Amid growing controversy over the future of the Valley of the Fallen, Spain’s Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, has defended Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid. Bolaños told LaSexta.com that the plan to secularise the religious site was not the cardinal's initiative, but the result of an agreement reached directly with the Vatican. He emphasised that no personal deal had been made with Cobo, who has faced significant pressure from Catholics over the issue. The minister also said that the Vatican is fully committed to transforming the Valley from a monastery into a site of "democratic memory". Addressing divisions within the Catholic Church, Bolaños described it as a 'plural organisation', while criticising more traditional sectors that oppose the transformation and suggesting that they are out of step with 'contemporary society'. He also placed the “re-signification” of the Valley within a broader set of negotiations between the Spanish government and the Church, covering issues …More
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
Acts of the Apostles 7,51-60.8,1a. Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it." When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named …More
Apostelgeschichte 7,51-60.8,1a. In jenen Tagen sagte Stephanus zu dem Volk, den Ältesten und den Schriftgelehrten: Ihr Halsstarrigen, unbeschnitten an Herzen und Ohren! Immerzu widersetzt ihr euch dem Heiligen Geist, eure Väter schon und nun auch ihr. Welchen der Propheten haben eure Väter nicht verfolgt? Sie haben die getötet, die die Ankunft des Gerechten geweissagt haben, dessen Verräter und Mörder ihr jetzt geworden seid, ihr, die ihr durch die Anordnung von Engeln das Gesetz empfangen, es aber nicht gehalten habt. Als sie seine Rede hörten, waren sie in ihren Herzen aufs Äußerste über ihn empört und knirschten mit den Zähnen gegen ihn. Er aber, erfüllt vom Heiligen Geist, blickte zum Himmel empor, sah die Herrlichkeit Gottes und Jesus zur Rechten Gottes stehen und rief: Siehe, ich sehe den Himmel offen und den Menschensohn zur Rechten Gottes stehen. Da erhoben sie ein lautes Geschrei, hielten sich die Ohren zu, stürmten einmütig auf ihn los, trieben ihn zur Stadt hinaus und …More
Jesus is very clear in John 6 International Eucharistic Congress | IEC 2024 | … Mother Angelica Live Classics Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6,30-35. The crowd said to Jesus: "What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."
The recent death of Paul Ehrlich (1932–2026), that master of anti-natalist propaganda, should cause us to consider the far-reaching consequences of his doctrine. As the author of The Population Bomb, (Note: all page references given below refer to this work) written in 1968, Ehrlich helped shape the disastrous demographic policies which many countries around the world are currently scrambling to reverse. by Kathy Clubb Among his predictions was the frightening spectre of overpopulation and world-wide famine to be experienced in the 1970s. By tying food availability to increasing population, Ehrlich successfully sowed enough fear into the academics of his day to ensure that his message would be taken up and disseminated into the unsuspecting community at large. Contraception Central to Ehrlich’s policies for population control was contraception; this was to be subsidised by the government and especially was to be made available to the poor. He lauded the U.S. government’s multi-million …
Saint Anselm of Canterbury - April 21 Also known as Anselm of Aosta Anselmo d’Aosta Anselmo of Canterbury Doctor of Scholasticism Memorial 21 April Profile Born to the Italian nobility. After a childhood devoted to piety and study, at age 15 Anselm wanted to enter religious life, but his father Gondulf prevented it, and Anselm became rather worldly for several years. Upon the death of his mother, Ermenberge, Anselm argued with his father, fled to France in 1056, and became a Benedictinemonk at Bec, Normandy in 1060. He studied under and succeeded Lanfranc as prior of the house in 1063. Abbot of the house in 1078. Because of the physical closeness and political connections, there was frequent travel and communication between Normandy and England, and Anselm was in repeated contact with Church officials in England. He was chosen as reluctant Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 1092; officials had to wait until he too sick to argue in order to get him to agree. …More
Saint Anselm of Canterbury - April 21 breski1 Born to the Italian nobility. After a childhood devoted to piety and study, at age 15 Anselm wanted to enter religious life, but his father Gondulf prevented it, and Anselm became rather worldly for several years. Upon the death of his mother, Ermenberge, Anselm argued with his father, fled to France in 1056, and became a Benedictinemonk at Bec, Normandy in 1060. He studied under and succeeded Lanfranc as prior of the house in 1063. Abbot of the house in 1078. Because of the physical closeness and political connections, there was frequent travel and communication between Normandy and England, and Anselm was in repeated contact with Church officials in England. He was chosen as reluctant Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 1092; officials had to wait until he too sick to argue in order to get him to agree. As bishop he fought King William Rufus’s encroachment on ecclesiastical rights and the independence of the …More
Israeli Soldier Smashes Jesus Statue with Sledgehammer in Lebanon A shocking photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a crucifix in a southern Lebanon village that has emerged online over the weekend was authentic, the Israeli military said on Monday (April 20), condemning the desecration. The cross desecrated was part of a small shrine in the garden of a family living on the edge of the village, said Fadi Falfel, a priest in Debel. The Sun
During Mass, a priest asks the Lord to “take Donald Trump” during a prayer. The entire congregation starts laughing. “We pray for peace. We pray for Donald Trump, the Lord will take him.”
Novus Ordo: This is Fr. Christopher Ginnelly, parish priest for the Church of the Holy Family in Ballycroy, praying for the death of Donald Trump. The audience starts laughing.
If they clapped in support that would be the decider. Sometimes people laugh in shock at statements they are not comfortable with. It’s a very common reaction in Ireland. The priest's words are a scandal and I would imagine not a few of his congregation know it.
What a joke! The Irish used to be willing to walk thru fire to get to Holy Mass. Looks like the average age of the people is 70 or so. The Church is dying and this kind of garbage will only accelerate its death. Being Irish, this stuff makes me feel physically sick.
04/20/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. A crime that goes unspoken. That is the title of a film on the YouTube channel “Wbrew Cenzurze.” Not all of you have children of your own, but I hope that each of you can imagine the immense tragedy experienced by parents whose children have been brutally murdered for political reasons. Every child killed is a crime against humanity. Regardless of the parents’ nationality, religion, skin color, or beliefs. We must always oppose this. What is a child at school to blame for when some scumbag fires rockets at that school? Forty minutes later, a second rocket was fired to kill those who had rushed to the aid of the suffering children. Then a third. Can such acts still be called war, or is this not simply brutality? I have already shown in a previous post who fired these rockets. I will show these criminals once again. “Take note of these two criminals. Leigh R. Tate, the commander, and Jeffrey E. York, the first officer of the USS Spruance, who …