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2025-02-26T13:45:31-07:00

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Pope Francis’ Health is Improving

Last updated on: February 26, 2025 at 1:45 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I have hopeful news. Pope Francis’ health is slowly improving. The “slight” kidney failure that his blood tests showed has backed off and his other blood values are also improving. While our Poppa is still critically ill, and his prognosis is “guarded,” this is a sign of hope. From Vatican News: “The Holy Father’s condition has shown a slight further improvement over the past 24 hours. The mild kidney insufficiency observed in recent days has subsided. A chest CT scan carried out... Read more

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2025-02-26T14:26:24-07:00

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Who do You Say that I Am?

Last updated on: February 26, 2025 at 2:26 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I Am. I Am that I Am. Moses needed a name. God was sending him to free the children of Israel who had been slaves for 400 years in Egypt. Moses was understandably overawed, both by what he was experiencing in that moment of his call and by what God was asking him to do. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 4 long centuries. There were many gods in the world in which they lived and those gods... Read more

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2025-02-25T14:30:40-07:00

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Let’s Pretend for a Moment that You’re a Christian.

Last updated on: February 25, 2025 at 2:30 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Jesus Christ. Those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native Israelite or foreigners, blaspheme the Lord. Numbers 15: 30 Let’s pretend for a moment that you’re a Christian. Let’s go a step further and pretend that you believe that Jesus Christ is God made human and that when He spoke, the God Who made everything there is, the God you will face when you die, was speaking. What would such... Read more

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2025-02-25T20:48:38-07:00

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Jesus Christ is your God. Or Trump is your god. You chose.

Last updated on: February 25, 2025 at 8:48 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not bow down to them or serve them. Exodus 20: 1-2a,3,5a They Are Not Shepherds Right wing Christians love to make a big deal about putting plaques with the Ten Commandments in schools, parks and government offices. There’s nothing real about this. It’s just a political brickbat. The same religious leaders who excoriate anyone who doesn’t vote... Read more

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2025-02-23T12:50:54-07:00

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Pope Francis Thanks the World for Our Prayers

Last updated on: February 23, 2025 at 12:50 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Francis’ X account carried a message from the Holy Father to those of us who are praying for him. “I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children,” the pope’s official account on X shared on Sunday. “Thank you for your closeness, and for the consoling prayers I have received from all over the world!” From CBS News: Pope Francis, who is in critical condition with a complex lung infection, offered his thanks for the “many... Read more

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2025-02-23T08:13:14-07:00

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After Peaceful Night Pope’s Condition Remains Critical

Last updated on: February 23, 2025 at 8:13 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night but is still on oxygen. His condition is still critical and his prognosis is “guarded.” The Pope spent most of Saturday sitting in an armchair, which sounds hopeful. But Vatican news emphasizes that he is not out of danger. From Vatican News: Pope Francis had a peaceful ninth night in the hospital, the Holy See Press Office published on Sunday morning, issuing its latest note to journalists as the Holy Father is being treated... Read more

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2025-02-22T18:33:10-07:00

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Pope Francis is in Critical Condition

Last updated on: February 22, 2025 at 6:33 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Francis is in critical condition after what Vatican News describes as an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity, which required the administration of high-flow oxygen. He is also suffering from thrombocytopenia, which is a low platelet count. I have no idea what the cause of thrombocytopenia might be in Pope Francis’ case, but a Google search came up with information that said it can be caused by high doses of steroids. I’m not a doctor, but I’ve had to take... Read more

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2025-02-22T18:17:17-07:00

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More Nazi Salutes in High Places. Are You a Nazi Too?

Last updated on: February 22, 2025 at 6:17 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Nazi salutes are showing up everywhere in MAGA world. Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute at Trump’s presidential inauguration a month ago. Musk, in typical MAGA fashion, tried to gaslight by claiming that he didn’t do what we plainly saw him do. He claimed he was giving a “Roman salute.” In other words, Elon was claiming that he was saying “Hail Ceasar” to Trump instead of “Heil Hitler.” That’s not a whole lot better, but I am convinced it was... Read more

2025-03-02T22:41:50-07:00

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I was Sick the Day America Died

Last updated on: March 2, 2025 at 10:41 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

NOTE: The illness I describe in this post was more serious than I thought. It was COVID that got rolling with my asthma and turned into pneumonia. Even though this post — which I never got around to posting — is now a month old, I’m sad to say that I think it’s still relevant. The past month has been worse than a coup. It has been the malicious deconstruction of our government and our democracy and the injection of... Read more

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2025-02-06T08:04:48-07:00

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The Trump/Musk Dictatorship is Coming at Warp Speed

Last updated on: February 6, 2025 at 8:04 am By Rebecca Hamilton

It took Hitler six months to completely destroy German democracy. Trump is moving much faster than that. Many of the things he and Elon are doing are flat-out illegal. But no one raises that question because no one believes that the law applies to Trump or Elon or any of the gang of thugs who are now running our country. They are dismantling our country and setting up an absolute dictatorship. it’s too much to discuss in detail and too... Read more

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