John Prevost discussed in an April 17 interview with 'EWTN News In Depth' his life as the pope’s brother. Main points. Loss of privacy: “I used to be able to leave the front door open. Now I’m hesitant because you don’t know who’s going to come to the door.” Ordinary childhood: “Probably like anyone else’s—it was a mom and dad, three boys, school, homework, play, and repeat. It was just a normal life.” Childhood memory: “One time we were building a shed in the backyard and Rob fell through the roof. It was just part of the wood was rotted, because we were using old doors from the house for the roof.” Leo XIV’s early vocation: “We always knew that he wanted to be a priest. From a very young age, that was just always there.” A “prophecy”: “When he was maybe in first or second grade, one of the moms across the street said, ‘You know, he’s going to be the first American Pope.’ We just kind of heard it and moved on.” Still just brothers: “People say, ‘Who says no to the Pope?’ I …Zwiṅwe
Cardinal Bernardin Chicago Catholic were dad in all this and mommy boy not in a good way. Seminaries in America hot bed of homos I know a Priest he promoted to Bishop in Canada is a raging homosexual
Young people have the right to more traditional forms of liturgical experience, said Bishop Joel Portela Amado, 71, of Petrópolis, at a press conference of the Brazil Bishops in Aparecida, according to AciDigital.com. A journalist asked about a possible “return” of the Mass in the Roman rite and spoke about “young people who kneel to receive Communion” and “wear veils”. Bishop Joel replied it is important to consider broader trends, citing 2022 census data showing the highest number of people without religion is among those aged 19 to 39. “It’s not that they don’t believe in God. They are ‘unchurched’ - they believe in God, but lack a concrete path within the Church,” he said. Bishop Joel suggested this can lead young people to seek religious reference points, sometimes in past forms they did not grow up with. For him, such “diversity” is legitimate: “Do they have the right to be like this? Yes, because Catholicism is plural by nature, especially in a deeply plural world,” he said. …Zwiṅwe
"They are ‘unchurched’ - they believe in God, but lack a concrete path within the Church,” he said. Bishop Joel suggested this can lead young people to seek religious reference points, sometimes in past forms they did not grow up with." No, actually, it's because they finally find the transcendent, the supernatural, the Divine, "the true, the good and the beautiful" in the Traditional Latin Mass, vs. the pure, horizontal humanism of the Novus Ordo. Grace operating in young, idealistic, fresh souls who want something more than what this world offers.
A viral clip shows Irish priest Christopher Ginnelly, from the Holy Family parish in Ballycroy in the Archdiocese of Armagh in Ireland, including a petition asking God to "take Donald Trump" during the Eucharist. The congregation can be heard laughing before the cleric attempts to explain his mistake. "Sorry about that," he said, before continuing: "Take away his pain". DailyStar.co.uk reported on the video on 16 April.
Novus Ordo: This is Fr. Christopher Ginnelly, parish priest for the Church of the Holy Family in Ballycroy, praying for the death of Donald Trump. The audience starts laughing.
“The multiplication of the loaves and fishes occurred during the sharing; that is the miracle,” said Pope Leo XIV in his homily at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on 17 April, which was attended by around 120,000 people. He continued: ‘There is bread for everyone if it is given to everyone. There is bread for everyone if it is taken not with a snatching hand, but with a giving hand.” Common heresy in the Francis era Here, Leo XIV reflects an idea that Pope Francis has returned to several times: that the multiplication of the loaves is not about a supernatural increase in food, but a transformation of human hearts that leads to sharing. During the Angelus on 26 July 2015, Francis said that 'the miracle does not consist in the multiplication itself, but in the sharing'. At the Angelus on 29 July 2018, and in various weekday homilies at Santa Marta, Francis reiterated that the true sign is not a miracle, but a change in attitude; the crowd learns to share. On 25 July 2021, Francis …Zwiṅwe
Laura Stewart on How to Honor a Baby Lost Too Soon How do you explain the loss of a sibling to a child? Author Laura Stewart joins us to share Orchestra for Oliver, a beautiful new book designed to help families navigate a difficult prenatal diagnosis. When Laura Stewart’s son and daughter-in-law received a negative prenatal diagnosis at 20 weeks, they chose to spend their remaining time being "intentional about making memories." In this moving interview, Laura discusses how her grandson Oliver inspired a children's book that helps parents and grandparents open up communication about prayer, life, and loss. Discover practical advice for families in the "waiting room" of a high-risk pregnancy, the healing power of honoring a child’s memory, and the vital resources available through organizations like Redbird Ministries and Be Not Afraid. Laura also shares a touching update on her family today and asks for our prayers for a current high-risk pregnancy. Key Highlights: -The Child’s …Zwiṅwe
April 20 Saint Marcellinus Bishop of Embrun († 374) Saint Marcellinus was born in Africa of a noble family; with two other Christians desiring to evangelize Gaul, Vincent and Domninus, he went to Pope Saint Damasus. The young men were sent to Eusebius, bishop of Verceil, who encouraged them for their mission and announced to them that they would have much to suffer. The three were ordained, and Marcellinus was consecrated bishop of Embrun by Eusebius and the bishop of Valencia. The gift of miracles fortified the preaching of Marcellinus at Embrun, in a region bordering on the Alps, while his companions continued their labors at Digne. Saint Domninus was later consecrated bishop of Digne by Saint Marcellinus, and energetically protected his flock from the errors of Arius; eventually Saint Vincent succeeded him there. Marcellinus built at Embrun a chapel in which he passed his nights in prayer, after laboring all day in the exercise of his sacred calling. By his pious example, as well as …Zwiṅwe
February 18th, 2026 Our Blessed Mother. Ash Wednesday. The Living Rosary. (Dictated in English.) (NOTE: The footnotes are not dictated by God. They are added by Sister. Sometimes the footnote is to help clarify for the reader Sister’s sense of the meaning of a certain word or idea, and at other times to better convey the sense of God’s tone when He spoke.) My little children, It is I, your Heavenly Mother, your Queen, Who speaks to you today. My little ones – who eagerly await Our Words – I bless you with all of My Motherly Love. Sons and daughters of My Heart,1 My soldiers, you have seen more and more of the horrors, indifferences, insults, blasphemies, and manipulations that our enemy has produced with the cooperation of so many souls. So many, My children. When one is cleaning a wound in which there is infection and gangrened tissue one must expose it, removing and exposing all the layers of infection, until one reaches healthy tissue, healthy flesh. Do you understand, then, why …Zwiṅwe
19. April 2026 19. April 2026 04/19/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. This year’s launch of the much-hyped “space mission” Artemis II on April 1 is hardly any different from the movies filmed in the Nevada desert about the first human landing on… that very same desert. Similar mistakes, similar lies. NASA leadership not only lies for a specific reason (e.g., greed), but also does so for no apparent reason and often believes its own fabricated stories. This is how mythomania—the condition of pathological lying—can be described. Leaving Earth’s orbit: The crew of the Artemis II mission is already on its way to the Moon. Some people’s hair stands on end—but not everyone’s. The bald astronaut doesn’t have that problem. A good way to get started with the theme of the new space fairy tale is a video on YouTube. Artemis 2 Moon Mission – I see something you don’t! Two audio tracks are available: German and English. It’s obvious why, right now, a Hollywood company is being hired to …
SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN Kontakion O CHRIST GOD, when You greeted the Ointment-Bearing Women, You wiped away the tears of our first mother, Eve, and told the women to bring the news to the Disciples that Christ was risen from the tomb.
Kontakion Ô CHRIST DIEU, lorsque Vous avez accueilli les femmes porteuses de parfums, Vous avez essuyé les larmes de notre première mère, Ève, et Vous avez demandé aux femmes d’annoncer aux disciples que le Christ était ressuscité du tombeau.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6,22-29. [After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea.] The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left. Other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread when the Lord gave thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" Jesus answered them and said, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal." So …Zwiṅwe
Aus dem Heiligen Evangelium nach Johannes - Joh 6,22-29. In jener Zeit stand die Menge am anderen Ufer des Sees von Galiläa; sie hatten gesehen, dass nur ein Boot dort gewesen war und dass Jesus nicht mit seinen Jüngern ins Boot gestiegen war, sondern dass seine Jünger allein abgefahren waren. Von Tiberias her kamen andere Boote in die Nähe des Ortes, wo sie nach dem Dankgebet des Herrn das Brot gegessen hatten. Als die Leute sahen, dass weder Jesus noch seine Jünger dort waren, stiegen sie in die Boote, fuhren nach Kafarnaum und suchten Jesus. Als sie ihn am anderen Ufer des Sees fanden, fragten sie ihn: Rabbi, wann bist du hierhergekommen? Jesus antwortete ihnen: Amen, amen, ich sage euch: Ihr sucht mich nicht, weil ihr Zeichen gesehen habt, sondern weil ihr von den Broten gegessen habt und satt geworden seid. Müht euch nicht ab für die Speise, die verdirbt, sondern für die Speise, die für das ewige Leben bleibt und die der Menschensohn euch geben wird! Denn ihn hat Gott, der Vater …Zwiṅwe
Hooper’s Testimony Weakens Later Waiver Controversy , The Atlanta Constitution, April 18, 1914 A statement published in the Atlanta Constitution by former prosecutor Frank Arthur Hooper revisited a procedural issue from the 1913 Leo Frank trial that later became a point of intense disagreement during post-trial arguments in 1914. His remarks focused on what had been understood at the time, eight months prior, regarding Frank’s presence when the verdict was returned on August 25, 1913, and whether a proper personal waiver had been secured. Hooper Pushes Back on Waiver Claim Hooper explained that during the murder trial of Leo Frank, he raised a concern directly with Judge Roan about whether the defendant himself needed to personally waive his right to be present, rather than relying solely on agreement from counsel. He emphasized that this was not an afterthought, but something he brought up in real time while proceedings were still underway. According to Hooper, the judge responded in …Zwiṅwe