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Catholic Liturgical Life / Re: St Josephs Novena starting...
Last post by diaduit - March 16, 2025, 08:02:44 AM
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Coffee and Donuts / Re: Posting on Sunday's
Last post by diaduit - March 16, 2025, 07:56:56 AM
I indulge on Sundays during Lent.
#23
Coffee and Donuts / Posting on Sunday's
Last post by clau clau - March 16, 2025, 05:31:49 AM
To those who are not posting during Lent. Do you post on Sunday, as technically it is not part of Lent?
#24
The Bookstore / Re: Normandt' Catholic Meditat...
Last post by Normandt - March 16, 2025, 04:29:16 AM
45. Freedom


Jesus came to show us the face of God. He came to heal us and help us out of slavery and convert, of course, if we want to welcome Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. As it is written:
"Many followed him, and he cured them all." Matthew, chapter 12, verse 15

Let's continue to work on our own conversion to Jesus's Sacred Heart and he will show us he's our Lord and Saviour. Let's ask ourselves the question: "Did I become a slave to something or someone?"

Let's briefly do a parallel with the slavery of sin. As soon as we move away from God, we will reduce ourselves to more faults and sins. The remoteness from God will be caused by slavery, which will sink us into sin. Sin and evil always lead us away from God.

May we dare take the risk of following Jesus like the people of Israel out of Egypt with God's forceful hand. May we dare leave our bad habits.
Jesus heals us from our remoteness if we wish. The decision is ours, because we are free.

The new American Bible, 2011-2014
Book: A path to conversion, Normand Thomas
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Catholic Liturgical Life / Re: St Josephs Novena starting...
Last post by diaduit - March 15, 2025, 09:52:35 AM
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The Geek Forum / iJobs=int(input(“enter number ...
Last post by Heinrich - March 15, 2025, 08:33:34 AM
We live in a world where nothing is constant other than exponential sin and resultant consequences. So much error portioned and stewed together in order to create a techno mutant society that is equally progressing, yet imploding. I feel for young 130+ IQ lads who did BA in CS only to now work on their portfolios and at Wannaburger. To wit:

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/learn-code-visualizing-decline-american-software-developer-jobs
#27
Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Perfect contrition pamphle...
Last post by KreKre - March 15, 2025, 05:03:04 AM
Would you share the pictures with us, too, please?
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The Bookstore / Re: Normandt' Catholic Meditat...
Last post by Normandt - March 15, 2025, 04:39:29 AM
44. To seek light


To seek the light of God is a process to do every day of our lives. Let's rise:
"Rise up in splendour! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you." Isaiah, chapter 60, verse 1

What is the light that we seek? The Light is already on us. The Light of the Lord, the light of the Trinity is always on us, and it is for us to welcome it, to receive and be enlightened by it.

Jesus's light is to be demanded on us often, then we allow God to illuminate our lives and help us move forward on a quiet road, a better-defined road since we become better informed. With the light of God, we discern more in the depths of our heart what's necessarily needed for the road.

A sincere prayer of the heart is the best way to unite with God, to welcome him and be enlightened. It focuses us on God and allows him to do the cleaning of our existence.

A prayer that's already written, as the prayer of Jesus is, the Our Father, said with the heart, is an act of love. Each time we pray with an already written prayer or from within us, if it's said with the heart, it's an "I love you" to God.

We will possibly be distracted during our prayer time. These distractions are an opportunity for us to give them to God. This is part of our internal cleansing. It creates space to better accommodate God's Presence in us.

The new American Bible, 2011-2014
Book: A path to conversion, Normand Thomas
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General News and Discussion / Re: The real reason the media ...
Last post by KreKre - March 15, 2025, 04:38:22 AM
Sentient creatures from far away stars coming to Earth is a very improbable scenario, contradicting everything we know about natural laws. A large scale scam with governments involved on that theme is much more probable, so it is wise to be very skeptical of it and not fall for it. Common sense tells us: there are no aliens, except illegal migrants.
Quote from: diaduit on March 14, 2025, 01:53:32 PMI absolutely believe there will be a fake alien invasion that will usher in the antiChrist.
I don't exclude it as a possibility, as it seems to be one of the ways of achieving one world government. However, I can think of alternative ways that seem more plausible. Another pandemic might be enough, for example. I think COVID was a test run. Or another world war. Or imposition of cashless, digital currency. Or a combination of all of that.

The antichrist may even come in the form of a right-wing populist, who will unite the civilized world against Islam and migrants... This is a specially insidious and very dangerous scenario, because he would tell us exactly what we want to hear. I first would be tempted to fall for it. That is why you should be skeptical of anyone who proposes large scale unification. Something like a union of Europe and Russia, that would instantly raise red flags. He who proposes fracturing into smaller nations is almost certainly not the antichrist.

In any case, I don't think they need aliens, that seems a bit too flashy, too unnecessarily incredible. But is it possible? I guess it is...