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2025-10-03T18:15:40-06:00

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Trump’s “Indicators of Terrorism” Attack American Freedom

Last updated on: October 3, 2025 at 6:15 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage. Winston Churchill I don’t allow comments on this blog because I got sick and tired of rude and aggressive atheists coming on here and constantly attacking Jesus, the Church and my beliefs over and over and over and over and over and over. I put up with it for years. I put up... Read more

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2025-10-04T11:10:12-06:00

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Sisters of Charity Answer Dolan Claim that Kirk was St Paul

Last updated on: October 4, 2025 at 11:10 am By Rebecca Hamilton

The Sisters of Charity of New York issued a pointed rebuke of Cardinal Dolan’s over-the-top praise of Charley Kirk. I am going to put their full statement below. But first, I want to make a brief statement of my own. It is normal after someone dies, especially when a political figure is murdered in a public venue as Charley Kirk was, to focus on their good points and ignore their faults. “Do not speak ill of the dead,” we say. ... Read more

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2025-10-01T12:41:12-06:00

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Oct Prayer Intention: Unite for Justice, Peace, Fraternity

Last updated on: October 1, 2025 at 12:41 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for October is that we should pray for the collaboration of the different faith traditions, that they “might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.” I can’t think of a prayer that is more important for the ugly time that we are living through here in America. If our religious leaders of every faith tradition would unite and speak with one voice that every person without regard for their sex, race or... Read more

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2025-09-30T17:57:32-06:00

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Trump to Generals: Use America’s Cities for Training Grounds

Last updated on: September 30, 2025 at 5:57 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Trump just showed all of us two black swans. In a speech to America’s generals, he told them that he wanted the military to use America’s cities as “training grounds.” He wants to use our own military that we paid for with our own money, against you and me, and he’s not hiding it. Trump told our generals that he wanted them to consider America’s cities as... Read more

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2025-09-30T19:08:55-06:00

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Do You See Two Black Swans or Three Apples?

Last updated on: September 30, 2025 at 7:08 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

You cannot have two masters. Jesus Christ What is your worldview? In what, or whom, do you place your trust? By what yardstick do you measure right and wrong? What or who is your god? From the day I started this blog, I have directed it to people who want to follow Christ. I’m going to broaden it to include the people who are confused by the lies being told about Jesus by political clergy. We have one Hope and... Read more

2025-09-26T10:12:36-06:00

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Archbishop Eusebius Beltran: The Passing of a True Priest

Last updated on: September 26, 2025 at 10:12 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran of the Diocese of Oklahoma City died last Friday. The last time I saw him was a few weeks ago at the noon mass at the Stanley Rother Shrine. It was Blessed Stanley’s feast day. Archbishop Beltran was Fr Rother’s bishop when he was martyred. Fr Rother made his famous statement that “a shepherd cannot run” in a conversation with Archbishop Beltran. They were talking about the possibility of moving Fr Rother from his posting because... Read more

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2025-09-04T21:01:54-06:00

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Sept Prayer Intention: Remember God Loves all Creatures

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 9:01 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I’ve been deep in prayer and reflection this past couple of weeks. But I haven’t forgotten you. I will be back. In the meantime, I want to encourage you to add Pope Leo’s prayer intention for September to your daily prayers. If you include the Pope’s prayer intention when you pray the Rosary and fulfill the other obligations, you can receive a plenary indulgence. The requirements are that you must pray all five decades of one of the Mysteries of... Read more

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2025-09-17T13:49:35-06:00

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I’m Praying and Waiting for God to tell me what to do next

Last updated on: September 17, 2025 at 1:49 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I’m taking time off from blogging to seek direction from the Lord in prayer. We are dealing with a tsunami of evil. This is not just Donald Trump, although he is definitely the catalyst and the direct cause of this implosion of our democracy. But this whole debacle has been a long time coming. It is backed and ultimately controlled by a shadow cabal of billionaire fascists who have ambitions to conquer the world through the same machinations that have... Read more

2025-08-19T22:20:34-06:00

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Book Review: The Great Good Thing

Last updated on: August 19, 2025 at 10:20 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Book Review: The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ by Andrew Klavan Best selling author Andrew Klavan was what he describes as a “secular Jew.” Then, he began praying. He didn’t aim his prayer at any God or being in particular. He just began to discuss what was on his mind in prayer. The surprise — to him, but not so much to those of us who have experienced the same thing — is that... Read more

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2025-08-20T15:34:44-06:00

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Pope Leo: Acting in Truth Costs because many Choose Lies

Last updated on: August 20, 2025 at 3:34 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Leo delivered an Angelus message last Sunday that may seem especially poignant to Americans today, living as we do in a time when the people in charge of our country lie almost constantly about everything. He said that “acting in truth has its cost, because there are those who choose lies.” Persecution can come to those who follow Christ because Christ is a sign of contradiction to the rich and powerful. Our Lord’s message of love and justice was... Read more

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