and I are Catholic. We also listen to Jack Van Impe and all in all, are trying our best to have eyes that see, and ears that listen. We want to prepare our family for what we see coming, our Lord's return. We want to be faithful to the word AND the church.

We are confused by how the Catholic church interprets the "rapture". Jack Van Impe would imply that believers would be raptured before the tribulation, and we are told this is not Catholic teaching, and that Christians will suffer the tribulation and be raptured.

Is The M+G+R Foundation a Catholic organization? It certainly feels like it.

My Father in Law is a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church and even appeared on EWTN's Journey Home program as a Catholic Convert. We seek only the truth and feel as though you have a heavy heart with respect to discussion of the Catholic Church vs the Catholic Administration.

Can you or someone advise. I apologize for bothering you with this, and do appreciate greatly your spiritual guidance.

PLEASE help us interpret the claims by Catholic Planet regarding the teachings of Miguel de Portugal and The M+G+R Foundation. We seek only the truth, and wish you only the best.

(Mr.) SJ

(a) Our exposure of the real Opus Dei (5) is self standing.

(b) We dismantled (with the Catholic version of the New Testament in hand) the lie that Salvation may only be found in the Roman Catholic Church (6). This cannot be countered.

(c) We dismantled (with the Catholic version of the New Testament in hand) the lie that Christianity was founded upon the rock of Peter (7). At the same time, we recognize a legitimate and true Petrine Ministry.

(d) We exposed how the Church Administration planned to commandeer Heavenly Revelations of Apocalyptic events – events for which the Administrators had dates (8).

(e) We expose the MMP sham (9); etc, etc. (We could go on for quite a while with this list).

God has said everything in his Word

65 "In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son." Christ, the Son of God made man, is the Father's one, perfect and unsurpassable Word. In him he has said everything; there will be no other word than this one.

There will be no further Revelation

66 "The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ." Yet even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit; it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries.

12 I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself; but what things whatsoever he shall hear, he shall speak; and the things that are to come, he shall shew you. [John 16]

26 But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you. [John 14]

May 16th, 2010

(a) As soon as there is an obvious supernatural manifestation the first "official thought" is that it is of demonic origin. [As if God did not have total control over what satan can and cannot do.]

(b) The Canonization process of St. Martin de Porres - "a living reflection of religious life, a model of piety, a perfect ideal of regular observance", a walking miracle immersed in true humility - followed this time table: Death of his physical body: 1639; Beatified: 1837; Canonized: 1962

(c) The Canonization process of Padre Pio - another proven example of a chosen one by God - followed this time table: Death of his physical body: 1968; Beatified: 1999; Canonized: 2002

(d) The Canonization process of Joan of Arc - Burned at the stake as a servant of satan: 1431; Beatified: 1909; Canonized: 1920

(e) The Canonization process of Josemaria Escrivá (1) - a man who had the audacity to pose to his followers as "The Father" and to publish his standard bearer booklet with the title "The Way" - outright subliminal challenge the only "Way" - Jesus Christ: Death of his physical body: 1975; Beatified: 1992; Canonized: 2002

(f) The responsibility for the greatest catastrophe to befall humanity since the Noah's Flood cataclysm - World War II - rests upon the RC Church Administration. Lenin, Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin would have been powerless if the very simple and straight forward instructions given by Heaven would have been followed. (2)

At what point will it be advisable (or essential for spiritual survival) to stay away from Roman Catholic church services, even in parishes where (so far) the Masses are valid and reverent?

My hunch is that the no-go line would be when the Vatican machinery announces the False Christ, and gives allegiance to him/it. Likewise, it would be necessary to stay away from the services of any denomination that aligns itself with the False Christ.

But maybe the red line comes sooner than that ...

(Mr.) IW

May 15th, 2010
[Mary, Queen of the Apostles (Saturday during the Octave following Ascension Day)]

In reference to (Mr.) IW's letter about Benedict XVI's performance in Lisbon (see below)...

Thank you for this.

I have gotten this many times from watching him. I am heartened that others are seeing and hearing the same thing.

(Mrs.) ML

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. [Revelations 21]

16 Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus: 17 Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry...

21 Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection... 24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.

26 And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. [Acts 1]

May 14th, 2010

Benedict's grand entrance in Lisbon and Mass brought memories of Cleopatra's entrance in Rome as portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor in the sixties movies. Without a doubt it must have caused much sorrow to St. John Bosco since his famous dream (1) seems to have been the subliminal script.

The following is not based on 'research', but rather on what I was led to 'understand' in watching Ratzinger's papal mass in Lisbon today.

First - I should note that I had no preconceived notions when I watched the EWTN live broadcast of the papal mass from Lisbon. However, I did what I have been doing for a while now when watching any such papal event:


There was very heavy subliminal programming going on in this 'staged show'.

The term - staged show - has great prescience, as Msgr. Guido Marini, the Papal Master of Ceremonies has advanced degrees in the psychology of communication. Prior to this 'show' this was evidence in such things as the Papal Throne growing ever more ornate and increasingly elevated, and the 'Cleopatra' type water entrances in Sydney and Malta.

As of this writing, better photos (than these (2)) and video clips of the mass are not yet available. But here we have:


As if all that were not enough, I 'detected' what you might call subliminal backmasking. It would take me a while to unscramble all the messages conveyed (3), but this was the essence:

"..... I am with you always ..... today I walk with you ..... Christ is not two thousand years distant from us, but is really present among us: he gives us the Truth and he gives us the light which is our life and helps us find the path towards the future ..... pre-eminently present in the sacrament of his Body and Blood I am with you ..... a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame” ..... Draw near to the Lord, “that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious ..... those who believe in Jesus will not be put to shame: he is the Word of God, ..... no adverse power will ever be able to destroy the Church ..... A vast effort at every level is required if every Christian is to be transformed into a witness capable of rendering account to all and at all times of the hope that inspires him ..... only I can fully satisfy the profound longings of every human heart and give answers to its most pressing questions concerning suffering, injustice and evil, concerning death and the life hereafter ..... it is necessary to proclaim anew with vigour and joy the reinvention of the death and resurrection of Christ, the heart of Christianity ....."

The words he used- his phrases - jumped out as double/triple and/or inverse meaning. I understood that he was referring to himself, regardless of the pious verbiage used. In some cases, I 'heard' two things at once. Demoniacally clever. Nobody would suspect a thing. I cannot explain this further, except to summarize the subliminal:

"Worship me ..... obey me ..... the church is your only hope... obedience".

I have no idea how others perceived this, if indeed many did. It is likely that 'nothing funny'; will turn upon in any video of this mass.

One wonders what else Marini studied...

God bless you!

(Mr.) IW

Over the past decade, independent testing of Chemtrails around the country has shown a dangerous, extremely poisonous brew that includes: barium, nano aluminum-coated fiberglass [known as CHAFF], radioactive thorium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, desiccated blood, mold spores, yellow fungal mycotoxins, ethylene dibromide, and polymer fibers. Barium can be compared to the toxicity of arsenic. Barium is known to adversely affect the heart. Aluminum has a history of damaging brain function. Independent researchers and labs continue to show off-the-scale levels of these poisons. A few “anonymous” officials have acknowledged this on-going aerosol spraying.

Numerous tests have been done to verify that these poisons are off the scale in their toxicity. They are documented in our water, in our soil, and in our air. For more than 10 years, researcher Clifford Carnicom has been valiantly and systematically reporting on the various detrimental aspects of these aerosols –and what they are doing to our entire environment, as well as our blood. Various “sky watch” groups also have been carefully documenting and diligently reporting about these daily assaults.

May 13th, 2010
[Ascension of Our Lord + Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament + First Apparition of Our Lady at Fátima]

May 12th, 2010

I read your post of May 8th about St. Benedict medal (1) and it scared me. What you said about it makes sense and that is the reason of my scare.

I know the pain and anger of God when his people believe in the power of things more than in His power, as is the use of a talisman/amulet.

We have practices that could be seen similar to what you said about St. Benedict medal. For example: The miraculous medal, the veneration of The Mercy Image, the Mount of Carmel scapular (Our Lady Of Mount Carmel), etc.

In your FYI&R page you stated that it is "in contrast, the proper use of a simple St. Benedict medal, as one would use another religious symbol, is a different matter and should not be offensive to God".

I went to wikipedia in search of the definition of a talisman and it refers me to the definition of an amulet . For my surprise, this page identifies (2) as amulet many of our sacramentals, including the rosary and the holy water.

In the present days I believe is very important to have pristine clear the difference of this two possible practices: that one which provoke pain to God versus that one which is not offensive.

Please, could you clarify the two practices?

Many blessings for you!

(Ms.) RM

The Latest Decalogue

Thou shalt have one God only; who
Would be at the expense of two?

No graven images may be
Worshipp'd, except the currency:

Swear not at all; for, for thy curse
Thine enemy is none the worse:

At church on Sunday to attend
Will serve to keep the world thy friend:

Honour thy parents; that is, all
From whom advancement may befall:

Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive
Officiously to keep alive:

Do not adultery commit;
Advantage rarely comes of it:

Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,
When it's so lucrative to cheat:

Bear not false witness; let the lie
Have time on its own wings to fly:

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Approves all forms of competition.

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. [Psalm 103:8]

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. [Nahum 1:3]

May 11th, 2010

Item (a): I hope you will not be discouraged (by my progress, or perhaps lack thereof) when I say that the constant testing tires me. I know I shouldn't feel this way and yet I do. My "faith muscles" do not seem to have developed symmetrically - strong at some points, weak in others. I also know I have no one to blame for these trials but myself, yet like any other spoiled child I do not joyfully embrace the discipline. What an idiot I am. My own weakness exasperates me.

Item (b): I only take solace in the fact that there are people who do rise above their limitations, who do His will as He intends them to, and do not bow to the pressures of the world. It may be shallow of me to say this, but while I do not envy the role He has ordained for you, I do wish I had your strength of faith.

IW

Item (a): As we have said many times, God's judgment of a soul is based on how hard that soul has sincerely tried to sanctify itself and the degree of contrition for its falls - not on the level of holiness attained. The keys are "how hard that soul has sincerely tried" and "true contrition".

How could we possibly be discouraged if you honestly recognize your misery and struggle day in and day out to overcome it?

Item (b): A well kept secret (due to the failed Evangelization) is that the highest level of faith to be attained by each individual is different from one to another. We must view virtues as ingredients which go in the making of a particular dish. The amount of each virtue within a soul depends on the amounts of the other virtues - all geared to attain the full potential God has determined for each particular soul.

Just "bang on God's doors" persistently asking Him to grant you the level of faith that He has ordained for you from all Eternity at that particular moment since, a week from now, the level of faith that you must have will be different. We must see ourselves as "a dish in progress" as we journey through Tim on our way Home.

It is He Who grants the faith upon our request and ability to accept it.

May 10th, 2010

For your information and reference and for the "on-schedule" file, and the "human self-annihilation without Divine Intervention" file ...

This 18-minute video - Jeremy Jackson: How we wrecked the ocean - goes over the global collapse of oceanic ecosystems: over-fishing, proliferation of invasive and destructive species, pollution, toxic algae, and the spread of oceanic dead zones. It confirms what I have intuited about the state of the planetary ecosystem. It may all be "old news" for you, however.

There is a poignant comparison between the catch of fishermen off the Florida Keys in the 1950s/60s, and their catch now. The fish that are now displayed as oceanic trophy fish... are about like the average trout that our family used to catch in Colorado in the 1960s.

All of this leaves aside the effects of the current BP Gulf of Mexico massive oil spill, since the video was made well before then.

LP

It is doubtful when the Medal of St. Benedict originated. During a trial for witchcraft at Natternberg near the Abbey of Metten in Bavaria in the year 1647, the accused women testified that they had no power over Metten, which was under the protection of the cross.

Upon investigation, a number of painted crosses, surrounded by the letters which are now found on Benedictine medals, were found on the walls of the abbey, but their meaning had been forgotten. Finally, in an old manuscript, written in 1415, was found a picture representing St. Benedict holding in one hand a staff which ends in a cross, and a scroll in the other.

On the staff and scroll were written in full the words of which the mysterious letters were the initials. Medals bearing the image of St. Benedict, a cross, and these letters began now to be struck in Germany, and soon spread over Europe. They were first approved by Benedict XIV in his briefs of 23 December, 1741, and 12 March, 1742.

St. Maurus was a disciple of St. Benedict, and his defender against those who persecuted him. Pope St. Gregory the Great described him as a model of religious virtue, especially obedience.

May 8th, 2010
[Mary - Mediatrix of All Graces]

In reference to your May 3, 2010 "Do you know how... to easily tell the difference between a staged attack (terrorist or warfare) and a real one?" (1)

I always wondered why there had been no US response to real Acts of War such as the capture of the USS Pueblo by North Korea during the Viet Nam era and the attack on the USS Liberty by Israel during the Six Day War. It seems that surprise attacks like those are like a blow to the belly and leave us in shock and unable to adequately reply.

Could it be that maybe, just maybe the sinking of the USS Maine (Spanish American War), the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (WWI), the invasion of Poland and Pearl Harbor (World War II), etc., were all staged events, manipulations leading to other staged "wars" Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq (no. 1) and (no. 2) and Afghanistan.

These kinds of machinations and manipulations only serve to confuse us as common citizens and gradually have worn away our sense of purpose and faith in the institutions, church and state, that gives us our identity and will to go on. To contest Marie Antoinette, I don't want to eat cake anymore I want real sustenance.

My only recourse is faith in Jesus and the Holy Eucharist.

IW

+ Almost everyone thinks that "Reporters without borders" is an independent group. Apparently... not so (2).

+ Most people - especially abroad - thought that President Obama was bringing a humane brand of Imperialism to the White House. Apparently... not so (3) (In any case, Obama's decision to retain George W. Bush's Secretary of Defense should have been a total give away of the New Administration's intent.)

+ Most people - especially in the UK and the rest of Europe - thought that their "fair and square" election outcome was going to be a clear ousting of Labor. Apparently... not so. The traditional appointment with the Queen for tea on the morning after the election had not been scheduled according to a Buckingham Palace spokesman. What did they know that the rest of the UK did not? Answer: The mixed bag election result which would not produce a clear winner ready for tea in the AM.

For many users of Facebook, the world's largest social network, it was just the latest in a string of frustrations.

On Wednesday, users discovered a glitch that gave them access to supposedly private information in the accounts of their Facebook friends, like chat conversations.

Not long before, Facebook had introduced changes that essentially forced users to choose between making information about their interests available to anyone or removing it altogether.

Although Facebook quickly moved to close the security hole on Wednesday, the breach heightened a feeling among many users that it was becoming hard to trust the service to protect their personal information.

“Facebook has become more scary than fun,” said Jeffrey P. Ament, 35, a government contractor who lives in Rockville, Md.

There is also a formal, priestly blessing offered to the sick – the Blessing of St. Maurus – that requires either a relic of the True Cross or the St. Benedict Medal. St. Maurus was a disciple of St. Benedict, and his defender against those who persecuted him. Pope St. Gregory the Great described him as a model of religious virtue, especially obedience.

Standing on the Jordanian bank of the Jordan River right where many believe Jesus was baptized, Mikhail Mikhayev, a Russian tourist, enters the brownish water wearing a long white robe. He takes a deep breath and plunges his entire head and body under the water. He stands up, crosses himself, and repeats the dunking and crossing twice more.

Mikhayev may have had a spiritual experience, but it wasn't a healthy one. Standing on the Israeli-controlled side of the site, Gidon Bromberg, of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), talks about the dangers.

"If you drink the water, you're likely to get diarrhea or stomach problems, and if you have a cut, you will probably get a rash," he told AOL News.

"Israel bans people from being baptized here, and the Jordanians advise against it, but it's still hard to stop people."

May 6th, 2010

In 2003 while lobbying leaders to put together the Coalition of the Willing, President Bush spoke to France’s President Jacques Chirac. Bush wove a story about how the Biblical creatures Gog and Magog were at work in the Middle East and how they must be defeated.

In Genesis and Ezekiel Gog and Magog are forces of the Apocalypse who are prophesied to come out of the north and destroy Israel unless stopped. The Book of Revelation took up the Old Testament prophesy:


Bush believed the time had now come for that battle, telling Chirac:


The story of the conversation emerged only because the Elysée Palace, baffled by Bush’s words, sought advice from Thomas Römer, a professor of theology at the University of Lausanne. Four years later, Römer gave an account in the September 2007 issue of the university’s review, Allez savoir. The article apparently went unnoticed, although it was referred to in a French newspaper.

The story has now been confirmed by Chirac himself in a new book [Si Vous le Répétez, Je Démentirai (If You Repeat it, I Will Deny)], published in France in March, by journalist Jean Claude Maurice. Chirac is said to have been stupefied and disturbed by Bush’s invocation of Biblical prophesy to justify the war in Iraq and “wondered how someone could be so superficial and fanatical in their beliefs”.

Imagine Judas Iscariot saying to himself: "Once I figure out exactly how many silver coins I need to charge, I will go ahead and betray Jesus so that Isaiah's prophecies are fulfilled and humanity is saved from its sins."; or

Hitler saying: "Oh, well... the Vatican did not obey Our Lady of Fatima (3) so I guess I have to start WW II so that Her prophecies and warnings are fulfilled."

* Halliburton performed a variety of services on the rig, including cementing, and had four employees stationed on the rig at the time of the accident. Halliburton's employees returned to shore safely, due, in part, to the brave rescue efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard and other organizations.

* Halliburton had completed the cementing of the final production casing string in accordance with the well design approximately 20 hours prior to the incident. The cement slurry design was consistent with that utilized in other similar applications.

* In accordance with accepted industry practice approved by our customers, tests demonstrating the integrity of the production casing string were completed.

* At the time of the incident, well operations had not yet reached the point requiring the placement of the final cement plug which would enable the planned temporary abandonment of the well, consistent with normal oilfield practice.

* We are assisting with planning and engineering support for a wide range of options designed to secure the well, including a potential relief well.

Regarding the latest "terrorist" attempt in New York City...

The curious (and obviously staged) 'car event' in NYCs Times Square is to me funnier then a Marx Brothers movie. As a native NYer and one who was born and grew up a few blocks away from the 'scene of the crime', I felt the need to pass along a few observations:

1) YOU CANNOT PARK THERE!!!! By this I mean: 'do not pass GO, do not collect $200...'. In my lifetime it has been literally impossible for a passenger car to park... or stand... or stop there! Even delivery trucks have severely restricted locations and hours.

2) For the last 30 years there has always been a very strong police presence in the area. Large numbers of uniformed AND plainclothes cops on foot patrol. Marked and unmarked police cars cruise constantly. And uniformed NYPD cops on horseback - for which there has long been a special facility for the horses in the area!

3) NYC tow trucks constantly prowl the side streets - and are expert in hooking up and towing away a car in under 3 minutes (as I know from sorry personal experience).

4) Between all this, the cameras, and the signs ("Do not even THINK of parking here!!! ... Fine and Tow $250 minimum), this is just impossible... unless it was staged/allowed.

The heavy police presence is to protect the thousands of tourists and theatergoers. It is strong in daytime; but in the 5- Midnight shift (when the theaters are in operation) it is even stronger.

...and that is when this 'incident' happened.

If I count correctly, this is now the third 'suspicious vehicle' found (amazingly!) parked in the area. One was right on 42 street where all could see it.

The silliness of this became very obvious when I noted that TV reporters 1) could not get the street location correct, constantly changing it and giving conflicting reports, and 2) mentioning 'propane tanks' long before the car had even been opened...

I guarantee that if you were to park - much less sit idling... a cop would be along within 5 minutes to tell you to move and/or ticket you!

God bless you!

IW

May 5th, 2010

May 4th, 2010

Castrillón Hoyos has claimed that Pope Benedict XVI, as cardinal prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), was involved in a 2001 decision to praise a French bishop for protecting a priest convicted of raping a boy and sexually assaulting 10 others.

According to the Associated Press, Cardinal Castrillón told Colombia’s RCN radio on 22 April that the decision to send a congratulatory letter to Bishop Pierre Pican of Bayeux-Lisieux was the product of a high-level meeting that included the then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

“It was a meeting of cardinals,” he said. “Therefore the current Pope [Benedict XVI], who at the time was a cardinal, was present. The Pope [John Paul II] was never at those meetings. However, the Holy Father was indeed present when we spoke about this matter in the council, and the cardinals ruled,” Cardinal Castrillón reportedly said.

This will cost the Church millions of euros as people leaving opt out of paying church tax (8 per cent of income tax). In Austria, 30,000 Catholics have left the Church this year, compared to 21,000 by this time last year, which was a record year. (1)

For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. [Luke 12:3]

No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up in the last day. [John 6:44]

That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. [John 10:29]

May 3rd, 2010

In September 2009, news stories reported that researchers in Canada had found an increased risk of pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza in people who had previously been vaccinated against seasonal influenza.

Several public health agencies in Canada undertook four additional studies during the summer of 2009 to investigate further. Taken together, the four studies included approximately 2,700 people with and without pH1N1.

The first of the studies found the seasonal vaccine to be associated with an increased risk of approximately 68 percent for pH1N1 disease.

A year ago today, health authorities confirmed the nation's first case of the H1N1 flu virus, a subtype of influenza A.

It took less than a month for the virus, which is believed to have originated in the Mexican capital in mid-April last year, to arrive in Korea.

A team of doctors at Korea University College of Medicine recently published an article on the government's response to the flu outbreak stating that the early response between April and July was successful in blocking the spread of the virus here.

With warmer seasons nearing here, people's fears are also growing about the possible second wave of an H1N1 outbreak.

"Considering the past history of pandemics, we can't rule out the possibility of a reemergence of the new flu virus," the team of Korea University doctors warned in its report.

The only target the CIA picked for NATO's 11-week bombing campaign on Yugoslavia was the one that led to the U.S. attack on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, CIA Director George Tenet said Thursday.

One factor was the method used to find the precise location of the target -- an intelligence officer using land navigation techniques that should not be used for aerial targeting because they provide only an ``approximate location,''

"This episode is unusual,'' Tenet said, because the CIA does not normally put together by itself specific targets that include coordinates for bombing operations. The CIA usually provides more analytical judgements or specific information on targets selected by others, he said.

"The attack was a mistake,'' Tenet said. "Let me emphasize, our investigation has determined that no one -- I repeat no one -- knowingly targeted the Chinese embassy,'' he said.

May 1st, 2010
[First Saturday Devotion]

Just as former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested at a London hospital on a Spanish warrant under the novel legal concept of "universal jurisdiction," lawyers are assembling the case that Pope Benedict could be held on charges of crimes against humanity, specifically child sexual slavery.

The Sunday Times called it a planned "ambush" that could embarrass the British government and force an awkward confrontation with the courts over diplomatic immunity.

Internationally, the Vatican is treated as a sovereign state for many purposes, including the signing of treaties, but its legal status is uncertain, and it sits at the United Nations only as an observer.

On his blog on Sunday, Prof. Dawkins denied telling The Sunday Times anything so "personally grandiloquent" as wanting to slap the cuffs on the pontiff himself, but he expressed wholehearted support for the idea, which he credits to fellow deity slayer Christopher Hitchens.

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