Muzhik, I believe the attempts to decipher the Book of Revelation in the last 50 years or so have focused on an AntiChrist figure arising from the EU. However, in the last 10 years there have been some evangelicals arguing that the AntiChrist will come from a restored Muslim Caliphate. I don't really know the specifics. I believe Shite Islamic prophecies tie into this somehow. Sorry, just trying to sweep the cobwebs away! O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
Perhaps in some diocese...granted in mine it can be found in 2 churches. The one is fairly well known.
Yes, there is a TON of speculation everywhere you might turn. That's why 4 years ago I decided to stick with Catholic prophecy as revealed & clarified by Christ & His Mother, Queen of Heaven. They help us discifer the Book of Revelations.
Tolerance is a word that means condoning sin and outraging God. But there is such a mindset now. Sometimes its prudent to hold your fire and keep your powder dry. I went to St Stephen's btw til grade 6. I am so proud of Father Nolan and your bishop. Praying for them both.
A caution about this M. Martin movie: ‘INCIDENT AT FORT BRAGG’ MOVIE SET TO TELL THE ‘TRUE STORY’ OF A SOLDIER’S EXORCISM Director Osgood Perkins is slated to direct the new film, “Incident at Fort Bragg,” which will tell the story of the very real Irish Priest Malachi Martin that conducted a government-sanctioned exorcism of a young soldier on the North Carolina base. While Martin, and his career as an exorcist, are both entirely real, the incident this movie is based on is much harder to pin down. By now, we all know what it means when a movie says that it’s “based on a true story.” More often than not, it means that we’re in for a blatant exaggeration (or outright fabrication) of events surrounding one or two real people, with the excuse that the truth wouldn’t make for as quite an engaging a movie. While this is true for all genres of films, few are more guilty of departing from evidence-based fact that “true stories” about the supernatural. From “The Amityville Horror” to the recent slew of “Conjuring” movies, it usually only takes an internet connection and ten minutes of googling to start poking holes in the stories we see on screen — but that’s where this mysterious Fort Bragg incident may set itself apart (or to be honest… may not). Attempts to contact Fort Bragg’s Religious Services representatives and other public affairs contacts, regarding the possibility that Uncle Sam called in an exorcist for one of his soldiers, doesn’t produce any noteworthy results (unless you count “no comment” as noteworthy). While this certainly isn’t a ringing endorsement, it also doesn’t dismiss the idea outright. Martin himself also never mentioned conducting any exorcisms on a U.S. military installation, despite writing a number of books on the subject that have drawn both public interest and even the approval of scholarly theologians. Harvard theologian Harvey Cox, for instance, called Martin’s book “Hostage to the Devil” “the most authoritative and convincing” look into the world of demonology published to date (back in 1976 anyway). “Martin is above all serious,” a Newsweek review of “Hostage to the Devil” read at the time. “He is not speaking about madness, about illusions or the irrational, but about the real beyond all reason. … He presents exorcism as … a titanic clash of wills that threatens the lives, the sanity, even the souls of all attending.” Martin, who was ordained 1954 and worked in the Vatican for eight years before leaving for America, reportedly conducted or assisted in a series of 11 exorcisms, over the span of about a decade, in the U.S. Five of these exorcisms were discussed in his books at length, but the basis for the upcoming movie — an exorcism on Fort Bragg — was not among those mentioned. If Martin really was called in over an incident with a U.S. soldier, it stands to reason that he may have been asked to keep his involvement a secret. The Bragg story was instead relayed to the film’s producers by Robert A. Marro Jr., a longtime friend of Martin’s and former agent of the CIA — at least according to Marro and a number of outlets that have taken him at his word. Marro has shown his former CIA identification to journalists in the past, but the agency isn’t in the business of confirming these sorts of things. “The government can train you to do all kinds of things, but for the things that are in the world that we cannot see, they don’t train you for that,” Marro says in a Netflix documentary that shares a name with Martin’s book, “Hostage to the Devil.” According to the London Times, Marro saw the script for the new movie, but was unhappy with it — and he has since claimed that he can’t speak to the press regarding the incident because of a contract that he signed. That suggests that, even if the case were true, it likely didn’t happen the way the film presents it. Reportedly, Marro assisted Martin in some exorcisms (potentially including the one this new movie is based on), and the producers were able to corroborate elements of Marro’s story with another of Martin’s close friends, though the second friend claimed only to have been told about the incident by Martin and had no first-hand knowledge of it. Whether Marro was a CIA agent or not, he does have a history of making claims that tie the U.S. government to the supernatural, including a story about possessed special forces soldiers exhibiting superhuman strength and speaking in ancient languages. There is no evidence to support the idea that a soldier on Fort Bragg needed Martin’s help expelling a demon from his body; but to be fair, there’s no evidence yet available to prove that it didn’t happen either. But when it comes to Hollywood, that’s never really mattered anyway. Let’s not forget that “The Blair Witch Project” was marketed as a “true story” as well. https://sofrep.com/news/incident-at...o-tell-the-true-story-of-a-soldiers-exorcism/
“Attended a Bipartisan Multi faith prayer service for 116th Congress at St Peter’s Catholic Church in DC with Rep Ilham Omar -MN, Raja Krishnamoorti-IL, Rep Donna Edna Shalala- FL, Speaker Nancy Pelosi- CA and over 2 dozen other members of Congress followed by celebration events,” posted Azhar Azeez , president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), on January 4. Further fact is this was a multi-faith prayer service. These occur ocassional in Catholic churches as well as Protestant.
Do you know who were the conservatives attending this "Bipartisan" prayer service? Those listed in the quote are all pretty lefty individuals....and Pelosi, of course, seems to use the Catholic faith now and then as it benefits her personally! "It’s unclear which other members of Congress, if any, spoke at the event." Just sayin!
A good sign: Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion law mandating ultrasounds Doctors must perform ultrasounds and have women listen to fetal heartbeats before performing abortions. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...y-abortion-law-mandating-ultrasounds-n1098181
(of course also Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day) Final full moon of the decade is on 12/12 at 12:12 a.m. Unfortunately for the Bay Area, the full moon will arrive at 9:12 p.m. on Dec. 11. This month’s moon has several names, the Farmer’s Almanac said, including the Long Night’s Moon and the full Cold Moon. The last full moon of the year is traditionally associated with the bleakness of winter starting in December, according to KRON4 affiliate WDAF. Winter officially begins a week later at the solstice on Dec. 21. Appropriately, the “Long Night’s Moon” name originates from the more hours of darkness during the winter months. As far as the symbolism of Thursday’s moon — the almanac says the number 12 is “like a curtain call that allows you to get your affairs together so you can benefit from the windfall that the universe is about to bestow on you.” =================================================== Farmer's Almanac: Full Moon for December 2019 Arrives on 12/12 at 12:12 – What Does It Mean? If you checked your copy of the 2020 Farmers’ Almanac, page 150 (December 2019 calendar page), or our Moon Phase calendar online, you saw that December’s Cold Moon turns 100% full on December 12th (12/12) at 12:12 a.m. Eastern Time. That’s a lot of 12s! Should those living in the Eastern Time Zone buy a lottery ticket? Or get married? The Number 12 in Numerology According to numerology, the number 12 has some interesting meanings, and symbolizes completion. According to NumerolgySecrets.net: “The number 12 is at the very end of the numerology spectrum, and it offers those who see it in their daily life the opportunity to … wrap up a certain life stage and situation before moving forward to bigger and better things. This number is like a curtain call that allows you to get your affairs together so you can benefit from the windfall that the universe is about to bestow on you.” https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-december-2019-100914
One way to look at it....sometimes those with "ancient" connections speak to what's happening in the present time w/ a greater kind of awareness: 'She is speaking out to us': Māori leader says volcano eruption was a message WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Pouroto Ngaropo, standing on an ancient settlement site overlooking the island of Whakaari, recites his ancestry back thousands of years, back to the volcano which erupted there on Monday. ....... The volcano island off New Zealand’s North Island holds deep spiritual significance for his iwi or tribe, Ngāti Awa ............ For Ngaropo, Whakaari - which means to reveal or show - was giving the world a warning, passing on a message from the spiritual to the physical realm. The eruption, he said, was a reminder of the power of nature and humans’ connection with it. “Things are going to change and the order of things are going to be restored in terms of the spiritual domain, the connection to the environment ... and our connection to each other so it’s a very important message ... Whakaari is speaking out to us.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-volcano-eruption-was-a-message-idUSKBN1YF1CR
These mysterious lights are shining over Mesa, Arizona. No one knows why But there are theories By Herb Scribner@HerbScribner Dec 10, 2019, 10:00pm Residents of the Mesa, Arizona, area have reported seeing mysterious lights in the sky, and none of them are quite short what they mean, ABC-15 Arizona reports. Adobe Stock Residents of the Mesa, Arizona, area have reported seeing mysterious lights in the sky, and none of them are quite sure what they mean, ABC-15 Arizona reports. But of course there are theories. What’s going on: There appears to be a giant orb hovering in the sky in Mesa, according to ABC-15. The giant orb reportedly drops flares onto the ground, too. What they’re saying: DJ Maier and Kerri Burnett told ABC-15 they saw a “pretty bright light” that “was about straight up over here, and it went straight that way, stopped, and it didn’t seem like it was too far.” Burnett: “It started moving kind of diagonal across, I was trying to figure out which way it was heading, and that’s when we noticed it started dropping things from it.” Maier: “And it wasn’t just us, our neighbors next door they were out, they weren’t even filming. They were more in amazement, like statues, just watching it.” Maier: “Some said it may be an aircraft, others said aliens or a comet.” Officials remain uncertain what the orb could be. The Federal Aviation Administration, Luke Air Force Base and the Army National Guard all said they didn’t know what the object was, according to KPAX. Arizona: Something must be going on in Arizona. A green fireball lit up the sky Sunday night, too, which had social media going wild, according to 12 News. https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/10/21005145/mesa-arizona-lights-skies-ufo
How disappointing to see the Mormon genealogy site has caved into the homo-fascist brigade FamilySearch trees can now document same sex relationships From FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org): FamilySearch Adds Ability to Document All Family Relationships https://media.familysearch.org/familysearch-adds-ability-to-document-all-family-relationships/ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/familysearch-document-same-sex-family-relationships
Fulfilling many prophecies.....including that of the "second sun" and its influence upon the earth?? Earth Enters Unknown as Magnetic North Pole Continues Push Toward Russia, Crosses Greenwich Meridian Earlier this year, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the British Geological Survey (BGS) were forced to update the World Magnetic Model a year ahead of schedule due to the speed with which the magnetic north pole is shifting out of the Canadian Arctic and toward Russia’s Siberia. The BGS and the US National Centers for Environmental Information has released a new update to the World Magnetic Model this week, confirming that the magnetic north pole, whose coordinates are crucial for the navigation systems used by governments, militaries and a slew of civilian applications, is continuing its push toward Siberia. “The WMM2020 forecasts that the northern magnetic pole will continue drifting toward Russia, although at a slowly decreasing speed –down to about 40 km per year compared to the average speed of 55 km over the past twenty years,” the US agency said in a press statement. The data confirmed that this year, the magnetic north pole passed to within 390 km of the geographic North Pole, and crossed the Greenwich (prime) meridian. Compilers also confirmed that the Earth’s magnetic field is continuing to weaken, at a rate of about 5 percent every 100 years. The World Magnetic Model is used by everything from smartphone compass apps, maps and GPS services to telecommunications transmission systems, and navigation tools for various agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, the US Defence Department and NATO. Scientists Still Don’t Know Exactly What’s Driving Pole’s Accelerated Drift Magnetic north, the point on the planet’s surface toward which your conventional compass points, is created by the churning of molten metal in Earth’s core, which creates huge electrical currents to produce the magnetic field. Commenting on the freshly-released magnetic north pole data, Dr. Ciaran Beggan, a geophysicist and geomagnetic specialist from the British Geological Survey’s Edinburgh office, told FT that although the movement of the pole has been “much faster” since the 1990s “than at any time for at least four centuries,” scientists “really don’t know much about the changes in the core that’s driving it.” With the pole passing the Greenwich meridian and continuing its race east, humanity is entering the unknown, scientifically speaking, since, from the time records of the magnetic north pole’s position have been kept starting in the 16th century, the pole had drifted around the Canadian Arctic. Dr. Phil Livermore of Leeds University’s Institute of Geophysics recently postulated that a ‘jet stream’ of liquid iron flowing in the planet’s core could help explain shifts in the position of magnetic north, but suggested tracking the flows of this liquid iron could be difficult, “because it lies beneath 3,000 kilometres of rock.” Scientists have previously expressed concerns about the fluctuations in the magnetic north pole and its possible impact on the magnetic field protecting Earth. Without the field, Earth would be left vulnerable to solar flares, which could cause damage to everything from spacecraft to power grids. Even with the magnetic field intact, the planet remains vulnerable. In 2011, the US National Academy of Sciences calculated that a repeat of a solar storm like the one which hit the planet in 1859 could cause as much as $2 trillion in initial damage, and take a decade to repair. Furthermore, a weakened magnetic field may lead to a potentially cataclysmic process scientists call a “geomagnetic reversal,” in which the Earth’s north and south poles effectively switch places. The last such flip is estimated to have taken place about 800,000 years ago, and some scientists believe that another may be due soon, even though such an event could take centuries to complete. https://sputniknews.com/science/201...ush-toward-russia-crosses-greenwich-meridian/
