August 13th - Saint of the Day: Saint Maximus the Confessor, Monk & Defender of the Faith Imperial Secretary, Byzantine Monk, Theologian & Defender of the Faith He was silenced by an empire. The Church still hears him 1,400 years later. Saint Maximus the Confessor went from the emperor's right-hand man to a simple monk, and then to the most dangerous man in the Byzantine Empire, all because he refused to accept a heresy about Jesus Christ. In this Saint of the Day feature, you'll discover: Why an 80-year-old monk terrified the most powerful ruler on earth The trial transcript where he told his judges, "Even if the whole universe holds communion with the Patriarch, I will not" The brutal price he paid: his tongue, his right hand, and exile to the mountains of Georgia How the Church vindicated everything he taught just 19 years after his death on August 13th, 662 The tradition of three miraculous lights burning over his lonely grave His teaching on the two wills …More
It's insidious! I have a friend who works at a community college and she tells me that new student applicants are submitting long autobiographies - sometimes over 10 pages long. Yet, these same potential students are failing basic English skills entrance tests and need remedial classes! Of course, they aren't writing things themselves!
Not Disturbing the Political Powers Behind France’s Euthanasia Law? Bishop Emeritus Dominique Rey told TribuneChrétienne.com of his one regret about Leo XIV’s September 25–28 visit to France: the Pope’s “very busy program” leaves no time to visit people at the end of life or palliative care units. Yet Leo XIV’s schedule includes several other meetings, including one with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Meanwhile, France is close to legalizing euthanasia.
Monseigneur Dominique Rey : "Nous aurions souhaité une rencontre avec des personnes en fin de vie"
Steve Ray shares how he discovered the Beauty of Catholic Church| On the Spot | Shalom World News After nearly three decades of its publication, Steve K Ray’s book on his conversion story, ‘Crossing the Tiber’, is still on the top-selling list. In Shalom World’s program ‘On the Spot’ Steve Ray, renowned Catholic Apologist, Author and Speaker, opens up about his conversion to Catholic faith, the challenges he had to undergo after conversion including the initial rejection from his and his wife’s parents, and their life of faith filled with grace. While you watch his sharing, his words, “We have discovered the best kept secret in the world by becoming Catholics” would resound in your ears, inspiring you to discover the divine beauty of the Catholic Church just as he experienced.
Laurent Michelon Officiel @LAURENTMICHEL0N The recent closure of the Israeli consulate in Chengdu is described in the mainstream media as simply a consequence of China’s positions on the Palestinian issue—particularly the ongoing genocide in Gaza—as well as on the Israeli-American aggression against Iran. The Israeli consul issued an enthusiastic statement about friendship with China, as if the closure were merely temporary for renovations. What the article is careful not to mention is the recent espionage case involving an Israeli company in Chengdu, which was thwarted at the last minute by Chinese authorities just as it was about to succeed. Reported in Chinese media and on social media, this case was, of course, completely ignored by Western media. In broad terms, in 2023, the Israeli embassy in China acted as an intermediary between a Tel Aviv-based data company and a technology firm in Chengdu, under the pretext of jointly building a “data processing center” intended to optimize …More
Welcome Jesus before that it be too late Yes, God wants all men to be saved, but saved during the life he gives them here on earth, because there is no other. After this life comes eternity, eternal life. I repeat this because even priests find it hard to accept: there is no third life between time and eternity in which we can still secure our salvation. As God teaches through the mouth of Saint Paul: At the acceptable time I heard you; on the day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Now, not tomorrow. That is why the Apostle says: Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Why work out your salvation with fear and trembling, if you can still do it in death, once you are free from the cares and temptations of this world?
Virgin Mary Statue Stands Intact After Deadly Quake | Shalom World News In the aftermath of a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of western Colombia, a video from a Religious Sisters’ convent in Cali has drawn attention. Walls were shattered, windows were blown out and concrete fell around the building, but a statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal remained standing on its pedestal. Despite the destruction around it, the sacred image did not topple or show visible damage. For people facing the devastation, the sight of Mary still standing has become a touching reminder of faith and hope, and of God’s presence in times of suffering.
World’s Oldest Trappist Monk, 108, Survivor of Communist Persecution, Has Died. Fr. Benedict Chao, the world’s oldest Trappist monk, died on July 31 at Our Lady of Joy Abbey on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, at the age of 108. Born in Hebei, China, in 1918, Chao entered monastic life in 1941 and was ordained a priest in 1949. He belonged to a generation of Chinese Trappists whose monasteries were destroyed during Communist persecution. After fleeing mainland China, Chao and fellow monks lived for a time in Canada and the United States before rebuilding their monastic community in Hong Kong.
China: Fallece el último trapense superviviente de la persecución comunista. El monje trapense más anciano del mundo ha muerto a los 108 años en la Abadía de Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, en la isla de Lantau, Hong Kong. hmtv
These monitors on GTV keep burying my posts. Especially important ones that reveal the truth on what's going on with trump. They bury them everyday. They refuse to let them be shown. I have ignored some. TRIED to re-post some. But they bury them as well. This one was also buried almost immediately after posting it. Anyone who is not blocked by the trump base, would you be so kind as to re-post it for me. Please and thank you. And may GOD bless you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Updated to seven people or more have tried to …
At the canonization of St Maximilian Kolbe, Pope John Paul II was gifted with a portrait of the new saint by Fr James McCurry, a friend of Beyond These Stone Walls.