June 2016

“Around us there is the presence of evil……

The devil is at work……

But in a loud voice I say…

God is Stronger”

Happy Father’s Day Francis of Rome…

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Dear Super Rich: you are the "Ruthless Servant" who Jesus is talking of. 

We are all sinners and in debt to God, even you…please use your wealth to forgive debts and feed the hungry and give water to the thirsty…Please Super Rich end the wars and nuclear weapons…

our poor lives are short… 

Pope Francis write:

{Jesus then goes on to tell the parable of the "ruthless servant, " who, called by his master to return a huge amount, begs him on his knees for mercy.  His master cancels his debt.

But he then meets a fellow servant who owes him a few cents and who in turn begs on his knees for mercy, but the first servant refuses his request and throws him into jail. 

When the master hears of the matter, he becomes infuriated and summoning the first servant back to him, says, "Should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?"

(Gospel of Matthew 18)

Jesus concludes, "So also my Heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.

(Gospel of Matthew 18)

This parable contains a profound teaching for all of us.  Jesus affirms that mercy is not only an action of the Father, it becomes a criterion for ascertaining who his true children are.  In short, we are called to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to us.  Pardoning offenses becomes the clearest expression of merciful love, and for us Christians it is an imperative from which we cannot excuse ourselves.  At time how hard it seems to forgive!  And yet pardon is the instrument placed into our fragile hands to attain serenity of heart. 

To let go of anger, wrath, violence and revenge are necessary conditions of living joyfully.  Let us therefore heed the Apostle's exhortation: "Do not let the sun go down on your anger."

(Saint Paul Letter to the Ephesians 4)

Above all, let us listen to the words of Jesus who made mercy as an ideal of life and a criterion for the credibility of our faith: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."

(Gospel of Matthew 5)

the beatitude to which we should particularly aspire in this Holy Year of Mercy…}

(above quote from Pope Francis The Face of Mercy…4/11/15)

 from the Gospel:

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.[r] 21 Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 [s]Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. 23 That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. 24 [t]When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. 25 Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. 26 [u]At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’ 27 Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. 28 When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount.[v] He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ 29 Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30 But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt. 31 Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. 32 His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. 33 Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ 34 Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.[w] 35 [x]So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart.”

From <https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NABRE&search=Matthew%2018

American Bishops and Trump...

 

What, as an American,  sickens me about Donald Trump is that He is a Liar..
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he makes a downtrodden People think he is on Their Side, against the Interests of the Super Rich...
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He is the Waterboy for the Super Rich and has helped in his own determined way to Build the Establishment...he now so pompously, condemns...
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he is a hollow, ignorant man who is thriving off the anger and fear of a frightened people...
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His Agenda will be the Same Exact Agenda as that of the Super Rich...wars, domination and power, fossil fuels...
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his ONLY wealth is 10 billion dollars and the knowledge of manipulation...
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and so many Catholics are following him...
and the American Bishops, are Silent...tragic...
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When are the American Bishops going to talk about a Living Wage or the evils that flow from severe inequality of wealth...?
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the American Bishops do not care about the Middle Class...not one bit...or struggling young Families, they do not care...
Never once a Mention of a Living Wage or High Interest Rates... NOT ONE WORD...
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As a Catholic American, I will BLAME the American Bishops if a Sick Person like Trump becomes president...
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Their Silence is Sinful...
Forget Pornography and Masturbation...   LIVING WAGE...Climate Change, Solar Energy, Fracking...Student Debt...
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Until I hear the Words LIVING WAGE from the American Bishops and a condemnation of Trump...they have ZERO moral authority in my mind and heart...
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I look to Pope Francis, not the American Bishops...
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I guess the American Bishops have a lot of Financial Worries...  Sad...
They too will answer to God...
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Go Bernie, Go Solar...

the war is, the Super Rich owning our US Government...and using it as a weapon against the American People' Common Interests...
Bernie is on Our Side...
Trump is hand picked by the Super Rich to clamp down on us...   if he gets in Watch...
Watch the Prison Population...and local Police Numbers...all INCREASE...New Prisons everywhere and new militarized police every where...
As They Frack away our Sacred Lands and Waters...
Trump is a Bully, and will have a Bully Government...
the absolute Consolidation of the MicroControl of the Super Rich on Mother Earth...   a strangle hold which is now leading to rapid death...
God Please Have Mercy on US...

Homosexuality is from God...
Homosexuality is an integral and integrated part of the Human Person...
The Human Person is from God and sustained by God from...moment of conception to natural death...
Therefore Homosexuality is from God...