Matt Gaspers
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FR. RIPPERGER ON GRATITUDE Fr. Ripperger recently blessed the newly completed chapel of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother (Doloran Fathers) here in Colorado. His sermon for the occasion was quite providential, in light of his current situation. “It doesn’t matter that you’re suffering. There’s some good there somewhere that God is giving you…. If we’re focusing on the good all the time, even in cases of adversity, then even when we are suffering … there were still be gratitude for what God has given to us here and now, regardless of what we’re suffering.” Watch the full video here: “In all things give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all.” (1 Thess. 5:18)
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It seems Bishop Robert Barron is doing his part to implement Bp. Joseph C Bambera’s memo contra Carrie Prejean Boller, specifically, “God’s covenant with the Jewish people has not been revoked, but continues”: Not surprising at all, in light of what he told Ben Shapiro in 2018: Video source:
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Today, we have a prime example of why our optimism about Pope Leo XIV should be cautious. During his address to the College of Cardinals this morning, the new Pope called upon the princes of the Church to “renew” with him their “complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.” He went on: “Pope Francis masterfully and concretely set it forth in the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, from which I would like to highlight several fundamental points: the return to the primacy of Christ in proclamation (cf. No. 11); the missionary conversion of the entire Christian community (cf. No. 9); growth in collegiality and synodality (cf. No. 33); attention to the sensus fidei (cf. Nos. 119-120), especially in its most authentic and inclusive forms, such as popular piety (cf. No. 123); loving care for the least and the rejected (cf. No. 53); courageous and trusting dialogue with the contemporary world in its various components and realities (cf. No. 84; Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 1-2).” What are we to make of this? Here are a few observations: 1) Pope Leo XIV is clearly a fan of Vatican II and has no intention of deviating from “the path” set by the Council and his predecessors during the post-conciliar era (1965–Present). Perhaps not surprising, but troubling nonetheless. 2) He is also a fan of Pope Francis, specifically, Evangelii Gaudium (2013), a document in which Francis condemned what he called “the self-absorbed promethean neopelagianism of those who … remain intransigently faithful to a particular Catholic style from the past” (EG, 94), the first of his many disparaging remarks against traditional Catholics. In the same document, Francis absurdly claimed that “authentic Islam and the proper reading of the Koran are opposed to every form of violence” (EG, 253) and made a host of other problematic statements. 3) Leo XIV sees continuity between Vatican II and Pope Francis, which is what Francis himself always maintained. For example, he was adamant that the infamous Abu Dhabi declaration (2019) “does not move one millimetre away from the Second Vatican Council.” Once again, we must pray for Pope Leo XIV — specifically, the Prayer for Imploring Holy Popes: Video source: Official English translation:
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FR. RIPPERGER ON THE CRISIS IN THE CHURCH A little over halfway through his appearance on Shawn Ryan Show, Fr. Chad Ripperger mentioned how demons have revealed during exorcism sessions “the very specific rituals and crimes that people in the hierarchy have committed.” In other words, they have revealed “the full complexion of what’s going on in the Church and the fact that it’s authority structure has been spiritually compromised,” i.e., infiltrated by wolves in sheep’s clothing (cf. Matt. 7:15). He also alluded to Rachel Mastrogiacomo’s book, The Devil in Rome, which was released last December: After they had moved on to a different topic, Shawn Ryan circled back to “the hierarchy and the occult within the Church.” He asked Fr. Ripperger, “Is there anything else you want people to know about that?” In response, Fr. Ripperger emphasized the need to “pray for the Church’s protection and pray so that God will give us holy leaders, a holy magisterium — we need to pray for it.” “The second component is, you get the leaders you deserve,” he said, noting that “a vast majority of the Catholics in the Church are leading habitual lives of grave sin, and they’ve got to stop it, because until we stop that, we can’t expect this to get cleaned up.” Source: On this sobering point, Fr. Ripperger is merely repeating what St. John Eudes (d. 1680) famously wrote in his book, The Priest: His Dignity and Obligations (pp. 9-10): “The most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clerics who are priests more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds. Instead of nourishing those committed to their care, they rend and devour them brutally. Instead of leading their people to God, they drag Christian souls into hell in their train. Instead of being the salt of the earth and the light of the world, they are its innocuous poison and its murky darkness. … “When God permits such things, it is a very positive proof that He is thoroughly angry with His people, and is visiting His most dreadful anger upon them. That is why He cries unceasingly to Christians, ‘Return, O ye revolting children…And I will give you pastors according to My own Heart’ (Jer. 3:14-15). Thus, irregularities in the lives of priests constitute a scourge visited upon the people in consequence of sin.” The truth sometimes hurts, but Lent is the perfect time to face the reality of sin and its devastating consequences. Now, this doesn’t mean that God positively wills the corruption which bad priests, bishops, and popes have wrought in His Church (He “permits” it, as St. John Eudes says); nor does it imply that the faithful are responsible for the individual sins and crimes of the clergy. What it does mean is that our personal striving for sanctity — or lack thereof — has a real effect, for better or worse, on the overall spiritual health of the Mystical Body of Christ. The best thing the average Catholic can do for the Church, then, is to take his own spiritual life seriously, strive for sanctity, and help others to do likewise, beginning in our own families. In due time, this will produce the good “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22) in our own hearts and lives, which in turn will contribute to “the edifying of the body of Christ…in charity” (Eph. 4:12, 16).
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FR. RIPPERGER ON ST. MICHAEL AND THE JEWS During his recent appearance on Shawn Ryan Show, Fr. Chad Ripperger explained that “St. Michael is actually the guardian angel of the elect,” meaning those whom God knows will persevere unto the end in His grace and thus be saved (cf. Matt. 10:22, 24:13). “Because he’s the guardian angel of the elect,” Fr. Ripperger went on, “that also means that he became the guardian angel of the Jews — the Jewish religion — in the beginning, because they were the chosen people. But once, according to the Fathers of the Church, they apostatized and rejected Christ, they ceased being the chosen religion and the chosen people, and now it’s transferred to Christians who believe in Christ.” Regarding the Jews, Fr. Ripperger emphasized “the big mistake that people make is still thinking that the Jews are the chosen people. They were,” he said, “but they rejected their inheritance. They refused to accept Christ.” Source: Fr. Ripperger’s words have no doubt upset a lot of people, but his words are true nonetheless. When the Jews attempted to justify themselves to Our Lord, relying on their natural descend from Abraham, He told them: “If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham” (John 8:39) — namely, believe in Him, the promised Messiah, as Abraham did (cf. John 8:56, 58). And because they chose to reject Him, He told them most sternly: “You are of your father, the devil: and the desires of your father you will do” (John 8:44). This is why we (Catholics) pray for the conversion of the Jews every year on Good Friday: As for the Fathers of the Church, they do indeed teach that Christians are the true “Israel of God” (Gal. 6:16). St. Justin Martyr (d. ca. 165), for example, wrote that Christians are “the true Israelitic race” (Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, Ch. 135): Similarly, St. Augustine (d. 430) wrote, “They then are more truly Jews, who have been made Christians out of Jews: the rest of the Jews, who in Christ have not believed, have deserved to lose even the very name. The true Judæa, then, is the Church of Christ,” and further, that “the true Sion is the Church of Christians” (Exposition on Psalm 76):
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![CHRIST IS “THE PRIVILEGED ROUTE”? Since Bishop Robert Barron has now publicly disavowed Carrie Prejean Boller (who did nothing wrong), I think it’s appropriate to recall what His Excellency told Ben Shapiro in 2018, when Shapiro asked him point-blank, “What’s the Catholic view on who gets into Heaven and who doesn’t? … Am I basically screwed here?” “No,” said Barron — to a man who rejects Our Lord. “The Catholic view — go back to the Second Vatican Council [which] says it very clearly. I mean, Christ is the privileged route to salvation.” Source: Where does Vatican II teach that Christ is “the privileged route to salvation”? It doesn’t. On the contrary, the Council says that Christ is “the one Mediator and the unique way of salvation”: “Basing itself upon Sacred Scripture and Tradition, it [the Council] teaches that the Church, now sojourning on earth as an exile, is necessary for salvation. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the one Mediator [cf. 1 Tim. 2:5] and the unique way of salvation [cf. Acts 4:12]. In explicit terms He Himself affirmed the necessity of faith and baptism [cf. Mark 16:16; John 3:5] and thereby affirmed also the necessity of the Church, for through baptism as through a door men enter the Church. Whosoever, therefore, knowing that the Catholic Church was made necessary by Christ, would refuse to enter or to remain in it, could not be saved.” (Lumen Gentium, art. 14) Now, the Council also says: “Those also can attain to salvation who through no fault of their own do not know the Gospel of Christ or His Church, yet sincerely seek God and moved by grace strive by their deeds to do His will as it is known to them through the dictates of conscience [cf. D.S. 3869-3872].” (Lumen Gentium, art. 16) Does this apply to Ben Shapiro and other Jews who have heard and rejected the Gospel of Christ and His Church? (The answer should be obvious.) See here for a fuller treatment of the 2018 interview:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2035154263463039095/amplify_video_thumb/2035153451995516928/img/pu3fplhq-LnbWctO.jpg)
CHRIST IS “THE PRIVILEGED ROUTE”? Since Bishop Robert Barron has now publicly disavowed Carrie Prejean Boller (who did nothing wrong), I think it’s appropriate to recall what His Excellency told Ben Shapiro in 2018, when Shapiro asked him point-blank, “What’s the Catholic view on who gets into Heaven and who doesn’t? … Am I basically screwed here?” “No,” said Barron — to a man who rejects Our Lord. “The Catholic view — go back to the Second Vatican Council [which] says it very clearly. I mean, Christ is the privileged route to salvation.” Source: Where does Vatican II teach that Christ is “the privileged route to salvation”? It doesn’t. On the contrary, the Council says that Christ is “the one Mediator and the unique way of salvation”: “Basing itself upon Sacred Scripture and Tradition, it [the Council] teaches that the Church, now sojourning on earth as an exile, is necessary for salvation. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the one Mediator [cf. 1 Tim. 2:5] and the unique way of salvation [cf. Acts 4:12]. In explicit terms He Himself affirmed the necessity of faith and baptism [cf. Mark 16:16; John 3:5] and thereby affirmed also the necessity of the Church, for through baptism as through a door men enter the Church. Whosoever, therefore, knowing that the Catholic Church was made necessary by Christ, would refuse to enter or to remain in it, could not be saved.” (Lumen Gentium, art. 14) Now, the Council also says: “Those also can attain to salvation who through no fault of their own do not know the Gospel of Christ or His Church, yet sincerely seek God and moved by grace strive by their deeds to do His will as it is known to them through the dictates of conscience [cf. D.S. 3869-3872].” (Lumen Gentium, art. 16) Does this apply to Ben Shapiro and other Jews who have heard and rejected the Gospel of Christ and His Church? (The answer should be obvious.) See here for a fuller treatment of the 2018 interview:
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WHERE ARE THE SHEPHERDS? “Hey, I feel like I’m a sheep surrounded by wolves and I need a shepherd. Can you help?” How incredibly sad that neither Cardinal Dolan nor Bishop Robert Barron nor Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone (all associated with U.S. Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission) are willing to publicly defend Carrie Prejean Boller. My guess is that it was something to do with U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’s “Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition,” published in cooperation with American Jewish Committee (see pp. 51-53): God bless you, Carrie! Keep fighting the good fight (1 Tim. 6:12)! Video source:
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![Fr. Ripperger answers the $64K question: "Can a Catholic go to an SSPX Mass to fulfil their Sunday obligation?" According to can. 1248 §1 (1983 Code), "yes you can." "In fact," Fr. Ripperger says, "one time I actually had a private meeting with Bishop Fellay [SSPX Superior General 1994-2018] and I think he's a good man, he's an earnest man, and I think he's trying to do what he thinks is best for the Church." "If I were the Pope, the first thing I would do is I would call the head of the SSPX and say, 'You're to be in my office at 8:00 in the morning. And what I would do is, when he showed up I would write it out myself: 'You're canonical regularized. Here, go home and we'll figure out the rest later.' Just have it over with." Source:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1838257375515382140/ext_tw_video_thumb/1838254129677770757/pu/img/PIEBitf4T13BQgRG.jpg)
Fr. Ripperger answers the $64K question: "Can a Catholic go to an SSPX Mass to fulfil their Sunday obligation?" According to can. 1248 §1 (1983 Code), "yes you can." "In fact," Fr. Ripperger says, "one time I actually had a private meeting with Bishop Fellay [SSPX Superior General 1994-2018] and I think he's a good man, he's an earnest man, and I think he's trying to do what he thinks is best for the Church." "If I were the Pope, the first thing I would do is I would call the head of the SSPX and say, 'You're to be in my office at 8:00 in the morning. And what I would do is, when he showed up I would write it out myself: 'You're canonical regularized. Here, go home and we'll figure out the rest later.' Just have it over with." Source:
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![NOSTRA AETATE, RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENTISM, AND FATIMA Today marked the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, Vatican II’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Oct. 28, 1965) — a deeply flawed document drafted in part by one Fr. Gregory Baum (1923-2017), who ended up leaving the priesthood and religious life, marrying a former nun, and admitting to having engaged in homosexual activity throughout his adult life (beginning in 1963, during the Council). In honor of the occasion, the Vatican hosted an event called Walking Together in Hope which featured a speech by Pope Leo XIV: “Sixty years ago, a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,” he said. “Today, your presence,” referring to the various religious leaders in attendance, “bears witness that this seed has grown into a mighty tree, its branches reaching far and wide, offering shelter and bearing the rich fruits of understanding, friendship, cooperation, and peace.” But has interreligious dialogue actually resulted in world peace? No, it hasn’t. Instead, it has resulted in widespread religious indifferentism among Catholics, clergy and laity alike, who have abandoned the truth and embraced the heretical claim found in the Document on Human Fraternity (DHF) signed by Pope Francis in 2019: “The pluralism and the diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings.” As the presentation at the Vatican itself highlighted, there is a direct link between Nostra Aetate, post-conciliar interreligious dialogue, and DHF: DHF simply makes explicit that which is implied in Nostra Aetate and Dignitatis Humanae (Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom), namely, that (1) all religions are more or less good and that (2) all men have the right to practice and promote whichever religion they prefer. Once these propositions have been embraced — and then acted out on the world stage by popes and other Catholic prelates for decades since Vatican II — it only makes sense to conclude, as DHF does, that “[t]he pluralism and the diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom,” and that His wisdom “is the source from which the right to freedom of belief and the freedom to be different derives.” As Pope Francis said, “The Document was crafted in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council,” and the Council “must be developed.” At another related event earlier in the day, Pope Leo stated: “The world is thirsting for peace. We need a true and sound era of reconciliation that puts an end to the abuse of power, displays of force and indifference to the rule of law. Enough of war, with all the pain it causes through death, destruction and exile!” If Pope Leo XIV is serious about ending wars and ushering in an era of peace, then he must heed Our Lady’s Fatima Message and act accordingly. “If my requests are heeded,” Our Lady said (July 13, 1917), “Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.” Roughly twelve years later (June 13, 1929), Our Lady returned as promised and announced to Lucia (the eldest Fatima seer): “The moment has come in which God asks the Holy Father to make, and to order that in union with him and at the same time, all the bishops of the world make the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, promising to convert it because of this day of prayer and worldwide reparation.” This is Heaven’s plan for peace, not interreligious dialogue.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1983419247838781897/amplify_video_thumb/1983410265900363778/img/wIBiVGGrPrtJH6qo.jpg)
NOSTRA AETATE, RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENTISM, AND FATIMA Today marked the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, Vatican II’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Oct. 28, 1965) — a deeply flawed document drafted in part by one Fr. Gregory Baum (1923-2017), who ended up leaving the priesthood and religious life, marrying a former nun, and admitting to having engaged in homosexual activity throughout his adult life (beginning in 1963, during the Council). In honor of the occasion, the Vatican hosted an event called Walking Together in Hope which featured a speech by Pope Leo XIV: “Sixty years ago, a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted,” he said. “Today, your presence,” referring to the various religious leaders in attendance, “bears witness that this seed has grown into a mighty tree, its branches reaching far and wide, offering shelter and bearing the rich fruits of understanding, friendship, cooperation, and peace.” But has interreligious dialogue actually resulted in world peace? No, it hasn’t. Instead, it has resulted in widespread religious indifferentism among Catholics, clergy and laity alike, who have abandoned the truth and embraced the heretical claim found in the Document on Human Fraternity (DHF) signed by Pope Francis in 2019: “The pluralism and the diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He created human beings.” As the presentation at the Vatican itself highlighted, there is a direct link between Nostra Aetate, post-conciliar interreligious dialogue, and DHF: DHF simply makes explicit that which is implied in Nostra Aetate and Dignitatis Humanae (Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom), namely, that (1) all religions are more or less good and that (2) all men have the right to practice and promote whichever religion they prefer. Once these propositions have been embraced — and then acted out on the world stage by popes and other Catholic prelates for decades since Vatican II — it only makes sense to conclude, as DHF does, that “[t]he pluralism and the diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom,” and that His wisdom “is the source from which the right to freedom of belief and the freedom to be different derives.” As Pope Francis said, “The Document was crafted in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council,” and the Council “must be developed.” At another related event earlier in the day, Pope Leo stated: “The world is thirsting for peace. We need a true and sound era of reconciliation that puts an end to the abuse of power, displays of force and indifference to the rule of law. Enough of war, with all the pain it causes through death, destruction and exile!” If Pope Leo XIV is serious about ending wars and ushering in an era of peace, then he must heed Our Lady’s Fatima Message and act accordingly. “If my requests are heeded,” Our Lady said (July 13, 1917), “Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.” Roughly twelve years later (June 13, 1929), Our Lady returned as promised and announced to Lucia (the eldest Fatima seer): “The moment has come in which God asks the Holy Father to make, and to order that in union with him and at the same time, all the bishops of the world make the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, promising to convert it because of this day of prayer and worldwide reparation.” This is Heaven’s plan for peace, not interreligious dialogue.
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THE CHURCH IS THE NEW ISRAEL “I used to be a Zionist. I used to be a dispensational Christian, for my entire life,” Carrie Prejean Boller told Tucker Carlson, until she started studying the early Church Fathers. “Learning about dispensationalism led me to the early Church Fathers and I became Catholic.” “We are the new Israel,” Carrie said. “That’s what the Church teaches,” and she’s exactly right. St. Justin Martyr (d. ca. 165), for example, wrote that Christians are “the true Israelitic race” (Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, Ch. 135): Similarly, St. Augustine (d. 430) wrote, “They then are more truly Jews, who have been made Christians out of Jews: the rest of the Jews, who in Christ have not believed, have deserved to lose even the very name. The true Judæa, then, is the Church of Christ,” and further, that “the true Sion is the Church of Christians” (Exposition on Psalm 76): Even Vatican II used the phrase “the new Israel” in reference to the Church (cf. Lumen Gentium, art. 9; Ad Gentes, n. 5). God bless you, Carrie! Keep fighting the good fight (1 Tim. 6:12)! Video source:
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DR. KWASNIEWSKI ON UPCOMING SSPX CONSECRATIONS I’ve been meaning to prepare and post this clip of Peter Kwasniewski since this show premiered two months ago (his comments struck me as significant). Thoughts about his concerns? Katherine Bennett - Catholic Unscripted Podcast Source:
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![ERIKA KIRK FULL SPEECH If you haven’t yet heard Erika Kirk’s phenomenal speech from today, I urge you to stop what you’re doing and listen. Without exaggeration, it was the most inspirational and powerful address I’ve heard in a long time — exactly what the American people need to hear at this moment. Here are a few highlights: 7:27 “After Charlie’s assassination, we didn’t see violence. We didn’t see rioting. We didn’t see revolution. Instead, we saw what my husband always prayed he would see in this country: we saw revival!” 11:21 “Being a follower of Christ is not easy — it’s not supposed to be. Jesus said, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.’ [Matt. ] He said He would be persecuted, He said we would be persecuted, and Charlie knew that and happily carried his cross all the way to the end.” 14:53 “To all the men listening around the world: accept Charlie’s challenge and embrace true manhood. Be strong and courageous for your families. Love your wives and lead them. Love your children and protect them. Be the spiritual head of your home, but please be a leader worth following.” 16:50 “Women, I have a challenge for you, too: be virtuous. Our strength is found in God’s design for our role. We are the guardians. We are the encouragers. We are the preservers. Guard your heart — everything you do flows from it [cf. Prov. ]. And if you’re a mother, please recognize, that is the single most important ministry you have.” 19:21 “But Charlie’s mission, above all, was aimed directly at those who aren’t married. He named his organization well. He knew things were not right with America, and especially with young people, and they needed a new direction. Charlie passionately wanted to reach and save the lost boys of the West — the young men who feel like they have no direction, no purpose, no faith, and no reason to live. The men wasting their lives on distractions and the men consumed with resentment, anger, and hate. … My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life. … On the Cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they [know not] what they do.’ [Luke ] That man, that young man, I forgive him. … The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love — love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us [cf. Matt. -44].” 26:30 “Charlie’s life was a turning point for this country — it was a miracle. Let that miracle that was Charlie’s life be your turning point, as well. Choose prayer. Choose courage. Choose beauty. Choose adventure. Choose family. Choose a life of faith. Most importantly, choose Christ.” Let us continue to pray for the repose of Charlie’s soul and ask God to bless, protect, and guide Erika, her children, and Turning Point USA — all through the intercession of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Source:](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1969939941359845823/amplify_video_thumb/1969922523694555136/img/dsKZcxjFBQfHrcuk.jpg)
ERIKA KIRK FULL SPEECH If you haven’t yet heard Erika Kirk’s phenomenal speech from today, I urge you to stop what you’re doing and listen. Without exaggeration, it was the most inspirational and powerful address I’ve heard in a long time — exactly what the American people need to hear at this moment. Here are a few highlights: 7:27 “After Charlie’s assassination, we didn’t see violence. We didn’t see rioting. We didn’t see revolution. Instead, we saw what my husband always prayed he would see in this country: we saw revival!” 11:21 “Being a follower of Christ is not easy — it’s not supposed to be. Jesus said, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.’ [Matt. ] He said He would be persecuted, He said we would be persecuted, and Charlie knew that and happily carried his cross all the way to the end.” 14:53 “To all the men listening around the world: accept Charlie’s challenge and embrace true manhood. Be strong and courageous for your families. Love your wives and lead them. Love your children and protect them. Be the spiritual head of your home, but please be a leader worth following.” 16:50 “Women, I have a challenge for you, too: be virtuous. Our strength is found in God’s design for our role. We are the guardians. We are the encouragers. We are the preservers. Guard your heart — everything you do flows from it [cf. Prov. ]. And if you’re a mother, please recognize, that is the single most important ministry you have.” 19:21 “But Charlie’s mission, above all, was aimed directly at those who aren’t married. He named his organization well. He knew things were not right with America, and especially with young people, and they needed a new direction. Charlie passionately wanted to reach and save the lost boys of the West — the young men who feel like they have no direction, no purpose, no faith, and no reason to live. The men wasting their lives on distractions and the men consumed with resentment, anger, and hate. … My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life. … On the Cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they [know not] what they do.’ [Luke ] That man, that young man, I forgive him. … The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love — love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us [cf. Matt. -44].” 26:30 “Charlie’s life was a turning point for this country — it was a miracle. Let that miracle that was Charlie’s life be your turning point, as well. Choose prayer. Choose courage. Choose beauty. Choose adventure. Choose family. Choose a life of faith. Most importantly, choose Christ.” Let us continue to pray for the repose of Charlie’s soul and ask God to bless, protect, and guide Erika, her children, and Turning Point USA — all through the intercession of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Source:
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