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I have referred to the date of the Crucifixion before. Jimmy Akin is a serious Catholic writer who has done the research and fixed the date: April 3, 33.
I lose interest when someone throws Bible verses or platitudes at me. I am more interested in someone who has undergone a serious trial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_R._Capodanno
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In Israel, Caiaphas was high priest from A.D. 18 to 37 and is best known for the trial of Jesus. Romans governed Judea through a procurator, Pontius Pilate from 26/27 to 36/37, and appointed the high priest directly, causing the officeholder to be seen as a Roman puppet. China In China, Caiaphas is whoever the current leader is. “Since 2018, the government has imprisoned uncompliant priests and removed crosses from churches. Recently, the Chinese authorities egregiously edited the Bible to “reflect socialist values,” leaving a new generation of believers exposed to a version of the sacred text that has been filtered through an authoritarian lens. “An educational curriculum written and distributed by government agencies even recast the Gospel of John to say that Christ claimed to be a sinner and was guilty of murder. “The Chinese authorities see technology as the next frontier of totalitarianism. They are investing billions to develop and deploy new machinery such as facial recognition, data collection, and tracking software to establish a full-blown surveillance state. “In fact, just before re-negotiations with the Holy See began this year, hackers working for the Chinese government infiltrated the Vatican’s computer networks in what The New York Times called ‘an apparent espionage effort.’” USA Today, David Curry, Opinion contributors, Oct 10, 2020 [edited to shorten] https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/10/china-and-christianity-vatican-deal-china-allows-persecution-column/5899207002/ Diary of a Country Priest, 1951 French film, English subtitles, almost two hours long, not the Sound of Music. This is the best film I have ever seen for the screenwriting alone, and there is an unexpected ending for the refined intellect.
A little bit of knowledge will assist you in understanding the ending: there is no such animal as an ex-priest. I am not giving anything away by saying that I know of an incident that happened in New York City in which a street sweeper witnessed a woman be struck by a car. The witness rushed to her side and gave her absolution. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Diary+of+a+Parish+Priest+Movie&&view=detail&mid=06239159F37C0FFFBFA906239159F37C0FFFBFA9&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DDiary%2Bof%2Ba%2BParish%2BPriest%2BMovie%26Form%3DVDRSCL%26%3D0 Husband’s call:
“Honey it’s me. I don’t want to alarm you, but I was hit by a car as I was leaving the office. Paula brought me to the hospital. They have checked me over and done some tests and x-rays. The blow to my head was severe. Fortunately, it did not cause any serious internal injury. However, I have three broken ribs, a compound fracture in the left leg, and they think they might have to amputate my right foot.” Wife’s Response: “Who is Paula?” Here is an excerpt from Sunday’s Gradual, Ps. 44, 3, 2. “My heart hath uttered a good word. I speak my works to the King: my tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth quickly.” Lofty advice about dedication to purpose. Right?
As soon as I finished making this entry, an inconceivable coincidence occurred. I heard a Bing telling me that a message had arrived in my email. I checked. A Quora questioner asked, “How do I write a book in one year?” Answer: “You glue your ass to a chair and write one page a day.”   The three above the main altar are Peter, Stephen, our namesake, and John, from left to right, and the European rosary plaques on the wall behind the nativity are 400 years old. The 10 plaques were carved out of a log sliced into six-inch-thick pieces.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men. Longfellow A man walked into the lady’s department, and, with his head hung low, said to the woman behind the counter, “I’d like to buy a bra for my wife.”
“What type of bra?” asked the clerk. “Type?” inquired the man, “there’s more than one type?” “Look around,” said the saleslady, as she showed him a sea of bras in every shape, size, color, and material imaginable. “Actually, even with all of this variety, there are only four types of bras to choose from.” Relieved, the man asked about the types. The saleslady replied, “There are the Catholic, Salvation Army, Presbyterian, and Baptist types. Which one would you prefer?” Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences. The saleslady responded, “It is all really quite simple. The Catholic type supports the masses; the Salvation Army type lifts the fallen; the Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright; and the Baptist type makes mountains out of molehills. Oh, and have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters used to define bra sizes? If you have, but you couldn’t figure out what the letters stand for, it is about time you became informed! “{A} Almost Boobs. {B} Barely there. {C} Can’t Complain. {D} Dang! {DD} Double dang! {E} Enormous! {F} Fake. {G} Get a Reduction. {H} Help me, I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up! “Quite simple. Right?” “… [1962 Missal adherents are] characterised by a rejection not only of the liturgical reform, but of the Vatican Council II itself, claiming, with unfounded and unsustainable assertions, that it betrayed the Tradition and the ‘true Church’.”
Christopher Lamb lifted the quote from the pope’s letter to bishops accompanying his Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes. Mr. Lamb’s article, Pope issues restrictions on ‘divisive’ Old Rite, can be found in the 7-16-21 issue of The Tablet, The International Catholic News Weekly. While Lamb’s report is on a decree issued in July 2021, and the latest decree was issued in December 2021, the difference between the two decrees is that the December decree is more specific and more debilitating. The pope has made the claim that I am divisive. I have not charged anyone with being divisive. I attended the Modern Mass for 50 years. I am not divisive, and anyone who says that, regardless of who he is, is unworthy of obedience. A man spoke frantically into the phone, “My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart.”
“Is this her first child?” the doctor asked. “No! This is her husband!” For Josef, my Austrian friend and tutor: The man will be a gemütlich host, welcoming all his guests warmly on Christmas Day. Cheerful!
Thaze attends a Catholic school in San Francisco, and his older brother is friends with Altan, one of my students who attends a different Catholic school and also plays with the Glens, and so do two of my grandnephews. All these boys are excellent students and athletes, and they are socially aware. This is a Latin phrase meaning “what one has earned”. In the context of contract law, it means “reasonable value of services”. What does it mean in terms of the Catholic faith? Is there a zero measurement of what one has earned? Null is a merit, or, at least, not a demerit under the 7th Commandment.
No valves. Just pipes. One commenter said, “The Sound of Civilization Arriving.” From Tom Schulenburg, Quora contributor, 12-16-21 Why is the shape of an elephant related to Fibonacci numbers? Starting with 1, 2, etcetera, the Fibonacci sequence is derived from adding the two previous terms to create the next term - (1+2) = 3, (2+3) = 5, (3+5) = 8, and so on. As the sequence progresses, the ratio of two terms (term2/term1) becomes consistent at about 1.618034. This is known as the golden ratio. As nature would have it, this is a ratio that appears frequently in many forms - the spiral of a snail shell, the petals on a flower, the shape of a hurricane, to name a few. The same ratio can be seen in the elephant’s trunk when curled up. 
Augustine (A.D. 354-430) breathlessly wrote that Christ emerged from His mother’s womb, the bridal chamber. The words of a canto are Non horruisti Virginis uterum. Thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb. (and it was left intact, as were the walls of the Upper Room)
The nth term of a sequence is 7n – 5. What is the 86th term in the sequence?
All you need to do is put 86 in the place of n in your formula. So, the 86th term is 7 × 86 – 5 = 602 − 5 = 597. What does (−2)² mean?
Answered by a seventeen-year-old boy on Quora: 4. One thing to note, (−2)² is not the same as −2². We can write −2² as −(2²) which becomes −(4) = −4. A seventeen-year-old boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss use of the car.
The father offered his son the following deal. “You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut. Then we will talk about the car.” The boy thought about that for a moment, decided he’d settle for the offer, and they agreed on it. Six weeks later his father said, “Son, you've brought your grades up, and I've observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I’m disappointed you haven’t had your hair cut.” The boy said, “You know, Dad, I've been thinking about that, and I’ve noticed in my studies of the Bible that Moses had long hair, Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, and there’s even strong evidence that Jesus had long hair.” Got to love Dad’s reply: “Did you also notice they all walked everywhere they went?” The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an application of space science. The International Space Station carries the AIS monitor on its exterior. It monitors approximately 30,000 ships in the open ocean and enables rescue operations to contact the nearest ship and send it to help a ship in distress. Visit nasa.gov for more information about the benefits space exploration has for Earth.
Give them an inch, they take a mile – and tax it
By Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), as published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune Driving is about to get more expensive – again. Senate Bill 339, recently signed into law, authorizes the California Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee to strategize a pilot program, which will eventually charge California drivers a tax for every mile driven. This legislation will make it remarkably more expensive for our rural communities and Californians’ pocketbooks can’t seem to catch a break. In the past year, consumer prices in the Western United States increased 5.3 percent. The cost of food has risen 4.7 percent, and energy prices jumped 25.1 percent, largely the result of an increase in the price of gasoline. It all adds up, and it’s hard to believe the current gas taxes will really go away once this new per-mile tax is applied. While the purpose of SB 339 is to replace the gas tax revenue as more drivers move to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV), this bill takes the wrong approach by going after those who drive long distances to work, school, or the grocery store. It’s a regressive tax that will hit low and middle-income households the hardest, who can least afford an additional expense. Many residents who can’t afford to live in California’s dense urban centers end up compromising with long commutes to and from work. The average transaction price of an electric vehicle according to Kelley Blue Book is $51,532, and the day-to-day realities of ZEV’s are unworkable for some given the unreliable electrical grid. California's 1st Senate District is a striking mosaic of suburbia, rural living, and family ranches. When I think of Siskiyou County, home to the majestic Mt. Shasta, I see residents who enjoy the beautiful mountains, towering pines, snowfall, and seasonal outdoor recreation. They shouldn’t be punished for choosing to live in a rural area. I opposed SB 339, and will continue to object to this inequitable tax as it moves closer to implementation. Instead of more taxes, lawmakers should be doing all they can to make California affordable. These issues need to be addressed by the California Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee to ensure rural Californians don’t get the short-end of this regressive tax. D.F. “Derc” D’Ercole
US Forest Service, Supervisory Special Agent (Retired) FOP Lodge #37 LEOSA Coordinator DHS Law Enforcement Instructor What are the details? The unnamed off-duty Baltimore police officer was getting a haircut . . . when 38-year-old Carlos Ortega burst into the Bladi Style barbershop in East Baltimore and fatally shot the barber, 33-year-old Rafael Jeffers. Video surveillance captured the moment [when] the officer, who was armed and in plain clothes while off duty, quickly jumped to his feet and "with great bravery produced his firearm," according to Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. The assailant killed the unsuspecting target on Nov 15, 2021. The sergeant returned fire, killing the assailant. The video is too violent and graphic to post. |
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