The Lord is Risen. Let the Earth Rejoice!
Scripture for Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil: Isaiah 55: 1-11; (Psalm) Isaiah 12: 1-6; Romans 6: 3-11; Luke 24: 1-12.
Scripture For the Feast of the Lord's Resurrection:
Acts 10: 34, 37-43; Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3: 1-4; John 20: 1-9.
Papal Freedom Regression?
by Donald Devine
Issue 137 - August 5, 2009
Conservatives were upset that Pope Benedict XVI’s first social encyclical, Caritas in Veritate , supposedly undermined the freedom and market teachings of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. As with much thinking on the right these days, they were confused.
The Google Groups conservative hotline buzzed. “While there are some valuable insights - which I take to be Benedict's,” concluded an executive at a large Catholic association, “when it comes to economic prescriptions it's an unmitigated disaster,” which he attributed to “the Peace and Justice crowd at the Vatican.”
A few minutes later, a “friendly non-Catholic” conservative concurred: “On a quick first reading, the encyclical looks like regression.” The most offensive phrase was: “The processes of globalization, suitably understood and
FROM THE DESK OF Gary G. Kreep
Barack Hussein Obama's "birthday" is coming up in just two weeks -- on August 4th... so we have a special birthday surprise planned for him, and I would like YOU to take part.
FAX All 50 State Attorneys General To
Investigate Obama's Birthday FRAUD:
https://secure.conservativedonations.com/usjf_faxag?a=2734
A quotation from an email from the US Justice Foundation.....
"According to published reports, Barack Obama's legal team has been paid over one million dollars, so far, to STOP anyone from seeing ANY of his actual identification documents, or many other documents:
Urge YouTube to Remove "Jesus Juice" Video
March 10, 2009
Dear ,
How do you feel about YouTube allowing people to post videos showing the Holy Eucharist being desecrated and mocked?
For example, did you know there's a video called "Jesus Juice" on YouTube showing a man who takes a Host and mixes it with fresh fruit in a juicer machine?
Did you know that the video maker mocks Our Lord ....
Here's a thought to warm some of your hearts...
From: Ed Chenel , A police officer in
Australia
Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real figures from Down Under.
It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced ....
...
..... The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!