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LWIL # 7 2023 Another Valentine’s Day Has Gone By

LWIL # 7 2023 Another Valentine’s Day Has Gone By

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 10:02 pm by Mark Wilson

LWIL # 7 2023 Another Valentine’s Day Has Gone By 2023-02-21T22:02:35-05:00 Mark Wilson

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Sometimes you run out of time to put the last week in review together.

Another Week has gone by with another Valentine’s Day having been celebrated.
Some great days with alot of memorable stuff having happen
such as Elm Farm Ollie making becoming the first cow to officially fly.
And now the week this is being published, we come upon another season of Lent.
But before we get to that here is….

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

Monday February 13, 2023

National Cheddar Day

Day 44: Priestly Garments — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 44: The Scandal of Evil — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

The Apollo Theater is Reborn – HISTORY This Week | Acast

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
1633 – Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1642 – The Clergy Act becomes law, excluding bishops of the Church of England from serving in the House of Lords.
1880 – Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
1913 – The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
1914 – Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1920 – The Negro National League is formed.
1935 – A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
1955 – Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
1960 – With the success of a nuclear test codenamed “Gerboise Bleue“, France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
1960 – Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
1961 – An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.munications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
2004 – The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe’s largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star “Lucy” after The Beatles‘ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds“.
2011 – For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
2021 – A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.
2023-3 killed in shootings at Michigan State University; gunman is dead (nbcnews.com)

Quotes of the Day

Reason & Theology@ReasonTheology (Feb 13, 2023) YouTube just notified me that R&T has reached 5 million views since beginning the channel in January, 2019.

Thank you to all who have supported the channel!

Catholic World Report@cworldreport (Feb 13, 2023) The game-winning kick in Super Bowl LVII was made by a Catholic, who later gave credit to his teammates and glory to God.

The 27-year-old kicker is outspoken about his Catholic faith, and many on social media were quick to point out that during the game he was wearing what appeared to be a brown scapular around his neck.

Tuesday February 14, 2023

Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop white

Valentine’s Day

Day 45: Pray for Priests — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 45: Summary of Creation — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

While You Were Giving Out V-Day Cards, This Happen… | Mark Wilson (patheos.com)

1912–Arizona becomes the 48th State.

2023-US intercepts four Russian war plans near Alaska

Quotes of the Day

Eve Tushnet@evetushnet (Feb 14, 2023) one of my favorite holiday-based twitter subgenres is “Catholics using Valentine’s Day as an excuse to talk about nonromantic forms of love”

James Martin, SJ@JamesMartinSJ (Feb 14, 2023)…your heart is by reaching out to someone you’re at odds with, or whom you’ve offended. One way to show love on #ValentinesDay is to reconcile with a family member or friend. Then you’ll be able to soften their hearts too.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Mount Vernon@StJohnsMV (Feb 15,2023) Happy Valentine‘s Day! St. Valentine has been shown to have been a real man, however his life story is mostly legendary. What is known is he was a Priest who married couples against the Law. He was a Martyr for this, he supposedly left his jailors a note signed “your Valentine“

Wednesday February 15, 2023

Pope Francis@Pontifex (Feb 15, 2023) Let us not forget those suffering from the earthquake in #Turkey and #Syria. Let us continue to pray for the victims and their loved ones and make a concrete commitment to help the survivors. May the Lord give consolation to the people affected by this terrible tragedy.

Day 46: Set Apart for God — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 46: Heaven and Earth — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1113 – Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.
1764 – The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
1879 – Women’s rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
1923 – Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
1925 – The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
1933 – In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.
1971 – The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
2013 – A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.
2015- The 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya are killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) . These 21 men represent the 1000’s of people killed by extremist Islamic terrorists who believe that by killing non-Muslims they are honoring God.
2021 – Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Quote of the Day

Owl! at the Library ��‍♀️@SketchesbyBoze (Feb 15, 2023)
we need more hobbit-themed pubs where you can eat soup and drink ale by the fire while a handsome stranger looks on from the shadows

Thursday February 16, 2023

Day 47: The Golden Calf — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 47: The Golden Calf — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
1945 – The Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States, was signed into law.[10]
1959 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
2006 – The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
Quote of the Day

**Pope Francis@Pontifex (**February 16, 2023) The #WordOfGod, which is addressed to all, calls us to conversion. When we are filled with the Word, it transforms our hearts and minds; it changes us and helps us direct our lives to the Lord.

Brian Corigliano (3 days ago) Hi! And thank you for this story. The little tids bits woven into each story makes me smile.
Suddenly, the meaning behind “Lord of the rings” has expanded. The delight of history!

Friday February 17, 2023

The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

Day 48: God’s Presence — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 48: Creation in Order — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Song of the Week

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1801 – United States presidential election: A tie in the Electoral College between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
1913 – The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
1965 – Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the “Sea of Tranquility” would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
1972 – Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.
2015 – Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.

Quote of the Day

R Bratten Weiss@Prof_RBW (February 17, 2023) If you are a language nerd, you do not quail before neologisms. You are not horror-struck as seeing words put to uses they never served before. As a language nerd you delight in discovering more ways language works, more ways language serves human community. “I can’t handle using ‘they’ as a singular personal pronoun; I’m a language nerd.” No you are not. You are a person who learned a grammar rule in fourth grade and are now clinging to it because you are adrift in a wide sea of words that scares and confuses you.

Saturday February 18, 2023

Day 49: The Year of Jubilee — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 49: We Are Created For Worship — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1911 – The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.
1915 – U-boat Campaign: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare in the waters around Great Britain and Ireland.[4]
1930 – While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
1930 – Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
2010 – WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.
2013 – Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.
2021 – Perseverance, a Mars rover designed to explore Jezero crater on Mars, as part of NASA‘s Mars 2020 mission, lands successfully.
Quote of the Day

Matt Pearce �@mattdpearce (February 18, 2023) Roald Dahl’s books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much, plus other offensive things. This is being described as “woke.” I would reply that hardly anyone on here has read unfiltered Dahl, who has periodically needed, um, revision.Roald Dahl’s books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) I don’t know why I picked this hill to tweet on. If you really want to pump your 8-year-old’s veins full of undiluted Dahl to educate them on the historicity of the 20th century, perhaps you can obtain one of the 300 million copies in circulation through some sort of samizdat.

Sunday February 19, 2023

Day 50: Sacrificial Offerings — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube
Day 50: The Dignity of Man — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube

Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life.

1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
1884 – More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
1906-Kellogg’s Cereal Company was founded by Will Keith Kellogg. as Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
1948 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.
1985 – William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
2012 – Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.
2023-Murder probe launched in fatal shooting of ‘Peacemaker’ bishop in Los Angeles – ABC News

Quote of the Day

Angela@TheWakingTulip(February 19, 2023) When you know you’re small like a child, you can create largely uninhibited. It’s when we think we have to impress, be larger than we are, that our fears of creating grow large. – Ann Voskamp

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