"...& rise of populism (Brexit & Trump)": All so very true, but for the one I have highlighted, which I would suggest is a, perhaps futile, attempt at reaction. 'Populism' is an elitist smear deployed when the democratic process defies their interests. I would also add the universal, ubiquitous presence of the media, the vast majority serving as satan's mouthpiece and so all-pervasive that one can easily become unaware of its perpetual din. This includes the almost unmentioned catastrophe of on-line pornography which reportedly occupies the great majority of the internet, the damage it causes being incalculable. Many, if not all, of the human errors you outline are being orchestrated by the media and the premises of debate are being laid down by them. If you contradict the accepted view, you are demonised and made a non-person, sent to a figurative gulag.
Thank God they are safe. The thought of having inches of water in my home would give me nightmares. I live maybe half a mile slightly uphill from a river, closer to a stream which has flooded every ten years or so but luckily the course of the stream takes it downhill before it reaches the higher ground behind our house. Looking at the reports from Houston got me thinking that maybe our house would be vulnerable if we had freak weather which seems to becoming more frequent around the world. According to the news, the area affected by this hurricane is the size of Bangladesh! If that happened here our options would be almost zero. The very thought of it is frightening.
So true. And yet... if 2,000 years of prophetic insight is anything to go by this is but the very beginning...
Yes, I have read the prophecy attributed to St. Patrick that Ireland will be covered by the sea. Can't recall whether the prophecy says seven years before the reign of the AC or seven years before Judgement Day. I thought that it would be triggered by some major earthquake or volcanic eruption in the Atlantic. No point heading for Lugnaquilla should that happen. Will say some more prayers for the folk in Texas. According to the news, there are floods in Galveston now. Will pray, too, for people in Louisiana because it looks like they could be in the path of the storm.
The below were some articles in my MILINET Morning News that just confirm that the USA is, in fact, in a Civil War ... and with Clear & Present Dangers from abroad too. Global Left Media, Academia, Democrat Politicians and their militant arm now called ANITFA (they used to be called the KKK, Union "Activists" or Occupy Wall Street) have come out boldly to proclaim their disgust and intent to destroy all that I hold dear in my traditional Religious and Civic Beliefs. Oh!! ... and not to forget that the above have aligned themselves with The Religion of Peace whose mantra is Submit or Die. The below along with the News of the past 10 years tells me that, in my USA, it's past time to choose. No place to run! Submit or fight to the death. Nothing new about this scenario, Gang! It's the same thread that has coursed through Human History since Cain & Abel. China says North Korea tensions have reached ‘tipping point’ http://www.scmp.com/news/china/dipl...ays-north-korea-tensions-have-reached-tipping First they came for the Confederacy: Now trendy Catholics are toppling their religious icons--Anne Hendershott http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/first-they-came-for-the-confederacy/ Classy: Tampa University Professor Says Texas Deserved a Hurricane Because The State Voted For Trump https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katie...medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad= Dartmouth professor calls Antifa violence ‘vital’ form of ‘collective self-defense’ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/mark-bray-dartmouth-professor-calls-vital-antifa-v/ Democrats hype up leftist base, remain silent after violent antifa attack in Berkeley: Six injured after leftists swarm park, target police, Trump supporters http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/28/democrats-silent-after-antifa-attacks-berkeley-tru/ University Of Colorado, Colorado Springs Newsletter: ‘Veterans Should Be Banned From Four-Year Universities’ http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Co...veterans-to-white-supremacists-441704493.html GOD SAVE ALL HERE!! PS: I don't see much to argue with Voris about here: https://www.churchmilitant.com/vide...-on-fumes?mc_cid=82a9b0de63&mc_eid=2a0b6c7ef6
Things are bad, yes. But many of the claims of unprecedented times do not take into account the historical record. One example: The current level of protests and violence does not compare to that experienced in the U.S. in the late 1960s. In addition, 1968 saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy. As a result of the violent opposition to the Vietnam War and political unrest, President Johnson did not run for reelection. (In fact, the Secret Service was so concerned over Johnson's safety they warned against his even appearing at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He didn't.) Richard Nixon ran against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace, an avowed white supremacist, and won. Certainly race relations were arguably far worse. From Wikipedia, a list of 1968 riots. These do not include all the campus protests and sit-ins/takeovers across the U.S. Orangeburg massacre, February 8, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina 1968 Washington, D.C. riots, April 4 –8, Washington, D.C. 1968 Chicago riots (West Side Riots), April 5–7, Chicago, Illinois Baltimore riot of 1968, April 6–12, Baltimore, Maryland 1968 Kansas City, Missouri riot, April 9, Kansas City, Missouri Wilmington riot of 1968, April 9–10, Wilmington, Delaware Louisville riots of 1968, May 27–29, Louisville, Kentucky Glenville Shootout, July 23–28, Cleveland, Ohio 1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity, August 1968, Chicago, Illinois
DeGaulle, I usually visit Yahoo Finance for business news. I'm always amazed at how much energy and focus is spent on attacking Trump. After all, the presidency has little "real" impact on the USA economy. They are in lock step with the rest of the MSM. Safe in the Refuge of the Immaculate Heart!
CD, I hope that it is ok that I post Michael Voris' entire transcript it is very good and I think it highlights some of the differences between what is happening now in comparison to times of the past, Living on Fumes The tank is almost empty. August 29, 2017 55 Comments Download the Audio TRANSCRIPT The American experiment is in its final stages. What began as a noble endeavor, at least by some, has proven to be a failure. It contained its own seeds of destruction from the outset in that authority was vested in the masses. From that point forward, all that would need to be accomplished by the diabolical was to simply corrupt a sufficient number of the masses and the entire culture would "flip" so to speak, and we are moving to that point now with increasing speed. The violence, yes violence, from the Left is gaining momentum, and more and more little happens, little attention is paid to it — from violent demonstrations on college campuses over conservative speakers, to the gunning down of conservative politicians, to the ambush and killing of police officers, to the shouting down and assaulting of conservative presenters, to the out-loud calls for assassination of the president and all of it distorted or almost ignored by a media in ideological lockstep with the goals of the Left. What held this great experiment together was a shared morality. Even Benjamin Franklin and others among the founders recognized that for the nation to continue, it would need to be based on commonly held moral principles. As long as that was the case, the machine would keep chugging along. But for the last three or four generations, the fuel of morality has been approaching empty and now the American civilization is running on fumes. Morality must be grounded in something other than those who must subscribe to it — something outside of themselves. If not, then the very players themselves set the rules and are accordingly free to break, change or discard them at will, which is what we currently witnessing. Leftist media giants, for example, have simply changed the rules of journalism. Now, they distort rather than report, and they distort because they are perfectly fine with saying that a conservative political agenda is evil, uncaring and hate-filled and must be fought against. Freedom of the press has been refashioned to be freedom to press, press a socialist agenda, which devalues and reduces the value of human life and has no regard for the divine. The ranks of the religiously detached are beginning to swell, driven by a near total lack of regard for the transcendent. Spirituality has been redefined to mean whatever you want it to mean, which has led to the growing dissolution of America both conceptually and in reality, and in America, the only force which could have fought against this denial of the divine was the Catholic Church. Leaders, however, did and continue to cling to the American notion that all religions are equal or at least have equal worth, which of course, throws wide open the doors of competing moralities. Their parishes are emptying as a result. For the time being, the statues being torn down and toppled from their perches are historical political figures. It won't stop there. Politics is ultimately at the end, rooted in religion. It will not be long before Catholic statues start coming down. In fact, here and there, it has already begun, like this one of St. Fr. Junipero Serra in California. The tank is almost empty. Fumes will soon turn to little else than vapors. In 1968 for example, it began as a fight for equal rights in a country which stood for equal rights. The Orangeburg Massacre on February 8th, 1968 resulted in the killing of 3 people and 27 were injured. I wonder if this incident occurred today would it be called a massacre at all. Another sad situation that mass killings have become so prevalent in our society that we are almost numb to them. Then on April 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and things really took a turn for the worst. In comparison, it seems that anyone can verbally threaten the president with assassination and very little or nothing is done about it. In addition, in 1968 protestors from around the world "met through television". Today the internet, a far more advanced method of communicating, has joined liked minded people together sharing both good and bad ideas. In 1968, the Vietnam war escalated with the Tet Offensive and for the first time in history Americans and the world were able to watch the brutality of war on television in almost real time. In comparison, for the past several months, the whole world has been watching the DPRK test their ICBM's wondering if they have nuclear capability and when will they use it. If that day comes there will be no time for the worldwide protests that occurred in 1968. Our Lady has warned us that, "Hatred and ambition cause the destructive war!". I can't help wondering if we are on the brink of this or as Michael Voris puts it we are "Living on Fumes". PS - Here is an article about some of the events of 1968, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/20/1968theyearofrevolt.features , events which still have a major effect on us today.
Carol, a couple of questions: I'm not sure I understand what you're referring to here: "In 1968 for example, it began as a fight for equal rights in a country which stood for equal rights." The fight for civil rights began much earlier than 1968, and had earlier milestones (Emancipation Proclamation, the 14th amendment, Truman's banning racial discrimination in the armed forces, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, etc.). "Our Lady has warned us that, "Hatred and ambition cause the destructive war!". When/where did Our Lady say that?
Its very bad for all our area. We went to bed last night and the water had receded quite a bit. We woke up around 4 a.m. and the water was outside the door, then we had 2 to 3 inches of rain in the house. We have been in salvage mode since. Its raining hard right now, if we can make it thru tonight the rain will finally let up tomorrow morning. Please keep our area in your prayers tonight!
Harper, Of course the fight for civil rights began earlier than 1968, by "it" I was referring to the beginning of the 1968 protests. I did not state that was a direct quote by Our Lady but a warning from Our Lady that was given to us through Sister Lucia at Fatima, "The tip of the spear as a flame unlatches and touches the axis of the earth. It shudders. Mountains, cities, towns, and villages with their inhabitants are buried. The sea, the rivers, and the clouds emerge from their limits, overflowing and bringing with them in a whirlwind houses and people in numbers that are not possible to count. It is the purification of the world as it plunges into sin. Hatred and ambition cause the destructive war!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yep, it's out of control....http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/kathy-griffin-yanks-apology-for-“decapitated”-donald-trump-stunt-while-promoting-overseas-tour/ar-AAqWNGD?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=UE07DHPis and this is at least the second time I read this false comment about President Trump's statement about Nazi's.
Just FYI...While we're talking about riots and violence in America, one of the biggest race riots in US history was the 1967 Detroit riot. From Wikipedia: The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot or the 1967 Detroit rebellion, was a violent public disorder that turned into a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan. It began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967. The precipitating event was a police raid on an unlicensed, after-hours bar then known as a blind pig, just north of the corner of 12th Street (today Rosa Parks Boulevard) and Virginia Park Avenue, on the city's Near West Side. Police confrontations with patrons and observers on the street evolved into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in the history of the United States, lasting five days and surpassing the violence and property destruction of Detroit's 1943 race riot just 24 years earlier. To help end the disturbance, Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit, and President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. The result was 43 dead, 1,189 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. The scale of the riot was surpassed in the United States only by the 1863 New York City draft riots during the American Civil War,[2] and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The riot was prominently featured in the news media, with live television coverage, extensive newspaper reporting, and extensive stories in Time and Life magazines. The staff of the Detroit Free Press won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for its coverage. There's also a new movie about the riots, "Detroit," also Wikipedia: Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. Based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot, the film's release commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event.[4] The film stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. Detroit premiered at the Fox Theatre in the titular city on July 25, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on July 28, 2017, before opening wide on August 4, 2017.[5] The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Bigelow's direction, Boal's script and the performances of Poulter and Smith.[6][7][8]...
A good sign... Statue of Mary Miraculously Survives Hurricane Harvey ROBSTOWN, Texas, August 29, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A statue of the Virgin Mary was the only item to withstand a devastating fire that destroyed three Corpus Christi-area homes during Hurricane Harvey. The homeowner noted the significance of a holy statue of the Blessed Mother remaining standing through the ongoing disaster. “Some may blame God and some may blame the hurricane, but the only thing standing were holy things,” Natali Rojas told local NBC affiliate KRIS. “As you can see, this statue is the only thing that survived. I dug in there for things and all I found is a Virgin Mary.” The Rojas family prepared their homes and evacuated as Harvey approached. But an electrical fire broke out in one of the houses when the storm hit, and the category 4 hurricane’s high winds caused the fire to spread to all three on the property before firefighters could respond. All three homes were completely destroyed. Search and rescue has continued around the clock, and officials have said it will be some time before the full extent of the storm’s destruction and resulting fatalities are known. Natali's father, Jesus Rojas, was thankful that no lives were lost in the fire and stressed the importance of faith and family. "I believe that throughout my life I've suffered a lot. We were migrants,” Jesus Rojas said. “We worked all of our lives in fields and trying to show our families how to stay strong, how to believe in God and keep everybody together as a family." Natalie Rojas expressed gratitude as well. "The first thing I thought is we would have died in here if we would have stayed,” she said. “We left, so we're alive and I just wish this wouldn't have happened.” They thanked the Robstown Fire Department for doing all it could in an impossible situation and said it took courage for the firefighters to come out and try their best during the hurricane. The appearance of the family’s Our Lady of Guadalupe statue as the sole item remaining among the rubble of their home in the middle of so much devastation provided a powerful image of hope. "Appreciate what you have,” Natali Rojas said, “listen to the warnings, hug your children, and thank God for today and yesterday, and pray for a better tomorrow." https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/t...re-holy-things-after-hurricane-destroys-homes
Russia readies for huge military exercises as tensions with west simmer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/russia-military-exercises-tensions-west-zapad
I was watching the news and a woman spoke into the camera briefly from Houston and said: "We need to figure out what we are doing wrong and change it" Sounds like she's been reading some messages I also read on Spirit Daily this evening that Harvey brought the highest rainfall ever in US My husband said 52 inches Also heard on news that some folks may still be in shelters until Christmas On ewtn this evening the Rosary was offered for the victims of the hurricane
Interesting that since Vatican officials announced and began visiting Russia and there are rumors of Pope Francis making a trip there that suddenly IS rears its head and begins outright threatening the Pope and Christiandom. There is a lot more here than meets the eye IMO. http://www.christianpost.com/news/i...arns-religion-of-cross-will-be-broken-197026/ A top aid for Pope Francis has admitted that the latest Islamic State video that targets Pope Francis is prompting concern but said the pope won't be making any schedule adjustments. "I saw, yes, yesterday that video that was shown on TV: evidently, one cannot avoid worrying. Especially because of this senseless hatred that there is," Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Saturday, according to Crux Now. Still, Parolin shared that he is unaware of any new security measures that the Vatican will be taking as a result of the video, which was released last week. Paloma García Ovejero, the pope's deputy spokesperson, added: "We haven't raised the security measures because the controls are already very high. St. Peter's Square, as pilgrims and tourists can ascertain, is always very well protected." Ovejero affirmed that the Roman Catholic Church leader will not be cowered by IS. "Pope Francis hasn't changed a thing in his agenda, nor is he going to. Furthermore, he'll continue to foment dialogue, creating bridges, defending peace. With Muslims and Christians," he stated. Catholic News Agency reported on Friday that the video, filmed by IS militants in the Philippine city of Marawi, features scenes of jihadists setting fire to churches and destroying Catholic statues and relics. In one of the scenes, an extremist tears up a photo of Francis and Pope Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, declaring: "Remember this, you kuffar (non-Muslims) – we will be in Rome, we will be in Rome, inshallah [god willing]." A narrator vows: "After all their efforts, it would be the religion of the cross that would be broken. The crusaders' enmity toward the Muslims only served to embolden a generation of youth." The video was reportedly distributed by pro-IS group Al Hayat, and depicts scenes of the battle for Marawi, Philippines, parts of which were seized by IS-linked Maute militants back in May. Most of the city's 200,000 population, the majority of whom are Muslims, have fled, with reports from mid-July indicating that at least 400 people have been killed. Roman Catholic church leaders have hailed what they called the "stunning stories" of Muslims saving Christians in the terror-stricken city. "We all cry from our hearts: War in Marawi, never again! War in Marawi, no more!" the Philippine bishops said in a statement in July. "Even now Christians are assisting thousands of Muslims who have fled from Marawi for safety. These are indisputable signs that there is no religious war," they added, while condemning the militants "in the strongest terms possible, as did Islamic religious scholars in Mindanao." IS has been attempting to spread in SouthEast Asia and the jihadists have carried out a number of terrorist attacks across Europe in recent years.
