National Catholic Register, Michael Sean Winters: If the year 2018 in politics was dominated by Donald Trump, the life of the Catholic Church in this country in 2018 was marked by two major stories, one a reprise and the other…
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Revived Abuse Crisis, New-fangled Simony Dominate Catholic Church in 2018
Tuesday January 8th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence Briefings
Mr. Trump Nominee William Barr Triggers Separation of Church and State Concerns
Monday January 7th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsNational Catholic Register: When President Trump named William Barr as his nominee for U.S. attorney general, the news brought a sense of relief to Republican lawmakers eager for a seasoned leader at the helm of a troubled Justice Department. Barr,…
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Monday January 7th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) Irish comic dramatist. Source Reference George Bernard Shaw Quote
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Callista Gingrich Enumerates U.S.-Vatican Collaboration
Friday January 4th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsAngelus Guest Editorial by Callista Gingrich: One year ago, on Dec. 22, 2017, I had the honor of presenting my credentials to Pope Francis to serve as the 11th U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. It has been a privilege…
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Friday January 4th, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”…
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Apple Removes Religious App for its Biblical Stand on Homosexuality
Thursday January 3rd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsNBC News: Apple has removed from its online store a religious app accused of falsely portraying being gay as an “addiction,” “sickness,” and “sin” after a national gay-rights organization petitioned to have it pulled. Truth Wins Out, which says it…
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Thursday January 3rd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“Liberty has never lasted long in a democracy, nor has it ever ended in anything better than despotism.” Fisher Ames, (1758-1808), American statesman, orator and political writer . Source Reference Fisher Ames Quote
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Jesuits Publish list of “Credibly Accused” Priests
Wednesday January 2nd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe Washington Post: The Maryland Province Jesuits, a Catholic religious order with clergy serving throughout the Washington area and across eight states, released a list Monday of priests in the order who have been “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children…
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Wednesday January 2nd, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“Institutions purely democratic must, sooner, or later, destroy liberty or civilization or both.” Thomas Babington Macaulay, (1800-1859) [Lord Macaulay] 1st Baron Macaulay, British historian. Source: Letter to H.S. Randall, May 23, 1857 . Source Reference Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote
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Tuesday January 1st, 2019 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source: No source found. Source Reference…
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Cardinal Pell Found Guilty
Monday December 31st, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsCatholic New Agency: Cardinal George Pell has been convicted by an Australian court on charges of sexual abuse of minors, according to media reports and CNA sources close to the cardinal. A judicial gag order has restricted Australian media coverage…
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Monday December 31st, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetically Speaking“According to Gestapo records… they had little need to engage in direct spying on the citizens since the citizens themselves were more than willing to do their spying for them.” Kort E. Patterson, Source: Port of Call, August/September 1999 . Source Reference Kort E….
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