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Sometimes life weighs heavy on us as we're going through it. With much of what we do we have directions or examples or explicit explanations of how to behave. However, in life, more generally, we can find ourselves adrift. Thankfully, we have the example of Christ, of course, but also His blessed mother - in her Immaculate Conception - preserved from the beginning of any stain of sin.

Not only for our soul, but succeeding in life is every day becoming more and more like competing in the Olympics. Fortunately, we can get help of the BRAVE Principals to help us succeed.

Not necessarily in the religious sense, but converting ourselves to do what it is we know (deep in ourselves) that we need to do, to experience satisfaction in life.

St. Raymond established the canonical rules and won freedom for captive Catholics back in the day (who were held as slaves in Muslim countries). Now, where the governing rules are being thrown out and our freedoms are being striped, we need St. Raymond - Pray for us!

Everyone (well maybe not "everyone") pursues Financial FREEDOM, but what does that mean exactly and how can we get it virtually, if not practically. How can we each get the sense of security that a $1M cash account would provide to our sense of confidence.

These days we see that some (Marxists) feel doing evil (maybe cheat in an election) is justified because they want to stop an evil (or stop someone they think is evil); yet God commands us to NOT do evil for evil sake, but rather to "kill 'em with kindness".

Have you ever wondered if it was worth while to share in other people’s difficulties and hardships? Is that just going to drag you down or is it possibly a path helping strengthen.

2nd Sunday of Advent! Would you expect anything less from me? Yes, believe it or not, I found a way to relate this week’s Epistle & Gospel (from the Traditional Latin Mass) to today’s 2020 Election… not that hard to do, at least not for me 😉 In the Epistle: like our political parties today, there are two groups in deep disagreement, both claiming their right to the Faith, met with Hope based on the promise that “The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing.” We can be met with Hope that Truth will prevail. And the Gospel: like all those looking for “evidence of fraud” we find St. John the Baptist, from prison, sending for assurance to see if this was the promised one and Christ, responding, by asking: what they came out to see a reed shaken with the wind or a prophet…? What? How much evidence do you need in this election? What, are ballots in suitcases not enough?

Our Lady's house, where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Our Lady, a house which was at one point "Full of Grace" was miraculously lifted to Loretto, in Italy, where numerous miracles have been worked.

Our Preparation for the tri-fold arrival of Christ in our lives.

Catholics may already know this short intro to the story of Juan Diego and his visit from Our Lady, but Christians might be interested to hear.

A priest, imprisoned by his own order - because he wanted to Make it Great Again (or as they call it: reform it for liberality which had crept in). He bore his cross and gained an eternal reward, which we remember today. Support those who are fighting to Make [our Country and Faith] Great Again....…

This was failed take to the video on the 3rd Sunday of Advent

Introducing the show and something about the Lucky Few - the generation from which my dad comes, which was just before Boomers. How did he get started? Why are lessons from my father of any value?

Right after the joy of the crib, the first martyr appears – slain for speaking the Truths of Christ, unrelentingly. Meanwhile being stoned he prayed for his murders, including Saul who was later converted to the Truth - becoming intrepid St. Paul. Unfortunately, like the devils and demons who had the Truth of the Nativity concealed from them (see video: the devil’s pride would not let him see the Christ child as the expected Messiah); so too, many still today deny the Truths of our Faith or truths of deceit in the 2020 Election. Fortunately, so many, like St. Stephen and Our Lady, pray for their enlightenment. All in God’s time.

I guarantee you will get plenty out of documents in the link below...you will learn and it will help your love of Christmas twinkle. Merry Christmas! These documents are chapters from the book: City of God - by Blessed Mary of Agreda. They provide some amazing detail on the Holy Family's Trip to Bethlehem and the Nativity itself. Incredible stuff! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D6VwuHRxHgBeTMbRHUaaKxn_ILwT-HEm?usp=sharing

While striving to reinforce the 4th Sunday of Advent theme of getting oneself straight to prepare for the coming of the Lord (through a good confession), more than usual, my lines of logic are interrupted with idea upon idea…but, at least you get the kids.

Yes, it’s an emotional time, but God asks us not to worry and to keep on praying, like John the Baptist – not veering from Our Faith. Here’s a link to the failed intro, blooper, of this video. Yes, I’m putting it all out there. https://rumble.com/vbut72-3rd-sunday-blooper-intro.html

On our deathbed, the devil primarily uses one of two tools to tempt us: the sin of presumption (of salvation), or sin of despair. The remedy: unceasing prayer and surrounding yourself with holy thoughts and sacraments. Not giving up! Same with the election. Don't presume and despair. Get in your echo chamber and listen to the stuff which supports your views. Why? It's in the video! For some, your echo chamber is the mainstream. For me, that's things like: Steve Bannon's War Room on YouTube and thegatewaypundit.com Featured Song https://music.amazon.com/albums/B072M89CGS?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US

Putting on the armor of light, during our drive to church. Not the best or most complete way to cover some Sunday obligations, but this so how we share the need to follow Holy Mother the Church.

This is the Last Sunday After Pentecost in the Church’s Traditional calendar. It brings us the Gospel about the abomination of desolation. Frightening indeed. It is presented as a dire warning. It was Christ’s word on the pending destruction of irreverent Jerusalem, which happened in the year 70, with the terrible slaughter buy Titus. But, it is also His dire warning for each of us to get prepared (spiritually) for the end times, in general; as well as for our own particular end, individually, as we all eventually meet our maker. Where this gospel can tend to send some to run for cover and hide under their blanket, turning a blind eye to the reality wishing it would all go away, it is nice this gospel is (like a good wine with dinner) paired with a consoling and encouraging Epistle from St. Paul. In the Epistle St. Paul is the one that is encouraging (and praying for) us who have received the truth to persist in the application of the Faith; such that we may be partakers of the “lot of the saints.” Afterall, that is why we are here. To persist through the difficulties and challenges, with patience and suffering, to eventually be filled with the joy of seeing Truth face-to-face. Ah, that is the plan. For me, I see a direct correlation to the times through which we are living now, with this 2020 election. Not a correlation so much to the end times; but in that, in persistence and prayer, truth will be revealed to us in the end of this election – just was it will be at the end of our life, for those of us who have remained faithful will be rewarded. So too must we pray that Truth be revealed (and upheld) in this election.