True. He ought to have anticipated that he would be taken up wrongly. Unfortunately, the fear is that the misinterpretation was the intention, but we don't actually know that for sure.
Spot on, Padraig. He is using that tactic in the secular world as well. Accusing those who want to save the unborn as rigid and anti-woman and heartless while they rabidly enforce a law that allows to tear tiny helpless babies limb from limb and then profit from the Sacred remains of those little ones. And we think God will not hear those cries? Those who oppose overturning God's laws about marriage are bigots! Denying people the right to love and be loved. It is a diabolical reversal of truth--of reality. It madness rules these days so their vicious distortions are praised and Ch
Russian cities targeted by mystery bomb threats 13 September 2017 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41251684 Image caption The bomb scares spread to the heart of Moscow on Wednesday, including the central GUM shopping centre For four days running, towns and cities across Russia have been hit by a wave of bomb alerts. Dozens of schools, shopping centres, railway stations and public buildings have been evacuated. Tens of thousands of people have been affected. So far, all of the alerts have proved to be hoaxes and the public has been urged to remain calm. The source of the threats is unclear but one official suggested they had originated outside Russia. "There's reason to assume this was all organised abroad," the official in Chelyabinsk told Interfax news agency. On Wednesday, the bomb scares spread to Moscow, prompting the evacuation of the luxury GUM shopping centre near the Kremlin. In the capital alone, more than 50,000 people were caught up in the alerts, reports said. Image caption Muscovites milled around outside the GUM centre after it was evacuated Pro-Kremlin newspapers have pointed to a "major hacking attack", possibly from Ukraine. State TV said 205 companies and organisations had been targeted nationally. Massive cyber-attack hits 99 countries Where has ransomware hit hardest? Russian hackers 'target' Macron campaign Other reports suggested the threats were made via scrambled internet connections and were difficult to source. One official was quoted as saying the evacuations were part of an anti-terrorist drill but that has not been confirmed. Four days of threats The hoax calls began on Sunday but the extent of the alerts only became clear by Tuesday: In Chelyabinsk, in the southern Ural mountains, more than 11,000 people were cleared from 10 buildings on Tuesday In Perm to the north-west, 5,700 people had to leave schools and public buildings In the southern city of Stavropol alone, 1,500 phone hoaxes had been received, state TV reported Other cities affected ranged from Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk in Siberia to the enclave of Kaliningrad in the far west Image copyright AFP Image caption Police searches continued in cities across Russia (file pic) They continued to spread on Wednesday, with airports also targeted: In Moscow, bomb alerts were reported in Red Square, at railway stations, universities and shopping centres The River Volga cities of Samara and Saratov were hit, with seven shopping centres targeted in Saratov alone Several more Siberian cities were affected: in Ulan-Ude there were alerts at six shopping centres, four schools and bus and railway stations Irkutsk and Yakutsk were hit, and in Tomsk more than 10 schools were evacuated, along with local courts, shopping centres and a bus station Who is behind it? No-one is certain but the alerts appear to have come in the form of a pre-recorded voice message via internet telephony. One message received in the city of Ufa was broadcast on national TV. "An explosive device has been placed in the building. Evacuate the people, call the bomb squads. This is not a drill. Do you understand me?" A security source told pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda that the hoaxes were the result of a cyber attack organised from Ukraine, although no evidence was given. An IT security specialist quoted elsewhere spoke only of a foreign hacking attack. The governor of Stavropol called it a "phone attack" that had come from abroad and one phone company spoke of an "international virtual operator". Russian military exercise raises tension There was some suggestion, too, that the source of the disruption may have been closer to home. An aide to the Russian defence ministry's inspector general was quoted as saying it was part of an anti-terror exercise. "For the first time since Soviet times, large-scale anti-terrorism exercises are being carried out in Russia, involving all government agencies responsible for state security," Oleg Ostrovsky told newspaper Argumenty i Fakty Prikamye. The report was later deleted, according to BBC Monitoring. Russia has been hit by jihadist attacks, including a bombing on the St Petersburg metro in April in which 16 people died. However, a former opposition MP, Gennady Gudkov, warned that if the current alerts really were the work of federal security officers, then "that is completely crap". Russia's military is due to start joint military exercises on Thursday with Belarus. The exercises, called Zapad-2017 (West-2017) will involve a reported 12,700 soldiers in Belarus and Kaliningrad. Some figures outside Russia have predicted many more soldiers may be involved.
Yes, this is something that I thought about last night while praying. That it is important to pray for these conversions and souls. Especially for our Priests. There are a great many Priests who must be beside themselves with the leadership. They do not have a forum full of people to speak with and many must feel very alone.
Yes to be a faithful priest and alone but strong with Christ's words, knowing the truth is a very lonely, it makes my heart weep for them. how I pray for their strength to not fall or fail us
IMPLANTED MICROCHIP TO REPLACE CREDIT CARDS, CAR KEYS Swedes already using biometric chip instead of train tickets A microchip embedded under the skin will replace credit cards and keys according to Stephen Ray, who has already overseen a program for Sweden’s largest state owned train operator that allows customers to scan their chips instead of using tickets. BBC News showcased the system in which Swedes are able to have their embedded chip scanned by a conductor who uses an app to match up their chip membership number with a purchased ticket. Around 3,000 people in Sweden have already had a chip embedded in their hand in order to access secure areas of buildings. SJ – the first travel company in the world to implement the system is north Europe’s largest train operator. The company initially expects around 200 people to join the program. Despite Ray dismissing concerns about privacy, when the program was launched some customers complained that their LinkedIn profiles were appearing instead of their train tickets when conductors scanned their biometric chip. “You could use the microchip implant to replace a lot of stuff, your credit cards, they keys to your house, the keys to your car,” Ray told the BBC. His sentiments echo the tone of an NBC News report last year which asserted the microchipping of children will happen “sooner rather than later” and that Americans will eventually accept the process as something just as normal as the barcode. “It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but when,” electronics expert Stuart Lipoff told the network. Concerns about the embedded microchip representing the “mark of the beast” mentioned in the bible have been expressed by many on the Christian right for over two decades. Revelations 13:16-17 talks about every man receiving “a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead,” without which they are not able to “buy or sell”. https://www.infowars.com/implanted-microchip-to-replace-credit-cards-car-keys/
AED, As you say, comfortable Catholics often have no experience of being rescued. In hindsight, I am so grateful that God allowed me in my youth to fall flat on my face and then without success try out all sorts of "gods" to lift me up. Praised be Jesus Christ who drew me out of the pit! And thank you Mary- you tempered my zeal with your maternal compassion so that I may not rush ahead of the Father's leading (still working on that!). Why me and not my brother, Tim? I honestly don't know. May his darkness soon be dispelled by the brilliance of God's tender Mercy! Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
The Equifax breach might be the push for worldwide implanted microchips...http://searchsecurity.techtarget.co...response-deemed-insufficient-in-multiple-ways
Yup my Irish Dad was a marine, WWII, wounded in action the battle of Iwo Jima. He was quite a guy, a man's man with a tremendous sense of humor, twinkle in his eye, and loved the Catholic Church.
Carol When the CEO of Equifax (that might not be his title, but he was on tv as the head honcho)was on tv I saw the weirdest expression on his face like it was some kind of a con Or something was not kosher And i could not for the life of me imagine why Until you posted this I just felt uneasy in my soul
Spot on, Padraig. He is using that tactic in the secular world as well. Accusing those who want to save the unborn as rigid and anti-woman and heartless while they rabidly enforce a law that allows to tear tiny helpless babies limb from limb and then profit from the Sacred remains of those little ones. And we think God will not hear those cries? Those who oppose overturning God's laws about marriage are bigots! Denying people the right to love and be loved. It is a diabolical reversal of truth--of reality. It madness rules these days so their vicious distortions are praised and Ch oh yes Mario. The Blessed Mother was the one God sent to rescue me. No question!!! Never underestimate the grace received from making the 9 First Fridays and the 5 First Saturdays as a child. Our Mother never forsakes us even when we forsake ourselves. I am praying for Tim every time I go to daily Mass and when I do my "list" at night. I have a dear friend who has a son Tim who is in some serious trouble health wise. So I always pray for The Two Tims knowing God knows exactly who I mean. So here's to the once fallen and the mercifully redeemed, the poster children for God's great kindness! As St Thomas said: O Felix culpa. As you say Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Just got an email from Crewdog. Probably many of you did. He is just taking a sabbatical for a bit. He will be back.
