Were you scheduled to have the pilgrimage at the National Shrine in DC? I have been praying for America and I am glad you reminded the people on the forum to pray for America as well.
Oh, how dreadful. It is inconceivable how these deluges are coming to parts of the world now, quickly.
Hi HH - I’m not exactly sure of where the location in DC was supposed to be. I’m assuming it was the National Shrine. And I’m not sure where in Gettysburg we are meeting. As you can see, I’m not one for details . I’m going on faith.
Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad cartoon, dies at 86 - BBC News Right now, it seems "Islamic Extremism" is not that much of a main worry in the West but we need to stay on guard. I see a cartoonist in that Mohammed cartoon kerfuffle of a few years ago has passed on. And here is a downer story: Horse racing: Thousands of racehorses killed in slaughterhouses - BBC News Thousands of racehorses are being sent to slaughterhouses in Britain and Ireland, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Some of the slaughtered animals were once owned and trained by some of the biggest names in racing. Covert recording also showed how rules designed to protect horses from a cruel death appear to be regularly ignored at one of the UK's biggest abattoirs. So, sometimes, this last story is even too bitter to pass on. Animal cruelty is terrible. And trafficking aniamls is just as bad or often as bad. Sometimes, the animals are trafficked to make them pets but usually they are used for some reason, ancient Chinese medicines.
God bless this bishop and priest: CV News Feed on July 18, 2021 Pro-Abortion State Senator Denied Communion in New Mexico CV NEWS FEED // Joe Cervantes, a Democratic state senator from New Mexico, said his bishop and pastor are denying him Communion. Bishop Peter Baldacchino of the Diocese of Las Cruces refused to give Communion to the pro-abortion senator, Cervantes reported Saturday. Cervantes’ pastor will also deny him Communion, the senator said. “I was denied communion last night by the Catholic bishop here in Las Cruces and based on my political office,” wrote Cervantes on Twitter. “My new parish priest has indicated he will do the same after the last was run off.” Cervantes concluded by appealing to Pope Francis, under whose direction the senator apparently expects the Church to become accepting of abortion: “Please pray for church authorities as Catholicism transitions under Pope Francis,” Cervantes wrote. The news comes shortly after the U.S. Bishops voted 168-55 at their annual assembly meeting in favor of drafting a teaching document on how Catholics should properly prepare before presenting themselves for Communion. At the time, the Bishops’ decision received a firestorm of backlash from Democrats who identify as Catholic, including 60 pro-abortion self-professed Catholic members of Congress who wrote a public letter warning the bishops that denying Communion to pro-abortion politicians would “grieve the Holy Spirit.” Cervantes’ complaint received its own backlash on social media, especially from Catholics who pointed out the senator’s public rejection of Catholic teaching on the grave evil of abortion. Many of their responses, however, were quite gentle, and marked by a pronounced concern for the well-being of Cervantes himself. Catholic commentator Kathleen McKinley responded to Cervantes by suggesting he “look within” for a reason why his bishop and his pastor would deny him Communion. “If it’s advocating for abortion, then it is the Priest’s responsibility to make you understand you are not in a state of grace, but under a grave mortal sin, which would be made worse receiving unworthily,” McKinley wrote. “This is your soul. It’s important.” Twitter user Desiree suggested that Cervantes was denied the Eucharist by a bishop “who loves him enough to fight with him to save his soul.” “It wasn’t based on your political office,” wrote Catholic author Jennifer Hartline: The issue is sin and scandal and the good of your own soul. Take a few minutes to learn the truth of your Faith. You should be thankful you have a pastor who cares so much about you. Nicole Stacy of the Susan B. Anthony list simply shared a link to Cervantes’ political record. Just this year, Cervantes co-sponsored and voted “Yes” on a bill which “Repeals State Laws Criminalizing Abortion,” and, according to local conservative commentator John Block, “legalized abortion up-to-birth and infanticide across the state and stripped all protections for women and children in the womb.”
This is good. There are a lot of "pro-life Hispanics" in New Mexico, well, some at least...and they reject wholeheartedly, the Democrat platform on abortion. Their governor, Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, was caught in a seedy scandal. So, hopefully, things can change for the better. I'm sorry for the wide-divergence of parties nowadays, some former Democrat governors years ago, I thought were pretty good people. Very irritating.
There is some sort of big fire, it looks to me, at or near the Matignon Palace in Paris. The Prime Minister lives there, Edit on, here seems to be a more or less reliable source in newsprint saying this in French: VIDÉO - Paris : un incendie juste derrière l'hôtel de Matignon (francebleu.fr) 25 minutes ago: (2) Disclose.tv on Twitter: "NOW - Paris: Fire near the Matignon Palace, the residence of the French Prime Minister. https://t.co/UIN2rD4ITZ" / Twitter NOW - Paris: Fire near the Matignon Palace, the residence of the French Prime Minister. This looks serious. The film makes it appear pretty darn big for a fire.
One of the comments on the Twitter video say that local news says it's the Italian embassy that's on fire.
Yes, thank you Muzhik, noted. To other news: Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California election officials to block him from running in the state's Sept. 14 recall election, saying he's the target of political “shenanigans” by Sacramento Democrats. © Provided by Associated Press FILE — In this July 13, 2021 file photo radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. Elder has announced his candidacy for governor in the Sept. 14 recall election but the California Secretary of State's office has rejected his candidacy saying Elder, a Republican, filed incomplete tax returns that are required to run. Elder is challenging the decision. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) The Republican Elder said in a statement issued late Monday that he filed all the necessary paperwork to qualify to run in the election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, including over 300 pages of tax returns that are required to become a candidate. But the Secretary of State’s office did not include Elder on a preliminary list of 41 candidates issued last weekend, saying he filed incomplete information on those returns connected to redaction issues. Elder's campaign said he filed suit Monday seeking an order from state Superior Court in Sacramento requiring Secretary of State Shirley Weber to list Elder as a candidate on the final certified list of candidates, scheduled to be issued Wednesday. Full story at: Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot (msn.com) The opposition is just beyond the pale, terrible.
