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𝗛𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 “𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘆’𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆?” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 😬 Jesse Lee walks straight into a theology buzzsaw as the priest calmly dismantles every myth in under two minutes. The Hail Mary? 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Word-for-word. Mary’s honor? 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹. Every Christian believed it for 1500... years. Worship? 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲. Catholics honor her because Jesus did. Then the priest drops the part Protestants 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 expect: Mary is the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘃𝗲 - the woman who reverses what the first woman broke - and every grace she has comes entirely from her Son. Zero “goddess.” Zero “idol.” One Mother of God. Anti-Mary arguments collapse the moment someone who actually knows Scripture shows up. 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰_𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭_𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮show more

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The Outcast at the Well: The First Person Jesus Called ‘I Am the Messiah’” In the heat of the midday sun, Jesus sat by Jacob’s well in Samaria — a place most Jews avoided. A woman approached, carrying her jar, her past heavy with shame. Five husbands, and the man she was with now wasn’t her own. Society had written her off. The respectable avoided her. But Jesus saw her. He asked her for a drink — breaking every cultural rule. As their conversation unfolded, He offered her something no one else ever had: living water. Water that would satisfy her soul forever. Confused yet drawn in, she mentioned the coming Messiah who would explain everything. Then Jesus looked straight into her eyes and spoke the words He had never said so directly to anyone before: “I who speak to you am He.” The first declaration of His Messiahship wasn’t given to a disciple, a priest, or a king. It was given to a broken, overlooked Samaritan woman at a well. She left her jar behind, ran into town, and told everyone, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” Because when Jesus reveals truth, even the outcast becomes a messenger of hope. Living water is still available today — for whoever is thirsty.

The Outcast at the Well: The First Person Jesus Called ‘I Am the Messiah’” In the heat of the midday sun, Jesus sat by Jacob’s well in Samaria — a place most Jews avoided. A woman approached, carrying her jar, her past heavy with shame. Five husbands, and the man she was with now wasn’t her own. Society had written her off. The respectable avoided her. But Jesus saw her. He asked her for a drink — breaking every cultural rule. As their conversation unfolded, He offered her something no one else ever had: living water. Water that would satisfy her soul forever. Confused yet drawn in, she mentioned the coming Messiah who would explain everything. Then Jesus looked straight into her eyes and spoke the words He had never said so directly to anyone before: “I who speak to you am He.” The first declaration of His Messiahship wasn’t given to a disciple, a priest, or a king. It was given to a broken, overlooked Samaritan woman at a well. She left her jar behind, ran into town, and told everyone, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” Because when Jesus reveals truth, even the outcast becomes a messenger of hope. Living water is still available today — for whoever is thirsty.

NancyH

30,054 views • 4 months ago

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 “𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲” 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿. ✝️🔥 Hannah grew up reformed and Calvinist. She was trained to believe Catholics worship Mary, earn salvation, follow a dictator pope, and do not know scripture. In other words she was taught lies. Then she entered the Catholic Church and found out something shocking. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹. They just worship God, go to mass, go to confession, and mind their own business. Meanwhile 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 they claim is not Christian. She also learned another truth. Catholics do not church shop. Worship is not a TED talk. Mass is a sacrifice. You do not pick a parish because you want stage lights or a good feeling. You go to receive the real Body of Christ. And the one that stunned her most. Catholics are taught that many Protestants will be saved. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁. Guess who looks more like the early Church. Welcome home, Hannah. Another Protestant discovers the one Church that does not need to attack anyone. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 and they don’t. 💅

𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 “𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲” 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿. ✝️🔥 Hannah grew up reformed and Calvinist. She was trained to believe Catholics worship Mary, earn salvation, follow a dictator pope, and do not know scripture. In other words she was taught lies. Then she entered the Catholic Church and found out something shocking. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹. They just worship God, go to mass, go to confession, and mind their own business. Meanwhile 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 they claim is not Christian. She also learned another truth. Catholics do not church shop. Worship is not a TED talk. Mass is a sacrifice. You do not pick a parish because you want stage lights or a good feeling. You go to receive the real Body of Christ. And the one that stunned her most. Catholics are taught that many Protestants will be saved. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁. Guess who looks more like the early Church. Welcome home, Hannah. Another Protestant discovers the one Church that does not need to attack anyone. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 and they don’t. 💅

𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 ♱🇻🇦

16,072 views • 9 months ago

Michelle Obama EXPOSES herself as the MOST SELF-ABSORBED person in the room with one devastating word Larry O'Connor RIPS Michelle Obama and the fawning media coverage of her interview with Robin Roberts, where Michelle's single-word answer revealed everything. ROBIN ROBERTS: "One word to describe your next chapter. One word." BARACK OBAMA: "Fun." MICHELLE OBAMA: "Me." ROBERTS: "That's what you call drop the mic." O'Connor BLASTS the press for treating Michelle as untouchable for decades. "She's got 15 different podcasts right now where she talks about herself the entire time. She was on the cover of every magazine for eight years without any criticism." He then points out the STUNNING contradiction at the heart of Michelle's answer. "Didn't Barack Obama, weren't they all just talking about how it's so profound? Barack Obama has said the most powerful word in the English language is 'we.' 'We.' And Michelle Obama says, you know, encapsulate the next chapter in your life in one word. Me. The lack of self-awareness." O'Connor then sarcastically delivers his verdict on Barack's fate. "Just rest easy in the knowledge that every day for the rest of his life on this planet, he has to live with that woman who just did that. Yeah, that's justice." L A R R Y

Michelle Obama EXPOSES herself as the MOST SELF-ABSORBED person in the room with one devastating word Larry O'Connor RIPS Michelle Obama and the fawning media coverage of her interview with Robin Roberts, where Michelle's single-word answer revealed everything. ROBIN ROBERTS: "One word to describe your next chapter. One word." BARACK OBAMA: "Fun." MICHELLE OBAMA: "Me." ROBERTS: "That's what you call drop the mic." O'Connor BLASTS the press for treating Michelle as untouchable for decades. "She's got 15 different podcasts right now where she talks about herself the entire time. She was on the cover of every magazine for eight years without any criticism." He then points out the STUNNING contradiction at the heart of Michelle's answer. "Didn't Barack Obama, weren't they all just talking about how it's so profound? Barack Obama has said the most powerful word in the English language is 'we.' 'We.' And Michelle Obama says, you know, encapsulate the next chapter in your life in one word. Me. The lack of self-awareness." O'Connor then sarcastically delivers his verdict on Barack's fate. "Just rest easy in the knowledge that every day for the rest of his life on this planet, he has to live with that woman who just did that. Yeah, that's justice." L A R R Y

Townhall.com

51,854 views • 3 months ago

Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees? In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her new book “Boy Jesus.” So it’s not surprising that in 1952, Pope Pius XII wrote this: “The émigré Holy Family of Nazareth, fleeing into Egypt, is the archetype of every refugee family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king, are, for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of persecution or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to seek a foreign soil.” The theme of the Holy Family as refugees and migrants was also taken up by St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. In fact, the Holy Family more than satisfies the classic definition of a refugee as someone fleeing a “well-founded fear of persecution.” Today some people say, “They weren’t really refugees since they were still traveling within the Roman Empire.” But anyone who thinks that a poor family from Galilee would think of Egypt, hundreds of miles away, with an entirely different language and culture, as their homeland, is fooling themselves. Besides, as the New Testament scholar Daniel Harrington points out in the Sacra Pagina commentary on this passage, Egypt was clearly outside the jurisdiction of King Herod, that is, a different land. And the Greek word that Matthew’s Gospel uses is a key: it’s “pheuge,” to flee, one of the ancient roots of the word “refugee.” When we think of refugees, migrants and internally displaced peoples today, we are invited to remember the Holy Family, the “archetype,” as Pope Pius XII said, of “every refugee family.” And we should treat them accordingly.

Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees? In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her new book “Boy Jesus.” So it’s not surprising that in 1952, Pope Pius XII wrote this: “The émigré Holy Family of Nazareth, fleeing into Egypt, is the archetype of every refugee family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king, are, for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of persecution or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to seek a foreign soil.” The theme of the Holy Family as refugees and migrants was also taken up by St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. In fact, the Holy Family more than satisfies the classic definition of a refugee as someone fleeing a “well-founded fear of persecution.” Today some people say, “They weren’t really refugees since they were still traveling within the Roman Empire.” But anyone who thinks that a poor family from Galilee would think of Egypt, hundreds of miles away, with an entirely different language and culture, as their homeland, is fooling themselves. Besides, as the New Testament scholar Daniel Harrington points out in the Sacra Pagina commentary on this passage, Egypt was clearly outside the jurisdiction of King Herod, that is, a different land. And the Greek word that Matthew’s Gospel uses is a key: it’s “pheuge,” to flee, one of the ancient roots of the word “refugee.” When we think of refugees, migrants and internally displaced peoples today, we are invited to remember the Holy Family, the “archetype,” as Pope Pius XII said, of “every refugee family.” And we should treat them accordingly.

James Martin, SJ

26,684 views • 8 months ago

‼️Rewatching Erika’s First Address — Before She Read A Single Line, She Said “Jesus… Israel”😳 Go back to the first livestream out of Charlie’s studio a year ago. Before the speech. Before “good evening.” The camera is already rolling. At 8:56 timestamp, the live feed kicks on and a man is standing behind the podium on his phone. Audio is muted. He stays there 20 to 30 seconds, talks, then walks off. Who is he. What did he say. Lip readers — this is your assignment. At 12:45 timestamp, Andrew Kolvet walks up and drops the pages for Erika's speech on the podium. Now we know Andrew wrote every word of that speech she read. The personal lines. The “I forgive him.” The tribute that sounded like a Turning Point ad, it was all Andrew. She couldn't be bothered to write down a single solitary word about her late husband that she allegedly loved. Kolvet set it down for her. Lastly at the 13:45 timestamp, She steps to the mic, closes her eyes, exhales — and the first two words out of her mouth, before she even starts the prepared text, are “Jesus” and “Israel.” Not Charlie. Not the kids. Israel. The second word after her husband was assassinated, standing in his studio, about to read a speech someone else just placed in front of her. Ask why that word was already loaded and ready. ⚠️As you guys know X demonetized me so If this work matters to you, consider donating. They are trying to cut off the income that keeps this investigation alive. The link is in the post below.👇

‼️Rewatching Erika’s First Address — Before She Read A Single Line, She Said “Jesus… Israel”😳 Go back to the first livestream out of Charlie’s studio a year ago. Before the speech. Before “good evening.” The camera is already rolling. At 8:56 timestamp, the live feed kicks on and a man is standing behind the podium on his phone. Audio is muted. He stays there 20 to 30 seconds, talks, then walks off. Who is he. What did he say. Lip readers — this is your assignment. At 12:45 timestamp, Andrew Kolvet walks up and drops the pages for Erika's speech on the podium. Now we know Andrew wrote every word of that speech she read. The personal lines. The “I forgive him.” The tribute that sounded like a Turning Point ad, it was all Andrew. She couldn't be bothered to write down a single solitary word about her late husband that she allegedly loved. Kolvet set it down for her. Lastly at the 13:45 timestamp, She steps to the mic, closes her eyes, exhales — and the first two words out of her mouth, before she even starts the prepared text, are “Jesus” and “Israel.” Not Charlie. Not the kids. Israel. The second word after her husband was assassinated, standing in his studio, about to read a speech someone else just placed in front of her. Ask why that word was already loaded and ready. ⚠️As you guys know X demonetized me so If this work matters to you, consider donating. They are trying to cut off the income that keeps this investigation alive. The link is in the post below.👇

Project Constitution

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♰ The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Presentation in the Temple ♰ “And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law, Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.” The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul as well.” There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four.f She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.” — Luke 2:22-38 Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen 🙏

♰ The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Presentation in the Temple ♰ “And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law, Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.” The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul as well.” There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four.f She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.” — Luke 2:22-38 Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen 🙏

Beauty of the Catholic Faith

73,451 views • 7 months ago

My Mother Will Live 100 Years More People will continue to speak the name of a woman who gave kindness freely and inspired their strength By Charlie LeDuff Charlie LeDuff Mother's life was not one of accolades or prizes or financial riches. Mother was a handsome woman who lived a normal life. But when cancer came to claim her face, it exposed a beauty previously unseen by me. “That’s the thing about growing old,” she said of the affliction that had stolen her eyes and taken the bridge of her nose and left her in darkness. “Eventually God punishes every woman for her vanity.” Even so, Mother continued to wear a wristwatch so she might document the hour when her eyesight would return. Of course, it never did. She was 81. Evangeline Baldis (née Steele) was born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the daughter of a truck driver and waitress. In her life, Mother was many things. A factory girl, a florist, a painter, a gourmet, a theologian. She was a wife to three men. Mother to five children. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three. She also offered sanctuary to many children lost in the blizzard of drugs and divorce known as The Eighties. There was always a warm meal at her table. At that time, men were packing their bags and walking out the door and women were left to go out to earn the bread. Naturally, children ran wild—including her own. On more than one occasion, Mother presented herself in an old fur coat at the threshold of a disreputable door demanding her child be returned to her. “There is a word for that,” her sister Joann said at the hour of her death. “Flair. Your mother had flair.” Weeks earlier, Mother asked: “Why does God keep me around? What does he want from me? I’m ready.” “One last great lesson, Ma,” I supposed. “I think He wants you to teach us how to die with dignity. How not to be afraid.” She nodded. And then she asked for a cigarette. And then she asked for a chocolate. And then she asked for a spritz of Oscar de la Renta. At the foot of her bed, a great-grandchild clutched at the post attempting to right herself. Mother knew the baby by the sound of her gurglings. The baby carries her name. Evangeline. The bringer of good news. The scent of lilac and sage wafted in from the garden along with the dang-dong of the wind chime. Mother had been floating in the morphine clouds for sometime. As the day grew nearer, and the dosage grew higher, I expected strange things to bubble from her haze. I did not know what exactly. Rantings perhaps. Bitterness maybe. Medicine is a truth serum, and cancer is a monster. But strange words never came. She was the same woman in death’s shadow as she was in life’s light. She was more handsome than I had ever known. One evening, in the darkened room, she asked, “Why me, Lord? “What’s that, Ma?” “Kris Kristofferson,” she said. “Why me, Lord?” It wasn’t a question. It was a request. “Why Me?” is Kristofferson’s gospel song of humility and grace; of feeling unworthy of God’s blessings. I remembered it from boyhood. I played it for her. Try me, Lord If you think there's a way I can try to repay All I've taken from you Maybe, Lord I can show someone else What I've been through myself On my way back to you She sang along in a rasping, labored voice. And then she went to sleep. Mother died today, or yesterday. But not really. It is said that a woman dies twice. Once when her heart stops. And once when her name is spoken for the last time. Considering the people she touched, the kindness she freely gave, the strength she offered, I am quite sure Mother will live 100 years more. At least.

My Mother Will Live 100 Years More People will continue to speak the name of a woman who gave kindness freely and inspired their strength By Charlie LeDuff Charlie LeDuff Mother's life was not one of accolades or prizes or financial riches. Mother was a handsome woman who lived a normal life. But when cancer came to claim her face, it exposed a beauty previously unseen by me. “That’s the thing about growing old,” she said of the affliction that had stolen her eyes and taken the bridge of her nose and left her in darkness. “Eventually God punishes every woman for her vanity.” Even so, Mother continued to wear a wristwatch so she might document the hour when her eyesight would return. Of course, it never did. She was 81. Evangeline Baldis (née Steele) was born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the daughter of a truck driver and waitress. In her life, Mother was many things. A factory girl, a florist, a painter, a gourmet, a theologian. She was a wife to three men. Mother to five children. Grandmother of 10. Great-grandmother of three. She also offered sanctuary to many children lost in the blizzard of drugs and divorce known as The Eighties. There was always a warm meal at her table. At that time, men were packing their bags and walking out the door and women were left to go out to earn the bread. Naturally, children ran wild—including her own. On more than one occasion, Mother presented herself in an old fur coat at the threshold of a disreputable door demanding her child be returned to her. “There is a word for that,” her sister Joann said at the hour of her death. “Flair. Your mother had flair.” Weeks earlier, Mother asked: “Why does God keep me around? What does he want from me? I’m ready.” “One last great lesson, Ma,” I supposed. “I think He wants you to teach us how to die with dignity. How not to be afraid.” She nodded. And then she asked for a cigarette. And then she asked for a chocolate. And then she asked for a spritz of Oscar de la Renta. At the foot of her bed, a great-grandchild clutched at the post attempting to right herself. Mother knew the baby by the sound of her gurglings. The baby carries her name. Evangeline. The bringer of good news. The scent of lilac and sage wafted in from the garden along with the dang-dong of the wind chime. Mother had been floating in the morphine clouds for sometime. As the day grew nearer, and the dosage grew higher, I expected strange things to bubble from her haze. I did not know what exactly. Rantings perhaps. Bitterness maybe. Medicine is a truth serum, and cancer is a monster. But strange words never came. She was the same woman in death’s shadow as she was in life’s light. She was more handsome than I had ever known. One evening, in the darkened room, she asked, “Why me, Lord? “What’s that, Ma?” “Kris Kristofferson,” she said. “Why me, Lord?” It wasn’t a question. It was a request. “Why Me?” is Kristofferson’s gospel song of humility and grace; of feeling unworthy of God’s blessings. I remembered it from boyhood. I played it for her. Try me, Lord If you think there's a way I can try to repay All I've taken from you Maybe, Lord I can show someone else What I've been through myself On my way back to you She sang along in a rasping, labored voice. And then she went to sleep. Mother died today, or yesterday. But not really. It is said that a woman dies twice. Once when her heart stops. And once when her name is spoken for the last time. Considering the people she touched, the kindness she freely gave, the strength she offered, I am quite sure Mother will live 100 years more. At least.

Michigan Enjoyer

13,004 views • 3 months ago

In 1975, developmental psychologist Dr. Edward Tronick sat a mother and her baby face to face and filmed what happened when the mother suddenly stopped responding. First the mother plays normally, smiling, talking, making eye contact. The baby mirrors everything, laughing, pointing, babbling back. Then the mother goes blank. No expression, no response, nothing. Within seconds the baby notices. She smiles harder. Points. Waves. Screeches. Uses every tool she has to get her mother back. When nothing works, she turns away, loses control of her posture, and collapses into herself with what Tronick described as “a withdrawn, hopeless facial expression.” The moment the mother re-engages, the baby recovers almost instantly. Three minutes of emotional absence from a parent did that to an infant. It became one of the most replicated findings in developmental psychology. This was 1975, before smartphones existed. Now look around any park, restaurant, or living room. How many babies are looking up at a parent who is scrolling instead of looking back?

In 1975, developmental psychologist Dr. Edward Tronick sat a mother and her baby face to face and filmed what happened when the mother suddenly stopped responding. First the mother plays normally, smiling, talking, making eye contact. The baby mirrors everything, laughing, pointing, babbling back. Then the mother goes blank. No expression, no response, nothing. Within seconds the baby notices. She smiles harder. Points. Waves. Screeches. Uses every tool she has to get her mother back. When nothing works, she turns away, loses control of her posture, and collapses into herself with what Tronick described as “a withdrawn, hopeless facial expression.” The moment the mother re-engages, the baby recovers almost instantly. Three minutes of emotional absence from a parent did that to an infant. It became one of the most replicated findings in developmental psychology. This was 1975, before smartphones existed. Now look around any park, restaurant, or living room. How many babies are looking up at a parent who is scrolling instead of looking back?

Lemma the Optimist

3,058,820 views • 7 months ago

The Church is not free to change what Christ Himself established. Pope Paul VI stated it with clarity: “The Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include: the example recorded in the Sacred Scriptures of Christ choosing his Apostles only from among men; the constant practice of the Church, which has imitated Christ in choosing only men; and her living teaching authority which has consistently held that the exclusion of women from the priesthood is in accordance with God’s plan for his Church.” This is not a matter of cultural preference or temporary discipline. It is a question of the sacramental configuration of the priesthood to Christ the Bridegroom. The priest acts in persona Christi Capitis — in the person of Christ the Head. Christ was a man. He chose only men as Apostles. The Church has never claimed the authority to alter that choice. This does not mean women are of lesser dignity. The greatest human person after Christ is a woman: the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is the highest creature, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, and the perfect model of the Church. No priest, bishop, or pope surpasses her in holiness or importance. The Church has always honored the unique and irreplaceable dignity of women — as mothers, as consecrated virgins, as teachers, as mystics, as the heart of the domestic church, and as the ones who so often carry the faith forward when men fail. Male and female are not interchangeable roles in the order of grace. They are complementary. The priesthood is a fatherly office. The Church herself is maternal. To confuse these is not progress; it is a loss of the very nuptial mystery that runs through all of Scripture — Christ the Bridegroom and the Church His Bride. What the Anglican Communion has done in ordaining women as bishops (and now installing a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury) is a departure from the apostolic tradition that the Catholic Church is bound to safeguard. Pope Francis’s simple “No” in the interview is not harshness. It is fidelity. The Church does not invent her structure. She receives it. And in receiving it, she protects both the fatherhood of the priesthood and the irreplaceable feminine genius that belongs uniquely to women.

The Church is not free to change what Christ Himself established. Pope Paul VI stated it with clarity: “The Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include: the example recorded in the Sacred Scriptures of Christ choosing his Apostles only from among men; the constant practice of the Church, which has imitated Christ in choosing only men; and her living teaching authority which has consistently held that the exclusion of women from the priesthood is in accordance with God’s plan for his Church.” This is not a matter of cultural preference or temporary discipline. It is a question of the sacramental configuration of the priesthood to Christ the Bridegroom. The priest acts in persona Christi Capitis — in the person of Christ the Head. Christ was a man. He chose only men as Apostles. The Church has never claimed the authority to alter that choice. This does not mean women are of lesser dignity. The greatest human person after Christ is a woman: the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is the highest creature, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, and the perfect model of the Church. No priest, bishop, or pope surpasses her in holiness or importance. The Church has always honored the unique and irreplaceable dignity of women — as mothers, as consecrated virgins, as teachers, as mystics, as the heart of the domestic church, and as the ones who so often carry the faith forward when men fail. Male and female are not interchangeable roles in the order of grace. They are complementary. The priesthood is a fatherly office. The Church herself is maternal. To confuse these is not progress; it is a loss of the very nuptial mystery that runs through all of Scripture — Christ the Bridegroom and the Church His Bride. What the Anglican Communion has done in ordaining women as bishops (and now installing a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury) is a departure from the apostolic tradition that the Catholic Church is bound to safeguard. Pope Francis’s simple “No” in the interview is not harshness. It is fidelity. The Church does not invent her structure. She receives it. And in receiving it, she protects both the fatherhood of the priesthood and the irreplaceable feminine genius that belongs uniquely to women.

Holy Sea

26,171 views • 1 month ago

🔥 NEW SONG: The Immaculate Conception: Fitting Not Forced Feast of the Immaculate Conception Peter’s Barque Two ways to save someone from a pit. That’s it. That’s the whole doctrine people tie themselves in knots avoiding. You can save someone after they fall — that’s us. Every sinner Christ drags back to life with grace. Or you can save someone by preventing the fall entirely — that’s what He does for His mother. Same Savior. Same grace. Different application. Perfect symmetry. The New Eve doesn’t start broken. The New Ark doesn’t carry the Word with spiritual rot. Genesis 3:15 says “enmity,” which means total separation, not “Satan gets partial custody.” Revelation 12 calls her the mother of all who keep God’s commandments. Gabriel greets her not with a name, but with a title meaning “graced completely.” And none of this dents monotheism — the people who died defending the One God didn’t suddenly forget theology in the first century. This track hits. The visuals hit harder. And the next ones are coming fast. Peter’s Barque is picking up speed. 🔗 LISTEN & FOLLOW Spotify: Apple Music: IG: X: FB: TikTok:

🔥 NEW SONG: The Immaculate Conception: Fitting Not Forced Feast of the Immaculate Conception Peter’s Barque Two ways to save someone from a pit. That’s it. That’s the whole doctrine people tie themselves in knots avoiding. You can save someone after they fall — that’s us. Every sinner Christ drags back to life with grace. Or you can save someone by preventing the fall entirely — that’s what He does for His mother. Same Savior. Same grace. Different application. Perfect symmetry. The New Eve doesn’t start broken. The New Ark doesn’t carry the Word with spiritual rot. Genesis 3:15 says “enmity,” which means total separation, not “Satan gets partial custody.” Revelation 12 calls her the mother of all who keep God’s commandments. Gabriel greets her not with a name, but with a title meaning “graced completely.” And none of this dents monotheism — the people who died defending the One God didn’t suddenly forget theology in the first century. This track hits. The visuals hit harder. And the next ones are coming fast. Peter’s Barque is picking up speed. 🔗 LISTEN & FOLLOW Spotify: Apple Music: IG: X: FB: TikTok:

Peter's Barque

29,655 views • 9 months ago

Michael Bublé invited a nervous 15-year-old onstage. Then the superstar realized he needed to step aside. At first, this looks like it might become an awkward talent-show moment. A mother in the audience is shouting that her 15-year-old son wants to sing, and Bublé jokingly calls her a “crazy woman” before deciding to give the boy a chance. Sam Hollyman walks onto the stage in ordinary clothes, stands behind the microphone and looks nervous. Nobody knows what is about to happen. Then Bublé starts Feeling Good, and Sam begins to sing. Within seconds, Bublé's expression changes. The polite smile disappears, replaced by genuine surprise. Sam's voice is warm, steady and remarkably mature for someone who is only 15, with a tone that feels surprisingly comfortable alongside Bublé's own. The singer isn't pretending to be impressed for the audience. You can actually watch him discover the talent in real time. And then comes the best part. Bublé doesn't try to reclaim the moment. He pulls Sam forward, gives him more space and starts singing behind him. The famous singer becomes the support act while the unknown teenager takes the spotlight. For a performer of Bublé's stature, that small gesture says a lot: when someone really deserves the microphone, the right thing to do is give it to them. It also changes the way you see the mother who was shouting from the audience. Before Sam sang, she looked like the embarrassing parent who was pushing her child onto a stage. After he sang, she suddenly looked like the only person in the room who already knew what everyone else was about to discover. She was willing to look ridiculous because she believed her son deserved one chance. Bublé eventually introduces him as a “15-year-old killer” and jokes that Sam has four years to win The X Factor and destroy his career. The joke works because, by then, Bublé has already made his point. He genuinely thinks the kid is that good. Sam would go on to pursue music himself, including an appearance on The Voice UK, but the lasting appeal of this clip isn't really about what happened afterward. It is about the few minutes when nobody knew what would happen. A mother took a risk, a nervous teenager opened his mouth, and a famous singer heard something that made him willingly give up the center of the stage.

Michael Bublé invited a nervous 15-year-old onstage. Then the superstar realized he needed to step aside. At first, this looks like it might become an awkward talent-show moment. A mother in the audience is shouting that her 15-year-old son wants to sing, and Bublé jokingly calls her a “crazy woman” before deciding to give the boy a chance. Sam Hollyman walks onto the stage in ordinary clothes, stands behind the microphone and looks nervous. Nobody knows what is about to happen. Then Bublé starts Feeling Good, and Sam begins to sing. Within seconds, Bublé's expression changes. The polite smile disappears, replaced by genuine surprise. Sam's voice is warm, steady and remarkably mature for someone who is only 15, with a tone that feels surprisingly comfortable alongside Bublé's own. The singer isn't pretending to be impressed for the audience. You can actually watch him discover the talent in real time. And then comes the best part. Bublé doesn't try to reclaim the moment. He pulls Sam forward, gives him more space and starts singing behind him. The famous singer becomes the support act while the unknown teenager takes the spotlight. For a performer of Bublé's stature, that small gesture says a lot: when someone really deserves the microphone, the right thing to do is give it to them. It also changes the way you see the mother who was shouting from the audience. Before Sam sang, she looked like the embarrassing parent who was pushing her child onto a stage. After he sang, she suddenly looked like the only person in the room who already knew what everyone else was about to discover. She was willing to look ridiculous because she believed her son deserved one chance. Bublé eventually introduces him as a “15-year-old killer” and jokes that Sam has four years to win The X Factor and destroy his career. The joke works because, by then, Bublé has already made his point. He genuinely thinks the kid is that good. Sam would go on to pursue music himself, including an appearance on The Voice UK, but the lasting appeal of this clip isn't really about what happened afterward. It is about the few minutes when nobody knew what would happen. A mother took a risk, a nervous teenager opened his mouth, and a famous singer heard something that made him willingly give up the center of the stage.

Emotion & Music

755,359 views • 14 days ago