Following is a detailed article about Mel Gibson and the possibility of Part 2. If made, it is unlikely I will see it, because Jesus' face will be on screen. I would rather see the face turned or in shadow. "Jesus Wept" by James Tissot (French), which shows Christ covering His face with His hands, is what I prefer. www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4536 Let me know if you see the film.
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/passion-of-the-christ-2.html 

courtesy of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales

Anna Karenina, 2012, Keira Knightley in black. Someone has a bloody lip.

The fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary is ​Jesus’s presentation at the temple and Simeon receiving Him. Published biographies of Maximus the Confessor, Venerable Maria of Agreda, and Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich each give an account of Mary’s presentation at age three and Simeon receiving.

historical explication on "pure" with Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur at
https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin

The YouTube poster responded to my comment. He said, “Merci le puy du fou pour avoir ramener cette medaile en france cest son pays.” Translated – “Thank you le puy du fou for bringing this medal back to France, its country.” Le Puy du Fou is a tourist attraction in France. Jacob (23) chose Joan of Arc (19), France’s greatest saint, as his Confirmation name. I recommend the film, The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962). The dialogue is the transcript of her trial in 1431. She outsmarted all the learned men.

Hunter Biden starred. One of my students loves Horrible Histories, the books! Next clip is funny, too.

Funniest film I ever saw is Employees' Entrance, starring Warren William, who runs his successful department store as absolute dictator, but the film is for men only, unless you are both a lady and a male chauvinist pig, like my mother was. 5 stars.

​Tectum in Latin means roof. The word “protect” came into English by way of the Latin verb protegere, a combination of pro, meaning “in front”, and tegere, meaning “to cover”. When you protect something, in a way you’re covering it or shielding it from harm. Hence, tectum, roof.

Found Vek as a young boy singing in Czech, 1972 TV series, scene set in 1779, "Vek check!"

Alexander (8), the boy I am tutoring this summer, received his black shirt in the mail today, part of the uniform he wears in a rock band. He has a drum set and an electronic keyboard.

Great orations are in Henry V, too.

Take me there and then press fast-forward, projecting all that stuff and me to the present.

Deus vult! Deus vult! Deus vult!

c. 1935 Paramount publicity photo

I watched When Were You Born, (1938) a fast-moving comedy/crime. Wong was the star, quite good and quite elegant.

Turner Classic Movies is stuck on racism…wokeism. They are missing the point, which Catholics understand, and my parents understood. Christ gives each person a challenge, a cross, to tailor that person unto His likeness.


My parents’ approach to raising children was made to order, fitting exactly into His quadrating hands. They said, “If you have a problem, overcome it. If you can’t, live with it. It will make you a better person. Otherwise, you will turn into a crybaby, whining, ‘Poor me.’”

Christ has a lot of work to do on the TCM hosts. Hired for a documentary were Asian American “professors” and Hollywood actresses to proclaim the unjust treatment of Japanese Americans in WWII, bring that forward to the present, and conclude that Asian Americans are still mistreated.

Then these woke women moved on to the Vietnam War, in which they did not participate. I have a very dear friend who lived through the war and fled Vietnam. She is a huge Trump supporter. The “professors” and actresses are expressing mere opinions, unqualified opinions at that. I listen to people who have real experience, not imaginary hurts and self-pity.

I have written extensively about the Vietnamese diaspora. My intimate contacts in San Francisco and San Jose informed the novel, short stories, and blog entries. These friends are some of the finest people I have ever met, and I will defend them to the last man, woman, and child.

Read my entry titled, China Censorship. I quote a conversation between a China-based publisher and my friend who is now living in America. She told me that her column was reduced from 4,000 words to 2,200 words to eliminate anything favorable to the West.

TCM, I pray for your enlightenment, though I have little hope for it. God must make the first move. All I can do is make my little protest here.