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title: "The Enormous Radio"
author: John Cheever 1912-1982 publisher: The New Yorker genre: magical realism date: 5/17/1947
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Q. 205. How does a Catholic sin against faith? A. A Catholic sins against faith by apostasy, heresy, indifferentism, and by taking part in non-Catholic worship. * Apostasy is the complete abandonment of the Christian faith by those who have been baptized. * Heresy is the refusal of baptized persons, retaining the name Christian, to accept one or more of the truths revealed by God and taught by the Catholic Church. If this refusal is voluntary and obstinate, it is formal heresy; if it is involuntary, it is material heresy. * Indifferentism is the error of those who hold that one religion is as good as another and that all religions are equally true and pleasing to God, or that one is free to accept or reject any or all religions. * Those take part in the worship of non-Catholics who join in the irreligious services. Attendance at non-Catholic religious services, provided no part is taken in such worship, is allowed for a sufficiently grave reason, for example, presence at a non-Catholic funeral or a marriage ceremony for social reasons. * Infidelity is also a sin against faith. It is the unbelief of those to whom the truths of faith have been sufficiently proposed but who nevertheless deliberately refuse to accept them. * > Apostasy: See Scripture, question 201, Matthew 10:32-33. * > Heresy: "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock. And from among your own selves men will rise speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them" (Acts 20:29-30). * > Infidelity: See Scripture, question 107, John 3:5, question 158, Mark 16:15-16. www.drbo.org/cat/htm/02016.htm#:~:text=*%20Apostasy%20is%20the%20complete%20abandonment,taught%20by%20the%20Catholic%20Church. Augustinian Order fits the description of Q&A 205 The current head of the Augustinian Order is Alejandro Moral Antón. He serves as the Prior General, the supreme authority within the Order. He was re-elected in 2019 to a second six-year term. German hierarchy fits the description of Q&A 205 The Bishops’ Conference of Germany President H. E. Mgr. Georg Bätzing, Bishop of Limburg Vice-Chairman Franz-Josef Hermann Bode Secretary General female Dr. Beate Gilles Cardinal Reinhard Marx Stefan Heße, Archbishop of Hamburg Ludwig Schick, former Archbishop of Bamberg Heiner Koch, Archbishop of Berlin Helmut Dieser, Bishop of Aachen Heinrich Timmerevers, Bishop of Dresden and Meißen Ulrich Neymeyr, Bishop of Erfurt Franz-Josef Overbeck, Bishop of Essen and for the Military Michael Gerber, Bishop of Fulda Gerhard Feige, Bishop of Magdeburg Felix Genn, former Bishop of Münster Gebhard Fürst, former Bishop of Rottenburg and Stuttgart Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, Bishop of Speyer Stephan Ackermann, Bishop of Trier Franz Jung, Bishop of Würzburg France 6/15/2025 Sunday Mass, Toulouse Father Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP Convent and church are not the same. Church of the Jacobins is a deconsecrated church. It is a museum. 1274 Thomas Aquinas died at Fossanova Abbey in Italy. 1369 His remains were transferred to the Convent of the Jacobins. 1789-1799 During the French Revolution, he was moved for protection. 1974 His remains were returned to the Convent of the Jacobins. Where the body is now is a disgraceful mess. Everybody wants a pile of bones. See Soubirous. "Bread of Angels" by St. Thomas Aquinas, OP (1225-1274) The Latin Mass he said is good enough for me. Why not you? All the priest-saints said the Latin Mass. All deceased popes did...but one. Derivation of name The Jacobin Club was dissolved in November 1794, shortly after Robespierre, a member of the Club, was himself executed, marking the end of their dominant role. The club got its name from meeting at the Dominican rue (road) Saint-Honoré Monastery of the Jacobins. The name Jacobins is the nickname that was given to the Dominican Order in the Middle Ages in France. Their first convent in Paris was located in the rue Saint-Jacques, (Latin Jacobus), and the name came to be attached to the order itself. Dominic de Guzmán founded the order, declared a saint in 1234. Thomas Aquinas was a professed member, declared a saint in 1323. What it means: man, woman, or child is certifiably in Heaven, a place. What it does not mean: excepting Mary, they were perfect on Earth. As far as I'm concerned, my parents are in Heaven. Latin initials explained in English (examples)
(FSSPX are Society priests connected to teaching, and religious sisters who care for the priests and/or teach in the Society's schools.)
There are also monks and brothers in the Society and only two bishops, Bernard Fellay and Alfonso de Galarretaat. Traditional orders are fluent readers of Latin, that is, FSSP, SSPX, ICKSP (more), and some Benedictines and Dominicans. Mr. Johnson
cartoons camouflage state craftiness (Trump and Putin had a 50-minute phone call in which they agreed that the latest Israeli attack on Iran must end. Negotiations between the US and Iran over its nuclear program were set for today, but that passed. Putin said that negotiations with Ukraine would begin again after June 22. A Frenchman walks into a library and asks for a book on warfare. The librarian replies, "You’ll only lose it.") France June 12, 2025 Father Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP Remnant said, "This place was built for the Latin Mass, and today that Mass – so hated by modernists – made a glorious return to the altar of Rocamadour."
Father Pendergraft on pilgrimage is the pastor of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Bethlehem, PA, where Fraternity Father Daniel Nolan is assigned and followed by many. The name originates with Saint Amadour, who found refuge at the river under this steep Roc in French. Embedded in a valley of rocks surrounded by greenery, this ancient city was first mentioned in a document in 968 when reports emerged of miracles. 1 A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. 2 He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment: 3 He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name's sake. 4 For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me. 5 Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it! 6 And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days. After King Saul, the throne of Israel passed to his son. After only two years, he was assassinated, and David, Saul's son-in-law, became king.
1 The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes vanity of vanities, and all is vanity. 3 What hath a man more of all his labour, that he taketh under the sun? 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth standeth for ever. 5 The sun riseth, and goeth down, and returneth to his place: and there rising again, 6 Maketh his round by the south, and turneth again to the north: the spirit goeth forward surveying all places round about, and returneth to his circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again. 8 All things are hard: man cannot explain them by word. The eye is not filled with seeing, neither is the ear filled with hearing. 9 What is it that hath been? the same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? the same that shall be done. 10 Nothing under the sun is new, neither is any man able to say: Behold this is new: for it hath already gone before in the ages that were before us. New York Post
filed under books, hate crimes, Matthew Shepard, 9/21/13 Opinion New book questions Matthew Shepard killing By Kyle Smith, Published Sep. 21, 2013, 10:42 p.m. ET “…But if Jimenez’s somewhat problematic book is correct, it doesn’t make Shepard’s brutal murder any less horrific. It does make it less political, however. Political action groups won’t like that. “The gay magazine The Advocate said in a review that Jimenez ‘amassed enough anecdotal evidence to build a persuasive case that Shepard’s sexuality was, if not incidental, certainly less central than popular consensus has led us to believe.’ “The magazine went on, ‘There are valuable reasons for telling certain stories in a certain way at pivotal times, but that doesn’t mean we have to hold on to them once they’ve outlived their usefulness.’” https://nypost.com/2013/09/21/new-book-questions-matthew-shepard-killing/ Mossad - Torres in Israel
Poland Daily, a daily newspaper, reported facts only, no speculation and no commentary. Excellent. Detroit, MI Vigneron In April 2011, Archbishop Vigneron participated in an interfaith vigil at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan. Headline Detroit Archdiocese transfers assets; critics say it's a shell game By Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, Dec. 14, 2018 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/12/14/detroit-archdiocese-transferring-assets/2302809002/ Weisenburger
The Archbishop of Detroit, Edward J. Weisenburger, appointed by Francis and successor to retired Allen Vigneron, canceled the Latin Mass in Detroit for all parishes effective July 1, 2025. Weisenburger ruled that all churches must have a free-standing altar, the front-facing altar. Detroit Archdiocese The archdiocese continues to face challenges related to declining church attendance, financial sustainability, and an ongoing need to address the legacy of clergy sex abuse. LifeSiteNews (direct quotes without quotation marks) [2018] The archbishop has also been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, taking aim at his immigration policies during the first Trump administration. In 2018, at the USCCB’s Spring Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the prelate went so far as to suggest that Catholics who “are involved” in the detention of immigrants and separation of families at the U.S. border might receive “canonical penalties” usually used in “life issues” cases, which could include excommunication. [2020] While serving as bishop of Tucson, Arizona, Weisenburger was among the most stringent in the country in applying restrictions on the faithful during the COVID crisis, closing churches and implementing mask mandates in the spring of 2020 while encouraging Catholics to take the abortion-tainted COVID-19 jabs and instructing all priests within his diocese not to issue religious exemptions for the jab or mask mandates. [2021] In 2021, Weisenburger signed a letter alongside eight other U.S. prelates aligning themselves with the LGBT activist group Tyler Clementi Foundation, which seeks to “reduce the shame and stigma” of homosexual lifestyles. That same year, Weisenburger signed a letter asking the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to drop the issue of prohibiting then-President Joe Biden and other pro-abortion politicians from receiving Holy Communion. [2024] Following Trump’s re-election in 2024, Weisenburger joined his voice in “grave concern” with a group of Christian leaders in Arizona over an apparent “threat of mistreatment of undocumented persons who are our neighbors and contribute to our communities.” https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-lgbt-archbishop-of-detroit-bans-latin-mass-at-nearly-all-parishes/ Latin Mass locations ICKSP St. Joseph’s 1828 Jay Street, Detroit, MI 48207 SSPX Sacred Heart 2342 Valley Road, Mancelona, MI 49659 Saint Anne's 38100 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154 FSSP St. Stanislaus 415 North Brookfield Street, South Bend, IN 46628 Opinion Such a front-facing table no one ought to accept. Expect servile obedience and moles if there is disobedience. All American Catholics must stop making contributions to bishops. We can take direct action that way to show them we mean business. The Weisenburger name is German and Jewish Ashkenazic. Hanoi Jane was paid $300,000 for a recent speech given in Melbourne at Radek Sali’s Wanderlust talkfest. About her arrests for climate change demonstrations in her 80s, she said, "It feels so good to be arrested."
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Antonio, a Venetian merchant, secures a loan from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, to help his friend Bassanio woo Portia. The loan agreement stipulates that if Antonio defaults, Shylock can claim a pound of his flesh. When Antonio's ships are lost at sea, he cannot repay the debt, and Shylock demands his pound of flesh. Portia, disguised as a lawyer, cleverly saves Antonio by pointing out a loophole in the contract: Shylock can take the flesh but not a drop of blood. Shylock converts and forfeits his wealth. The quality of mercy is not strain'd. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The thronèd monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptered sway. It is enthronèd in the hearts of kings; It is an attribute to God Himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which, if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. Portia, Act 4, Scene 1 The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Catholic-in-secret A modernist Jesuit would wish I had never read the play, at 14. St. Ignatius HS is where I first learned grammar systematically. Gerald Smith SJ could not have imagined this thing, "internet". He required that we memorize and recite Portia's soliloquy. The school has no teaching Jesuits now, hence not Jesuit. United States Twilight Zone ran from 1959 to 1964. Night of the Living Dead was released 1968. Star Trek ran from 1966 to 1969. …and in that year, 1969, society stopped swinging... United States 5/5/2025 Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC.
Comcast is one of six companies that control 90% of news media. United States Neville Roy Singham (b. 1954), socialist, Maoist Summary of Wikipedia entry
Also, read LA riots funders. Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna
Florida, US Air Force veteran categories yokel: New York Hochul stupido: Minnesota Walz stuffed full Jew: Illinois Pritzker scheming Jew: New York Goldman
In their words... Time to come clean We do not merely believe that our church is the one we think is right, nor even that ours is the only true church. At the very heart of our eschatology is the teaching that the Roman Catholic Church is almost-supernaturally powerful and irredeemably evil, the enemy of God and in league with the devil. Some of the same things that anti-Semites said about Jews, we Adventists say in books we hold dear about Roman Catholics.
https://atoday.org/are-adventists-anti-catholic-bigots-officially-yes/#content Ellen White b. 1827 Maine, United States St. Thomas Aquinas b. 1225 Lazio, Italy
Liturgy of the Hours for today, 6/13/2025 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church Compline 8:45pm Virginia, United States https://divineoffice.org/ Minnesota, Arizona, and Texas
November 24, 2023 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate while serving a sentence in an Arizona federal prison. The attack occurred at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson. The attacker was John Turscak, a former FBI informant and member of the Mexican Mafia. He allegedly attacked Chauvin because of Chauvin's high-profile status and as a symbolic act related to the Black Lives Matter movement and the ‘Black Hand’ symbol associated with the criminal organization, according to charging documents. George Floyd was on narcotics when Chauvin knelt on his neck to subdue him, a perfectly legitimate action and administered not knowing Floyd was high. Toxicology reports showed that George Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system when he was arrested. Specifically, testing found about 11 nanograms per milliliter of fentanyl and 19 nanograms per milliliter of methamphetamine. Chauvin survived 22 stab wounds and was transferred to a prison in Texas. He is currently serving concurrent state and federal sentences. Chauvin's ex-wife is a real estate agent, photographer, Hmong refugee from Laos, and winner of the 2018 "Mrs. Minnesota" beauty pageant. She divorced him in February 2021. The whole thing is a travesty of justice. How do we know this? Every leftist news outlet reported Floyd's death was due to the lack of oxygen. Chauvin is a white male. For Trump to consider a pardon, it would require state-level commutation, that is, approval from Minnesota's Board of Pardons, which consists of the governor, attorney general, and chief justice of the state Supreme Court. That won't happen considering who dominates the State of Minnesota. I ought to be an investigative reporter. Knowing history, Latin, and math, I could do a better job than nine tenths. Maine
1) Headline Maine Audit Reveals Systemic $2.1 Billion Financial Mismanagement and Corruption Risk, State Auditor Matt Dunlap's 2024 report shows a total lack of oversight for state spending and routine disregard for the rules pertaining to non-competitive contract awards By Steve Robinson, March 30, 2025, Updated: March 30, 2025 https://www.themainewire.com/2025/03/maine-audit-reveals-systemic-2-1-billion-financial-mismanagement-and-corruption-risk/ 2) Headline Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Brother Helped Transfer Nine-Acre Black Market Cannabis Grow to Chinese National “Mother” Living in Guangdong Province: Triad Weed, Paul Mills, the eldest brother of Gov. Janet Mills, says he never met Xiling Ou or Xiaoyu Lu before helping them transfer ownership of a black market cannabis grow, By Steve Robinson, March 26, 2024, Updated: March 26, 2024 www.themainewire.com/2024/03/maine-gov-janet-mills-brother-helped-transfer-nine-acre-black-market-cannabis-grow-to-chinese-national-mother-living-in-guangdong-province-triad-weed/ Armenians are significantly involved in banking within Armenia and the diaspora.
The Armenian diaspora is widely dispersed across the globe, with significant populations found in Russia, the United States, France, Georgia, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Lebanon, Brazil, Argentina, Syria, and Turkey. Some estimates suggest that more than five million Armenians live outside of Armenia. In Armenia, the banking system is a major component of the financial market, with numerous commercial banks providing services to individuals and businesses. Additionally, the Armenians In Banking & Finance (ABF) professional network fosters connections and collaboration among Armenians in the banking and finance industries, particularly in New York City. There are an estimated 50,000 Armenians in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a KQED article. New York and Aspen, CO
The BlackRock CEO, life-long financier for the Democratic Party, whose estimated net worth is $1.2 billion, is Larry Fink, a Jew. While Trump's estimated net worth is $5.1 billion, Fink's $7.4 trillion in assets wields greater financial influence than either Trump or Elon Musk and plays a pivotal role in shaping global markets and driving change. Wikipedia "...In December 2021, BlackRock teamed up with a Saudi asset manager to pay $15.5 billion to buy and then lease back gas pipelines to Saudi Aramco. "However, Fink has been largely vocal on companies taking action on climate change, and in an open letter in 2022 stated, 'Every company and every industry will be transformed by the transition to a net-zero world. The question is, will you lead, or will you be led?' "In 2022, Fink was named one of the US' top 'climate villains' by The Guardian due to BlackRock's profiting from deforestation." No one I know would be involved. With the exception of maybe some Latinos, these people are not San Francisco natives: they are from somewhere else, whereas most of the police are local, and I know of two, at least, having trained one myself at AAU.
I see a PSL sign. LA riots funders. I watched a worse video. The protest was not peaceful. Newsom Failed Governor Newsom lives in Fair Oaks (Sacramento) and Marin County. The Fair Oaks home is valued at $3.7 million, and the Kentfield home is valued at $9.1 million. He was born in San Francisco to William Alfred Newsom III, a state appeals court judge and attorney for Getty Oil. A verified photo was snapped of Newsom's wife, First Partner of California, shopping in Beverly Hills during the riots in LA. Their net worth is somewhere between $20 million and $40 million. Getty Newsom's and partner Gordon Getty's PlumpJack Group recently purchased Oso Vineyard in the Napa Valley, a 129-acre vineyard, for $14.5 million. Gordon Getty's estimated net worth is $5,000,000,000. www.forbes.com/sites/lauriebennett/2012/07/30/getty-oil-heir-quietly-supports-democrats/ Pelosi Nancy Pelosi owns two vineyards in the Napa Valley: Zinfandel Lane Vineyard and Skellenger Lane Vineyard. She sells her grapes to other California winemakers. Born in Baltimore to a racketeer, she is Newsom's aunt-in-law by marriage. Her estimated net worth is over $240 million. When will they be arrested? Quando? Abedin On Saturday, June 14, 2025, Jewish philanthropist Alex Soros, 38, son of billionaire and leftist political donor George Soros, will marry Huma Abedin, 47, who was one of Hillary Clinton’s top advisers. Soros and Abedin announced their engagement on Instagram back in July 2024. Abedin was married to Jewish New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, who was jailed for sexting a minor. They finalized their divorce and have a son. Weiner On August 28, 2016, the New York Post had reported that Weiner had sexted a woman, having sent a picture while he was lying in bed with his young son. On September 25, 2017, Weiner was convicted of transferring obscene material to a minor. On November 6, 2017, Weiner reported to Federal Medical Center, Devens, in Ayer, Massachusetts, to begin his 21-month sentence. On February 17, 2019, after getting three months deducted from his sentence for good behavior, Weiner was released from prison and sent to a halfway house. Released from a Bronx halfway house on May 14, 2019, Weiner is now a registered sex offender. George and Alex Soros George Soros, a Jew, has an estimated net worth of $7.2 billion, and Soros Fund Management currently manages about $25 billion in assets. Alex Soros, a Jew, is a longtime donor to his Open Society Foundations (OSF) organization, an NGO. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past USAID Read a damning report titled, USAID’s Troubling Ties to the Left’s Dark Money Network, Testimony before The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives, Wednesday, February 26, 2025. excerpt "...Open Society Foundations and USAID have also partnered in supporting the East West Management Institute, which received $31.2 million from USAID in the last full fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. The institute launched court changes in Albania that critics allege resulted in the prosecution of Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha, silencing the opponent of the country’s socialist prime minister..." The testimony names
 Huma Abedin and Alex Soros at the 2024 Met Gala in New York Cindy Ord/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue via JTA) When will these people be arrested? Quando?  Habitable continents
There are six habitable continents, those with permanent human populations: Africa, Asia, Australia (Oceania), Europe, North America, and South America. AD 1500–2000: The acquisition of colonies results in the spread of Indo-European languages to every habitable continent:
Heaven I've posted this several times as it is so remarkable. exhumed in 1909, 1919, 1925
The last time the nuns made a mistake. They put her in a new habit but washed her body, and that was a mistake. It caused black spots, so a thin layer of wax was placed on her face, which was not an uncommon practice. All the features remain, nose, lips, cheekbones, eyelids. She and her eight siblings were very poor. The nuns cared for Bernadette once the TB was uncovered. She died at 35, more beautiful in death. The miracle at Fatima transpired in 1917. I'm going to tell a story I've never told before. Not ten years after the Vietnamese fled (April 30, 1975), I met a young pianist. I was about 33, and he was about 28. He had volunteered to stay behind to care for his grandmother, too old to travel. During that time, he was sent to "re-education camp". That meant two years of foraging for food. When I met him, he invited me to the family home in San Francisco, to which I could have walked if I were still living at home. A baby grand was in the living room. I don't remember what he played, but foraging hadn't destroyed his fortitude. He was ready for the concert stage, and I never saw him again. Americans, myself included, have never suffered such as this man. Experiences taught me more than books. Books have their place to help us understand what we are experiencing. I guess I'm saying, let yourself experience what is uncomfortable and keep people who love you and are good to you. Drop the rest. |
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